Beyond grammar!

What are the challenges you face when it comes to asking questions?

British English with Maria

The importance of asking questions

Fast 	快速地	kuàisù de
Feed	喂养	wèiyǎng
Feel	        感觉	gǎnjué
Fetch 	拿来	ná lái
Fight	打架	dǎjià


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(28) Vocabulary Set: Fast Feed Feel Fetch Fight

Escucha a Hasan Murad, un egipcio que está esperando a su amigo Ali al-Halibi, que es sirio  y es un hombre de negocios. Hasan le está esperando en un aeropuerto. 

Listen to Hasan Murad, an Egyptian who is waiting for his friend Ali al-Halibi, who is Syrian and is a businessman. Hasan is waiting for you at an airport.

Aprende árabe con Radia 

En el aeropuerto - At the airport

In this episode I will show you how to say the colors in Spanish.

azul (blue)
amarillo (yellow)
rojo (red)
verde (green)
morado (purple)
rosa (pink)
naranja (orange)
blanco (white)
negro (black)
gris (gray)
cafe (brown)
dorado (gold)
plateado (silver)
arcoíris (rainbow)

Spanish For Beginners

Colors

op universities in California like Stanford and the University of Southern California will no longer be able to favor the relatives of alumni and school donors during the application process.

That's after state governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning all private nonprofit colleges from giving preference to so-called "legacy" applicants and those with links to donors.

Newsom said the law already applied to public universities in the state. The law will now apply to all universities from September 2025.

The governor said: "In California, everyone should be able to get ahead through merit, skill, and hard work. The California Dream shouldn't be accessible to just a lucky few, which is why we're opening the door to higher education wide enough for everyone, fairly."

California is the second US state to ban both public and private universities from favoring legacy applicants. Maryland was the first, earlier this year, although the state's top school — Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore — had already ended the practice independently.

Virginia, Illinois and Colorado have banned public universities from giving preferential treatment to those with links to former students or donors.

Admissions to US universities are very competitive. And legacy admissions policies give an advantage to applicants whose — often wealthy, often white — family members previously attended the university, or who have donated money to the school.

A 2022 study looked at one unnamed US university and found that, over a 16-year period, 34% of legacy applicants were accepted — compared to just 14% of non-legacy applicants.

A group representing private colleges in California said it was "uncomfortable" with the state getting involved in the universities' admissions processes, but said the institutions would follow the new law.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

California Bans 'Legacy' College Admissions

A smile, a “hello” and a “how are you” will make an immediate
positive impression. Thailand is known as the Land of Smiles, and
you will soon be saying “hello” and smiling with more people than
you can remember.
TOP TIP: When referring to the self in Thai, as in “I”, there is a
form for male and a form for female, just as there is with khrup and
ka. Men say “Phom”, and women say “Chan”, or “Di-chan” when
speaking very politely.
There are also forms where age is concerned. When speaking to
an elder, you should refer to that person as “Pii”. To get the
attention of an elder you would say, “Pii khrup/ka”. To get the
attention of a younger person you would say, “Nong khrup/ka”.
When referring to a child you can use the word “Luuk”, which
literally means child. 


Thai for Everyone with Kru Robert

Ep 1 Saying Hello in Thai 5 words

A Voz da Madrugada

S01E03 Esportes

高校生時代の部活動

高校生の頃は、軽音楽（けいおんがく）部に所属した。元々（もともと）ピアノを習っていたが、新しい楽器（がっき）を弾（ひ）けるようになりたかったので、重低音（じゅうていおん）がかっこいいベースギターを選んだ。放課後の部活が楽しくて、当時は部活のためだけに学校に通っていたと言っても過言（かごん）ではない。文化祭（ぶんかさい）や地域（ちいき）のイベントなどで練習した楽曲（がっきょく）を披露（ひろう）したり、大会などにも参加したりした。人前（ひとまえ）で演奏（えんそう）する楽しさや、部員と切磋琢磨（せっさたくま）し合った日々は今も心に残っている。