In this episode I’m talking about my day. Tell me about yours.

Русский с Валентиной

Мой день. (My day - A1.)

Listen to this beautiful children's story by Daniela from Austria. This children’s story, about teaching children to invest for the future, published by Foord Asset Management, is beautifully read. Daniela has a lovely accent, her pronunciation is excellent and she reads this story with compassion and her stresses are all perfect.

Arbitrary musings

More than Enough, read by Daniela from Austria

To kick-start this series, I cover one of my all-time favourite songs. I first heard this piece in the TV show Mr. Robot and it opened up a whole world of blues and folk music for me. 

It's full of cultural references, regionalisms, metaphors and interestingly, even a few grammatical errors--I'll tell you why they were included! 

Angel From Montgomery has been covered by many artists, but in this episode we listen to & explore the original 1971 version by John Prine. 

Anthony's Lyrical Language Lab 🎵🎙💿

Episode 1: Angel From Montgomery

"Make way for the unprecedented and watch your reality rearrange itself."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 4

Poema de Federico García-Lorca del Romancero Gitano

POEMAS DE FEDERICO GARCÍA-LORCA

TRES ROMANCES HISTÓRICOS

Listen and repeat:

quail, quicksand, Queen Anne’s lace, quiche, quilt, quiver, quesadilla, quarters, quiz, queen, 
queen bee

Flashcards free download: https://supersimple.com/free-printables/captain-seasalt-and-the-abc-pirates-q-flashcards/

Video: https://youtu.be/iDZPCH3CVHA?si=uXHuilEUmdnwUB-B

Book a class with me here: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/13365914

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Captain Seasalt And The ABC Pirates

Letter Q

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Nuevamente platiqué con Margarita, una chava políglota. Charlamos de forma general sobre las dificultades que puede que tengan algunas personas al momento de aprender lenguas eslavas.



Mucho que decir

Las dificultades de aprender lenguas eslavas🎧📖

What do you do if you see an object in a plastic bag lying around at a bus stop?

Most people would say: "Don't touch it!"

That's very good advice — most of the time.

But an object that was once found in a plastic shopping bag at a bus stop has just sold for $22.3 million at auction.

It was a painting by a great artist from Venice known as Titian. It's called The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, and it has a long and interesting history.

Although it's thought of as a masterpiece, it's one of the artist's smaller paintings. In fact, it's only 46 centimeters high and 63 centimeters wide.

Titian painted it early in the 16th century, when he was 20.

The painting, which depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph from the Bible, has been owned by a number of rich and famous Europeans, including Austrian emperors.

It was taken from Vienna in 1809 by French soldiers, although it was later returned to the Austrian capital.

Later, it was bought by a British collector, but it was stolen in 1995.

And for seven years it was lost. After a reward of almost $130,000 was offered to anyone who could find the painting, it turned up at a London bus stop.

It had no frame when it was found by a well known art detective, but it was in quite good condition.

It had been expected to make between $19 million and $32 million at auction in London. The final amount was a new record for a Titian painting.

But that still might not be a good enough reason to go looking in plastic bags at bus stops!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Painting Once Found at Bus Stop Sells for $23 Million

Albert Pierrepoint - Britain's Last Hangman [with transcript for study]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JEWMP6gCSwci_u8yCBOPzVsJ8-FvQsUA/view?usp=drivesdk