Listen to me reading a news article from 2019 about tourism from my Conversational English course.

A Thai beach made famous in a movie called 'The Beach' is to remain closed following a sharp rise in visitor numbers which severely damaged the environment.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: Thai beach closed temporarily due to tourism

Listen and Repeat the days of the week in Greek:
Δευτέρα for Monday
Τρίτη for Tuesday
Τετάρτη for Wednesday
Πέμπτη for Thursday
Παρασκευή for Friday
Σάββατο for Saturday
Κυριακή for Sunday

My Lovely Greece

Days of the Week in Greek - Vocabulary 1

Ciao e benvenuti a ITALOPOP!

Io sono Enza, insegno italiano per stranieri e oggi vi porto in un piccolo viaggio a Trieste… tra porto, mare e, soprattutto, caffè.

Sapete, Trieste non è solo il porto e le colline. Trieste è la città del caffè. Qui non si ordina “un caffè” e basta: no, no… qui ogni caffè ha il suo nome, la sua storia e… la sua personalità!
Entriamo in un bar storico, per esempio il Caffè San Marco. Il barista ci sorride: “Buongiorno, cosa prende?”
Se vuoi un nero, è semplice: un espresso nella classica tazzina.
Ma se vuoi fare il vero triestino, puoi chiedere un nero in B: sì, in bicchiere! Perché qui il bicchiere fa subito città portuale.
Hai voglia di latte? Allora arriva il capo o, se vuoi fare il raffinato, il capo in B. È un caffè macchiato servito in bicchiere, così puoi ammirare il gioco tra il caffè scuro e la schiuma bianca… quasi un piccolo dipinto!
E se proprio vuoi sentirti un esperto locale, prova il deca in B: il caffè decaffeinato, sempre in bicchiere, perché anche senza caffeina, qui il bicchiere è d’obbligo.

A Trieste il caffè è anche socialità: non è raro vedere due persone che discutono animatamente sul “nero” perfetto o sul bicchiere giusto. E attenzione alle parole: se chiedi un “caffelatte” a un triestino, sorriderà… perché qui si dice ancora “caffelatte”, non cappuccino! Piccoli dettagli che raccontano una città.

A Trieste, il caffè non è solo una bevanda: è un piccolo viaggio nella cultura, nella lingua e nelle abitudini locali. La prossima volta che entrerete in un bar triestino, ricordatevi: potete ordinare un nero, un capo o un capo in B… ma soprattutto, godetevi il momento.

𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎

Nero → espresso in tazzina
Nero in B → espresso in bicchiere
Capo → macchiato in tazzina
Capo in B → macchiato in bicchiere di vetro
Deca → decaffeinato in tazzina
Deca in B → decaffeinato in bicchiere di vetro
Caffelatte → cappuccino (più latte che caffè)

ItaloPop - Podcast di lingua italiana per stranieri

Ep.1 - 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆... 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒊 𝒅𝒊 𝒄𝒂𝒇𝒇è!

Привет! Это мой подкаст «По-русски легко»! Мои студенты иногда спрашивают меня: почему в России так много праздничных нерабочих дней? Я уже рассказывала про длинные новогодние каникулы в январе. А сегодня я расскажу вам, почему в России люди много отдыхают в мае.
Прежде всего, как мы узнаём, когда и сколько нерабочих дней будет в следующем году? Каждый год Правительство Российской Федерации утверждает производственный календарь на следующий год. Потом газеты и интернет-ресурсы публикуют актуальный календарь. Люди знают когда и сколько у них будет нерабочих праздничных дней.
В мае в России празднуют два важных праздника. 1 мая — Праздник Весны и Труда, 9 мая — День Победы.
В 2025 году 1 мая – это четверг. Поэтому россияне отдыхали с 1 мая по 4 мая – четверг, пятница, суббота, воскресенье
9 мая — День Победы – очень важный праздник в России. Люди буду отдыхать 8, 9, 10, 11 мая. Это значит, мы не будем работать с четверга по воскресенье. Итак, это будет короткая рабочая неделя, всего 3 рабочих дня – понедельник, вторник, среда.
В этот праздничный период будет много официальных мероприятий. По всей стране пройдут концерты, парады, выставки и фестивали. Это очень интересно. Если вы будете в России, я рекомендую вам посмотреть. 
Многие люди берут дополнительные дни отпуска и уезжают отдыхать в отпуск на неделю. А ещё в майские праздники люди ездят на дачу, на пикник или просто гуляют в парках. 

