In this episode you will hear some information about a country called Moldova.

ROMANIAN

Moldova

Hello and welcome back! Today we are going to read a fun and silly book by Dr. Seuss called There’s a Wocket in My Pocket. This story is full of made-up creatures with funny names, all hiding around the house. It’s a great way to enjoy rhyming words and playful sounds while practicing English. Send me a message for your free digital copy of this book to follow along. Let’s get started!

Dr Suess stories

There's a Wocket in My Pocket

Charlotte la marmotte
Charlotte est paresseuse et très lente. Pour son anniversaire, ses amis ont préparé un énorme gâteau, garni de dix bougies. Le soir venu, tout le monde se rassemble dans la clairière. La marmotte s'approche du gâteau…
Deux heures plus tard, elle n'a encore éteint que deux bougies! L'assemblée s'impatiente et les plus jeunes s'endorment déjà. Il est minuit quand Charlotte souffle la cinquième bougie. Monsieur Hibou est le seul à garder les yeux ouverts…

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 49 - Charlotte la marmotte

Сегодня пишем диктант по рассказу Михаила Зощенко “Галоши и мороженое” про очередные приключения Лёли и Миньки. Как раз очень летняя тема, мне кажется. 

Система у нас такая: я читаю текст два раза. В первый раз медленно, по несколько слов, но обязательно ставьте эпизод на паузу, чтобы всё успеть. Второй раз читаю быстрее, чтобы вы проверили, всё ли правильно записали. Буду говорить, где нужно ставить точки (.)

Спасибо всем, кто слушает мои подкасты и пишет диктанты! Отправьте мне сообщение со словами “шестой диктант готов” и я пришлю вам текст для проверки.

Пишите грамотно, говорите свободно! Хорошего дня, друзья!

Writing Russian

Отрывок из рассказа Зощенко "Галоши и мороженое" (диктант)

Fao nos cuenta cómo llega a medio oriente en medio de un conflicto geopolítico y queda fascinado con la civilización egipcia.

Ritmos del mundo

#17 Egipto

“And if those trespassers make a move for their rifles, get out of there quick fast!” said Tom as a 
final word of caution to his loyal subordinates. 

At that moment, Tom was startled by a loud SLAM. An unknown figure wrapped in multi-coloured plastic had dropped from the sky and landed right in front of him. The figure groaned as it struggled to breathe. The figure unwrapped itself and came face to face with a giant 15ft alligator. 

“ARRGGHHH!” screamed the skydiver. But his scream shifted to a groan. He winced in pain, grabbing his right arm – possibly a broken bone or dislocated joint. The skydiver got to his knees and begun backing away. 

“Please… Please! Don’t eat me!” cried the skydiver. But Tom the giant alligator was disinterested in eating the injured animal. “Name yourself, human,” said Tom. But all the skydiver perceived was a deadly growl. The skydiver couldn’t comprehend that the 
monster was trying to communicate with him. 

Seeing terror in the skydiver’s eyes, Tom tried to de-escalate the situation. “I am the great Tom. I preside over these lowlands. Simply identify yourself, human, and you will leave with your life. But if you are a poacher—” THUD! The skydiver had snatched the nearest rock, a good-sized one, the size of a bowling ball, and hurled it at the monster’s head. It struck like a sledgehammer on the alligator’s snout. With a momentary distraction, the skydiver limped away into the tall grass. Tom felt a flame of anger ignite in his reptilian brain. His instincts kicked in and he charged for the human. It was as easy as catching up to a crawling baby. Tom WHACKED the limping man across the face with the mighty power of his dragon-like tail. 

After the jaw-breaking blow, the last thing the skydiver saw was the horrific sight of dark
yellow eyes staring into his. “That wasn’t very nice…” said Tom to the unconscious body. “Did you think I wanted to eat you? I have no taste for human flesh or blood. I’m a pescetarian, for crying out loud!”

Being a Cloud

Tom the Crocodile

June and Yuli have a talk about Chinese Blind Date, this episode is part 2: Why do Chinese parents set their children up on blind dates, you will learn how to say 【intervene,force of public opinion】 ect. (This is casual talk so there're some repetition and unnecessary words, which is also very natural authentic dialogue.)
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
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June：那刚刚有提到中国的父母喜欢给孩子安排相亲，但是我们知道很多西方国家的父母不太去管，或者是插手孩子的，比如说谈恋爱或者是什么时候结婚这件事。那你觉得为什么中国的父母喜欢给孩子安排相亲呢？
Yuli：我父母他们说是他们觉得这个像一个任务一样，他觉得说把我养大，然后看着我结婚成家，他觉得这个才是他的一个任务的完成。然后我觉得还有一个就是社会大环境是这样，所以是一个舆论压力。他们会觉得说周围的同龄人特别是我们同龄的那些亲戚，还有他们自己的朋友的小孩，这个年纪或甚至是比我年轻的都结婚了，生小孩了，他们就觉得说应该跟别人一样，就别人这样做你也应该这样做。
June：我觉得还有一点就是中国的一个传统观念就是传宗接代，还有一个养儿防老。父母会担心，现在有可能自己一个人过得挺好，但是将来你也有老了的一天或者是你生病了，那等父母都不在这个世界上了，他们希望会有一个人来照顾你，所以我觉得这个就是为什么他们想要给孩子安排相亲（的原因）。
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提到	/	tí dào	/	mention
管	/	guǎn	/	control, discipline
插手	/	chā shǒu	/	intervene
任务	/	rèn wù	/	task
成家	/	chéng jiā	/	get married 
舆论压力	/	yú lùn yā lì	/	force of public opinion
观念	/	guān niàn	/	perception
传宗接代	/	chuán zōng jiē dài	/	carry on the family line
养儿防老	/	yǎng ér fáng lǎo	/	bring up sons to support parents in their old age

Yuli's Chinese Channel

Two Chinese girls talking about "Why do Chinese parents set their children up on blind dates 为什么中国父母要给孩子安排相亲"（Intermediate level）

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkIcPw_S8NVlolrry2Kz0kS85vI1a5z3/view?usp=drivesdk