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The Power of Slang and Idioms in English: Understanding and Incorporating Informal Language

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민호
💬 안녕하세요! “이 주제로 이야기해 봐요” 팟캐스트예요. 저는 민호예요.

유나
💬 안녕하세요! 저는 유나예요. 오늘도 재미있는 주제로 이야기해 볼게요.

민호
💬 유나 씨, 시작할 준비됐어요?

유나
💬 네, 아침이라 머리가 맑아요.

민호
💬 잘됐네요. 왜냐하면 오늘 우리는 뇌에 대해 이야기할 거예요.

유나
💬 좋은 생각이에요. 뇌를 깨어있게 하는 방법도 이야기해 봐요.

민호
💬 유나 씨는 기억력이 좋은 편이에요?

유나
💬 글쎄요... 그건 상황에 따라 달라요.

💬 작년에 뭘 했는지는 잘 기억하는데, 지난 주말에 뭘 했는지는 잘 기억 안 나요.

💬 민호 씨는 어때요?

민호
💬 저도 비슷해요. 장기 기억은 괜찮은데 단기 기억이 문제예요.
💬 장기 기억은 오래전 일 같은 것을 말해요.
💬 단기 기억은 오늘 아침에 한 일 같은 것을 말해요.
💬 저도 아침에 뭘 먹었는지 자주 잊어버려요.

유나
💬 맞아요! 장기 기억과 단기 기억이 정말 다른 것 같아요.

민호
💬 최근에 뭔가 기억 안 나서 답답했던 적 있어요?

유나
💬 네, 있어요. 지난주에 친구와 퀴즈 게임을 했는데, 답을 알고 있었지만 빨리 말하지 못했어요.

민호
💬 답이 혀끝에서 맴돌았네요. “혀끝에서 맴돌다”는 알고 있는데 바로 말하지 못할 때 쓰는 표현이에요.

유나
💬 맞아요! 그런 느낌이었어요. 민호 씨도 그런 경험 있어요?

민호
💬 네, 자주 있어요. 특히 사람 이름을 기억할 때요.
💬 얼굴은 기억하는데 이름이 생각 안 날 때가 많아요.

유나
💬 민호 씨는 머리가 빨리 돌아가는 편이라고 생각해요?

민호
💬 아니요, 그렇지는 않아요. 저는 무언가를 이해하려면 시간이 좀 필요한 사람이에요.
💬 누가 저한테 갑자기 의견을 물어보면 바로 대답하기 어려워요.
💬 혼자 생각할 시간을 갖고 생각을 정리해야 해요.

유나
💬 민호 씨는 뇌를 활발하게 하기 위해 뭘 해요?

민호
💬 저는 독서를 좋아해요. 이야기를 따라가려면 뇌를 써야 하니까요.
💬 그리고 새로운 언어를 배우는 것도 뇌에 좋다고 들었어요.

유나
💬 맞아요!  저는 퍼즐 맞추기를 해요.  직소퍼즐이나 스도쿠 같은 거요.
💬 그리고 운동도 뇌에 좋다고 생각해요.

민호
💬 운동이 뇌에 좋은가요?

유나
💬 네! 운동하면 피가 뇌까지 잘 가서 뇌가 활발해져요.

민호
💬 그렇군요. 저도 산책을 자주 해야겠어요.

유나
💬 반대로 뇌 기능을 떨어뜨리는 것들도 있죠?

민호
💬 네, 저는 잠을 못 자면 다음 날 머리가 잘 안 돌아가요.

유나
💬 저도요! 그리고 스마트폰을 너무 많이 보면 집중력이 떨어져요.
💬 특히 자기 전에 휴대폰을 오래 보면 잠도 잘 안 와요.

민호
💬 맞아요. '스크린 타임'이라고 하죠.  화면을 보는 시간이요.
💬 요즘은 스크린 타임을 줄이려고 노력하고 있어요.

유나
💬 좋은 습관이에요. 저도 밤에는 스마트폰을 침대 옆에 두지 않으려고 해요.

민호
💬 그리고 스트레스도 기억력에 안 좋다고 들었어요.

유나
💬 맞아요. 스트레스받으면 집중하기도 어렵고, 새로운 것을 배우기도 힘들어져요.

민호
💬 오늘 대화에서 나온 중요한 단어들을 정리해 볼까요?

유나
💬 좋아요!

민호
💬 머리가 맑다: 무언가를 잘 생각할 수 있다.
💬 기억력: 무언가를 다시 생각하는 능력.
💬 장기 기억: 오래전 일을 생각하는 것.
💬 단기 기억: 최근 일을 생각하는 것.

유나
💬 혀끝에서 맴돌다: 하고 싶은 말이 있는데 바로 생각나지 않다.
💬 집중력: 한 가지만 생각하는 것.
💬 활발하다: 에너지가 아주 많다.
💬 머리가 잘 안 돌아가다: 무언가를 생각하기 어렵다.

민호
💬 여러분, 한국어 공부도 뇌 운동이에요. 새로운 언어를 배우면 뇌가 더 활발해져요.

유나
💬 맞아요. 매일 조금씩이라도 한국어를 사용하면 기억력 향상에 도움이 될 거예요.

민호
💬 그럼 오늘은 여기까지 할까요? 안녕히 계세요!

유나
💬 안녕히 계세요! 다음에 또 만나요.

이 주제로 이야기해 봐요!

