Think you're too old to learn English? Think again! In this episode of English Learners Boost, I share the inspiring story of my student, Bernd, who proves that learning has no age limit. Despite challenges, his confidence and determination continue to grow—showing that mindset, not age, makes all the difference. Tune in for motivation, practical tips, and a special invitation to book a personalized lesson with me on iTalki. Let’s break barriers and keep learning together! 🚀🎧

English Learner's Boost

Age is Not the Reason to Quit

 As we have known that ‘个gè’ the most general measure word; used for people, round objects, abstract things, such as questions / ideas, etc.

‘只zhī’ is for animal and one of certain pair things; piece or item.

We’ll learn more measure words from a song. Before our reading,  let’s familiar with the number counting as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10
And then upgrade to the unit of count to hundred ‘百bǎi’,  then to  thousand ‘千qiān’,  to ten thousand ‘万wàn’, and a hundred million is ‘亿yì’.
                          
    
 Liàng cí gē
  量    词  歌

yì tóu niú ，liǎng pǐ mǎ ，
一  头  牛，    两   匹 马，
One cow, two horses,

sān tiáo xiǎo yú ，sì zhī xiā ，
三    条   小 鱼，   四 只 虾，
Three little fish, four shrimp,

wǔ běn shū ， liù zhī bǐ ，
五   本   书，    六 支 笔，
Five books, six pens,

qī kē guǒ shù ，bā duǒ huā ，
七 棵 果  树，     八  朵 花，
Seven fruit trees, eight flowers,

jiǔ jià fēi jī ，shí liàng chē ，
九 架 飞机， 十 辆  车，
Nine planes, ten cars,

bǎi kuài shí tou ，qiān lì shā ，
百   块   石  头，    千   粒 沙，
A hundred stones, a thousand grains of sand,

wàn piàn shù yè huá lā lā ，
万   片  树  叶 哗 啦 啦，
Thousands of leaves clatter,

yì kē xīng xing màn tiān sǎ 。
亿 颗  星  星  漫   天  撒。
A hundred million stars scattered all over the sky.


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

量词歌 Liàng cí gē (A Measure words song)

En este episodio hablamos acerca de la comida picante en México, ¿Por qué nos gusta el picante? nuestros platillos favoritos, variedades de chile y más.

Apapachando en Español

Episodio #6. La Comida Mexicana Picante

Türkçe Kullanımına Dair Farklı Örnekler - Voice-over

Türkçe

Türkçe Kullanımına Dair Farklı Örnekler - Voice-Over - Different Examples of Turkish Language Usage

Questo podcast è rivolto agli studenti di italiano di livello intermedio / avanzato, ma non solo!
Parleremo di cultura, lingua, cibo, filosofia, viaggi e molto altro.
Vi aspetto!


Alechan in Giappone

S1 EP0 Introduzione 

・東北地方の方言、丁寧語を表す方法「～っす」
・映画「トップガン」からの引用
・標準語⇒方言
・使用例、発音のしかたなどの紹介
・まとめ　東北地方の方言では、たいていの丁寧語を「～っす」で表します。

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

東北地方の丁寧語「～っす」とは？映画Top gunからご紹介します！Learning Tohoku dialect

This episode includes explanations and examples of phrasal verbs with including the word "get." Practice Worksheet: https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verbs-get/12127

Nit-Picky English with Nika 

Phrasal Verbs With "Get"

Recycled Human Hair Is Cleaning Belgian Water
Imagine if the hair caught in your drain could actually help to clean it.

That's what's happening in Belgium, where human hair is being recycled to help clean the country's water.

Around the country, hairdressers are taking the hair they cut from their customers' heads and putting it into bags. These bags of hair are then collected by a non-profit organization that runs a project called "Hair Recycle."

The hair collected by Hair Recycle is put through a machine and made into 60-centimeter-wide square mats. These mats can then be put into a drain to absorb oil and other pollution before it gets into a river or stream.

According to the Hair Recycle website, 1 kilogram of hair can absorb up to 8 liters of oil.

To take part in the project, hair salons have to pay a small fee. They then receive bags to collect the hair, and a sticker for their window, so they can show their customers that they are helping the environment.

Salons in Luxembourg and the Netherlands are also taking part in the Hair Recycle project.

Belgium's Hair Recycle is not the only hair recycling project, however. In the UK and Ireland, a company called Green Salon Collective is recycling hair and other waste from salons, including metal, paper, plastic and chemicals.

And a similar company called Green Circle Salons is recycling hair and other salon waste in the US and Canada.

So maybe hair in the drain can be a good thing?

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Recycled Human Hair Is Cleaning Belgian Water

En este episodio aprenderás las diferencias entre el indicativo y el subjuntivo y tambien aprenderás a reconocer las situaciones en la que se usa cada uno.

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