In this podcast for adult, independent English learners I talk about the importance of practising talking about controversial issues. How will we ever make authentic connections in a second language if we haven't practised the vocabulary needed to express nuance, and delicately, cautiously and respectfully present opposing perspectives? In this podcast I present some of that language, and discuss the importance of using it before we need it! 

Birdsong English Explains

Ep.3 Courting controversy!

    Nǐ nǚ’ ér jǐ suì le?
A：你女儿几岁了？
    Tā jīnnián sì suì le. 
B： 她今年四岁了。
 

HSK Standard Course Level 1 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 5 text 2

Learn Three Sentences a Day：Day25
S73—S75

Master Mandarin Daily : Learn Three Sentences a Day!

Learn Three Sentences a Day：Day25

ITALPOP

Why in Italy we celebrate 25 april? Perché in Italia si festeggia il 25 aprile?

What do you usually do for fun?
Do you like collecting something?  
This time, Aya talks about things that she has been collecting for 8 years.

♤ キーワード
・ベタ（cliche）
・形に残る（かたちにのこる：remain in form）
・敷き詰める（しきつめる：to cover a surface）
・埋め尽くす（うめつくす：to fill）

♧  理解度チェッククイズ
1. アヤさんが集めているものは？
2. アヤさんがそれを集めている理由は？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミさんが最近ハマっているものは？
→ 近所のパン屋のクロワッサン
2. フミさんがパンを作らないのはどうして？
→ 一度挑戦したときに焦がしてしまったから

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 07：アヤが集めているもの

Breve biografia de Clarice Lispector e poesia "Quando fazemos tudo para que nos amem".

Português Pindorama

Clarice Lispector


Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Nǐhǎo， 	wǒ 	xiǎnɡ 	dìnɡ 	qù 	Xī'ān 
王 	一乐： 	你好， 	我 	想 	订 	去 	西安 
de 	wǎnɡfǎnpiào. 
的 	往返票。 
Shòupiàoyuán： 	Nín 	yào 	shénme 	shíhou 	de 	piào? 
售票员： 	您 	要 	什么 	时候 	的 	票？ 
Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Jīntiān 	wǎnshɑnɡ 	chūfā， 	xià 
王 	一乐： 	今天 	晚上 	出发， 	下 
xīnɡqīyī 	huílɑi. 
星期一 	回来。 
Shòupiàoyuán： 	Jīnɡjì 	cānɡ 	háishì 	shānɡwù 	cānɡ? 
售票员： 	经济 	舱 	还是 	商务 	舱？ 
Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Jīnɡjì 	cānɡ。 	Yǒu 	dǎzhé 	piào 	mɑ? 
王 	一乐： 	经济 	舱。 	有 	打折 	票 	吗？ 
Shòupiàoyuán： 	Jīnwǎn 	bādiǎn 	Nánfānɡ 	Hánɡkōnɡ 
售票员： 	今晚 	八点 	南方 	航空 
Gōnɡsī 	de 	hánɡbān 	dǎ 	qī 	zhé. 
公司 	的 	航班 	打 	七 	折。 
Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Hǎo 	de,jiù 	yào 	zhè 	yì 	bān.Qǐnɡ 
王 	一乐： 	好 	的，就 	要 	这 	一 	班。请 
ɡěi 	wǒ 	yí 	ɡè 	kàochuānɡ 	de 	zuòwèi. 
给 	我 	一 	个 	靠窗 	的 	座位。 
Shòupiàoyuán： 	Hǎo 	de, 	ɡěi 	nín 	dēnɡjīpái. 	Qǐnɡ 
售票员： 	好 	的， 	给 	您 	登机牌。 	请 
zài 	sì 	hào 	dēnɡjīkǒu 	dēnɡjī. 
在 	4 	号 	登机口 	登机。 
Wánɡ 	Yīlè： 	Xièxie. 
王 	一乐： 	谢谢。 


日常用语

乘飞机

En este episodio aprenderá diferentes técnicas para aprender de manera más efectiva y facil nuevo vocabulario en español

Spanish Shortcut

EP 27. TÉCNICAS PARA APRENDER VOCABULARIO MÁS RAPIDO

In many parts of the world, summer has kicked in, and people are really feeling the heat.

But people in one city in the Middle East may have more reason to complain about the heat than anywhere else in the world.

This place is so hot that birds fall from the sky, some streets are air-conditioned, and, allegedly, fish boil in the sea.

This is Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait, often called the hottest city in the world.

Temperatures often get as hot as 50 degrees Celsius in the summer — and sometimes even higher. In July 2016, the temperature reached 54 degrees Celsius in the north, which is the highest temperature Kuwait has experienced.

People are rarely seen walking outside in the summer, and many residents leave the city while it's this hot.

Kuwait has always been hot, but climate change has made the summers hotter and longer.

According to the Emirates Policy Center, between 1962 and 1999 there were 18 days when the temperature in Kuwait was 50 degrees Celsius or higher. Between 2000 and 2021, the number of days was 80 — and 64 of those were between 2010 and 2021.

The country is also getting less rain than before. As a result, it's experiencing more frequent and intense dust storms.

Living in these high temperatures is not good for humans. A study by the University of Roehampton in London found that the human body has an upper temperature limit of between 40 degrees and 50 degrees before it starts to malfunction.

At higher temperatures, a person may start to experience "heat stress," which can cause things like confusion, nausea, dizziness and fainting — and can be fatal.

Some may say that Kuwait is contributing to its own problems, since it's one of the world's largest emitters per capita of carbon dioxide, and uses only fossil fuels for energy.

But things may be changing. According to the International Energy Agency, the country plans to generate at least 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.