This episode talks about how we notice what we need to learn. 

Learning to Learn 

Noticing the Gaps 

Explaining phrasal verb "Up to no good" in a fun way

"Phrasal Verbs Gone Wild!"

Episode 1: "Get Up to No Good"

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ありえないという言葉を知っていますか？ありえないとは何か信じられないことが起こった時に使う言葉です。大阪弁ではありえへんといいます。
みなさんには、最近「ありえない」ことが起こりましたか？
今日私は朝起きて外にありえない景色が広がっていました。外が雪で真っ白になっていました。天気予報では雪の予報が出ていましたが、「まさか積もらないだろう」と思っていました。先週は日中の気温が15度ぐらいまで上がり、暖かったのでようやく春が来たと喜んでいました。ところが、今日はまるで冬に戻ったみたいです。みなさんの住んでいるところの天気はどうですか？こういう暖かくなったり、さむくなったりする時期は風邪をひきやすいので気をつけてくださいね。

関西弁：かんさいべん　Kansai dialect
景色：けしき　view
天気予報：てんきよほう weather forecast
雪（ゆき）が積（つ）もる：snow pile up, We get snow on the ground
まさか：There is no way that~, It’s impossible
日中：にっちゅうdaytime
気温：きおん　temperature
喜ぶ：よろこぶ　glad
冬（ふゆ）に戻（もど）る: return to winter
時期：じき　season
風邪（かぜ）をひきやすい：easy to catch a cold

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

ありえない-Today’s Word

Imagine	        想象	Xiǎngxiàng
Immunize	使免疫	Shǐ miǎnyì
Import	        进口	Jìnkǒu
Improve  	进步	Jìnbù
Increase	增加	Zēngjiā


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C41 Verbs Set : Imagine Immunize Import Improve Increase

People who spend a lot of time sitting down might reduce their health risks by drinking coffee, a new study suggests.

Researchers from China wanted to look at the health effects of coffee drinking and time spent sitting.

They looked at health data for nearly 11,000 people in the US and followed them for up to 13 years.

During the period of the study, 945 people died, including 284 from heart disease.

The research team found that people who sat for over eight hours a day were almost 50% more likely to die from all causes, and nearly 80% more likely to die from heart disease.

That's compared to people who sat for fewer than four hours per day.

Sitting for a long time has been linked to increased risks of diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and more.

The researchers also found that people who drank the most coffee — three or more cups per day — reduced their risk of death from all causes by over 30% compared to those who drank no coffee. And they were more than 50% less likely to die from heart disease.

And drinking coffee even seemed to protect people from the health risks of sitting down: coffee drinkers could sit for more than six hours a day and still have about the same risk of death as non-coffee drinkers who sat for less than six hours.

However, the researchers said they didn't look at the effects of different types of coffee on our health, so they couldn't be sure which type was best.

They wrote that more research would be needed on this "miracle" drink.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

 Spend Too Long Sitting? Coffee Could Help!

Ever heard of a cat on a diet? Here's a heartwarming story about a cat's weight loss journey. 
>>Do you have a pet at home? How much do you pay attention to their food?

5-minute English Tea Time

ep3. A Cat's Journey to a Healthier Life

Today we're talking about 2 alternatives for the verb "investigate".
Today's vocabulary
investigate
look into
explore

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I really think you should look into this...

This episode is about motivation for language learning. 

Motivation 

Реальная история, которая случилась в поезде на прошлой неделе. Это новость шокировала общественность и разделила людей на 2 лагеря - тех кот поддерживает проводницу и тех кто считают, что она поступила неправильно. А как бы вы поступили на месте проводницы?
Real story that happened last week in Russia, in train. Devided people in 2 camps. Those who support own of the cat and those who support train worker. And whome do you support? And what will you do?