传说南朝·梁画家张僧繇画龙不画眼珠，说画上眼珠就会变成真龙飞走。人们不信，要他画上。结果他刚给两条龙点上眼珠，这两条龙就飞走了。后用「画龙点睛」比喻文学艺术创作等在关键之处用一两笔点明要旨，会起到激活整体的作用，使通篇变得更精彩传神。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故----画龙点睛

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter Y Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

yarn, yellow baboon, yak, yellowtail fish, yellowthroat, Yorkshire terrier, yam, yogurt, yellow pepper, yacht, yeti 

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter Y

Всем привет! В прошлом выпуске мы говорили о деминутивах в русском языке. Сегодня вы узнаете, что случилось с детективом Иваном и преступником Сашей дальше, и мы с вами поговорим о глаголах, образованных от пары «являться/явиться».
После вопроса Саши о том, кем является детектив, Иван понял, что его план не сработал. Он заявил:
- Я из полиции, вы арестованы по делу о мошеннических операциях с деньгами. Предъявите Ваши документы, Александр.
Саша бросился бежать. Чемодан мешал ему, преступник старался бежать быстрее и при этом не уронить его на землю.
- Стоять! – кричал детектив, но Саша не изъявлял желания остановиться.
Вдруг из-за угла появилась синяя машина с тёмными стёклами. Саша запрыгнул в неё, а детектив остался стоять на тротуаре возле магазина. По радио, игравшему в магазине, объявили: «Полицейские выявили новый способ ловить преступников».
- Дааа, - грустно сказал детектив. – В нашем деле нужно проявлять бесстрашие, быть сильным и быстро бегать. Если ты медленно бегаешь - тут уж никакие новые способы не помогут.
А что было дальше, вы узнаете в следующем выпуске подкаста! Подписывайтесь, чтобы не пропустить!


Russian podcast with Ana B1. Русский подкаст с Анной B1

Глаголы группы "ЯВЛЯТЬСЯ / ЯВИТЬСЯ"

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children found for free online at: https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Practice listening and/or reading comprehension by answering the quiz questions.
❥ Today's fable is called “The Heron” and can be found here:
https://www.read.gov/aesop/015.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
“Do not be too hard to suit or you may have to be content with the worst or with nothing at all.”

❥ 在这个播客中，梅洛朗读了《儿童伊索》，可在网上免费找到：https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥聆听并学习每个故事的寓意。
❥ 通过回答问答问题练习听力和/或阅读理解。
❥ 今天的寓言叫"苍鹭号"，可以在这里找到：
https://www.read.gov/aesop/015.html
❥今天的寓言故事的寓意是： 
"不要太难适应，否则你可能不得不满足于最差的情况，或者什么都不满足。"

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 14: The Heron

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Flowers q1-2.

Q. Do you like to have flowers in your home? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Where would you go to buy flowers? [Why?]

Write down few ideas that you got inspired by and see you today for 2 more questions.

P.S. If you want mroe IELTS questions and answers - please check my podcast section for more :)

See you in my classes.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Flowers q1-2.

Transcripción del episodio : 

«COMO y PORQUE en español
«Como» y «Porque» son dos nexos de tipo causal.

Como se utiliza siempre al principio de la frase:

«Como quiero aprender español, estoy estudiando mucho.»

Porque se utiliza siempre al final, es decir detrás de la oración principal:

«Estoy estudiando mucho, porque quiero aprender español.»

Recuerda, como al principio: «Como quiero aprender español, estudio mucho.»

Porque al final: «Estudio mucho, porque quiero aprender español.»

Gramatica para todos y todas 😐😋

COMO y PORQUE – ¿Cómo se utilizan y para qué sirven en español?, en menos de 2 minutos 

When learning English we wonder whether we need to have a certain accent. Usually American or British? But the truth is just need a neutral and clear accent to be Natively-fluent rather than sound like we're from a place we did not grow up in.

Slice of English 

Do You Really Need an Accent? Part 1

To and for are some of the most common prepositions in English—you see them everywhere, in almost every sentence. That’s what makes it so frustrating to get them mixed up; after all, the for and to difference isn’t exactly easy to understand.

Word pairings that use to:
access to
addiction/addicted to
attraction/attracted to
change to
contribute to
dedicate/dedication to
new to
react/reaction to
refer/reference to
respond/response to
threat to
transition to
to some extent
to [someone’s] surprise
to [someone’s] face
to this day
Common phrasal verbs with to:

get around to
get down to
get to
look up to
see to
Word pairings that use for
advertise/advertisement for
approval for
argue/argument for
care for
cure for
hunger/hungry for
pay for
recipe for
room for
search for
study for
talent for
thirst/thirsty for
for a living
for a while
for free
for good
for now
for sale
for starters
for sure
for the best
for the record
for the time being
Common phrasal verbs with for:

go for
look for
look / watch out for

Dusty's LETS TALK!

To vs. For: What’s the Difference?

Enjoy the twentieth first episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, we will be wishing my sister a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and also learn about  the wonderful ways birthdays are celebrated in different corners of the world. You will also learn about two unique traditions that my family does for each person's birthday.

Some of my guests who will be sharing their own unique cultures with all of you are  from Somalia, China, Vietnam, Sudan, and Japan. 

Somalia - [00:01:38]
China -  [00:02:25]
Vietnam - [00:03:04]
Sudan - [00:03:47]
Japan - [00:04:47]