A1 Hungarian audios with personal and fictional stories.

The texts are at A1 level. If you have done at least 4 chapters of MagyarOK, this is for you. 😊

Lassan, de biztosan 🐌

nside a dimly lit cave, a group of people sit huddled around glowing amphoras. These vessels are no ordinary pottery; they're meticulously painted with images of legendary wrestlers, engaged in eternal combat. The flickering light from a small fire casts these images onto the walls, animating the wrestlers in a primitive, captivating dance of shadows.



The cave's inhabitants watch these images, interpreting the epic battles as the ultimate expression of wrestling. They debate the techniques, celebrate the victories, and mourn the defeats, all from the moving images on the amphoras. To them, these representations are the entirety of wrestling—there is no world beyond the wrestlers on the pottery.


Nikostratos, ever the curious and skeptical cat, notices a sliver of light peeking through a crack in the cave wall. The murals and their tales don't satisfy his curiosity. One day, driven by a particularly pungent smell of the outside world—a mix of fresh earth and sweat—he finds a loose stone and wiggles his way through the crack.

Everything Zenified 

Wrestling, skeptical Cats, and Allegory of the Cave

這集的內容比較隨興，從過年談到名字，希望大家會喜歡。祝大家新年快樂！兔年行大運！

The content of this episode is more casual, from the Chinese New Year to names. I hope you will like it. And I wish you all a Happy New Year! Good luck in the Year of the Rabbit!

Fu-lan Speaking -- Natural Taiwanese Mandarin

EP4. 你想改名嗎？ Would You Like To Change Your Name?

Remember, if you want to score a band 7 in your IELTS speaking test, it’s important to use some less common idiomatic expressions.

The best place to slip these idioms into your speech is in part 2, because you have 1 minute to prepare. If you are a clever clogs, you will be able to sneak your idioms into your speech naturally. 

When preparing for your exam it’s best to always try to go the extra mile, because there is a lot to learn.

Firstly, you have to learn how to use linking phrases. To be honest, I have to admit these are sometimes tricky to remember. On the other hand, once you have learned them, they can be difficult to forget.

Secondly, you have to learn how to paraphrase, and use synonyms. It’s good to spend time in a thesaurus and arm yourself with lots of alternative words. If you do this you will gain ground. 

Thirdly, in order to avoid feeling lost at sea when you take your exam, make sure you have one or two idioms up your sleeve. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach an English student a new idiom. 

Now take the quiz that goes with this podcast, and book your IELTS mock speaking test with me.


IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS preparation

Let's learn letter I words. Listen and repeat then chant
igloo, insect, iguana, ink
I have an igloo. 
I have an insect.
I have an iguana.
I have ink.

Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter I

Let's learn about the different royal families and monarchs around the world.

Can I Say - Can I Do

Spain Monarchy.

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

Teacher Michelle's Learn English with Story

Thumbelina Part 1 – LEARN ENGLISH WITH STORY (with quiz)

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月15日金曜日　天気/くもり　気温/7℃ 

北斗市/ほくとし
新函館北斗駅/しんはこだてほくとえき
・先月16日にあった地震の影響で、新幹線が動けない場所があった。
・一ヶ月ぶりに動いた
・北斗市から東京まで直通運転が再開

［単語］
影響/えいきょう…理由があって、変わること
〜（時間）ぶりに…長い時間がすぎたと感じる
直通/ちょくつう…行きたい場所に、一度で行けること
再開/さいかい…また始まる

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#39〉4月15日金曜日　新幹線、一ヶ月ぶりに東京直通

在这集Chillchat全中文特辑里，Karen讲了几个地道的口语表达，比如”That was close"或者“No wonder"。