This is a short text about introducing family,  for A1 level language learners.

Listen  to improve your listening and for better result, transcribe it and check the vocabulary.

Persian Listening

My family خانواده من  

¿Leer en español te parece difícil o aburrido? En este episodio descubrirás cómo usar la lectura como una herramienta poderosa para multiplicar tu vocabulario y mejorar tu fluidez. Aprenderás técnicas como la lectura por interés, la creación de un “banco de palabras” y la combinación de lectura + audio.

👉 Recuerda: “Don’t translate, absorb.”

Cada palabra nueva es una victoria en tu camino hacia la fluidez.


Español No Excuses: Level-Up Your Mind, Speak Out Loud

Lectura inteligente: cómo potenciar tu vocabulario y fluidez en español

This is Part Two of our conversation about life in Florida. We try to answer the following questions:

Are people in Florida friendly?
What's the best beach in Florida?
Are alligators dangerous?
What is a "Florida Man"?

At the end of the episode, I explain the following vocabulary in more detail with examples:

-grow into
-wreak havoc on
-a case in point

Brentoni's English Podcast

018 - Should You Worry About Alligators in Florida? (Part Two)

*This episode is about "Sanandaj "a city in the Central District of Sanandaj County, in the Kurdistan province of Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.

**Book Podcast lesson to discuss the topic and access the texts


Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

شهر سنندج

"Why 'Soy Milk' is a Liar & How to Be Free (Without Paying Tariffs)" En este episodio explosivo y lleno de sarcasmo, Jeff Tutor se enfrenta cara a cara con las absurdidades del español, explorando el eterno dilema de los verbos “ser” y “estar”. Desde el descubrimiento de la verdadera identidad de la leche de soya hasta una guía para entender si eres libre como Mandela o solo estás disponible para una cita en Tinder, este episodio te hará reír mientras aprendes algo útil (y posiblemente confuso). ¡Prepárate para ser un guerrero lingüístico con estilo y sarcasmo!

Taming the Spanish Verb: The  Macondo Man

Why 'Soy Milk' is a Liar & How to Be Free (Without Paying Tariffs)

HSK2

HSK2-10 warm up

Learn all the words and expressions related to smiling!
Best for pre-intermediate/intermediate students!

New English US

Learn English: The Power of Smiling (pre-intermediate/intermediate)

Netflix now has 10 million subscribers in Japan, according to the streaming company.

It got to that number during the first half of 2024, so it may be even higher by now — and it's double the number of subscribers Netflix had in the country four years ago.

It's believed that new Japanese shows on the platform — including Tokyo Swindlers, The Queen of Villains and The Boyfriend — have helped the streaming service get more subscribers.

"Japan in particular is a country which wants to see a lot of its own content so we strongly feel the need to produce it," said Kaata Sakamoto, Netflix's vice president of content for Japan.

He added that the company wants to produce more content that will be popular with people in Japan, including more sports and comedy shows.

Subscribers around the world have also been enjoying Japanese content on the platform. It's the third-most-watched non-English-language content on Netflix, after Korean and Spanish. And Japanese anime shows and movies have been watched more than 1 billion times on Netflix in the last year.

Sakamoto said there are plans to make more anime for the platform, but he wants to find "stories that have never been told before."

Netflix first came to Japan in 2015. In 2023, it was the most popular streaming service in the country, with about 22% of the market share.

Around the world, Netflix has more than 280 million subscribers.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Netflix Reaches 10 Million Subscribers in Japan

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