Living in Russia

Going to Russia

Today's episode is the audio to the Guide to the TOEFL - Writing presentation. In it, you'll learn what the writing section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language requires, as well as see some sample questions and answers and get advice on whether using templates to form your answers is a good idea. These questions depend on written text, so be sure to go to the website to download the transcript so you can read them: https://lovelangwri.com/2022/05/24/guide-to-the-toefl-writing/

For the Love of Language and Writing

Guide to the TOEFL - Writing

☢️I heard that American nuclear technology has made significant progress! Today we'll look at the latest nuclear energy news. We will learn some difficult and professional words, but that doesn't matter; we just listen and know. There will be interesting discussions about nuclear energy in this episode; remember to listen to the end.
☢️聽說美國核能科技發現了重要的進步！今天我們就來看看核能的新聞，我們會學到一些很難的、專業的詞，但是沒關係，我們聽過去、知道就好了～今天後面也會有很有趣關於核能的討論，記得聽到最後喔。
☢️听说美国核能科技发现了重要的进步！今天我们就来看看核能的新闻，我们会学到一些很难的、专业的词，但是没关系，我们听过去、知道就好了～今天后面也会有很有趣关于核能的讨论，记得听到最后喔。

[00:00] introduction
[03:55] explanation
[13:45] discussion 

來源/来源：
https://mil.sohu.com/a/616835035_260616?scm=1102.xchannel:279:100002.0.1.0~9010.8000.0.0.5819

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CVkyXyTwg4&t=13s

News with zhe

#44美国宣布“重大核能科学突破”

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Duración: 7 minutos 
La comunicación efectiva es importante, escúchanos a Cami y a mí platicar sobre este tema.

Checa el perfil de Camila: 
https://www.italki.com/teacher/11031501

Mucho que decir

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Working from home and avoiding the journey to and from the office is saving many of us at least an hour every day, according to a 2023 study.

But we're not always using that saved time for ourselves — we're actually spending a lot of that time working.

The US-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) did a survey that looked at how workers in 27 countries used their time when working from home.

On average, the daily time saved by working from home was found to be 72 minutes.

Workers in China saved 102 minutes per day, while in Japan it was 100 minutes, and in India it was 99.

But the study also found that, on average, 40% of that saved time was spent working — either on the worker's main job or on an additional one.

Workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan said they used more than half of their saved time to work.

So what happened to the rest of that extra time?

According to the study, an average of 34% was used as leisure time — with people in Germany and Austria using almost half of their extra time for leisure.

And 11% — about eight minutes per day — was spent looking after children or other family members.

The NBER said children had gotten a better deal with parents working from home — but that the big winners were employers, who got extra work time from their employees.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Work from Home Study: We Save Time but Work More

Important words that make people happier all around the world.

Some examples in the recording:
Hello: Hola (Spanish), Ni hao (Chinese), Salam - سلام (Persian)
Please: Sils vous plait (French), bitte (German)
Thank you: obrigado (Portuguese), dyakuyu - дякую (Ukranian)

I hope my pronunciation wasn't too bad!

The Social Evolutionary

The Magic Word

La Semana Santa en España es una fiesta muy popular y tradicional. La Pascua se celebra en todo el territorio, pero hay lugares que tienen unas celebraciones un poco más peculiares. 
En el episodio de hoy te hablo de alguna de estas celebraciones y dónde tienen lugar. 

¿Preparado para saltar de celebración en celebración?

Como siempre espero que disfrutes el episodio y aprendas algo nuevo. Si disfrutas el podcast no te olvides de dejar una valoración en la plataforma desde la que estés escuchando, ya que eso ayuda a reconocer el tiempo y esfuerzo que pongo en crear estos episodios.

Artículos de los que he cogido información: 
https://www.skyscanner.es/noticias/las-10-tradiciones-para-disfrutar-de-la-semana-santa-en-espana
https://www.clubrural.com/blog/las-10-tradiciones-de-semana-santa-mas-curiosas/ 


Blanca to go 

133 -Celebraciones (curiosas) durante Semana Santa en España

On this episode of The Real English Conversations podcast, Amy & Curtis share the expressions they have heard their parents say to them while they were growing up. Learn new and funny idioms, expressions & phrases that you can use in English.

Learn English On Italki with the host of this Podcast: 
Book a lesson with Curtis - https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english 

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Real English Conversations Podcast

Things Parents Say: Real English Conversations Podcast On Italki

私の自己紹介ということで、これまでに住んだ場所、してきたこと、好きなことについて、話しています。なにか、共通点があったら、レッスンで一緒にお話しできたらうれしいです🙂