In this episode, I reflect on my years studying at the conservatory alongside university. Through music, I learned not only technique and discipline but also how to think and live like an artist. I explore what it means to create freely, why I stepped away from the professional music path, and how art can shape a deeper understanding of life.

Immersive Italian

What It Means to Be an Artist - Immersive Italian Podcast Ep.7

Beginner Chinese Listening：开会  Have meeting

Beginner Chinese Listening

Iniziamo il nuovo anno con l'arte dei macchiaioli. Buon ascolto!

Due parole d'arte in italiano

Giovanni Fattori - La Rotonda dei bagni Palmieri

In part 2 of your IELTS test you have to speak on a topic for 2 minutes. Here are three things you should do in your one minute preparation time. 

1.Make a note of synonyms. Paraphrasing is an important skill to master when taking your IELTS exam. In fact, if you want to score a band score 6, you have to be able to generally paraphrase successfully. If you want a band score 7, you have to be able to paraphrase effectively. 

2. Think about idioms. Idioms are very important if you want to score above band score 6. To get band score 7, you have to use some less common idiomatic expressions. That’s a tricky thing to wrap your head around. Using idioms are extremely important. If you use idioms more than once in a blue moon, you will have a greater chance of achieving a band score 7. This is just a stab in the dark, but I expect most students would like to achieve a band score 7.

3. Think about connectives - linking words. Discourse markers are also important and will help you to move through the subheadings on your card smoothly and effortlessly. Phrase like “Now let me tell you about” or “Now I’d like to explain why…” or “let me tell you the reason why I….” will make your English speaking sound natural and fluent.

Don’t forget to book a lesson with me so I can help you achieve the band score you need.


IELTS Speaking Practice

3 strategies to help you in part 2 of your speaking test.

A woman finds herself on an empty train, and the only other person on board is the train engineer. 

Vocabulary:
train engineer: the driver of the train
locomotive: the first carriage of a train

Transcript: https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-driverless-train

Learn English with Stories

The Driverless Train (Story)

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Perhaps, if you learn spanish, you could understand brazilian portuguese. If you learn brazilian portuguese, you could understan spanish :)
Juliana (de Brasil) y yo (de México) platicamos sobre la música de los 60s y 70s que se esuchaba en nuestro respectivo país. Lo interesante, es que cada quién habló en su lengua materna, y ninguno de los dos, ha estudiado formalmente el idioma del otro.

Checa el perfil de Juliana para escuchar otro episodio sobre el arte surrealista.
https://www.italki.com/teacher/6026108

Hablando Al Chile

Música de los 60s y 70s🎧🎵

Jag tänkte på spindlar. Och rädsla. Och på rädsla i samhället. Vad tänker du?

Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #20 - Spindlar och rädsla (lätt)

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ポッドキャスト、くるま、すんでいるところ、きせつ、（りょうしん）、１９０４，あわてんぼうのサンタ、オノマトペ

Thinking out loud in Japanese

30 min Listening Practice

Liam and Laura break down Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. From her return to glossy pop with Max Martin to the emotional highs and lyrical misses, the hosts unpack the glitz, gossip, and meaning behind Taylor’s new “Vegas era.” 🎤✨