-
끊임없는 도전!
브랜트가 함께하겠습니다. - 1:1원어민 회화
- CURRICULUM
-
옥스퍼드 대학 출판부의 8,000여 종 교재 중 글로벌 인재로
성장하려는 학습자의 니즈를 충족할 수 있는 교재를 엄선하였습니다.
-
일반회화
단원별 주제로 강사와 실용적인
언어구사 능력 배양 -
여행외국어
단원별 주제로 강사와 실용적인
언어구사 능력 배양 -
비즈니스
단원별 주제로 강사와 실용적인
언어구사 능력 배양 -
공인시험준비
단원별 주제로 강사와 실용적인
언어구사 능력 배양 -
주제토론
단원별 주제로 강사와 실용적인
언어구사 능력 배양 -
직무특화
단원별 주제로 강사와 실용적인
언어구사 능력 배양 -
뉴스&이슈
단원별 주제로 강사와 실용적인
언어구사 능력 배양 -
프리토킹
단원별 주제로 강사와 실용적인
언어구사 능력 배양
-
- (4/25) Big breakfasts help us burn double the calories
- AUDIO(Slow) AUDIO(Normal) Big breakfasts help us burn double the calories Researchers have revealed what might be a highly popular new way to lose weight - eat a big breakfast. It could become the biggest diet fad ever for those wishing to shed a few kilos. Scientists in Germany conducted a study on how a hearty breakfast affected the body's metabolism in a laboratory experiment. Sixteen men ate a low-calorie breakfast and high-calorie dinner one day, and reversed this with a high-calorie breakfast and low-calorie dinner the next. Eating a larger breakfast and a smaller dinner boosted a process called diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT). This is the generation of heat in the body that burns up calories. This happened even when the total calories consumed throughout the day remained the same. Eating a big breakfast led to 2.5 times higher rates of DIT. Researcher Dr Juliane Richter spoke about the findings of her investigation. She said: "Our results show a meal eaten for breakfast, regardless of the amount of calories it contains, creates twice as high DIT as the same meal consumed for dinner. This finding is significant for all people as it underlines the value of eating enough at breakfast." She added: "Eating more at breakfast instead of dinner could prevent obesity and high blood sugar. We recommend that patients with obesity as well as healthy people eat a significant breakfast rather than a large dinner to reduce body weight and prevent metabolic diseases." - Chat Talk about these words from the article. researchers / popular / lose weight / diet / fad / metabolism / breakfast / calories / investigation / results / dinner / significant / obesity / eating / blood sugar / healthy - Discussion 1) What did you think when you read the headline? 2) What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'breakfast'? 3) What do you think of your weight? 4) How important is a big breakfast? 5) Have you ever been on a diet? 6) Is a big breakfast or big dinner better? 7) What is the best breakfast? 8) Do you worry about the number of calories you consume? 9) Should we eat what we want to and be happy? 10) Why are high-calorie foods so tasty?
→
-
- (4/24) 1991 was the best year for music
- AUDIO(Slow) AUDIO(Normal) 1991 was the best year for music Many of us have an opinion on what was the best year for music. Some people say it was 1824. This is when the composer Ludwig van Beethoven first performed his Symphony No. 9. Other people say the best year was 1969 because of hit songs by The Beatles, David Bowie and Elvis Presley. The UK radio station Radio X recently conducted a survey and found the best year for music was 1991. This is because of the success of bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Stone Roses and Nirvana. The reason for 1991 being the Radio X survey's best year for music could be the average age of the listeners of the station. Many of the listeners were teenagers in 1991 and have great memories of that year. A psychologist believes people tend to stick to the songs they heard when they were teenagers. Dr Catherine Loveday told the BBC why we like songs we first heard in our teens throughout our life. She said: "It is during these [developmental] years that we make many crucial life-changing decisions. We start significant long-term relationships and establish the cultural and political beliefs which form our identity." She added that: "Music has an intrinsic capacity to regulate emotions [so] these songs naturally become embedded in our important memories, both positive and negative." She said: "People in their 80s and 90s show a better memory for things that they first experienced between the ages of 10 and 30." - Chat Talk about these words from the article. opinion / music / composer / Beethoven / radio / survey / success / average age / psychologist / teenagers / developmental / political / beliefs / memories / positive - Discussion 1) What did you think when you read the headline? 2) What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'music'? 3) What do you think of music? 4) What do you think was the greatest year for music? 5) What do you think of this year's music? 6) How does music change your emotions? 7) What do you think of listening to the radio? 8) What do you think of the music you listened to as a teenager? 9) What was the best decade for music? 10) What is your favourite song and why?
