The sad story of how one ambitious, but reckless, young executive brought down one of the most respected and oldest merchant banks in the City of London. 

The Bumper Book of Great English Stories

Great business stories 2: Barings Bank and Nick Leeson

Learn to answer the question "What did you do today?" with the past tense.

English Syndicate

What did you do today? - the past tense

In that episode i purposely take a woman's voice as i embody the role of a " fille de joie " ( joy girl ) in the old Paris . 

"Je suis comme je suis"

Je suis faite comme ça
Quand j'ai envie de rire
Oui je ris aux éclats
J'aime celui qui m'aime
Est-ce ma faute à moi
Si ce n'est pas le même
Que j'aime à chaque fois
Je suis comme je suis
Je suis faite comme ça
Que voulez-vous de plus
Que voulez-vous de moi
Je suis faite pour plaire
Et n'y puis rien changer
Mes talons sont trop hauts
Ma taille trop cambrée
Mes seins beaucoup trop durs
Et mes yeux trop cernés
Et puis après
Qu'est-ce que ça peut vous faire
Je suis comme je suis
Je plais à qui je plais
Qu'est-ce que ça peut vous faire
Ce qui m'est arrivé
Oui j'ai aimé quelqu'un
Oui quelqu'un m'a aimée
Comme les enfants qui s'aiment
Simplement savent aimer
Aimer aimer...
Pourquoi me questionner
Je suis là pour vous plaire
Et n'y puis rien changer.

"I Am What I Am"

I am what I am
I’m made that way
When I want to laugh
Yes I erupt with laughter
I love the one that loves me
Is it my fault
If it’s not the same one
That I love each time
I am what I am
I’m made that way
What more do you want
What do you want from me
 
I’m made for pleasure
And nothing can change that
My heels are too high
My figure too curved
My breasts way too firm
And my eyes too darkly ringed
And then afterwards
What can you do about it
I am what I am
I please who I please
 
What can you do about it
What happened to me
Yes I loved someone
Yes someone loved me
Like children love each other
Simply knowing how to love
Love love…
Why ask me
I’m here for your pleasure
And nothing can change that.
https://lyricstranslate.com

𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗦 ? 😉

"𝕵𝖊 𝖘𝖚𝖎𝖘 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊 𝖏𝖊 𝖘𝖚𝖎𝖘" 𝖉𝖊 𝕵𝖆𝖈𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖘 𝕻𝖗é𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖙 ( 𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖔𝖗 𝕻𝖆𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖐 𝕲𝖆𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖊𝖗)

Poetry can teach you more about the English language, culture and way  of thinking than any academic textbook ever could. Join me in my podcast as I analyse Ant and Elephant by legendary Spike Milligan.

Transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18x3B_VVjcftdwLE5jpxvEsIyukw1nWbI/view?usp=sharing

Schedule a class with me here: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/12103910

Lisa's Podcast

A bit of English in a little poem

                                                    경음화 3 문장연습

                     받침[ㄴ, ㅁ]  + 자음 {ㄷ, ㅈ, ㄱ}  ==>  { ㄸ, ㅉ, ㄲ }
                                                                                        (된소리)

                            [ 예문 ]

1.  편한 신발을 신고 오세요.                          [신꼬]
2.  어린 아이는 안고 타세요.                          [안꼬]
3.  시간이 많이 남지요?                                  [남찌]
4.  아프면 참지 말고 병원에 가세요.              [참찌]
5.  닮고 싶은 사람이 있어요?                          [담꼬]
6.  아침을 굶지 마세요.                                   [굼찌]
7.  오늘은 머리를 감지 않았어요                    [감찌]
8.  힘들겠지만, 조금만 참고 갑시다               [참꼬]
9.  고기를 너무 오래 삶지 말라고 했어요.     [삼찌]



한국어 발음 연습

한국어 발음 연습 "경음화" 3 문장 연습

My mom and I finish the quiz about American dialects we started last week to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.
During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more.
You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well!
This is only the second half of the quiz. Please listen to episode 006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One) for the first half!
And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html
***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:27***
***Full episode transcript available ⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/007-exploring-american-dialects-part-two⁠***

Episode Outline:

Question 14 (Frosting vs. Icing) - (Starts at 1:20)
Question 15 (Service Road, etc.) - (Starts at 3:57)
Question 16 (Devil's Night, etc.) - (Starts at 4:43)
Question 17 (Rubbernecking, etc.) - (Starts at 6:00)
Question 18 (Blow-Off, Easy-A, etc.) - (Starts at 7:45)
Question 19 (Dinner vs. Supper) - (Starts at 9:08)
Question 20 (Drinking Fountain vs. Water Fountain) - (Starts at 10:49)
Question 21 (Highway vs. Expressway) - (Starts at 12:14)
Question 22 (Firefly vs. Lightning Bug) - (Starts at 15:00)
Question 23 (Pronunciation of 'Aunt') - (Starts at 16:44)
Question 24 (Party Barn, etc.) - (Starts at 19:15)
Question 25 (Cot vs. Caught) - (Starts at 21:40)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:27)

by the way (used at 3:23 explained at 23:40)
the cherry on top (used at 3:31 and 3:47 explained at 26:01)
sure enough (used at 5:16 and 13:00 explained at 27:57)
you're kidding! (used at 5:42 explained at 29:58)
to wrap up (used at 23:12 explained at 32:33)

Brentoni's English Podcast

007 Exploring American Dialects (Part Two)

In this episode, I explain how to ask your friends "True!" or  "Exactly!" in Japanese. Just one phrase. But you have to use a natural one. Check it out!

Takeshi's 2 minutes Japanese!

How do you say "True!" in Japanese?

听完这篇文章：
（1）说说什么事情让“我”目瞪口呆？
（2）讨论AA制在你国家的情况。
更多观点，也可以来我的课程里讨论。

Ruby say Chinese culture

你会AA制吗？（一）目瞪口呆与司空见惯

A funny, short story that questions if the perfect man can be found.
Try the two quiz questions to check your understanding of some expressions used in the podcast.