Looking for another great reason to learn English? This episode of my new podcast 'How to' will give you a reason. You will learn how to benefit from English when travelling and it will erase your fears when travelling--or planning to travel--in multicultural geographical environments, such as Europe, regardless of the reasons for travelling. You will further receive useful tips and insights on the role of English as a 'Lingua Franca' and why and how its role might differ in diverse countries, all based on insider knowledge of Europe and its cultural and linguistic diversity. To find out more, listen to this new episode.


How to ... - A Podcast on Culture, Literature & The English World  - with Bianca K. 

How to ... benefit from English when travelling

Modo indicativo, tempo presente.

Buona grammatica e buon ascolto!


Il podcast del modenese!

L'indicativo presente

In questo podcast, parlerò di un tipico piatto della tradizione marchigiana: i Vincisgrassi. Questi vengono spesso identificati come variante delle lasagne emiliane ma non è così. Scopriamo perché.

Italiano Chiaro - Cultura e Tradizioni 

I Vincisgrassi

Help to understand gender in the Spanish language

Spanish conversation made easy

Gender in Spanish

好孩子
雅克对妈妈说：“妈妈，今天在校园里有一个孩子掉到了水坑里。所有的孩子都笑了，只有我没笑。”
“你做得对，”妈妈说，“你真是个好孩子。那么是谁掉进水坑里了呢？”
“是我.............”

YAK said to his mother: mom,today, a child fell into a puddle on campus,All the children laughed except me .
YAK, I think you're doing the right thing. said mom,You are such a good boy, So who fell into the puddle?
It's me........

开心一刻 Jokes

好孩子（hǎo hái zi)

找个好工作
zhǎo gè hǎo gōng zuò

一般来说工资高、比较体面的工作是好工作，比如公务员、医生、律师、大公司经理什么的。
yī bān lái shuō gōng zī gāo 、 bǐ jiào tǐ miàn de gōng zuò shì hǎo gōng zuò ， bǐ rú gōng wù yuán 、 yī shēng 、 lǜ shī 、 dà gōng sī jīng lǐ shén me de 。

有个故事，说一个英国的卡车司机工资很高，但是他觉得不体面，后来他换了一个工作。
yǒu gè gù shì ， shuō yī gè yīng guó de kǎ chē sī jī gōng zī hěn gāo ， dàn shì tā jué dé bù tǐ miàn ， hòu lái tā huàn le yī gè gōng zuò 。

虽然工资比以前低了，但他每天可以穿着西装去办公室上班，而且大家都叫他“先生”，他觉得很高兴。
suī rán gōng zī bǐ yǐ qián dī le ， dàn tā měi tiān kě yǐ chuān zhe xī zhuāng qù bàn gōng shì shàng bān ， ér qiě dà jiā dōu jiào tā “ xiān shēng ”， tā jué dé hěn gāo xìng 。

好工作一般也要求高学历，所以大家都努力读书。
hǎo gōng zuò yī bān yě yāo qiú gāo xué lì ， suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu nǔ lì dú shū 。

不过有人不同意，
bù guò yǒu rén bù tóng yì ，

他们说最好的工作就是做自己喜欢做的事情。
tā men shuō zuì hǎo de gōng zuò jiù shì zuò zì jǐ xǐ huān zuò de shì qíng 。

比如喜欢唱歌，他就觉得当歌手是最好的工作；喜欢打球，那么他就觉得运动员是好工作。
bǐ rú xǐ huān chàng gē ， tā jiù jué dé dāng gē shǒu shì zuì hǎo de gōng zuò ； xǐ huān dǎ qiú ， nà me tā jiù jué dé yùn dòng yuán shì hǎo gōng zuò 。

1.  体面tǐmiàn： decent; dignified
2.  公务员gōngwùyuán： civil servant
3.  律师lǜshī： lawyer
4.  卡车kǎchē： truck
5.  学历xuélì： record of formal schooling

1. 哪个不是课文中说到的“体面”的工作？  
   Nǎge bú shì kèwén zhōng shuō dào de "tǐmiàn" de gōngzuò?  
   A. 司机 (sījī)  
   B. 公务员 (gōngwùyuán)  
   C. 律师 (lǜshī)

2. 那个英国卡车司机觉得高兴，是因为：  
   Nàge Yīngguó kǎchē sījī juéde gāoxìng, shì yīnwèi:  
   A. 工资高了 (gōngzī gāo le)  
   B. 工资低了 (gōngzī dī le)  
   C. 体面了 (tǐmiàn le)

3. 好工作一定要求高学历吗：  
   Hǎo gōngzuò yídìng yāoqiú gāo xuélì ma:  
   A. 对 (duì)  
   B. 错 (cuò)

Intermediate Chinese Listening

Finding a Good Job​ 找个好工作

Meaning of the words in the Topic to understand it well.

يَوْمٌ في حَيَاةِ سَلْمَى

كَلِماتُ المَوْضوع

Why do cats purr? Is it just because they are happy? Could it help improve our health?

The Social Evolutionary

Should We Learn to Purr Like a Cat?

Self help books and listening to motivational speakers can be very useful in your journey. However, there is a downside to this. In this podcast, I will discuss the downside of just listening and reading.