Customer: Excuse me, can you help me, please?
Staff: I’ll try!
Customer: I’m looking for some apples.
Staff: The produce section is in aisle 1, at the front of the store, near the door where you came in.
Customer: Sorry, can you repeat that?
Staff: Of course. Go to the front of the store, and near the door, where you came in, you’ll see the fruit and vegetables.
Customer: Right. Got it. Thanks so much.

English Conversation/Dialogue

At a Supermarket

This is the 4th podcast episode of The Polish Course. Learn Polish by listening about topics of the everyday life. This episode is in B2 level about Work.

Find out our additional materials for our podcast on www.thepolishcourse.com and learn effectively. On our website you can find the following additional materials:
– transscriptions
– translation to English
– list of possible uknown words
– various tasks

The Polish Course

#4 Praca (Work) – B2

1）在过去，农村的人们通过什么方式来了解国内外大事？
     A 读书         B 看报纸       C  看电视        D  听广播

2）关于休闲方式的变化趋势，以下哪一项不正确？
    A 由少变多     B 由单调变丰富       C 由户内到户外       D  由国内到国外

3）以下哪一项不是政府在每年的“五一”、“十一”放七天长假的原因？
   A 鼓励人们多走出家门               B  促进经济发展
   C  让人们得到足够的休息          D鼓励人们在家工作

4） 这篇文章主要讲的是：
     A  农村与城市的差别                 B  为什么要放假
    C  休闲方式的种类                      D  休闲方式的变化

Merry's voice (HSK五）

HSK五：中国人的休闲方式

Today we’ll learn two very useful words。

中国文化

对不起

En este episodio Hablaremo sobre  La vida en el campo venezolano es sencilla, pero muy rica en cultura, comida y tradiciones. Es un lugar donde el tiempo parece ir más despacio y donde se vive con más contacto con la naturaleza. 🐑 🐎 🐖

Y tú, ¿te animarías a pasar unos días en el campo venezolano?

Spanish with Nathy

In Rural Venezuela

5岁的马克向妈妈告状：“我们的小狗把我的皮鞋咬破了。”
 “那我们要惩罚它一下。”母亲回答说。 
“妈妈，我正是这样做的。我把狗盆里的牛奶全喝光了，让它饿一天。 看它下次还敢不敢这样。”

5 year old Make complain to his mother: our puppy bit my leather shoes.
"then, we need to punish him."mom said.
"yes, mom, definitely I did,I drank up all the milk in the dog bowl, let him hungry. see if he dares to do this again next time."

开心一刻 Jokes

惩罚（chéng fá, punishment)

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word elephant. 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

Elephant

Today you’ll hear and learn how to say ‘it depends’ (on a condition) in Saudi Arabic.

New terms:

It depends
Sentences:

I’ll go but it depends on the weather.
It depends on how much money I have.
It depends on whether or not the country is safe.

Aprende árabe con Radia 

How to say ‘it depends’ in Saudi Arabic

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children found for free online at: https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Practice listening and/or reading comprehension by answering the quiz questions.
❥ Today's fable is called “The Owl & the Grasshopper” and can be found here:
https://www.read.gov/aesop/010.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
“Flattery is not a proof of true admiration. Do not let flattery throw you off your guard against an enemy.”

❥ 在这个播客中，梅洛朗读了《儿童伊索》，可在网上免费找到：https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥聆听并学习每个故事的寓意。
❥ 通过回答问答问题练习听力和/或阅读理解。
❥ 今天的寓言叫"猫头鹰和蚱蜢"，可以在这里找到：
https://www.read.gov/aesop/010.html
❥今天的寓言故事的寓意是： 
"阿谀奉承不是真正钦佩的证明。不要让奉承使你失去对敌人的警惕。"