A podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners by MaryLynn, a professional italki teacher from the United States.

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アニメ「鋼の錬金術師(はがねのれんきんじゅつし)」についてしょうかいしました。
#Japanese #anime #manga #fullmetalalchemist

Nihongo Radio with ANIME SENSEI

#2 Summary of "Fullmetal Alchemist" in Japanese

In questo episodio ti darò cinque consigli per imparare con successo una nuova lingua!

Italiano con Francesca

5 consigli per imparare una nuova lingua - 5 tips to learn a new language

Have you ever wondered how smart computer programs, like chatbots, learn to be helpful without causing harm? It's all about a process called AI alignment. Let's explore what AI alignment is and how it teaches large language models to understand human values and goals, making them safe and reliable assistants.

Lisa's Podcast

AI Alignment: Teaching Computers to be Safe and Helpful

In this episode, I talk how allowing beginning learners to focus of the communication of meaning, even if done with simple or less than perfect language, is ALWAYS better than trying to "get it right in the beginning". 

The Grammarian Podcast

A beginners guide to acquiring a foreign language - Part 2: Learning to Communicate Meaning

In this chapter we learn that Timmothy is feeling better but Mrs. Frisby is worried because the ground has thawed and the plough may come sooner than expected. 

**Vocabulary with definitions and audio for chapters 1-5.
https://teach.italki.com/vocabulary/910556**

Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this book. https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/13365914

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Chapter 4 Mr. Fitzgibbon's Plough

In this story, an hourglass named Timer comes alive and is able to time travel. This is Part 5 of 6.  

Waking up at 5am, his most precious time of day when his genius flows like a mighty waterfall, Henry looked out his laboratory window and saw a magic moment: a baby chick was hatching from its egg. This was a sign, today Henry would complete his greatest invention. 

It looked like a simple household object, fairly inconspicuous, except for its futuristic black appearance. It had two chambers, one on the top and one on the bottom; the bottom was filled with yellow sand. They were connected by a narrow passage in which the sand flowed through. If an ordinary person had seen it, they would have believed it was an ordinary hourglass. 

But there was nothing ordinary about this hourglass. It was Henry’s latest attempt at engineering a time machine. 

Henry poured the remaining yellow sand into the top chamber and watched it fall to the bottom. He then tightly attached its cap. Taking a step back, Henry was overwhelmed with both exhilaration and trepidation. At that moment, a strong gust of wind came in through an open-window and scattered several documents across the floor. 

Henry flipped the hourglass and watched the yellow grains of sand travel through the narrow passage. As they hit the bottom, the grains changed to dark red. Henry looked out the window and saw the proud rising sun, a symbol of a new day. He watched as it slowly went back behind the mountains. He watched as the scattered documents flew up onto his desk and organized themselves as they previous were. He saw the baby chick return to its egg and the egg reassembled itself. 

Finally, the last grain of sand hit the bottom. Henry had traveled thirty minutes back in time. 