A new year begins with a powerful shift in mindset. In this episode of English Learners Boost, Teacher Ian—a licensed professional science teacher and English tutor—shares how adopting a New Year, New Mindset can transform your English learning journey. Discover practical insights, motivation, and encouragement to build confidence, embrace mistakes, and stay consistent. Plus, learn how you can book an English lesson on iTalki and experience Teacher Ian’s unique teaching methodology firsthand.

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New Year, New Mindset

盤古開天

很久很久以前，天空和地球之間一片混沌。在這混沌中，有一位名叫盤古的巨人。他身穿一件黑色的長袍，手拿著一把巨大的斧頭。盤古的眼神充滿了智慧和力量。

盤古看到混沌的局面，決定要開天闢地。他揮起斧頭，用力砍向混沌。斧頭劈砍下去，發出震耳欲聾的聲音。經過九天九夜的努力，終於，混沌被盤古劈開了。

當混沌分開時，輕而上浮的是一片無邊無際的天空，重而下沈的則是一片廣闊的大地。天空中，盤古留下了一個個閃亮的星星，它們成為了後來的太陽、月亮和星辰。

盤古站在地上，感受到了無盡的力量。他開始成為了世界的中心，把自己的生命和靈魂融入了大地之中。他的眼淚變成了大海，他的汗水變成了江河湖泊。

隨著時間的流逝，盤古的身體逐漸化為了山川和土地。他的頭髮和鬍鬚變成了森林和草原。他的骨骼化作了高山和峽谷。

盤古開天闢地的故事告訴我們，一切都有一個開始。在混沌中，我們可以發現無限的可能性。只要我們有創造力、勇氣和智慧，就能開創出美麗的世界。


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盤古開天

To optimize your speaking practice, don't practice blindly. Learn why casual practice can miss many errors, and how a customized approach gives you the real strategy. Using this along with conversational practice helps beginner and intermediate students advance their English level. 

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From a small, wet island, English has come to be the world's dominant language. How did this actually happen, where does English actually come from, and how has the language changed over the years?

Alastair Budge is the creator of English Learning for Curious Minds, a podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners who want to learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving their English.

English Learning for Curious Minds

A Short History of The English Language

In this American English language podcast episode I talk about the difference between Portland Oregon and Portland Maine. My italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE51 Portland  v.s. Portland 

Today we talk about the idiom "K*ll two birds with one stone" or  One stone two mangos. Also in Chinese we can say 一箭双雕, 一举两得，一石二鸟. 
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В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о традиционных блюдах, которые мы готовим на новогодние праздники.

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