Ciao a tutti, oggi vi leggerò la famosissima storia di Romeo e Giulietta, riscritta in chiave più semplice. Spero che vi piaccia! 

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Romeo e Giulietta in italiano

Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well. This week's news article can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63305635

The Breaking News Podcast

Netflix: Big hits reverse subscriber losses

Хајде да видимо шта једу Срби у ресторану за вечеру! / Hajde da vidimo šta jedu Srbi u restoranu za večeru! After listening to this short dialogue try to answer these questions in the comments below:
1. Шта је наручио гост? / Šta je naručio gost?
2. Колико је то коштало? / Koliko je to koštalo?
3. Да ли бисте и ви наручили исто? / Da li biste i vi naručili isto?
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!


SERBIAN TO GO

У ресторану - U restoranu - At the restaurant (A1 level)

本集Qingxi邀请到了阿冬作为节目的嘉宾，我们将讨论该怎么节约钱，过度消费、冲动消费还有过度节省导致的问题，以及阿冬对二手产品的看法，我们还谈论到了怎么赚钱的方法。

Everyday Chinese

和阿冬杂谈 | 钱的问题

She spoke fluent English, but still got rejected for jobs. It wasn’t her grammar. It was the way that she spoke  — fast, tense, unfriendly. This episode reveals what helped her.

Real English Skills

She Thought Her English Was Good — Until She Moved to California

        A: Excuse me, may I have some water, please?

	B: Oh, certainly, ma'am.

	A: Sorry. So, Cape Town’s nice. It seems so…interesting!

	C: Los Angeles is nice, too! So, what do you do in Los Angeles?

	A: I'm a nutritionist and personal trainer.

	C: Once again, slowly please.

	A: I'm a nu-tri-tion-ist, and a per-so-nal trai-ner.

	C: Sorry, I don't understand.

	A: Nutritionist and personal trainer. I help people eat healthy foods and exercise the right 
            way!

        C: Oh, I see!

English Conversation/Dialogue

Flight Attendant 

Today we're talking about the phrase far fetched. Do you know this piece of vocabulary already? If not, maybe you'll find today's podcast useful. This can be useful at work, or more generally in life for describing things that are difficult to believe.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I hope this podcast doesn't sound too far fetched!

In this podcast, we go on to talk about the various forms of transportation we use as well as the pros and cons of each.

 Fluency Mastery 101 Podcast

Fluency Mastery 101 Podcast Lesson 3: Transportation

A new survey in Japan has shown that many people may be giving up on "happily ever after" when they get older than 35.

A survey by the Nippon Foundation asked 6,000 people, aged 15 to 45, about the country's falling birth rate. Among the 3,935 single participants, 46% said they want to get married, while 33% said they don't.

However, when asked if they really think they will get married, only 27% said yes, while 39% said no.

Younger people were more hopeful about marriage, with about 40% of those aged 15 to 25 thinking they will marry. But over 50% of single people aged 36 to 45 believe they won't get married, suggesting people may give up on marriage as they age.

Of the 1,313 people who said they don't want to get married, 40% said they prefer being single. Other reasons for staying single included not being able to see any benefit to marrying, and wanting to put their own life first. More than 20% didn't have a clear reason or just didn't know why.

For the 267 people who want to marry but think they won't, the top reason for thinking it won't happen is not having chances to meet potential partners, which was mentioned by 49% of these people. Others said they weren't good at getting along with people of the opposite sex, or felt financially insecure.

Where people lived also affected views on marriage. About 30% of people in central Tokyo and big cities thought they would marry, but only just over 20% of those in smaller towns and villages felt the same.

Marriages in Japan have been decreasing for years. In 2023, there were 3.9 marriages per 1,000 people in Japan — down from a high of 12 marriages per 1,000 people in 1947.