I interview my friend Sofie and she shares some tips for learning strategies and improving your accent. I'll post the second half of our conversation next week.

In the second half of the episode, I explain the following phrases:

- to level with (someone)
- to chalk (something) up to (something) 
- to brush up on (something) 
- can't (do something) for the life of me

Brentoni's English Podcast

011 - English Advice from a Pro (Part One)

小王和小黄，一块画凤凰。
小王画黄凤凰，小黄画红凤凰，
红凤凰黄凤凰，只只画成活凤凰，
望着小王和小黄。

xiǎo wáng hé xiǎo huáng ， yī kuài huà fèng huáng 。
xiǎo wáng huà huáng fèng huáng ， xiǎo huáng huà hóng fèng huáng ，
hóng fèng huáng huáng fèng huáng ， zhī zhī huà chéng huó fèng huáng ，
wàng zhe xiǎo wáng hé xiǎo huáng 。

绕口令（Tongue Twister）

Xiao Wang and Xiao Huang  小王和小黄

Sara posted a short video of her cat opening the refrigerator. She thought only her friends would watch it. But the next morning, thousands of people had shared it. By the end of the week, millions had seen it. Her cat had officially gone viral!

Last week, a shy student recorded himself singing in his bedroom. His friend shared the video without telling him. The next day, thousands of people were commenting. By Friday, the video had gone viral, and a music producer contacted him!

Idiom: Go viral
Meaning:
When something (a video, photo, post, story, etc.) spreads very quickly and widely on the internet because many people share it.

If something goes viral, a lot of people see it and share it online very fast.

It spreads fast — like a virus.

Example Sentences
Her dance video went viral on TikTok.

His tweet had gone viral and got millions of views.

Have you ever posted something online?
Have you seen a video that everyone was talking about?
Why do some videos become very popular?
What kind of videos usually go viral?
Would you like something you post to go viral? Why or why not?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of going viral?

English Mini Lessons

Go viral

Two corvesations: 

1- Sabado Gigante

2- En la comisaria

This podcast is to improve your listening and vocabulary

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish Conversation parte 10

👉A funny story of how a donkey🐴 can be saved from a hole. For B1 learners and above!😎
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje! 📚
See you in class!👋


SERBIAN TO GO

Магарац и рупа – Magarac i rupa – A donkey and a hole (A short story - B1 and above)

朋友们你们好！今天的零食是一个小故事，叫做 “在天上”。
在天上，我们经常能看到太阳，云朵。那在这个小故事里面，会不会也有呢？ 我们一起边吃边学吧！

作者：秦志宁

天，蓝蓝的；太阳，红红的。
风来了，云跑啊跑。
跑到太阳前面。太阳不见了。
云哭了，雨来了。
风走了，云走了，雨不见了。
蓝蓝的天开心了。红红的太阳笑了。

读完这个故事后，我心情很好。希望你们也跟我一样！

词语：

太阳 [tài yang] sun
云朵 [yún duǒ] a cloud
前面 [qián miàn] ahead; in front
不见了 [bú jiàn le] to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found
哭 [kū] to cry; to weep
走 [zǒu] to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away
雨 [yǔ] rain
开心 [kāi xīn] to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time
笑 [xiào] laugh; smile
希望 [xī wàng]to wish for; to desire; hope 


解馋小零食

2022年12月26号 - 在天上  (Elementary)

¿Escuchas español pero sientes que todo es demasiado rápido? 

La clave no está en escuchar más, sino en escuchar mejor. En este episodio descubrirás técnicas de escucha activa como las “palabras ancla”, el método en capas y el shadowing, que transformarán tu manera de entender y hablar español.

👉 Recuerda: “Don’t just hear, listen.”

Tu oído aprende primero, y después tu voz fluye con confianza.


Español No Excuses: Level-Up Your Mind, Speak Out Loud

Escucha activa el secreto para entender y hablar español con fluidez

Ancient Egyptians loved and respected cats, believing they brought good luck.

Some families even dressed their cats in jewelry, and mummified them after death. They would mourn the death of their cat by shaving off their eyebrows, and continue to mourn until their eyebrows grew back.

Inspired by this ancient love for cats, the Shanghai Museum in China held a special event called Meowseum Nights.

Held 10 times during last summer and fall, the event invited 200 cats and 2,000 people to explore the exhibition On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt.

Some of the artifacts shown in the exhibition came from a temple discovered years ago in Egypt. The temple was for Bastet, an Egyptian goddess who could change into a cat. This gave the Shanghai Museum another reason to use cats as the theme for their event.

Museum director Chu Xiaobo said that the event was created to bring cat lovers to the museum, as in Shanghai, where there are over a million pet cats, cat-friendly public spaces are rare.

"There are dog parks, dog brunches, but not that much for cat parents to do with their pets," Wen Liuli, a visitor to the exhibition, told The Art Newspaper.

The museum took measures to keep all visitors and artifacts safe. Cats had to stay in strollers or bags, but there were certain areas where people could take their cats out for photos, such as in front of a statue of Bastet. All the other artifacts were kept behind glass.

The museum also had vets, doctors, and even an ambulance on-site, and over 80 animal welfare workers attended each night to help and give advice.

While the museum doesn't plan to hold another Meowseum Night, Chu hopes it might inspire other museums to try similar ideas.

"Cat people now have a special affection for the Shanghai Museum," he said.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Cats Take a Tour of Ancient Egypt at Chinese Museum

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fsrgycPuxizdRgs__i0WGCS4gBxnE1oz/view?usp=drivesdk