A Stone’s Throw is a weekly podcast designed to enrich your language expression and get you closer to using idioms and phrasal verbs naturally.

A Stone's Throw Podcast

Philosophical Friday is a weekly podcast in straightforward, easy to understand language designed to inspire, using wisdom from throughout the ages that spans the world.

Philosophical Friday

Learn how to speak about places. In this podcast, we cover the verbs to go, to have, among others, and I'll teach you the names of common places. I'll then show you how to put everything together so you can speak Spanish in no time!

Super Basic Spanish

Episodio 8: Vamos a la playa (Let's go to the beach)

When Mouse wakes up Lion, he's in big trouble! But one day, Lion might need Mouse's help.

Bedtime Story

 The Lion and the Mouse

This podcast for intermediate students of English talks about a new idiom every week. The topic for this week is the idiom "off the top of my head." But first, the host introduces herself and explains what an idiom is.

Este podcast para los estudiantes intermedios de inglés se trata de un modismo nuevo cada semana. El tema de esta semana es el modismo "off the top of my head" o "desde lo alto de la cabeza." Pero primero, la presentadora se presenta y explica lo que es un modismo.

Tools used:

Music (Chapéu-Mangeira by Luc-Allieres) downloaded from Artlist

Editing software: Audacity

Idiom of the Week: Aprenda inglés con Cary

Episode 1: Off the Top of My Head


This episode explores the evolution of Hinglish, a fusion of Hindi and English in modern communication. It highlights Hinglish's role in reflecting India's diverse cultural landscape, particularly in metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. Hinglish serves as a bridge between traditional roots and global trends. Its vibrant nature captures urban life, blending two languages into a unique identity. 

 बातें शातें (Baatein Shaatein)

Episode 1- हिंग्लिश का सफर | The Evolution of Hinglish

 In episode two, the focus is on acing the IELTS Speaking test with effective techniques and practice. The host, Pearl, maintains an enthusiastic and encouraging tone throughout the episode, offering practical advice and relatable examples to help listeners improve their speaking skills in real-life scenarios. The episode emphasizes the importance of structuring responses, using linking words, expressing opinions, and practicing consistently to excel in the IELTS Speaking test.

Language Power-Up: Business English & IELTS Mastery

 Excel in the IELTS Speaking Test - Effective Techniques and Practice

Episode 6:
"Put Off... Like Laundry"
Today on “Phrasal Verbs Gone Wild”, we’re talking about everyone’s favourite phrasal verb: “put off”.
When you “put off” something, you’re delaying it. You know, like when you “put off” doing laundry until you have literally no clothes left.
Or when you “put off” studying until the night before the exam, because who needs sleep anyway, right?

"Phrasal Verbs Gone Wild!"

Ep.6: "Put Off... Like Laundry"  

This episode gives students of English some advice about how to answer a common question type from Part 3 of the IELTS speaking test. Students will listen to some structures and phrases that will help them to compare the past and the present (in this case, relating to their hometown).

Please send me your own answers to this question, and I'll give you some advice about how to improve.

IELTS-style speaking questions

IELTS Part 3: "How has your hometown changed in the last 20 years?"

Vol.15 関西弁2.

1.前回の修正と復習　マルコさんの感想や意見を交えながら、

アクセント　一文字から

手、目、毛、血

[関西弁]

てー、めー、けー、ちー
てえ、めえ、*けえ、ちい
LH       *LH      *HL     同音

二文字　LH

いぬ、くま、しか、いか
あし、うで、ひざ,みみ

[関西弁]
二文字　逆 HL  * いか(同音),ひざ(同音)

いぬ、くま、しか、[*いか(同音)]

あし、うで、[*ひざ(同音)],みみ

二文字　標準語　LH

みず、はな、うし、むし、行く、

[関西弁] *同音

みず、はな(鼻),うし,むし、行く、ひざ

標準語

さる、かめ、見る HL

[関西弁] LH

さる、　かめ、見る

*ねこ　同じ？　二つある？


[挨拶] 音程が複雑　

こんにちは　　　こん　にち　わー　LH LL HH
おはよう　　　　おは　よー　　L L HL
ありがとう　　　あり　が　とー　LL L HL

2.同音が難しそう 二文字以上
[関西弁]

おとうと　お　とーと　同音
いもうと　い　もーと　同音

3.[動詞,辞書形] 関西弁
行く　同音
する　同音　
見る　LH
食べる　LLH

[動詞、辞書形過去] 関西弁
行った　HL
した　　HL
見た　　HL
食べた　LHL

[疑問形]
どこ　同音
なに　LH

辞書形(辞書形過去)＋ん
短い会話　例えば、
どこ　行くん？　HH HH LH
どこ　行ったん？ HH HLH

なに　するん？　LL HH LH 
(半音くらいの音がちょうせいがある)

(ここから耳で聞いて覚える)
なにしたん？

なに見るん？
なに見たん？

なに　食べるん？
なに　食べたん？




