Arabic lovers :) 

Dhu al-Hijjah (the first ten days)

**This story contains graphic and explicit material it is not recommended for children. For mature audiences only** 18+

In this episode the hen interprets every death on her farm as evidence of God’s judgments on the undeserving, and takes skewed life lessons from the deaths. 

Send me a message me for your free pdf copy of this book and if you would like discuss it.
I hope you enjoy it.


Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris read by me Teacher Alyse
Illustrations by Ian Falconer

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

The Judicious Brown Chicken 18+

“ I actually just finished a wonderful engrossing book just last week, which I couldn’t put down for a moment, and read from cover to cover in just two days. The book was an autobiography on a very famous musician and member of one of the most famous rock bands in history, the Rolling stones….

 

It was one of my friends who is also interested in music recommended the book to me, as he knew I am a huge fan of the Rolling Stones. That evening I checked out reviews for the book online and everyone was giving it a 5 star rating, so it was off to the bookshop for me to pick up a copy as quickly as I could. 

 

The book basically tells the life story of a music legend from his time growing up as a young child in England in the 1950s to becoming a rock legend, and a founding member of one of the biggest rock bands of all time. It really gave an incredible insight into his life, from a very humble beginning to becoming a megastar. It certainly was not heavy reading, and the author’s sense of humour actually made it light reading.

 

The reasons I really loved this book so much apart from being a lifetime fan of the central character, were firstly…. It gave me an amazing insight into the real life of a rockstar, which was actually very thought provoking…….I also found it very inspiring and uplifting….to discover how this young boy from a very normal background believed in his dreams, and stopped at nothing to achieve them….and of course the crazy journey of a rock star along the way…So….yes…..It really was one of those books that i just couldn’t put down, and would have no hesitation in recommending  to anyone.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a book you enjoyed - IELTS speaking part 2 topic.

大家好！我现在在云南大理。
Hello everyone, now I am in Dali, Yunnan Province. 
大理在中国的西南部，
Dali is in the southwest of China, 
离缅甸很近。
very close to Myanmar.
我在路上走的时候，
When I was walking on the road,
经常会有卖东西的人叫我金花。
I was often called "Jinhua" by people selling things. 
原来金花是白族人对女孩的称呼，
 It turns out that Jinhua is a how Bai ethnic people call a girl, 
意思是善良美丽的女孩。
 which means "kind and beautiful girl". 
白族是这里的少数民族，
 The Bai Nationality is a minority here, 
大家可以看一下这是他们的服装，
 you can see, this is their clothing, 
很有民族特色。
 which has ethnic characteristics.
我以前生活在广州。
I used to live in Guangzhou. 
在广州，我们叫陌生的女孩
 In Guangzhou, we call strange girls 
靓女或者美女，
"liàng nǚ" or "měi nǚ", 
意思是漂亮的女孩子。
which means beautiful girls.
广州话的发音是“leng3 neoi5”。
The pronunciation in Cantonese is "leng3 neoi5".
我们去饭店吃饭的时候，
When we go to a restaurant, 
也会叫服务员靓女。
we will also call the waitress "liàng nǚ".
如果是年纪大一点的，我们就叫阿姨。
If she is a little older, we call her "auntie".
我的老家在潮汕，
My hometown is in Chaoshan, 
在那里我们叫女孩子“妹”。
where we call girls "mèi",
潮汕话的发音是“muê6”。
pronounced " muê6 " in Chaoshanese.
In other parts of China,
在中国其他地方也有很多不同的叫法。
there are also many different ways to call a girl. 
 For example, in Beijing, you can call her "gūniang" or "guīnǚ".
例如：在北京可以叫“姑娘”或者“闺女”。
 In Shanghai, you can call "xiǎogūniang" or "nunu".
在上海可以叫“小姑娘”或者“囡囡”。
In Sichuan, you can call "yāomèi" or "nǚwá".
在四川，可以叫“幺妹”或者“女娃”。
你还听说过什么叫法吗？
Have you heard of any other way to call girls?
留言告诉我吧。
 Leave a comment and tell me.
下期视频见!
 See you in the next video!
Find video verson in my Ins/Youtube channel “Daily Chinese with Yuli”.

Yuli's Chinese Channel

How do people call girls in China？（Intermediate level）

Intercultural communication. It sounds normal, right? But the relationship between culture and communication is a bit unclear for some. What was first? The egg or the chicken? The culture or the communication?

The Age of Humans

Episode 2: Culture and Communication - Independent or Interdependent

皆さんは日本のお茶会に参加したことがありますか？実は、私は初めて参加しました。みなさんも、機会があれば参加してみてください。
Script
https://note.com/mizuhojapa

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

#2お茶会に参加した話

"따따따 따-따-따 따따따" 
 모르스 부호(Morse Code)를 아시나요? 

코로나가 터지기 바로 직전인 2019년 가을. 
한국에 엄청난 재난 영화가 등장했습니다. 
 바이러스가 아닌 도심 한복판에 유독 가스가 퍼진다면
 어떻게 탈출할 건가요? 
 웃다보면 모르스 부호를 배우고 돌아간다는 전설의 영화!

 In September 2019 when right before the time covid-19 has occurred, 
The korean blockbuster movie was released. 
The city became chaotic not because of virus, but because of lethal gas!
What would you do if lethal gas spread through out the city? 
All you need to do is just to enjoy and laugh! 
After watching it, you will realize you learn about morse code so useful!

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

웃다보면 살아남는 신선한 재난영화 "엑시트"로 한국어 배우자! (Episode 01)

In this episode I talk about how to talk about the weather. Book an English class with me . My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE 84 Making small talk👄about the weather☀️

All about Libby, the public library online system in the English world....A great resource for E-books magazines, audio books etc