In this podcast for adult, independent English learners I talk about the importance of practising talking about controversial issues. How will we ever make authentic connections in a second language if we haven't practised the vocabulary needed to express nuance, and delicately, cautiously and respectfully present opposing perspectives? In this podcast I present some of that language, and discuss the importance of using it before we need it! 

Birdsong English Explains

Ep.3 Courting controversy!

HSK Standard Course Level 1 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 1 text 1

In this episode we will learn some group of words which we have already learn in th previous episodes.

Daily Hindi Vocab

Episode 5

¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás o cómo está usted?
En esté capítulo quiero ayudarte a entender un poco más el vocabulario de finanzas, economía, etc. Quiero ayudarte a analisar en cada verbo que usamos si existe un sustantivo, por ejemplo "comprar". También un poco sobre el mercado inmobiliario, etc.
¡Nos vemos y nos escuchamos en el episodio!

Escucha Facil Español

Vocabulario básico de dinero 🛒💵[Capítulo 3]

The number of couples getting married in South Korea increased by almost 15% between 2023 and 2024.

That's the biggest percentage increase in marriages since the government began collecting this data in 1970.

More than 222,000 couples got married in South Korea in 2024. That's good news for a country with one of the world's lowest birth rates.

The government has been trying to encourage people to get married and have children to help boost the country's shrinking population.

It may just have worked. However, not all young people are convinced that marriage is the right thing for them.

According to The South China Morning Post, many young people in the country are still choosing an "unmarried lifestyle" for personal and financial reasons.

Some said that getting married and doing things like buying a home and having children are too expensive.

Others felt they would be more likely to find happiness on their own.

The government data also showed that the number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign nationals has increased for the third year in a row.

There were almost 21,000 of these marriages last year. That's an increase of more than 1,000 from 2023, although still not quite as high as it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

Almost three out of 10 foreign husbands were from the US. And about a third of foreign wives were from Vietnam, while many others were from China and Thailand.

The number of divorces among couples of different nationalities also decreased last year, according to Yonhap News Agency.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Big Rise in Number of Marriages in South Korea

Learn how to use the common English idiom "A Dime a Dozen" on the latest episode of Stairway to English!

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Holidays and Event 🌎🎉

Eid al-Fitr 🕌🎈

نام او شهرام است. نام خانِوادگی ِ او ناظری است. شهرام  71ساله است
او ایرانی است و به فارسی و کردی صحبت میکند


نــام ِ او جیــان لوئیجــی اســت. نــام ِ خانوادگــی او
بوفــون اســت. جیــان لوئیجــی  43ســال دارد. او
ایتالیایـی اسـت و بـه ایتالیایـی صحبـت میکنـد

ِ نـام او ایزابِل اسـت. نـام ِ خانوادگـی او آلِنـده اسـت.
ایزابِــل  79ســاله اســت. او اهــل پِــرو اســت و بــه
اســپانیایی صحبــت میکنــد




Persian Listening

Describing people توصیف افراد 

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