Vamos saber como foram as férias da Tatiana

 Portuguese Audios for Intermediate B1 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios B1

As minhas férias de sonho

How do you say 星期(xing qi) "Day of the week" in Mandarin Chinese? It's easier than you think, welcome beginner to listen!

Sherri Chinese

EP.10 星期(xing qi) Day of the week in Mandarin Chinese, welcome beginner to listen!

There is an old theory that eating cheese before bed causes bad dreams, although scientists don't have much evidence to prove it.

But if cheese can't make us dream, new research from the US says that perhaps an app could — and they don't have to be bad dreams!

Researchers experimented with an app that they designed to encourage people to have lucid dreams. These are dreams that feel vivid and real.

During lucid dreams, people know that they're dreaming and may even be able to control what happens in the dream.

Not everyone has lucid dreams. It's thought that about half of us will have them during our lives, but some people may have them regularly.

Lucid dreams may be useful for us: experts think they could encourage creativity and problem-solving, or help us with nightmares.

The app in the study used a method called "targeted lucidity reactivation" that is supposed to make people more likely to experience lucid dreams.

This is usually done in a laboratory, but the researchers wanted to see how effective an app used at home could be.

They did two experiments to see if the app could increase the frequency of participants' lucid dreams.

The first experiment included 19 participants. Before going to sleep, they did a 20-minute activity that encouraged them to enter a "lucid mindset" when they heard certain sounds.

These same sounds were then played during the night. The frequency of the participants' lucid dreams more than doubled during the week of the experiment.

Fifty people completed the second experiment. They were put into three groups, with one group using the targeted lucidity reactivation method.

The people in this group reported that they had experienced more lucid dreams during the week of the experiment than those in the two control groups.

The researchers said these results suggest that apps like this could help people to use sleep for "personal benefits" including "spiritual and personal growth."

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App Could Help People to Have Lucid Dreams


El Gato y el Ratón

Había una vez un gato llamado Tomás. Tomás vivía en una casa grande con su dueño, Juan. Tomás era un gato muy curioso y le gustaba explorar todos los rincones de la casa.

Un día, Tomás vio un pequeño ratón corriendo por la cocina. El ratón era marrón y se llamaba Miguel. Miguel estaba buscando comida porque tenía mucha hambre. Tomás decidió seguir a Miguel para ver qué hacía.

Miguel encontró un pedazo de queso en la esquina de la cocina y empezó a comerlo. Tomás se acercó silenciosamente, pero Miguel lo vio y salió corriendo. Tomás persiguió a Miguel por toda la casa, pero el ratón era muy rápido y se escondió en un pequeño agujero en la pared.

Tomás se quedó mirando el agujero, esperando que Miguel saliera. Pero Miguel era muy inteligente y no salió hasta que Tomás se fue. Desde ese día, Tomás y Miguel se convirtieron en amigos. Cada vez que Tomás veía a Miguel, no lo perseguía, sino que lo observaba desde lejos.

Miguel ya no tenía miedo de Tomás y juntos exploraban la casa. A veces, Miguel encontraba comida y compartía con Tomás. Otras veces, Tomás encontraba un lugar nuevo para jugar y mostraba a Miguel.

Y así, el gato y el ratón vivieron felices y en paz, disfrutando de sus aventuras juntos.

¡Anímate a reservar una clase conmigo! No te vas a arrepentir

Podcast en español para principiantes - Vocabulary (Podcast in Spanish for beginners)

El gato y el ratón (historia para principiantes)

Enjoy the sixteenth episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, I have whipped up something extraordinary for us today as we embark on a culinary adventure around the world hearing stories from Nepal, Poland, South Korea, & Egypt!

Nepal -  Momo  [0:01:26]
Poland - Red Beet Soup & Pierogi [0:02:13]
South Korea - Kimbap [0:02:43]
Egypt - Kushari & Mulukhiya  [0:04:14]

Culture To Grow

Episode 16: Around the World to Discover Delicious Dishes!

Today we are going to talk about how to select your food in bahasa Indonesia！ 今天我们要学习如何用印尼语来选择食物！ List of today Vocabulary 今天的生词: 
permisi : 请问 (excuse me) 
Anda: 您（you）
mau: 要  (want) 
makan: 吃 (eat) 
ayam: 鸡肉 (chicken) 
atau: 还是 (or) 
ikan: 鱼肉 (fish) 
apa: 什么 (what)
Anda mau makan apa? : 你要吃什么？ (what are you going to eat?)
saya: 我 (I)
Saya mau ayam: 我要鸡肉 (I want chicken)
silakan: 请 (please)
terimakasih: 谢谢 (thank you )
sama-sama: 不客气 (you’re welcome)

Let's learn bahasa Indonesia！ 来跟我学习印尼语！

【选择食物】MEMILIH MAKANAN [SELECT FOOD]

In this American English language podcast I talk about going to a baseball game in Las Vegas. Book a class with me and lets talk about sports ! https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my podcasts (Streetwisenglishdotcom)

Streetwise English

SWE39 American Las Vegas Baseball Game

In this episode I talk about things to do on a rainy day. Carl's italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

SWE 73 I❤️Rainy days

Language lovers, this episode is for you!

Do you love the idea of learning a new language?

To succeed, you'll need a plan and dedication. But it’s not all hard work. There are many ways to learn a language and have fun! 

In this episode, you will learn how to learn another language. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, this episode is filled with ideas so you can create your own language learning plan with activities that you enjoy.

You’ll learn the benefits of learning another language, which can serve as powerful motivators when you need a pick-me-up during your learning. You’ll also hear about my recent language learning experience in Brazil. Finally, you’ll get many tips that will help you learn a new language while having fun. 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/learn-a-new-language/

Theme music by Lucas Knutter

Infographics at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/

Episode originally published on November 6, 2020.