Short readings of excerpts from classic poetry and prose in English, along with information about the authors and their works. Message me through my Teacher Profile for a free PDF transcript.

Enchanted English


   a. Beat around the bush - To avoid addressing an issue directly.
      Example: "Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you really think."
   b. By the book - Following the rules and procedures precisely.
      Example: "The project must be done by the book to meet all the regulations."
   c. Lost in translation - Misunderstood or not effectively conveyed when translated from one language to another.
      Example: "The humor in the movie was lost in translation when it was dubbed into another language."
   d. Keep someone posted - To provide updated information to someone.
      Example: "Please keep me posted on any updates regarding the project."
   e. Break the ice - To initiate or start a conversation or social interaction.
      Example: "He told a joke to break the ice at the party."


IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

 Communication idioms

En este episodio de Porteña, te contaré por qué en toda la Argentina, y en partes de toda América Latina, se utiliza el pronombre "vos". ¡No te lo pierdas!

Porteña

¿Por qué decimos vos en lugar de tú?

In this episode, I am talking about the Oktoberfest. This episode is perfect for beginners who just embarked on their German language journey. This podcast series will help you to get used to the German language and is suitable for A1-B1 level. Make sure that you also check out my future episodes. 

Neue Vokabeln:
Volksfest - fair
stattfinden - take place
fand statt - took place
wird genannt - is called
liegen - is located
Hauptstadt - capital
Bundesland - state
hauptsächlich - mainly
deshalb - therefore
Maßkrug - beer mug
bayerisch - bavarian
Kleidung - clothes
Strümpfe - socks
Kleid - dress

📝Transcripts are available on my patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/Learngermanwithfalk

Learngermanwithfalk

Slow German Podcast for Beginners / Episode 33 Oktoberfest (A1-B1)

Joy to Our World

The food is delicious! 

If you’ve listened to my previous podcasts, you’ll know that want to score a band score 7 in your IELTS Speaking exam, you have to use some less common idiomatic expressions.

We all know the idiom ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ because this is a common idiom. But what are some less common idioms?

This podcast will give you 3 more idioms for you to learn, which you can use in your IELTS Speaking exam.

Preparing for exams can be a double-edged sword. This is because examiners don’t want you to memorise and repeat your answers from memory. However, using idioms can get you a higher band score. So how do we balance this? Idioms have to be memorised, because they have to be spoken exactly. We cannot change them. For example, you cannot say ‘my parents punched the roof’, you have to say my parents ‘hit the roof.’

Another tip for using idioms is not to put all your eggs in one basket. Make sure you are armed with a variety of different idioms in your memory bank. If you only know one idiom, for example ‘think outside the box’ you have to hope your part 2 speaking exam is a suitable topic for the idiom.

You can, of course, use idioms in parts  1 and 3, but part 2 is the easiest place to slot in a few idioms, because you have 1 minute to prepare.

Don’t forget to book a lesson with me, so you can practise using idioms, and get the band score you are aiming for.


IELTS Speaking Practice

3 more idioms for IELTS

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/222719581016
https://youtu.be/ipoF-68cCJw

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 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 1. (Beginner 1) 
Please listen carefully.

Korean Listening Class 한국어 문장 듣기 - Korean teacher, Grace

Korean Conversation 1 - Lesson 4. Part 1 에 있다/없다 (에 있어요/없어요), Part 2 의  (Beginner 1)

こんばんは！Atsushiです。
今日も大阪から撮っています。
今日も大阪は暑そうです。

みなさんは、万博(ばんぱく)という言葉を、聞いたことがありますか？正式には、国際博覧会(こくさいはくらんかい)、万国博覧会(ばんこくはくらんかい)です。

英語だとUniversal Expositionと言うそうです。
日本ではEXPO、としか聞くことしかないので、この英語での言い方ははじめてしりました。


次のEXPOは、2025年に大阪で開催(かいさい)されます。
そして、この万博で使われるキャラクターが公募の中から決まりました。

今年3月にキャラクターが決まりました。
そして、先日には、愛称(あいしょう)も決まりました。

愛称はミャクミャクです。
(もしよければ、大阪万博、ミャクミャクなどと検索してみてください。絵を見ながら聞いた方がわかりやすいと思います)

先に形の説明をします。

細胞と水がひとつになったことで生まれた、ふしぎな生き物。その正体は不明だそうです。
 赤い部分は「細胞」で、分かれたり、増えたりします。 また、青い部分は「清い水」で、流れる様に形を変えることができます。
 今の姿は、なりたい自分を探して、いろんな形に姿を変えているようで、人間をまねた姿、だそうです。


そして、決まった名前は、ミャクミャクです。

日本では、長い期間、文化や歴史、思想などを受け継いでいくことを、"脈々"と受け継ぐ、などと表現します。

私たち人間のDNA、知恵と技術、歴史や文化。
変幻自在なキャラクターは更にあらゆる可能性をその身に宿して、私たち人間の素晴らしさをこれからも「脈々」と未来に受け継いでいってほしい。
 そんな希望を込めて「脈々＝ミャクミャク」と名付けました。
 またミャク＝脈であり、生命そのもの。ミャクミャクという2音が続く様は、血液が流れ、命が続いている音でもあります。


キャラクターだけを見ると、変な形をしていますので、はじめは少しおどろきます。でも、何度か見るとこれはこれで、クセになる、変に気になる、記憶に残るキャラクターです。

みなさんもよかったら1度、ネットで探してみてください。

今日も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！

Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

30 2025年の大阪万博について

Step into the enchanting world of Ramadan rituals in Damascus! Experience the heartwarming tradition of 'Iftar,' where families draw closer, and the city finds tranquility. This episode is a short version from my comprehensive podcast book. Dive into the full, immersive experience by accessing the book on Kindle:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3DBW2JH 
The audio version: 
https://speakrealarabic.com/course/The-Syrian-Encounters