An immersive podcast where ESL learners get to listen to the same captivating stories enjoyed by children in the USA. Join me, Teacher Amanda, as each episode brings these familiar tales to life! 

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La chiesa di San Maurizio a Milano è considerata la Cappella Sistina di Milano: scoprite con me questa meraviglia!

Pillole d'arte

San Maurizio a Milano

“ I actually just finished a wonderful engrossing book just last week, which I couldn’t put down for a moment, and read from cover to cover in just two days. The book was an autobiography on a very famous musician and member of one of the most famous rock bands in history, the Rolling stones….

 

It was one of my friends who is also interested in music recommended the book to me, as he knew I am a huge fan of the Rolling Stones. That evening I checked out reviews for the book online and everyone was giving it a 5 star rating, so it was off to the bookshop for me to pick up a copy as quickly as I could. 

 

The book basically tells the life story of a music legend from his time growing up as a young child in England in the 1950s to becoming a rock legend, and a founding member of one of the biggest rock bands of all time. It really gave an incredible insight into his life, from a very humble beginning to becoming a megastar. It certainly was not heavy reading, and the author’s sense of humour actually made it light reading.

 

The reasons I really loved this book so much apart from being a lifetime fan of the central character, were firstly…. It gave me an amazing insight into the real life of a rockstar, which was actually very thought provoking…….I also found it very inspiring and uplifting….to discover how this young boy from a very normal background believed in his dreams, and stopped at nothing to achieve them….and of course the crazy journey of a rock star along the way…So….yes…..It really was one of those books that i just couldn’t put down, and would have no hesitation in recommending  to anyone.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a book you enjoyed - IELTS speaking part 2 topic.

Morning Exercise Best for Women's Heart Health
A new study has found that exercising in the late morning is better for women's heart health than exercising at other times of the day.

Researchers from Leiden University looked at data from the UK Biobank to find out whether the time at which people exercise has an effect on heart health. The data was collected from more than 86,000 women and men with an average age of 62.

Participants' exercise times were recorded over seven days, and heart health was observed for six years. The participants were grouped based on the time of day they exercised, including early morning, late morning, midday and evening.

It was found that women who exercised in the early morning — between around 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. — had a 22% lower risk of developing heart disease compared to those who exercised at midday. Women who exercised in the late morning — between around 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. — had a 24% lower risk.

No significant difference was found for men, or for anyone who exercised in the evening.

The data also showed that women who exercised in the late morning had a 35% lower risk of stroke compared to those who exercised at midday.

The benefits of morning exercise were true both for women who prefer waking up early and those who prefer sleeping late.

Study author Gali Albalak said that although she's not sure why exercising in the morning was found to be better for women than men, the results add to the evidence that morning exercise — and especially late morning exercise — may be best for our health.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Morning Exercise Best for Women's Heart Health

Уживајте у поучној причи / Uživajte u poučnoj priči! After listening to this short story try to answer these questions in the comments below:
1. Шта је лисица покушала да дохвати? / Šta je lisica pokušala da dohvati?
2. Да ли је у томе успела? / Da li je u tome uspela?
3. Која је поука приче? /  Koja je pouka priče?
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!


SERBIAN TO GO

Лисица и грожђе – Lisica i grožđe (A short story for A2 level)

I am tall, short, thin - yo soy un alto, bajo, delgado.
You are  Costa Rican, a man, a woman - tú eres costarricense, un hombre, una mujer
She is from Costa Rica, he is from Chicago - Ella es de Costa Rica
We are friends, we are family, we’re cousins - nosotros somos amigos, somos familia, somos primos
You are colleagues, you’re partners  - ustedes son colegas, son socios
They are lawyers, they’re students, they’re  - ellos son abogados

***Special note for “it”***

It is late, early,  - es tarde, es temprano
It is an example - es un ejemplo
It is a good day - es un buen día
It is a class - es una clase
It’s a student - (él, Ella) es una estudiante
It’s my brother - (él) es mi hermano
It’s a gift for you - es un regalo para ti
it’s a good friend - es un buen amigo
It’s tomorrow night - es mañana por la noche
it’s tomorrow morning - es mañana por la mañana
It’s tomorrow afternoon - es mañana por la tarde



conjuguemos y conjugamos 

CAPÍTULO 12 - SOY - I AM 

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

3The expression of the date in China

初回は私が日本語を教えている理由を少しだけお話ししています。全部聞き取れましたか？
Scriptはこちらから↓
https://note.com/mizuhojapa

日本語でおしゃべり　podcast for Japanese learners

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