New words 
1. 同事 tóngshì n. colleague, co-worker
2. 明天 míngtiān n. tomorrow
3. 世界环境日 Shìjiè Huánjìng Rì   World Environment Day
- 世界 shìjiè n. world
- 环境 huánjìng n. environment
4. 开车 kāi chē v. to drive
5. 打算 dǎsuàn v. to plan (to do sth.)
6. 上班 shàng bān v. to come/go to work
7. 坐 zuò v. to sit, to travel by
8. 公共汽车 gōnggòng qìchē bus
- 公共 gōnggòng adj. public
- 汽车 qìchē n. automobile
9. 骑 qí v. to ride
10. 自行车 zìxíngchē n. bike
11. 走路 zǒu lù v. to walk
12. 周末 zhōumò n. weekend

中文每日一练

每日听汉语

Привет! It's Ira and Curtis. We are teachers and decided to record a podcast for you on different topics, where we will speak two different languages: Russian and English.

In today's episode, we’ve discussed various popular superstitions in our cultures, their meanings and possible reasons for their occurrence.

Time code:

01:02 – number 13

01:28 – black cat

03:42 – passing something through the doorway

06:18 – knocking on wood

09:22 – lucky charm

10:30 – not empty bottle of vodka

11:45 – looking at the mirror when you need to return

14:01 – why number 13

17:26 – take out the trash in the evening

18:35 – whistling at home

21:45 – sitting before the trip

For each next podcast, we will pick a specific topic and discuss it. If you have any ideas for topics that you would like to listen to - write us =)

Pro bilingual 

04 ПРО bilingual: superstitions in our cultures

Привет! It's Ira and Curtis. We are teachers and decided to record a podcast for you on different topics, where we will speak two different languages: Russian and English.

 

In today's episode, we discussed the difference between men and women and the stereotypes associated with it.

 

Time code:

00:55 – women’s driving

02:30 – men and women as a boss

4:55 – men and women’s navigation skills

07:56 – women talk a lot 

10:35 – multitasking 

17:05 – colors perception 

19:15 – men and women’s vision 

21:30 – men are better at telling jokes

24:40 – women are more emotional 

 

For each next podcast, we will pick a specific topic and discuss it. If you have any ideas for topics that you would like to listen to - write us =)

03 ПРО Bilingual: the stereotypes about men and women.

Привет! It's Ira and Curtis. We are teachers and decided to record a podcast for you on different topics, where we will speak two different languages: Russian and English.


In today's episode, we discussed our plans for how we are going to raise our children as bilinguals.


For each next podcast, we will pick a specific topic and discuss it. If you have any ideas for topics that you would like to listen to - write us =)

