I have created this channel for beginners to practise listening and repeating after me. I will include the vocab for each podcast for you. 

I do NOT teach beginners, but am happy to teach this. 

Beginners 

This podcast is for people from all walks of life who want to hear a little more about the English language in shorter soundbytes...up to 10 minutes per episode. 


English in 60 Seconds

This is a channel for story time. 
Karen will read stories that cover a range of topic and challenges that cover issues in today's world. 
Karen has written some of the stories, but not all . 

Pocket Rainbow

Kapımı çalıp durma ölüm,
Açmam;
Ben ölecek adam değilim.

Alıştım bir kere gökyüzüne;
Bunca yıllık yoldaşımdır bulutlar.
Sıkılırım,
Kuşlar cıvıldamasa dallarında,
Yemişlerine doymadığım ağaçların,
Yağmur mu yağıyor,
Güneş mi var,
Farketmeliyim
Baktığım pencereden.
Deniz görünmeli çıksam balkona.
Tamamlamalı manzarayı
Karlı dağlarla sürülmüş tarlalar.
Ekmekten olamam doğrusu,
Nimet bildiğim;
Sudan geçemem,
Tuzludur teneffüs ettiğim hava.
Ya nasıl dururum olduğum yerde,
Öyle upuzun yatmış,
İki elim yanıma getirilmiş,
Hareketsiz,
Sükûta râmolmuş;
Sanki devrilmiş bir heykel?

Ellerim ne der sonra bana?
Soğumuş kalbime ne cevap veririm?
Utanmaz mıyım ayaklarımdan?

Kalkmalıyım,
Dolaşmalıyım,
Sokaklarda, parklarda.
El sallamalıyım
Giden trenlere,
Kalkan vapurlara.
Bilmeliyim,
Gölgelerin boyundan,
Saatin kaç olduğunu...
Islık çalmalıyım.
Türkü söylemeliyim
Yol boyunca,
Keyfimden ya hüznümden.
Geçmiş günleri hatırlamalıyım,
Dalıp dalıp akarsuya,
Hayaller kurmalıyım,
Güzel geleceğe dair.
Yanımdan geçenler olmalı,
Selâm almalıyım;
Robenson'u düşünmeliyim,
Garipliğini:
Şükretmeliyim
İnsanlar arasında olduğuma.
Nedir ki eninde sonunda ölüm?
Ayrı düşmek değil mi aşinalardan?

Kapımı çalıp durma ölüm,
Açmam;
Ben ölecek adam değilim.

Passion for Teaching and Talking

Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Ben Ölecek Adam Değilim

कुनै जङ्गलको छेउमा एउटा किसानको घर थियो । किसानकी एउटी छोरी थिइन् । उनी अत्यन्तै राम्री थिइन् । एक दिन एउटा सिंहले किसानकी छोरीलाई देख्यो । “म तिम्री छोरीलाई विवाह गर्न चाहन्छु ।” किसानकी छोरी देखेपछि सिंहले भन्यो ।..............


SIMPLE AND SHORT STORIES IN NEPALI

#5 सिंह र किसान (The lion and the farmer ) 

More than half of Japanese children spend at least one hour every day playing video games.

That's according to a 2022 survey by Japanese internet company Nifty Corporation.

Twenty-four percent of kids said they play for between one and two hours a day. Thirteen percent said they play for between two and three hours, and 17% reported playing three hours or more.

Only 9% said they do not play at all.

More than 2,300 elementary and junior high school children took part in the survey, which was done in September and October of 2022.

Almost 80% said they usually play video games alone. When they do play with others, they more often play with people online than with someone else in the room.

Parents in Japan have spoken of their concerns about the amount of time their children spend playing video games. In 2020, Kagawa prefecture said people under 20 should limit their time spent playing video games to one hour per day during the week and 90 minutes on weekends.

The Nifty survey also asked children about rules in their homes for playing video games.

Fifty-three percent said they have time limits for playing, with 44% saying they can only play after they have finished their other tasks.

One in five of the children surveyed said they are not allowed to play with strangers online, and more than half are not allowed to spend money when playing online games.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Most Japanese Kids Play over 1 Hour of Video Games a Day

In this episode, I will simply introduce you to the purpose of my podcast. I hope to inspire intermediate to advance language speakers to reconnect with the meaningful aspects of language learning and maintenance. 

Meaningful Language Learning

Meaningful Language Learning-Introduction

Y llegamos al episodio número 8 de la serie 'HABLEMOS DE VIAJES'. Como pueden ver, es un tema que me encanta, siempre tengo algo más para decir, opinar, compartir y debatir con ustedes.

En esta oportunidad, voy a estar enfocándome en el aspecto de las relaciones que creamos cuando viajamos. Los amigos que nos hacemos (o no) por el mundo. ¿Estamos abiertos a nuevas relaciones humanas cuando estamos lejos de casa? ¿Nos interesa generar contacto real con otras personas de culturas diferentes?

Charlemos un poco de eso, ¿estás listo/a?

DALE PLAY!

Disfruta de aprender

Hablemos de viajes, parte VIII

It wasn't smooth sailing getting into Angola, with some hefty delays on arrival at Luanda's international airport. Angola only introduced a tourist e-visa just prior to Covid, and this became clear on arrival! Listen to this episode to find out why it took 4 hours from my plane landing for me to walk out of the airport terminal.

Travel diaries

A painful arrival into Angola

Escucha a estos vecinos que se encuentran en el portal y se hacen preguntas sobre la nacionalidad, estado civil y teléfono móvil. 