Verdun, le cimetière de nombreux soldats français et allemands pendant la première guerre mondiale.  Ce podcast, c'est la voix des fantômes qui errent encore dans la région. 

Douce France

Sur le front de Verdun 

Sample answers to this question: 
1. Short and Simple

My parents gave me my name. It comes from Persian and means “sweet.”

2. Personal Story

My grandmother chose my name because she wanted me to have a name that reminded her of her favorite flower. It’s from Latin, and it means “rose.”

3. Cultural Background

My parents named me after a famous poet from our country. My name is Arabic in origin and means “hope.”

4. Sentimental Reason

My mother gave me my name because it was the same as her best friend’s. The name is from Greek and means “light.”

5. Family Tradition

My father chose my name because it has been used for many generations in our family. It comes from Hebrew and means “peace.”

6. Modern Twist

My name was chosen by my parents after a character in a book they loved. It’s originally an English name and means “protector.”


Shirin English Podcast

Who gave you your name?

In this episode you will learn how to ask time " 询问时间”

HSK2

Learn how to ask time "时间“

Let's make Japanese sentences together.   If you make a sentence in Japanese, write it in the comment section! I will correct your sentences! 

【Today's  topic】
【⚪⚪いただけませんか】

(Verb テ形）+ いただけませんか

この文法はJLPT N4の表現(ひょうげん)です。

丁寧(ていねい)におねがいしたい時(とき)につかう表現(ひょうげん)です。

📕動詞テ形
【おしえて　撮(と)って　貸(か)して　して】

in my case👩 
京都(きょうと)のおすすめスポットを教(おし)えて　いただけませんか？
Could  you recommend  a place to visit in Kyoto please?
(ex)
写真(しゃしん)を　撮(と)って　いただけませんか？

何(なに)か　書(か)くもの　を　かして　いただけませんか？


Japanese teacher Noriko’s room

(Verb テ形）+ いただけませんか

Before Amy and Curtis became English teachers they used to own and operate a small delivery company in Kelowna, BC, Canada. On this episode of The Real English Conversations Podcast, you’ll hear about some of their experiences, funny customers, and teach you an example of how to place a delivery order over the phone.

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Book a lesson with Curtis - https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english 

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Real English Conversations Podcast

Delivery Service: Real English Conversations Podcast On Italki

اليوم عِنْدِي رِحْلَة السَاعَة سِتَّة المَغْرِب من بَيرُوت لِإسطَنْبُول.
حَجَزْت التَذْكِرَة قَبل يَومَين عَشَان كِدَا كَانَت غَالْيَة مَرَّة.
عَلَى كُلٍّ, لازم أَكُون بِالمَطَار قَبل سَاعْتَين, بس أنا أَفَضِّل أَرُوح قَبل ثَلَاثَة سَاعَات عَشَان الوَاحِد مَا يِعْرِف ايش مُمْكِن يْصِير.
أَخُوي حَيِجِي هِنَا لَمَّا يخَلِّص شُغل عَشَان يْوَصِّلْنِي للمَطَار بْسَيَّارْتُه.
هَذِه المَرَّة حَجَزْت الكُرْسِي جَنب الطَاقَة مُو زَي المَرَّة المَاضْيَة كَان الكُرْسِي بِالنُص.
بس والله خَايِف يكَلِّمُونِي عَشَان الوَزْن, لأنو عِنْدِي ثَلَاثَة كَيلُو زْيَادَة بِالشَنْطَة.
عَلَى كُلٍّ, مَعَاي فْلُوس زِيَادَة عَشَان إِذَا كَان لَازِم أَدْفَع للوَزْن

Gulf Dialect (Level 2)

الطيارة / The airplane 🛫

In today's episode we learn an anecdote about the American tourists who once met the Queen and had no idea who she was. Here's the story. 

Key Vocabulary:
An anecdote   /ˈanɪkdəʊt/   noun  = a short, interesting story about a real incident or person.
To play a prank on someone = To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke on someone.
To pull someone's leg  =  to deceive someone playfully; tease someone.
Cantankerous	/kanˈtaŋk(ə)rəs/ adjective   = bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
To be a fly on the wall =  you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed

Former Royal Protection Officer, Richard Griffin said he and the Queen met the American hikers one day while they were walking near Balmoral Castle, her holiday home in Scotland.
"The Queen would always stop and say hello," Griffin said. "And it was clear from the moment we first stopped that they hadn't recognized the Queen."
Griffin said one of the Americans asked the Queen where she lived.
"She said, 'Well I live in London, but I've got a holiday home near here,"' Griffin recalled. 
The hiker then asked if she had ever met Queen Elizabeth.
"Well I haven't, but Richard here meets her regularly," the Queen replied.
The hiker then turned to Griffin and asked: "Oh, you've met the Queen? What's she like?"
"I decided to pull her leg, so I said, 'she can be very cantankerous at times, but she's got a lovely sense of humour".
The American then got his camera out, and gave it to the Queen, asking if she could take a picture of him with the royal protection officer. "Then we swapped places and I took a picture of them with the Queen and we waved goodbye". "The Queen said to me, 'I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to their friends —  hopefully someone tells him who I am.'"

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The Queen and the American tourists

Students of English will hear some examples of how to use relative clauses to answer the question above - a common question type from Part 3 of the IELTS speaking test.

Try to answer the question yourself, using relative clauses, and send me your response.

IELTS-style speaking questions

IELTS Part 3: "Should parents teach their children to save money?" (Relative Clauses)

En este episodio aprenderás algunos trucos para mejorar tu pronunciación en español o cualquier idioma que esté aprendiendo en este momento. 

