In today's podcast for ESL Learners:

1. Making Light of..... a useful phrase to make a situation better
2. Cats to get microchipped - but only in England
3. Courteney Cox claims Matthew Perry visits her from the dead. 


Full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S5_73AKbPjlSZOwPLVjlF_556pnXMd3chHXcTZckIEw/edit?usp=sharing



Teacher Joseph's Podcast

To Make Light of..... a useful phrase to make a situation better

 In this episode, we are going to look at the current trade talks between China and the USA taking place in Switzerland. The trade talks appear to be going well, however, there is no deal reached at this time. So, will a deal be reached? That is the big question.


The Short And Sweet English Learning Podcast

Episode 5, China and US reach a trade deal?

Aprenda a descrever a sua aventura de campismo

Portuguese Audios for Intermediate Advance B2 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios Avançados B2

O Acampamento

Hi everyone, I invite you to practice your English listening skills and enjoy my video podcast. In this episode I talk about what food I would choose, rice or bread. Which do you prefer? Let me know in the comments :)


What's Your Opinion?

What's your opinion? Rice or Bread

This is a brief summary of the story of how I helped my client improve her communication at work. 

A project manager felt disrespected by her team due to a lack of technical knowledge and weak communication. To address this, I implemented a 3-step approach: 1) bi-weekly technical briefings, 2) replacing weak verbs with strong verbs to convey authority, and 3) assertiveness training to express ideas clearly. Within weeks, she confidently participated in technical discussions, leading her team more effectively. This improved communication boosted morale and led to a successful product launch. 

The Global Professional Podcast

Overcoming your Fears with Confident Language - EP 30

Homem que terá roubado um carro conseguiu a proeza de espetar o carro numas escadas e terá ficado preso

Aprenda Português Com Notícias Insólitas e Malucas -Learn Portuguese With Crazy Isoteric News 

Carro Roubado Preso em Escadas

Who can explain the physics of this "magic"? If you look at the photo, there is a small orange sitting on top of the fountain. Why doesn't it fall off?
Write to me with your ideas.

The Social Evolutionary

"Magic" Floating Balls!

嗨，大家好！欢迎来到今天的播客，我是你们的中文学习向导小韩老师。你是不是偶尔会好奇，那些方块字里藏着怎样的故事？今天，就来聊聊中文，带你看看学中文有多有趣！

先讲讲中文里的象形字，这可是中文的一大特色。比如“日”字，你看它方方正正的，就像天空中圆圆的太阳。再看“月”，弯弯的形状，是不是和天上的月亮很像？学会这些象形字，就像打开了一扇通往古老中国的大门，能看到古人是怎么观察世界、创造文字的。
 
中文的发音也很有意思。就拿四个声调来说，同样是“ma”这个音，第一声是“妈”，叫妈妈的时候用；第二声“麻”，想到麻麻辣辣的美食；第三声“马”，是奔跑的骏马；第四声“骂”，可别轻易用啦。一个音，四种意思，是不是很神奇？掌握了声调，中文就有了抑扬顿挫的美感。
 
再讲讲中文里好玩的成语。“一马当先”，简单四个字，却能生动地描绘出一个人冲在最前面，勇往直前的样子。学会用成语，能让你的表达瞬间变得高大上，还能了解背后的历史故事和文化内涵。
 
如果你担心学中文很难，别害怕！只要从简单的开始，每天学一点，积少成多，很快就能开口说中文啦。就像搭积木，一块一块，慢慢就能搭出漂亮的城堡。而且，学习中文可不只是学语言，还能了解中国的美食、电影、节日，认识好多新朋友。
 
想不想试试？现在就跟着我一起念：“你好”，这是打招呼的方式。简单吧？快来加入中文学习的大家庭，开启这场充满惊喜的语言冒险！期待在italki和你一起探索中文的奇妙世界！

快乐中文充电站

嘿，来开启中文奇妙之旅吧！

In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about meeting my italki Spanish teacher IRL (In Real Life). My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!