In this episode, I talk to one of my italki students, Wen from China. We talk about her English
journey and especially her successful strategy that helped her get 7.5 in IELTS.

Transcript available below
https://kevsenglishpodcast.com/2025/03/02/kevs-english-podcast-episode-21-interview-with-wen-from-china-how-she-took-ielts-and-what-her-successful-strategy-is/

Kev's English Podcast

Kev's English Podcast: Episode 21: Interview with Wen from China: how she took IELTS and what her successful strategy is!

Reading a book in Japanese 『手袋を買いに』Buying Mittens　#1
A beautiful and heartwarming story.

You can practice shadowing, and repeating with this reading and the text below. Besides, it's helpful to study Kanji. 😊

📚My lessons: https://www.italki.com/ja/teacher/6185061



寒い冬が北方から、狐の親子の すんでいる森へもやってきました。

ある朝 洞穴から子供の狐が出ようとしましたが、

　「あっ」

と 叫んで目を抑えながら 母さん狐のところへ ころげてきました。

　「母ちゃん、目に何か刺さった、ぬいてちょうだい 早く早く」

と言いました。
母さん狐がびっくりして、あわてふためきながら目を抑えている子供の手を
恐る恐る とりのけてみましたが、何も刺さってはいませんでした。

母さん狐は洞穴の入口から外へ出て はじめて わけが わかりました。
昨夜のうちに、真白な雪がどっさり降ったのです。
その雪の上から お陽さまがキラキラと照らしていたので、雪は眩しいほど反射していたのです。
雪を知らなかった子供の狐は、あまり強い反射をうけたので、目に何か刺さったと思ったのでした。


【漢字】

寒い・・・・・さむい　　　　　　　　　冬　・・・・・ふゆ
北方・・・・・ほっぽう　　　　　　　　狐　・・・・・きつね
親子・・・・・おやこ　　　　　　　　　森　・・・・・もり　　　　　　　　　
ある朝・・・・・あるあさ　　　　　　　洞穴・・・・・ほらあな
子供・・・・・こども　　　　　　　　　出ようと・・・でようと
叫んで・・・・さけんで　　　　　　　　目　・・・・・め
抑えながら・・おさえながら　　　　　　母さん・・・・かあさん
何か・・・・・なにか　　　　　　　　　刺さった・・・ささった
早く・・・・・はやく　　　　　　　　　言いました・・いいました　　　　　　
手　・・・・・て　　　　　　　　　　　恐る・・・・・おそる　　　　　　　　
入口・・・・いりぐち　　　　　　　　　外　・・・・・そと　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
昨夜・・・・・さくや　　　　　　　　　真白・・・・・まっしろ　　　　　　　　
雪　・・・・・ゆき　　　　　　　　　　眩しい・・・・まぶしい　　　　　　　　
降った・・・・ふった　　　　　　　　　上　・・・・・うえ　　　　　　　　　　
お陽さま・・・おひさま　　　　　　　　照らして・・・てらして　　　　　　　　
強い・・・・・つよい　　　　　　　　　反射・・・・・はんしゃ　　　　　　　　
思った・・・・おもった


朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読『手袋を買いに』Buying Mittens #1　新美南吉 Nankichi Niimi  

Why Serious English Learners Keep Choosing the Wrong Help?

If you already have a solid English foundation but still freeze in interviews, exams, or meetings — this episode may challenge a belief you’ve trusted for years.

Most people think they need a better teacher.
What they actually need is a different role entirely.

In this episode, I explain why teaching and coaching solve two completely different problems — and why confusing them costs time, money, and confidence.

With over 20,000 hours coaching professionals worldwide, I’ve seen this pattern repeatedly:
People aren’t failing because they lack knowledge.
They’re failing because they lose access to what they already know under pressure.

A coach doesn’t add more content.
A coach restores access.

If you’re ready to stop preparing and start performing, this episode will reframe how you choose support — permanently.

🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

Why Serious English Learners Keep Choosing the Wrong Help?

A daily reading practice for you for today!

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. In the UK the over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 in the UK are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

The Habits of Women Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Digital habits across generations P1

Hello, Arabic learners and enthusiasts! 
In this episode, I speak about bread which is the equivalent of life in many countries. I talk also about its basic ingredients and how they call it in Egypt.  I hope you enjoy it and learn from it.

Food in Arabic الأَكل بِالعَرَبِيَّة

Bread الخُبز

『日本語能力試験」対策＿日本語総まとめN3（語彙）』アスク出版
テキストを読んでいきます。
一回に1日ずつ読んでいきます。
今日は、第1週５日目です。


N3合格

N3 語彙　第1週5日目

CHISTES MEXICANOS

EL TIEMPO VERBAL.

今天这集播客里，你会学习到更多形容食物味道、口感的表达，例如“味如嚼蜡”。感兴趣的话就一起听听吧！

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Chillchat全中文 EP34 除了“好吃”“难吃” 你还能这样形容食物

In this American English language podcast I talk about the different types of USB cables. Which is better, USB cables or Bluetooth wireless connection? 
Book an italki class with me and lets geek out and talk tech!  https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 
Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my podcasts (Streetwisenglishdotcom)