Health is a common topic in the IELTS test. 

How do you think people can improve their health. Is it just about diet and exercise or is there more to it? In today's episode Nick gives you some ideas on this topic. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

How can people improve their health?

Intermediate Chinese Listening：扔掉孩子的玩具  Throw away the child’s toys

Intermediate Chinese Listening

女: 今天天气怎么样？
男: 今天天气很好，太阳很大。 
女: 你喜欢晴天吗？
男: 是的，我喜欢晴天。晴天让我觉得很开心。 
女: 我也是。我不喜欢下雨天，因为下雨天很冷。 
男: 我同意，下雨天的时候我常常呆在家里。你喜欢刮风天吗？
女: 不太喜欢，刮风天出去不方便。 
男: 对，我也不喜欢。明天的天气预报说会下雨，还会刮风。
女: 那我们明天就不出去玩了吧？ 
男: 好的，我们可以在家看电影。

问题：

1.今天天气怎么样？
a. 下雨
b. 很好
c. 很冷
d. 多云

2.男的为什么喜欢晴天？ 
a. 因为晴天很冷
b. 因为晴天可以在家里
c. 因为晴天让他觉得很开心
d. 因为晴天可以看电影

3.他们明天打算做什么？ 
a. 去玩
b. 在家看电影
c. 去买东西
d. 去朋友家

开口说汉语    "Chinese Chit-Chat"

今天天气怎么样？ How's the weather today?


❓ Ti piace cucinare?
❓ Hai mai mangiato qualcosa di strano? Ti è piaciuto?
❓ Che cosa mangi adesso che non mangiavi da piccolo/a?
❓ Ti piace mangiare nuovi cibi?

🙋🏼‍♀️ Queste sono alcune delle domande legate al cibo alle quali risponderò in questo episodio. 

🎧 Buon ascolto!

⬇️ VOCABOLARIO ⬇️

- Orecchiette alle cime di rapa (piatto tipico pugliese) = Orecchiette with turnip tops (typical dish from Puglia)

- Cibo da asporto = Takeaway food

- Questo influisce molto = This has a big impact

- Mercato della frutta e verdura = Fruit and vegetable market

- Bancarelle di frutta e verdura = Fruit and vegetable stalls

- Prezzi intoccabili = Sky-high prices

- Fruttivendolo = Fruit vendor

- Macellaio = Butcher

- Panificio = Bakery

- Cavallo di battaglia = Signature dish 

- Patate riso e cozze (piatto tipico pugliese) = Potatoes, rice, and mussels (typical dish from Puglia)


Domanda scontata = trivial question


Corpo sano, mente sana = Healthy body, healthy mind


Sarebbe impensabile = It would be unthinkable


Furbo = Clever / Sly

Mi piange il cuore = It breaks my heart


Qualcosa che non mi aggrada = Something I don't like






Puro Parlare

24. Il cibo

Make an appointment, alphabet part 1 & the declarative sentence, verb conjugations singular: (er, sie, es) kommt, wohnt, arbeitet.

Paul calls Anna. They arrange to meet for coffee on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Anna has no time because she already meets Meili. Anna meets Meili privately? Are they friends now? She didn't say anything about it ...

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7: Wann hast du Zeit? | When do you have time?

Let's talk about the first astronauts and the current space missions.


Learn English with Stories

Astronauts in Space

Hey baby, you rock my world! I've fallen head over heels in love with you.
Some common expressions we use when talking about LOVE.

(对不起 about my Chinese pronunciation! This is why listening is so important in learning languages.)

The Social Evolutionary

The Language of LOVE

Io la mia ragazza e la sua famiglia  abbiamo scelto di passare il nostro Natale fuori porta, precisamente a Bassano del Grappa, per un super pranzo ed una gita fuori porta molto piacevole.

Rimanete connessi e buon ascolto!

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Natale 2023

Weekly Lesson: Why Clubbing Is Dying in the UK – English Listening #BritishCulture