In today's episode of Stairway to English, understand the idiom "to have a lot on my plate". You will be able to use it in sentences and understand the meaning. Comment on this podcast with a sample sentence and I will correct your work!

See you in the next episode! 

Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

I have too much on my plate to study English today! Learn the idiom "to have a lot on my plate"

In this episode I read a passage from the book risky business for listening practice.

Books for Bilinguals

Risky buisness pt. I

En este primer episodio de la segunda temporada te cuento el origen de los saludos en español

Español en Acción

Temporada 2 Episodio 1 El origen de los saludos en español

Te cuento cómo vivimos las tormentas y huracanes en países del Caribe. ¿Has vivido alguna vez los efectos de uno de estos fenómenos?

Españoleando

Tormentas y huracanes

New Words—生词
在(zài)  at
操(cāo)场(chǎng)  playground
体(tǐ)育(yù)馆(guǎn)  gym
运(yùn)动(dòng)  sports
跑(pǎo)步(bù)  run
游(yóu)泳(yǒng) swim
乒(pīng)乓(pāng)球(qiú)  pingpong
篮(lán)球(qiú)  basketball
足(zú)球(qiú)   football
打(dǎ)  play
踢(tī)  kick
比(bǐ)赛(sài)  competition
喊(hǎn)  call
加(jiā)油(yóu) come on
作(zuò)业(yè) homework
有(yǒu)的(de) some
啊(ā) ha

Text One—课文1
dàwèi：wèi，shānběn，nǐzàizuòshénmene？
shānběn：wǒzàixiězuòyène。
dàwèi：xiàwǔnǐzàinǎér？wǒgěinǐdǎdiànhuà，nǐbùzàisùshè。
shānběn：jǐdiǎn？
dàwèi：sāndiǎn。
shānběn：wǒzàicāochǎngtīqiúne。nǐzhǎowǒyǒushìma？
dàwèi：wǒxiǎngzhǎonǐqùdǎpīngpāngqiú。
shānběn：míngtiānxiàwǔqùba。
dàwèi：hǎoa，sāndiǎnwǒqùzhǎonǐ。
shānběn：sāndiǎnbùxíng，wǒzàishàngkène。
wǒmensìdiǎnjiànba。
dàwèi：xíng。míngtiānxiàwǔsìdiǎnjiàn！
大卫：喂，山本，你在做什么呢？
山本：我在写作业呢。
大卫：下午你在哪儿？我给你打电话，你不在宿舍。
山本：几点？
大卫：三点。
山本：我在操场踢球呢。你找我有事吗？
大卫：我想找你去打乒乓球。
山本：明天下午去吧。
大卫：好啊，三点我去找你。
山本：三点不行，我在上课呢。
      我们四点见吧。
大卫：行。明天下午四点见！

Text Two—课文2
xiànzàishìyùndòngshíjiān。kàn，tóngxuémenyǒudezàicāochǎngpǎobù，yǒudezàitǐyùguǎnyóuyǒng；yǒudezàidǎlánqiú，yǒudezàitīzúqiú。wǒméitīqiú，wǒzàidǎpīngpāngqiúne。wǒzàigēndàwèibǐsài。wǒmenbāndetóngxuédōuzàipángbiānhǎn“jiāyóu”ne。
    现在是运动时间。看，同学们有的在操场跑步，有的在体育馆游泳；有的在打篮球，有的在踢足球。我没踢球，我在打乒乓球呢。我在跟大卫比赛。我们班的同学都在旁边喊“加油”呢。



HSK2--materials and exercises for listenning, reading and speaking

我在操场踢球呢  wǒzàicāochǎngtīqiúne

Hi everyone! Christmas is getting closer and closer! I'm having a hard time choosing all the gifts I have to give this year. In this episode, I introduce Japanese Christmas again but in N4-N3 Japanese!

たつきのにほんご

日本のクリスマス (intermediate)

On this episode of The Real English Conversations Podcast, Amy and Curtis share their experience of what it’s like immigrating to and living in Mexico. They will share the top reasons why they have chosen Mexico as their home while they discuss the people, the amazing landscapes, and the geographic diversity!

Learn English On Italki with the host of this Podcast: 
Book a lesson with Curtis - https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english 

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Real English Conversations Podcast

Living abroad in Mexico Pt.1 : Real English Conversations Podcast On Italki

In the last episode we talked about how to book a hotel in Chinese and everything about it. If you are planning to live in China for a longer time then you will face another challenge: renting a place of your own. In this episode, we covered everything from ‘how to describe the apartment you want’ to ‘different ways to find an available home’. Let’s go!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

