In today's podcast for ESL learners we look at:

1. Our weekly lesson and daily affirmation
2. The letter of the law
3. Two news reports about our schools.




Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Schools come together to ban smartphones.

¡Hola! Welcome to Spanish from Zero, a podcast for people who are just starting the amazing journey that is learning Spanish.

Today’s practice is focused on the verb Ser (to be). That's the verb we use to talk about someone's occupations, origin and title.

The exercise is really simple. I’m gonna say a couple of sentences, but the subject (i.e. the person) is missing. For example, if you hear “am from Colombia”, the subject missing from that sentence would be "I". 

Ready? Here are the sentences:

Soy de Argentina.
Es de Perú.
Eres de Guatemala.
Son de Colombia.
Somos de Chile.
Es doctor.
Soy dentista.
Somos amigos.
Son hermanos.
Eres profesor.

How was it? You can check out the answers and see how you did here: https://spanishconmar.wordpress.com/2022/03/11/spanish-from-zero-02/

Let me know if you have any questions, and subscribe to get the new episodes as soon as they come out. ¡Gracias por escuchar! :) 

Spanish from zero

Listening practice for beginners • Ser (to be)

In this episode, you will listen to a dialog at the bar and learn how to use simple past tense in a basic conversation.  Enjoy your podcast! <<< Don't forget to solve the related quiz after listening to the podcast.

Turkish Conversations from Zero to Hero

Episode 6: At the Bar - Emma ile Ewan Barda Sohbet Ediyor...

数字歌
一二三 ， 爬上山。
四五六，翻斤斗。
七八九，拍皮球。
十个手指头，就是两只手。

Read Rhymes With Shirley

数字歌

Today’s episode is “トイレの女の子（toire no on’nanoko）”《A girl in the restroom》.
This story is based on urban legends from various parts of Japan, and a little scary story.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
教室（きょうしつ）：classroom
思（おも）い出（だ）す：remember
聞（き）こえる：be heard
やっぱり：after all
急（いそ）いで：hurry
怖（こわ）い：scary
心配（しんぱい）：worry
手（て）を洗（あら）う：wash one's hands

☆Conjugation of verbs☆ 
・te-form：（ています／てください／てから）
・nai-form
・plain-form

☆Script for this episode
https://meg-smile.com/41-short-story-a-girl-in-the-restroom/

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/13773?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#41 Short story / トイレの女の子《A girl in the restroom》/ Urban Legends / Horror  // N5 Level / Japanese listening

In this episode I introduce myself and tell you my story about how I came into teaching Levantine Arabic and why I started the podcast.
If you'd like to answer the questions I asked in this episode. Your answer may be read/played in a future episode! 

Real Syrian Arabic

Real Syrian Arabic Podcast - Episode 1: Who am I? مين أنا؟

The particle “吗” indicates an interrogative mood. 
When “吗” is added at the end of a declarative sentence, the declarative sentence turns into a question. For example：
nǐ shì zhōnɡ ɡuó rén 。 
你 是  中    国  人  。 
nǐ shì zhōnɡ ɡuó rén mɑ ？ 
你 是  中    国  人  吗 ？ 

tā shì xué shenɡ 。 
她 是  学  生    。 
tā shì xué shenɡ mɑ ？ 
她 是  学  生    吗 ？ 

tā shì dà wèi 。 
他 是  大 卫  。 
tā shì dà wèi mɑ ？ 
他 是  大 卫  吗 ？ 

JOJO CHINESE

吗ma？

Expand your vocabulary!  This episode covers ten A level words:
Happy, big, beautiful, fast, old, cold, delicious, busy, friend, clean.

Vocabulary with Maryam (A LEVEL)

Episode 1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/162sUbnb-b9EEYPrh_VU760KB3c1vwMKR/view?usp=drivesdk