This week Karen and Baiwei are chatting about their childhood! Are there any differences? And what about the childhood of kids nowadays?

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.



Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Our Childhood!

(English)
The Spanish alphabet contains 27 letters, one of which is exclusively used in the language. Its pronunciation is different from other languages and we use it to spell words that other people don't know and need to write.
(Spanish)
El alfabeto en español contiene 27 letras de las cuales una es de uso exclusivo del idioma. Su pronunciación es diferente a otros idiomas y lo usamos para deletrear palabras que otra persona no conozca y necesite escribirlas.
(English)
Next, we are going to pronounce the alphabet in Spanish followed by its English counterpart.
Then. we will do a little practice exercise.
(Spanish)
A continuación, vamos a pronunciar el abecedario en español seguido de su contraparte en inglés.
Luego haremos un pequeño ejercicio de práctica.


Podcast Learn Spanish

El abecedario en español o (The alphabet in Spanish)

Hyvää joulua! Mitä jouluna tapahtuu Suomessa ja mitä jouluun liittyviä perinteitä meillä on? Tässä jaksossa puhun joulupukista, syömisestä ja lahjoista. Jouluaaton (24.päivä) viettoon kuuluu  puuron syöntiä, saunomista ja esimerkiksi kuusen koristelua.

Monet käyvät hautausmailla muistamassa rakkaitaan juuri jouluaattona tai menevät joulukirkkoon kuuntelemaan perinteisiä joululauluja.

Easy suomi Anna-Marian kanssa

Easy suomi: 10.jakso Joulun perinteet Suomessa

My experience teaching on Italki (in, easy to understand, Indian accent).

3 in 1

My experience teaching on Italki (Indian Accent)

Halo semua! Kembali lagi di podcast saya! 
Apa kabar di bulan Januari ini?
Apa kalian sudah buat gol-gol kecil untuk tahun ini? 
Kalau saya, karena sekarang saya sedang belajar Bahasa Spanyol, saya juga mau buat gol kecil, yaitu mendengar 1 podcast setiap hari. 
Tips dari saya untuk belajar bahasa baru adalah : 
1. Kelilingi diri kalian dengan bahasa itu, lewat musik, film, buku, media sosial.
2. Sabar, be patient! Belajar bahasa baru itu perlu waktu. 
3. Bersenang-senang, have fun! Jangan terlalu serius, dan itu akan membuat lebih menyenangkan!
4. Cari tutor atau teman yang berbicara dengan bahasa itu. Berlatihlah dengan mereka. 
Jadi, untuk kalian yang sedang belajar Bahasa Indonesia, bersabarlah, bersenang-senanglah dan nikmatilah!
Jangan angkat tangan! "Angkat tangan", artinya "menyerah", ”give up", "諦める”
Jangan menyerah ya! Don't give up!  諦めないでね！
Selamat beraktivitas! Sampai jumpa lagi! ^^


Akhir minggu

Angkat tangan

There are many lessons that this year taught me that I would like to share to my listeners. I hope that this podcast will help you be lighter in your journey.

FLO TALKS 

Success is not a destination, it is a journey.

Marc parle français très bien, parce qu’il est français. En France, tout le monde parle français, même les enfants! Beaucoup de Français parlent anglais aussi.
Marc apprend l’anglais à l’école. Comme Marc et Julie sont de bons amis, ils étudient ensemble. Marc aide Julie à apprendre le français. Julie aide Marc à apprendre l’anglais. Julie étudie le français à l’école aussi.
Julie parle français avec un accent américain, et Marc parle anglais avec un accent français.
Julie et Marc sont de bons amis, mais comme tout le monde, ils ont des opinions différentes. Ils ont beaucoup de discussions.
Julie a un chien. Il s’appelle Chouchou. Chouchou est un bon chien. Comme tous les chiens, il écoute les conversations. Il comprend le français.
Activités :

Vrai ou Faux :

Marc parle français très bien parce qu’il étudie le français à l’école.

En France, tout le monde parle anglais.

Julie apprend le français à l’école.

Julie aide Marc à apprendre l’anglais.

Le chien de Marc s’appelle Chouchou.

Chouchou écoute et comprend le français.

Trouvez une expression avec tout dans le texte :
👉 Exemple : « tous les chiens ».

French Stories with Marc and Julie A1-B1

Episode 2: Marc, Julie et le chien

Many people don't know what to do with their old clothes. Some give them to charity, others get them repaired — but what about clothes that can't be repaired?

These clothes usually end up in the garbage. A 2017 report estimated that 83 million metric tons of clothes and shoes were thrown away in 2015, and this could increase to over 130 million metric tons by 2030.

Clothes are difficult to recycle because they're often made up of different components. Even a T-shirt that's 100% cotton may still have labels and threads made from other materials like polyester.

Separating those materials isn't easy, making any piece of clothing difficult to recycle.

But researchers at the University of Delaware believe they've found a new way to recycle blended fabrics, and it only takes 15 minutes.

They developed a process using chemicals and microwaves to break down polyester and spandex while leaving cotton and nylon intact. The nylon is then dissolved off the cotton using a simple solvent.

The broken down and dissolved components are then collected, and can be used to make polyester, spandex and nylon again. And while the remaining cotton isn't high quality, the researchers say it could be mixed with new cotton to make stronger recycled yarn, for example.

Erha Andini, who led the study, told The Washington Post that clothes companies aren't always clear about what's in their clothes. But a process like this can be used even if you don't know what your clothing is made from.

However, the researchers say it could be some time before their process is used on a large scale.

And Tasha Lewis from Ohio State University — who wasn't part of the research — told The Washington Post that while processes like this are good, they should be used as a last resort.

She said it's cheaper and simpler to just buy used clothes. She added that companies should also make clothes that last longer, and make them out of one type of fabric so they're easier to recycle.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

US Researchers Find New Way to Recycle Clothes

Una Marson - The BBC's First Black Presenter