In HEAR AND THERE, I try to "practice what I preach" - using language as a tool to be more creative, to connect with others, and to feel more brave. I hope my words encourage you to do the same!

Hear and There

In this episode Leo & Emma practice English greetings and introductions. 

Adventures Across Borders 

Greetings and Introductions

What if I told you that a simple paperclip could change your perspective on innovation? In this episode, we dive into the untapped potential of everyday objects and how a shift in mindset can turn the ordinary into something extraordinary. The secret is in your creativity. Learn how everyday items around you can become powerful tools for solving problems and sparking new ideas. Ready to see the world differently? Tune in and discover how innovation is closer than you think!

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How a Paperclip Can Change Your Life: The Hidden Power of Everyday Objects

Hier lernst du, wie du deine Familie vorstellst.

Ebenso die Pronomen "mein" und "dein"

A1-Niveau

03_Familie

4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems
A 4-year-old boy from the UK has signed a book deal to publish his collection of poems.

Nadim Shamma-Sourgen was discovered by poet and teacher Kate Clanchy, who won the 2020 Orwell Prize for political writing. Clanchy knew Shamma-Sourgen's mother, who teaches the study of poetry at the University of Reading.

Clanchy began sharing Shamma-Sourgen's poems on Twitter, where they became popular with her followers. Speaking to The Guardian, Clanchy said that she didn't share them because they were like an adult's poems, but because they were so much like a child's way of thinking.

The young poet has now signed a book deal with Walker Books, a children's book company, making him one of the youngest writers to get a book deal.

According to Guinness World Records, Dorothy Straight from the US is the youngest female to publish a book. She wrote a book in 1962 when she was 4 years old. It was published in 1964.

The youngest male writer is Thanuwana Serasinghe from Sri Lanka, who wrote a book when he was 4 years and 9 months old. It was published nine days before his 5th birthday.

In an interview with Sky News, Shamma-Sourgen's mother said that he's still learning to read and write, so he speaks his poems out loud and she writes them down for him.

"I like writing poems especially about nature. I feel happy that my poems will be in a book," Shamma-Sourgen told The Guardian. As well as nature, Shamma-Sourgen's poems talk about things like love, being lonely and bugs in his garden.

The book of poems will be published in summer 2021.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

4-Year-Old Signs Book Deal to Publish Poems

Just to give you a taste of the energy and the voice.

Like a Chameleon

Intro

Tom：老师，老师，我想吻你。
  Lily:    吻我？为什么？
Tom：是的。这个汉字是什么意思？
  Lily:  昂...你说的原来是问我啊，你吓死我了。


Pin yin version:
Tom：lǎo shī ，lǎo shī ，wǒ xiǎng wěn nǐ 。
  Lily:    wěn wǒ ？wéi shí me ？
Tom：shì de 。zhè gè hàn zì shì shí me yì sī ？
  Lily:  áng ...nǐ shuō de yuán lái shì wèn wǒ ā ，nǐ xià sǐ wǒ le 。


English version:
Tom: teacher, teacher, I want to kiss you.
  Lily: kiss me? Why?
Tom: Yes. What does this Chinese character mean?
  Lily: ang ...What you said was to ask me. You scared me to death.


Conclusion: 吻-wěn-kiss      问-wèn-ask

Lily-趣味中文-【Lily-中国 Italki Id:8877492 Chinese Tutor】

第1集-“kiss”me?-with Lily- 趣味中文 Interesting Chinese

成也萧何败也萧何是一句成语，即事情的成功和失败都是由同一个人造成的。对于韩信来说，好事与坏事都让萧何做了，因此注定他的个人成败，有了“成也萧何败也萧何”一说。当然，这里所说的“好事”与“坏是”只是相对于韩信而言。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故--成也萧何

The English Idiom - Worlds Apart.

transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NSCB3ktTvM0IhB2TXAIWkdlBzabDmNsXsQlsn515slA/edit?usp=drivesdk