**Grade Level: 4-6; Reading Level: V** Hi, and welcome to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. This novel centers around a colony of escaped lab rats, the rats of NIMH. They live in a technologically sophisticated and literate society mimicking that of humans. They come to the aid of Mrs. Frisby, a field mouse who seeks to protect her children and home from destruction by a farmer's plow. Listen and follow along. Chapter 1 The Sickness of Timothy Frisby Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this book.

When you want someone to feel better about something you can say: Don't worry about it I'm here for you Try not to worry I'm listening

Let's learn letter H words. Repeat after me: hat, house, hotdog, horse

Let's practice short e words. Listen and repeat: The red pen is on the bed.

Let's practice words with long vowels consonant u consonant e (u_e) Repeat after me: cute mule mute cube

It starts with a Dream! Whether you are and into IELTS speaking or job interview preparation or business English enhancement - you might want to read on and listen to the podcast. Most people, however, spend their time on 'the negative' part of their dreams. Do you know what it is? It's about visualizing terrible things taking place at the time of the event or after. They break down in great details how they fail, they see other people laughing at them, they envision everything falling apart while they are performing. It's called 'doubters syndrome', the doubting thought clutter their minds, acting like a filter - helping people to fail over succeeding...it's a sad story and most teachers never talk about it :( You have the answer in this podcast - what to do to overcome it and how to think in a new way. Listen to it and see yourself succeeding with it! If you want me to save you the time and money - come to my 1-1 success activation meetings and we'll develop a roadmap that will help you achieve your goals faster whether IE;TS speaking, job interview preparation or business English. To Your Success, Anatoly

Let's learn words that start with the letter H. Repeat after me: hummingbird, hare, hippo, horse, hedgehog, honey, hyena, hamster, harp, hula hoop Send me a message for your **FREE** flashcards to follow along.

The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck is a short story by david sedaris (prefers his name spelt without capitals) about a group of complete strangers bitterly discussing the order of things within the animal kingdom. This is my first time reading this story. It gets a bit dark towards the end. I hope you enjoy it. Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this book to follow along. The complaint line started at the edge of the swamp and stretched westward, ending, where the turtle finally arrived, at the base of a charred pine stump. He fell into place behind a glassy-eyed toad and had just commenced a jaw-aching yawn when a duck showed up and took the position behind him, muttering, “What a bunch of idiots.” The turtle, his mouth still open, nodded in agreement. “This is my second time in this line, can you believe it?” groused the duck. “First they told me I wouldn’t need any ID, then, after I waited almost three hours, this ball-busting river rat goes, ‘I’m sorry, sir, but if you don’t have some form of identification, there’s nothing I can do.’ “I was, like, ‘Why the hell didn’t you tell me that earlier?’ And she was all, ‘If you can’t be civil, I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to leave.’ ” The turtle groaned in sympathy, as something similar had once happened to him. “It’s the oldest trick in the book,” he said. “They screw up, but somehow you’re the problem.”

There are an infinite number of conversation styles. We are all unique and each day is different. We speak different languages and have lived different lives. Even when we speak the same language - we can feel connected, at times, and at other times, we can feel disconnected. Why is that? Does it come from inside of us, or is it because of the way the other person is speaking? Or how they are listening? We may want to think about why we feel at ease when talking with one person and uncomfortable when talking with someone else. We may notice how this can change, day to day. And year to year. I think it's worth thinking about how we like to speak, and what kind of conversations we enjoy. What do we like to talk about? And.... What do we do when we don't have anyone to talk to? Could we CREATE a space to express what we want to say? Even in English?! Maybe today is the day when you begin a journal. Maybe today is the day when you pick up your phone and leave yourself an audio journal entry. Or start to write in your phone. Maybe today is the day when you start to become better friends with yourself. Why not turn your phone into a friend who always listens? A friend who doesn't judge - and who understands English?! Why not give it a try? What do you have to lose? (Side note - to help make it easier - try pretending you are sending a voice message to a friend. Or write in your phone but pretend it is a text to a friend. In truth - that is what you are doing. The friend is you are writing to is YOU.) #FutureMe #Podcasts #CulturalDifferences