China is sweltering under its strongest heatwave of the year. Citizens adopt creative cooling strategies—from facekinis to water mahjong.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

夏天你怎么避暑 Avoiding the summer heat

Voici l'épisode avec dans le lien google doc, le script ainsi que les questions/réponses sur le texte:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v7rPbqjek2ywGREZswf2A4qaf60BeblqDK9gl7nRBs4/edit?usp=sharing


Bonne écoute!

Améliorez votre compréhension orale en français! 

Le voyage de Sophie à Bordeaux 

¿Sabes el secreto de cómo es un buen desayuno? En seis palabras yo te lo digo. ¡Descúbrelo en nuestro segundo episodio! 

Ixchel's Journey 

Ritual matutino #2: Desayuna a lo grande

My mom and I take a quiz about American dialects to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.

FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE⁠⁠: https://american-idiom.com/f/006-exploring-american-dialects-part-one

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 just the first half of the quiz. I'll be posting the rest next week.)

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

***Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:30***

Episode Outline:

 Explanation of 'Dialect' and 'Accent' (Starts at 2:20)
 Question 1 (You All vs. You vs. Y'all) - (Starts at 3:52)
 Question 2 (Pajamas) - (Starts at 4:25)
 Question 3 (Boulevard vs. Traffic Island) - (Starts at 5:25)
 Question 4 (Crayons) - (Starts at 7:32)
 Question 5 (Kitty Corner vs. Kitty Wampus) - (Starts at 11:12)
 Question 6 (Caramel) - (Starts at 12:54)
 Question 7 (Roly Poly, etc.) - (Starts at 13:54)
  Question 8 (Roundabout vs. Traffic Circle) - (Starts at 15:30)
  Question 9 (Sub, etc.) - (Starts at 17:05)
  Question 10 (Soda vs. Pop) - (Starts at 18:05)
  Question 11 (Crayfish vs. Crawfish) - (Starts at 20:18)
  Question 12 (Berm, etc.) - (Starts at 21:18)
  Question 13 (Semi-truck, etc.) - (Starts at 22:24)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:30)

  without further ado (used at 3:31 explained at 23:44)
  it is what it is (used at 8:42 explained at 26:08)
  to go off something (used at 10:08 explained at 28:23)
  to pop up (used at 16:44 explained at 31:11)
  to grow out of something (used at 18:39 explained at 33:19)

Brentoni's English Podcast

006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One)

*Suitable for Adults*
The manipulative crow  preys on a sheep’s smug vanity, to revolting ends—but understandable ones, for a crow. 
Send me a message me for your free pdf copy of this book and if you would like discuss it.
I hope you enjoy it.
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/13365914


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

The Crow and the Lamb

Que signifient les expressions "ce sera tout" et "avez-vous trouvé votre bonheur" ? Découvrez-le avec moi ! 

Serbian in France 

Ce sera tout ? Avez-vous trouvé votre bonheur ?

In this American English language podcast I talk about how people kept cool in the extreme summer heat at the Reggae in the Desert concert in Las Vegas. https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my podcasts (Streetwisenglishdotcom)
Key words:
cool down 降温
Heat Stroke 中暑
Reggae Concert 雷鬼演唱会
Alcoholic Beverage 酒精饮料
Snow Cone 雪锥
Hit the Spot 刚好
Shade 阴凉
Electric fan 电扇



Streetwise English

SWE33 Keeping cool in the Las Vegas summer heat 怎么防晒降温

In this episode I talk about my favorite iPad mind mapping app. 
Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/teacher/1947582


SWE 138 My Favorite Free iPad Mind Mapping App

Ability to understand the text read and answer questions.