Simplified Chinese version:
《大和小》
长颈鹿说︰“我很大。”小兔子说︰“我很小。”
大象说︰“我很大。”小老鼠说︰“我很小。”
青蛙说︰“我现在很大。”
青蛙又说︰“我现在很小。”
气球说︰“我现在很小。”
气球又说︰“我现在很大。”
大家说︰“气球现在不大，也不小。”

Traditional Chinese version:
《大和小》
長頸鹿說︰“我很大。”小兔子說︰“我很小。”
大像說︰“我很大。”小老鼠說︰“我很小。”
青蛙說︰“我現在很大。”
青蛙又說︰“我現在很小。”
氣球說︰“我現在很小。”
氣球又說︰“我現在很大。”
大家說︰“氣球現在不大，也不小。”

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - beginner

大和小 - Big and small

In this episode, I talk to one of my italki students, Adriana from Columbia, who recently took OET and got a grade B pass with some very good scores!
If you want a transcript, see below
https://kevsenglishpodcast.com/2025/03/02/kevs-english-podcast-episode-22-interview-with-adriana-from-columbia-and-her-oet-success/

Kev's English Podcast

Kev's English Podcast: Episode 22: Interview with Adriana from Columbia and her OET success!

Imagining a cat as an NBA player brings a fun and whimsical perspective to the game of basketball. From agile plays and playful antics to innovative training techniques and territorial behavior, a cat player would certainly leave its paw print on the sport.

Everything Zenified 

If a Cat Was an NBA Player

Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar⭐

To mean "A looks like B", should I use "看起来 (kàn qǐ lái)" or "看起来像 (kàn qǐ lái xiàng)"？
You can find out the answer in this episode. 🍰



Easy Steps to Chinese Grammar 

13. Appearance with "看起来 (kàn qǐ lái)"【B1】

SANDRA: So … what should we do?
JULIE: Well, I like to do arts and crafts, and I’m really good at
drawing. What do you think?
SANDRA: Hmm … how about playing a board game? That would 
be more fun.
JULIE: OK. Let’s play Scrabble! I’m really good at spelling, too!
SANDRA: Oh, yeah? We’ll see about that!

LANGUAGE NOTES
• So … Notice how the “o” sound is drawn out here, combined with the intonation, which 
shows boredom.
• I’m really good at “Really” means “very” and is used to emphasize “good.” It goes before 
the adjective.
• What do you Notice the pronunciation here — it sounds like “Whaddaya.”
• Hmm … is used to show that the speaker is thinking. It is also used to show that the speaker 
disagrees with an idea.
• How about is used to make a tentative suggestion. The speaker is introducing an idea and 
doesn’t want to sound too strong.
• Let’s is used to make a strong suggestion. The speaker feels confident about the plan.
• Oh, yeah? We’ll see about that! “Oh, yeah?” is used in a joking way to show a bit of friendly 
competition. Notice the emphasis on “that,” which refers back to “good at spelling.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 22: What you are good at!

In this episode you will learn how to ask DATE

HSK2

Learn how to ask DATE

Most people use a lot of technology these days, but is it making less people less sociable - do they interact less with other people? Today, Nick gives you some ideas for this question on the IELTS test. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Is technology making people less sociable?

A short clip about 5 useful words to use when talking about food

IELTS Vocab

IELTS Vocabulary - Food

Hola a todos! En este episodio quiero contarles sobre una característica particular que tiene mi acento nativo en ESPAÑOL. Soy de Buenos Aires, Argentina, y naturalmente mi forma de hablar en español tiene algunas particularidades. Quiero compartir UNA de ellas con vos en este audio.
Incluyo muchos ejemplos en la descripción y las explicaciones!

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