In this episode and the next one as well I'll try to discuss a very thorny topic: are study apps really worth your time, money, and effort?
I'll also tell you what my experience was with some of the most popular apps (yes, Duolingo included) and give you pros and cons of all of them.

Subtitled Italian

Season 01 / Episode 02 - Are study apps really worth it? (part 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB8yvFf5_Ro&t=1s

Visible Thinking & Learning

Intro

New words 
1. 劳动节  Láodòng Jié  p.n. May Day
2. 号  hào  n. used after numerals to indicate date of month in spoken Chinese
3. 今年  jīnnián  n. this year
4. 复活节  Fùhuó Jié  p.n. Easter
5. 父亲节  Fùqīn Jié  p.n. Father's Day
6. 母亲节  Mǔqīn Jié  p.n. Mother's Day
7. 星期几  xīngqī jǐ  certain day of the week
8. 星期天  Xīngqītiān  p.n. Sunday
9. 圣诞节  Shèngdàn Jié  p.n. Christmas Day
10. 星期二  Xīngqī'èr  p.n. Tuesday

中文每日一练

每日听汉语

Вы знаете, что Россия большая, но насколько именно большая - представить довольно сложно. Хороший способ представить её размеры - разобраться в том, сколько же в России часовых поясов.
Текст статьи доступен по ссылке: https://writemore.ru/obshhestvo/obrazovanie/pub-ee8e2557.html
Рекомендую читать и слушать одновременно.
Если хотите обсудить эту тему - приходите на урок!

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Сколько в России часовых поясов? A2-B2

En este episodio voy a hacerte unas preguntas consideradas preguntas de cultura española, por supuesto también te voy a dar las respuestas a esas preguntas para que no te quedes con la duda. Además, puedes tomarte este episodio como un juego y ver cuanto sabes sobre España.
Algunas preguntas son más fáciles, otras un poco más difíciles.

Como siempre, espero que disfrutes el episodio y que aprendas algo nuevo.

Después de escucharlo no te lides de dejar una valoración y un comentario diciéndome:

-si sabías las repuestas a las preguntas. ¿cuántas has acertado?


Blanca to go 

60 – preguntas (y respuestas) de cultura española.

Hola! En aquest "breu" episodi explicaré qui sóc i de que tractarà aquest podcast. Moltes gràcies. 

Aprèn català amb Jordi

1- Presentació

Are you keeping going back and forth in your IELTS speaking?

Have you found yourself saying the same thing over and over again when you answer various part 1, 2, or 3 questions of the IELTS??

Students are too eager to try to be perfect, and with this perfectionism, they get stuck on being dissatisfied with what they are saying (almost always!). Have you had that?

In this podcast, I go over one element that can make a huge difference in your performance if corrected. 

You may feel enlightened just by noticing it and becoming aware of it, and once corrected, the rewards might surprise you.

Jump into the recording, improve yourself there, and check my availability if you are preparing for any kind of interview or English-speaking engagement ahead of you.

I've helped thousands of people succeed in the spoken English arena; I can do the same for you.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

Are you keeping going back and forth in your IELTS speaking?

June and Yuli have a talk about Chinese Blind Date, this episode is part 2: Why do Chinese parents set their children up on blind dates, you will learn how to say 【intervene,force of public opinion】 ect. (This is casual talk so there're some repetition and unnecessary words, which is also very natural authentic dialogue.)
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
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June：那刚刚有提到中国的父母喜欢给孩子安排相亲，但是我们知道很多西方国家的父母不太去管，或者是插手孩子的，比如说谈恋爱或者是什么时候结婚这件事。那你觉得为什么中国的父母喜欢给孩子安排相亲呢？
Yuli：我父母他们说是他们觉得这个像一个任务一样，他觉得说把我养大，然后看着我结婚成家，他觉得这个才是他的一个任务的完成。然后我觉得还有一个就是社会大环境是这样，所以是一个舆论压力。他们会觉得说周围的同龄人特别是我们同龄的那些亲戚，还有他们自己的朋友的小孩，这个年纪或甚至是比我年轻的都结婚了，生小孩了，他们就觉得说应该跟别人一样，就别人这样做你也应该这样做。
June：我觉得还有一点就是中国的一个传统观念就是传宗接代，还有一个养儿防老。父母会担心，现在有可能自己一个人过得挺好，但是将来你也有老了的一天或者是你生病了，那等父母都不在这个世界上了，他们希望会有一个人来照顾你，所以我觉得这个就是为什么他们想要给孩子安排相亲（的原因）。
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提到	/	tí dào	/	mention
管	/	guǎn	/	control, discipline
插手	/	chā shǒu	/	intervene
任务	/	rèn wù	/	task
成家	/	chéng jiā	/	get married 
舆论压力	/	yú lùn yā lì	/	force of public opinion
观念	/	guān niàn	/	perception
传宗接代	/	chuán zōng jiē dài	/	carry on the family line
养儿防老	/	yǎng ér fáng lǎo	/	bring up sons to support parents in their old age

Yuli's Chinese Channel

Two Chinese girls talking about "Why do Chinese parents set their children up on blind dates 为什么中国父母要给孩子安排相亲"（Intermediate level）

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tRE-wxs6tJzjUfRtaz_U_FI1I8DVJShi/view?usp=drivesdk