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English Learners Club(ELC)

This podcast is a program that reads out a monologue created as a homework assignment for the online English lesson "FREEBIRD English". https://www.55freebird.com Do you study English? Join my club! And why not read your monologue. If you are interested, please feel free to contact us. smsgil0228@gmail.com

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72【Yuttan】Comparing Two Cities..

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/08/16

Recently, my husband and I traveled to Kagoshima and Hakodate. Kyushu has seven prefectures, but I imagined Sapporo to be the center of Hokkaido and Fukuoka city to be the center of Kyushu. I thought Kagoshima and Hakodate were kind of similar, but they turned out to be completely different. Kagoshima city was bigger, while Hakodate was smaller than I expected. I now know that the population of Kagoshima city is more than double that of Hakodate. We were surprised to find that there were no people

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00:02:44

71【Etsuko】GoGoエイブ会話

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/07/11

I found a wonderful podcast called GoGo エイブ会話. It’s made by two guys who are friends. One is Canadian, and the other guy is Japanese. Both are speaking in their mother tongues which makes it easier to understand for Japanese English learners. Their concept is amazing, and the topics are not only useful, but also really fun. The thing I like most about their program is when the Canadian introduces “strange news” from around the world every other Monday. He always uses easy words to introduce a

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00:03:10

70【Yuttan】The day of the Dog?

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/06/13

In Japan we pray for a safe delivery on the day of the dog in the fifth month of pregnancy. What what whaaaaaat???? The day of dog? There are many shrines, but each shrine enshrines a different God. For example an Inari shrine like the famous Husimi Inari enshrines a fox. We write Inari in Kanji as 稲荷. So Inari Shrines are built to pray for a good harvest, and foxes prey on grain eating mice. Suitengu 水天宮 is a shrine that pays homage to water, which is flushed from the body during childbirth for a

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00:02:35

69 【Etsuko】Japanese Mottos

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/06/10

The first is: “泣いて暮らすも一生、笑って暮らすも一生” This is originally an old German motto that means, “We will all die someday, so you might as well be positive and make the most of your time while you are alive." The second motto is: “果報は寝て待て” It means, “Be patient. Good things come to those who wait.” For example, if you have a friend who wants to find a good tenant for an apartment, and after a week of only asking acquaintances and no one has shown interest, they might be tempted to lower the rent, or start

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00:04:42

68【MinMin】Miso Soup is a Side Dish

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/06/07

My favorite time of the day is dinner time at home with my family. Thankfully, we get to have dinner all together almost every day. Cooking has always been my job, and sometimes it can be a challenge, but I often remind myself I’m cooking for this precious time with my family and for our health, and that always lifts my spirits. Speaking of health, there are some great health foods in Japan. For example, natto, hiyayakko, and miso soup. They are easy to make, very healthy, and my family likes

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00:03:28

67【YumiMETAL】You can achieve anything (Part 2)

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/06/02

I was at a metal bar after seeing a gig. A tall woman sat next to me. I guessed that she came from abroad, and it was her first time at the bar. I wanted to talk to her, but I didn't really know what to say... After hesitating for about 10 minutes, I finally asked her in English. "What's your favorite band?" She answered, "I'm Japanese." , in Japanese, and she continued in a low whisper, "I'm afraid to tell you, but I'm transgender. So are you sure you still want to talk to me? I answered

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00:03:17

66【Alissa】Balcony Life!

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/05/27

One of the things I am planning to enjoy this summer and autumn is “balcony life”. Our home has a balcony connected to the living room, and although it's not particularly spacious, it's enough to accommodate two chairs for relaxation. It has been eight years since we moved into this apartment, but I feel like I haven't been making the most of it. So, I gradually started taking better care of the balcony by cleaning it regularly, and I’ve found that each time I clean it, it looks a little better than

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00:02:32

65【YumiMETAL】You can achieve anything (Part 1)

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/05/24

Thomas Daley is a British diver that won the Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. I felt happy when I saw him knitting in the stands of an Olympic venue. Actually, he is known to knit a lot of lovely pieces! He came out publicly as gay, decided to get married to his partner in 2017, and had a son the next year. He said "I feel incredibly proud to say I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion. I hope my performance will inspire young LGBTQ people to realize you can achieve anything!"

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00:03:29

64【MinMin】Empathy

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/05/18

At the beginning of each semester, schools hold parent-teacher conferences. It is a regular school event and usually begins with a greeting from the principal, introduction of teachers and school policies, etc. To be honest, I don‘t like these parent-teacher conferences, because the principal’s speech tends to go on and on with generic parenting advice and so on. However, there was one good takeaway this time. I attended two parent-teacher conferences in a row, one was at an elementary school, and

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00:03:16

63【Yuttan】The Onigiri tour

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/05/11

My husband and I traveled to Sapporo for three days and two nights. Our plan was to hang around Sapporo on the first day, and rent a car to visit Otaru on the second day. There were both good and bad things about this trip. Let me start with the bad things... Yo Ohizumi is my favorite actor, and he is from Sapporo. He became very popular on a local program and still has three regular programs in Hokkaido. One of them is named "Onigiri atatamemasuka," which introduces delicious food and

