This is China.

A Brief History

"Hit the Books" with these slick and smooth idioms pertaining to BOOKS :) 

Baffling Lingo

Book Idioms 

"Your perspective is unique. It’s important and it counts.”

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 9

I don't understand why people buy such poor quality items of clothing, wear them a few times and then throw them away. It's terrible for the environment.
I hate the fashion trade. I read somewhere that companies can sell a dress for $5, but they don't make any profit. They're just aiming to attract more consumers to their websites so that they'll spend more money.
My brother's a fashion designer, but I think designer labels are a waste of money. I just shop in high street stores and I only buy casual clothes.

English Mini Lessons

Attitudes to Fashion

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter M Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

mouse, mushrooms, meerkat, moose, monkey, mango, manatee, manta ray, mandrill, moth, maple

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter M

Learn German with Stories at https://www.german-stories.com
Phone call, give out personal information & modal particle ‚mal‘.
Paul thinks about how to invite Laura to his housewarming party. That's when a man from the insurance company calls and asks him questions. We find out more about Paul. He has absolutely no idea what to write Laura. What should he write her?

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17: Paul telefoniert | Paul has a phone call

In this episode, Kev Dean explores a bold new approach to OET Speaking preparation—treating roleplay as performance. Drawing on drama pedagogy, clinical communication theory, and AI-enhanced rehearsal tools, Kev shares how medical candidates can rehearse tone, empathy, and genre-specific phrasing to reduce fillers and sound more like real clinicians.

🎭 Highlights include:

Why “Hamlet with a stethoscope” reframes OET as rehearsable dialogue

How drama pedagogy boosts fluency, intonation, and emotional clarity

Using AI-generated audio scripts for shadowing and rehearsal

Replacing “ums” and “ahs” with structured, empathetic phrasing

Building a tonal repertoire: clinical, conversational, and examiner styles

Real examples from Turkish and Ukrainian learners

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, or educator, this episode offers a fresh lens on how performance theory can transform medical English training...
Read the article on LinkedIn...https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kevinanthonydean_something-new-yet-as-old-as-timeperformance-activity-7385374683753328640-XrI4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAATZ2wQBsScNosriHviq3tl6EgWv7Ey2ga4

Kev's English Podcast

Kep 41: OET Roleplay as Performance: Drama Pedagogy for Medical English Fluency

5 minutes listening practice 5分钟听力练习

CHAO's HSK Listening Capsule（Advanced）|A Daily Dose to Sharpen Your Ears|CHAO的HSK听力胶囊（高级）

CHAO‘s HSK Listening Capsule（Advanced） HSK6-1晨间习惯的力量

An explanation of perfect tenses. 
Transcript is here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oyopkBGxwFDrFK5rW4XK_s0eBG6_0FRH/view?usp=drivesdk