We use borrow and lend when people share objects or possessions. 

We use borrow to explain we don’t own the object. 
For example: I am borrowing a dress from my sister.
We use lend to explain that the object belongs to you, but someone is using it.
For example: I am lending my dress to my sister. 

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Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Borrow and Lend

Te invito a un destino lejos para varios de nosotros pero muy cautivador.

Viajando con Facundo

Explorando la belleza de Nueva Zelanda en un viaje imborrable

please listen the questions first and try to answer,then see the text following:







1 ， nǐ chuān shén me mǎ de yī fu ？ 
1 ， 你 穿    什   么 码 的 衣 服 ？ 
2 ， nǐ xǐ huɑn mǎi piào liɑnɡ hái shì shū fu de yī fu ？ 
2 ， 你 喜 欢   买  漂   亮    还  是  舒  服 的 衣 服 ？ 
3 ， iPhone 13 Pro  de zhì liànɡ ɡènɡ hǎo hái shì  iPhone 13 de zhì liànɡ ɡènɡ hǎo ？ 
3 ， iPhone 13 Pro  的 质  量    更   好  还  是   iPhone 13 的 质  量    更   好  ？ 

Laura cheng Chinese

Laura Chinese questions for buying clothes 3

Is being late rude, or is it cultural?
This talk looks at time in different countries — India, China, Germany, and Japan — and explains, in a funny way, why people have different ideas about being on time at work.

Sensei Ann

Tell Me When You’re Late, and I’ll Tell You Where You’re From.

Join us on a special trip to the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, where we'll explore the amazing underwater world. Discover colourful fish, funny penguins, and graceful rays as we learn about the ocean and why it's important to protect it. Get ready for an exciting adventure filled with incredible sea creatures and the beauty of nature.

"Welcome to our podcast, Playful English Proficiency!

I'm your host, Adalet, and today we're going on an amazing adventure to the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa. Get ready to explore the underwater world and meet some incredible sea animals!

The aquarium is in Cape Town, where you can see a beautiful big mountain called Table Mountain. It's called the Two Oceans Aquarium because two oceans meet here near Cape Town: the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

Inside the aquarium, I saw lots of bright tropical fish, like clownfish and pretty pink anemones. They looked so beautiful!

I also saw some funny penguins. There were penguins from South Africa called African penguins, and they were really noisy! They walked around and made loud noises, like donkeys. I love their adorable little waddle.

Next, I found some penguins called rock hoppers. Now, they jumped on rocks just like their name. It was so fun to watch them! Later, they were swimming in a big tank, and it looked like they were flying underwater!"

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Cape Town Chronicles

Episode 1: An Adventure at The Two Oceans Aquarium (A2)

In questo podcast parlo su come si deve ricominciare ad avere nuove tradizioni quando ti trasferisci in un altro paese, le differenze tra fare i picnic in Italia e in Colombia; come puoi ricominciare ad avere delle nuove tradizioni combinando le tradizioni del tuo paese e quelle del nuovo paese. A livello grammaticale uso dei verbi modo indicativo: presente, passato prossimo, imperfetto. Vocabolario: tempo libero.

Vivendo tra due lingue

Ricominciare lontano da casa


You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Keep Screens Out of Bed for Better Sleep

Today we are talking about Squid Game, a popular Korean drama trending on Netflix recently. We will also be learning how to chat about TV shows or movies in Chinese. Let’s go~

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.