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00:03:37

62【Alissa 】What my car made me realize again

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/04/30

It’s been over 4 months since I got a new car. I was happy with my old car, and I didn’t plan to get a new one, but now I’m fond of my new car. My current car is a used TOYOTA Probox, which was designed for commercial use. Whenever I tell people that I chose this car, they wonder why, as it’s not fancy at all. The main reason we chose it is because it met all our requirements which included budget, durability, and a relatively low maintenance fee. My expectations were fairly low, but the more I

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00:02:05

61【Etsuko】Conversation-Wife and Husband

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/04/26

Wife: Hey, would you like to go to Tokyo Disneyland next Sunday? Husband: Humm... There's been a lot of yellow sand in the air, and I've been busy and tired from work this week, so I don't think that's a good idea. Wife: I understand what you're saying, but according to their information, there's a 40th-anniversary event going on right now. You can purchase special items for a limited time only. Husband: I'm not interested in them... Wife: Oh, don't say that! Parade on it! Since the pandemic

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00:03:48

60【Alissa】Crazy Journey

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/04/04

I’ve stopped watching TV aimlessly, but there are certain TV shows I still love watching. One of them is called “Crazy Journey”. This show features an unusual person who does crazy things for their profession, such as a journalist who only goes to dangerous places, a BASE jumper who jumps from virtually anywhere using a parachute, and a cave explorer who explores caves that nobody has ever been in before. What I really like about this program is that I can live vicariously through these interesting

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00:03:04

59【Yuttan】My Shinning Star

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/03/30

Yumi Arai, who's stage name is "Yuming", debuted in 1972, but the first time I listened to her songs was in 1973. That was her first album, and I was in the second year of junior high school. At that time I loved listening to The Carpenters and Queen. The first concert I went to was Queen. Although I couldn’t understand the lyrics, I loved their melodies, harmony, rhythm etc... Buuuuut when I listened to Yuming songs for the first time, they lyrics were facinating to me and they painted a picture in

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00:04:06

58【Hituji】Playing alone

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/03/22

I think I’m good at inventing new games to entertain myself.　Today, I’ll introduce you to some that I’ve been enjoying recently. The first three are games I enjoy while I’m driving. First: Just making many kinds of strange facial expressions.　This game exercises the muscles in my face and neck. Through this game I’ve found that making my nostrils flare also makes my eyes open widely.　This fact is quite trivial though. Second: Just smiling as big as I can!　I’m always listening to interesting podcasts

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00:04:18

57【Etsuko】"Taj Coral" in the Maldives

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/03/18

My husband and I finally went back to the Maldives for the first time in three years last month. The island we visited six years ago was called “Taj Coral” and it's run by a large Indian Resort company. The Maldives has many resort islands for tourists, each with its own unique characteristics. Taj Coral has a lot of staff from India, so they're familiar with Indian culture. As a result, about 50% of the tourists there were from India, 20% were Japanese, 20% were European, and 10% were from other

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00:04:18

56【MinMin】Job Interview

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/03/13

The other day, I had two job interviews on the same day. Let's call them “A company” and “B company”. “A Company” was quite similar to jobs I’ve done in the past, so I thought it would be easy to get used to, and I might enjoy it. On top of that, They seemed to have a better understanding of working mothers which is very important to me. But unfortunately, there would not be many opportunities to use English. Anyway, I think the interview went very well. The next interview was with “B company”

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00:04:04

55【Etsuko】“Angsana Ihuru” in the Maldives

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/03/07

Only half a year after I told my husband that I never want to go to the Maldives again, my husband decided to travel to another island. The popular spa salon groups made a small resort hotel next to the island that has been famous as a luxury resort for a long time in the Maldives. They had a discount tour for a limited time. There is a free boat between the two islands every 45 minutes, and you can have lunch on either island. For dinner, the buffet and course meals were changed day by day. The

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00:03:09

54【Alissa】An unfortunate incident

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/02/24

An unfortunate incident… I love walking my dog, but unexpected things can happen when you are with dogs… You see, my dog, Shushu, loves rolling around outside and I love watching her doing it because she looks happy and it seems to be satisfying for her. Anyway, the other day, I went to the park with her as usual and there were a lot of piles of fallen leaves around. She approached one of those and started sniffing it. I immediately knew she wanted to roll in it, so I took out my phone and occupied

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00:03:19

53【Etsuko】“Vilu Reef” in the Maldives

English Learners Club(ELC) ·

2023/02/17

We stayed on the main island for one night, and the next morning, we took a seaplane for about 1 hour to a smaller island. When we arrived, we noticed right away that the island had a natural atmosphere. The corals were wonderful and it had rich marine life. When I was snorkeling in the shallows, I heard strange sounds. There were bright blue fish, 30cm or more everywhere! They were nibbling at the coral with their sharp teeth. I was surprised by the teeth of the fish. They were shattering the coral

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