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Tea, Talk & Textbooks: An ESL Podcast

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children found for free online at: https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 17: The Cock & the Fox

PHRASES and VOCABULARIES USED: 

I'd  like to now if ...
Let me check for you ...
We do have the ...
I'll go with the ...
I'll get that for you ...

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Availble
Great
Wonderful Choice
Right away

Language Lab: Conversations with Teacher Rose - Unlocking English Fluency

How to check the availability of a particular dish at a restaurant

        在前面我们介绍的二十四节气中，现在处于立夏和小满之间，就是农谚所说的：“立夏之后是小满”。 立夏表示春天结束、夏天开始了。这个时节气温将明显增高，雷雨增多，庄稼进入生长旺期。民间有很多应节的活动。

四季人生（The Four Seasons of Life）

立夏之后是小满Grain Buds comes after The Start of Summer

Generally interchangeable.
高兴 is more general and can be used to describe a wide range of happy or positive emotions, while 开心 is more specifically used to describe a feeling of joy or delight. In general, both words can be used interchangeably to describe happiness, but 开心 tends to be used in more informal or   contexts, while 高兴 is more commonly used in formal or polite settings.
 

Difference between A and B in Chinese with Shanmei

高兴VS开心 differences

一边yì biān……一边yì biān……
is used in front of verbs to indicate two actions taking place concurrently.
For example:
zán men yì biān sàn bù ， yì biān liáo tiānr 。 
咱们一边散步，一边聊天儿。
We walk and chat.

dà wèi yì biān kàn shū ， yì biān tīnɡ yīn yuè 。 
大卫一边看书，一边听音乐。
David is reading a book and listening to music.

wǒ men zuó tiān wǎn shɑnɡ yì biān chī fàn ， yì biān liàn xí shuō zhōnɡ wén 。 
我们昨天晚上一边吃饭，一边练习说中文。
We practiced speaking Chinese while having dinner last night.

JOJO CHINESE

一边…一边…

In this episode I will show you some traditional festivals that are celebrated in Hispanic countries

Spanish with Jas

EP 5. TRADITIONAL HISPANIC FESTIVALS

In this episode I talk about a Mexican Wedding parade on my YouTube Channel.
Here is Carl's italki teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 
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