This episode introduces three idioms that use the word weather. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Weather

Do you know the name of this typical food? Find out and learn a whole new vocabulary set by listening to this natural conversation between 2 natives. Fasten your seatbelts and have fun!

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Brazilian food that makes the tongue numb

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о занятиях на выходных, что можно делать на выходных в разные времена года.

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
- учёба - studying
- проводить время - to spend time
- посещать - to visit
- встречаться с друзьями - to meet friends
- домашние дела - household chores
- стирать одежду - to wash clothes
- убираться дома - to clean the house
- заниматься спортом - to do sport
- иностранные языки - foreign languages

Приятного прослушивания!

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Выпуск 1. Мои выходные

IELTS Speaking Part 3 - Photography. Question 3.

Should people share their photographs online? Why/ Why not?

Here are some relevant vocabulary you can use:

Comfortable, sharing, online, necessary, official works,  stolen and used, complete strangers, nefarious purposes, devices, GPS technology, tag, reveal, location, violation , privacy, photo, publicly, accessible.
I hope it helps you get closer to your IELTS speaking goal!

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IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Photography. Question 3.

They say you can't have too much of a good thing — but according to a new study, maybe you can!

Researchers from the University of Toronto in Canada found that people are feeling more bored than in the past, even though there are endless types of entertainment available.

Could this endless entertainment actually be causing increased feelings of boredom?

Possibly, the researchers say.

In their study, published in Communications Psychology, Katy Tam and Michael Inzlicht looked at data from 2009 to 2020. They also looked at the relationship between digital media and reported feelings of boredom.

They found that people are reporting higher levels of boredom than ever before, with young people and college students feeling bored more often.

Many people reported feelings of boredom after engaging with digital media, leading Tam and Inzlicht to believe this type of entertainment is increasing feelings of boredom.

Digital media, they explain, is highly stimulating, which could cause people to be less interested in activities with lower stimulation, like reading a book.

And with technology offering so many distractions, people find it more difficult to focus on a single activity and take enjoyment from it, the researchers added.

For example, looking at your phone while watching television makes it difficult to focus on what you're watching on TV, which makes it more difficult to enjoy the show.

There's also so much information available online that people often engage with quick, unrelated pieces of media, instead of longer, more meaningful information, which can leave people feeling unsatisfied and bored.

Earlier research by Tam and Inzlicht supports this idea, after it showed that switching between short videos resulted in increased feelings of boredom.

The researchers said we may need to become more comfortable with feeling bored — since not everything in life is meant to be constantly interesting!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Endless Entertainment' May Actually Increase Boredom

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Phonics The Alphabet 

Letter D

En el episodio de hoy del podcast, hablaremos sobre el uso de la palabra “buen”. Vamos a ver sus usos. Son muchas las ocasiones en las que pudo observar que "bien", "bueno" y "buen" suelen ser motivo de confusión entre los estudiantes de español. Así que, para tratar de solucionar dicha confusión, hoy veremos qué significan y cuándo usamos estas palabras en español y cuál es la diferencia entre ellas. Te invito a revisar mi perfil https://teach.italki.com/teacher/4041493

ASI HABLAMOS  ESPAÑOL CON MARISENY

Uso de la palabra "buen"

CHISTES MEXICANOS

BUEN VENDEDOR.

EL RETRATO.

Marido: -Querida, mandaré poner el retrato de tu madre en mi pipa.

-¡Oh, que bueno eres!  No sabía que te gustara tanto verla.

-Al contrario, es para ver si así dejo de fumar!!!