These podcasts are for anyone who is preparing for the IELTS.
There will be a variety of lengths of podcasts featuring advice for some aspect of the Speaking test. 

Accelerate Your IELTS Speaking with Ralph

In these podcasts, I will provide some guidance to English vowel pronunciation and sentence speaking patterns.  These are for B1 to C1 students who want to be better understood or take the IELTS.

Accelerate your English Pronunciation with Ralph

The collected adventures of a traveling teacher who encounters various cultural differences.
The first story "Time" will be posted in four parts.

Teacher who came in from the Cold

Hoy viajaremos a Roma, la capital de Italia; conociendo su cultura, arquitectura e historia. 

Viajando con Facundo

Todos los caminos llevan a Roma

Сегодня знакомимся с Михаилом Зощенко и его весёлыми героями рассказа “Бабушкин подарок” Лёлей и Минькой. 

Слова, которые объясняю в эпизоде: 
горячо́ - (перен.) очень сильно - dearly, strong, so much; дари́ть - to give, present; вдоба́вок - к тому же, в добавление - in addition, moreover, as well; корзи́нка пиро́жных - a basket of cakes; позво́лить - разрешить, дать возможность - to allow; вы́брать - to choose; како́е придётся - любое - any, which one will have; вся́кий раз - каждый раз - every / each time; хны́кать - to whimper; серди́ться - быть раздраженным, злиться на кого-то - be / feel angry; да́ча - dacha; су́мочка, су́мка - bag, purse, handbag; подбежа́ть - run up; поздоро́ваться - say hello, to greet; грусть - sadness; на э́тот раз - this time; рассерди́ться - to get angry; невоспи́танная осо́ба - ill-mannered person; открове́нно - frankly, openly; благовоспи́танный - well-mannered; на све́те - in the world; благодаря́ - по причине, вследствие - thanks to, due to; такти́чное молча́ние - tactful silence; веле́ть - приказывать - to command; протяну́ть - to reach out, reach; ладо́нь - palm, hand; положи́ть - to put; моне́та - coin; копе́йка - penny.

Пишите в комментариях, какие книги или каких авторов вы хотите почитать вместе со мной? И помните, что чтение по-русски углубляет ваши знания языка! Хороших вам книг, друзья!

Reading Russian

Отрывок из рассказа "Бабушкин подарок" М.М. Зощенко

"The Cat in the Hat" is a classic children's book by Dr. Seuss. It tells the story of two children, Sally and her brother, who are bored on a rainy day. A cat wearing a tall striped hat appears in their house, bringing chaos and fun. With its rhyming text and illustrations, the book follows the adventures of the Cat in the Hat as he entertains the children with his tricks, much to the dismay of their pet fish. As the story continues, readers are taken on a wild ride filled with laughter and imagination. "The Cat in the Hat" is a beloved tale that transcends language barriers, captivating readers of all ages with its playful storytelling and memorable characters.

Story Time for Kids with Teacher Amanda

Episode 5: The Cat in the Hat

[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

A: Você gosta de esportes?
B: Sim, eu gosto muito.
A: Quais esportes você gosta?
B: Eu gosto de futebol e vôlei.
A: Eu também gosto de futebol. É o esporte mais popular do Brasil. Mas não sei jogar vôlei.
B: Eu posso te ensinar se você quiser.
A: Sério? Eu adoraria.
B: Que tal amanhã à tarde então?
A: Ok, eu estou livre amanhã à tarde.
B: Então, nos vemos amanhã à tarde no parque.
A: Combinado!


PORTUREAD - Listen to small texts and conversations samples in portuguese!

Você gosta de esportes? — SMALL TALK IN PORTUGUESE (A1-A2 LEVEL)

Transcript to read and study: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kq7s05kkc18PdvT-37_ZYkFu7gWKEaFr/view?usp=sharing

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Lisa's Podcast

Neuralink: Connecting Brains and Computers

Уживајте у поучној причи / Uživajte u poučnoj priči! After listening to this short story try to answer these questions in the comments below:
1. Šta su našle dve mačke? / Шта су нашле две мачке?
2. Koga su izabrale mačke da im podeli sir? / Кога су изабрале мачке да им подели сир?
3. Ko je na kraju pojeo sir? / Ко је на крају појео сир?
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!


SERBIAN TO GO

Две мачке – Dve mačke (A short story for A2-B1 level)

げんき、第１課36ページ、かいわより。 リスニングとリーディングのれんしゅうです。私が言ったあと、リピートしてください。 2かいめは少しはやいです。 
It‘ｓ for your practice of listening and reading. Repeat after me without reading げんき１, even if you have the textbook. I speak a little faster the second time. 
这是为了你的听力和阅读练习。 即使你有课本，也不要读　げんき１、跟着我重复。 我第二次说得快一点。 

もしあなたが中級（ちゅうきゅう）でも、いいれんしゅうになると思います。 
It should still be good practice even if you are an intermediate-level student. 
即使您是 N4 或以上级别的学生也很有用。

いらっしゃい

やまだ いちろう：　はい。

ジョゼ・サントス：　サントスです。


やまだ　いちろう：いらっしゃい。どうぞお上（あ）がりください。

ジョゼ・サントス：しつれいします。



やまだ ともこ：コーヒーはいかがですか。

マリア・サントス：ありがとうございます。


やまだ ともこ：　どうぞ。

マリア・サントス：　いただきます。このスプーン、すてきですね。

やまだ　ともこ：ええ。かいしゃの人にもらいました。メキシコのおみやげです。



【Welcome】

Ichiro Yamada：Yes？

Joes Santos：It‘s Joes Santos.



Ichiro Yamada: Hello (lit; Welcome.) Please come in.

Joes Santos: Thank you.



Tomoko Yamada: Would you like some coffee?

Maria Santos: Yes, please.




Tomoko Yamada: Here you are.

Maria Santos: Thank you. This is a lovely spoon, isn`t it?

Tomoko Yamada: Yes, I was given it by someone at work. It`s a souvenir from Mexico.

