 "The Umbrella Man" is  a great short story by Roald Dahl, who was a very famous British writer. I will read Part One to you and then highlight some key vocabulary. I guarantee you will be excited to hear Part Two next week. 

Stories to Stimulate!

The Umbrella Man - Part One

A practical mini lesson that will teach you the necessary vocabulary and expressions to buy a train or subway ticket in Spanish.

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish: Comprando un billete de tren (Buying a Train Ticket)

In this episode, learn simple Tagalog phrases to start a conversation, greet someone, ask how they’re doing, say thank you, and goodbye. Perfect for beginners looking to start speaking Tagalog with confidence!

Learn Tagalog with Miss Kane

Ep1 - Conversation Starter

Read and follow along with me.

Please send me a message and I will send you the PDF of book for free.
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/13365914

Dr Suess stories

Sleep Book by Dr. Suess

In this episode, you will learn 3 tips to help you answer one of the most common job interview questions, "Tell me about yourself."

Get the notes from today's episode at TanniaSuarez.com/blog/tell-me-about-yourself.

Business English with Tannia

How to Answer "Tell Me About Yourself"

Some of the best Indie music bands came from this epic city and although I haven't lived there for a long time, it will always have a piece of my heart. 

Transcript (read and study): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ViWj_qSUvXJcnYsX4dBefzW2yqJFI0rC/view?usp=sharing

Schedule a class with me here: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/12103910

Lisa's Podcast

Madchester, the home of Oasis

Shipbuilding today is based on science and ships are built using computers and sophisticated tools. Shipbuilding in ancient Rome, however, was more of an art relying on estimation, inherited techniques and personal experience. The Romans were not traditionally sailors but mostly land- based people, who learned to build ships from the people that they conquered  namely the Greeks and the Egyptians.

There are a few surviving written documents that give descriptions and representations of ancient Roman ships, including the sails and rigging. Excavated vessels also provide some clues about ancient shipbuilding techniques. Studies of these have taught us that ancient Roman shipbuilders built the outer hull first, then proceeded with the frame and the rest of the ship. Planks used to bulld the outer hull were initially sewn together. Starting from the 6th century BCE, they were fixed using a method called mortise and tenon, whereby one plank locked into another without the need for stitching. Then in the first centuries of the current era, Mediterranean shipbuilders shifted to another shipbuilding method, still in use today, which consisted of building the frame first and then proceedlng with the hull and the other components of the ship. This method was more systematic and dramatically shortened ship construction t›mes. The ancient Romans built large merchant ships and warships whose size and technology  were unequalled  until the 16th century CE.

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