Today we're talking about the idiom "bells and whistles", we'll also hear the phrase, "nice-to-have". I hope you find today's vocabulary useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I don't really need these bells and whistles! 

Let’s take a language journey towards fluency in Swedish.
This episode is about greetings and introductions.
Swedes often say ‘good morning’ or ‘hello’ but learning longer greetings is an opportunity to get to know people and meet new friends. And as a guest in a new country, it's a great step into the new culture.


Just Started Learning Swedish/A1 Svenskan  

Swedish Greetings and Introductions 

Hello everyone! Welcome to our podcast. Today we have a very interesting topic: Gentrification in Mexico City. We will also talk about how this phenomenon can help you improve your Spanish. 


Quetzal: Explorando la Cultura Mexicana

Episodio 6. Gentrification in Mexico City and Learning Spanish

In this episode you will hear what Daxin prepared for his mother for breakfast. Daxin is really very kind to his sick mother. Enjoy it. 

今天天气很好，是一个晴天。早上七点多，大新叫妈妈起床。起床以后，大新拉着妈妈到了卫生间。大新给妈妈一杯水，让妈妈刷牙。妈妈刷牙的时候，大新就给妈妈梳头。妈妈的头发大部分是白的，是短发，但是不是很短。刷完了压，梳好了头发，大新拉着妈妈来到餐厅。大新已经给妈妈卓好了早饭。大新给了妈妈一个鸡蛋。妈妈不认识鸡蛋，她说是饽饽。大新告诉她这是鸡蛋，大鸡蛋。大新还给妈妈准备了粥和红薯、馒头。大新帮着妈妈吃了早饭，然后，他自己也吃了早饭。大新的早饭和妈妈的早饭一样，看上去很简单，但是很好吃。吃了早饭，大新要带妈妈出去走一走。

jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo ， shì yī gè qíng tiān 。 zǎo shàng qī diǎn duō ， dà xīn jiào mā mā qǐ chuáng 。 qǐ chuáng yǐ hòu ， dà xīn lā zhe mā mā dào le wèi shēng jiān 。 dà xīn gěi mā mā yī bēi shuǐ ， ràng mā mā shuā yá 。 mā mā shuā yá de shí hòu ， dà xīn jiù gěi mā mā shū tóu 。 mā mā de tóu fà dà bù fèn shì bái de ， shì duǎn fà ， dàn shì bù shì hěn duǎn 。 shuā wán le yā ， shū hǎo le tóu fà ， dà xīn lā zhe mā mā lái dào cān tīng 。 dà xīn yǐ jīng gěi mā mā zhuó hǎo le zǎo fàn 。 dà xīn gěi le mā mā yī gè jī dàn 。 mā mā bù rèn shí jī dàn ， tā shuō shì bō bō 。 dà xīn gào sù tā zhè shì jī dàn ， dà jī dàn 。 dà xīn hái gěi mā mā zhǔn bèi le zhōu hé hóng shǔ 、 mán tou 。 dà xīn bāng zhe mā mā chī le zǎo fàn ， rán hòu ， tā zì jǐ yě chī le zǎo fàn 。 dà xīn de zǎo fàn hé mā mā de zǎo fàn yī yàng ， kàn shàng qù hěn jiǎn dān ， dàn shì hěn hǎo chī 。 chī le zǎo fàn ， dà xīn yào dài mā mā chū qù zǒu yī zǒu 。

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Let’s build our vocabulary! 
This episode covers these ten words in fitness context: 
Strength, endurance, flexibility, cardio, reps, sets, circuit, recovery, warm-up.

FITNESS VOCABULARY

Episode 1

A Jarn Yang pha sa thai

greeting

In dieser Episode lernst du mehr über die reichhaltige Tier- und Pflanzenwelt Vietnams. Im ersten Teil hörst du einen kurzen, von mir verfassten Text in Form von einem kurzen Hörbuch, anschließend teile ich einige meiner persönlichen Erfahrungen, die ich während meiner eigenen Abenteuer in der Natur gemacht habe.

Vietnam: Fakten und persönliche Erfahrungen 

Episode 2: Flora und Fauna

Today's episode is the audio to the Guide to the TOEFL - Speaking presentation. In it, you'll learn what the speaking section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language requires, as well as hear some sample questions and answers and get advice on whether using templates to form your answers is a good idea. Some of the questions depend on written text, so be sure to go to the website to download the transcript so you can read them: https://lovelangwri.com/2022/05/10/guide-to-the-toefl-speaking/

For the Love of Language and Writing

Guide to the TOEFL - Speaking

Saudi Arabia scored a big win in its campaign to attract major sports events to the kingdom when it was formally named as the 2034 men's soccer World Cup host on December 11.

For the last year, there hasn't been too much doubt that Saudi Arabia would be confirmed as host, as the only other contender — Australia — had withdrawn from the contest to host the World Cup.

Awarding the tournament to Saudi Arabia has been seen as controversial by some soccer observers.

That's mostly because of the country's human rights record. Some have said that Saudi Arabia is using sports to divert attention from social or environmental problems, something that's known as sportswashing.

Saudi Arabia has denied this is the case.

The World Cup may be a number of years away but there are a lot of questions that need to be answered about the tournament, from where games will be played to how workers' rights will be protected.

Saudi Arabia aims to host all 104 games, though there has been speculation that some games could be played in neighboring or nearby countries.

Currently, 15 stadiums have been proposed, although eight are still on paper. They include a 92,000-seat venue planned in Riyadh and another near the capital that's set to be on top of a 200-meter cliff.

The timing may also be an issue. The tournament may have to be moved from the traditional period of June and July to the cooler months of November and December.

This also happened for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, although it wasn't a move that was popular among European soccer clubs, who had their domestic seasons interrupted.

The question of workers' rights was also discussed before and during the competition in Qatar. Saudi Arabia has promised to reform and enforce labor laws, and fully respect migrant workers, but some human rights groups are skeptical.

In the meantime, there are still World Cups in 2026 and 2030 to think about!