In each podcast I explain the difference between words or expressions which might look or sound similar for a learner of English. 

What's the difference?

This set of podcasts aims at explaining some common phrasal verbs in context. 

Phrasal Verbs

This set of podcasts offers an insight into how to make the most of your language learning time.

Language Learning Tips and Tricks

This set of podcasts is a supplement for the General English course. Pre-intermediate Level. A2-B1.

Listening&Speaking Boost. Pre-intermediate Level

This set of podcasts is a supplement for the General English course. Intermediate level.

Listening &  Speaking Boost. Intermediate Level.

This set of podcasts is about some common mistakes which learners make. I explain this or that mistake and give advice how to fix or avoid it.

Common Mistakes

Привет! It's Ira and Curtis. We are teachers and decided to record a podcast for you on different topics, where we will speak two different languages: Russian and English.

 

In today's episode, we discussed the difference between men and women and the stereotypes associated with it.

 

Time code:

00:55 – women’s driving

02:30 – men and women as a boss

4:55 – men and women’s navigation skills

07:56 – women talk a lot 

10:35 – multitasking 

17:05 – colors perception 

19:15 – men and women’s vision 

21:30 – men are better at telling jokes

24:40 – women are more emotional 

 

For each next podcast, we will pick a specific topic and discuss it. If you have any ideas for topics that you would like to listen to - write us =)

Pro bilingual 

03 ПРО Bilingual: the stereotypes about men and women.

こんにちは、あかりです。久(ひさ)しぶりのエピソードです！

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts.
STEP 2. Go to ⁠mochifika.com/podcast/⁠ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

👉Support the Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials!⁠
https://www.patreon.com/mochifika⁠

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Slow Japanese

Episode #62 - Sunn O))) concert is special

大家晚上好啊，我是丹霞。您现在收听的是中文台词频道，今天的台词出自电影《后来的我们》，由周冬雨和井柏然主演。


“接到机长通知，由于北京天气原因，今天的航班已被取消。现在，请您带好全部手提物品准备下机。下机前，请特别留意座椅周围以免遗留物品。地面工作人员将为您做好取消航班后的后续安排。给您带来的不便我们深表歉意。”

                                                                                                       ——电影《后来的我们》/<Us and Them>

物品Wùpǐn  article ; goods 
留意 liúyì    be careful 
以免 yǐmiǎn  in order to avoid ; so as not to 
遗留 yíliú   leave over 
后续 hòuxù  follow-up
深表歉意 shēn biǎo qiànyì apologize deeply

Chinese Lines 中文台词

02. 今天的航班已被取消The flights today have been cancelled——《后来的我们Us and Them》

The difference between partnerships and relationships? 

FLO TALKS 

Hoy vuelvo a hablar de comida. Un platazo delicioso digno de cualquier estudiante con ínfulas de cocinero. Y también de pimientos de Padrón. Una maravilla de capítulo, vaya. Que lo disfrutéis tanto como disfruté yo los espaguetis.

PD: 
Ínfula: sust. vanidad pretenciosa.
Vanidad: sust. Arrogancia, presunción, envanecimiento.
Pretenciosa/o: adj. Que pretende ser más de lo que es.
Arrogante: adj. Altanero, soberbio.
Soberbio/a: adj. Que se deja llevar por la soberbia.
Soberbia: sust. Altivez y apetito desordenado de ser preferido a otros.


La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Espaguetis con tofu al curry

The gap between the rich and the poor is getting bigger very quickly.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 22 - THE RICH DON’T PAY THEIR TAXES

Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to grow your English vocabulary. You’ll learn 6 great examples of idioms and phrases for a conversation. 

This episode is a follow-up to the previous episode, Connect and Persuade Through Business Storytelling. 

Learning to recognize and use phrases and idioms in English will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. You won’t feel confused when you hear the phrases and idioms and will keep up with the conversation. 

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Episode originally published January 21, 2022

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/examples-of-idioms-and-phrases/

Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/express-to-impress/.

Learn how to use the Shadowing Technique at https://www.express-to-impress.com/english-learning/

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter