This episode introduces three idioms that use the word straw. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Straw

Burada bunu öğreneceksiniz: - Nasil flört edebilirsiniz -Nasil iltifat edebilirsiniz

İngilizçe - selamlar

Aşk-Love

"The Lion, the Donkey, and the Fox" by Lev Tolstoy is a brief  tale adapted from an ancient fable by Aesop.


«Stories & Mind»

"The Lion, the Donkey, and the Fox"  by Lev Tolstoy 

Thank you for listening to my podcast and if you could guess that right, then congratulation!


Super Casual Japanese with Teppei

How to say "Oh I´m so hungry" in casual Japanese 

You're lying on the couch, bored, looking at videos on TikTok or YouTube. You watch a video of a dog swimming, and then switch to a cooking video, then to someone doing a weird dance.

But it doesn't help your boredom.

In fact, according to new research, it could make it even worse.

Researchers in Canada found that switching from one video to another, or moving forward or backward in the same video, can increase feelings of boredom.

In a study published by the American Psychological Association, the researchers did several experiments with more than 1,200 people.

In one experiment, participants were first given seven different five-minute videos they could switch between over 10 minutes. They were then given one 10-minute video to watch, without being able to fast-forward.

The participants reported lower levels of boredom when they watched the single 10-minute video, and found the experience to be more engaging and meaningful than when they switched between the shorter videos.

In another experiment, participants were found to be less bored when they watched a single 10-minute video than when they were given 10 minutes to skip forward and backward through a 50-minute video.

Katy Tam, one of the researchers, said digital switching — switching between videos or within a video itself — can make watching something feel meaningless, because you don't have time to engage with it or understand it.

"If people want a more enjoyable experience when watching videos, they can try to stay focused on the content and minimize digital switching," she said. "Just like paying for a more immersive experience in a movie theater, more enjoyment comes from immersing oneself in online videos rather than swiping through them."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Swiping Through Online Videos Can Increase Boredom

In this Podcast I am reading the introduction and one page of my book Libro di Storie Creative. One of my four books that I published on 2021.
In this book you can listen Italian, gain vocabulary, pronunciation and who knows maybe you even get inspired by this book.

I podcast secondo San Luca

I podcast secondo San Luca - Lettura del libro di Storie Creative di Luca Facchini - Luca Facchini

Conversación básica en árabe marroquí y español en el taxi. 

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Conversación básica en el taxi

The Old New Year is today! 🎄 Let's find out what it is. 
A short story in English, then in Russian (1:34). 
Приятного прослушивания!

All about Russian language 🌟

Old New Year 

课文五       《影子》
影子在前，
影子在后，
影子常常跟着我，
就像一条小黑狗。
影子在左，
影子在右，
影子常常陪着我，
它是我的好朋友。
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【生字new words】

 影子  yǐng zi   shadow; reflection  前 qián   front  后  hòu  behind;    左zuǒ  left  右 yòu   the right   常常 chángcháng  usually  跟着gēn zhe   to follow
 黑狗  hēi gǒu  black dog   它  tā   it    朋友 péng yǒu   friend
