🎧 In italiano – a podcast for Italian learners (A1–B1): listen to short real stories, learn natural vocabulary, and improve your listening skills. Exercises and vocabulary in the description!

🇮🇹​🎧​📝​ In Italiano: Short listening practice & exercises 

BookClub & Cappuccino è il podcast dedicato a chi studia italiano attraverso i libri. 
Scopriamo lessico, espressioni, temi culturali e spunti di conversazione. 

BookClub e Cappuccino: libri italiani contemporanei

a Short story of Lewis and Clark expedition of the atual United States of America. 
Petite histoire de l'expédition de Lewis et Clark dans l'actuel pays des Etats Unies d'Amérique. 

je parle comme un pro

Lewis and Clark Expedition in French 

En este episodio hablaremos sobre el sistema tradicional de aprendizaje de idiomas en las escuelas, colegios y universidades.

 ¿Por qué muchos de nosotros hemos tenido una mala experiencia aprendiendo un idioma en el sistema tradicional? 

Discutiremos los problemas que hay a la hora de intentar aprender un idioma en el sistema tradicional.

Spanish en Contexto 

1 - El sistema tradicional de aprendizaje de idiomas y sus fallas 

En este podcast, dialogamos con Angélica, quien viajó a Latinoamérica para saber y conocer acerca de las rutas del ciclismo.

🎧Escúchalo con atención dos veces y pon a prueba tu comprensión auditiva con esta pregunta:

¿Cuál fue la inspiración de Angélica para ir a Latinoamérica?

✔ 1. Sus viajes para ir a estudiar, desde que era una niña.
✔2. Los estudios realizados en el Instituto Contra College.
✔3. Las historias de Instagram de sus amigos.

🚀¿Cuál es la respuesta correcta?

Alas en español

La cultura del ciclismo en Latinoamérica

Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today’s podcast we’ll talk about: Portuguese/English false friends part 5.
Before I start, everything that I say here will be in the podcast description for you to read, you just need to click on this link: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ZR6cef2zcyZkiN5XNJ6Zlj-bS3f_M8RaAK14GrxsQ8/edit?usp=sharing
And  if you’re an advanced student you can skip directly to the Portuguese part at one minute and thirty seconds. 
Let 's go? 


Portuguese Drops 

Portuguese/English false friends (5)

🥺 Today I'm not feeling very well. 
➡️ listen to a short story
➡️ I explain useful expressions
➡️ listen again to the story

✅You'll find the whole transcription as well as translation into English and Russian in the special GoogleDoc I created for you https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ThVgMXZbBvtJDaN7_D-dpS1vJbIPEYSuWXSvqy7Ebbo/edit?usp=sharing 

👍If the podcast was useful and taught you something. 
🗨Contact me if you want to improve your speaking skills and practice your French.

En français avec Victoria

🇫🇷 1 minute in slow French. 2. Je ne suis pas trop en forme. 

Gai comme un pingouin !
- Qui peut vivre dans un froid pareil ? Avec des morceaux de glace gros comme des montagnes ?
C'est nous, les pingouins ! Les charmants plaisantins !
En blanc et noir, nous nous élançons. Et zou ! Sur le ventre, nous glissons jusqu’à l’eau. Et plouf ! Bec en avant, nous plongeons dans les vagues.
Un jour, un goéland m’a assuré :
- Vous, les pingouins, vous ne savez pas voler dans le vent du ciel. Vos ailes sont riquiqui !
Je lui ai rétorqué :
- Nous n’avons pas besoin de voler dans le ciel, nous volons déjà dans l’eau !

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 24 - Gai comme un pingouin !

Do you believe people are born with a certain amount of ability and intelligence? Or do you think these things can be changed through effort and education?

Your answers to these questions may decide how well you chase your own goals in life!

Researchers in Norway looked at over 1,500 people aged 13 to 77.

Participants filled out a survey asking them questions about how much they think people's abilities and intelligence can grow with effort and education.

They also filled out two more surveys: one asking how passionate they are about the things they are interested in, and one asking how persistent — and consistent — they are in chasing their goals.

For example, they were asked how much they agree with statements such as, "I use a lot of time on the projects I like," for passion, and "I finish whatever I begin," for persistence.

The researchers then looked at the people who got the 5% highest and lowest scores for belief in people's ability to grow.

It was found that those with the greatest belief in growth also had significantly higher scores in passion and persistence.

Interestingly, although 60% of all the study participants were women, in the group with the lowest belief in growth almost 60% were men.

"The belief in growth is important for large parts of our society," said Hermundur Sigmundsson, one of the study's authors. "This is true for school, sports, work and family life."

The authors also pointed to other studies that have found that it's possible to help people believe in personal growth — particularly as children — and that this can result in greater persistence.

Looking at their own results, the researchers said it can be argued that belief in your ability to grow may be important for both passion and persistence.

However, they also noted that it could also be that passion, perseverance and belief in growth all support each other.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Want to Succeed? Believe You Can Grow!

Step into the enchanting world of Ramadan rituals in Damascus! Experience the heartwarming tradition of 'Iftar,' where families draw closer, and the city finds tranquility. This episode is a short version from my comprehensive podcast book. Dive into the full, immersive experience by accessing the book on Kindle:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3DBW2JH 
The audio version: 
https://speakrealarabic.com/course/The-Syrian-Encounters