In this episode you will learn how to ask DATE

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Learn how to ask DATE

Привет! It's Ira and Curtis. We are teachers and decided to record a podcast for you on different topics, where we will speak two different languages: Russian and English.

In today's episode, we’ve discussed various popular superstitions in our cultures, their meanings and possible reasons for their occurrence.

Time code:

01:02 – number 13

01:28 – black cat

03:42 – passing something through the doorway

06:18 – knocking on wood

09:22 – lucky charm

10:30 – not empty bottle of vodka

11:45 – looking at the mirror when you need to return

14:01 – why number 13

17:26 – take out the trash in the evening

18:35 – whistling at home

21:45 – sitting before the trip

For each next podcast, we will pick a specific topic and discuss it. If you have any ideas for topics that you would like to listen to - write us =)

Pro bilingual 

04 ПРО bilingual: superstitions in our cultures

Just a cute little episode about sleeping habits, but this time the text is of an intermediate level. 


Idioms:

Мягко стелешь, жестко спать - stop lying;
Вернемся к нашим баранам - let's go back to the topic;
Что Черчилль пил на ночь - just a fun tongue twister.



Виниловые пластинки

Как считать овец для чайников

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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Wanting more? Then create your own story. Book a class with me on italki. 


Being a Cloud

Orangutan the Orange

Este es un cuento popular tanto en Ecuador como en muchos Países del mundo, aquí estará la narración del cuento. Aquí podrás mejorar tu comprensión auditiva y tu vocabulario. 

Historias, leyendas y dias

Cuento "El Lobo y los siete cabritos"

这里的WiFi/无线密码是什么？
zhè lǐ de wú xiàn mì mǎ shì shénme

日常中文（Daily Chinese）

What is the wifi password here?  这里的 wifi密码是什么？

"Everything passes if you learn to hold things lightly."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 23

We are familiar with countable and uncountable nouns. In this episode, we will have a look at some measure words that can help us count uncountable nouns. In other words, they change uncountable nouns into countable ones.
Let's have a look at some of them.

Learn With Kimiya

changing uncountable nouns into countable ones

En este episodio les relato una breve descripción de la historia del año bisiesto, en nuestro calendario actual ( Calendario Gregoriano ).