Are you interested in hearing about different life topics?  Well, then you are at the right place, "A way of life" provides just that on top of a bit of sparkle of English vocabulary ;)

A way of Life

 As we have known that ‘个gè’ the most general measure word; used for people, round objects, abstract things, such as questions / ideas, etc.

‘只zhī’ is for animal and one of certain pair things; piece or item.

We’ll learn more measure words from a song. Before our reading,  let’s familiar with the number counting as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10
And then upgrade to the unit of count to hundred ‘百bǎi’,  then to  thousand ‘千qiān’,  to ten thousand ‘万wàn’, and a hundred million is ‘亿yì’.
                          
    
 Liàng cí gē
  量    词  歌

yì tóu niú ，liǎng pǐ mǎ ，
一  头  牛，    两   匹 马，
One cow, two horses,

sān tiáo xiǎo yú ，sì zhī xiā ，
三    条   小 鱼，   四 只 虾，
Three little fish, four shrimp,

wǔ běn shū ， liù zhī bǐ ，
五   本   书，    六 支 笔，
Five books, six pens,

qī kē guǒ shù ，bā duǒ huā ，
七 棵 果  树，     八  朵 花，
Seven fruit trees, eight flowers,

jiǔ jià fēi jī ，shí liàng chē ，
九 架 飞机， 十 辆  车，
Nine planes, ten cars,

bǎi kuài shí tou ，qiān lì shā ，
百   块   石  头，    千   粒 沙，
A hundred stones, a thousand grains of sand,

wàn piàn shù yè huá lā lā ，
万   片  树  叶 哗 啦 啦，
Thousands of leaves clatter,

yì kē xīng xing màn tiān sǎ 。
亿 颗  星  星  漫   天  撒。
A hundred million stars scattered all over the sky.


Listening & Speaking (Mandarin)

量词歌 Liàng cí gē (A Measure words song)

You will know some exotic foods from Colombia:

1.Hormigas culonas

2. Mojojoy

3. Gelatina de pata

4. Sopa de ternero neonato

5. Cuy asado

6. Chigüiro o carpincho asado

7. Gurre, jerre-jerre, tatú, mulita, o armadillo

8. El friche

9. Lechona tolimense

10. Pepi­to­ria

Remember that I teach Spanish on italki, you can book a class for more information you can look at it on my profile :)

Colombia

Las 10 comidas más exóticas de Colombia

En este podcast, hablamos del origen de los cables submarinos, con los cuales se transmiten los datos que enviamos en un correo electrónico, un video o una videollamada.

🎧Escúchalo con atención dos veces y pon a prueba tu comprensión auditiva con esta pregunta:

¿Qué invento provocó el desarrollo de los cables submarinos?

✔ 1. El internet y las redes sociales fueron el origen de los cables bajo el mar.
✔ 2. No hubo un invento que diera lugar a los cables submarinos.
✔ 3. El desarrollo del cable submarino sucedió a la creación del telégrafo.

🚀¿Cuál es la respuesta correcta?

Alas en español

¿Qué son los cables submarinos? 

*** This audio is about the second and biggest city in Iran which is called Mashhad
**Feel free to send me message if you have any questions

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

شهر مشهد  /  Mashhad city

In todays episode we discuss dogs, why do we have them as pets? As well as "why do we love them?"

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 32: "Dogs, and why we love them"

¿Tienes pájaros en la cabeza? Descúbrelo conmigo =)

Expresiones en español

Tener pájaros en la cabeza

In this American English language podcast episode, I talk about travelling tips. I talk about using a luggage strap to piggyback my heavy backpack on top of my carry-on luggage with wheels. My italki teacher profile https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE45 Travelling part 4 : Luggage Strap Piggyback (American English)

op universities in California like Stanford and the University of Southern California will no longer be able to favor the relatives of alumni and school donors during the application process.

That's after state governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning all private nonprofit colleges from giving preference to so-called "legacy" applicants and those with links to donors.

Newsom said the law already applied to public universities in the state. The law will now apply to all universities from September 2025.

The governor said: "In California, everyone should be able to get ahead through merit, skill, and hard work. The California Dream shouldn't be accessible to just a lucky few, which is why we're opening the door to higher education wide enough for everyone, fairly."

California is the second US state to ban both public and private universities from favoring legacy applicants. Maryland was the first, earlier this year, although the state's top school — Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore — had already ended the practice independently.

Virginia, Illinois and Colorado have banned public universities from giving preferential treatment to those with links to former students or donors.

Admissions to US universities are very competitive. And legacy admissions policies give an advantage to applicants whose — often wealthy, often white — family members previously attended the university, or who have donated money to the school.

A 2022 study looked at one unnamed US university and found that, over a 16-year period, 34% of legacy applicants were accepted — compared to just 14% of non-legacy applicants.

A group representing private colleges in California said it was "uncomfortable" with the state getting involved in the universities' admissions processes, but said the institutions would follow the new law.