→
-
- (4/23) Three baby ducks hatch from supermarket eggs
- AUDIO(Slow) AUDIO(Normal) Three baby ducks hatch from supermarket eggs A woman received a big surprise after she bought some duck eggs from a supermarket. Three of the eggs hatched. The woman now has three baby ducks, or ducklings. The woman named the ducklings Beep, Peep and Meep. Charli Lello, 29, bought the eggs from the Waitrose supermarket last month. She was spending all day at home because she was furloughed from her job as an assistant manager in a shop. She decided to use her free time to do things around the house. Ms Lello told reporters that she got the idea for incubating the eggs after seeing a video on Facebook. The video showed how someone hatched quail eggs after buying them from a supermarket. Lello said the ducklings would live, "a very happy life". She said they would be good company for her pet chickens. She explained why she tried her experiment. She said: "While I was in Waitrose, I saw the duck eggs and thought maybe they would [hatch]. I was so excited for them to hatch, but I still had in the back of my mind that these are supermarket eggs." She said she was surprised when the eggs hatched. She said: "They have been collected, bashed around on a delivery truck, then rattled around on a trolley onto a shelf." She added that it had been an "amazing" experience. She called her ducklings "the cutest little balls of fluff". A duck farm said it is very unusual for ducklings to hatch from supermarket eggs. - Chat Talk about these words from the article. surprise / duck / egg / supermarket / last month / furloughed / free time / reporters / happy / chickens / experiment / excited / delivery truck / trolley / fluff / farm / cute - Discussion 1) Did you like reading this article? Why/not? 2) What do you think of when you hear the word 'egg'? 3) What do you think about what you read? 4) What do you think the best pets are? 5) Would you like to incubate some duck eggs? 6) How surprised are you that the ducklings hatched? 7) How cute do you think ducklings are? 8) What amazing experiences have you had in your life? 9) Would you prefer to eat duck eggs or chicken eggs? 10) What questions would you like to ask the lady with the ducklings?
→
-
- [4/20] 一口青团寄乡愁 台湾青年品味两岸同源清明味
