Story about a road trip from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles.
Have you had any road trip accidents or adventures?
In this episode you will hear about the dangers of potholes during a snow storm.


Streetwise English

SWE #4 Road Trip Part 2 - Potholes


每周都有七天：星期一，星期二，星期三，星期四，星期五，星期六和星期天。
Měi zhōu dōu yǒu qī tiān: xīngqī yī, xīngqī èr, xīngqī sān, xīngqī sì, xīngqī wǔ, xīngqī liù hé xīngqī tiān。
There are seven days in one week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

我哥哥每周工作五天。
Wǒ gēge měi zhōu gōngzuò wǔ tiān。
My elder brother works five days a week. 

星期一到星期五，他每天七点半起床，8点出门，8点30分到公司。
Xīngqī yī dào xīngqī wǔ, tā měitiān qī diǎn bàn qǐ chuáng, bā diǎn chū mén, bā diǎn sān shí dào gōngsī.
From Monday to Friday, he gets up on half past seven, eight o'clock go to work, and 8:30 arrives at the company. 

下午5点一刻下班，晚上11点睡觉。
Xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn yī kè xiàbiān, wǎnshang shí yī diǎn shuìjiào。
Getting off work on 5:15pm, and goes to bed on 11pm. 

星期六和星期天都是他的休息日，他常常与朋友见面，吃饭，聊天儿，放松放松。
Xīngqī liù hé xīngqī tiān dōu shì tā de xiūxi rì, tā chángcháng yǔ péngyǒu jiànmiàn, chīfàn,liáotiānr，fàngsōng fàngsōng。
Both Saturday and Sunday are his holiday. He usually meets his friends, have lunch, chats, and   relax. 

Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

一周七天   Seven days per week   Yī zhōu qī tiān   (HSK 2-3)

An excerpt from Jules Verne's book The Cannon of Peace.

Greek podcast

Το κανόνι της Ειρήνης

История, про то, как меняется наш вкус в зависимости от обстоятельств. 

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

Вкусная рыба 

Este episódio e uma apresentação do Português Natural Podcast. Este podcast é para pessoas que estão aprendendo o idioma português e querem melhorar a sua compreensão do português falado por nativos (Listening Practice). Em todos os podcasts falo de uma maneira mais lenta do que nativos geralmente falam, isso é para que uma pessoa que está aprendendo o idioma possa compreender melhor a pronúncia da língua.

Português Natural Podcast

Apresentação do Podcast

Primero, hablemos del verbo "ir". "Ir" significa "to go" en inglés y es un verbo irregular, así que cambia en sus conjugaciones. Por ejemplo:
- Yo voy al mercado. 🛒
- Tú vas a la playa. 🏖️
- Él/ella va al parque. 🌳

En Ecuador, puedes usar este verbo para describir tus planes. Por ejemplo:
- Voy a visitar el Malecón 2000 en Guayaquil. 🌆
- Vamos a las Islas Galápagos el próximo mes. 🏝️

Ahora, el verbo "hacer", que significa "to do" o "to make". También es irregular:
- Yo hago la tarea. 📚
- Tú haces deporte. 🏃‍♂️
- Nosotros hacemos un pastel. 🎂

En Ecuador, puedes usar "hacer" en muchas situaciones cotidianas. Por ejemplo:
- Hago una excursión al Cotopaxi. 🗻
- Hacemos una fiesta en la Amazonía. 🎉

Otro verbo importante es "tener", que significa "to have". Es irregular y muy útil:
- Yo tengo una idea. 💡
- Tú tienes un libro. 📖
- Ellos tienen una casa. 🏠

En Ecuador, puedes decir:
- Tengo un viaje a Quito. ✈️
- Tienes que probar el ceviche. 🥘

Por último, el verbo "ser", que significa "to be". Es esencial y también irregular:
- Yo soy de Ecuador. 🇪🇨
- Tú eres estudiante. 🎓
- Nosotros somos amigos. 🤝

En Ecuador, puedes usar "ser" para describir lugares y personas:
- Soy de Cuenca. 🏞️
- Eres muy amable. 😊

No tengas miedo de hablar español

Verbos difíciles e irregulares 

New to Spanish? No sweat! You already know/ understand some words like: 
Posible: same word, different pronunciation. 
Celebración: Change the ending "tion" in Celebration for "ción" 
Generalmente: Change the ending "ly" in Generally for "mente."
 It doesn't stop New to Spanish? No sweat! You already know/
understand some words like: Posible: same word,
different pronunciation. Celebración: Change the ending
"tion" in Celebration for "ción" -Generalmente: Change
the ending "ly" in Generally for "mente."
 

Easy Peasy Spanish 👩‍🏫

Spanish words you might already know 🇨🇴 l begginers A1

Learn the basic language required to order food and drinks at a café!
Best for beginners!

Learn Basic French Podcast

Learn Basic French Dialogue: Au café (at the café)

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 2 - Describe an interesting old person you met.

You should say:

Who this person is
When/where you met this person
What you did
And explain why you think this person is interesting

Here are soem extra words you can use in your answers!

off the top of your head: from the knowledge you have in your memory

within spitting distance of something: next to or extremely near something

give or take: possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned

hooked (on something): enjoying something very much, so that you want to do it, see it, etc. as much as possible

go into detail (about​/​on): to mention many facts or aspects of a situation

know sth like the back of your hand: to have very good and detailed knowledge of something

blow away: to impress someone very much or make them very excited

let off​/​blow off steam: to express your feelings of anger or excitement without harming anyone

Imagine speaking this way - using some of these relevant vocabulary. What might be different in your answers? :)

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To Your Success,
Anatoly