Charlotte la marmotte
Charlotte est paresseuse et très lente. Pour son anniversaire, ses amis ont préparé un énorme gâteau, garni de dix bougies. Le soir venu, tout le monde se rassemble dans la clairière. La marmotte s'approche du gâteau…
Deux heures plus tard, elle n'a encore éteint que deux bougies! L'assemblée s'impatiente et les plus jeunes s'endorment déjà. Il est minuit quand Charlotte souffle la cinquième bougie. Monsieur Hibou est le seul à garder les yeux ouverts…

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 49 - Charlotte la marmotte

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #25 - Attacco di formiche.

ANGELICA: Doesn’t the bride look beautiful in that wedding dress?
MARIA: Yes. She looks amazing. And the groom is so romantic. 
I just heard the story of how they got engaged! He 
proposed to her during a candlelight dinner in London. 
Did you know that was where they went to school?
ANGELICA: Oh? Wonderful. And the honeymoon! What a great 
idea! Most people just go to the beach for a week 
after they tie the knot. But they plan on heading to 
California and cruising the coast on their motorcycle.
MARIA: Really! What a fantastic idea. This is by far the best 
wedding I’ve ever been to



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Doesn’t …? When you have a negative question, the expected answer is “yes.” As 
such, it expresses the exact opposite of what is being conveyed (i.e., the bride DOES 
look absolutely beautiful).
• Listen to the stress on honeymoon. There are three syllables in “honeymoon,” with the 
stress on the first syllable [HO-ney-moon]. This content word is culturally important, so 
it’s emphasized: It means a trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple.
• Tie the knot is an informal way of saying “get married.”
• Can you find and explain the two usages of just in this dialogue? “Just” is an adverb 
that can be used in two different ways:
 a) To indicate a very recent past (I just heard the story). When used to convey 
time, “just” is commonly used with a simple past verb because the action is 
complete. Sometimes it can also be used with the present perfect (He’s just 
finished writing a book).
 b) To indicate contrast or emphasis (Most people just go to the beach). In that 
case, “just” can be replaced by “simply” and emphasize the word it relates to 
(a verb, adjective or other adverb) by denoting contrast. Compare the following 
sentences: “They just got married yesterday” (adverb of time). “The wedding 
reception was just wonderful” (adverb of emphasis).

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 29: Weddings

In this podcast, you'll discover:
✅ The surprising truth about how many people speak English globally (the numbers might shock you!).
✅ The concept of "World English" and why it's so important for modern learners.
✅ A fun breakdown of the key differences between American (AmE) and British (BrE) accents and vocabulary.
✅ Practical advice on which accent you should focus on to achieve your personal and professional goals.
✅ My final thoughts on why communication is more important than perfection.

English with Hamed

English is YOUR Language!

Pequeño relato en Español acerca de la celebración del Dia de San Juan en mi ciudad llamada Tingo María y la selva del Perú. 

Para niveles entre A2 y B2

Clan de Autodidactas

El Dia de San Juan

This episode is about motivation for language learning. 

Learning to Learn 

Motivation 

this episode is a kind of story that shows how laziness is bad thing and you should avoid it . it shows this through a story . hope you  enjoy that and improve your Farsi with that 

قصه های فارسی Persian stories 

تنبلی laziness 

Spain has said it wants to introduce a tax of up to 100% on property purchases for anyone from outside the European Union (EU) who is not a resident in the country.

That could mean a lot of potential buyers from places like Asia, the UK and the US being priced out of the market.

And that's exactly the idea.

Many Spaniards have said that they can't afford to buy property because of the number of homes being bought by foreign buyers.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recently shared the plan, saying that in 2023, 27,000 apartments and houses around Spain were bought by people from outside the EU.

He said these buyers didn't purchase the homes to live in, but to make money from them.

Spain is a popular vacation destination for people around the world, and many like to buy holiday homes for themselves.

But other buyers put their properties on the short-term rental market, using sites like Airbnb.

This has meant that there are fewer homes for local people to buy. The shortage of properties in popular areas has seen prices increase, with many locals unable to afford higher prices.

Sánchez also said he wants to increase taxes on landlords who rent their properties with companies like Airbnb.

However, the prime minister's plans may not become law; for now they're just ideas.

British people who spoke to the BBC after hearing the news weren't happy with these plans.

Michele Hayes from Manchester, who has been looking at properties in Spain, said: "How many working Spanish people want to live in holiday homes in these tourist areas anyway?"

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Spain Considers 100% Tax for Foreign Property Buyers

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【First meeting - informal occasion】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 嗨，我叫阿明，你叫什么呀？
hāi ， wǒ jiào ā míng ， nǐ jiào shén me ya ？
Hi, I'm Aming. What's your name?
B: 我叫小美。
wǒ jiào xiǎo měi 。
I'm Xiaomei.
A: 你是第一次来这里吗？
nǐ shì dì yī cì lái zhè lǐ ma ？
Is this your first time here?
B: 对啊。你以前来过吗？
duì a 。 nǐ yǐ qián lái guò ma ？
Yeah. Have you been here before?
A: 嗯，我经常来。
en ， wǒ jīng cháng lái 。
Yesh, I come often.
B: 那你可以给我介绍介绍吗？
nà nǐ kě yǐ gěi wǒ jiè shào jiè shào ma ？
Can you introduce a bit for me?
A: 可以啊。我们每个星期六晚上都有派对。你可以在这里认识很多新朋友。
kě yǐ a 。 wǒ men měi gè xīng qī liù wǎn shàng dōu yǒu pài duì 。 nǐ kě yǐ zài zhè lǐ rèn shi hěn duō xīn péng yǒu 。
Yeah. We have parties every Saturday night. You can meet a lot of new people here.
太好了。我就是想来认识一些新朋友。
tài hǎo le 。 wǒ jiù shì xiǎng lái rèn shi yì xiē xīn péng yǒu 。
That's great. I did come to meet some new people.
我们加个微信吧。
wǒ men jiā gè wēi xìn ba 。
Could I have your WeChat？
可以啊。我扫你。
kě yǐ a 。 wǒ sǎo nǐ 。
Sure. Let me scan your QR code.
嗯，加上了。以后多联系。
en ， jiā shàng le 。 yǐ hòu duō lián xì 。
Okay, done. Keep in touch in future.
嗯，有时间可以聊一聊。
en ， yǒu shí jiān kě yǐ liáo yì liáo 。
Yeah, we can talk a bit when have time.