[B1] 이 주제로 이야기해 봐요: 뇌 (Brain)

Talking about the weather in fall.
Wortschatz
vorbei sein - to be over
kälter - colder (die Kälte - coldness) 
sich freuen über + Akk. - to be pleased about
unangenehm sein - to be unpleasant (das Wetter ist unangenehm)
bewölkt - cloudy   (die Wolke; -en - cloud)
neblig - foggy       (der Nebel - fog)
von den Bäumen fallen - to fall from the trees
nass - wet
verlassen, hat verlassen - to leave
lieber - rather
bunt - colorful
farbig - colored
das Märchen - fairy tale
wechselhaft - changeable
plötzlich - suddenly
vorbereitet sein - to be prepared
die Lieblingsjahreszeit - favorite season
gestrickte Pullis - knitted sweaters
rausgehen, ist rausgegangen - to go out
beruhigend - calming   (sich beruhigen, hat sich beruhigt - to calm down)
entspannend - relaxing (sich entspannen, hat sich entspannt - to relax)
sich erkälten, hat sich erkältet - to catch a cold  (die Erkältung - cold)


Schnurgerade Deutsch

Das Wetter im Herbst

Julie avait réserver une table au restaurant, mais elle aura quelques soucis avec le serveur ...

Gigi

Dans le restaurant

En este episodio describo cómo es el examen SIELE, dónde y cómo se hace y las ventajas que tiene.

DELE exam (B2-C1)

El examen de español SIELE

How to remember new vocabulary? It's a tough task because we are not using them often. 

In this podcast you'll find exercise which will help you to build your own stories, practice speaking, learn to think and analyze in english and apply lots of knowledge you learned from the past.

Even though it's 10 minutes - it'll save you 5-10 years of wasting time learning new things then forgetting them.

Ring, tree, baby, rain, dream, ability, challenge, recording, hair, elephant.
1.	my father bought my mom a ring
2.	i love pine trees
3.	neighbors baby is so loud
4.	rain gives me pleasant feelings
5.	if you have a dream and turn it into a goal you’ll have a path to follow
6.	it’s a challenge to get into oxford university 
7.	i am recording my teacher’s voice when in a classroom
8.	her hair is lovely 
9.	you can ride elephants in Thailand 
my mom has a ring and on that ring there is a symbol of tree. When she was a baby her grandmother left it for her as a gift. One day it was raining an my mom stumbled upon a letter that her grandmother had left for her. How did happen? My mom saw a dream and in this dream she saw her grandmother pointing to a place where the letter was stored. Luckily my mom has as an ability to remember her dreams which many people have challenges with. My mom has a special method of doing this. She is recording her dream while sleeping ( she has a notepad next to her bad where she drops some things from her dreams). One days she saw a picture of hair and an elephant in her dream and up to now she can’t figure out what was the dream about. Even though she remembers her dreams from time to time she has challenges too. 

Listen to the podcast and follow along.

If you need help - send me a message for further guidance. 

Here to help you to up your game!

🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

How to remember new vocabulary?

On January 1, music magazine Rolling Stone released its list of "The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time," including famous musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Freddie Mercury, and many more.

Rolling Stone first released a list of its "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" in 2008, and has added 100 more artists for 2023.

Aretha Franklin is again number one on the list, with Rolling Stone calling her singing "the most magnificent sound" to ever come out of America.

Next is Whitney Houston at number two, while soul singer Sam Cooke is number three. Jazz singer Billie Holiday is fourth, while pop star Mariah Carey is fifth.



However, some music fans are unhappy that their favorite artists are very low on the list, or aren't included at all.

For example, some Twitter users are angry that Michael Jackson is number 86, while Beyoncé is in the top 10.

Rolling Stone seemed to expect mixed reactions, writing that people should remember that this is the "Greatest Singers" list, not the "Greatest Voices" list.

The magazine said it was looking at things like originality, how many songs someone made and how much they changed music, not just how well they could sing.

Many Twitter users are also angry that Céline Dion was not included on the list — with more than one calling it "a crime against humanity."

The Canadian singer is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with many Grammy awards and even several Oscars for her songs from films, including Titanic and Beauty and the Beast.

Madonna and Justin Bieber are also not on the list, while Ariana Grande and Bob Dylan are.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Rolling Stone Names '200 Greatest Singers of All Time'

En este episodio aprenderás a usar la entrada comprensible para mejorar tu español.

Spanish Shortcut

EP 23. ¿QUÉ ES LA ENTRADA COMPRENSIBLE?

In this video, I help English learners improve their listening and vocabulary by reading and explaining a BBC News story about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 and the Edinburgh International Festival 2025.

📍 These world-famous arts festivals are held in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, every August. From comedy and theatre to classical music and dance, they bring artists and performers from all over the world.

🎧 What you’ll learn in this video:
• Real English from the news
• British pronunciation and vocabulary
• Insight into Scottish culture and events

📰 Based on a real BBC News story – perfect for intermediate and upper-intermediate learners.

📌 SUBSCRIBE for more English lessons using real news, stories, and culture.

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Related links:
BBC News original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gz344xxzro
Official Fringe website: https://www.edfringe.com
Edinburgh International Festival: https://www.eif.co.uk

Hashtags: #EdinburghFringe #LearnEnglishWithNews #EdinburghFestival2025 #EnglishListeningPractice #BBCNewsEnglish #ScottishCulture #FringeFestival #InternationalFestival #ESL #EnglishTeacher

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