Short stories are awesome to listen to and they don't take much time at all. This one can help you get familiar with many new words; be sure to give it a try! ^^

All About English and How You Learn It!

A Short Story For Advanced Learners of English

Brief introduction and some tips for practicing English at the gym.

Everyday English with Nick

Introduction

집에 전기밥솥이 고장 났어. 가전제품 가게에 가서 하나 사자.
家里的电饭锅坏了, 去家电商场买一个吧。
	
그래. 어떤 브랜드 것으로 사고 싶어?
好的。想买哪个牌子的?	

아직 안 정했어. 먼저 인터넷에서 비교하고 고르는 게 어때?
还没决定, 先在网上比较一下, 然后再选怎么样?	

좋은 생각이야!
好主意!	

*전기밥솥 电饭锅
*가전제품 家电
*브랜드, 상표 牌子 
*고르다, 선택하다 选

[YOON] 1분 한국어

어떤 브랜드 것으로 사고 싶어? 想买哪个牌子的?	

The best  people I know are not afraid to FAIL FORWARD.

FLO TALKS 

FAIL FORWARD

Hoy tenemos otro día festivo, porque es hoy cuando abrimos los regalos de Navidad, que los Reyes Magos de Oriente nos han dejado debajo del árbol durante la noche. Además de abrir los regalos hay hacemos otra cosa típica, y es comer el rosco o roscón de Reyes. Te cuento todo sobre este rosco en el episodio.

¿Habías escuchado sobre el Roscón de Reyes? ¿Qué te parece esta tradición? 


Blanca to go 

Especial Navidad 2.11 – El roscón de Reyes

最近在中国很多人“三阳”了，也有一些人是“二阳”，那“一阳”、“二阳”、“三阳”的数字是什么意思呢？让我来给大家解读一下吧~

Chinese Learning with Lily

关于“一阳”、“二阳”、“三阳”的数字

In this podcast I am reading the first page of the first chapter from the book In Other Words (Italian version) from Jhumpa Lahiri.

I Podcast Secondo San Luca

I Podcast secondo San Luca - reading of the book In Altre Parole di Jhumpa Lahiri

LECTURA COMPRENSIVA.


ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DE UNA ESTUDIANTE QUE SE LLAMA VICTORIA.


Antes de comenzar la lectura.

1. ¿Que tan bueno eras en la escuela?

2. ¿Cual era tu materia favorita?

Presta atención a la lectura de tu profesor.


Victoria al escribir los números en su libreta lo
pasa muy bien.

Para hacer el uno pinta una rayita de arriba
abajo en el papel y le pone después una teja.
Para hacer el dos dibuja con cuidado el cuello
de un cisne.

Para dibujar el tres pone dos montañas de pie y
sigue con sus dibujos, para hacer un cuatro primero
una cruz y después le baja un palito como una vela.


Sigue con el cinco y el seis. ¡Qué fácil es! El
seis es un círculo que no puede cerrar. Y así poquito
a poco hasta el nueve que lo pinta despacito primero
un círculo y después le añade con cuidado una cola
de gato.

Victoria ya sabe escribir todos los números.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

The student Victoria

op universities in California like Stanford and the University of Southern California will no longer be able to favor the relatives of alumni and school donors during the application process.

That's after state governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning all private nonprofit colleges from giving preference to so-called "legacy" applicants and those with links to donors.

Newsom said the law already applied to public universities in the state. The law will now apply to all universities from September 2025.

The governor said: "In California, everyone should be able to get ahead through merit, skill, and hard work. The California Dream shouldn't be accessible to just a lucky few, which is why we're opening the door to higher education wide enough for everyone, fairly."

California is the second US state to ban both public and private universities from favoring legacy applicants. Maryland was the first, earlier this year, although the state's top school — Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore — had already ended the practice independently.

Virginia, Illinois and Colorado have banned public universities from giving preferential treatment to those with links to former students or donors.

Admissions to US universities are very competitive. And legacy admissions policies give an advantage to applicants whose — often wealthy, often white — family members previously attended the university, or who have donated money to the school.

A 2022 study looked at one unnamed US university and found that, over a 16-year period, 34% of legacy applicants were accepted — compared to just 14% of non-legacy applicants.

A group representing private colleges in California said it was "uncomfortable" with the state getting involved in the universities' admissions processes, but said the institutions would follow the new law.

