In the late 1970s, a naive young secretary abandons her hometown in Cleveland for San Francisco, and heads into a brave new world of strange and wonderful characters, in this cult classic novel by the Charles Dickens of San Francisco Armistead Maupin. Maupin writes in a simple, but creative way to blend together the lives of some of the city's most-eccentric inhabitants; which makes the story highly accessible for language learners*.

*Suitable for adults over the age of 18.

Audiobooks with Pip

Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin: Chapter 1

As you learn English you run into common expressions that people use in their daily conversations. Today you are going to learn five common phrases that can be used in many different situations.

All-Weather English

Reacting and asking for more information

我最近很忙，有时候觉得有点累

生活分享share my daily life with you

我最近的生活

Many thought Collins had ended the series after the 2010 publication of Mockingjay — she even wrote in 2015 that it was "time to move on to other lands."

But four years later, she surprised readers and the publishing world when she announced she was working on what became The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, released in 2020 and set 64 years before the first book.

Collins used parts of Greek mythology and the Roman gladiator games for her earlier Hunger Games books.

But for the new book, she said she was inspired by the Scottish philosopher David Hume, and what he described as "the easiness with which the many are governed by the few."

She added that the book will also look at the use of propaganda and "the power of those who control the narrative."

The film version of Songbirds and Snakes, starring Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler, came out last year. This fall, a Hunger Games play is set to open in London.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

New Hunger Games Book and Movie Announced

저는 보통 토요일에 마트에 가요.
I usually go to a mart on Saturday.

오늘은 토요일이라서 마트에 갔어요. 
Today was Saturday, so I went to the mart.

오후 한 시에 갔어요.
I went there at 1 o'clock.

마트에서 계란이랑 라면이랑 우유를 샀어요. 
At the mart, I bought eggs and ramens and milk.

비누와 휴지도 샀어요.
I also bought soap and tissue.

계란이 좀 비쌌어요. 
Eggs were a bit expensive.

4000원이었어요.
It was 4000won.

비누가 싸서 많이 샀어요. 
Soap was cheap, so I bought a lot.

모두 23000원이었어요.
In total, it was 23000won.

Daily Journal in Korean(한국어 일기)

마트(Mart)

In this episode we will learn some group of words which we have already learn in th previous episodes.

Daily Hindi Vocab

Episode 5

Aldona z dziećmi będą jechać na ferie zimowe! 
Quiz do podcastu - w sekcji quizów :) Sprawdź co rozumiesz

Your dose of Polish language

A1/A2: Ferie zimowe 

Un breve episodio sulle stranezze del web, ci sarebbe molto altro da dire ma non c'è fretta, sarà il per il prossimo episodio.