Although I'm from the UK, I lived in China for 15 years, teach a large number of Chinese students, and even have a Chinese girlfriend. In this episode, I share some of my thoughts on the main differences I've noticed between the two cultures. These affect the way we approach education, the way we interact with our friends, and even how we eat our food and choose what to wear.
So what do you think? Do you agree with me? Are there any other differences that you've noticed? I'd love to read your comments.

Learn English with Cambridge David

Cultural Differences between the UK and China

Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■ハロウィーンに外で酒を飲むことを禁止 - Drinking alcohol outside on Halloween is prohibited - 
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014583881000/k10014583881000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

ハロウィーンに外で酒を飲むことを禁止 - Drinking alcohol outside on Halloween is prohibited - 

Привет! It's Ira and Curtis. We are teachers and decided to record a podcast for you on different topics, where we will speak two different languages: Russian and English.

In today's episode, we’ve discussed various popular superstitions in our cultures, their meanings and possible reasons for their occurrence.

Time code:

01:02 – number 13

01:28 – black cat

03:42 – passing something through the doorway

06:18 – knocking on wood

09:22 – lucky charm

10:30 – not empty bottle of vodka

11:45 – looking at the mirror when you need to return

14:01 – why number 13

17:26 – take out the trash in the evening

18:35 – whistling at home

21:45 – sitting before the trip

For each next podcast, we will pick a specific topic and discuss it. If you have any ideas for topics that you would like to listen to - write us =)

Pro bilingual 

04 ПРО bilingual: superstitions in our cultures

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о произношении, а точнее обсудим 10 слов, в которых студенты, изучающие русский язык, чаще всего делают ошибки в произношении, а также рассмотрим эти слова в контексте.

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
произношение - pronunciation
ударение - stress mark
гласный - a vowel
согласный - a consonant
слог - a syllable
прилагательное - an adjective
наречие - an adverb

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian B1-B2

Выпуск 3. 10 слов, в которых часто делают ошибки в произношении (Часть 1)

¡Hola chicos y chicas! Welcome to our pre-Zoom Spanish session with yours truly, David, your enthusiastic Spanish teacher. This quick rundown before our Zoom class is designed to get you primed and ready for some language fun. We're diving straight into the essential review of place markers - those nifty little phrases like "en frente de" (in front of) and "al lado de" (next to) that help us navigate spaces in Spanish. We'll zip through a review, then jump into an interactive exercise on room vocabulary, where you'll guess objects in Spanish with your classmates. So, if you're pumped and ready to boost your Spanish skills, hit me up, and let's make learning español a blast! ¡Vamos a empezar! (Let's start!)

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Spanish: Place Markers

In this latest (somewhat belated!) episode, I talk about an article I read the day before about 7 ways tomake yourself smarter. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I did several of the thing the article mentioned. Have a listen, see how many you do.

If you want to contact me directly or want a transcript for this episode or any episode, go to
https://kevsenglishpodcast.com/episodes/

If you want lessons, click here ⁠⁠https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/1078268⁠⁠

If you want to see my videos, click here ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheEnglishNative⁠⁠


Kev's English Podcast

Kev's English Podcast: Episode 23: 7 Ways to get Smarter!

Turista: Buongiorno, mi scusi, posso chiederle delle indicazioni? Vorrei sapere come arrivare dalla Fontana di Trevi a Piazza di Spagna.

Passante: Certamente! Per raggiungere Piazza di Spagna dalla Fontana di Trevi, proceda in direzione est su Piazza di Trevi, verso Via della Stamperia.

 Dopo, svolti a sinistra e prenda Via della Stamperia.

Turista: Buongiorno, mi scusi, posso chiederle delle indicazioni? Vorrei sapere come arrivare dalla Fontana di Trevi a Piazza di Spagna.

Passante: Certamente! Allora, proceda in direzione est su Piazza di Trevi, verso Via della Stamperia.

 Da lì, continui sempre dritto per Via della Panetteria.

Poi prosegua su Via del Nazareno, quindi giri a sinistra in Largo del Nazareno.

Dopo, svolti a destra e prenda Via di Sant'Andrea delle Fratte.

Poi, continui su Via di Propaganda.

Da qui, prosegua dritto su Via di Propaganda, e arriverà a Piazza di Spagna. È una breve passeggiata da qui.

Turista: Quanto tempo ci vuole?

Passante: circa 8-10 minuti.

Turista: La ringrazio tantissimo per le indicazioni! È stata davvero gentile.

Passante: Di niente, Buona giornata!


Italiano Chiaro

Dare indicazioni a piedi

A student Ivan writes to his friend Marko, about his WINTER BREAK! Let's hear his story! 😊
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!😎
If you like this podcast, please contact me for the transcript.📄
See you in class!👋


SERBIAN TO GO

Зимски распуст - Zimski raspust – A winter break (Monologue A1 level)

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о произношении, а точнее обсудим 10 слов, в которых студенты, изучающие русский язык, чаще всего делают ошибки в произношении, а также рассмотрим эти слова в контексте.

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
• произношение - pronunciation
• ударение - stress mark
• гласный - a vowel
• согласный - a consonant
• слог - a syllable
• прилагательное - an adjective
• наречие - an adverb
• непроизносимый согласный - a silent consonant
• существительное - a noun

Приятного прослушивания!