In this episode, we discuss a few different idioms or expressions for speaking about age. 

Idioms we use:
a bundle of joy 
a chip off the old block 
the awkward stage 
teenage angst
to spread your wings 
coming of age 
to make a name for yourself 
young at heart 

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See you soon! 




English with Eric

Informal English: Speaking about Age 

建议同学们先听，如果有听不懂的地方再看文本。
 听完后，看下面的问题，你能做对吗？请把答案写下来告诉我，我会为你批改 
1）小壁虎为什么要去借尾巴？
      A.它的尾巴被蛇咬断了           B.它羡慕别人的尾巴
      C.它觉得自己的尾巴难看        D.它的尾巴被老黄牛咬断了
2）老黄牛要用尾巴干什么？
     A.走路     B.赶走苍蝇    C.保持平衡       D.抓痒
3）小燕子为什么不借尾巴给小壁虎？
      A.它不喜欢小壁虎     B.它的尾巴太大了   
     C.它也没有尾巴       D.没有尾巴它很难飞
4）根据这段话，可以知道什么？ 
    A.小壁虎没有尾巴了              B.妈妈借给小壁虎尾巴
    C.小壁虎能长出新的尾巴          D.小壁虎的尾巴可以掌握方向


文本：
小壁虎在墙角捉蚊子，一条蛇咬住了它的尾巴。小壁虎一挣，挣断尾巴逃走了。
　　没有尾巴多难看啊！小壁虎想去借一条尾巴。
　　小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到小河边。他看见小鱼在河里摇着尾巴游来游去。小壁虎说：“小鱼姐姐，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”小鱼说：“不行啊，我要用尾巴拨水呢。”小壁虎告别了小鱼，又向前爬去。
　　小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到大树上。他看见老黄牛在树下甩着尾巴吃草。小壁虎说：“黄牛伯伯，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”老黄牛说：“不行啊，我要用尾巴赶苍蝇呢。”小壁虎告别了老黄牛，又向前爬去。
　　小壁虎爬呀爬，爬到屋檐下。他看见燕子在空中摆着尾巴飞来飞去。小壁虎说：“燕子阿姨，您的尾巴借给我行吗？”燕子说：“不行啊，我飞的时候，要用尾巴掌握方向呢。”
　　小壁虎借不到尾巴，心里很难过。他爬呀爬，爬回家里找妈妈。小壁虎把借尾巴的事告诉了妈妈。妈妈笑着说：“傻孩子，你转过身子看看。”小壁虎转身一看，高兴地叫起来：“我长出一条新尾巴啦！”

   

    

Merry's voice (HSK六）

HSK 六《 小壁虎借尾巴》

El el episodio de hoy aprenderás cómo decir de forma coloquial "no te preocupes".
🚀¡Consigue fluidez y confianza hablando español! 🎯Reserva una clase conmigo y te acompañaré en el proceso. 📩 Apúntate a mi boletín de noticias para aprender una palabra coloquial al día: https://acortar.link/d8H9at


Español coloquial

El PEOR CONSEJO que pueden darte en español

NOVEMBER COMPETITION!
We all know how difficult it can be to stay motivated when learning languages, so this month, English In A Teacup is holding a little competition for its listeners. The winners of the competition will get a personal shout out on the podcast and will also get to decide the next topic for Season 2 of my podcast coming out in December. 
To join, send me a message on italki and I will send you the form to fill in. 
In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we will be continuing with the topic of inversions as well as learning how to write letters.  For students preparing for advanced-level exams (CAE, CPE, IELTS, etc.), it is important to know about inversion and how to use it in the writing sections. To help us with the subject is our fine English lady, Miss Finesstocrat, who will be writing her own letter to a travel agency to complain about her holiday from hell. How did she get on? Let’s put the kettle on and find out!

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

EP7: MAKING A COMPLAINT (B2-C2)

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Ser de puño cerrado

Hi everyone, this is Jesse, your story writer, and you’re listening to the Being a Cloud podcast. 

More teachers are waking up to the power of stories to teach languages, and on this show, I share the stories I’ve made with my italki students for you to enjoy. 

Are you an ESL student? Do you want to make a story? Book a lesson with me and let’s create one together. 

In this story, an orange named Orangutan gets an unexpected text message from his girlfriend. This is part 1 of 3.  

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Orangutan the Orange

Rain is pouring heavily onto a small town somewhere in Russia. It’s 8:15 in the morning on a cold Monday. 

Inside of a small, community-run gym, there is an angry-looking orange lifting some weights. It’s early, so no other members are in the gym. Not all the lights are turned on. The fourteen-year-old orange is alone lifting some dumbbells. 

8 – 9 – 10 – Rest… 

He takes in huge breathes to recover. He seems very driven to push his body to its limits. 

Again… 1 – 2 – 3… 

After completing his 5th set, the orange walks over to the bench press. He lays down on the bench, grabs the steel bar and lifts the 50kg weights. He’s very strong for such a young piece of fruit. 

Then, his mobile phone makes a sound. The orange completes his set, then grabs his phone from his bag. Two new messages have arrived. He opens the first one and scans the text. 

Hi, Orangutan, my dear, it’s me. I’m sorry to say, but our relationship is over. Please don’t visit me or call me anymore. You’re very strong and handsome, but you’re not polite or considerate. While I do care for you, sometimes I don’t feel safe around you…

The message stops there. It continues in the second message. But Orangutan feels so insulted and hurt by the message. He instantly deletes both of the messages, without reading the second. 

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Being a Cloud

Orangutan the Orange

Suite des aventures de Clément et Claire ! Apprenez ou révisez grâce à mon histoire !

Le français avec Virginie

Chap 5 La plus petite maison du bonheur

Marko speaks English, I speak Japanese. 　マルコさんが英語を話して、僕が日本語を話す。



SAMURAI BROADCAST　侍放送  継続は力ニャり

Vol.10 Marko speaks English, I speak Japanese. 　マルコさんが英語を話して、僕が日本語を話す。お菓子と食べ物。

In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about my impressions of the Chinese East coast cities Beijing, Shanghai , Guangzhou and Shenzhen. My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!