In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about my impressions of the Chinese East coast cities Beijing, Shanghai , Guangzhou and Shenzhen. My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!

Streetwise English

SWE 105 My Impressions of Chinese Cities 北上广深

This episode helps you to avoid mistakes in Chinese Pinyin.

Let's Learn Chinese

Chinese Pinyin mistakes by foreigners

Tips and Advice on IELTS Speaking  and what examiners are looking for and why! The advice will help you improve your IELTS score from 6.5 to 7.5

IELTS Speaking Preparation

Tips and Advice on IELTS Speaking 

Wednesday Addams, Russia and our ancient fears

Russian vs English facts and much more

En el episodio de hoy, le decimos chao a la primavera  y hola a la primera lluvia del mes de Mayo.

Recordándoles que este capitulo lo tenia listo desde el mes pasado pero fue casi terminando el mes de Mayo que comenzaron a llegar las primeras lluvias un poco retrasadas pero mas vale tarde que nunca. 

Recopile un poco de información a cerca de la tradición de la "primera lluvia de Mayo" Fenómeno muy popular, místico y espiritual en todo el territorio de América Latina.

Interactúa conmigo, responde esto ¿De verdad es bueno mojarse en la primera lluvia de mayo?

De que parte me escuchas y que aporte tienes para reforzar esta nota informativa. Muchos saludos desde la tierra ardiente del tambor, Barlovento, Estado Miranda, Venezuela soy @marielenmerceds gracias, gracias, muchísimas gracias por su interés y atención, no sera antes sino, hasta entonces.

#elenatienelallave pero @marielenmerceds #telasuelta

¡Chao primavera!, ¡Hola primera lluvia de Mayo! // Bye spring!, Hello first rain of May!

Spanish star Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 38, he has announced.

Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles during his career, including the French Open 14 times.

He has been one of the greatest players of the modern game, sharing his time at the top with his longtime rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

The tennis world has long debated which man should be called the "Greatest of All Time" — or "GOAT."

Nadal hasn't been able to compete much during the past two seasons because of injuries. He has entered just two of the last eight major tournaments.

He said that next month's Davis Cup finals — when he'll play for Spain — will be his final tournament.

"It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make," he said. "But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end."

Nadal was known for his physical style of play — he played every point as though it were his last, but he was especially strong on clay courts.

There is a statue of Nadal outside those slow, red courts in Paris on which he enjoyed so much success.

As well as his French Open titles, he won the US Open four times and won Wimbledon and the Australian Open twice each.

"I think it is the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined," Nadal said.

His last major title came in Paris in June 2022. Nadal's tally of Grand Slams has since been surpassed by Djokovic, who has now won 24 majors.

In total, the Spaniard won 92 singles titles, spent 209 weeks as the world's number one player and earned almost $135 million in prize money.

He said: "Really, everything I have experienced has been a dream come true."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Rafael Nadal Retires from Professional Tennis at 38

Another current part 2 topic with example answer.
As I commute into the city for work every day, I always do my best to avoid the rush hour traffic, which is not always easy. I usually get up at 6 am and catch the bus at 6.30 to beat the heavy traffic, and go for a relaxing coffee before starting work. 

 However, about 2 weeks ago, I slept in on a monday morning and didn’t wake up until 8am,missing the early bus, and not catching the next one until 8.30, which i knew would mean being late for work due to the traffic.

Normally the bus ride into the city centre takes about 45 minutes, but because of taking the bus during the peak rush hour it now took almost 2 hours. The traffic was unbelievable, and cars were bumper to bumper, moving at a snail’s pace, for the entire journey.

What made it even worse was that the bus was full, and passengers were packed like sardines , which also meant I had to stand for the full journey. To try and pass the time, I just read the  news using my mobile phone, as well as messaging my boss to let him know I would be late for work due to the heavy traffic.

I’m not the  most patient person and being stuck in a traffic jam like this is something I really hate, and always something I try to avoid. I also take pride in always being on time for work, and felt absolutely terrible  to be over an hour late on this day. I now set 2 alarms every night to make sure that this doesn’t happen again. 

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a traffic jam you were stuck in - IELTS speaking part 2

３食バランスよく食べることが一番大切ですね♪



Natural Nihongo Chat

ダイエットをしたことがありますか？

Conoce a esta chica rusa que lleva veinte años viviendo en España y sorpréndete con lo que cuenta acerca de sus anécdotas y las cosas que le han sorprendido de los españoles. 