With his podcast, Brentoni explores American culture through native conversations, meanwhile highlighting useful everyday American English vocabulary with explanations and example sentences.

Brentoni's English Podcast

Voiko pelin kautta oppia suomea? Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan podcastiani, tämän jakson aiheena on kielisovellukset ja miten eri tavoin voi opiskella uutta kieltä. Mitä hyviä ja huonoja puolia kielisovelluksissa on, miten voit oppia kielen alkeet pelaamalla. 

Easy suomi Anna-Marian kanssa

Easy suomi: 10.jakso Kielisovellukset

👉 This episode of Stairway to English is a very special conversation edition! This is Part 1. Part 2 will be available very soon! 

👉 Marisa and I talk about her life, her background with language learning, where her family is from, and growing up as an English language learner. Marisa speaks with a Texan accent. I hope you enjoy the episode!

👉 Vocabulary
Commute - Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis

Stay put - To stay in one place

Public Relations - A type of employment where you work with companies to help them in the news or stay out of the news

Birth certificate - A certificate received at birth to show where you were born

Immigrant - A person who moves to and lives in a different country

Pull out - Take something out

Drop off - Leave someone or something somewhere

Hand me over - Give someone something or someone

Siblings - Brothers and/or sisters

Pick up - Collect a person or a thing from a place

Accelerates - Move quickly

Y’all - You all. This is used mainly in the southern part of the USA.

Carried on a long distance relationship - Dated while living far apart from one another

No brainer - An easy decision

Ma’am - A polite way to address women

Sir - A polite way to address men

Mannerisms - The way you act and handle yourself

👉 Have questions about the episode? Comment below or send me a message!

👉 If you would like to take a lesson with me, send me a message here on italki! Right now, I can't accept new students because my italki schedule is full, but I will be able to very soon! Get on my waiting list now so you will be first in line for lesson openings!

Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Part 1: Conversation Edition: Language Learning, Families, and Immigration with Marisa Vallbona

Hoy vuelvo a hablar de comida. Un platazo delicioso digno de cualquier estudiante con ínfulas de cocinero. Y también de pimientos de Padrón. Una maravilla de capítulo, vaya. Que lo disfrutéis tanto como disfruté yo los espaguetis.

PD: 
Ínfula: sust. vanidad pretenciosa.
Vanidad: sust. Arrogancia, presunción, envanecimiento.
Pretenciosa/o: adj. Que pretende ser más de lo que es.
Arrogante: adj. Altanero, soberbio.
Soberbio/a: adj. Que se deja llevar por la soberbia.
Soberbia: sust. Altivez y apetito desordenado de ser preferido a otros.


La vida de Héctor (Spanish Podcast)

Espaguetis con tofu al curry

🌿 Introducing "Organic English: Clarifying Communication" 🎧✨

Join us on Organic English, the podcast that nourishes language growth and explores the beauty of the English language! In our latest episode, we're diving into the power of seeking clarification. 🌟✨

Communication is key, and asking for clarification is an essential skill for English language learners. We'll equip you with phrases to help you seek understanding and enhance your language proficiency. 🗣️💭

Tune in for a calming experience as you listen to soothing ambient sounds and practice each phrase, empowering yourself to communicate with clarity and confidence. 🎶🗣️

Organic English

008 Clarifying Communication

小猫咪咪是一个小小的猫咪。她的家在大树下的一个小盒子里。有一天，咪咪要出去玩。她玩得很开心，跑来跑去，结果迷路了。

咪咪走到了一个大花园里，看到了一只小狗。小狗非常友好，对咪咪说：“你好，小猫，你迷路了吗？”咪咪点点头，小狗决定帮助她。

小狗带着咪咪找到了一个大树，小狗说：“这是你的家附近的大树，你可以在这里找到你的家。”

咪咪很高兴，她谢谢小狗，然后跑回家了。从那以后，咪咪每天都和小狗一起玩，成为了好朋友。

开口说汉语    "Chinese Chit-Chat"

小猫找家

Normalmente cuando pensamos en la economía de España muchas personas piensan en el turismo pero España tiene otros muchos recursos que aportan valor a la economia y en este episodio vamos a hablar de ellos. En él vamos a mencionar los productos más exportados de España. 

Espero que, como siempre disfrutes del episodio. Después de escucharlo, no te olvides de dejarle una valoración y de decirme si esperabas que España exportara estos productos o te han sorprendido.

Consigue el calendario de adviento: https://blancadelatorre.kartra.com/page/1r3267


Blanca to go 

168 – Los productos que más exporta España

Shipbuilding today is based on science and ships are built using computers and sophisticated tools. Shipbuilding in ancient Rome, however, was more of an art relying on estimation, inherited techniques and personal experience. The Romans were not traditionally sailors but mostly land- based people, who learned to build ships from the people that they conquered  namely the Greeks and the Egyptians.

There are a few surviving written documents that give descriptions and representations of ancient Roman ships, including the sails and rigging. Excavated vessels also provide some clues about ancient shipbuilding techniques. Studies of these have taught us that ancient Roman shipbuilders built the outer hull first, then proceeded with the frame and the rest of the ship. Planks used to bulld the outer hull were initially sewn together. Starting from the 6th century BCE, they were fixed using a method called mortise and tenon, whereby one plank locked into another without the need for stitching. Then in the first centuries of the current era, Mediterranean shipbuilders shifted to another shipbuilding method, still in use today, which consisted of building the frame first and then proceedlng with the hull and the other components of the ship. This method was more systematic and dramatically shortened ship construction t›mes. The ancient Romans built large merchant ships and warships whose size and technology  were unequalled  until the 16th century CE.

Enjoy the listening experience! And come back tomorrow for more practice.