По-русски легко!

Майские праздники в России

“Well I'm certainly not a photography geek, but I do like to take photos now and again using my smartphone camera. I remember about a year ago I went on a trip to Phu Quoc, which is a very beautiful island in the south of Vietnam, and famous for its amazing sunsets. 




I guess like most tourists, I really wanted to get that perfect shot of one of the island's famous sunsets. I remember, I first did some research online to try and find out the best spots to photograph the sunset on the island. After deciding on what I thought would be the best location, I made sure to get there early as I didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity.




The sunset certainly wasn’t a letdown, and lived up to its reputation.

I don’t actually remember how many shots I took, but I’m sure it was at least a few dozen, and I just hoped that even a few of them would do it justice.

After I got back to my hotel room, I started going through all the photos I had taken on my phone, and there was one that really stood out. It was the perfect shot, and really captured the beauty of the sun setting over the beach, with the sea in the background. 




I felt proud as punch when i looked at it, and couldn’t wait to post it on my social media account, for the world to see. Within just a few minutes I started to receive lots of likes and complementary comments on the post, which really made me feel so proud of it.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a photo you are proud of-IELTS speaking part 2


“I think one of the most difficult decisions I ever had to make was choosing what major and university to apply for after graduating from high school. I had to make this decision about 3 years ago, at which time I was at a crossroads in my life, and had to decide something that I knew would affect my whole future life in a pretty short space of time. 

Since I can remember, I loved anything to do with computers, and knew I wanted to further my studies in something related to computers, especially programming. After a few weeks of research on the internet, I narrowed my choice down to two universities. I was at my wits end trying  to make a decision between these two universities, when my mother reminded me that two of my cousins had both graduated in computer science. After some really sound advice from my cousins I decided to apply to the university which specialised in coding.

I can happily say that I think I made a really good decision, thanks to the great advice from my cousins, and I'm really happy with my choice, as well as with what I have learned in the last 3 years. I’m also feeling very confident about my future, and because of making this decision, I now feel very confident that I will find a good job in the future.


Describe a difficult decision you made

En este podcast os enseño frases para mantener conversaciones sobre economía o hacer negocios que son muy útiles. Las frases abarca el nivel de español intermedio y el avanzado, pedazo de podcast cuyo vídeo podéis encontrar en este enlace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdilBcLf4ac

Reyes from Spain

Frases que van desde un nivel intermedio a uno muy avanzado en español

In this episode of the podcast, I will be sharing some tips on how to be smarter.


KRISTEL TALKS

"Smart Start: Strategies for Improving Your Cognitive Abilities"

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014277161000/k10014277161000.html

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もトルコからPodcastを録っています。


今回は日本のNEWSについてです。

食べ物の情報を調べている会社が毎年、"今年の一皿"を選んでいます。

そして、今年は"ご馳走おにぎり"に決まりました。

ごちそうおにぎりとは、おにぎりの上に具をたくさんのせたおにぎりのことです。

SNSに写真をあげる人が多かったことなどで選ばれました。

SNSの時代はおいしいだけではなくて、見た目の楽しさも必要ですね。海外の人も日本への旅行で、おにぎりを好きになった人もいるかもしれませんね。

みなさんは好きな日本の料理はありますか？
みなさんの国の好きな料理は何ですか？

ぼくは日本の料理だと、そば、お好み焼きなどが好きです。

オンラインレッスンでは、そんな話もできます。
ぼくと話したい！と思った方は、ぜひオンラインでお話しましょう！

お待ちしています！

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！




