Stories and Questions to help you practice listening and writing skills. 

English Stories & Questions

Grammar and English tips for kids, beginners and intermediate students. 

Learn English with William

My story began in London 3 decades ago, but my travels into the teaching world would not take long to begin...

Stories from UK to China

Сегодня хороший день. На улице очень солнечно и свежо. Я решила выйти на прогулку. Я немного погуляла и вернулась домой. Дома я приготовила вкусный обед, выпила чай и помыла посуду. Мне нравится сидеть дома, когда идёт дождь. Но когда светит солнце, я всегда хочу выйти погулять и подышать свежим воздухом. А какая погода нравится тебе? Ты любишь, когда идёт дождь или когда светит солнце?

Russian for daily life with Lena 📖💫

Cегодня хороший день. 

Una empresa de Corea del Sur, llamada Deepbrain AI, ofrece un servicio con el que las personas
pueden tener videollamadas con sus seres queridos fallecidos

Cafecito con Ale

Re;memory, la plataforma que te permite "hablar" con personas fallecidas

If you thought social media was just a place for viral dances and cat photos, think again.

Popular influencers on apps like TikTok and YouTube have been boosting book sales with their videos.

And many are watched by millions.

The BookTok community on TikTok has been influential in encouraging users — who are often young people — to buy real books in bookshops.

But a survey from 2022 found that YouTube is actually the most popular place for young people to discover new books on social media.

The survey was done in November 2022 by Nielsen Book Data. It found that in the UK, 34% of people aged between 14 and 25 used YouTube — which is known for its BookTube community — for their book ideas.

TikTok was used by 32%, and 27% went to Instagram to find out about new books.

Some reports in recent years have said that young people are reading less than ever. But according to The Guardian, people in the 14 to 25 age group bought around 61 million books in the UK in 2022.

This was 18% of all books bought.

And it's not just social media where they're finding reading recommendations.

The most common way to discover new books is by talking to friends. Forty-one percent said they do this, while 35% find out about their books by visiting bookshops.

The survey also reported that fantasy action and fantasy adventure stories are the most popular among young people.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Survey: Young People Turn to Social Media for New Books

Let's talk about our experience with kimchi.

A : 마이클 씨, 김치 먹어 봤어요? 
B : 그럼요. 먹어 봤어요.
A : 미국에서도 김치를 먹은 적이 있어요?
B : 아니요, 미국에서는 먹은 적이 없어요.
     작년에 한국에 왔을 때 처음 먹어 봤어요.

A : Michael, have you ever eaten Kimchi?
B : Sure. I have.
A : Have you eaten Kimchi in the States, too?
B : No, I haven't eaten Kimchi in the States.
      I ate Kimchi for the first time when I came to Korea last year.

Grammar

V-(으)ㄴ 적(이) 있다/없다

'-(으)ㄴ 적이 있다' is used when a person has experienced something,
and '(으)ㄴ 적이 없다' is used when a person has not experienced something.
* verb stems ending with a vowel + -ㄴ 적이 있다/없다 : 가다 -> 간 적이 있다/없다.
* verb stems ending with a consonant + -은 적이 있다/없다 : 읽다 -> 읽은 적이 있다/없다

Reading Korea.

Experience

Pregunté a Mike la extraña e incómoda pregunta....¿QUIÉN ERES? y ésta fue su respuesta 😊

Meet the mexicans

Mike

In this episode, you will learn how to take your presentation skills to the next level starting with creating powerful introductions using a simple 3-step strategy.

Get the notes from today's episode at TanniaSuarez.com/blog/presentation-introductions.