Today we're talking about the idiom "bells and whistles", we'll also hear the phrase, "nice-to-have". I hope you find today's vocabulary useful!

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I don't really need these bells and whistles! 

日本は10連休（れんきゅう）のゴールデンウィークが終わりました。
（私は休みがないですけど・・・）

明日、会社を登記（とうき）するので、今日はその準備（じゅんび）をしていました。

3 Minutes Japanese Podcast with Ken

ep04 - ゴールデンウィーク終わり！登記（とうき）の準備（じゅんび）

it's all Greek to me!

Greek Slang II

For intermediate level learners of Japanese
今日は第２６課～第２８課で勉強したことばが出てくるお話を聞きましょう！


★案の定　★まさか～ない　★よけい　
聞き取れますか。チャレンジしてみてくださいね!!


道を車で走っていたときに起こった、ヒヤっとした話です。

＜キーワード＞
おんぼろ〈N、な形〉、荷台（にだい）〈N〉、Sが傾（かたむ）く〈V〉、車間距離（しゃかんきょり）をとる、ブレーキを踏（ふ）む、Sが吹っ飛ぶ（ふっとぶ）〈V〉、バウンド（bound）〈N、する〉、危機一髪（ききいっぱつ）〈N〉、ヒヤっとする、無傷（むきず）〈N〉



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Life Promises For Success

If you're struggling with your place in the world, if things have become difficult and you feel like giving up, this little book by Jim Tressel will encourage you.

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ENGLISH: Reading and Vocabularies ✨ Life Promises For Success 🦾🧡

This episode is the perfect companion for when you are reading chapter 5 of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This short podcast episode highlights some of the themes and vocabulary from this chapter and it also shares a fun quote.

Here is the vocabulary covered in this episode:

catastrophe (n.) – a disaster
timidly (adv.) – in a way that shows fear or shyness
inoffensively (adv.) – in a way that does not offend or bother others
infested (v.) – full of something harmful or unpleasant
tedious (adj.) – long and tiresome
reserve (n.) – shyness

Enjoy this episode and see you next time for Chapter 6! 🌟

Book Club: The Little Prince

Let's Explore The Little Prince: Chapter 5

Fly	       飞     	 fēi
Fold	折叠	zhédié
Follow	跟随	gēnsuí
Follow-up	跟进	gēn jìn
Fondle	抚摸	fǔmō


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(31) Vocabulary Set : Fly Fold Follow Follow-up Fondle

If you’ve listened to my previous podcasts, you’ll know that want to score a band score 7 in your IELTS Speaking exam, you have to use some less common idiomatic expressions.

We all know the idiom ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ because this is a common idiom. But what are some less common idioms?

This podcast will give you 3 more idioms for you to learn, which you can use in your IELTS Speaking exam.

Preparing for exams can be a double-edged sword. This is because examiners don’t want you to memorise and repeat your answers from memory. However, using idioms can get you a higher band score. So how do we balance this? Idioms have to be memorised, because they have to be spoken exactly. We cannot change them. For example, you cannot say ‘my parents punched the roof’, you have to say my parents ‘hit the roof.’

Another tip for using idioms is not to put all your eggs in one basket. Make sure you are armed with a variety of different idioms in your memory bank. If you only know one idiom, for example ‘think outside the box’ you have to hope your part 2 speaking exam is a suitable topic for the idiom.

You can, of course, use idioms in parts  1 and 3, but part 2 is the easiest place to slot in a few idioms, because you have 1 minute to prepare.

Don’t forget to book a lesson with me, so you can practise using idioms, and get the band score you are aiming for.
