In todays episode we discuss vocabulary on New Year resolutions and have a chat about New Year resolution. 

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Episode 40: What are your New Year Resolutions? 

This is an excerpt from the podcast Monocle on Culture.
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Topic: What Gets Washed Up?
In this podcast, you will trawl the shores of Britain, Brazil, and beyond to ask, ‘What gets washed up?’ Ancient objects are examined that tell tales of London's past and the authors of messages in bottles are tracked down.

English News

What Gets Washed Up?

this song is about travelling . My home is in China.I would like to travel to the world and  welcome foreigners to China as well . This is my first original song ,hope you like .thank you !  
the lyrics:
wǒ yǒ yīgè jiā  zài     zhōngguó  ā
我 有  一个 家    在         中国      啊           
měilì  d dìfāng xiǎoxiǎo de jiā
美丽  的   地方     小小 的    家      
yángguāng wēnnuǎn zhe wǒde xīn
阳光 温暖 着 我的 心                   
měiyī tiāndōu chōngmǎn huānlè
每一 天都 充满 欢乐     
nǐde jiā shìfǒu zài yuǎnfāng ā
你的 家 是否 在 远方 啊          
穿过 大西洋 北美洲                
tóngyīgè shìjiè bùtóng de jiā
同一个 世界 不同 的 家        
wǒmen yìqǐ xīnliánxīn
我们 一起 心连心            
běijīng chángchéng chàng gǔlǎo de gē
北京 长城 唱 古老 的 歌             
shànghǎi wàitān shàng xīngguāng cuǐcàn
上海 外滩 上 星光 璀璨       
qù shìjiè kànkan
去 世界 看看          
yáoyuǎn de xīfāng
遥远 的 西方            
hē kāfēi chī pīsà enjoy life
喝 咖啡 吃 披萨 enjoy life         
bālí lúfúgōng shénmì de mèng
巴黎 卢浮宫 神秘 的 梦        
bólín de jiǔbā dàjiēxiǎoxiàng
柏林 的 酒吧 大街小巷     
lái zhōngguó guàngguang
来 中国 逛逛                   
wǒmende jiāxiāng
我们的 家乡                  
chī huǒguō bāojiǎozi málàtàng
吃 火锅 包饺子 麻辣烫      
wǒdejiā
我的家    My home 
words translation
我I 有have  一 个 one 家  home 在 in  中国China  啊
美丽  beautiful   地方place  小 小  small 家home 
阳 光the  sun  温 暖  warm 着我的my  心heart 
每 一 天 everyday  都 all 充满 full of 欢乐 jpy 

你的  your 家 home  是否if 在  in 远 方 far 
穿 过cross  大西 洋Atlantic 北美 洲North America
同一个 same 世 界 world 不同   different  的家home 
我们 we 一 起 together 心连心 heart to heart 
长 城 Greatwall唱 sing  古 老 old  的 歌song 
上海 外滩  The bund 上 on 星 光start light 璀 璨 shining 
去go  世 界world  看 看 see 
遥 远 far  西方Western 
喝  drink 咖啡 coffe  吃  eat 披 萨 enjoy life 

巴 黎 Paris 卢 浮 宫 Louvre神 秘  mysterious 的 梦 dream 
柏 林 Beilin 的 酒 吧 bars 大 街小 巷 everywhere 
来  come to  中 国China  逛 逛 stroll 
我 们 的 our  家 乡hometown 
吃  eat 火锅hot pot    包 饺 子dumpling   麻辣 烫  spicy hotpot
我 的家 My home 



中文歌曲  （learn chinese through chinese songs)

我的家   my home 

Spanish México

LOS MERCADOS DE MÉXICO.

Analysis of the cultural, social and linguistic content, of the text of the song

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Insieme di Mina|Aprende italiano cantando|Learn italian singing

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

In order to get the band score you need in the IELTS speaking test it’s important to develop specific skills.

You will be aware that the speaking test is graded in four specific areas. Those areas are fluency, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation.

In this podcast we’re going to talk about fluency. 

It’s important to use a range of discourse markers when taking your speaking test, so your speaking is fluent. Discourse markers are sometimes referred to as connecting words, or connecting phrases. For example, when answering the examiner’s questions you might say something like to be honest, or, in my opinion. These are two common discourse markers. Another connecting phrase you might use is, That’s an interesting question.

Let’s look at an example:

Let’s pretend the examiner asks you whether you are good at art. You might answer.

That’s a really good question. In my opinion, I am quite good at art. In fact, I really enjoy painting. To be honest, I think other people like my paintings too.

Now you try. I’m going to ask you a question, and you have to reply using these three discourse markers: To be honest / In my opinion / That’s a good question.

Are you ready for the question? Here it is: Are you ready for your IELTS test?


IELTS Speaking Practice

3 discourse markers to help you with your IELTS test

Tanti auguri a te, tanti auguri a te!
È il mio compleanno! It's my birthday.

Nella puntata di oggi scoprirai le parole relative al compleanno.
In today's episode, you are going to learn Italian words related to birthdays.

Pronti? Iniziamo!

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