Hello! My name is Victor, and I am here to offer additional study materials. These podcasts, along with the quizzes, will allow you to study outside of class. I hope you find them useful and fun!

Learn Spanish with Víctor

In dieser Episode von Business-Deutsch leicht gemacht dreht sich alles um Small Talk am Telefon. Ich erkläre, warum Small Talk im beruflichen Umfeld wichtig ist, besonders bei Telefongesprächen, wo Körpersprache fehlt. Du erfährst, welche Themen sich gut für Small Talk eignen – wie Wetter, Reisen oder berufliche Neuigkeiten – und bekommst praktische Tipps, um das Gespräch locker und professionell zu gestalten. Außerdem stelle ich dir typische Redewendungen vor, mit denen du deine Telefonate freundlich und souverän einleiten kannst.

Business-Deutsch leicht gemacht

Small Talk am Telefon - Wie du im Business-Deutsch punktest!

El segundo capítulo de la serie "México". Aquí os cuento cómo fue mi primera semana en este país, donde visité a unos amigos en La Paz, Baja California Sur. Mucho sol, playas, mar y animales. ¿Empezamos?
¡Adelante!


La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Viaje a La Paz, Baja California Sur, México

In this American English language podcast I talk about getting back in shape and going to the gym to workout.  Book an italki class with me and get on a treadmill.
https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my podcasts (Streetwisenglishdotcom)

Streetwise English

SWE37 Getting back in shape - Going to the gym to workout


You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Keep Screens Out of Bed for Better Sleep

In the western world, people are living longer. This is good news, but an ageing population also creates social and economic problems, and we have to limit how much we spend. Who cares for the elderly, and equally important, who pays for that care? Should the government ask everyone to save more money for their old age, so they can pay for their own care? Should we also ask working people to pay for the elderly through higher taxes? One answer, of course, is to help older people to keep up their strength, and to stay fit for as long as possible.

English Mini Lessons

An ageing population

Full Episode with Video available on Spotify 

- The Jerome Meadows Experience -

The Jerome Meadows Experience

A Better Calendar

In questo episodio vedremo 12 espressioni e modi di dire differenti sul cibo in italiano. L'Italia è un paese con una grande tradizione in cucina e per questo motivo sono molteplici i modi di dire che riguardano il cibo. 
Qui di seguito le 12 espressioni: 
1) A tavola non si invecchia
2) L'appetito vien mangiando
3) tutto fa brodo
4) Rompere le uova nel paniere
5) Se non è zuppa è pan bagnato
6) Tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino
7) non tutte le ciambelle escono col buco
8) Essere come il prezzemolo
9) Nella botte piccola c'è il buon vino
10) è finita a tarallucci e vino
11) Rendere pan per focaccia
12) Fare le nozze coi fichi

