Welcome to the More than English Podcast! I'm your host Stephen. I'm from the UK and I have been teaching English lessons online since 2016. The purpose of the More than English podcast is not to chat about frivolous topics but rather, to discuss existential ideas and concepts that can literally change the way you see the world, and act in it, in areas such as philosophy, culture, business, tech, politics, health psychology, history, all my favourite topics! But using English that is more accessible to English learners than regular native English podcasts. Not by using basic vocabulary, but instead by speaking clearly, and highlighting advanced-level vocabulary that you can learn in every episode. 

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In this episode, I'll talk about the one popular tourist attraction among 5 places in South Korea.
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The key vocabulary I speak about in today's episode:
1.인기있는 관광지 the popular toruist spot
2.궁(궐)  palace
3.아름답다 to be beautiful
4.정원 garden
5.전통 공연 traditional performance
6.매일 everyday
7.수문장 교대식 changing guard ceremony 
8.열리다     *회의, 행사(meeting, evet) +열리다 (to take place) 
9.경복궁에는 매일 수문장 교대식이 열려요.
 At 경복 palace, the changing guard ceremony takes place every day.

감사합니다.



Korean with Yuna

The 1st Place to Visit among 5 Tourist Attractions in South Korea _경복궁 

安妮（Ān ní）：
Zhè shì shuí?
这是谁？
陈天中（Chén Tiānzhōng）：
Zhè shì wǒ nǚpéngyou.
这是我女朋友。
安妮（Ān ní）：
Nǐ nǚpéngyou shì nǎ guó rén?
你女朋友是哪国人？
陈天中（Chén Tiānzhōng）：
Tā yě shì Tàiguó rén.
她也是泰国人。

HSK1 V3.0 (New Version)

HSK1 V3.0 Lesson3-Text 2

Who doesn't like cake? In this episode we're gonna discuss the expression "piece of cake"

Wyn's Way to English

Wyn's Way to English - "Piece of cake"

Sanskrit Consonants

क	ka
ख	Kha
ग	Ga
घ	Gha
ङ	nga
च	cha
छ	chha
ज	ja
झ	jha
ञ	nja
ट	Ta
ठ	Tha
ड	Da
ढ	Dha
ण	Na
ड़	ugDha
ढ़	ugDhha
त	ta
थ	tha
द	da
ध	dha
न	na
प	pa
फ	pha
ब	ba
भ	bha
म	ma
य	ya
र	ra
ल	la
व	wa
श	sha
ष	shha
स	sa
ह	ha
क्ष	ksh
त्र	tra
ज्ञ	gya

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Sanskrit Consonants...

Try these tips during awkward silences or when you don't know what else to talk about.

1.   Don't reject your own ideas thinking that they are not worth sharing. When you filter most of your stories and experiences you have fewer topics to talk about. 
 
2.   Don't list your points, instead elaborate on each point using examples or personal experiences. This also gives the opportunity to the listener to add to the topic or share their own experiences making it a two-way conversation.
 
3.   Speak at the right pace. If you speak too fast, you end the conversation very quickly. It’s usually because the listener doesn’t understand you and therefore can’t keep the conversation going.  
 
4.   Learn to ask smart questions to keep the conversation going. Ask open-ended questions such as, “what do you think about …?” with follow-up questions “why do you think …?”. This helps you build up on the information that you received.
 
5.   Practise thinking critically so you always have something to say. When you practice critical thinking and ask yourself counter-questions, you are able to spontaneously think of ideas and form arguments using your background knowledge. You can easily connect the dots and be eloquent while talking to people.
 
6.   Learn a few speech frameworks such as Past - Present - Future, Problem – Solution - Benefit, or other storytelling formats such as ‘the mountain’. When you have a structure, you don’t lose your chain of thoughts and you don’t run into dead ends. Your listeners are also able to understand you better and remember what you said.
 
7.   If you are using a second language to communicate such as English, then simplify your complex thoughts in your native language first and then translate them to English. Lots of times when translation is tough, we give up and change the topic. But this practice helps you make the translation process easy. 
 
If you want to learn more, please book a session with me. 


Sensei Ann

Tips for not running out of things to say

A：早上有你一个电话。
B：电话是谁打的？
A：不知道，是儿子接的。
B：好，晚上我问一下儿子。


日常对话 daily conversation

接电话

Привет! J'utilise la méthode TPRS. Écoutez, répétez, répondez aux questions et vérifiez. Bonne chance!

Сегодня воскресенье. Уже конец сентября, но погода прекрасная. Солнечная и тёплая, как летом. В России этот осенний период называют «бабье лето». Катя решила провести выходной день с друзьями. Они катались на велосипедах, ели бутерброды, много разговаривали и смеялись. Было весело.

Vocabulaire:
воскресенье - le dimanche
суббота -  le samedi
выходные – les week-ends
сентябрь – le septembre
солнечная и тёплая погода - ensoleillé et chaud
пасмурно  и холодно - nuageux et froid
решать/решить – décider
проводить/провести день - passer la journée
кататься на велосипедах - faire du vélo
смеяться  - rire
было весело - c'était amusant

По-русски легко!

Короткие истории. 7. Воскресенье.

Storia dell’osteria del sole di Bologna

L’Italia è un Paese famoso soprattutto per la sua cucina e la sua arte ma in pochi conoscono la storia dell’Osteria del sole. È il 1465 e a Bologna già si vocifera che presto apriranno una nuova osteria nel centro della città.  La sua storia quindi risale al 1465, quando venne fondata come locanda per i viaggiatori in transito. Nel corso dei secoli, è diventata una tappa obbligata per chi visita la città di Bologna, attirando turisti e locali con la sua tradizione e l'atmosfera accogliente.


Un’osteria amata dagli scrittori

A vicolo Ranocchi, tra via Orefici e Pescherie Vecchie, nella parte più suggestiva della città, viene aperta quindi l’osteria del sole e funziona già da subito  a pieno regime: diventa ben presto un’osteria importante e conosciuta a tal punto che nel 1712 Giuseppe Maria Mitelli nel gioco delle osterie di Bologna (molto simile al famoso gioco dell’oca) raffigura per l’appunto molte osterie (59 osterie in tutto) e quella  del Sole occupa la penultima casella.
Nel 1879, è il poeta italiano Giovanni Pascoli, che viene arrestato proprio dentro l’Osteria del Sole con l’accusa di aver aderito alle idee socialiste. Nel corso degli anni, l'Osteria del Sole è diventata una meta culturale, ospitando artisti e scrittori famosi come Giosuè Carducci, Ugo Foscolo, e Giorgio Bassani. La sua fama è cresciuta anche grazie alla sua presenza in alcune opere letterarie come il romanzo "Il Barone Rampante" di Italo Calvino. L'osteria ha anche una lunga tradizione di accogliere i pellegrini in cammino verso Santiago di Compostela. Nel Medioevo infatti era una delle tappe obbligate per i pellegrini che attraversavano l’Appenino.

Gli attuali gestori sono la famiglia Spolaore e la storia di come loro zio sia entrato in possesso dell’osteria è altrettanto interessante e curiosa:  nel 1940 lo zio Aldo Canazza, è ciclista affermato e arriva a Bologna per correre la gara chiamata “cronometro” nei Giardini Margherita. 