Over that past four years I have met many wonderful people from around the world.   I have gained more from these relationships than I have given.   Thank you!   Also I will talk a bit about group classes.



Reflections

Thanks To My Students!

Your First 24 Hours in Moscow: Essential Words & Survival Phrases

Matryoshka

Russian Traveler's Toolkit

In dieser Episode von Deutsch durchdacht spreche ich kurz über das knifflige Wort: "doch". 
Hör doch mal rein! 

Deutsch durchdacht 

Episode 7: "Doch" 

When you think about rainforests, you might think of somewhere with a tropical climate — somewhere like the Amazon or the Congo.

But in fact, a very large rainforest can be found in a country famous for its dreary weather: the UK.

The Eden Project, an attraction in southwest England, calls itself the world's largest indoor rainforest.

Sometimes referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the Eden Project was created in 2001 from an old clay pit. It's famous for its two enormous biomes, which are designed to look and feel like rainforests and tropical regions from all over the world.


Collage of the Eden Project's iconic biomes seen from the inside and outside.
The Rainforest Biome is about 16,000 square meters in size, and is full of plants found in tropical climates, like sugarcane, pineapples and bananas.

There are rare and unusual plants too, like the titan arum — a flower famous for its terrible smell that only blooms around once a year.

The Mediterranean Biome is a little smaller at 6,540 square meters, but has plants from the Mediterranean and regions with similar climates, such as California, South Africa and Australia.

The Eden Project is not just a place for people to look at plants, though — there is an environmental message behind the attraction, and it aims to teach visitors about the importance of looking after the environment.

As well as activities and workshops that teach visitors about the importance of living sustainably, the Eden Project even offers courses for a university degree!

And there's plenty of other things to see and do, too.

Throughout both biomes, visitors can find art and installations which focus on important topics like climate change.

And every year, the Eden Project hosts the Eden Sessions, a series of outdoor music concerts. Famous artists such as Amy Winehouse, Elton John and Oasis have performed at the Eden Sessions in the past.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

The Eden Project: The UK's Indoor Rainforest

1. 拼合练习 Spell and read
nà  bēi  zhēn  mǐ  liàng  xīn  gōng  gài
qiě  wēng  nèi  dōu  miù  miàn  zú  tuō
rù  luò  chū  tǎng  mǒu  ēn  sǎo  shài
rén  shè  zé  fǎ  yè  lüè  qū  quán
 
 
今天星期一 Today is Monday 
 
2. 熟读四声 Practice tones
xiā  xiá  xià
wū  wú  wǔ  wù  xiàwǔ (afternoon)
wān  wán  wǎn  wàn
shāng  shǎng  shàng  wǎnshang (evening, night)
bū  bú  bǔ  bù
xiē  xié  xiě  xiè  bú xiè (you're welcome)
yōng  yóng  yǒng  yòng  búyòng xiè (you're welcome)
jīn  jǐn  jìn
tiān  tián  tiǎn  tiàn  jīntiān (today)
míng  mǐng  mìng  míngtiān (tomorrow)
xīng  xíng  xǐng  xìng
qī  qí  qǐ  qì
rì  xīngqīrì (Sunday)
jiū  jiǔ  jiù
yuē  yuě  yuè  jiǔyuè (September)
bā  bá  bǎ  bà
hāo  háo  hǎo  hào  bā hào [the eighth (of a month)]
 
3. “一”的变调 Practice tone sandhi of “一”
yì tiān  yì nián  yì diǎn  yí kuài
yìxiē  yìzhí  yìqǐ  yígòng
 
4 . 辨音辨调 Read and distinguish
kuài — kài  jīn — qīn  háng — huáng  zhè — zhèr
tuī — duī  fàn — fāng  rào — ròu  zì — cì
tīng — tíng  xiū — xiù  qiǎng — qiāng  yún — yùn
 

初级口语Ⅰ Elementary Speaking Course Ⅰ
dà — dǎ  zào — záo  mà — mā  qǐ — qí
cǎo — zǒu  quán — jiàn  gāng — xíng  jūn — jìn
zhāng — cháng  sǔn — zěn  ruì — rùn  liáng — làng
 
5. 熟读音节 Read and repeat
jiā  shuǐ  shàng  xià  cài  qián  rén  shū
shāngdiàn  xuéxiào  yīyuàn  fànguǎn
xiànzài  shuǐguǒ  shíhou  yīfu
huǒchēzhàn  chūzūchē  kàn yīshēng  hěn gāoxìng
 

Chinese for Beginners Channel

【12】 Learning by Practice ，跟我一起练

Who is the most Scottish person at the Eurovision Song Contest? 

Who beat Scottish singer Scott Fitzgerald at the 1988 contest? 

Find out in today's episode where I talk about my favourite Eurovision songs and explore the contributions of Scottish singers and songwriters at the biggest TV event in the world. 

Transcript for this episode is available. Please message me if you want the transcript. 

Scotland - Everything I've Ever Had

0005 Scotland and Eurovision

In questo episodio ti darò cinque consigli per imparare con successo una nuova lingua!

Italiano con Francesca

5 consigli per imparare una nuova lingua - 5 tips to learn a new language

on today’s lesson，we will learn more about date.

前日chìhn yaht/ cin4 jat6（the day before yesterday）
尋日chàhm yaht /cam4 jat6（yesterday）
今日gām yaht/gam1 jat6 （today）
聽日tīng yaht/ting1 jat6（tomorrow）
後日 hauh yaht/ hau6 jat6（the day after tomorrow）

前日係幾多號呀？ 
chìhn yaht haih géi dō houh a?
cin4 jat6 hai6 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3?
（What was the date of the day before yesterday?）

尋日幾多度呀？(What was the temperature yesterday?)
chàhm yaht géi dō douh a? 
cam4 jat6 gei2 do1 dou6 aa3?

聽日天氣點呀？(What is the weather like tomorrow？)
tīng yaht tīn hei dím a? 
ting1 jat6 tin1 hei3 dim2 aa3?

後日係星期幾呀？(What day is it the day after tomorrow?)
hauh yaht haih sīng kèih géi a? 
hau6 jat6 hai6 sing1 kei4 gei2 aa3?

The questions from the beginning of this episode:
今日天氣點呀？
今日幾多度呀
今日係星期幾呀？
今日係幾多號呀？


Daliy Conversations for Cantonese (粵語會話）

10. Ask about Date（日期）part2

한국 최고의 수학 강사가 반찬 가게 아주머니와 사랑에 빠졌다? 
전혀 어울릴 것 같지 않은 이 커플이 엄청난 재미와 감동을 만들어냅니다!
여러분은 아무 걱정 없이 그냥 즐기시면 됩니다.

The best math teacher in Korea fell in love with a lady at a side dish shop!
The couple, who don't seem to fit in at all, create a lot of fun and a touching story!
All you need to do is just enjoy it without worrying about anything.
