僕はサッカーが大好きです。今は全然やらないけど、サッカーを観るのは好きだよ。
そして仙台に引っ越してから、まだ友達が一人もいないからスポーツバーに行こうかなぁ。。。

Japanese "Taka" it easy

ワールドカップをアプリで見ようか、スポーツバーに行って見ようか。どうしようかな？

Müəllif bir yay günü marketdə rastlaşdığı fəhlə barədə danışır. Fəhlənin pulu çatmadığından almaq istədiyi suyu nisyə götürmək istəyir. Müəllif isə onun əvəzinə pul ödəmək istəyir.

Podcast Azerbaijan

Bir yay günü

Join me for a mini lesson where you'll learn to speak about regular, habitual actions in the past using the imperfect past of the indicative (EL PRETÉRITO IMPERFECTO DEL INDICATIVO).



Super Basic Spanish

Learn Spanish: ¿Qué hacías de niño/a? (What did you do as a child?)

Are you having trouble remember to use articles and prepositions when speaking English? Check out this podcast for the BEST method!

Beneath the Lexicon with Anna

The EASIEST way to remember ARTICLES and PREPOSITIONS

The final installment of this amazingly eery story by Roald Dahl. Enjoy it until the very end!

Stories to Stimulate!

The landlady Part 4

Preparing for the IELTS speaking test? Here are some useful tips to help you succeed! First, practice speaking English daily to build fluency. Engage in conversations on various topics to expand your vocabulary. Secondly, structure your answers by using clear introductions, explanations, and examples. This helps examiners follow your thoughts easily. Third, avoid memorizing answers—focus on speaking naturally. It's okay to pause briefly to gather your thoughts. Lastly, improve pronunciation by listening to native speakers and repeating phrases. Stay calm and confident, and remember, the examiner is assessing your communication, not perfection!

IELTS Speaking Practice

Practice makes perfect!

Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris.

The Olympics superfan has attended seven Summer Games over 40 years. But this trip to Paris came at a cost of $10,000.

Robinson, 66 and from Los Angeles, maxed out her credit cards and worked two jobs to afford the trip and the 38 event tickets she bought. And she has to work two more years to make up the money she spent.

"It was hard to save up and it's a big budget, but it's a thousand times worth it," she says.

Robinson's fascination with the Olympics started when her mother worked as a translator for athletes during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Her mother would come home after work with pins from athletes that she gave to her daughter.

Her hobby of collecting pins led her to Atlanta 1996, where she made rice necklaces for athletes in exchange for their pins.

"I got all the pins and I got to meet all the athletes. And in those days, it wasn't high security like now," she said. "Now you can't even get near the athletes' village."

From there: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, London 2012 and Rio 2016. She got a visa for Beijing 2008, but couldn't afford the trip. It was similar for Tokyo: she bought tickets, but got refunded as COVID-19 soared and the Games were held without spectators.

Robinson's outfits started simply but have become more complex over time. She spent a year working on her Paris outfit, which has hundreds of adornments. People often stop her in the street, asking for a photo.

As soon as these Olympics end, she will start working on the next Summer Games — which will be in her hometown in Los Angeles.

"I'm going to do it forever," she said. "I'm going to save all my money and just concentrate on Olympics."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Worth It': Olympics Superfan Spent $10,000 to Get to Paris

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ddZgjgiLhy78q2KYjcfwb2rlYXGdUMvu/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Theatres (with transcript)

Today I am inside a cafe-bar. I describe it's surroundings and the delicious menu.