In this episode, I explain the difference between the verbs 'to borrow' and 'to lend', as well as talking about hiring and renting. 

English with Nici!

Lend and borrow!

Hi, and welcome to Oxford Phonics World Long Vowels. Let's practice long o, u and a words with this fun song.
Listen and sing:
I see Duke. I see Kay. They sail in May. They sail in the bay. In the sun and the rain. They sail in May. I see Kay. I see Duke. They walk in June. They walk the mule at 5 o'clock, pull on the rope, hum a tune. They walk in June. 
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Phonics Long Vowels

Let's practice long vowels o,u,a

In this intermediate-level dialogue, practice your listening skills with a phone conversation between two friends. You'll learn key phrases, expand your vocabulary, and discover new verbs to use in everyday situations.

Grammar bits in Ukrainian

 Phone conversation (Intermediate level)

¿Sabias que la civilización maya creo el numero cero? 
Esto y más en este capitulo. 

Spanish Made Easy

La creación del "Cero". 

ADEL ALBANNA: A PROFISSIONAL ARABIC TEACHER

Yemeni dialect  in the taxi 

In this episode we're going to learn how to talk about study plan in Chinese.
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Tips of using this audio:
* First time, listen and understand the general idea of the audio without looking at the text.
* Second time, listen and figure out the details.
* Third time, listen and look at the text, find the words you need to learn.
* listen several times and try to retell it aloud.
* create your own similar story by changing some words.
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两个星期后，我姐姐去中国上大学。
liǎnɡ ɡè xīnɡ qī hòu ， wǒ jiě jie qù zhōnɡ ɡuó shànɡ dà xué 。 
My older sister will go to China for college after two weeks.
她去学汉语。她以后想做翻译。
tā qù xué hàn yǔ 。 tā yǐ hòu xiǎnɡ zuò fān yì 。 
She is going to learn Chinese. She wants to be an interpreter in the future.
我们全家在中国住过四年。
wǒ men quán jiā zài zhōnɡ ɡuó zhù ɡuò sì nián 。
Our whole family had lived in China for four years. 
我们现在住在曼谷。
wǒ men xiàn zài zhù zài màn ɡǔ 。 
Now we live in Bangkok.
我和姐姐都很喜欢中国。
wǒ hé jiě jie dōu hěn xǐ huɑn zhōnɡ ɡuó 。 
My sister and I both really like China.
我以后也想去中国上大学。
wǒ yǐ hòu yě xiǎnɡ qù zhōnɡ ɡuó shànɡ dà xué 。 
I also want to go to college in China in the future.
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New words:
……后  … … hòu              after
以后             yǐ hòu          in the future, afterwards
全家             quán jiā      the whole family
曼谷             màn ɡǔ       Bangkok

Story Chinese

上大学 go to college (beginning level)

Part 4. Food.

Please listen to the audio and then choose your answer.

Please answer the following questions of understanding:

Question 1:
What is a grocery store?
a An establishment that cooks food for customers
b There are several definitions of a grocery store
c A place to sell and trade goods
d An establishment that distributes foods, drinks, household products, and other items that're used by the typical consumer

Question 2:
Fresh fruits and vegetables are collectively referred to as which of the following terms?
a Produce
b Feggies
c Veggies
d Famine	

Question 3:
What are staples?
a Small pieces of metal used to hold papers together
b Rare foods
c Foods that play a prominent role in the average diet
d Green fruits and vegetables

Question 4:
More vegetables are stocked in grocery stores than fruits because:
a Fruits stay fresh for less time than vegetables
b Vegetables are more popular than fruits, generally speaking
c Grocery store managers prefer fruits
d A and B

Question 5:
"Fresh" groceries are:
a Prepared by employees
b Measured manually
c Charged by the pound
d All of the Above


I hope you enjoyed spending time thinking and answering some questions and the idea is to do it daily for at least 90 days for the habit ‘to properly register’ in your brain.

See you tomorrow for further development :)


The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Listening & Comprehension. 

In this episode of The Streetwise English Podcast I talk about the battle against "Procrastination" https://italki.com/teacher/1947582
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Streetwise English

SWE 127 Stop Procrastinating Part 2

Lilí Ledí.

A casi 40 años de la extinción de la fábrica Lilí Ledy es considerada una fábrica de culto en el mundo del juguete.

En 1977 los mexicanos estaban vueltos locos luego de ver la primera película de la Guerra de las galaxias. Niños, adolescentes y adultos de México querían tener cuanto antes los juguetes de la cinta de George Lucas, lo cual resultaba imposible si no se tenía un pariente en Estados Unidos o el presupuesto para viajar a ese país. Por fortuna, la fábrica mexicana de juguetes Lilí Ledy entró al rescate.

Hicieron un trato con sus colegas estadounidenses de Kenner Products para que les pasaran derechos, moldes de naves y figuras de acción de Star Wars a fin de fabricarlas en territorio nacional, y así ocurrió. El resultado fue que miles de chicos y grandes de Tijuana hasta Yucatán pudieron acceder a los juguetes de la saga intergaláctica a un buen precio y a una competitiva calidad.

Pero ésta no era la primera hazaña de Lilí Ledy, pues antes ya había hecho historia lanzado sus exitosas muñecas Belinda Lilí, Rosalinda Lilí, Carolinda Lilí y Leonora Lilí que operaban con mini discos alojados en su médula espinal que hacían posible que hablaran. La compañía patentó este sistema, lo que no evitó que unos jugueteros italianos lo copiaran bajo el nombre “Ozen” y lo implementaran para sus muñecas Sebino. 

Otro éxito para la compañía mexicana fue el lanzamiento de las sofisticadas muñecas Barbara y Señorita Lilí, una copia de las Barbie que habían dejado de venderse en México por un rompimiento de contrato por parte de Mattel. Se trató de otros los rescates de Lilí Ledy para que la infancia mexicana tuviera acceso a un juguete de moda en los Estados Unidos.   

A la par la compañía mexicana produjo el Horno Mágico Lilí Ledy, que con ayuda de un foco en su interior podía hornear pasteles hechos con harina Pronto.

Y antes, en 1966, fabricaron en territorio nacional un juguete que permitía crear a pluma figuras geométricas irreales...