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Branna's life story as a busker

最近我搬離台北了⋯⋯為什麼呢？
猜猜我在台北住了多久？😆

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Ep.11 我為什麼離開台北（B1）

Hello and welcome!

My name is Paulius and I work as a Lithuanian and English tutor online. I have created this podcast for anyone who is interested in improving Lithuanian. While this show is mostly aimed at intermediate learners, you can still benefit from it even if you are a beginner, because I’m going to be speaking relatively slowly and I will try to avoid using difficult words.

Even if you feel that the podcast is hard to follow at first, no worries, I promise with time, it’s going to get easier. Language comprehension takes time and the more input you get, the easier it becomes to interpret and recall the newly learnt information. For this reason, I suggest listening to this podcast every or every other day for at least 5 to 10 minutes a time, re-listening some of the same content every few weeks or months. Once you get used to the various sounds, rhythms, sentence patterns, and so on, you will naturally want to listen more.

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#1 - Practice Lithuanian by Listening: New Lithuanian Podcast

Today I will reflect on the topic "How I teach children a foreign language". It will be a little art sketch.
Сегодня я поразмышляю на тему "Как я обучаю детей иностранному языку". Это будет небольшая художественная зарисовка.

Я могла бы сейчас вас «загрузить» теорией, методическими терминами, например, такими как: «метод опоры на физические действия», «правополушарный» или «личностно-ориентированный метод». Однако как в жизни целом, так и в преподавании я прежде всего ориентируюсь на практику. Именно поэтому этот подкаст называется «Художественная зарисовка». Здесь вы не услышите чёткого руководства, как нужно 100 процентов правильно обучать вашего ребёнка. Я убеждена, что в таком тонком деле, как преподавание, большую роль играет постоянный поиск, индивидуальный подход к каждому ученику, и, конечно же, неуёмный творческий процесс. Сотворчество - главное условие для успеха и главных побед ученика в овладении иностранным языком. Сотворчество в моём понимании - это когда вы не даёте готовые ответы на вопросы, а вместе с маленьким человеком постоянно ищите их. Учителю здесь следует стать другом, проводником в мир неизведанных тайн грамматики, лексики… Дети по своей натуре всегда любопытные, удивляющиеся, живые и ищущие. Именно интерес и природное любопытство самогО ребёнка помогает учителю сделать скучный казалось бы материал увлекательным и волшебным.

Какие иностранные языки ты изучал в детстве? Было ли тебе скучно или увлекательно при этом? 
Пиши в комментариях. 
What foreign languages did you learn as a child? Were you bored or fascinated?

Russian for foreigners

How I teach children a foreign language. A little art sketch. / Как я обучаю детей иностранному языку. Небольшая художественная зарисовка.

حكيم	        Wise	
عادل	         Just	Fair
مملكة	         Kingdom
مخلصًا	          Loyal	Faithful
يُدعى	          Called	Named
يُساعد	          Helps	
سردها	         Narrated it	Told it
أرويها	         I tell it	I narrate it
بحث عن	         Searched for	Looked for
اتخاذ القرارات	Decision-making
العديد من	         Many of	A lot of, Numerous
لم يتمكن من	Was unable to
يمكنني أن	I can	I'm able to
خطرت فكرة	An idea occurred	

Singular and plural words

بلد	بلدان / بلاد	Country
قرار	قرارات	        Decision
فكرة	   أفكار	        Idea
ملك	ملوك	         King
ملكة	ملكات       	Queen
وزير	وزراء	                Minister	
زوجة	زوجات	        Wife


Learning MAS through stories.

A part of a story from One Thousand and One Nights.

掩耳盗钟 or 铃[yǎn ěr dào zhōng、 líng]：cover/ear/steal/bell;clock
Plug one's ears while stealing a bell;to deceive oneself as well as others.
贵族 guì zú ：noble;lord
 战败 zhàn bài：be defeated; be vanquished; lose (a battle or war)
逃亡  táo wáng：escape；become a fugitive
一口钟 yī kǒu zhōng：one bell （口：CL for a bell)
砸 zá：break; crush; smash
荒谬 huāng miù：ridiculous; absurd

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

掩耳盗钟 or 铃[yǎn ěr dào zhōng、líng]

LUKE: Hello? Hi, Stephanie, how are things at the office?
STEPHANIE: Hi, Luke! How are you? Can you please stop and pick up 
extra paper for the computer printer?
LUKE: What did you say? Can you repeat that, please? Did you 
say to pick up ink for the printer? Sorry, the phone is 
cutting out.
STEPHANIE: Can you hear me now? No, I need more computer paper. 
Listen, I’ll text you exactly what I need. Thanks, Luke. 
Talk to you later.
LUKE: Thanks, Stephanie. Sorry, my phone has really bad
reception here.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• There are a few ways to express a lack of understanding and to request additional 
information. The most common ones are stated, but you can also say “Excuse me” or 
simply “I can’t hear you.” In a more formal situation, try saying “I’m sorry?” or “I beg 
your pardon?” (with a rising intonation).
• When asking someone to clarify information try saying Can you please repeat that? / 
Can you spell that for me? / Can you please write down the address for me?
• Cutting out describes a difficulty in understanding a caller due to poor cellphone 
reception. If you are having trouble understanding the caller, you can also say The 
line is breaking up / I am losing you. If the phone call is disconnected because of poor 
reception, you can say The call dropped.
• Talk to you later is the equivalent in a phone conversation of “See you later” in a 
regular, face-to-face conversation.
• Reception here means the availability of cellular service, the possibility to receive and 
give calls on a cellphone. Cellphone reception can be limited in remote areas, inside 
large buildings or underground (in the subway, for instance).

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 7: Asking them to repeat

2025/7に行ったカナダ旅行でしたことについてお話ししました😊

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#128 カナダ旅行でしたこと What I Did and Saw in 🇨🇦

Men and women think and feel differently and when it comes to relationships, I feel that women are more invested emotionally. In this podcast, I will give my two cents on why there is more to life than love and tell the difference between men and women.