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Narrator: Queen Elizabeth the First was born in 1533. Her father, King Henry the Eighth, was disappointed that his second wife Anne Boleyn had not produced a son and he had Anne’s head cut off when Elizabeth was only two years old. Elizabeth received the same education that a son would have and studied classical and modern languages, history and religion.

Narrator: When Henry died in 1547, Elizabeth’s younger brother Edward briefly became king, but on his death in 1553, her older sister Mary took over. Mary was a Catholic and wanted to bring England back into the Catholic faith after her father had broken with the Catholic Church and the Pope in Rome. She tried to achieve this by force and had 300 Protestants burnt at the stake. When “Bloody Mary” died childless in 1558, Elizabeth became queen.

Narrator: The first challenge Elizabeth faced was to bring the country together after the religious conflicts it had experienced during Mary’s rule. The Church of England that she set up occupied a middle ground between the Catholic and Protestant faiths and allowed some freedom in people’s personal beliefs as long as they attended church regularly. This saved England from further violence, although there were constant threats from both sides.

Narrator: Elizabeth was very skilled at presenting an image. She had many pictures of herself painted wearing expensive clothes and jewelry as well as makeup to make her face look pale, sometimes showing herself as a goddess or other figure from classical myths. She traveled around the country regularly on horseback so she could see and be seen by her people, who were very loyal to her.

Narrator: Elizabeth never married. Many men both at home and abroad wanted to marry her, but she played them off against each other. This meant she could avoid taking sides in various domestic and foreign political and religious conflicts, but it also meant that when she died, there would be no clear heir. She saw herself as married to the country...

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Queen Elizabeth the First 

Listen and repeat then sing along.
name, cape, game, lake

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Phonics Long Vowels and Consonant Blends

name cape game lake

In questo episodio scopriremo alcune tra le espressioni idiomatiche più strane e divertenti italiane come " essere fuori come un balcone", " fare la gatta morta" o " acqua in bocca". L'utilizzo di queste espressioni renderà le vostre conversazioni più autenticamente italiane. 

Italiano Chiaro - Cultura e Tradizioni 

Espressioni idiomatiche divertenti

안녕하세요. Hello~
한국어 듣기 수업 시작해요. Let's start with the Korean listening class.
선생님 읽어요. I read it.
잘 들으세요. Please listen well.

I posted the sentences on my blog.
https://blog.naver.com/laramcraft/223109874799
https://youtu.be/nANkVDmfmu8

The basics are important.
It is also good to check the basics of 한글 Hangeul before this listening class.
1-1. Korean alphabet - Vowels 모음 - What is Hangeul?
https://youtu.be/0YzhJ9p2lcs
2-1. Korean alphabet - Consonants 자음 -what are the consonants 자음?
https://youtu.be/lckgvQ_vreA
3-1. Korean alphabet - Final Consonants 받침 - What are the final consonants 받침?
https://youtu.be/sLlFmG30fNI

This is a class to listen to Korean conversational sentences.
In this voice recording for listening,
After reading many sentences with Korean grammar in Korean conversations sentences,
Check out how much you understand the sentences with a voice recording.
Never look at the sentences when listening to the voice recording.
And Listen to the sentence repeatedly until you hear it completely.

You are listening to the Sejong Korean conversation. (세종학당)
There are four books in total. (Korean conversation, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
It consists of 1st and 2nd courses for beginners and 1st and 2nd courses for intermediate.
Each course is conducted in 14 units. (2 grammar - for each unit.)
This listening class you are taking is Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2)
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 4. (Intermediate 2) - Lesson 12. Part 1 -자마자, Part 2 -나/-은가/-ㄴ가 보다/인가보다

Aqui vais ouvir, formas de organizares melhor o teu estudo. 
Com ideias e técnicas validadas cientificamente, e com resultados comprovados.
Ouve e depois faz o teste para ver se percebeste. 

Estratégias  de estudo  comprovadas pela ciência 

Pratica de estudo da Elaboração 

我6岁的时候上小学。
wǒ liù suì de shí hòu shàng xiǎo xué 。
I went to elementary school when I was 6 years old.
我12岁的时候上初中。
wǒ shí èr suì de shí hòu shàng chū zhōng 。
I went to middle school when I was 12 years old.
我15岁的时候上高中。
wǒ shí wǔ suì de shí hòu shàng gāo zhōng 。
I went to high school when I was 15.
我18岁的时候上大学。
wǒ shí bā suì de shí hòu shàng dà xué 。
I went to college when I was 18.
我22岁的时候大学毕业，开始工作。
wǒ èr shí èr suì de shí hòu dà xué bì yè ， kāi shǐ gōng zuò 。
When I was 22, I graduated from college and started working.
我的第一份工作是会计师。
wǒ de dì yī fèn gōng zuò shì kuài jì shī 。
My first job was an accountant.
我也做过贸易的工作。
wǒ yě zuò guò mào yì de gōng zuò 。
I also did trading work.
现在我是一名老师。
xiàn zài wǒ shì yì míng lǎo shī 。
Now I am a teacher.