Every obstacle we come across in life gives us an opportunity to improve our circumstances, and whilst the lazy complain, the others are creating opportunities through their kind hearts, generosity, and willingness to get things done.

Short Stories with Rose 

The Obstacle In Our Path (Opportunity)

Analysis of the cultural, social and linguistic content, of the text of the song

SOLO MUSICA ITALIANA  PODCAST

Volare di Domenico Modugno|Aprende italiano cantando|Learn italian singing

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10012883261000/k10012883261000.html



いっしょにNHK News Web Easyを読もう📢Reading News Articles

 Healty Beer Trend in Japan

 الارقام numbers :

- one   واحِدْ
- two  جُوج 
- tree تْلاَتة 
- four  اربعَة 
- five  خمْسَة
- six  سْتَة
- seven  سْبعة 
- eghit  تْمَنية 
- nine  تسْعُود
- ten  عشْرَة
َ

Darija with karima 

الارقام بالدارجة المغربية من 1 إلى 10 مع الأمثلة 

Nick is joined by Martina to discuss what makes a good teacher. This may well be an IELTS speaking part 3 question if the topic is education. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What makes a good teacher?

今天jīn tiān 爸爸bà ba 妈妈mā ma 不bù 在zài 家jiā ，我wǒ 和hé 弟弟dì di 妹妹mèi mei 在zài 家jiā 。

妹妹mèi mei 想xiǎng 喝hē 可乐kě lè ，吃chī 米饭mǐ fàn ；弟弟dì di 想xiǎng 喝hē 茶chá ，吃chī 面条miàn tiáo ；我wǒ 想xiǎng 喝hē 咖啡kā fēi ，吃chī 面包miàn bāo 。但是dàn shì 我wǒ 不bù 会huì 做zuò 米饭mǐ fàn 和hé 面条miàn tiáo ，他们tā men 不bù 喜欢xǐ huān 面包miàn bāo ，这zhè 是shì 个gè 问题wèn tí 。

爸爸bà ba 妈妈mā ma 什么shén me 时候shí hòu 回家huí jiā 呢ne ？

A short and interesting Chinese daily article  for every day

Dad and mom are not at home

Today we are talking about how Chinese names are given, the composition of Chinese names and some cultural differences between Chinese and Western names. We also looked at some funny names of celebrity kids. 

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

All about Chinese NAMES! (& some funny celebrity kids’ names)

Text One--课文一  kèwényī

zhèshìshānběndefángjiān。fángjiānlǐyǒuyīzhāngchuáng、yīzhāngzhuōzi、yībǎyǐzi、yīgèshūjiàhéyīgèguìzi。qiángshàngyǒuyīzhāngzhōngguódìtú。zhuōzishàngyǒuyīběnshū、yīgèběnzihéyīzhībǐ。
这是山本的房间。房间里有一张床、一张桌子、一把椅子、一个书架和一个柜子。墙上有一张中国地图。桌子上有一本书、一个本子和一支笔。

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)

房(fáng)间(jiān)
里(lǐ)
里(lǐ)边(bian)
外(wài)
外(wài)边(bian)
桌(zhuō)子(zi)
把(bǎ)
椅(yǐ)子(zi)
书(shū)架(jià)
柜(guì)子(zi)
墙(qiáng)
上(shàng)
上(shàng)边(bian)

Text Two--课文二  kèwénèr

zhèshìwǒhédàwèidefángjiān。fángjiānlǐyǒuchuáng、zhuōzi、yǐzi、shūjiàhéguìzi。wǒdechuángzàizuǒbian，dàwèidechuángzàiyòubian。wǒmendezhuōzizàichuángpángbiān。wǒdezhuōzishàngyǒushū、běnzihébǐ。dàwèidezhuōzishàngméiyǒushū。dàwèideshūne？dōuzàishūjiàshàng。hànyǔshūzàishàngbian，yīngyǔshūzàixiàbian，cídiǎnzàizhōngjiān。
     这是我和大卫的房间。房间里有床、桌子、椅子、书架和柜子。我的床在左边，大卫的床在右边。我们的桌子在床旁边。我的桌子上有书、本子和笔。大卫的桌子上没有书。大卫的书呢？都在书架上。汉语书在上边，英语书在下边，词典在中间。

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)

左(zuǒ)边(bian)
左(zuǒ)
右(yòu)边(bian)
右(yòu)
旁(páng)边(biān)
旁(páng)
呢(ne)
下(xià)边(bian)
下(xià)
中(zhōng)间(jiān)


HSK2--materials and exercises for listenning, reading and speaking

墙上有一张中国地图   qiángshàngyǒuyīzhāngzhōngguódìtú

A stone toad? That's right! This first episode will take us to Pasco - Perú to know more about this ancient tale. This episode is completely in Spanish, feel free to message me in case you need the transcription :)

Este episodio está completamente en español. Después de escucharlo, puedes intentar responder las siguientes preguntas para poner en práctica tu comprensión. Las respuestas correctas están al final.

QUIZZ:

1. ¿Qué color de ropa usaba la anciana?
a) Verde
b) Rojo
c) Negro

2. ¿Qué cultivaba la gente del pueblo?
a) Papas
b) Manzanas
c) Camotes

3. ¿Cómo se sentían los vecinos de la anciana en cada cosecha?
a) Enojados y molestos
b) Envidiosos y curiosos
c) Tristes y melancólicos

4. ¿Qué le hizo la anciana al sapo cuando lo vio comiendo sus papas?
a) Lo ahuyentó
b) Lo capturó
c) Lo hechizó

5. ¿Qué hizo la anciana cuando el pueblo descubrió que era una bruja?
a) Se escondió en su casa
b) Se fue del pueblo
c) Los convirtió en piedra

ANSWERS:
1 - C
2 - A
3 - B
4 - C
5 - B