In this episode for intermediate and advanced English learners, I'll tell you about my cats, you'll learn some new vocabulary related to cats, and I'll discuss some idioms that include the word "cats.” (Music by Lesfm from Pixabay)

Conversations With a Friend

Let's Talk About Cats!

Break down
 
"Break down" означает сломаться или перестать работать. Например, когда мы говорим, “моя машина "broke down", это значит “моя машина сломалась или перестала работать.” 

1. My car broke down on the way to work.
Моя машина сломалась по дороге на работу.

2. The washing machine broke down yesterday.
Стиральная машина сломалась вчера.

3. His computer broke down during the game.
Его компьютер сломался во время игры.


Английский для Русскоговорящих _ 50 Самых Распространённых Фразовых Глаголов в Английском Языке

изучение фразового глагола "Break Down"

Question:
1) 中国人喜欢去哪里旅游？
2）泰国怎么样？
3）你去过泰国吗？

文本：
       很多中国人喜欢去泰国旅游。从中国去泰国你可以坐火车，也可以坐飞机。为什么这么多人喜欢泰国呢？很多人去了都不想回来。
      泰国很漂亮， 那里天气和水都很好。那里有很多水果，很好吃很便宜。住在那里也不贵。那里的人们很友好，喜欢帮助人，还有很多美女和帅哥。


Merry's Channel（HSK 二）

HSK 二   去泰国旅游

In this American English language podcast I talk about the time I almost died in a car crash because the driver fell asleep. https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 
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Streetwise English

SWE30 I almost died in a car crash while sleeping

In our first ever episode we explore the question of how language influences thought. But if it does... Does it mean that some languages are better for certain things than others?

The Age of Humans

Episode 1: Are some languages better than others?

When British people went to Australia, New Zealand and North America.  Europeans went to South America. But they were not the first people to go there.  Indigenous people were there first. 

Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 48 - WHERE ARE THE NATIVE PEOPLE? 

Hoy os cuento brevemente el tiempo que hace en Madrid

ESPAÑOL FACIL: desde ESPAÑA con MERCE

HOY VA A LLOVER

Some people love to brag. They might brag about where they live, the money they make or how great they are at sports.

In fact, some people even brag about how busy or stressed they are.

And it's becoming quite common.

It's called "busy bragging" or "stress bragging" — and people find it just as annoying as any other bragging.

You may have heard it at your workplace, when people tell everyone about how much work they have to do, or say things like: "You have no idea of the stress I'm under."

They might be doing this to show others that they're important or working hard.

However, a study from the US found that the colleagues of stress braggers find those people less likable and less competent because of their bragging.

And colleagues were found to be less likely to help stress braggers.

The study also found that colleagues may even begin to feel stress themselves because of the effect of people stress bragging.

Study author Jessica Rodell said: "People are harming themselves by doing this thing they think is going to make them look better to their colleagues."

However, Rodell said sharing workplace stress with others is not a bad thing to do: it's only when people brag about their stress that it causes negative feelings.

"It's not the being stressed part that's a problem," she said. In fact, the study found that if your colleagues think you're stressed, they do think you're more competent.

You just can't brag about it.