Remembrance Sunday is on  12 November (no transcript today)

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

“One city that I really find so interesting is Venice, which I think has to be one of the most amazing, and fascinating cities in the world. Venice is located in… I think….the north of Italy, on the coast,and is one of the most popular tourist destinations… not just in Italy but, anywhere in the world today.

 

Venice is known as the city of canals, and there are so many things Venice is famous for including its beautiful bridges, gondola rides, historical buildings…. interesting old streets…..Oh! and also the Venice carnival, which looks like so much fun.

 

I remember I first learned about Venice back when i was in high school, and we studied the Shakespeare play “The merchant of Venice……. I can still remember my English teacher showing us a short video showing all the sites of Venice……… I remember thinking…..wow! This has to be one of the most amazing cities i’ve ever seen, and decided this is a place i must visit in the future.

 

Venice with all of its magnificent….. historical buildings, ancient bridges and water really looks like no other city in the world today. It almost looks like something from a movie set, and it’s amazing to think that this is actually a real place, that still remains and looks the same as it did hundreds of years ago. I think that’s what really makes it so interesting in my mind.

 

There are no ugly modern or high rise buildings, which again just makes it such an interesting city compared to other popular tourist cities.

 

  I really think there are no other cities that can be compared to Venice, and it is truly a unique city, with more interesting and fascinating sites than you can imagine.”

 

Thank you……

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a city you think is interesting

In today's episode we're going to talk about the expression "bite the bullet".

Wyn's Way to English

Wyn's Way to English - "Bite the bullet"

大家晚上好啊，我是丹霞。您现在收听的是中文台词频道，这一集的台词出自电视剧《传闻中的陈芊芊》，由赵露思和丁禹兮主演。

“风，吹水撩拨有纹，翻山越岭无痕。”( fēnɡ, chuī shuǐ liáo bō yǒu wén , fān shān yuè lǐnɡ wú hén) When the wind blows over the water surface, there will be ripples, but there is no trace of the wind over the mountains.

“花，从无百日红，转瞬即成空。”( huā, cónɡ wú bǎi rì hónɡ, zhuǎn shùn jí chénɡ kōnɡ ) Flowers, never a hundred days red, and vanishes in an instant.

                                                          -----电视剧《传闻中的陈芊芊》/ <The Romance of Tiger and Rose>

    
撩拨liáobō stir
纹wén  ripples, wrinkles 
翻山越岭fān shān yuè lǐng  tramp over mountains and through ravines
痕hén  mark, trace, imprint
转瞬zhuǎn shùn  in a wink; in the twinkle of an eye; in a flash

Chinese Lines 中文台词

04.《传闻中的陈芊芊》/ <The Romance of Tiger and Rose>

Ini cerita tentang papa dan mama belanja.

Cerita Pendek Indonesia (A1-A2)

03 Beli Barang

Two people talk about themselves and their families.


Beginner 

Meet the Teachers - (Be Verbs - Introductions)

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Streetwise English

SWE 63 Do you have the Attention Span of a Gold Fish?

Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris.

The Olympics superfan has attended seven Summer Games over 40 years. But this trip to Paris came at a cost of $10,000.

Robinson, 66 and from Los Angeles, maxed out her credit cards and worked two jobs to afford the trip and the 38 event tickets she bought. And she has to work two more years to make up the money she spent.

"It was hard to save up and it's a big budget, but it's a thousand times worth it," she says.

Robinson's fascination with the Olympics started when her mother worked as a translator for athletes during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Her mother would come home after work with pins from athletes that she gave to her daughter.

Her hobby of collecting pins led her to Atlanta 1996, where she made rice necklaces for athletes in exchange for their pins.

"I got all the pins and I got to meet all the athletes. And in those days, it wasn't high security like now," she said. "Now you can't even get near the athletes' village."

From there: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, London 2012 and Rio 2016. She got a visa for Beijing 2008, but couldn't afford the trip. It was similar for Tokyo: she bought tickets, but got refunded as COVID-19 soared and the Games were held without spectators.

Robinson's outfits started simply but have become more complex over time. She spent a year working on her Paris outfit, which has hundreds of adornments. People often stop her in the street, asking for a photo.

As soon as these Olympics end, she will start working on the next Summer Games — which will be in her hometown in Los Angeles.

"I'm going to do it forever," she said. "I'm going to save all my money and just concentrate on Olympics."