本集播客是Karen和妈妈一起录制的一期节目，因为柏威这周有事情。希望大家喜欢～下个星期的Chillchat会停播一集，感谢大家一直以来的支持。祝过圣诞的各位圣诞节快乐！新年新气象！

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Chillchat S2EP144 过期的食物，你吃不吃？ Will you eat expired food?

LECTURA COMPRENSIVA.


ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DE: La Carta.


El pequeño pueblo de Santa Cruz vivía sumido en una eterna calma. Sus habitantes, gente sencilla y trabajadora, se conocían todos y sus vidas transcurrían con una monotonía reconfortante. Hasta que llegó la carta.

Era una mañana soleada cuando el cartero, con paso cansado, depositó la misiva en el buzón de la casa de María. Un sobre grande, de un color amarillo pálido, que contrastaba con la pintura descascarillada de la puerta. María sintió un escalofrío al tomarla entre sus manos. No esperaba cartas, y menos una tan grande.

Con dedos temblorosos, rasgó el sobre y extrajo una hoja llena de una letra elegante y desconocida. Era una carta de su hermana, Ana, a quien no veía desde hacía más de veinte años. En la carta, Ana le contaba sobre su vida en la ciudad, sobre sus éxitos y sus fracasos, pero sobre todo, le pedía perdón. Perdón por haberla abandonado, por no haber estado presente en los momentos más difíciles de su vida.

María leyó la carta una y otra vez, tratando de comprender las palabras de su hermana. Sentimientos encontrados la inundaban: rabia, dolor, pero también una inmensa tristeza. Había pasado tantos años guardando rencor, que ahora no sabía cómo reaccionar.

Los días siguientes fueron una montaña rusa emocional para María. Recordó su infancia, los juegos con Ana, las promesas que se habían hecho. Pero también recordó la traición, el dolor de sentirse abandonada.

Finalmente, decidió responderle a su hermana. Tomó una pluma y comenzó a escribir, con la esperanza de encontrar la paz que tanto anhelaba.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

The letter.

In this exciting episode of The Real English Conversations Podcast, Canadian italki English teachers Amy and Curtis take you on a thrilling journey high up into the mountains to the small town of Mazamitla. Listen in as they recount their adventures in nature, including an ATV tour, campfires, and even getting caught in a rainstorm. They also share a truly unique experience they had at the world's only "Sand Temple," which was carved out by hand over 50 years! With their vivid descriptions and engaging storytelling, you'll feel like you're right there with them. 

If you love our podcast conversations and want to take your English skills to the next level, book a lesson with Curtis on italki today! Follow this link to book your lesson now: https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english

Real English Conversations Podcast

 A Summer Adventure in the Mountains: Real English Conversations Podcast On Italki

How to Prepare For IELTS Speaking Part 1?

Improving your performance in IELTS Speaking Part 1 requires practice and familiarization with the test format. Here are some tips to help you prepare effectively that we will go through in the recording.

I will give a quicj overview here but will take you deeper in the recording.

1. Develop relevant examples.

2. Be specific and elaborate

3. Practice common topics

4. Pay attention to grammar and pronunciation

5. Seek feedback

Listen to the recording to get more ideas.

To train with me personally to get higher score - send a class request now.





IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

How to Prepare For IELTS Speaking Part 1?

Get ready for the four-day working week
Younger managers are much more open to the idea than their bosses and female leaders like it too. 

I will be discussing the four day working week from a UK prospective. Feel free to comment and let me know what you think about the four day week focusing on the benefits and negatives of the idea. 



Engine English

The Four Day Working Week

This is Part Two of our conversation about life in Florida. We try to answer the following questions:

Are people in Florida friendly?
What's the best beach in Florida?
Are alligators dangerous?
What is a "Florida Man"?

At the end of the episode, I explain the following vocabulary in more detail with examples:

-grow into
-wreak havoc on
-a case in point

Brentoni's English Podcast

018 - Should You Worry About Alligators in Florida? (Part Two)

Molti di noi sono ossessionati dalla "pronuncia perfetta" , è veramente necessario? 
In questo episodio vi do la mia opinione a riguardo. Buon ascolto e buona domenica!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Cosa penso della pronuncia

Hi. In my first podcast, will look at the following expressions:

TOWERING
PATRONISE
DRINKING HOLE
INTIMATION 
PESKY MUTT
GAUCHE 
TO CLEAVE 

Enjoy!

English Gym for Word Nerds

EPISODE 1 

An online quiz might tell you that you're more outgoing if you like hip-hop, or that you're more conservative if you like classical music.

But is it true?

A number of studies have looked into this over the years.

For example, a 2010 study from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University asked over 36,000 people about 104 different types of music from around the world.

It found some connection between people's personalities and their musical tastes — in particular, creative people were more likely to enjoy classical music.

However, connections for other personality types weren't so strong. Instead, people's gender, income and age had more connection to their musical taste — with older people more likely to enjoy folk and jazz, and less likely to enjoy dance music, for example.

In fact, when researchers in Germany compared the results of 30 different studies in 2017, they found nearly no connection between musical taste and personality. Instead, they noted that age seemed to be the most important factor — since people tend to have the strongest connection to the music they heard as teens and young adults.

However, these results haven't satisfied everybody.

In 2022, for example, researchers in Israel, the UK and the US looked at data from nearly 360,000 people across six continents. And they said they did find connections between music and personality.

Creative people were again found to prefer classical music — as well as jazz, opera and dance music. Outgoing people preferred things like hip-hop and reggae. And empathetic people preferred country and gospel — as well as pop.

So that's it, right?

Well, not exactly.

Other studies have found different results — for example, that empathetic people prefer gentle music like soft rock and R&B, or that outgoing people enjoy folk and country.

So what does your taste in music say about you?

Well, it depends on which study you trust — and it might just tell people how old you are!