- 中新网杭州4月5日电 (王潇婧)清明时节，最能代表乡愁的大概就是青团了。 在浙江杭州余杭区径山镇的一间农家小院里，台湾青年余纪萱正跟随当地村民学习制作青团。“这是我人生中第一次亲手做青团。”当她将翠绿的糯米团揉捏成型，一股熟悉的艾草清香扑面而来。 余纪萱说，在台湾，这种清明时节的传统点心被称为“草仔粿”，形态或许略有不同，要更扁一些或压着精美的模具纹路，但那份春日的味道，却是一模一样，“我在浙江这边吃到青团的时候，就觉得特别感动。咬下这一口，就是家乡的味道。” 一方青团，千般滋味。无论是大陆的青团、清明粿还是台湾的草仔粿，有裹着红豆沙馅的香甜，还有萝卜丝或鲜笋等一口咸鲜，略为粘牙却富有清香，既是礼俗的符号，也是时令的馈赠。余纪萱与当地村民还一同用径山茶创新了抹茶口味。两岸饮食文化在这一方小小的灶台相互交融，同源同味。 从“台湾姑娘”到“浙江媳妇”，再升级成为“两岸宝宝”的母亲，七年多来，余纪萱在大陆收获了事业与家庭的双重幸福。如今她又以文旅从业者的身份，肩负起传承弘扬中华茶文化的使命。 “虽然我在台湾出生长大，但我们的生长环境同样离不开茶。”余纪萱说，径山茶源于唐，兴于宋，深厚的茶文化底蕴让自己产生了强烈的归属感，“我希望把中华优秀传统文化传承弘扬出去。” 她衍生出非常多的创意，与当地茶农携手开发文旅产品，吸引更多年轻人的关注，推动茶文化走向更广阔的舞台。“祖国大陆非常大，容得下台湾青年所有的梦想。”余纪萱希望能把自己在大陆看到的、感受到的真实发展故事，分享给更多台湾的青年朋友，诚邀他们用自己的眼睛发现机遇、感受温情。
→
-
- [4/17] 广西南宁打造“小而美”公共空间 装下百姓“微幸福”
- 中新网南宁4月2日电 题：广西南宁打造“小而美”公共空间 装下百姓“微幸福” 春日的傍晚，广西南宁恒大名都小区前的口袋公园里灯火通明。球场上，居民们挥汗如雨；休闲区里，老人们闲话家常；游乐设施旁，孩子们追逐嬉戏，欢笑声此起彼伏。 几个月前，这片900余平方米的空地还是一片杂草丛生的闲置地，不仅影响美观，更存在安全隐患。 变化始于社区的一次“微改造”。南宁市前进社区通过上门走访、居民座谈会广泛收集民意，将这片“烦心荒地”打造成了如今的“欢心乐园”。从增设健身场地、儿童设施到安装夜间照明，居民的需求被一一纳入规划方案。 这样的“口袋公园”，正在南宁的街角巷尾悄然“生长”。 位于南宁民族大道的广西壮族自治区图书馆前，“书香里”口袋公园吸引不少市民驻足“打卡”。这个口袋公园主要是对路侧绿地进行提升改造，总面积2053平方米，以国风图书精灵为串联主线，将图书馆的文化底蕴与绿地的自然生机融合，俨然成为一个融合文化、休闲、社交于一体的“城市绿色客厅”。 在南宁江南区壮锦大道与亭洪路交叉口，未来城市口袋公园格外吸睛。这里瞄准年轻群体需求，规划了Z线广场、引力潮圈、星际探索、星光花园等六大功能主题，成为周边年轻人的潮流“打卡”地。 “现在下楼走几分钟就能逛公园，健身器材齐全，能休闲又能健身，老人小孩都有了玩乐好去处，太方便了。”家住附近的阮女士连连称赞。 紧邻邕江的轨道御水江岸口袋公园主打自然休闲理念。阳光草坪、露营场地、休闲漫步道一应俱全，各类运动健身器械错落分布，让居民在家门口就能赏江景、露营、健身。 “在口袋公园项目推进过程中，我们与项目建设方深化政企合作，围绕居民休闲、游乐、健身需求联合研讨方案，充分利用项目周边原有绿化基底，创新采用项目弃土改造绿化种植，实现生态与经济效益双提升。”南宁市江南区住房和城乡建设局建设工程质量安全服务中心工作人员黄鹄翔说。 “方寸间”藏诗意，“小而美”筑温情。南宁市聚焦城市精细化治理提质增效，以“小而美”公共空间建设为抓手，巧用城市边角地、闲置地、老街区，打造了一批特色鲜明、便民实用的口袋公园，让“家门口的幸福”触手可及。 2022年以来，南宁市共新建、改造口袋公园45个，总面积约196761.5平方米，分布于各城区，有效完善了城市绿地系统，提升了公园布局均衡性。其中，27个儿童友好型口袋公园嵌入了儿童游乐设施、景墙、科普标识等，为亲子家庭提供了安全、便利、亲近自然的户外活动场所。 南宁市市政和园林管理局相关负责人表示，下一步，南宁将继续推进口袋公园和“小而美”公共空间的建设改造，围绕街心、街边、街角等离居民区、商业区、学校、医院等较近的点位“见缝插针”，因地制宜开展建设，优先解决“一老一小”、通勤人群等群体的实际需求，打造便民、利民、惠民的城市绿色客厅，持续提升市民的获得感与幸福感。 据悉，为保障“小而美”公共空间长效运维、持续惠民，南宁将构建多元化共建共治共享的全周期管理体系，积极发动周边机关单位、社区、小区、志愿团体参与公共空间的认捐、认建、认养，形成全社会参与的建设运维格局，让民众从“使用者”变为“建设者”和“守护者”。
→
-
- [4/16] 升级版“新东方快车”：让全球游客体验别样“新疆游”
