In this episode of The Real English Conversations Podcast, Canadian italki English teachers Amy and Curtis share their own experience of dealing with an internet outage and provide a realistic role-play to help you communicate effectively with your service provider. They cover all the common questions, responses, and vocabulary you'll need to get the problem taken care of, while also improving your English speaking and listening skills. So why not tune in and prepare yourself for the next time your internet goes out?

And if you're looking to improve your English skills even further, book a lesson with Curtis on italki today and start making progress towards your language learning goals! Follow this link to book your lesson now: https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english

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⭐ Contents: 1/ Les maladies 2/ Les vaccins 3/ Le rejet de la médecine moderne 4/ Les médecines alternatives 5/ L'homéopathie 6/ La phytothérapie et l'aromathérapie 7/ La zoothérapie et la musicothérapie 8/ Le massage

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this A2-level episode, we will talk about common illnesses, COVID, vaccines, and the mistrust of vaccines, as well as alternative medicine such as homeopathy, aromatherapy, and phytotherapy. We will practice the superlative and questions with subject-object inversion, and we will review the vocabulary for body parts, symptoms, and illnesses in French, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

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A2#03 Maladies, vaccins et médecines alternatives

抽選（ちゅうせん）

私は韓国の歌手、IU（アイユー）が大好きだ。彼女が舞台（ぶたい）挨拶（あいさつ）のために来日（らいにち）することを知り、一度は本物（ほんもの）をこの目で拝（おが）みたい！と思ったので、東京の映画館で行（おこな）われる舞台挨拶のチケットをネットで申し込んだ。抽選販売だったので、当（あ）たるか外（はず）れるかドキドキしたが、結果はハズレだった。IUが来日することなんて滅多（めった）にないから残念（ざんねん）だったが、抽選結果を待つあの時間が楽しかった。彼女が次に来日するときは、抽選でアタリを引（ひ）きたい！

izm's room

抽選

Refuse to judge yourself, life, or other people based upon a single mistake or challenging time. Refuse to let the pain of one season destroy the joy of those to come.

Short Stories with Rose 

The Pear Tree and the Seasons of Life 

It was first time at fish market,and wow -it was so lively!
I tried some amazing fish food and waderd around a lot!
初めて築地に行きました！
とっても活気があってたのしかったです！

🖊
・分かれた　　　　　　　　got separated　　　　　　
・観光客/かんこうきゃく） tourrists
・混/こん）でそう                looks crowded
・がやがや                            bustling
・賑/にぎ）わっている         lovely
・逆/ぎゃく）によかった   turned out to be good
・ホタテ貝/がい）               scallops
・果物/くだもの）                fruit
・牛串/ぎゅうくし）           beef skewer
・市場/いちば）                 market
・メインの通り/とおり）main street
・ひー                                  yikes 
・三重県/みえけん）          Mie prefecture
・伊勢神宮/いせじんぐう）Ise Grand Shrine
・高級/こうきゅう）           high-end
・納得/なっとく）                convinced
・買う気になれなかった      I didn't feel like buying it
・気が付く/きがつく）        notice
・すしざんまい                       shop name
・一生懸命/いっしょうけんめい）diligently




Everyday japanese with maki

#築地/つきじ）について　Let’s talk about Tsukiji fish market!

Este episódio é uma breve exposição sobre como é viver no Brasil enfrentando dificuldades e maravilhas. Falaremos sobre diferentes pontos de vista, diferenças regionais e comportamento.

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Como é viver no Brasil!

Did you know lionesses are the primary hunters in the pride?

Did you know?

Lioness

Aujourd’hui, on revient aux racines du thé, profondément ancrées dans la culture chinoise. À l’origine, dans le Yunnan, le thé n’était pas une boisson de confort : c’était une herbe médicinale, cueillie pour apaiser, soigner, rééquilibrer. Avec le temps, la Chine en a fait un véritable art, du thé vert et oolong du Fujian aux thés rouges ainsi que les thés noirs du Yunnan, chacun façonné par des techniques précises : oxydation, torréfaction, fermentation.
De cet héritage est né le Gong Fu Cha, un rituel raffiné qui met en valeur la complexité des feuilles et la maîtrise du geste.
Avant de se répandre dans le monde entier, le thé a d’abord été une histoire chinoise : une plante, une médecine, puis un art transmis de génération en génération. Aujourd’hui encore, chaque tasse garde un peu de cette profondeur millénaire.

Apprentissage Intuitif au Quotidien

L'origine du thé

In Episode 71, we explore the emotional undercurrents that often go unnoticed but heavily impact our ability to learn a language — insecurity, guilt, unworthiness, tension, and those jittery feelings that creep in when we're learning something difficult.

I gently walk you through the importance of first acknowledging, accepting, and validating your emotions. Why is this important? Because what we resist emotionally tends to persist. And when left unexamined, these emotions become silent saboteurs to your learning journey.

Supported by research in neuroscience and psychology, I explain how emotional tension activates the brain’s stress response, impairing memory and disrupting attention. But when we recognize these emotions as valid signals — not flaws — we begin the process of healing and learning at the same time.

I share tools rooted in cognitive reappraisal (Brooks, 2014) and self-compassion science, encouraging you to embrace your learning pace, your imperfections, and your worthiness to grow. We talk about how language learning isn’t just about fluency — it’s about coming home to yourself.

This episode is a reminder that you are allowed to move slowly, to feel deeply, and still make meaningful progress. In the presence of your most difficult emotions, you are still a learner with purpose — and that is a beautiful thing.

Until next time, I wish you inspired, grounded, and gentle learning. 🌱