The Dunce

He says no with his head
but he says yes with his heart
he says yes to what be loves
he says no to the teacher
he stands
he is questioned
and all the problems are posed
sudden mad laughter seizes him
and he erases all
the words and figures
names and dates
sentences and snares
and despite the teacher’s threats
to the jeers of infant prodigies
with chalk of every color
on the blackboard of misfortune
he draws the face of happiness

Translation: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗦 ? 😉

🎙️𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒎 " 𝑳𝑬 𝑪𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑹𝑬 " 🥁𝒅𝒆 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒆́𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕 🎶

Primo capitolo del libro di Luis Sepulveda , una storia di amicizia nella differenza

I Libri In  Pillole di Federica

Primo capitolo, Storia di un Gatto e del Topo  che divento' suo amico

В этом подкасте я даю лексику, которая необходима, чтобы говорить об отдыхе.

Привет, это Наташа!

Эпизод 39. Говорим об отдыхе.

I introduce my brother, Bryce, and we discuss our experiences learning to play guitar as teenagers.
We share some advice for beginners and also talk about our memories.

If you've ever been curious about what it takes to start playing guitar and you want to learn some relevant vocabulary, this episode may be for you!

This is just Part One of our conversation. I'll be posting Part Two next week.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:14***

***Full episode transcript available ⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/008-why-does-everyone-learn-the-same-first-song-on-guitar⁠***

Episode Outline:

Bryce introduces himself (Starts at 1:20)
How Bryce started playing guitar (Starts at 1:58)
Taste in music (Starts at 3:12)
The first songs we learned (Starts at 3:39)
Our recommendations for a good 'first song' (Starts at 6:46)
Playing electric guitar vs. acoustic guitar (Starts at 10:00)
How to avoid annoying your neighbors (Starts at 12:50)
What it's like playing in a rock band (Starts at 13:38)
Our memories of being in a band together (Starts at 14:56)
The most difficult part of playing in a band (Starts at 16:25)
Our connection to Greta Van Fleet (Starts at 20:41)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:14)

get away with something (used at 5:11 and explained at 23:20)
take one for the team (used at 14:20 and explained at 25:18)
be on the same page (used at 18:18 and explained at 27:27)

Brentoni's English Podcast

008 Why Does Everyone Learn the Same First Song on Guitar?

1. Work on your confidence /  2. Know your audience / 3. Establish credibility / 4. Ask people to
share their thoughts / 5. Customise your message / 6. Give compliments / 7. Present benefits

All Ways Business

How to convince

안녕하세요! 영쌤이에요!
고급자를 위한 팟캐스트에 오신 것을 환영합니다! 
날씨, 기후, 그리고 점점 더 더워지고 있는 한국의 여름에 대해서 이야기해보려고 해요. 정말 한국이 아열대 국가가 된 걸까요? 자, 같이 들어보시죠!

<C1-C2> *마지막 한걸음! The last step!*

(고급) 한국은 이제 아열대 국가인가요?

👉Today, in the “Serbian to go” podcast, you will hear 19 useful phrases that you can use in an EMERGENCY while traveling around Serbia.  Let’s start!🙇‍♀️
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!📚
See you in class!👋


SERBIAN TO GO

Корисне фразе Тема: Хитни случајеви - Korisne fraze Tema: Hitni slučajevi – Useful phrases Topic: Emergency (A2 and above)

Beginner Chinese Listening：这是我的男朋友 This is my boyfriend

Beginner Chinese Listening



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Are You 'Happy-Go-Lucky?'
Is there someone in your life who is always happy? Or maybe someone who brings you a lot of joy? If so, here are some expressions you can use to describe them.

For example, some people call their baby a "bundle of joy." The expression probably comes from the practice of putting babies in blankets, which makes them look like a bundle.

So not long after you were born, your mother could have said to a friend, "Would you like to meet my little bundle of joy?"

A person who doesn't worry about things going wrong and lives their life in a relaxed and happy way can be described as "happy-go-lucky." The expression was first used in print in 1672, but back then it meant "whatever is going to happen will happen."

So if you were worried about your first day of school, your mother might have told you, "Just be your usual happy-go-lucky self, and you'll make lots of friends."

If someone is very happy, you can say they are "as happy as Larry," an expression that comes from either Australia or New Zealand. Some say it refers to Larry Foley, an Australian boxer from the late 19th century who never lost a fight. Others say it refers to the word "larrie" which meant "joke," or to "larrikins," — young men that caused trouble in Australian and New Zealand cities.

So if you came home from school smiling because you had a good time, your mother could have said, "You look as happy as Larry!"