In this American English language podcast episode I talk riding the subway in Los Angeles. My italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE55 Metro Subway Underground (Easy English Level)

Pronunciation isn’t just about knowing the right sound — it’s about training the right movement. In this episode, we break down how your lips, tongue, jaw, and breath work together to improve English pronunciation and speaking clarity. Learn why speech is a motor skill and how small physical adjustments can dramatically improve your accent, confidence, and ability to speak English clearly.

Your English Fix

Pronunciation Is Physical: Train Your Mouth, Not Just Your Brain

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. What festivals are there in your culture that celebrate family reunion? Share it with us XD

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

中秋节快到啦！The Mid-Autumn Festival is Coming！

What do you do if you see an object in a plastic bag lying around at a bus stop?

Most people would say: "Don't touch it!"

That's very good advice — most of the time.

But an object that was once found in a plastic shopping bag at a bus stop has just sold for $22.3 million at auction.

It was a painting by a great artist from Venice known as Titian. It's called The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, and it has a long and interesting history.

Although it's thought of as a masterpiece, it's one of the artist's smaller paintings. In fact, it's only 46 centimeters high and 63 centimeters wide.

Titian painted it early in the 16th century, when he was 20.

The painting, which depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph from the Bible, has been owned by a number of rich and famous Europeans, including Austrian emperors.

It was taken from Vienna in 1809 by French soldiers, although it was later returned to the Austrian capital.

Later, it was bought by a British collector, but it was stolen in 1995.

And for seven years it was lost. After a reward of almost $130,000 was offered to anyone who could find the painting, it turned up at a London bus stop.

It had no frame when it was found by a well known art detective, but it was in quite good condition.

It had been expected to make between $19 million and $32 million at auction in London. The final amount was a new record for a Titian painting.

But that still might not be a good enough reason to go looking in plastic bags at bus stops!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Painting Once Found at Bus Stop Sells for $23 Million

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Episode #35 - Scary stories in summer?

In this episode I talk about a story of when I thought I was going to be shot or held up at gunpoint while travelling in Mexico. Here is Carl's italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

SWE 78 I almost got shot 🔫 in Mexico! (American English Listening)

In this podcast, you will learn with me the right way to say hello in Chinese.  Check this out!
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こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日は4/28です。
この時期になるとほとんどの地域では桜は散っていますが、北海道はこれからが桜のシーズンです。

今は北海道の1番南にある函館が満開のようです。
満開は桜のシーズンだけ使う言葉です。
満開は100%咲いている、ということですね。
それ以外には、
開花ー咲きはじめ
三分咲きー30%ぐらい
五分咲きー50%ぐらい
七分咲きー70％ぐらい
があります。

北海道の他の地域はまだ三分咲きとか、五分咲きのところが多いと思います。

昨日、天気も良く、奥さんも休みだったので、桜を見に行きました。今年必ず行きたいと思っていた場所に行きました。


北海道の日高、というところにある桜を見に行きました。
ここは観光で行くにはちょっと大変です。ですが、今まで見た桜並木の中で1番長かったです。ずっと桜の木がありました。

二十間道路の桜並木
0146-42-1000
https://maps.app.goo.gl/87WPfBKirMVTHDZz9?g_st=ic

日本一の桜並木だそうです。約2,200本の桜が直線７kmに渡って咲くようです。昔、ここに皇族の牧場、みたいなものがあって、その皇族の人たちが通る道路としてつくられた道だそうです。
　それで、そこに1916（大正５）年から３年かけてたくさんの桜をうえました。この道幅がちょうど二十間（約36m）あったので、二十間道路と呼ばれるようになったそうです。


本当にずっとまっすぐの道で、その横に桜がずっと並んで植えられているんですね。この景色は見たことがなくて、本当に良い景色でした。

桜はまだ五分咲きぐらいだったんですが、ゴールデンウィーク前で天気が良い時に行かないと見れないと思っていたので、昨日行ってきました。

桜だけじゃなくて、周りの景色も広々として遠くには山も見えて、きれいでした。北海道ならではの景色だったので、見に行くことができて、本当に良かったです。

他にも桜を見れる場所があります。
近々見に行って、その感想をまたPodcastで話しますね！

ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！

Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

#250 北海道のさくらについて！

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