Listen to me reading a short news article about the trend of tattoos. Whether you love them or hate them, tattoos are becoming increasingly common in the UK and around the world.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: tattoos: love them or loathe them?

Where do you usually spend time with your friends?

Listen to how I answer this particular question, and get some short English explanations about some vocabulary and expressions I use in my answer.  Try to answer the questions in the vocabulary examples using the new vocabulary and expressions.

Speak English With Muki

Episode 8: Spending Time with Friends

 Pada episode ini kalian akan menyimak ungkapan umum dalam kecan online dalam bahasa Indonesia / In this episode you will hear common expressions in online chatting in Indonesian. Let's take a look together, enjoy!


 Indonesian Language Friends

"Common phrases in online dating in Indonesian" Indonesian Language Podcast #3

Simplified Chinese version:
《大和小》
长颈鹿说︰“我很大。”小兔子说︰“我很小。”
大象说︰“我很大。”小老鼠说︰“我很小。”
青蛙说︰“我现在很大。”
青蛙又说︰“我现在很小。”
气球说︰“我现在很小。”
气球又说︰“我现在很大。”
大家说︰“气球现在不大，也不小。”

Traditional Chinese version:
《大和小》
長頸鹿說︰“我很大。”小兔子說︰“我很小。”
大像說︰“我很大。”小老鼠說︰“我很小。”
青蛙說︰“我現在很大。”
青蛙又說︰“我現在很小。”
氣球說︰“我現在很小。”
氣球又說︰“我現在很大。”
大家說︰“氣球現在不大，也不小。”

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - beginner

大和小 - Big and small

Today’s episode is “トイレの女の子（toire no on’nanoko）”《A girl in the restroom》.
This story is based on urban legends from various parts of Japan, and a little scary story.
This episode is JLPT-N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
教室（きょうしつ）：classroom
思（おも）い出（だ）す：remember
聞（き）こえる：be heard
やっぱり：after all
急（いそ）いで：hurry
怖（こわ）い：scary
心配（しんぱい）：worry
手（て）を洗（あら）う：wash one's hands

☆Conjugation of verbs☆ 
・te-form：（ています／てください／てから）
・nai-form
・plain-form

☆Script for this episode
https://meg-smile.com/41-short-story-a-girl-in-the-restroom/

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/13773?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#41 Short story / トイレの女の子《A girl in the restroom》/ Urban Legends / Horror  // N5 Level / Japanese listening

In a historic meeting held in Dubai, leaders from around the world joined forces at COP28, reaching a groundbreaking agreement to address urgent climate challenges and transition away from fossil fuels.

Lisa's Podcast

Global Leaders Unite in Dubai: COP28 Agrees on Climate Action

This episode is about " Tabriz city " , the capital city in East Azerbaijan province in northwestern Iran.
***Feel free to send me message if you have any questions

**** You can find more stories in Farsi in my channel on Spotify : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yas-omidvar

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

شهر تبریز

IELTS Speaking Part 1. Entertainment. Band 8-9 Answers.

Here are the four questions for you to look through, understand & answer.

Q. 1. Do you prefer relaxing at home or going out in the evening? [Why?]
Q. 2. When you go out for an evening, what do you like to do?
Q. 3. How popular is this with other people in your country?
Q. 4. Is there any kind of entertainment you do not like? [Why/Why not?]

Please listen to the recording and notice what you like about it and as you do so remember that I can assist you to achieve the fluency that is needed for IELTS speaking.

Send me a message whenever you are ready.

See you in my classes.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking Part 1. Entertainment. Band 8-9 Answers.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nxcre2RJFCVDxdKxBzPDEz5_RqwqeFcN/view?usp=drivesdk