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Sensei Ann

This week I'm talking about Nikko in Tochigi. I've been here many times before and I still love it! 

I hope to see you all in a lesson sometime :) 

April in Tokyo

#4: 日光、栃木県

平平 ： 你有女朋友吗？
Andy ： 有，她就是我的女朋友。
平平 ： 啊！你女朋友长得真漂亮。
你们是怎么认识的？
Andy ： 我们是大学同学。
平平 : 她今年多大？
Andy ： 她今年25岁，跟我一样大。
píng ping ： nǐ yǒu  nǚ péng you ma？ 
Andy ： yǒu，tā  jiù shì  wǒ de  nǚ péng you。 
píng ping ： a！nǐ  nǚ péng you zhǎng  de zhēn  piào liang。 
nǐ men shì  zěn me  rèn shi de？ 
Andy ： wǒ men shì  dà xué  tóng xué。 
píng ping : tā  jīn nián  duō dà？ 
Andy ： tā  jīn nián 25 suì，gēn wǒ  yī yàng dà。 




Chinesewithelena

Pingping Chinese Elementary Lesson 3 Do you have a girlfriend？

En este episodio, Jon (Madrid) y Joan (Barcelona) comparan sus rutinas: un profesor online vs. un profesor presencial. Una persona de Madrid vs. una persona de Barcelona. Un español vs. un holandés. Esto y mucho más aquí, en ¡Qué Pasa! ¡Relájate y escúchanos!

¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

LA RUTINA en España - Parte 1

Как вы считаете, любая ли слава это хорошо? Все ли средства хороши для пиара? 

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

"Радость" А.П. Чехов

日本料理をつくるときに　基本の調味料を入れる順番があります。
それが「さしすせそ」です。
「さ」は　砂糖
「し」は　塩
「す」は　酢
「せ」は　しょうゆ
「そ」は　味噌

料理によって使わない調味料はありますが、おいしく作るには　まず甘味をつけて　それから辛みをつけていくのが　日本料理の基本です。

ところが、友だちが　何をまちがったのか、「あいうえおの順番に　調味料は入れないとね」なんて言うです。
「あいうえお？？？」
「さしすせそ　でしょう？」
「あ！」

この会話のあと、私たちは　しばらく笑っていました。

When cooking Japanese cuisine, there is a specific order to add the basic seasonings.
It’s called "Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So."

"Sa" stands for sugar (sato).
"Shi" stands for salt (shio).
"Su" stands for vinegar (su).
"Se" stands for soy sauce (shoyu).
"So" stands for miso (miso).
While not all these seasonings are used in every dish, the key to delicious Japanese cooking is to start with sweetness and then gradually add the salty flavors.

However, my friend made a funny mistake and said,
"You have to add the seasonings in the order of A-I-U-E-O, right?"
"A-I-U-E-O??? Wait, don’t you mean Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So?"
"Oh!"

After that conversation, we couldn’t stop laughing for a while.

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

さしすせその調味料（ちょうみりょう）　The basic seasonings for Japanese cuisine

Vocabulary:
a couple of: two
fur baby: a cute way to refer to a pet
glance: to look quickly
self-checkout: buying items by scanning them yourself and paying for them at a computer
tricky: hard to do something
homeless: without a home
oversee: to look over

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The Kindness of Strangers

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Newspapers and Magazines.

Q. Which magazines and newspapers do you read? [Why?]
Q. What kinds of article are you most interested in? [Why?]
Q. Have you ever read a newspaper or magazine in a foreign language? [When/Why?]
Q. Do you think reading a newspaper or magazine in a foreign language is a good way to learn the language? [Why/Why not?]

I've had challenges doing it myself, did you notice? Not a big deal. The goal is to be yourself along the way!!!

See you in my classes.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Newspapers and Magazines.

All about Libby, the public library online system in the English world....A great resource for E-books magazines, audio books etc