Today's episode is the audio to the Guide to the TOEFL - Reading presentation. In it, you'll learn what the reading section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language requires, as well as hear some sample questions and answers. Download the transcript here: https://lovelangwri.com/2022/06/21/guide-to-the-toefl-reading/

For the Love of Language and Writing

Guide to the TOEFL - Reading

What to do If you want something to come true? A natural and native way of manifestation lol
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Обнимаю, Yaroslava

Russian Daily with Yaroslava

Ep3 Дай Бог (how to show that you want something VERY BAD)

Сегодня читаем отрывок из романа Бориса Акунина “Азазель”. Очень важные слова леди Эстер о талантах и сокровищах внутри каждого из нас.

Слова из эпизода: путь - path, way; глубоко́ - в том числе “очень, сильно” - deeply, profoundly, highly, strongly; убеждённый - уверенный - convinced, dedicated; неповтори́мо - inimitably, uniquely; боже́ственный дар - divine gift; стреми́ться - упорно добиваться - seek, aspire, aim; обнару́жить - найти, заметить - discover; вы́пестовать - вырастить с заботой и любовью, воспитывать - foster; ге́ний - genius; ре́дкость - rare; повезти́ - get lucky; сложи́ться - образоваться - set; обстоя́тельство - circumstance; подтолкну́ть - push; музыка́нт - musician; среда́ - окружение, обстановка - environment, surroundings; пита́ть - снабжать питанием, насыща́ть - nourish; зало́женный - inherent, incorporated; крестья́нин - peasant, farmer, countryman; скве́рный - гадкий, недостойный, (разг.) плохой - bad, nasty; пасту́х - shepherd; развлека́ющий - entertaining; коро́ва - cow; игра́ - play, act, performance; ду́дочка, ду́дка - музыкальный инструмент - fife, quill; солдафо́н - грубый, некульту́рный человек из военных - martinet; безда́рный - без таланта, дара - talentless; офице́рик - пренебрежительно об офицере - officer; обожа́ть - очень любить, восхищаться - adore, worship; таи́ть - скрывать, держать в тайне - conceal; сокро́вище -  treasure, jewel; на́добно - надо, нужно, необходимо - need to; докопа́ться - (разг.) дойти, узнать - dig down.

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Reading Russian

Отрывок из "Азазель" Б. Акунин

Bu qısa hekayə Çarli Çaplinin həyatında olan bir hadisədən bəhs edir. O, atası ilə sirkə gedir və orada atasının necə gözəl bir şəxsiyyət olduğuna şahid olur.

İt is a real story from Charlie Chaplin' s life. Chaplin goes to the circus with his father and there he admires his father for his behaviour.

Podcast Azerbaijan

Çarli Çaplin- Ən böyük tamaşa

In this podcast you will know some different market places of each region of Colombia, in this podcast we will focus on the Caribbean region.

. Ahuyama

. Yuca

. Ñame

. Caña panelera

. Tabaco negro

Productos de las plazas de mercado:

berenjena, yuca, papaya, corozo, patilla y maíz.

. Corozo

Productos artesanales de grandes tradiciones
 

Panadería Artesanal

- Enyucado con anís

- Casabes

- Casadillas

- Melcochas

- Panderos

- Bolitas de coco

- Alegrías de ajonjolí

- Diabolines: galletitas

Queso momposino

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Colombia

Las plazas de mercado en la Region Caribe

From Two Sales to Bestseller: UK Author Goes Viral
When English author Vicky Ball sold two of her books at an event in December, she was delighted.

She shared the news on X, and said she was pleased because at some previous events she had not sold any books at all.

But she's now sold many more copies than that, after her post went viral and was seen millions of times by people around the world.

Her first novel, called Powerless, quickly climbed up Amazon's bestseller lists in the teen and young adult categories.

Ball, who is 48, told The Guardian that it was "amazing" to hear from people around the world who had bought her books.

Her second novel — Abandoned — has also been doing well on Amazon, and has gotten good reviews from customers.

Like so many authors, Ball had to fit in her writing around her work and family life.

She wrote her first book during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. She was working as a teacher at that time, so she spent weekends writing with her laptop on her knees.

Now Ball works at a university, and she's also studying writing in her free time.

She also said she's gotten lots of support from other writers on social media.

Asked by The Guardian if she had advice for other authors she said: "Just write!"

She said she begins writing before she has planned all of her story. "It's like a journey," she said. "You never know where it's going to go."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

From Two Sales to Bestseller: UK Author Goes Viral

En este episodio hablo sobre resfriados. In this episode I talk about catching a cold (You can find more content on my ko-fi page! https://ko-fi.com/minutopodcastsp)

Minuto Español

Resfriarse (to catch a cold)

This is a short Persian podcast for elementary learners about two friends that are planning to go for a walk in the park.

TheFarsiPod

7. Everyday activities: go walking

In this American English language podcast about s'mores. Every American kid loves to make s'mores while camping.  https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my podcasts (Streetwisenglishdotcom)