We're starting something new today. From now on, we'll be introducing one new English idiom per episode. We'll cover the grammar, meaning and emotional nuance of the expression before providing a few realistic examples.

Today's idiom is "the ball is in my court".

Brentoni's English Podcast

022 - "the ball is in my court"

«Episodio 1: "Un café, por favor"» — это тёплая и дружелюбная история, в которой Светлана делает свой первый заказ кофе в Испании. Вы узнаете полезные фразы для общения в кафе: как привлечь внимание официанта, заказать напиток, вежливо отказаться от дополнительных предложений, узнать цену и попрощаться. Идеально для начинающих изучающих испанский язык.

Испанский с Ольгой

Episodio 1: "Un café, por favor"

In this episode, we'll practice 3 forms of the same verb in Russian. I want you to understand how these verbs work from the context. At the same time, you can listen and imitate what I say. It will help you to improve your pronunciation. Enjoy!

Below, I leave all sentences we're going to practice. 

Я смотрю телевизор каждый день.
Вчера я тоже смотрел телевизор.
Я уже посмотрел этот фильм.
Я гуляю каждый день.
Вчера я тоже гулял с моей собакой.
Я уже погулял.
Я пишу письма моей бабушке.
Раньше я писал стихи
Я уже написал все слова в тетрадь.
Я читаю каждый день по-немногу
Вчера я тоже читал
 уже прочитал эту книгу.
Я мою посуду вечером.
Я мыл посуду и готовил ужин.
Я уже помыл всю посуду и наконец могу отдохнуть.
Я бегаю по утрам.
Вчера я тоже бегал в парке.
Я пробежал 15 километров.
Я хожу каждый день в лес.
Раньше я всегда ходил в лес дышать свежим воздухом.
Вчера я пошёл в лес и там никого не было.
Я играю с моим младшим братом.
Я уже поиграл с моим братом.
Я звоню моей маме каждый день.
Вчера я звонил моей маме и мы долго говорили по телефону.
Я уже позвонил моей маме и мы уже поговорили.

Russian for daily life with Lena 📖💫

Practice verbs in Russian with me.

Short story 「はなこさんの やすみのひ《 Hanako's holiday 》」
This is an original story I created.
This episode is N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
両親（りょうしん）ryōshin：parents
階段（かいだん）kaidan：stairs
運転手（うんてんしゅ）untenshu：driver
声（こえ）koe：voice

☆Grammar☆
・～へ･･･にいきます
・～ましょう
・～がすきです
・～があります／います

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/4656?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#13  Short story /  Hanako's holiday / storytelling // N5 Level

¿Qué va a pasar si añadimos el prefijo по- a un verbo ruso?

Para más info entra en davayporusski.com

¿Cómo se dice en ruso?

Prefijo ruso "по"

In this episode, I read a simplified version of "Ah, teeth" by Anton Chekhov — a humorous short story about pain, patience, and the little dramas of everyday life. You’ll hear slow and clear Russian and discover useful words and expressions.  Perfect listening practice for A2 - B1 learners. Let’s learn Russian, word by word!

Слово за словом с Дашей

Ах, зубы! (Ah, teeth!) by Chekhov. A2 - B1

Describe a story somebody told you and you remember

You should say:

Who told you the story
What the story was about
Why do you remember it

And explain how you felt about it.







“I guess I probably heard many stories back when I was a little kid, but the one that has always stuck in my mind is a story my grandfather told me when I was maybe about 7 or 8 years of age. My grandfather, who was an incredibly kind and loving person was however,  a man of few words…but when he had something to say, it was usually something worth remembering, and something very interesting about his own life growing up back in the day.

I remember it was Christmas time when he told me this story about his life, when he was about the same age as I was at the time, and how life was so different back then. He told me how when he was growing up, the family were very hard up and often strapped for cash, and were not able to have a proper Christmas dinner like most families today. 

He went on to tell me how both of his parents had to work every god given hour, pinching every penny, so they could just put enough food to survive on the table.

It’s a story I have always remembered, and often think about, even today. It reminds me of how lucky and privileged I was growing up, in a pretty well off family, never wanting for anything. I still feel thankful to this day, when i stop to think of the sacrifices that my grandparents and their parents before them had to make so we can live the lives we have today.


Thank you…”


IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a story somebody told you and you remember

Today we will read an article. You should listen and read in parallel. Ideally after doing that twice you should read the text out loud by yourself.

Article we will read today is: Первое — лучшее: как синдром утенка отравляет нам жизнь
Source: https://trends.rbc.ru/trends/education/61bb01b29a794780796740d4

After listening to the text, please answer the following questions in comments:
1) Что такое синдром утёнка? Опишите  одним предложением.
2) Синдром утёнка встречается только у обитателей животного мира или у людей тоже?
3) Приведите свой пример (из жизни или придуманный) проявления синдрома утёнка.

I will thoroughly check your answers! Hope to hear some weird examples!