In this episode of Hey Alexis!, we dive into the exciting world of travel! Whether you're planning a trip abroad or just dreaming of your next adventure, we'll help you build your travel vocabulary, practice useful phrases for airports, hotels, and sightseeing, and share cultural tips to make your journey smoother. Join us for fun discussions, real-life travel stories, and a special role-play segment to boost your confidence when speaking English on the go. Pack your bags, and let's explore the world—one English conversation at a time!

Thanks Jerome for being a great guest!


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Jerome: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/4075458








Hey Alexis!

Let's Talk Travel! Exploring the World in English

This story uses words from '4000 most common English words'

Zara is dragging Bobby into the market. He is like a stubborn little boy. Her eyes are beaming with enthusiasm and his are downcast with despair. 

The market is out of this world! There are countless numbers of things Zara has never seen before. 

As the two friends walk down the street, Zara points at everything in amazement while Bobby  dismisses them as boring and ordinary. 

Arriving at a food stall, Zara wants to experience everything. “And what are these fragrant things?” 

“Those are herbs…” 

“And this spicy thing?”

“Garlic… umm, where are you from?” 

“And what about this? It looks like the roots of a plant!” 

“That’s ginger, and, yes, they are the roots. Are you from outside of China?”

Zara is overwhelmed with positive emotion and disregards Bobby’s questions. 

The two friends arrive at an animal stall. It has horses, cows, chickens and pigs for sale. Zara touches all the animals, smelling and patting them. “These creatures are beautiful!” 

But Bobby doesn’t get it. He’s never met someone so strange in his life. He’s actually starting to feel irritated by Zara’s joy.

“Look, I have to get going soon… You know, my important task. So, is there anything I can do for you?” 

Zara stuffs a sugar-coated figurine into Bobby’s mouth. “Try this!” 

Bobby reluctantly chews and a little smile appears on his face. But then it disappears and he looks annoyed.

Zara runs off down the street, touching all the lovely silks and picking up all the metal tools. 

Bobby thinks, who does she think she is?

Being a Cloud

Zara the Mayfly

En este episodio hablo un poco sobre el cine español. In this episode I talk a bit about Spanish cinema (find transcripts, vocabulary and more on minutopodcast.carrd.co)

Minuto Español

El cine español (Spanish cinema)

Halo semua! Apa kabar? Bagaimana akhir minggu kalian? 
Hari Sabtu lalu saya punya janji dengan dokter gigi untuk membersihkan gigi saya.
Dokter gigi ini adalah dokter gigi baru di sekitar rumah saya.

Ketika dokter sedang membersihkan gigi saya, dia bilang di gigi bagian atas dan bawah ada beberapa lubang kecil. Lubang gigi artinya "虫歯” di Bahasa Jepang atau "cavity" di Bahasa Inggris. Hmm.. sebetulnya saya nggak merasa sakit apa pun, sih… 

Waktu dokter selesai membersihkan gigi dan saya mau membayar, dia berkata "Kamu perlu perawatan gigi 10 kali dari sekarang. Ayo kita buat janji untuk perawatan berikutnya". Saya langsung merasa sedikit aneh. Dokter ini mungkin mata duitan ya! Kalian bisa bayangkan arti dari "mata duitan" ? Hanya ada uang di matanya!
Kalau di Bahasa Jepang seperti ini, あの人はお金に執着している。
Kalau di Bahasa Inggris saya pikir artinya "money oriented". 

Jadi, saya memutuskan tidak mau pergi ke tempat dokter itu lagi. 
Kalian punya pengalaman dengan orang yang mata duitan? Kita harus selalu berhati-hati ya! 
Sampai di sini podcast saya kali ini. Sampai jumpa lagi ^^

Akhir minggu

Mata duitan

Сегодня мы читаем статью про стереотипы.
Гендерные, этнические, религиозные — это только часть стереотипов, которым подвержены люди. Разбираемся, в чём польза и опасность стереотипов и как не стать их жертвой.

 Слушайте и читайте текст одновременно: https://trends.rbc.ru/trends/social/6308b2e59a7947f90dc1bcf8?from=mainpage

Если вы хотите обсудить услышанное и подискутировать на эту тему - приходите на урок.

Listen and read

Стереотипы - они нам помогают или вредят? A2-B2

・気取らない人、気取っている人について
・東北地方の方言「えふりこぎ」とは？
・意味と使用例の紹介「あいつぁ　えふりこぎ　だなぁ」⇒「あいつは　気取り屋だな」
・東北地方の人は比較的よく使う言葉なので覚えよう
・まとめ

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

Do you like the type "えふりこぎ”? 気取り屋は好きですか？Learning  Tohoku dialect

数字 shù zì numbers        21  èr shí yī    twenty one     22   èr shí’èr     twenty two   23   èr shí sān   twenty-three    24   èr shí sì   twenty-four   èr shí wǔ   twenty-five   

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第十课 lesson 10

-Yıldızbilimcilerin Ziyareti
-Mısır'a Kaçış
-Nasıra'ya Dönüş

The Parts of The Holy Bible - İncil'den Bölümler

Matta 2

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/222824744445
https://youtu.be/SkDo4JDu06E

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
https://journal475.tistory.com/entry/Korean-alphabet-Vowels-%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C-The-pronunciation-of-vowels
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -What are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
https://journal475.tistory.com/entry/Korean-alphabet-Consonants-%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%8CThe-pronunciation-of-consonants
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI
https://journal475.tistory.com/entry/%ED%95%9C%EA%B8%80-%EB%B0%9B%EC%B9%A8-Korean-alphabet-Final-Consonants-%EB%B0%9B%EC%B9%A8-Pronunciation-of-the-final-consonants

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversation sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 1. (Beginner 1)