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Classroom Vietnamese and Real Vietnamese

Click on the link and read the story while listening to the episode for better understanding: https://www.culturagenial.com/historias-infantis-contos-para-criancas/#anchor-feijao 

Story vocabulary:
Era uma vez (Once upon a time)  
família (family)  
ursos (bears)  
vivia (lived)  
casa (house)  
bonitinha (cute)  
meio (middle)  
floresta (forest)  
todos os dias (every day)  
antes do almoço (before lunch)  
mamãe (mom)  
papai (dad)  
filho (son)  
caminhar (walk)  
redondezas (surroundings)  
mingau (porridge)  
esfriava (cooled)  
tigelas (bowls)  
certo dia (one day)  
fora (outside)  
menininha (little girl)  
loira (blonde)  
cabelos cacheados (curly hair)  
apelido (nickname)  
Cachinhos Dourados (Goldilocks)  
perdida (lost)  
avistar (spot)  
casinha (little house)  
resolver (decide)  
bater (knock)  
porta (door)  
ninguém (no one)  
respondia (answered)  
decide entrar (decides to enter)  
entreaberta (ajar)  
aconchegante (cozy)  
em cima (on top)  
mesa (table)  
alimento (food)  
provou (tasted)  
quase queimou (almost burned)  
língua (tongue)  
quente (hot)  
frio (cold)  
sem graça (tasteless)  
experimentou (tried)  
morno (warm)  
delicioso (delicious)  
cansada (tired)  
cadeiras (chairs)  
sentar (sit)  
dura (hard)  
larga (wide)  
desconfortável (uncomfortable)  
pequena (small)  
frágil (fragile)  
quebrou (broke)  
explorando (exploring)  
subiu (went up)  
escadas (stairs)  
quarto (bedroom)  
camas (beds)  
deitou (lay down)  
enorme (huge)  
mole (soft)  
perfeita (perfect)  
adormeceu (fell asleep)  
pouco tempo depois (a short time later)  
voltaram (returned)  
algo de errado (something wrong)  
mexeu (touched)  
provado (tasted)  
comeram (ate)  
cadeirinha (little chair)  
subiram (went up)  
percebeu (realized)  
deitado (laying down)  
desarrumada (messy)  
grito (shout)  
assustada (scared)  
num pulo (with a jump)  
correndo (running)  
caiu (fell)  
segurou (held)  
explicou (explained)  
poderia (could) 
convidada (invited)


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Cachinhos Dourados — SHORT STORIES IN PORTUGUESE (B1-C2 LEVEL)

Do you know this expression in Spain? Listen to the podcast to find it out.

De todo un poco

Ser un/a plasta 😒

Uma história sobre o susto que levei em uma viagem ao Amazonas. Descubra também nesse episódio o que é Pirarucu.

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Outro susto no Amazonas

¿Has escuchado hablar acerca de los ajolotes? 
En este episodio vamos a aprender datos interesantes sobre estos peculiares animales marinos que viven en México.

Escuchando y aprendiendo 

Los Ajolotes

El Duende es una leyenda que se escucha en muchas regiones rurales de Colombia. Se dice que es una pequeña criatura traviesa que vive en los bosques y cerca de los ríos. El Duende suele ser inofensivo, pero le encanta hacer bromas a las personas, especialmente a los niños y a los campesinos.

Una de las características más conocidas del Duende es que le gusta trenzar el cabello de los caballos durante la noche. Los campesinos a menudo encuentran a sus caballos con las crines y colas llenas de trenzas imposibles de desatar. También se dice que el Duende secuestra a los niños que se portan mal o que desobedecen a sus padres, llevándolos a los montes y dejándolos allí hasta que prometen comportarse bien.

Para ahuyentar al Duende, algunos campesinos colocan tijeras abiertas o cruces en las puertas de sus casas, ya que se cree que estos objetos lo asustan.

Colombian Legends

El duende 

In this episode Mona and I discuss some highlights of American literature. She recommends some of her favorite American novels and uses some great vocabulary to describe them. Even if you don’t end up reading them yourself, you’ll learn plenty of useful words and phrases to describe books, movies, etc.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 20:41***

***Full transcript available ⁠at https://american-idiom.com/f/003-the-great-american-novels⁠***

Episode Outline:

Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen) - (Starts at 1:38)
The Marriage Plot (Jeffrey Eugenides) - (Starts at 6:52)
American Pastoral (Philip Roth) - (Starts at 12:48)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 20:41)

“to come out” (used at 2:03 and explained at 21:07)
"to take place in” (used at 2:32, 2:51, 3:17, 7:23, 11:34, 13:55, 15:15, 15:17, 16:07 and explained at 23:27)
“neck of the woods” (used at 2:39 and explained at 25:53)
“to set A apart from B” (used at 5:38 and explained at 28:05)
“smooth sailing” (used at 9:21 and explained at 30:38)
“to believe in (something)” (used at and explained at 32:40)

Brentoni's English Podcast

003 The Great American Novel(s)

This episode is part two of How to Lead Conference Calls. You were reminded that participants will appreciate it when you wrap up a conference call on time. In this episode, you will learn the definitions of eight new English idioms and phrases, including definitions for “on the dot” and  “wear many hats.”

You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills. Tune in to continue building your English vocabulary with new idioms and phrases! 


Episode originally published on December 18, 2020.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/english-idioms-and-phrases/

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Express to Impress

English Idioms And Phrases And Conference Calls

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C833Balzm3FiKo6-TZL9CQGvYMpi-QM2/view?usp=drivesdk