Nick discusses art today! What do you think makes a good piece of art? This question might come up in IELTS speaking Part 3 or Writing Part 2. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What makes a good piece of art?

***Masoumeh Dadehbala, known professionally as Hayedeh, nicknamed the Queen of Iranian Music, was a singer of traditional and pop Iranian music.
**Listen to son "  Shabe Eshgh  " which means " Night for Love   " by Haydeh
*Hope you enjoy listening to this song. 

موسیقی و ترانه های ایرانی/Persian Music & Songs

شب عشق از هایده / Night for love by Haydeh

In todays episode we discuss the stress of taking examinations and practice some vocabulary included in the podcast.

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 20 : Exam stress (Vocabulary and discussion)

A:	So who’s the singer?

	B:	I'm sorry?

	A:	The song you were singing.

	B:	Oh my gosh! I'm embarrassed! It's Beyoncé. [laughs]

	A:	Oh, of course! Good choice. So where are you from?

	B:	I'm from Los Angeles.

	A:	Ah, yes, Los Angeles.

	B:	And you? Where are you from? Are you South African?

	A:	Yes, I’m South African!

	B:	Are you from Johannesburg?

	A:	No, I'm not. I'm from Cape Town.

	B:	Oh, is that so?

English Conversation/Dialogue

Where are you from?

健康的身体
Jiànkāng de shēntǐ
건강한 신체
A healthy body

干净的三观
Gānjìng de sānguān
깨끗한 삼관
Clean values / A pure worldview

稳定的情绪
Wěndìng de qíngxù
안정된 감정
Stable emotions

翻篇的能力
Fānpiān de nénglì
넘길 수 있는 능력
The ability to move on / Letting go

懂你的朋友
Dǒng nǐ de péngyou
너를 이해하는 친구
Friends who understand you

养活自己的本事
Yǎnghuó zìjǐ de běnshi
자신을 부양할 능력
The skill to support yourself

对明天最虔诚的期待
Duì míngtiān zuì qiánchéng de qídài
내일에 대한 가장 경건한 기대

生活 流行语

人生最值钱的七样不动产 

Episode 4 of Tibetan Audio book. "Words of my perfect teacher" by Zapeltrul Rinpoche. This book is an preliminary teaching which must precede any practice of Varjarayana and Dzogchen. Sarv Manglam!


Listen Tibetan Audio books and stories

Words of my Perfect teacher-3 ཀུན་བཟང་བླ་མའི་ཞལ་ལུང་། བཞི་པ།

Today, let's try practicing some Russian tongue twisters! Tongue twisters are a fantastic tool for improving your pronunciation, focusing on challenging sounds, and increasing your speech speed, ultimately making it clearer.
Give it a shot and try repeating after me. I'll read each one twice: first slowly, and then closer to normal speed.

бык тупогУб, тупогУбенький бычОк, у быкА белА губА былА тупА. (б,п) 

Карл у КлАры укрАл корАллы, а КлАра у КАрла укрАла кларнЕт. (к,р,л)

на мелИ мы налИма ленИво ловИли, менЯли налИма вы мне на линЯ. о любвИ не менЯ ли вы мИло молИли, и в тумАны ЛимАна манИли менЯ. (л,м,н)

These tongue twisters focus on various Russian sounds. Try to articulate them as clearly as possible. Let's focus on accuracy rather than speed. Good luck!

Russian with Elina

Russian tongue twisters - part 2

Why are puzzles and riddles so valuable for the brain? The puzzles help you improve vocabulary and to develop associative thinking. This in turn means that people who can solve puzzles quickly are quicker at finding solutions to everyday problems. Solving puzzles is a very fun and exciting activity! 
Warum sind die Rätsel so wertvoll für das Gehirn? Die Rätsel helfen dir den Wortschatz zu verbessern, aufmerksam zuhören und das assoziative Denken zu entwickeln.  Das wiederum bedeutet, dass Menschen, die schnell Rätsel lösen können, schneller Lösungen für Probleme im Alltag finden. Das Lösen von Rätseln ist eine sehr lustige und aufregende Aktivität!
                                         