Do you have too many things in your house?  Is it time spring clean?
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 19 - LESS STUFF MORE HAPPINESS

En este episodio se trata un tema tabú para muchas personas y países, el baño diario. No todas las   naciones y culturas del mundo ven el baño de la misma manera, lo que puede generar un fuerte choque cultural.  
Aquí se describe la tradición del baño y su  relevancia en Latinoamérica. 

Se usan algunas formas comparativas y verbos reflexivos. 

HABLAR ESPAÑOL

"NO ME BAÑO LOS DOMINGOS"

Her is a podcast for all Swedish learners at the A2 level. 

One Day in My Life. A Day in My Life. Listen, repeat and enjoy! 

Just Started Learning Swedish/A1 Svenskan  

En Dag i Mitt Liv 

（of an obscure person) amaze the world with a single brilliant feat/set the world on fire


成语故事-Stories of Ancient Chinese Idioms

一鸣惊人

Nell'episodio di oggi, impareremo come fare una ordinazione al Bar. Vorrei ringraziare il mio studente Dewey per avermi aiutato a registrare questo episodio. 

Italiano Chiaro

Al Bar

The #1 Fear of why people affraid to speak English

Are you afraid to speak English? You're not alone. Many English learners struggle to take the leap from understanding to speaking. 

There are three types of fears: The fear of failure, being misunderstood and making grammar mistakes are the three most common reasons why people are afraid to speak English.

Are you one of them?

In today's podcast I'll dive deeper into another HUGE fear - the fear of being judged when communicating.

Dive deep into it and detach yourself from it!

If you want and additional tool to help you - use my Grounding & harmonizing meditation to help you get more relaxed, clear and confident on daily basis (for all level of English learners.

You can find it here: https://teach.italki.com/creator/podcast/episode/21bdqywf50htlwezm7ax1i

Enjoy the process and see you in my private trainings.

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

The #1 Fear of why people are affraid to speak English

すると猫もけろりとして
「先生、こんやの演奏はどうかしてますね。」といいました。
　セロ弾きは またぐっとしゃくにさわりましたが 何気ない風で 巻たばこを一本だして 口にくわえ それからマッチを一本とって
「どうだい。ぐあいをわるくしないかい。舌を出してごらん。」
猫は ばかにしたように とがった長い舌をベロリと出しました。
「ははあ、少しあれたね。」セロ弾きはいいながら いきなりマッチを舌で シュッとすって じぶんのたばこへつけました。さあ猫はおどろいたの何の 舌を風車のようにふりまわしながら 入り口のとへ行って 頭でどんとぶっつかっては よろよろとして またもどって来て どんとぶっつかっては よろよろまた戻って来て またぶっつかっては よろよろ にげみちをこさえようとしました。
ゴーシュはしばらく面白そうに見ていましたが
「出してやるよ。もう来るなよ。ばか。」
セロ弾きはとをあけて猫が風のようにかやのなかを走って行くのを見て ちょっとわらいました。それから、やっとせいせいしたというように ぐっすりねむりました。

朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

Kenji Miyazawa 宮沢賢治 :Gauche the Cellist 『セロ弾きのゴーシュ』#5

什么是996呢？
    这是一种加班情况，有很多公司会要求员工加班，员工要从早上9点工作到晚上9点，一个星期工作六天。
在你的国家，人们常常加班吗？对这种加班到情况，你怎么看呢？如果你不喜欢这种加班文化，你能说出三点原因吗？欢迎你跟我聊一聊。
接下来，是一段关于加班文化的新闻，其实这种加班文化在中国也有很多人讨论，有很多员工反对和质疑，所以科技公司做出了一些改变。
    今天新闻里，做出改变的公司，就是字节跳动，说起字节跳动可能你不熟悉，但是它的子公司 tiktok，你一定熟悉。我们一起来看看，她们做出什么改变了

    中国互联网公司“字节跳动” 带头（take the lead in）改变高科技公司的加班文化， 引起了讨论。
    作为TikTok母公司的字节跳动从本月开始鼓励员工“朝10晚7”，也就是早上10点到晚上7点工作，每周工作5天，但是，有专家怀疑这歌改变真的能改变高科技公司的加班文化吗？
    现在中国大型科技公司正遭遇政府的强力监管，与此同时，基层员工对互联网行业“996”工作环境的不断质疑，让中国互联网公司处于政府和员工双重压力下，积极调整加班制度可以理解

今天聊什么

996是什么，你还不知道吗？What is 996, you still don't know？

If you thought social media was just a place for viral dances and cat photos, think again.

Popular influencers on apps like TikTok and YouTube have been boosting book sales with their videos.

And many are watched by millions.

The BookTok community on TikTok has been influential in encouraging users — who are often young people — to buy real books in bookshops.

But a survey from 2022 found that YouTube is actually the most popular place for young people to discover new books on social media.

The survey was done in November 2022 by Nielsen Book Data. It found that in the UK, 34% of people aged between 14 and 25 used YouTube — which is known for its BookTube community — for their book ideas.

TikTok was used by 32%, and 27% went to Instagram to find out about new books.

Some reports in recent years have said that young people are reading less than ever. But according to The Guardian, people in the 14 to 25 age group bought around 61 million books in the UK in 2022.

This was 18% of all books bought.

And it's not just social media where they're finding reading recommendations.

The most common way to discover new books is by talking to friends. Forty-one percent said they do this, while 35% find out about their books by visiting bookshops.

The survey also reported that fantasy action and fantasy adventure stories are the most popular among young people.