Here is a question to ask yourself: Are you a reader or a listener? Do you process information better in written form or when it’s delivered to you verbally? Have you ever thought about what the difference between the two is? A reader is someone who learns easily from reading from things like articles, textbooks, or even powerpoint slides. A listener learns from hearing things like lectures  or presentations. 

* If you want to skip vocabulary part, you can move straight to 1:33

All-Weather English

Are you a reader or a listener?

欧洲央行将在12月连续第三次加息75个基点，以回应管委会中更为鹰派的声音。我们认为，欧洲央行将推迟作出开始减持巨额债券决定的日期，或将日期定在2023年第二季度末或第三季度初，以回应管委会中较为鸽派的声音。
此外，欧洲央行将为减持债券或量化紧缩制定广泛的指引，包括设定每月到期债券数额上限，最初设定为每月100亿至200亿欧元。
尽管欧洲央行仍处于依据数据的模式，但似乎有可能进一步加息，而且幅度可能会放缓。


财经早咖啡【财经新闻】【Business News】

北欧联合银行：欧洲央行将连续3次加息75个基点；

Últimamente hay nuevos oyentes del podcast que no son alumnos, así que me gustaría presentarme y contaros un poquito más sobre quién soy, dónde vivo, qué cosas me gustan... Ya sabéis, como si nos fuéramos a tomar un café juntos :)

Se armó la Marimorena - Spanish Podcast

Vamos a cotillear, os cuento un poco más sobre mí

The final installment of Rolad Dahl's exciting story! Can you predict how it will end?

Stories to Stimulate!

The Umbrella Man - Part Three

日本の子どもたちがよくする習い事についてお話ししました😊

Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

#116 習い事 After School Activities/Lessons in Japan.mp3

What do you do on Saturday？ Shopping？Sleeping？Watching movie？Let's learn some words through the story. -
我的星期六
昨天是星期六，上午我和爸爸、妈妈去商店买东西，我们买了衣服、菜、水果、也买了八个杯子，杯子很小很漂亮。我很喜欢。商店前面有一个宠物医院，很多人带着小狗去看医生。我的同学也在那儿，我问他，这是你的小狗吗？我的同学说“是的，它叫钱钱，它昨天和今天不吃也不喝，我希望钱钱好起来。”
下午下雨了，我和爸爸、妈妈在家里。爸爸看书，妈妈看电视，我学习汉语。我喜欢学汉语，你呢？

Wǒ de Xīngqī liù 
Zuótiān shì Xīngqī liù ， Shàngwǔ wǒ hé Bàba 、 Māma qù Shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi。 Wǒmen mǎi le Yīfu 、 cài 、 shuǐguǒ 、 yě mǎi le bā gè bēizi ， bēi zi hěn xiǎo hěn piàoliang 。 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan 。 Shāngdiàn qiánmian yǒu yí gè Chǒngwù Yīyuàn ， hěnduō rén dàizhe xiǎogǒu qù kànYīsheng 。 Wǒ de Tóngxué yě zài nàér ， wǒ wèn tā ， zhè shì nǐ de xiǎogǒu ma ？ Wǒ de Tóngxué shuō " Shìde ， tā Zuótiān hé Jīntiān bù chī yě bù hē ， wǒ xīwàng tā hǎoqǐlái 。 " 
Xiàwǔ xiàyǔ le ， wǒ hé Bàba 、 Māma zài jiā lǐ 。 Bàba kànshū ， Māma kàndiànShì ， wǒ xuéxí Hànyǔ 。 Wǒ xǐhuan xué Hànyǔ ， nǐ ne ？


Learn Chinese through stories - HSK1  （more podcast：https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_Q-vfEdpBJCRJviEEY0KQ）

My Saturday

LOUISE: Hey, Julia … Look at those desserts! How about baking 
some cookies today?
JULIA: Hmm … Yeah, that’s a great idea! While we’re here, let’s 
pick up the ingredients.
JULIA: OK, what do we need?
LOUISE: The recipe calls for flour, sugar and butter. Oh, and we 
also need eggs and chocolate chips.
JULIA: Why don’t you get the dairy ingredients? You’ll find those 
in the refrigerated section in the back of the store. I’ll get 
the dry ingredients — they’re in aisle 10.
LOUISE: Great! Let’s meet at the checkout.
JULIA: OK. See you there.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• How about is a casual way to suggest doing an activity. Notice that “how about” is followed 
by an “-ing” verb.
• Hmm … Notice that Julia pauses for a moment. “Hmm” is an expression used to think about 
something first before speaking.
• That’s a great idea! Notice the emphasis on “great.” Julia has thought about it and then 
decided that she really does want to bake cookies.
• The recipe calls for is a way of saying “the recipe says we need.” The phrase “call for” can 
also be used to talk about the weather forecast. (They’re calling for rain.)
• … flour, sugar and butter. Notice that this is a list, so there are short pauses between each 
item. Notice also that each ingredient is stressed because this information is important.
• Why don’t you … This expression is used to ask someone to do something. It can also be 
used to give advice — but in this case two friends are deciding on who does which task.
• Aisle Notice the silent “s” in aisle. An aisle is an orderly lane in a supermarket, with shelved 
products on both sides. Each aisle has a number, so that it is easy to find what you need.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 14: At the supermarket

¿Quieres aprender a pensar en español sin traducir? 🚀

En este episodio descubrirás cómo transformar los podcasts y audiolibros en tu gimnasio mental: entrenando tu oído, repitiendo con shadowing y conectando ideas para hablar con naturalidad.

👉 Recuerda: “Listen today, speak better tomorrow.”
Cada minuto de escucha consciente te acerca más a tu fluidez.

Español No Excuses: Level-Up Your Mind, Speak Out Loud

Podcasts y audiolibros: entrena tu oído y tu pensamiento en español

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcohEGCWrcoUrAuLOiZcdW2QeddbXoGW0PKv6qOa4bE/edit?usp=sharing

International Tea Day is observed every year on May 21st and it aims to raise awareness of the long history and deep cultural and economic significance of Tea around the world. The idea is to promote and to somehow Implement activities in favour of promoting everything related to tea.

 International Tea Day has been celebrated for quite some time. It started off on December 15th in countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia and others across Africa such as Malaysia and Tanzania. The idea is to draw global attention to tea and to the global tea trade.

It has also been  linked to wanting more support to keep the cost of tea down. In 2015, the Indian Government proposed expanding the observance of International Tea today  by having some kind of intergovernmental group to discuss tea. They created something which led to big efforts to support the world's tea economy and in 2015, they had a big meeting in Milan to discuss the idea of an international Tea Day.  It then went to the United Nations. And that's how We managed to get International Tea Day on the 21st of May. Here's some very interesting facts about tea here in the UK:

The average British person drinks 876 cups of tea every single year. So, that's well over two cups a day if my calculations are right.

 And, apparently, for centuries, it was used only as a medicine. 

Tea was first introduced to Britain almost 400 years ago and was described, described as a Chinese drink because it first came from China.

A cup of tea has become native to British culture. It's the number one choice for British people and herbal teas are also very popular these days. 
