Simple stories with questions to improve your listening skills.

AnnaTeachesRussian_beginner edition

En este capítulo aprendes el alfabeto.

Aprende las letras en español y repite conmigo.

A1.1. Español básico para principantes. 

Clase 1. Alfabeto.

Learning how to communicate is a life-long process. Learning a language can take years, especially when you haven't done it before. But what about learning a culture? Tom is sharing some tips on how to do it.

The Age of Humans

Episode 2: A Guide into Learning Someone's Culture 

Hi guys! Here's my new episode about New Year's Resolutions. You'll know what the Russian people promise to do in 2022! This episode will be in English and Russian. 

Please share your New Year's resolution in the comment section. 

Russian Fluency

Новогодние обещания

Practice speaking English quickly and fluently by using tongue twisters! This is the first episode in a series of episodes I will do highlighting different tongue twisters with different target sounds.

Today's tongue twisters are:
⭐ Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
⭐ How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
⭐ I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop. Susie works in a shoeshine shop. 

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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Tongue Twisters Series: Practice English intonation and the sounds P, W, Ch, S, Sh

        杨绛和钱钟书，两位文学界的巨匠，他们的爱情故事如同他们的作品一样，充满了智慧和深情。两人在清华大学相遇，一见钟情，从此开始了他们长达半个多世纪的相伴。
        在他们的爱情中，充满了相互的尊重和理解。钱钟书曾对杨绛说：“你是我的良师益友，也是我的灵魂伴侣。”而杨绛则以她的温柔和智慧，默默地支持着钱钟书的学术研究和文学创作。 
在日常生活中，两人的对话充满了幽默和机智。有一次，钱钟书在家中写作，杨绛为他端来一杯茶，轻声问道：“钟书，你的文章写得怎么样了？”钱钟书笑着回答：“有你在，我的文章自然流畅。”杨绛则笑着回应：“那是因为你本身就是文思泉涌的才子。” 
        他们的爱情不仅仅是甜言蜜语，更多的是在平凡生活中的相互扶持和默契。在钱钟书生病期间，杨绛不离不弃，精心照料，她的坚强和细心让钱钟书深受感动。钱钟书曾感慨地说：“有你在，我感到非常幸福。” 
        杨绛和钱钟书的爱情，是文学与生活的完美结合。他们的故事告诉我们，真正的爱情，是相互尊重，是相互理解，是在平凡生活中相濡以沫的陪伴。他们的爱情，如同他们的作品一样，将永远被世人铭记。


爱的细节

杨绛和钱钟书的爱情故事

Let's make Japanese sentences together.

If you make a sentence in Japanese, write it in the comment section! I will correct your sentences!

【Today's  topic】

【きょう、⚪⚪をなくしました】
　　　　　　　➕
　　　　(あなたのきもち)

in my case👩
きょう、ネックレスをなくしました。
すごいショック。

 Today I lost a necklace which was given by my grandmother

ex)きょう、さいふをなくしました。
　 きのう、とけいをなくしました。

Short sentences ➕ your feelings = you can speak a lot of Japanese！

Japanese teacher Noriko’s room

【きょう、⚪⚪をなくしました】

Chinese simplified version:
老师告诉大家，我们要常常帮助人。
平平想：“我要怎么做呢？”
平平等红绿灯的时候，看见一位老爷爷想过马路。平平牵着老爷爷的手，一起过马路。
平平去市场的时候，看见一位老奶奶买了很多东西。 平平帮老奶奶拿篮子。
平平看到一位小女孩在哭，她找不到妈妈。 平平带她找妈妈。
平平回家了，告诉妈妈今天他做了什么。
妈妈说：“你真棒！ 你帮助了很多人。”
妈妈又说：“现在可以请你帮我倒垃圾吗？”

Traditional Chinese version:
老師告訴大家，我們要常常幫助人。
平平想：“我要怎麼做呢？”
平平等紅綠燈的時候，看見一位老爺爺想過馬路。平平牽著老爺爺的手，一起過馬路。
平平去市場的時候，看見一位老奶奶買了很多東西。平平幫老奶奶拿籃子。
平平看到一位小女孩在哭，她找不到媽媽。平平帶她找媽媽。
平平回家了，告訴媽媽今天他做了什麼。
媽媽說：“你真棒！ 你幫助了很多人。”
媽媽又說：“現在可以請你幫我倒垃圾嗎？”

English translation:
The teacher told everyone that we should often help people.
Ping Ping thought: "What should I do?"
When Pingping was at the traffic light, he saw an old man. He held the grandfather's hand and crossed the road together.
When Ping went to the market, he saw an old woman with lots of things. He helped her to carry some baskets.
Ping saw a girl crying. She couldn’t find her mom. Ping helped her to look for her mom.
Ping went back home and told his mom what he had done today.
Mom said, “You are so nice! You’ve helped a lot of people.”
Mom said, “Now, can you help me throw the carbage?”

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - elementary

帮助别人最快乐 - Helping others is the happiest thing

This episode includes explanations and examples of phrasal verbs with including the word "get." Practice Worksheet: https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verbs-get/12127