EP 11_  They are all my friends - tā men dōu shì wǒ de péng you

Who says Chinese is hard？ 谁说中文很难

Listen to me reading a news article about movie The Substance (2024) and the horror genre.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: Demi Moore's latest movie nominated for five Golden Globes

You will know some Colombian phrases.

- Durmió conmigo anoche o qué, que ya no saluda

- No me abra los ojos que no le voy a echar gotas

- Con hambre, no hay pan duro

- Duerme más que un gato con anemia

- Mugre que no mata, engorda

- Tengo un filo, que si me agacho me corto

- ¿Usted qué come que adivina?

- El que tiene tienda que la atienda

- Le cuento el milagro pero no el santo

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

Colombia

Dichos colombianos que debes conocer

Il podcast di oggi ci porta in un luogo magico ricco di storia: Firenze! Scopriremo insieme i luoghi da visitare, le esperienze da non perdere e alcune curiosità su una delle città più amate dagli stranieri e dagli stessi italiani.


Level: Intermediate
Source and transcription: https://www.discovertuscany.com/it/firenze/

🗺   CITTÀ ITALIANE #QuickItalianWithMara

🪞 FIRENZE

Part two of Thumbelina by Author Hans Christian Andersen.
Complete the short quiz afterwards to check your understanding.


Teacher Michelle's Learn English with Story

Thumbelina Part 2 – LEARN ENGLISH WITH STORY (with quiz)

This podcast focuses on Part 2 of the Speaking test; specifically, it deals with losing your fear of going slightly off topic (within reason) in order to increase your talk-time and make sure you speak for the full two minutes!

IELTS Speaking Tips

Don't be afraid to go a little off-topic!

Fancy a good vocal workout? 

Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter’s bitter
If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter
But a bit of better butter will make my batter better
So ‘twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 20 - Challenge your Power Voice for a Humorous vocal workout 

In this episode you can listen to the fairy tale of Cinderella read out loud in Dutch. Listen to this episode and let me know in what way this version of the fairy tale differs from the version you've heard as a kid. 