zhì tóng dào hé

指志向、观点相同，道路一致。

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

志同道合

In this episode, you will hear the Igbo alphabet. Learn to say them before we meet in class.

Learn Igbo with Dora

mkpuruedemede

Hi! It's Haneen. 
I’ll give you a tour of The Weird and Wonderful Korean Food world. Are you ready for it?

1. 산낙지(San-nak-ji)
2. 닭발(dak-bbal)
3. 번데기(beon-dae-gi)
4. 순대(Sundae)
5. 닭똥집(Dakdongjib)

Kim's Korean Convenience Store

EP03. The weird and the wonder Korean food world 

This is part 2 of the segment where I'll teach you to speak about places, people, and culture in Spanish. We'll focus our attention on the 25 countries and the 550 million people that speak Spanish as their official language.
Very informative and very practical as the language covered is essential to speak Spanish fluently.


Super Basic Spanish

El Español en el Mundo (Spanish in the World)

日本で縁起が悪い数字についてお話ししています😊

Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

[EP089] 縁起が悪い数字 | Numbers That Bring Bad Luck in Japan

In jedem Land der Welt gibt es kulturelle Besonderheiten. In dieser Folge lernst du, ob es in Deutschland wirklich wichtig ist pünktlich zu sein. Vielleicht ist die deutsche Pünktlichkeit nur ein Mythos? Gibt es Unterschiede zwischen privaten und geschäftlichen Terminen?

Next Level German with Daniel

Ist Pünktlichkeit (punctuality) wirklich wichtig in Deutschland?

Joy to Our World

I am hungry! 

If you want to achieve a band score six in IELTS you must show the ability to talk openly and freely. You are allowed to make mistakes and are not expected to speak perfect English. It is OK to hesitate, repeat yourself, or correct yourself if you think you have made a mistake. You will be able to use a range of connecting words.

Let’s look at those three skills in detail. First, let’s consider connecting words. connecting words are used to organize thoughts into words. For example, when we speak, we might say “Well, I really like to go swimming. But…I’m not very good at it. I mean, I like swimming but… I’d really like to have lessons. What connecting words did I use? Listen again: “Well, I really like to go swimming. But…I’m not very good at it. I mean, I like swimming but… You know, I’d really like to have lessons.” 
Did you hear the words well, however, and you know? These are connecting words. So, in your IELTS speaking, be sure to use connecting words. I have to admit, connecting words are not always used, because students don’t know too many.  To be honest, I think all students should practice using them. I’ve always believed that connecting words are a fantastic way to make sure you get a good speaking score in IELTS.

Did you hear three more connecting words? What were they? Correct: I have to admit, and to be honest, and I’ve always believed. Next time you have a conversation with your teacher, be sure to use To be honest, I have to admit and I’ve always thought. To be honest, I hope you choose me as your teacher. I have to admit, I enjoy teaching English. I’ve always believed that pratice makes perfect. See you! 


IELTS Speaking Practice

CONNECTING WORDS

People who travel a lot will know the feeling — you've just landed in a country on the other side of the world, ready to explore and see the sights, but you're too tired to do anything!

Jet lag is usually linked with travel and changing time zones. But a new study has found that even small changes to our daily schedules can change our sleeping patterns.

And it's not just sleep that gets affected by a disrupted schedule — our bodies work differently when our daily patterns change.

The study, published in iScience, looked at how our bodies respond to a five-hour time change — similar to the kind of jet lag you'd feel after traveling from New York to London, for example.

It looked at people's circadian rhythm — our body's natural clock that controls when we sleep, when different hormones are released, and how our bodies use energy.

During the study, scientists observed 14 people in a lab for eight days.

On the first two days, the participants followed their normal daily schedules. But from the third day, the participants' meals, sleep and light exposure were changed to five hours later than normal.

The researchers tested the participants' blood and checked their digestion, energy use, and levels of melatonin — a hormone that helps control sleep by making you feel tired when it gets dark — to see how their bodies reacted to the time change.

The results showed that the five-hour time change made digestion slower, changed blood sugar levels, and affected how the body used fat. The body also burned less energy from food.

These things started to go back to normal after two or three days as the body adjusted to the new schedule.

One of the study's researchers, Jonathan Johnston, told StudyFinds this shows how sticking to a regular schedule can make a big difference to our health.