In this podcast I talk about different uses of the word "check" including checkmate, double-check, check-it-out.  Leave me feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks! Take an English Lesson with Carl https://italki.com/teacher/1947582

Streetwise English

SWE 173 Check vs Checkmate vs Double-Check vs Check it out

Um breve diálogo de como fazer o check-in no aeroporto

 Portuguese Audios for Intermediate B1 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios B1

Check-in no aeroporto

In this episode we're going to listen to a conversation about discussing a eating time. Let's start now.
女：你干嘛呢？ 
男：我忙着呢！还有一点儿东西没写完。 
女：天啊，你最近怎么这么忙！ 
男：对呀，经常加班。要累死了。 
女：那我们找时间一起去吃饭吧！我请你。
 男：行呀，不过我太忙了。 
女：你星期五晚上有时间吗？ 
男：我星期五晚上要加班。 
女：星期六中午呢？ 
男：星期六中午我约了一个大学同学，不行啊。 
女：要不星期六晚上吧？ 
男：晚上吃太多不好吧，不健康。 
女：那就只能星期天中午了。 
男：可以。 
女：我上午约了人逛街，大概要到12点吧。 
男：那咱们12点半见吧。还是那个牛排店。 
女：不行，我得四十分钟才能过去。 
男：那就晚一点吧。你别着急。一点吧。 
女：好的。 男：先这样吧。 

Story Chinese

太忙了 too busy (elemetary level)

Explicamos el significado de una frase que proviene del fútbol pero que es muy útil: parar la pelota.

Che, ¿qué significa en español?

Parar la pelota

In this episode I’ll comment on an article titled: “Climate activists take hammers to famous painting in London Museum” published of the website of FoxNews. Don’t hesitate to participate in the discussion, just be respectful about it. Enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
climate activists
an artwork
a collective
to make a claim
to fail someone
a societal problem
a debate
to remain rational
a suitable solution
scientific innovation
a rational mind
to cover the demand
a nuclear / gas-fired / coal fired power plant


Let's check out the news

Climate activists attack another artwork

Artificial intelligence has taken over a Swiss radio station for a day. That's right, you heard me correctly! Can you imagine a world where robots and machines rule the airwaves?

English Vibes

Digital Takeover: An Experiment with AI on Swiss Radio

Here are the three books mentioned in this episode:
Enlightenment Now - Steven Pinker
Superabundance - Marian Tupy, Gale Cooley
Factfulness - Hans Rowling

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about their struggles with reading news and finding a balance between being overly worried and prepared in advance. 


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

杞人忧天还是未雨绸缪？Are You Being Overly Anxious Or Proactive?

Small Talk (with transcript for study)

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ol9Mi4PpuwMyrJwHW8yxD7lYKCE4b8CE/view?usp=drivesdk