We're starting something new today. From now on, we'll be introducing one new English idiom per episode. We'll cover the grammar, meaning and emotional nuance of the expression before providing a few realistic examples.

Today's idiom is "the ball is in my court".

Brentoni's English Podcast

022 - "the ball is in my court"

In this episode we will talk about learning a foreign language and common misconceptions and mistakes that usually accompany it. As well as what you can do and try to make the learning process easier, smother and more efficient!

Vlad's teaching tales

Learning a foreign language

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2 MINUTE ENGLISH WITH MOHAMMAD

Daily routine!

1：今天吃什么？What are we eating today?
2：今天我们吃西红柿炒蛋。Today we eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
3：今天我们吃牛排加土豆。Today we have steak and potatoes.
4：今天我们吃炒饭。Today we have fried rice.
5：今天我们吃...。Today we eat....

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第十六课 lesson 16

A children's story for the International Day of Peace.
A story with some fun moments, about appearances, the importance of the person inside and being nice!

The Social Evolutionary

How the Dove became the Symbol of Peace

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

— Olá, Maria! Como você está hoje?

— Oi, Ana! Estou bem, obrigada. E você?

— Estou bem também. Você almoçou?

— Sim, acabei de almoçar. Comi arroz, feijão e frango.

— Parece bom! O que você vai fazer para o jantar?

— Ainda não decidi. Talvez eu faça uma salada.

— Salada é uma boa escolha. Acho que vou pedir pizza.

— Pizza é sempre uma boa opção. Bom, Maria, aproveite sua pizza no jantar.

— Obrigado, Ana. Tenha uma boa noite!

— Igualmente, Maria. Até logo!

PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

O que você comeu? — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (A1 LEVEL)

Welcome back, and you’re watching the Olympic Winter Games Review… and they are getting ready now… about to start the race… This will be a very exciting skiing event. Everyone is talking about it. Almost ready now… 

“Aaron… Aaron… Can you hear me? Or are you too busy watching TV?” says an angry voice. 

Aaron is a handsome black cat. Right now, he’s lying on the couch watching TV. His hands are on his belly and his head is on a pillow. 

His mother is standing over him. She looks upset and angry. She is wearing wet rubber gloves. 

“When will you stop?” says Aaron’s mother while looking for the TV remote. “You have been watching this show all day!”

She finds it under a pillow. She turns off the TV.

“Hey!” cries Aaron. “I was watching that! They were just about to start!” 

“I should tell your father. He won’t approve of this.”

Aaron sits up and grabs the remote from his mother’s hands. “Go tell him! I don’t think he will hear you. He’s in his bedroom watching TV too!” 

Aaron turns the TV back on and lies back down. 

Aaron’s mother breathes deeply and gives up. She goes back into the kitchen and continues washing the dishes. 

Being a Cloud

Aaron the Black Cat

先週イタリアから帰ってきました。今年はチレントという南イタリアの町に行きました。ドイツからイタリアまで車で移動したのですが、片道15時間ほど掛かりました。行きも帰りも途中のオーストリアで一泊しました。
南イタリアはとても海がきれいで、美しいビーチがたくさんあります。毎日海で泳いでいたので、かなり日焼けをしてしまいました。日焼け止めクリームを塗っていましたが、皮がむけてしまうほど焼けてしまいました。今、日本人の友達に会ったら「すごい焼けてるね」と言われると思います。後でしみやほくろがたくさん出てくるのではないかと少し心配しています。
また、南イタリアにはおいしい食べ物がたくさんあります。特にモッツァレラチーズは有名ですが、魚や肉、ピザ、なんでもおいしいです。イタリアにいる間、毎日たくさん食べていたので、体重計に乗るのが怖いです。

みなさんの夏休みはどうでしたか？
何をしましたか？
よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。

移動する：いどうする　travel
片道：かたみち　one way
途中：とちゅう　in the middle
日焼けする：ひやけする　get tanned
日焼け止めクリーム：ひやけどめクリーム　sunscreen
塗る：ぬる　put on
皮がむける：かわがむける　skin peel off
皮：skin
しみ：spot
ほくろ：mole
体重計：たいじゅうけい　body scale 
体重計に乗る：たいじゅうけいにのる　use a body scale
なんでも：everything
怖い：こわい　feel scary
