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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

The Queen's English Society

Enjoy this soothing and calming reading piece while paying attention to word stress, intonation, sentence stress and individual sounds. These are all skills needed to improve your band score in the speaking test. Feel free to engage by letting me know if you picked up on any mistakes in these four key areas. Enjoy! :)

Tackling the IELTS Giant

Cambridge IELTS reading piece

En este episodio explico los 6 usos más habituales del verbo Dar, como por ejemplo: "dar vergüenza", "dar lo mismo" o "dársele bien algo a alguien". 
Para estudiantes de niveles B1 y B2, aunque los estudiantes de nivel A2 también pueden aprender algunas cosas.

Español con Pablo

6 usos de "Dar" | Nivel B1/B2

*2025年7月5日に録音しました。
日本の七夕についてお話ししました。

Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

#126 七夕🎋 What’s Tanabata? Japan’s Romantic Summer Festival⭐️

## The witch part 2 : The other one ##
One of the 10 most anticipated Korean films of 2022!!!
Yes. This is the movie you’ve been waiting for!
The witch part 2: The other one is coming up this year! 
In this podcast, we are going to talk about The witch part 1 and part2. 
The witch part 1(2018) is about a younger girl called Ja-Yoon, who has no reminiscence of her existence earlier than a unique age. One day, some people show up in 
front of her and her step-parents. And she is force to find where she used to be. 
some say "This is Korean version of super heroin movie! But it’s darker &amp; more mysterious!"
2022년 가장 기대되는 한국영화 TOP10 중 하나인 바로 “마녀2”를 소개합니다!
이미 마녀1, The witch Part1: the subversion은 2018년 개봉하고 현재 넷플릭스에서 보실 수 있습니다. 
"마녀1"에서는 의문의 시설에서 자라 탈출한 자윤을 중심으로 한 이야기가 펼쳐집니다. 알 수 없는 자들의 위협과 그들의 위협 속에서 살아나야 하는 자윤의 놀라운 탈출기를 경험할 수 있어요. 
"한국판 슈퍼히로인 영화"라고 평가받고 있지만 훨씬 어둡고 훨씬 미스터리한 "마녀"!!
2022년 드디어 마녀 2에 대한 베일을 벗습니다!
영화 "마녀"로 2022년을 즐겁게 보냅시다😊

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

08.The Witch is coming back!(마녀가 돌아온다!)

Bu episode ile Türkiye'de yetişen bitkileri öğreniyorsunuz . Türk bitkilerini tanımak ister misin?
O zaman haydi  böğürtlen çay" demleyip içelim :) Ya da böğürtlen yiyelim.!

Not:Lütfen doktorunuza danışmadan bitki çaylarını denemeyin.
This is just Turkish listening exercise.Please don't try herbal teas without ask your doctor.

Turcology and Turkey with Ayse

TÜRK ŞİFASI  ZAMANI: Turkic Herbal Tea! BÖĞÜRTLEN

Faço uma leitura de um material que criei na sessão Vocabulário, sendo esses os verbos vitais em terceira pessoa, ou seja, verbos extremamente importantes que você pode usar ainda hoje, também incluí exemplos para facilitar seu uso, preste atenção e responda às perguntas.

A Voz da Madrugada

S01E010 Verbos Vitais 3ª Pessoa

In this episode we will talk about 【Chinese style blind date】, you will learn how to say 【urge sb. to get married, become non-single】 ect.
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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.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【相亲】的话题。
在中国，读书的时候父母会反对我们早恋，所以学生时代没有谈恋爱的人很多。等到我们毕业工作，父母就开始催婚。但是因为交际圈很窄，脱单很困难，所以很多人在找对象的时候，可能会选择相亲这种方式。通过相亲可以了解对方的职业，家庭情况等，判断自己是否与对方合适。
最常见的相亲是亲戚朋友介绍，或者同事介绍。见面前先看下照片，了解下对方的情况。如果感兴趣就加个微信聊一聊，然后再见面。也有的是媒人安排大家一起吃个饭，先见个面互相了解一下。这种情况下在场的人很多，相亲的两个人比较不尴尬。
相亲的时候都看什么呢？在中国，谈婚论嫁的时候最讲究的是门当户对。也就是说：男女双方家庭的社会地位和经济状况相当，结婚很合适。因为讲究门当户对，在相亲市场上也就出现了很多歧视。
第一、地域歧视。本地人比非本地人好，因为本地人有相同背景、观念和生活习惯，更重要的是有户口，有房子。
第二、职业歧视。公务员稳定，即使收入不如私企，在相亲市场仍然是香饽饽。
第三、家庭歧视。是不是城市户口？父母有没有退休金？
第四、学历歧视。本科生不如硕士、硕士不如博士。不过有意思的是，女博士反而不吃香，大家会觉得太优秀了不容易找对象。
还有其他的年龄歧视、外貌歧视等等。
有的人觉得门当户对是好事，条件差不多的人才能一起生活。有的人觉得门当户对是把婚姻市场化了，变成了买卖，没有真情实感。你觉得呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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早恋	zǎo liàn	puppy love
催婚	cuī hūn	urge sb. to get married
交际圈	jiāo jì quān	Social circle
脱单	tuō dān	become non-single
媒人	méi rén	matchmaker
谈婚论嫁	tán hūn lùn jià	talk about marriage/about to get married
门当户对	mén dāng hù duì	be matched for marriage
歧视	qí shì	discrimination
户口	hù kǒu	registered permanent residence
香饽饽	xiāng bō bo	extremely popular
吃香	chī xiāng	popular

Yuli's Chinese Channel

中国式相亲 Chinese style blind date （Intermediate and advanced level）

Explore the captivating world of "Slang and Informal Language: Understanding Casual English Conversations" on this episode of English Learners Boost. Decode the secret language that often puzzles learners, from "lit" to practical examples. Gain confidence in casual English interactions, learn about slang's evolution, and strike the ideal balance between informal and formal language. Plus, experience our unique teaching through personalized English lessons on our italki profile. Boost your skills and embrace language's vibrant nuances!