My reading of a classic English ghost story written by Charles Dickens and first published in 1836. As the story is long, this podcast is made in two parts. In this part, a young doctor is visited by a mysterious woman whose face is covered by a black veil and who makes of the doctor a strange and disturbing request. 

The Bumper Book of Great English Stories

The Black Veil - Part I

You’re just mingling at a networking event. Someone suddenly starts pitching a business idea. You can’t just walk away — you need a way to step out without making it awkward. 


Situational Chinese with Yancy Grey 

 When Someone Starts Pitching Business  | Ep06 

In the first episode of the podcast, Emerge with English, Katie talks about being a morning person.

Vocabulary:
an early bird - a morning person
a night owl - an evening person


Emerge with English

E1: Early Bird

Привет всем! 
Сегодня поговорим о путешествиях.
Все люди любят путешествовать.
Итак, вы приехали в русскоговорящую страну и вам нужно сориентироваться в незнакомой обстановке.
Как общаться с иностранным населением? 
Поговорим об аэропорте. 

Новые слова: 
Трап самолёта - a plane ladder;
Самолёт приземлился в аэропорту. - The plane landed at the airport.
Табло - a scoreboard
Рейс - a flight 
Номер рейса - flight number
Багажная лента - a luggage tape;
ТаксОметр - a taximeter;
Пункт обмена (денег) - (money) exchange office; 
Выход на парковку - an exit to parking

Новые фразы: 
Как обратиться к незнакомому человеку, чтобы что-то у него спросить? 
1 вариант: "Извините за беспокойство!"
2 вариант: "Будьте добры!"
3 вариант: "Скажите, пожалуйста!"

Итак, можно задать вопрос так: 
"Скажите, пожалуйста, где я могу найти свой багаж? Мой рейс номер  _______."

Когда вы не можете найти свой багаж: "Извините, я не вижу свой багаж! Или я не могу найти свой багаж! Вы можете мне помочь?"

Если вы хотите обменять свои деньги на рубли: "Извините за беспокойство, где я могу обменять доллары на рубли?"

Как говорить с таксистом? 
"Добрый день! Сколько будет стоить доехать до отеля Черемушки?"

Попросите таксиста помочь вам с багажом: 
"Помогите, пожалуйста, положить багаж в багажник." 
Багажник - это место для багажа в машине. 

Когда вы сядете в такси, будьте внимательны и спросите: "Извините, вы включили таксОметр?"

Хорошей вам поездки!
Какие у вас были сложности в путешествии по чужой стране? Делитесь своими историями в комментариях и также обязательно задавайте вопросы, я с удовольствием отвечу. 


Повседневная жизнь/Everyday Life 

В аэропорту/İn an airport

Ciao studenti e studentesse di tutto il mondo e benvenuti nel quarto episodio di “Impara l'italiano con Isa”! 🌍📚😃 in questo episodio come già preannunciato nell'episodio precedente parleremo di un utensile da cucina che potete vedere nell'immagine del podcast. Questo utensile non è altro che una spatola di gomma che ha mille utilizzi nella cucina, ma non è questo il punto; il punto è il nome italiano di questo utensile. 

If you need the transcription, I could provide to give it to you, so feel free to contact me with a message! :) 

Impara l’italiano con Isa

Il nome della spatola 🥄

A1 Arabic

Arabic numbers 1>5

Story = '2000 most common words in English'. 

It was 10am on a cloudy Friday when Bobby was struck by inspiration.  It was a day like any other. Bobby was sitting on his bed, curled up in a ball and Afsane was nearby reading a new book.

Bobby was deep in thought. His eyes were closed but his mind was active. His little tail was wagging softly. Occasionally he got up, turned around and sat back down again. This was part of his creative process. 

Then Bobby’s eyes shot open. “Yes! That’s it! I’ll… I’ll…” Then he rested his head again on his paws.  “No… it’s gone.” 

Asfane turned her attention back to her book and turned the page. The book was called, How to Live with An Extraordinary Dog. She wanted to better understand Bobby’s gift.

“You’ve done so many projects,” said Afsane. “Why don’t you revisit an old idea and explore it from a different viewpoint?” 

All over Bobby’s room were his photographs. They were all in special frames. He had taken photos of almost everything: parks, sports, markets, transportation, roads—whatever Bobby saw, he snapped a photo. But he didn’t know what to do for his next photography project. 

Bobby needed to refresh his mind. He jumped off the bed and walked over to his food area. On the wall in front of his red drinking bowl was a picture of his previous drinking bowl, a blue one. 

“I’m looking for a special subject, Afsane,” said Bobby after drinking some water. “Something which speaks to my soul. Something which lifts my spirits.” 

Afsane shrugged her shoulders and put down her book. “That sounds very serious, Bobby. Why don’t you just take a photo of… oh, I don’t know, that.” 

Afsane pointed to the open window. 

Bobby felt curious, so he jumped up and looked out the window. He didn’t see much. He watched the traffic and the dark clouds. But then, something caught his eye. 

Bobby barked and howled! “That’s it! That’s it!”

“See, I told you. There’s nothing boring about windows,” said Afsane.

“No. There! Children!”

Being a Cloud

Bobby the Dog

いっかい　 the first floor
にかい　    the second floor
さんがい/さんかい　the third floor
よんかい/よんがい　the forth floor
ごかい　 the fifth floor
ろっかい　the sixth floor
ななかい　the seventh floor
はっかい　the eighth floor
きゅうかい　the nineth floor 
じゅっかい　the tenth floor
ちか いっかい　the first basement
ちか にかい    the second basement

ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

The each floor`s name

Odyssea receives an interesting offer from Queen Alcina.

Transcript: https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-adventures-of-odyssea-ch-5-nausico