What do you think makes a good leader? Is it their personality, their ability to make difficult decisions, or something else?

In this episode, Nick gives you some ideas to help you with Part 3 of the speaking test. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What traits does a good leader have?

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter I. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

ice, ice skates, icicles, iguana, iceberg, igloo, ice cream, ice tea, ink, iron, ivy

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter I 

In this episode I will show you how to count by tens from 10 to 100.

Diez 10
Veinte 20
Treinta 30
Cuarenta 40
Cincuenta 50
Sesenta 60
Setenta 70
Ochenta 80
Noventa 90
Cien 100

Spanish For Beginners

Numbers 10-100

        大家好啊，我是丹霞。您现在收听的是中文台词频道，今天的台词出自电影《后来的我们》。如果你在大城市上大学，毕业了以后，你会离开那儿吗？我们来听听电影中林见清是怎么说的：

        “毕了业，谁愿意离开北京？每次路过天安门的时候我就在想，所有最好最神奇的事情都会在这里发生。
        我明白北京不是我的家，我宁可拥抱现实中的无家可归，也不想放弃搏一把的机会。都说这儿的生活艰难，但我不怕，至少我在北京混过。
       北京的一天真的很短，短到还没有开始就结束了，所以每天早上一睁眼，我就觉得我离梦想又进了一步。”
——林见清  电影《后来的我们》/<Us and Them>

毕业bìyè  graduate; graduation
神奇shénqí magical, amazing
宁可……也不……nìng kě……yě bù…… would rather... than...
拥抱yǒng bào  to embrace
无家可归wú jiā kě guī homeless
搏一把bó yī bǎ  fight, bet
艰难jiān nán difficult; hard
至少zhì shǎo  at least
睁眼zhēng yǎn open one 's eyes
离lí  part from; be away from
进步jìnbù improve ; step forward


Chinese Lines 中文台词

06. 毕了业，谁愿意离开北京？Who would want to leave Beijing after graduation? Hang in there! --《后来的我们Us and Them》

The Fox and the Crow is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 124 in the Perry Index. There are early Latin and Greek versions and the fable may even have been portrayed on an ancient Greek vase.[1] The story is used as a warning against listening to flattery.

In the fable a crow has found a piece of cheese and retired to a branch to eat it. A fox, wanting it for himself, flatters the crow, calling it beautiful and wondering whether its voice is as sweet to match. When it lets out a caw, the cheese falls and is devoured by the fox.

source: wikipedia.com 

سیمرغ (Persian short stories + vocab)

روباه و زاغ (fox and crow)

More and more people are once again booking flights to exciting places around the world.

But as they take their seats, many travelers will remember that spending time with other passengers is not always easy.

Travel website Only Wanderlust surveyed over 1,500 travelers about the most annoying passengers on a plane.

Nine percent of travelers agreed that people who kick your seat are the most annoying passengers. Here are the top 10 on the list.

A passenger who kicks your seat.
A passenger who doesn't smell too nice.
A passenger who talks loudly.
A passenger who pulls on — or pushes against — your seat.
A drunk passenger.
Crying babies or children.
A passenger in front of you reclining their seat.
A passenger wearing strong smelling perfume.
A passenger who doesn't wear their mask correctly.
A passenger who snores when sleeping.
Number seven on the list is a topic that is often discussed.

In the survey, Only Wanderlust asked if passengers have a right to recline their seats, and almost two out of three travelers said that they did.

The website also asked some airline companies about the right to recline. None of the airlines said they had a policy on this topic. But they recommended talking to the passenger in front or behind, or if there is an argument, asking a member of staff for help.

As for crying babies: they can't really help it. But as we get older, perhaps we can all try to think about the people around us when we're on a plane.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Travel Survey Reveals Most Annoying Airline Passengers

It’s a short story used to talk about a normal day in my life and you can use it to practice listening and learn new Spanish vocabulary. This podcast is made for Spanish students if you have any suggestions please let me know. Oscar 

Oscar Cuenta - Your daily minute of Spanish

UN DÍA NORMAL 

안녕하세요. 영쌤이에요! 오늘은 한국의 여름과 날씨에 대해 이야기 해보려고 해요.
Hello! I'm YoungSsam! Today I'd like to talk about summer and the weather in korea.