Learn about the Christmas holiday and some adjectives and nouns with it!

English Syndicate

Learn English through Stories - A Christmas Story

What is Doppiaggio? And what is Doppiaggese? Why are Hollywood movies always late to arrive to Italian cinemas? 
Are there positive sides of the Fascism repression? 
What grants the success of a Hollywood movie in Italy more - the movie itself or its dubbed version? 
Have a listen and let's find out together!


Language Tales

Impact of Fascism on Italian language

La fruta de hoy es la pera, así que vamos a practicar. 

H h español 

La pera 

Всё прекрасное на земле – от солнца, и всё хорошее – от  человека. (М. Пришвин)

Бескорыстие – отсутствие личной выгоды, нежелание 
награды за добрые дела.
Заметить (что?) – увидеть.
Достать (что? откуда?) – взять

Почему у мальчика оказалось 8  одинаковых книжек?

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

В. Песков "Несколько слов о бескорыстии"

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje, vou contar para vocês a lenda do folclore brasileiro chamada "A Lenda do Lobisomem". No final, trarei algumas palavras com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldade com o vocabulário. 
Se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-RYqS_VH9Dzah9766T4F_FpqXSjX9b6eL7FsyJylSGg/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?
Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. On today's podcast, I'm going to tell you the legend of Brazilian folklore called "A Lenda do Lobisomem". In the end, I will bring some words with their meanings in English to help if you have difficulty with vocabulary.
If you want to follow the script of the podcast, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-RYqS_VH9Dzah9766T4F_FpqXSjX9b6eL7FsyJylSGg/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Lendas do Brasil - A lenda do Lobisomem

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eqn11TjU_x7tRfAHuMx2CybRJnx8_1Ho/view?usp=sharing

Teacher Robert's Podcast

Learning English with Songs  - “Master of Puppets” by Metallica (with transcript and vocabulary)

Man 1: Several years ago, I was in a car accident that left me with a back injury. As a computer programmer, I am still able to do my job, but I often have to take painkillers. When the pain gets particularly bad, I sometimes have to lie down on my back for a while until it goes away because sitting up really hurts. When we were in the office, I would worry that my colleagues would see me taking pills. Since we’ve been working from home, it has been much better. I can go and see my physical therapist more often too. I don’t have to worry as much and if I need to lie down for a little while to help my back, I can. When we were in the office, I’d sometimes be in a lot of pain but didn’t feel like I could say anything.

Woman: I have suffered from depression for a long time. Most of the time I manage it, but I often feel very nervous. Working in an office was really hard as I was always scared that I might panic and my colleagues would wonder why I was acting strangely. Working at home has been so much better for me as I don’t have to talk to so many people and I can have a relaxed environment and play peaceful music. Management is talking about going back to the office soon and I can already feel a lot of anxiety about it. I’m worried that I will not be able to hide that I’m depressed and people will judge me.

Man 2: I’m quite deaf in one ear. I don’t like to mention it when I’m at work because I feel as though there is often a stigma around disabilities. I worry that people will treat me differently. The problem is, sometimes I don’t hear when people are talking to me and then they think I’m ignoring them or I’m not listening. Working at home has been great for me because all of our communication has been online or video calls and I can wear headphones like everyone else. I’m not looking forward to going back to the office and I don’t see the point as I can do my job perfectly well from home.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Living With Disabilities 

在本集Chillchat全中文播客里，Karen分享了她和三只猫相遇的故事。你会学到和动物领养，救助相关的表达。

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

(全中文) 我和我的猫相遇的故事 How I Met My Cats

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Inventions and Copyright. Q1-Q3.

1. Which invention has transformed your country most? How?
2. What inspires some people to be inventors?
3. How long should someone be able to profit from an idea? Why?

Which questions was the toughest one? Why?