Volunteering at a soup kitchen
Hearing the police car sirens
Animals around the neighborhood

Learn English with Stories

Life in Kansas

Tonight, hundreds of thousands of snowflakes are floating above a cute village. 

Among these snowflakes there’s one the size of a small pot plant. It’s twirling and spinning like a beautiful ballet dancer. This snowflake’s name is Lola. She has just been joined by her rich green fairy friend named Fairy. 

“Lola, I’m sorry to disturb you right before sleep... But I had to come see you. The wedding date has been moved. We must have it in one week’s time. Do you think the dress will be ready?” 

“One week? Sure thing,” says Lola. “I’ll work on it during the (yawn) weekend. You have nothing to worry about.” 

“Oh Lola, you’re the best! Thank you! Here, let me take you to the ground—you’re tired—I can take you there in a few minutes.” 

Fairy takes Lola in her arms to flies towards the village. But something isn’t right. The wind is becoming stronger and colder. Fairy is trying her best to fly straight, but the wind is pushing her to the left and to the right. The little green light is struggling against the wind.  

A storm is coming. 


Being a Cloud

Lola the Snowflake 

Hello everyone, this is Chadwick coming to you from, in my opinion, one of the most wonderful times of the year...

The transition between spring and summer in Michigan...

It is during this time of year that we have recently shaken off the last snowflakes of winter as we entered into spring.

During the spring, flowers began to break forth from the once frozen earth.

The days remained cool, but you could feel the temperature rising and the suns warmth on your skin.

Colorful flowers began to bloom and the honeybees are collecting their pollen.

Summer is approaching.

Bon fires and floating down rivers.

Hikes through the forest.

Barbareques, family and friends.

What is your favorite transition time of the year?

Leave a comment, and thank you for listening.

Organic English

004 Transition from Spring to Summer

第11课  他比我大三岁

一、听力  第一部分
1.昨天我和朋友们一起去唱歌了。
2.右边看报纸的那个女孩子是我姐姐。
3.他是新来的汉语老师。
4.北京10°C，我们那儿的天气比北京的冷。
5.她生病了，明天可能不去上课了。

第二部分
6. 女：昨天和你一起唱歌的人是谁？
男：是我女朋友。
7. 女：右边看报纸的那个是你哥哥吗？
男：对，他是我哥哥。
8. 男：她是你们新来的老师吗？
女：她不是新来的老师，她去年就来了。
9. 女：今天的苹果比昨天的便宜一些，你来点儿吗？
男：我再看看吧。
10. 女：前边说话的那几个人是谁？
男：不认识，可能是新来的学生吧。
第三部分
11. 男：昨天和你一起唱歌的人是谁？
   女：是一个朋友，我同学介绍的，昨天第一次见。
   问：昨天和女的一起唱歌的人是谁？
12. 男：你哥哥多大？
   女：他25岁，比我大三岁。
   问：女的多大了？
13. 女：西瓜三块钱一斤，苹果一块五一斤。
   男：苹果比西瓜便宜多了，我还是买苹果吧。
   问：男的为什么买苹果？
14. 男：你的生日是四月二十八号？
   女：是。你的生日是哪天？
   男：我也是那天的生日。我是八七年的，你呢？
   女：那我比你大一岁。
问：他们两个人谁大？
15. 男：你的眼睛怎么红了？
   女：是吗？可能是没休息好。
   男：那今天晚上早点儿睡觉吧。
   女：好的，谢谢，
问：女的怎么了？


hsk2     第11课  他比我大三岁

IELTS Speaking Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Travelling

Q. Which city in the world you would like to visit? Why?
Q. What will you suggest to a tourist who will come to visit your country?
Q. Why travelling is important?
Q. Have you ever been to a foreign country?
Q. How do you compare the country you have visited with your own?

These are some questions - what is your strategy of answering them?



IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Travelling

Imagine yourself as a voice recorder. Adjust your very own speaking speed to:-
(1) extremely slow; 
(2) moderate pace and 
(3) rocket speed where we shall blast off! 

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 16 - Adjust the Speed of your Speaking to Slow, Moderate and Fast.  

In questo podcast faccio una descrizione di casa mia, cosa c'è in ogni stanza, quali sono i diversi mobili in ognuna. Parlo anche di alcune cose a livello culturale tipiche italiane sulla distribuzione di alcune stanze.

Vivendo tra due lingue

La casa

In this episode, you can learn about household chores.
Simple sentences to ask and answer questions about chores around the house.
So sit back, listen and relax!


Say Hi English! With Teacher Duran.

Household chores: cleaning the house 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QDI8hDjFL_BZt4-Q9GSrmIr2EZsEdoQQ/view?usp=drivesdk