English spelling can be difficult when there are many ways to write the vowel sounds.
There are many websites that convert text to speech so you can listen and read at the same time. Practice makes perfect!

The Social Evolutionary

How many ways to spell the long "a" sound, /eɪ/???!!!

Este episodio es un poco conmoverdor. Pues el serñor March les envia una carta a sus hijas y a la Señora March. Ademas hay un poco de reflexion de parte de una de las hermanas 


al finalizar la lectura te dejo unas preguntas 

te leo en los comentarios 

THE CHARM OF BOOKS

Final del capitulo I

Monday, April 15, 1912
2:00 Am
On The Deck Of RMS Titanic

I Survived The Titanic

Chapter 1

🎙️ Get ready for an exciting new episode of "Famous Places"! In this episode, we take you on a captivating journey to one of the world's most iconic landmarks: the Eiffel Tower! 🗼

Discover this magnificent structure's rich history, architectural wonders, and fascinating stories. From its construction to its status as a symbol of Paris, we delve into the secrets and allure of the Eiffel Tower. 🌍✨

Remember to stay engaged and test your knowledge with our accompanying quiz. Challenge yourself and see how well you know the Eiffel Tower! 🧐🎓

 Subscribe to our podcast channel for more remarkable journeys to famous places worldwide. 🎧🔔

Famous Places 🌍🏛️ 

The Eiffel Tower 🗼🇫🇷

Chiste mexicano corto, especialmente dirigido a escritores y literatos... con un nivel del idioma español: "Ultra Avanzado".

CHISTES MEXICANOS

La lectura.

What do you like to do on a nice day? For today's episode we're going to talk about a fishy story. Also, here are some questions to test your understanding:

- Who is going fishing?
- Where do they fish?
- What do they do while they wait for the fish to bite?
- What kind of bait do they use?
- What did they have for lunch? Why?


Wyn's Way to English

Wyn's Way to English - Listening Practice "Fresh Fish for Lunch"

Did you know that some words in Spanish have no translation in English? 

This podcast we will talk about these words below: 


Aguanta

Bacán

Bizcocho

Boleta

Caché

Changua

Chévere

Gomelo

Showsero

Quiubo

Tenaz

Tener huevo

Tusa

Vale huevo

 Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

Palabras que no tiene traducción en ingles (parte 7)

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’ve discussed various popular superstitions in our cultures, their meanings and possible reasons for their occurrence.

Time code:

01:02 – number 13

01:28 – black cat

03:42 – passing something through the doorway

06:18 – knocking on wood

09:22 – lucky charm

10:30 – not empty bottle of vodka

11:45 – looking at the mirror when you need to return

14:01 – why number 13

17:26 – take out the trash in the evening

18:35 – whistling at home

21:45 – sitting before the trip

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 

04 ПРО bilingual: superstitions in our cultures

June and Yuli have a talk about Chinese Blind Date, this episode is part 2: Why do Chinese parents set their children up on blind dates, you will learn how to say 【intervene,force of public opinion】 ect. (This is casual talk so there're some repetition and unnecessary words, which is also very natural authentic dialogue.)
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
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June：那刚刚有提到中国的父母喜欢给孩子安排相亲，但是我们知道很多西方国家的父母不太去管，或者是插手孩子的，比如说谈恋爱或者是什么时候结婚这件事。那你觉得为什么中国的父母喜欢给孩子安排相亲呢？
Yuli：我父母他们说是他们觉得这个像一个任务一样，他觉得说把我养大，然后看着我结婚成家，他觉得这个才是他的一个任务的完成。然后我觉得还有一个就是社会大环境是这样，所以是一个舆论压力。他们会觉得说周围的同龄人特别是我们同龄的那些亲戚，还有他们自己的朋友的小孩，这个年纪或甚至是比我年轻的都结婚了，生小孩了，他们就觉得说应该跟别人一样，就别人这样做你也应该这样做。
June：我觉得还有一点就是中国的一个传统观念就是传宗接代，还有一个养儿防老。父母会担心，现在有可能自己一个人过得挺好，但是将来你也有老了的一天或者是你生病了，那等父母都不在这个世界上了，他们希望会有一个人来照顾你，所以我觉得这个就是为什么他们想要给孩子安排相亲（的原因）。
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提到	/	tí dào	/	mention
管	/	guǎn	/	control, discipline
插手	/	chā shǒu	/	intervene
任务	/	rèn wù	/	task
成家	/	chéng jiā	/	get married 
舆论压力	/	yú lùn yā lì	/	force of public opinion
观念	/	guān niàn	/	perception
传宗接代	/	chuán zōng jiē dài	/	carry on the family line
养儿防老	/	yǎng ér fáng lǎo	/	bring up sons to support parents in their old age