This is a thought-provoking book dealing with family, sacrifice, teamwork, and leading kids to think about their feelings on animal testing, written by Award-winning author Robert C. O'Brien. 

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Hi, and welcome to Reading Long Vowels and Consonant Blends with Teacher Alyse!
Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.



Phonics Long Vowels and Consonant Blends

The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is a popular children's book written by  Dav Pilkey. 

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Join me with Captain Seasalt and his curious band of pirates as they explore the 26 Islands of the alphabet. 
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Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Hi, and welcome to Phonics Short Vowels with Teacher Alyse! 
Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

Phonics Short Vowels

Short Stories by David Sedaris **Content is suitable for Adults** Listen and follow along as I read short stories from Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other books by David Sedaris.


Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

La Llorona es una figura que aterra a generaciones en toda Latinoamérica, y en Colombia tiene su propia versión. Cuenta la leyenda que una mujer, desesperada por el abandono de su esposo, perdió la razón y terminó ahogando a sus propios hijos en un río. Al darse cuenta de lo que había hecho, llena de culpa y remordimiento, se lanzó también al agua.

Desde entonces, su espíritu vaga por los caminos, especialmente cerca de los ríos, llorando por sus hijos y buscando a los niños que encuentra a su paso. Su grito es desgarrador y aterrador: “¡Ay, mis hijos!” Es común escucharla en las noches de luna llena, y muchos dicen que si alguien escucha su llanto cerca, en realidad está lejos; pero si la oyes a lo lejos, es mejor que corras, porque significa que está muy cerca de ti.

Colombian Legends

La llorona

Clear usage try and + (verb)
Andrew says:
'we try and meet up when we can'
'we try and make excuses to meet up'
Putting try and before a verb means you want to do something, and you make an effort to do it - Andrew and his family make an effort to meet up.
 You may also hear try to + (verb), which means exactly the same thing.  

Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Clear usage try and + (verb)

Hur lär man sig svenska bäst? Har får du 12 tips. 


Prata Flytande Svenska/Speak Swedish Fluently  

12 Tips för att Lära sig Svenska

The head brewmaster for Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery, has a secret: he really likes alcohol-free beer.

Even though he's quick to say he obviously enjoys real beer more, Tobias Zollo says he savors alcohol-free beer when he's working or eating lunch. It has the same taste but fewer calories than regular beer because the alcohol has been removed.

"You can't drink beer every day — unfortunately," he joked at the brewery in the German town of Freising, about 31 kilometers north of Munich.

Alcohol-free beer has been gaining popularity in recent years as beer consumption shrinks.

At the Weihenstephan brewery, which was founded in 1040, non-alcoholic beer now makes up 10% of the volume. The increase since they started making alcohol-free drinks in the 1990s, mirrors the statistics for the rest of Germany's beer industry.

"The people are unfortunately — I have to say that as a brewer — unfortunately drinking less beer," said Zollo. "If there's an alternative to have the crisp and fresh taste from a typical Weihenstephan beer, but just as a non-alcoholic version, we want to do that."

This summer, Munich's first alcohol-free beer garden opened near the city's main train station. And even at Oktoberfest alcohol-free beer is on the menu.

The festival, which began on September 21 and continues until October 6, has 18 large tents and all but two of them offer alcohol-free beer. The sober beverage costs the same as an alcoholic beer — between $15 and $17 for a 1-liter mug — but saves drinkers from a hangover.

"For people who don't like to drink alcohol and want to enjoy the Oktoberfest as well, I think it's a good option," Mikael Caselitz, 24, of Munich said at the festival. "Sometimes people feel like they have more fun with alcohol, which is not a good thing because you can also have fun without alcohol."

He added: "If you want to come and drink alcohol-free beer, nobody will judge you."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Alcohol-Free Beer Gaining Popularity, Even at Oktoberfest

너 세차액 있어?
你有洗车液吗?	

최근에 다 썼어, 왜?
最近用光了, 怎么了?	

내가 산 세차액이 아주 좋은데, 마침 1+1이라서, 너한테 하나 줄게. 
我买的洗车液挺好使, 正好买一送一, 我送你一个。	

고마워. 다 쓰면 다음 번에 내가 사서 너에게 하나 줄게.
谢谢你。用完以后, 下次我买, 送你一个。	

세차액 洗车液  
사용하기 좋다 好使
마침 正好 
원플러스원 1+1 买一送一 

[YOON] 1분 한국어

너 세차액 있어? 你有洗车液吗?

Vidéo complète avec images et sous titres bilingues ici: 
https://youtu.be/TfUitPI_E7Q?si=nCay-Gc2slazf2_l

French Stories For All

Histoire de ma Chaîne

In questo podcast faccio una mia presentazione in italiano, parlo anche della mia famiglia e cosa mi piace fare. Verbi al presente.

Vivendo tra due lingue

Podcast #26, Ciao, mi chiamo Jhoana

Although, you may think that writing your CV is one of the easier parts of your university application, it is also an extremely important part to get right! In this podcast,  I will provide a guide to help you put together a CV for your university application.