本州の北のはし、青森県には今から5000年以上前の村の遺跡があります。この時期として規模は最大で、そこには500人以上の人が住んでいたのではないかと言われています。何で？あんなに冬が厳しいところに、住めるの？と関西出身の私は不思議でなりませんでした。でも、青森を知れば知るほど、暗くて重い印象だけではないことが分かりました。私とハルカちゃんが発見した、「陽気な青森」の話をぜひ聞いてください。

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すずまりの日本語「きき耳ずきん」S2

第23話　5000年前から住めたわけ（青森）

*This episode is about "Masooleh" a city in the Central District of Kashan County, in the northern part of Isfahan province.

**Book Podcast lesson to discuss the topic and access the texts

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

شهر ماسوله / Masooleh city

In this episode of Tongue Twisters/Скороговорки/Fjalëshpejta in Albanian language for level A2 to advanced. These episodes may help a lot practicing the pronunciation of hard sounds in Albanian language and also to have fun. Lets enjoy it!


Tongue Twisters

Tongue Twisters/Скороговорки/Fjalëshpejta 

Food-related idioms:
   a. A piece of cake - Very easy or effortless.
      Example: "The maths test was a piece of cake for me."
   b. Bite off more than you can chew - To take on more responsibility than you can handle.
      Example: "He took on multiple projects and bit off more than he could chew."
   c. Spill the beans - To reveal a secret or confidential information.
      Example: "Don't spill the beans about the surprise party!"
   d. Take it with a grain of salt - To be skeptical or not fully believe something.
      Example: "I heard a rumor about her promotion, but I'll take it with a grain of salt until it's confirmed."
   e. The icing on the cake - Something additional that makes a good situation even better.
      Example: "Winning the lottery was amazing, and getting a new car was the icing on the cake."


IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Food related idioms 

从前有一个富人，家里有很多仆人。有一天，他给他们一瓶美酒。一个仆人说：“酒太少了，只够一个人喝，让我们来一场比赛吧。我们每个人都用笔在地上画一条蛇，谁先画好，这瓶酒就让他一个人喝，好不好？”大家都说好。
于是，他们拿起笔，同时在地上画起蛇来。有一个人很快画好了。他看见其他的人还在画着，就说：“你们画得真慢！你们看，我早就画完了！这酒是我的了。”他把酒拿过来，又看了看其他的人，笑着说：“你们还在画呢，那我再给我的蛇画四只脚吧！”
他一边说，一边在画好的蛇上又画了四只脚。可是，还没等他把脚画好，第二个人已经画完了。这个人马上从他手里把酒抢过来，说：“我们比赛画蛇，可是蛇没有脚啊！现在你却给它画上了脚，那还能叫蛇吗？现在我是第一个画完蛇的人了，所以这瓶酒应该是我的！”说完他就开始喝起来。
Vocabulary：
1.富人（fù rén）：rich person
2.仆人（pú rén ）：servant
3.抢（qiǎnɡ）：to grab
4.一边……一边……（yì biān … … yì biān … … ）：simultaneously

CHINESE STORY中文故事

画蛇添足Drawing a Snake with Feet

एक सच्चा मित्र ही व्यक्ति के दुख में समय पर काम आता है। एक सच्चा मित्र अनमोल खजाना होता है। हर किसी को एक सच्चा मित्र मिल पाना कठिन होता है। जिन लोगों को सच्चे मित्र मिल जाते हैं वो वास्तव में बहुत भाग्यशाली होते हैं। सच्चा मित्र उस दवा के समान होता है जो अपने दोस्त को पीड़ा से बचाता है। इतना ही नहीं वह अपने मित्र को बुरे रास्ते से हटाकर अच्छे रास्ते की ओर ले जाता है और उसे पथभ्रष्ट होने से बचाता है।

Stories from Panchatantra 

सच्चे मित्र ( हिरण , कबूतर और चूहा )

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The Grammarian Podcast

Common mistakes made by English Language Learners Part 5: Countable and Uncountable Nouns

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UK Shoplifting Now at it's Highest Level - Shoplifting is when you take something in a shop and avoid paying for it.