This English learning episode is about one of the most famous Mexican artists to ever live, Frida Kahlo. Book a conversation class with me  https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1947582 
Thanks for listening!  Who is your favorite artist?

Streetwise English

SWE21 The Most Famous Female Mexican Artist (American English Podcast)

Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar⭐

Not sure whether you should use "二 (èr)" or "两 (liǎng) " to mean "two"?
The episode might be helpful to you. 


Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar 

8.  Comparing "二 (èr)" and "两 (liǎng) "【A1】

Practice speaking English quickly and fluently by using tongue twisters! This is the first episode in a series of episodes I will do highlighting different tongue twisters with different target sounds.

Today's tongue twisters are:
⭐ Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
⭐ How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
⭐ I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop. Susie works in a shoeshine shop. 

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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Tongue Twisters Series: Practice English intonation and the sounds P, W, Ch, S, Sh

I’d like to introduce you to the schwa — English’s most common and mysterious vowel sound! In this episode of the British Vowel Sound Masterclass, we explore what the schwa is, how it appears in unstressed syllables, and why it’s essential for smooth, natural speech. Hear how it can appear as A, E, I, O, or U, with examples at the beginning, middle, and end of words. Perfect for non-native speakers aiming to improve pronunciation, fluency, and confidence.

British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: Lesson 4 - The Schwa Sound: The Hidden Vowel of English

There's a video on TikTok in which a user takes a jar of seasoning called "Everything But the Bagel" and carefully separates the ingredients into small piles to find out the secret to the recipe.

The video has been viewed almost 2 million times — a sign of just how popular this seasoning mix, made by US company Trader Joe's, has become.

People like to put it on top of bagels and use it in lots of different meals.

However, fans of the mix have been finding out that it's not welcome everywhere in the world.

Signs have been posted at Incheon Airport in Seoul, telling passengers they can't bring jars of the seasoning into the country.

The reason is that one of the ingredients is banned in South Korea.

The mix contains things like sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and salt — but poppy seeds are the problem.

Poppy seeds are banned in South Korea because they are narcotic-related items, according to the airport. The ban is not new but travelers have said that airports are now cracking down on the seasoning mix.

The seeds are also banned in a number of other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

The poppy plant is used to make drugs like heroin and morphine, although the seeds don't contain any opiates.

However, the country worries that the seeds could be contaminated by opiates.

In fact, in the US, members of the armed forces have been advised not to eat products containing poppy seeds in case they affect the results of drug tests.

Drug tests can be very sensitive but experts say that it would be almost impossible to eat enough poppy seeds to feel any narcotic effect.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

South Korea Cracks Down on Popular Seasoning Mix

Привет! 
Я редко делаю покупки в интернет-магазинах, потому что, когда мне что-нибудь нужно, я сразу иду в ближайший магазин и покупаю. На днях я всё-таки заказала кое-что в интернете. Цена была хорошая, ещё и со скидкой. Сегодня мне пришло уведомление. Написали, что я могу забрать свой заказ в пункте выдачи товаров. Пункт выдачи товаров - это специальное место, куда привозят все заказы. В моём городе таких центров очень много в каждом районе.

Ты со мной? 

Интернет-магазин

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■大きな銀行が利子を上げる - A major bank raises interest rates -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014536491000/k10014536491000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

大きな銀行が利子を上げる - A major bank raises interest rates -

今回はファーゴ、シーズン１について話しました。印象的だったポイントと、みた後に残った疑問について話していきます！

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
1:27 レスター・ナイガードの変貌
3:43 ローン・マルヴォの狂気
6:13 良キャラ
8:43 逸話
10:47 残る二つの疑問

☆語彙
嫌気（いやけ）が差（さ）す
狂気（きょうき）
濡（ぬ）れ衣（ぎぬ）を着（き）せる
切（き）り抜（ぬ）ける
精通（せいつう）している
倫理的（りんりてき）
逸話（いつわ）
示唆（しさ）
好転（こうてん）

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“ファーゴ: シーズン1/ Fargo Season 1”を見て

¡Hola! Welcome to Spanish from Zero, a podcast for people who are just starting the amazing journey that is learning Spanish.

Today’s practice is focused on the verb Ser (to be). That's the verb we use to talk about someone's occupations, origin and title.

The exercise is really simple. I’m gonna say a couple of sentences, but the subject (i.e. the person) is missing. For example, if you hear “am from Colombia”, the subject missing from that sentence would be "I". 

Ready? Here are the sentences:

Soy de Argentina.
Es de Perú.
Eres de Guatemala.
Son de Colombia.
Somos de Chile.
Es doctor.
Soy dentista.
Somos amigos.
Son hermanos.
Eres profesor.

How was it? You can check out the answers and see how you did here: https://spanishconmar.wordpress.com/2022/03/11/spanish-from-zero-02/

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