- 中新社乌鲁木齐4月2日电 题：升级版“新东方快车”：让全球游客体验别样“新疆游” “近年来，乘坐火车游新疆的‘慢旅行’方式逐渐走俏。不同于传统的‘特种兵式’打卡旅游，‘新东方快车’倡导的‘夕发朝至、景随车移’模式，极大提升海内外游客深度体验新疆的舒适度。”新疆铁路旅游发展集团有限公司旅游事业部副经理王蓓蓓4月1日说。 新疆旅游市场热度持续攀升。记者当日从中国铁路乌鲁木齐局集团有限公司获悉，升级版“新东方快车”品牌旅游专列已整装待发，首列专列计划4月23日开行。 据悉，“东方快车”是中国二十世纪八九十年代专门用于接待外宾的旅行专列。作为中国目前最高端的旅游专列之一，“新东方快车”面向海内外旅客，穿行于新疆全境。 2列升级版“新东方快车”在原有基础上新增32节车厢，列车运行时间定于4月至10月，计划开行28趟，设有南北疆环线游、北疆深度游、南疆深度游三条主线，覆盖20余处新疆著名自然和历史人文景点。 记者在中国铁路乌鲁木齐局集团有限公司客车基地内看到，主体涂装为深紫色的“新东方快车”格外醒目。步入车厢，以“高昌”“龟兹”等名称命名的包厢极具特色。 “新东方快车”设有三个等级的包厢，包厢内配备适老化硬件设施，以及“一键呼叫”按钮。每节车厢均配备专属管家，保障游客“全程无忧”。同时增设“旅拍”服务，行程结束后会为游客制作并赠送专属短视频纪念册。 “除旅途观景外，海内外游客还可参与桑皮纸拓印等沉浸式非遗体验活动，甚至可亲手制作草药包作为伴手礼。”王蓓蓓说，旅途中还会邀请专家学者进行讲解，加深游客对新疆历史文化的了解。 值得注意的是，随着中国签证政策的优化和免签“朋友圈”的扩大，新疆独特的自然资源和多元文化正吸引着大量国际游客的目光。2025年，来新疆开展跨境贸易、跨境游、边境游的中外游客达5800万余人次。 业内分析认为，当下，游客更倾向于追求高品质的旅游产品，“新东方快车”凭借其稀缺性、舒适性和独特的文化体验，有望成为海内外游客深度游新疆的首选“名片”。
→
-
- 「4/10」関東甲信 各地で気温上昇 午後は２５度以上の「夏日」予想も
- ６日の関東甲信は、高気圧に覆われ広く晴れていて、午前中から各地で気温が上がっています。 午後は２５度以上の夏日になるところがある見込みで、こまめに水分を補給するなど体調の管理に注意してください。 気象庁によりますと、６日の関東甲信は高気圧に覆われ広く晴れていて、午前中から各地で気温が上がっています。 午前１１時半までの最高気温は ▽東京の都心で２３.７度、 ▽千葉県木更津市で２３.５度、 ▽神奈川県海老名市で２３.４度、 ▽群馬県桐生市で２３.２度、 ▽長野県松本市で２３.１度などとなっています。 この陽気で気象庁は６日、長野市で「サクラが満開になった」と発表し、これで、関東甲信ではすべての都県でサクラが満開になりました。 午後からは気圧の谷や湿った空気の影響で雲が広がるところもありますが、気温は上がる見込みで、日中の最高気温は、 ▽さいたま市と甲府市で２５度と夏日が予想されているほか、 ▽東京の都心や宇都宮市、前橋市、長野市で２４度、 ▽千葉市や横浜市で２３度、 ▽水戸市で２０度と予想され、 ４月下旬から５月下旬並みの気温になる見込みです。 この時期は体がまだ暑さに慣れていないため、屋外で行動する際はこまめに水分を補給するなど、体調の管理に注意してください。
→
-
- 「4/9」「ドン・キホーテ」運営会社 Olympicグループ買収へ
- ディスカウントストアの「ドン・キホーテ」などを運営する会社は、首都圏でスーパーを展開するOlympicグループを買収すると発表しました。小売業界では物価高や人件費の上昇で経営の効率化が課題となる中、再編の動きが相次いでいます。 「ドン・キホーテ」などを運営するパン・パシフィック・インターナショナルホールディングスは、株式交換の手法を使ってOlympicグループのすべての株式をことし7月に取得し、子会社化すると発表しました。 Olympicは東京や神奈川など首都圏を中心におよそ120店舗の食品スーパーやディスカウントストアなどを展開していますが、人件費や物流コストの上昇などから業績の低迷が続いていました。 パン・パシフィックは割安な食品の販売を強みとした新しい業態の出店を加速させる方針を示していて、首都圏に多くの店舗を持つグループを傘下に入れることで、店舗の拡大に弾みをつける狙いがあります。 小売業界では物価高や人件費の上昇で経営の効率化が課題となる中、去年7月に大手スーパーの西友がディスカウントストアなどを運営するトライアルホールディングスに買収されるなど、再編の動きが相次いでいます。
→
-
- 「4/8」ことしのマンガ大賞 児島青さんの「本なら売るほど」選ばれる
- 書店員などが選ぶことしの「マンガ大賞」に、古本屋を舞台にさまざまな人の本にまつわる物語を描いた、児島青さんの「本なら売るほど」が選ばれました。 ことしで19回目となる「マンガ大賞」は、書店員をはじめとする有志が最も薦めたいマンガを投票で選ぶ賞で、受賞作は映画やアニメになるなど影響力が大きい賞として注目されています。 26日都内で授賞式が開かれ、ノミネートされた12の作品の中から、児島青さんの「本なら売るほど」が大賞に選ばれました。 この作品はある青年が営む小さな古本屋を舞台に、本好きの常連や夫の蔵書を売りに来た人など、さまざまな人たちの本にまつわる物語を描いていて、児島さんの初めての連載作品です。 式には担当の編集者が登壇し、児島さんのメッセージを代読しました。 この中で、児島さんは幼い頃、将来の夢について「絵を描く人か、お話を作る人か、本屋さんになりたい」と言っていたとするエピソードが紹介され、「この作品を描くことで、3つの夢を一度にかなえたことに気付きました」などと喜びの声を紹介しました。 また、2位は妻でタレントの壇蜜さんとのエピソードをユーモラスに描いた清野とおるさんの『「壇蜜」』でした。
→
