Slang, informal and little tips to sound more like a native speaker. 

Send me a message to learn with me.


Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

In this podcast I will be talk about my experiences with my cats including, what to do if your cat is  lost, Feline panleukopenia virus dealing with death and survival, kittens, training and vets.

All About Cats

The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is a popular children's book written by  Dav Pilkey. 

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Short Stories by David Sedaris **Content is suitable for Adults** Listen and follow along as I read short stories from Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other books by David Sedaris.


Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

Hi, and welcome to Reading Long Vowels and Consonant Blends with Teacher Alyse!
Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.



Phonics Long Vowels and Consonant Blends

This is a thought-provoking book dealing with family, sacrifice, teamwork, and leading kids to think about their feelings on animal testing, written by Award-winning author Robert C. O'Brien. 

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

标准汉语会话360句 book1-4 Standard Chinese conversation 360 sentences

这条有点大，有小一点的吗？

Do you ever wish you had a personal coach for language learning? The good news is—you can be your own. 

In this episode of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, you’ll learn how to:
✨ Create identity-based goals that stick
✨ Build automatic habits with if–then plans and habit stacking
✨ Run a weekly self-check to track and adjust
✨ Use WOOP to turn obstacles into clear next steps
✨ Speak to yourself like a kind, encouraging coach

In Episode 93, you learn how to life-coach yourself through your language journey with compassion and structure. You begin with an identity statement that anchors your learning, then set one clear outcome and two supportive behaviours. You discover how to make practice automatic through if–then plans, habit stacking, and pairing practice with daily routines. A weekly self-check helps you track progress, reduce friction, and adjust kindly. Tools like WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan) keep you moving forward, and self-talk shifts from criticism to encouragement. With simple drills for vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening, speaking, and writing, you create a steady system that keeps you consistent and motivated.

Listen now and discover how to coach yourself with compassion, structure, and steady progress.
And if you’d like extra guidance, I’d love to walk this journey with you in class on Italki.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 93 - How becoming your own ﮩـﮩﮩ٨ـ🫀ﮩ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ Life Coach can help you learn a language

Arabic Levantine Listening A1

Family

今日は、昨日のテレビで「食品サンプル」についてやっていたので、それについて思ったことを話したいと思います。

皆さんは、食品サンプルというのをご存知ですか？
食品サンプルというのは、よく飲食店の入り口のところに飾られている、料理の見本のことです。それは、本物の食品でできているのではなくて、ずっと飾っておいても腐らない材料でできています。
それを見れば、お店に入らなくても、メニューを見なくても、その店にはどんな料理があるか一目でわかります。
しかも、食べなくてもその美味しさが伝わってくるくらい、よくできています。

実は昨日、3月26日は、食品サンプルの日だそうです。
サンプルのサンが数字の３、プが数字の２、ルが数字の６。
３・２・６・・・ということで、３月26日は食品サンプルの日になったそうです。

そのテレビで、食品サンプルと本物の料理を見分けるクイズがあったのですが、もうリアルすぎて、どっちが本物か区別がつきません。
おにぎりなんか、お米の一粒一粒から、海苔のパリパリ感まで、もはや本物。
私はそのクイズ、ことごとく全て外れました。。。


外国人観光客の方にも、お土産として人気があるようですが、今度日本でお土産を買うとしたら、食品サンプル、いいかもしれません。こっそり食卓に並べて、家族や友達をびっくりさせてみるのも、楽しそうですよ！

まきのひとりごと Japanese Podcast 

1. 食品サンプル

En el podcast de hoy vemos 5 expresiones (del español de España) que usamos muy habitualmente para indicar sorpresa, sobre todo coloquialmente, como por ejemplo: "¡Qué fuerte!" o "Al igual". 
Aprender y usar estar expresiones os ayudará a sonar como verdaderos nativos. 👍😉

Muchas gracias por vuestro apoyo, podéis dejar vuestras preguntas y comentarios debajo.

Español con Pablo

5 Expresiones Coloquiales de Sorpresa 😮 Nivel B1-B2

在本集播客里，Karen和柏威聊了一些中国年轻人不回家过年的原因，和他们面临的压力。

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

年轻人，你为什么不回家过年？Young people, why don't you go home for Chinese New Year?

Hoy es el 45 aniversario de La Constitución española actual. Pero ésta no es la única que hatenido España, a lo largo de la historia ha tenido varias. En este episodio comentamos un poco cada una de ellas.

Como siempre, espero que disfrutes el episodio y lo encuentres útil, si lo haces, por favor no te olvides de dejar una valoración en la plataforma desde donde estes escuchando. Y después de hacerlo no te olvides de pasarte por mi Instagram y contarme que te ha parecido el episodio.

Artículo de la revista muy interesante en el que me he basado para el episodio: https://www.muyinteresante.es/historia/33084.html 


Blanca to go 

117 – La constitución española.  

I talk about Marie Collett, a distinctive voice from 1980s British independent radio, best known for delivering British Airways travel news on LBC and other ILR stations.

I discuss her accent, vocal style, and on-air authority, and how radio in the 1980s framed women’s voices — particularly those associated with aviation, travel, and reassurance. Marie Collett’s delivery reflected a very specific era of British broadcasting, when accent, tone, and perceived credibility were carefully curated.

This clip looks at:

Marie Collett’s role on LBC and independent local radio

The British Airways travel news format

Accent, gender, and authority in 1980s broadcasting

How women’s voices were framed in radio news and continuity

Why these voices still stand out today

This is a reflective piece about media history, radio culture, and voice, not speculation — placing Marie Collett within the broader soundscape of 1980s Britain.

The clip presented here of the voice of Marie Collett is presented for educational purposes and is copyrighted by Global Media.