Watch cartoons from my childhood to nurture your language persona. In today's episode - a folktale of minors and gold prospectors from magical Siberia.

'A Silver Hoof ' on youtube:     youtube.com/watch?v=OVwybqASBD8

Тихий Час

Серебряное копытце

Para leer y escuchar 👀👂🏽 en YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ca-sqL8_6cE

El profe Tomi

"Identidad", texto sobre La Plata | Nivel B2 | Para escuchar 👀

SALESPERSON: Can I help you?
GLORIA: Yes, I’m looking for a sweater — in a size medium.
SALESPERSON: Let’s see … here’s a nice white one. What do 
you think?
GLORIA: I think I’d rather have it in blue.
SALESPERSON: OK … here’s blue, in a medium. Would you
like to try it on?
GLORIA: OK … yes, I love it. It fits perfectly. How much is it?
SALESPERSON: It’s $50. It will be $53, with tax.
GLORIA: Perfect! I’ll take it.

LANGUAGE NOTES
• Can I help you? or “May I help you?” is what a salesperson normally says to greet 
a customer.
• I’m looking for a here means “I don’t know exactly which one I want.”
• Size medium. Clothing usually comes in small, medium and large sizes. Some 
women’s clothing comes in number sizes, usually ranging from 2 to 16.
• Let’s see … An expression used when a person wants to think something over, to 
make a choice or decision, or to look for something.
• I’d rather have it in here means “I don’t like this exact one. I would prefer it in a 
different” color/size/material, etc.
• Would you like to …? is a polite way to ask “Do you want to …?”
• Try it on means to test the fit or appearance of a garment by putting it on. “Try on” is a 
separable phrasal verb, so the object “it” goes between “try” and “on.”
• How much is it? means “How much does it cost?” Notice that the main sentence 
stress falls on “is” in this question.
• I’ll take it means “I will buy it.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 18: Shopping

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Тихо тянулись дни, тихо вставало горячее солнце и обтекало синее небо, распростершееся над Волгой и ее прибрежьем. Медленно ползли снегообразные облака в полдень и иногда, сжавшись в кучу, потемняли лазурь и рассыпались веселым дождем на поля и сады, охлаждали воздух и уходили дальше, дав простор тихому и теплому вечеру.

Если же вдруг останавливалась над городом и Малиновкой черная туча и разрешалась продолжительной, почти тропической грозой — все робело, смущалось, весь дом принимал, как будто перед нашествием неприятеля, оборонительное положение. Татьяна Марковна походила на капитана корабля во время шторма.

— Гасить огни, закрывать трубы, окна, запирать двери! — слышалась ее команда. — Поди, Василиса, посмотри, не курят ли трубок? Нет ли где сквозного ветра? Отойди, Марфенька, от окна!

Пока ветер качал и гнул к земле деревья, столбами нес пыль, метя поля, пока молнии жгли воздух и гром тяжело, как хохот, катался в небе, бабушка не смыкала глаз, не раздевалась, ходила из комнаты в комнату, заглядывала, что делают Марфенька и Верочка, крестила их и крестилась сама, и тогда только успокоивалась, когда туча, истратив весь пламень и треск, бледнела и уходила вдаль.

Утром восходило опять радостное солнце и играло в каждой повисшей на листьях капельке, в каждой луже, заглядывало в каждое окно и било в стекла и щели счастливого приюта. 
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Нескучные истории - Not boring stories

Отрывок из романа Ивана Гончарова "Обрыв"

•となりのトトロ　My Neighbor Totoro 
•もののけ姫  Princess Mononoke
•千と千尋の神隠し Spirited Away 
•天空の城ラピュタ Castle in the Sky

•聲の形 A Silent Voice

[新海誠さんの作品] Makoto Shinkai’s Works
•君の名は  YourName
•天気の子　Weathering with You
•言の葉の庭 The Garden of Words
•秒速5センチメートル　5 Centimeters per Second


[スポーツ系]  sports-related
•スラムダンク　Slum Dunk
•キャプテン翼　Captain Tsubasa
•ハイキュー　Haikyu!! 


•アンパンマン　Anpanman
•クレヨンしんちゃん　Crayon Shin-chan
•ドラえもん　Doraemon
•名探偵コナン　Case Closed
•ドラゴンボール　Dragon Ball
•ルパン3世　Lupin the Third
•ちびまる子ちゃん　Chibi Maruko-chan
•ゲゲゲの鬼太郎　GeGeGe no Kitarō 

•ナルト　Naruto
•鋼の錬金術師　Fullmetal Alchemist
•鬼滅の刃　Demon Slayer
•呪術廻戦　Jujutsu Kaisen
•SPY×FAMILY
•進撃の巨人　Attack on Titan
•ブルーピリオド　Blue Period 




SAMURAI BROADCAST　侍放送

Vol.30 Featuring Tony、 About Anime and Manga, Part 2トニーさんと、アニメや漫画ついて その2

东汉时有一个少年名叫陈蕃，自命不凡，一心只想干大事，自己住的屋子又乱又脏，却从来不收拾。他父亲的朋友薛勤见状批评他："你怎么不打扫一下房间，客人来了看到这么脏乱多不好啊” 陈蕃回答："我是做大事的人，怎么能做这个呢?“薛勤当即反问："你连一间屋子都收拾不好，你能做出什么大事呢?"陈蕃顿时不知道如何回答了。

Vivi甜讲中国故事

传统小故事--陈蕃立志（一屋不扫，何以扫天下）

Ciao a tutti e benvenuti a questo nuovo episodio!

Oggi continuiamo a parlare di ricchezza e libertà finanziaria e introduciamo dei punti fondamentali:
- l'importanza di conoscere i propri doni e talenti
- l'importanza di conoscere ciò che ci piace fare
- l'importanza di fare qualcosa che sia utile per gli altri

Buon ascolto :)

Il dolce far niente

6. Libertà finanziaria - talento, passione e utilità

You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Keep Screens Out of Bed for Better Sleep

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17EFpKIJSdJQDd2aJlAdVMOPgX--ERuOY/view?usp=drivesdk