Simply speaking English will be fun as we explore the English vocabulary. 
Where do words come from? 

Simply Speaking 

Tutti gli animali vanno a trovare il leone, ormai vecchio e malato. Tutti tranne la volpe. Il lupo, allora, cerca di mettere in cattiva luce la volpe agli occhi del leone, ma quest'ultima si vendicherà.

Vittorio per Voi

La volpe, il lupo e il leone

The second installment of this new Roald Dahl short story. Will has recently died and left a very interesting letter for his widow, Mary. Find out more by listening. This story is for Upper-intermediate to Advanced learners. 

Stories to Stimulate!

Will and Mary Part 2

In this episode I talk about how a failed hippie retreat. Here is Carl's italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my full-length podcasts . https://www.streetwisenglish.com

Streetwise English

SWE 76 🌈🍄☮ Failed Hippie Retreat

Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. Today I’ll be commenting on an article titled: “Why are people on TikTok asking men how often they think about the Roman Empire?” published on CBSNews. Don’t hesitate to participate in the discussion if you wish. Enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
An enthusiast
To go viral
Modern-days sewage system
To popularize
An Aqueduct
To rise to power
A spectacular collapse
To expand
A political / military system
An emblematic movie
To be portrayed (in TV shows or movies)


Let's check out the news

New TikTok trend: How often do you think about the Roman Empire?

I read the "Last Stop"short story (horror). This is probably a B1 level.

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All American Podcast 

The Last Stop - Short Story (horror)

Today we are talking all about different hairstyles, getting a haircut etc. Now you can get that details in your haircut next time you go to the hair salons.

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.



Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Struggle LESS When Getting a Haircut in Chinese!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1if_3XBxclaZ1k6qIDRmYE5mFE0lZE1kO/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Idioms  about the Voice (with transcript)

Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3dxfix2Fm3earcS71IXgTpyRu6zuW7L/view?usp=drivesdk