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 — Oi, com licença, estou perdida. Você pode me ajudar?

— Sim, pode falar!

— Onde fica a estação de metrô?

— Você vira a esquerda e segue direto por duas quadras. Na primeira entrada você vai ver a estação de metrô mais para frente.

— Entendi. Muito obrigado!

— Nada! Qualquer coisa é só perguntar que o pessoal informa.


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

 Estou perdido! — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (B1-C1 LEVEL)

This is the first episode in the British Vowel Sound Masterclass series. Explore the fundamentals of English vowels, including monophthongs, diphthongs, and the schwa. Learn why vowel quality, length, and articulation carry so much meaning, why some learners find them challenging, and how practicing these subtleties will improve clarity and natural British pronunciation. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes, where we’ll dive deeper into individual vowels and advanced pronunciation techniques.

British Pronunciation Tips 

 British Vowel Sound Masterclass – Lesson 1: An Introduction to English Vowel Sounds

Did you know that one Korean verb can mean "to grab," "to book a room," and even "to schedule a meeting"?
in this episode, we dive deep into the versatile Korean verb '잡다 (Jabda)'. It’s not just about vocabulary; it’s about understanding the Korean mindset!

Damon's Real Korean Vibe

E1.잡다(Jap-da) Stop saying No! How to politely decline using'잡히다'

حكيم	        Wise	
عادل	         Just	Fair
مملكة	         Kingdom
مخلصًا	          Loyal	Faithful
يُدعى	          Called	Named
يُساعد	          Helps	
سردها	         Narrated it	Told it
أرويها	         I tell it	I narrate it
بحث عن	         Searched for	Looked for
اتخاذ القرارات	Decision-making
العديد من	         Many of	A lot of, Numerous
لم يتمكن من	Was unable to
يمكنني أن	I can	I'm able to
خطرت فكرة	An idea occurred	

Singular and plural words

بلد	بلدان / بلاد	Country
قرار	قرارات	        Decision
فكرة	   أفكار	        Idea
ملك	ملوك	         King
ملكة	ملكات       	Queen
وزير	وزراء	                Minister	
زوجة	زوجات	        Wife


Learning MAS through stories.

A part of a story from One Thousand and One Nights.

Las teorías de aprendizaje de idiomas buscan entender  la habilidad de los seres humanos para adquirir el lenguaje, tanto la lengua materna como un segundo idioma,  en diferentes contextos culturales, sociales y académicos.
(por segundo idioma el libro se refiere a cualquier idioma que se aprende, diferente a la lengua materna)

Existen diferentes hipótesis  y perspectivas  para comprender el aprendizaje de un idioma, y hay un gran número de investigaciones  que buscan sustentar y poner a prueba las diferentes hipótesis, comparando  su efectividad y estableciendo nuevos hallazgos. Aquí vamos a exponer algunas de estas hipótesis que se mencionan en el capítulo 4 del libro “how languages are learned” de Nina Spada y Patsy Lightbown.


El Librero de la Flaska 

Cómo se aprenden los idiomas - How languages are learned

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о Дне учителя. Мы узнаем, как отмечается этот праздник.

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
• выражать благодарность - to express gratitude
• возможность - an opportunity
• терпение - patience
• ценности  - values
• с гордостью - with pride 
• труд - work, labour
• трогательный - touching
• ценить - to appreciate
• знания - knowledge
• ответственный - responsible
• наставники - mentors

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian A1-A2

Выпуск 10. День учителя / Teacher's day

LECTURA COMPRENSIVA.


ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DEL TIEMPO LIBRE.


Antes de comenzar la lectura.


1. ¿Cuando tienes el tiempo libre normalmente que haces?



Presta atención a la lectura de tu profesor.


En vacaciones, el fin de semana o después del trabajo tienes tiempo libre para hacer ejercicio, llevar un pasatiempo o salir a divertirte.

Si eres deportista y te gusta el agua puedes nadar, si te gusta la nieve puedes esquiar. Si no dispones de mucho tiempo puedes correr o ir en bicicleta.

Hay quien prefiere quedarse en casa a ver la televisión, jugar videojuegos o navegar en Internet. Otras actividades para hacer dentro de casa cuando llueve o hace mucho frío son escuchar tu música favorita, leer un buen libro o aprender a tocar un instrumento. Puedes aprovechar tu tiempo libre para estudiar.

Si el tiempo es bueno, tal vez quieras ir de compras, salir con amigos a divertirse o pasar tiempo con la familia en algún lugar divertido para todos, como un parque de diversiones, el teatro o el cine. Aprovechar el tiempo libre es importante para tener una vida feliz.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

my free time

TikTok has announced it will block young users on the social networking platform from using certain beauty filters on photographs.

The filters allow users to edit photos and do things like make people's skin look clearer, their eyes a little bigger or their lips a little fuller.

Some filters also allow users to change their skin color, and it can be hard to see when a photograph has been edited in this way.

People under the age of 18 will be blocked from using these filters, some of which are created by users and others that are made by the app.

TikTok announced the changes after a report by Internet Matters, a children's online safety organization. The organization found that these beauty filters could be damaging to children's mental health because they put young people under pressure to look a certain way.

This can damage children's self-esteem and cause anxiety, experts say.

Christine Grahn from TikTok said on LinkedIn: "If our users don't feel safe, they won't bring their true selves to TikTok and the platform just wouldn't be the same."

One TikTok user told The Guardian in 2022 that she had considered getting cosmetic surgery after a period of using beauty filters on the app.

Fun filters that allow children to add dog noses or rabbit ears to images will still be available to use.

One problem with the ban is that not all users enter their real ages when signing up to TikTok. The company said it would soon be trying out new machine learning systems that could help find out when users had entered the incorrect age.

TikTok is under pressure to stop under 13s from using the platform by giving false dates of birth.

Children's safety charities want all social media sites to do more to make the platforms safe spaces for young people.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

TikTok to Ban Under 18s from Using Beauty Filters

Therapeutic English for your life. How to succeed in life and how to stay happy. 

We tend to have lots of thoughts and ideas about things but what's the quality of those thoughts?

Are they supporting us or destroyng us?

Do we know what they are ?

What if we'll ( for once ) become aware of what's in your mind and realize ( finally ) what is the real reason why we stumble from time to time.

Will that be of assistance?

This podcast will help you to explore what's in your mind so you may never need a coach or a psychologist as you'll know what you are creating.

Use it and May The Force Be With You :)