In this podcast, we explore trendy Chinese buzzwords and learn useful phrases with fun stories.
It includes word Analysis, usage examples, a fun story, cultural comparison and recap

Learn Chinese with Hot Topics

We explore whether the Netherlands is at risk of drowning due to rising sea levels. Despite the alarming scenarios, the video delves into the country’s history of water management, the lessons learned from past disasters like the 1953 flood, and the modern defences in place. How likely is it that the Netherlands will stay above water? Listen to find out.

Netjes Nederlands

Why The Dutch (Probably) Won't Drown

承接上期玩估歌仔，朱古力邀請了好友腸粉上來一齊傾下青春時代成日聽的廣東歌


我們喜歡的專輯：
Eason：The key，H3M，L.O.V.E，Chin Up 
張敬軒：No. Eleven，Urban Emotion
衛蘭：Love and other things
LOVE06 情歌集

打工人hea歌單：
今天不營業 —— 胡鴻鈞
特倫斯夢遊仙境 —— 林家謙
茶想曲 —— 張敬軒
潛水 —— 張敬軒
意識形態監獄 —— 陳柏宇
我瞞你們 —— 陳柏宇

結婚歌單：
我結婚了，無名指的勇氣，幸福之歌，小玩意，遠在眼前，難得一遇，感激遇到你，半邊生命，沒有你我什麼都不是，霸氣情歌，我的宣言，不許你注定一人，只要和你在一起，2084，每一個明天，天下無雙，小傳奇，認真如初

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP47. 繼續廣東歌

My mom and I finish the quiz about American dialects we started last week to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.
During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more.
You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well!
This is only the second half of the quiz. Please listen to episode 006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One) for the first half!
And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html
***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:27***
***Full episode transcript available ⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/007-exploring-american-dialects-part-two⁠***

Episode Outline:

Question 14 (Frosting vs. Icing) - (Starts at 1:20)
Question 15 (Service Road, etc.) - (Starts at 3:57)
Question 16 (Devil's Night, etc.) - (Starts at 4:43)
Question 17 (Rubbernecking, etc.) - (Starts at 6:00)
Question 18 (Blow-Off, Easy-A, etc.) - (Starts at 7:45)
Question 19 (Dinner vs. Supper) - (Starts at 9:08)
Question 20 (Drinking Fountain vs. Water Fountain) - (Starts at 10:49)
Question 21 (Highway vs. Expressway) - (Starts at 12:14)
Question 22 (Firefly vs. Lightning Bug) - (Starts at 15:00)
Question 23 (Pronunciation of 'Aunt') - (Starts at 16:44)
Question 24 (Party Barn, etc.) - (Starts at 19:15)
Question 25 (Cot vs. Caught) - (Starts at 21:40)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:27)

by the way (used at 3:23 explained at 23:40)
the cherry on top (used at 3:31 and 3:47 explained at 26:01)
sure enough (used at 5:16 and 13:00 explained at 27:57)
you're kidding! (used at 5:42 explained at 29:58)
to wrap up (used at 23:12 explained at 32:33)

Brentoni's English Podcast

007 Exploring American Dialects (Part Two)

In questo episodio, vi mostrerò le frasi utili per un buon check-in in albergo. Scoprirete come richiedere informazioni, chiarire eventuali dubbi e ottenere il massimo dal vostro soggiorno. 

Scopri l'Italia

Cosa dire al vostro arrivo in hotel

This is a short Persian podcast for elementary learners about Sarah and Ali that run into each other and have a short talk.

TheFarsiPod

08. Everyday activities: I have a lesson

CHAPITRE 1_Le départ du chevalier courageux_dictée_transcription

CHAPITRE 1 : LE DÉPART DU CHEVALIER COURAGEUX

Dictée

Il était une fois, dans un royaume lointain au cœur du Moyen Âge, un jeune chevalier nommé Arthur. Arthur était connu pour sa force, son courage et sa loyauté envers son roi et son peuple. Un jour, une mystérieuse carte arrive au château royal. Cette carte indique une terre inconnue, pleine de secrets et de mystères à découvrir.

Intrigué par cette nouvelle aventure, Arthur décide de se porter volontaire pour explorer cette terre lointaine. 

Après des jours de voyage à travers des régions sauvages et des montagnes escarpées, Arthur arrive enfin à l'entrée d'une dense forêt. Cette forêt, connue sous le nom de Forêt Enchantée, était depuis la nuit des temps réputée pour ses maléfices et ses dangers cachés.

Languageworld_French A2

CHAPITRE 1_Le départ du chevalier courageux_dictée

If robots do take over the world, this one probably won't be the leader.

Less than 5.8 centimeters tall — a little shorter than a lighter — it has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's smallest humanoid robot.

Humanoid robots look and act like humans. For the Guinness record, they must be able to move their shoulders, elbows, knees and hips, and also be able to walk.

Made by a Japanese student named Mitsuya Tatsuhiko, this one is less than half the size of the previous holder of the world record, which was made by students from Hong Kong.

Tatsuhiko is a postgraduate student at Nagoya Institute of Technology, where he researches crawler robots. Crawler robots don't look like humans, however, and they're used to inspect places that are hard to get to.

Tatsuhiko has been interested in robots since he was a child.

According to Guinness World Records, he built his first humanoid robot when he was 10.

He didn't spend as much time making them during high school, but he has returned to his passion as he has gotten older.

It took him a few tries to get his record-breaking robot right, and he worked hard to make it as small as he could.

He applied for the record with his third attempt while he was in the fourth year of his degree. He said he was very happy to have broken the record.

Tatsuhiko hopes to work with robots when he finishes university, but he'll also keep making them at home as a hobby.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japanese Student Makes Smallest Humanoid Robot

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3. Natural environment. Q1-2

1. Why is it important to protect the natural environment?
2. What environmental problems are common in your country?

Which idea can you use in your answers if the same type of question would come up on your test?


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