Listen to this Reading comprehension exercise.
For levels A2 and B1.

Mucho que decir

Reading comprehension

Essentials/ City/ 日常生活用品/ 城市

Ну смотрите! - Look!， 看吧！
наушники - earphones, 耳机；
банковские карточки - bank cards, 信用卡；
в центре - downtown, 市中心;
велодорожка - bike lane, 自行车车道;
за городом - in the country, 城外.

Виниловые пластинки

Что у меня в сумке?

shā jī jǐng hóu

意思是通过惩罚一个人来警告其他人，比喻用惩罚某个个体的办法来警告别的人。
这个成语通常用来形容通过惩罚一个人来警示其他人，以达到警示或震慑的效果。

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

杀鸡儆猴

・東北地方の方言「んだ」についての紹介
・「んだ」の意味について
・この二つの言葉の違いは何？丁寧な言葉はどっち？What is the difference between「んだ」and「んだっす」Which is polite?
・使用例の紹介
・まとめ　この言葉は東北地方で頻繁に広く使われています。どんどん使ってみてほしいです!



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POLICIA

I talk about Marie Collett, a distinctive voice from 1980s British independent radio, best known for delivering British Airways travel news on LBC and other ILR stations.

I discuss her accent, vocal style, and on-air authority, and how radio in the 1980s framed women’s voices — particularly those associated with aviation, travel, and reassurance. Marie Collett’s delivery reflected a very specific era of British broadcasting, when accent, tone, and perceived credibility were carefully curated.

This clip looks at:

Marie Collett’s role on LBC and independent local radio

The British Airways travel news format

Accent, gender, and authority in 1980s broadcasting

How women’s voices were framed in radio news and continuity

Why these voices still stand out today

This is a reflective piece about media history, radio culture, and voice, not speculation — placing Marie Collett within the broader soundscape of 1980s Britain.

The clip presented here of the voice of Marie Collett is presented for educational purposes and is copyrighted by Global Media.