Shakespeare is a greater author (well, maybe was since he's no longer among us in physical reality) who knows how to play with words. I hope this podcast episode will encourage you to discover his oeuvre and get you interested into finding out more stuff about him! 

All About English and How You Learn It!

Understanding Shakespeare Does Not Have to Be Hard!

Oi gente, sejam muito bem-vindos ao Portuguese Drops, o seu Podcast de Português favorito. Meu nome é Aneleh e hoje embarcaremos numa jornada de exploração da cultura e do estilo de vida de quem mora na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar neste link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1egdyWonpnjbiOlMfEorYQontN-VecTHWQA-ywZnf0vU/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá!

Heu guys, welcome to Portuguese Drops, your favorite Portuguese Podcast. My name is Aneleh and today we will embark on a journey of exploring the culture and lifestyle of those who live in the city of Rio de Janeiro. If you want to follow the podcast script, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1egdyWonpnjbiOlMfEorYQontN-VecTHWQA-ywZnf0vU/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go!

Portuguese Drops 

Estilo de vida carioca

JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you? 
ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking about you.
JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if you’d like to go to a 
movie tonight.
ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing?
JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Out. What do
you think?
ALICE: Sounds great!
JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00.
ALICE: See you then. Bye!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, Alice, it’s John: Hi, ____, it’s ____ is a casual and friendly way to say hello on the 
phone. Although “it’s” means “it is,” it is used to mean “I am” here.
• Oh, hi, John! Notice the rising intonation here. Alice is excited to hear from John and is 
very pleased that he called her.
• I was wondering if you’d like to ... This is a polite and indirect way of asking “Do you 
want to …?” John is nervous and does not want to appear too direct or bold. Notice 
how the question goes up at the end, which shows that he is not overly confident.
• Sure! I’d love to means “Yes, I would love to.” Notice that Alice is very enthusiastic 
and friendly. She wants John to feel comfortable about asking her out on a date.
• I was thinking about … / What do you think? Again, John does not want to appear 
too bold. He wants to give Alice a chance to suggest a movie.
• Sounds great! Is an informal way of saying “That is a good plan.”
• I’ll pick you up is an informal way of saying “I’ll come to your house so that we can 
go together.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 6: A Telephone Call

I use this text to describe the importance of speaking casually without hesitating.
Listen to this:
I went to the sea...to the beach two weeks...ummm..ago.  My brother and I...we...ummm...we wanted to...go inside the...to go swimming.  It was very...really, really, really hot.

It is also important not to speak too quickly.  We use pauses but not long ones and not too often.
Listen to this:
I went to the sea to go to the beach two weeks ago.  My brother and I wanted to go swimming.  The weather was ... quite hot.  The water was very relieving.

Practice your speaking speed and fluency with these questions and others.  Record your voice and listen for which of my recordings you sound like.
1). What did you do last weekend?
2). What kind of books do you like to read?
3). What do you usually like to cook for yourself?


Accelerate Your IELTS Speaking with Ralph

# 4 Fluency

Text： 
客人：服务员，买单！
kèrén：fú wù yuán ， mǎidān ！
Guest: Waiter, check please！

服务员：好的，这是您的账单，请看一下。
fúwùyuán：hǎode, zhèshì nín de zhàngdān，qǐng kàn yīxià.
Waiter: Sure, here is your bill. Please take a look.

客人：没问题，多少钱？
kèrén：méi wèntí，duōshǎo qián ？
Guest: No problem, how much is it?

服务员：一共108块。
fúwùyuán： yīgòng 108 kuài.
Waiter: In total it's 108 yuan.

客人：好的，可以微信支付吗？
kèrén：hǎo de，kěyǐ wēixìn zhīfù ma？
Guest：Ok, can I use WeChat Pay?

服务员：当然，请扫描二维码。
fúwùyuán：dāngrán，qǐng sǎomiáo èrwéi mǎ.
Waiter: Of course, please scan the QR code here.

New words：
买单 mǎi dān：pay the bill; check please
账单 zhàng dān：bill
微信支付 wēi xìn zhī fù：Wechat Pay（Use with Wechat app）
当然 dāng rán：of course; certainly; sure;
扫描 sǎo miáo：scan
二维码 èr wéi mǎ：QR code
百 bǎi：hundred（num+～）
块 kuài：yuan, the basic unit of money in China（num+～）



Welcome to visit China ”欢迎来中国!“

L6 Part2 买单[mǎi dān]～Pay the bill

Neste episódio, vamos falar sobre alguns pratos tradicionais da culinária brasileira.

Os pratos falados:
Feijoada, pão de queijo, acarajé, brigadeiro, churrasco brasileiro.

Tudo é cultura

Tudo é cultura ep. 3

⭐ Contents: 1/ Les types de logements 2/ Les loyers 3/ L'immobilier 4/ Les pièces 5/ Chez moi 6/ Mes pièces préférées 7/ Le mobilier et la décoration 8/ La décoration chez moi

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A1-level episode, we will discuss housing and interior decoration. We will talk about real estate, practice using prepositions of place, distinguish between “c’est” and “il est / elle est,” and learn numerous adjectives for describing a house, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

Learn French with Anthony

A1#06 Logement et décoration d’intérieur

Welcome to the Jerome Meadows Experience

For the full video with additional vocabulary search THE JEROME MEADOWS EXPERIENCE on Spotify 

Special guest today Carl McLarty from Streetwise English
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/1947582/english 

The Jerome Meadows Experience

Doomscrolling!

「部活（ぶかつ）」の話のパート２です！高校生と大学生の時の思い出について話しました🍻♪