Listen to me reading a news article about movie The Substance (2024) and the horror genre.

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News article: Demi Moore's latest movie nominated for five Golden Globes

Today I shortly talk about portuguese music and some portuguese singers.

Português com a Ana

Portuguese Music / Música Portuguesa

Today we will review an article entitled "Where in the World Do People Work the Least?" This episode will help the listener/viewer improve his or her pronunciation, listening comprehension, sentence construction, vocabulary and ability to construct sound and articulate arguments in English. This class is for the intermediate to advanced English learner who wants to master business English, not in a vaccuum, but rather in a very real context.  As in all of my programs, this one will examine a business-related topic.

Kenneth Business English

Kenneth Business English (Article review)-Where in the World Do People Work the Least

LUKE: Hello? Hi, Stephanie, how are things at the office?
STEPHANIE: Hi, Luke! How are you? Can you please stop and pick up 
extra paper for the computer printer?
LUKE: What did you say? Can you repeat that, please? Did you 
say to pick up ink for the printer? Sorry, the phone is 
cutting out.
STEPHANIE: Can you hear me now? No, I need more computer paper. 
Listen, I’ll text you exactly what I need. Thanks, Luke. 
Talk to you later.
LUKE: Thanks, Stephanie. Sorry, my phone has really bad
reception here.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• There are a few ways to express a lack of understanding and to request additional 
information. The most common ones are stated, but you can also say “Excuse me” or 
simply “I can’t hear you.” In a more formal situation, try saying “I’m sorry?” or “I beg 
your pardon?” (with a rising intonation).
• When asking someone to clarify information try saying Can you please repeat that? / 
Can you spell that for me? / Can you please write down the address for me?
• Cutting out describes a difficulty in understanding a caller due to poor cellphone 
reception. If you are having trouble understanding the caller, you can also say The 
line is breaking up / I am losing you. If the phone call is disconnected because of poor 
reception, you can say The call dropped.
• Talk to you later is the equivalent in a phone conversation of “See you later” in a 
regular, face-to-face conversation.
• Reception here means the availability of cellular service, the possibility to receive and 
give calls on a cellphone. Cellphone reception can be limited in remote areas, inside 
large buildings or underground (in the subway, for instance).

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 7: Asking them to repeat

『新完全マスター語彙　日本語能力試験N2』（2011年、スリーエーネットワーク） 教科書を1課ずつ読んでいきます。 N2、N1に必要な語彙です。 今日は、第4章2課です。

N2合格

N2　語彙　第4章2課

KRISTEL TALKS

DON'T BE AFRAID TO LOSE 

不說你可能不知道，這首歌好聽又有很多雙關語，想知道背後的意思就非聽這兩集不可！
You might not realize it, but this song is catchy and packed with double meanings. To really get what’s behind it, you’ll have to listen to these two episodes!

Fu-lan Speaking -- Natural Taiwanese Mandarin

EP8. Lyrics Analysis - Fragile (part 2) 歌詞解析-玻璃心（二）

Coge un papel y un bolígrafo. Escucha el audio y escribe las frases con verbos simples y las horas correctamente. ¿Puedes entender estos verbos y las horas?

A1.1. Español básico para principantes. 

Clase 5. Frases simples con la hora 2.

liú yǒng shān：nǐ hǎo，wǒ yào qù cān tīng。qǐng wèn cān tīng zài nǎr？
fú wù yuán：cān tīng zài yī céng。
liú yǒng shān：wǒ yào fù yìn。qǐng wèn duō shao qián yī zhāng？
fú wù yuán：yī kuài qián yī zhāng。
liú yǒng shān：wǒ yào shàng wǎng。shàng wǎng miǎn fèi ma？
fú wù yuán：zài dà táng shàng wǎng miǎn fèi，zài fáng jiān shàng wǎng èr shí kuài qián yī xiǎo shí。
liú yǒng shān：wǒ yào dìng yī liàng chē，míng tiān zǎo shang jiǔ diǎn qù gù gōng。
fú wù yuán：hǎo de。
liú yǒng shān：nǐ hǎo，liú yǒng shān xiān sheng zhù nǎ ge fáng jiān？
fú wù yuán：nín bú shì liú xiān sheng ma？
liú yǒng shān：wǒ shì a，kě shì wǒ wàng le fáng jiān hào le。