US President Donald Trump has doubled down tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50%, following his earlier implementation of 25% tariffs less than three months ago.


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Episode 11, Trump raises tariffs 50%

¡Te traemos una lluvia de vocabulario! Aprendé a describir tu personalidad en español.
Argentina ft México.

Perfil de Martin, profe acá también en Italki: https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013

Dale Play al Español

Adjetivos de Personalidad Parte I

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qMD8JaxpDPk_wIqma6Xv8_ygjWTcZ5kA/view?usp=sharing

Consejos para mis estudiantes e invitados.

Cómo vencer el miedo y la vergüenza al cometer errores al hablar español (con transcripción).

Anton Chekhov tarafndan yazılan 'Kara Keşiş' kitabından bir bölüm.

Chapters from Books

The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov

General rules for how and when we use the article "the".

English Syndicate

"The" article - General rules

Text：
老师：今天几点出发？
lǎoshī：jīntiān jǐdiǎn chūfā ？
Teacher：What time do you start off today?

学生：早上8点10分，我先去参观故宫，然后去景山公园。
xuésheng：zǎoshang 8 diǎn10 fēn,wǒ xiān qù cānguān gùgōng,ránhòu qù jǐng shān gōng yuán.
Student: At 8:10am, I will first go to visit the Forbidden City and then go to Jingshan Park.

老师：你打算在哪儿吃午饭？
 lǎoshī：nǐ dǎ suàn zài nǎ ér chī wǔ fàn ？
Teacher: Where are you going to have lunch?

学生：听说故宫附近有很多好吃的，就去那儿。
xuésheng: tīngshuō gùgōng fùjìn yǒu hěnduō hǎochī de, jiù qù nàr.
Student: I heard there are many delicious foods near the Forbidden City, so I‘ll just go there.

老师：下午有什么安排？
 lǎoshī：xiàwǔ yǒu shénme ānpái ？
Teacher: What plans do you have in the afternoon?

学生：下午两点半去颐和园，晚上去看京剧。
xuésheng：xiàwǔ liǎngdiǎnbàn qù yí hé yuán，wǎnshang qù kàn jīngjù .
Student: I'll go to the Summer Palace at 2:30 pm and watch Beijing Opera in the evening.

老师：听起来不错！
 lǎoshī：tīng qilai bùcuò ！
Teacher: Sounds good!

New words:
几点 jǐ diǎn：what time; when
Tell time: num.+点diǎn-o'clock+num.+分fēn- minute：8 diǎn10 fēn ）
先...然后...xiān ... rán hòu ...：first...then...
参观cān guān：visit; look around
听 tīng：listen；hear（听说 tīng shuō～hear of；听起来 tīng qi lai～sound；
p.s：v.+起来qǐ lai，this is used here to express that the speaker has only just initiated an action, and based on that, has made a preliminary judgment.
两点半 liǎng diǎn bàn：half past two（2:30）
早上 zǎoshang：early morning
下午 xià wǔ：afternoon
晚上 wǎnshang：evening
p.s：饭fàn meal/cooked rice，早饭 zǎo fàn、午饭 wǔ fàn、晚饭 wǎn fàn
不错 bù cuò：not bad


Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L5 Part2 日程安排[rì chénɡ ān pái]～Arranging daily activities

In this episode, I talk about a movie called "I'm Your Man." It's about a scientist named Alma who takes part in an experiment, where she will live for 3 weeks with an android named Tom. Tom was designed to be the perfect life partner for her. This is a German science fiction movie.

Vocabulary:
android: a humanoid robot
humanoid: in the shape of a human, looks human

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Movie: I'm Your Man

Are you still using memorised templates for IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE? 🚫 In this episode of The English Native Podcast, Kevin explains why examiners and AI systems penalise templates — and how flexible frameworks like PEEL (writing) and CLEAR (speaking) will help you think critically, sound natural, and achieve Band 7+ in IELTS, 100+ in TOEFL, or 80+ in PTE.

✨ What you’ll learn:

Why memorised templates don’t work anymore

How IELTS, TOEFL, and PTE examiners spot robotic language

The PEEL framework for writing (Point, Example, Explanation, Link)

The CLEAR framework for speaking (Claim, Logic, Example, Add depth, Return)

Practical tips to build critical thinking skills

🎧 Listen now and start practising smarter, not harder.
📥 Download the transcript + free handout at theenglishnative.com
See my videos on https://www.youtube.com/@TheEnglishNative

Kev's English Podcast

KEP 38: IELTS, TOEFL & PTE Success: Why Frameworks Beat Templates for Higher Scores!

Dreams I've had about animals

Vocabulary:
to pick up: to go to someone's home to get something or someone, to give them a ride
to get a hold of: to reach or contact someone by phone or text
antique: old and valuable
mewling: meowing
to foster: to take care of an animal temporarily
socialize: to help an animal get used to humans
waving: to move from side to side
otherworldliness: mystical, from another world
cactus: a spiny plant that grows in the desert
structure: something built by people
shallow: not deep
to go missing: disappear

Spelling of some of the animals mentioned: eel, otter, chameleon, toucan