In this episode, we will talk about Nelson Mandela. An influential person who freed South Africans of the oppressive Apartheid government. Check out these movies about Mandela: “Invictius”, “Mandela”, “Mandela and Klerk”, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” and “Endgame”.

Dusty's LETS TALK!

Dusty's LETS TALK! Interesting facts about NELSON MANDELA

生活分享share my daily life with you

北京的秋天——my life

Close your eyes and enjoy a relaxing meditation in English while at the same time learning body parts in Ukrainian (+music)
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Vocabulary:
Я гото́вий/гото́ва - I'm ready
Голова́ - head
Лі́ве о́ко, пра́ве о́ко - left and right eye
о́чі - eyes
Лі́ве ву́хо і пра́ве ву́хо - left ear and right ear
ву́ха - ears
ніс - nose
гу́би - lips
обли́ччя - face
ши́я - neck
Лі́ве плече́ і пра́ве плече́ - left and right shoulder
пле́чі - shoulders
Лі́ва рука́ і пра́ва рука́ - left arm/hand and right arm/hand
ру́ки - hands, arms
па́лець - finger, toe
па́льці - fingers, toes (to differentiate we can add "пальці рук",   "пальці ніг")
гру́ди - chest/breasts 
живі́т - belly, stomach
сідни́ці - buttocks
нога́ - leg, foot
но́ги - legs, feet

Everything is going to be Ukraine!

Episode 7: relaxing meditation (in Eng+body parts in Ukr)

In this story, a grape named Sweety supports his grapevine as they face an attack from children. This is Part 4 of 5. 

The farmhouse was home to a small family who owned and operated the winery. Their three children, two twin girls and a boy, loved playing hide and seek in the maze-like structure of the grapevines. 

The eldest sister was chasing her brother, who was the youngest of the three, through the alleyways of the vineyard. In order to keep their balance as they sped around the corners, they would grab hold of a grapevine and swing themselves around, almost launching themselves like a slingshot. They laughed with carefree delight, enjoying the acrobatics of their game. Little did they know just how traumatizing this was for the inhabitants of the vines. 

Sweety held on with every bit of strength he had. His vine was shaking tremendously as the children swung themselves around. Fear gripped every grape on that vine. They all remembered the horrific moments of their brothers and sisters falling to their deaths. 

Sweety thought that this shaking was more than anything a storm could do. Maybe it would even be enough to tear down the entire vine. Being a natural-born leader and the spiritual guardian of his vine, Sweety knew he had to do something. 

“Hey!” screamed Sweety. “Stop your foolish game! Can’t you see you’re killing us! Play somewhere else and leave our homeland alone!” 

The eldest sister hesitated for a moment. She swore she heard something, like a faint voice, but she quickly disregarded it and continued playing. Sweety’s voice was tiny, almost inaudible. The sound of a stick breaking was far louder than his attempt at communicating with the humans. 

Round and round the kids went. They chased each other, grabbing the weak grapevines and spinning. With each spin, a few grapes fell to their death. All around, Sweety saw innocent grapes suffering their lowest honor. 


Being a Cloud

Sweety the Grape

This episode is a short version of my podcast that's included in my book. It covers the Syrian family's home, traditions, and daily life. While you are learning Arabic dialect, it's very important to reflect on the people, their mindset, traditions, and lives.
I hope you enjoy it! and you can always get the full episode with the book by clicking on these links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3DBW2JH
*The book's audio:*
https://speakrealarabic.com/course/The-Syrian-Encounters

Beyond Borders: Immersing in Syrian Culture

Our Syrian Home

IELTS Speaking Practice

Task 2 Tips

This week I will be focussing on New Year’s traditions.
By the time you listen to this podcast, the new year will be behind you. How did you celebrate the solar new year? Join me in this brief foray into the new year’s traditions we celebrate in our home.

Philosophical Friday

New Year’s episode of Philosophical Friday

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about ways that one can contribute to environmental protection in our daily life, garbage recycling and their experiences with buying second-hand items.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

绿色行动！Green Movements！

💊💬 Join us in this episode of "Everyday Dialogues" as a customer talks to a pharmacist 🏥💡about a new prescription. Learn about side effects and warnings as we cover essential vocabulary. 💭⚠️

📝 After learning essential pharmacy-related terms and information, it's time to challenge yourself with a fun and engaging multiple-choice quiz. 📝🎓