
In today's podcast for ESL learners we look at two things:
1. Wales plans to ban drink refills in restaurants
2. Lyrics from the song Melting Pot by Blue Mink


Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Song Lyrics: Melting Pot by Blue Mink

ใน episode นี้ก็จะพูดถึงวันแห่งชาติซึ่งถือเป็นวันสำคัญของคนไทย ซึ่งจะตรงกับวันที่ 12 สิงหาคมของทุกปี
ในตอนนี้คุณจะได้เรียนเกี่ยวกับกิจกรรมในวันแม่ ดอกไม้สัญลักษณ์ของวันแม่ และตัวอย่างง่ายสำหรับการอวยพรแด่คุณแม่ในวันแม่นะคะ  หวังว่าคุณจะได้รับความรู้และได้ฝึกทักษะการฟังภาษาไทยเพิ่มขึ้นนะคะ

Thai Advance by Kru Kan

วันแม่แห่งชาติ (Mother's Day in Thailand)

HSK3

HSK3-1-Text2

As a general rule we spend time on continuous verbs. For instance, "I like to spend time improving my English". We can also devote time to things, commit time to things, set aside time for things, and earmark time for things.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I hope you don't spend your time like this!

The legend of Mid-Autumn Festival.  You can also watch the video about this story here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFrAiLuxQsI&t=2s

Learn Mandarin with Mandy

E03 嫦娥奔月【Chang E Flying to the Moon】

1. Cows are sacred - Cows are protected by their own set of rules in the Constitution, making killing a cow a crime. Even on crowded city streets, cows have the liberty to roam where they please without fear of being harassed by humans.

2. India has over 300,000 mosques and over 2 million Hindu temples - About 15% of India’s population is Muslim. The mosques across the country range from small village buildings to immense famous ones, like the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad or the Jama Masjid in New Delhi. 
The same can be said about India’s Hindu temples, which surpass two million to serve the 79.8% of India’s Hindu population. Just the holy city of Varanasi has over 23,000 temples. It is safe to say India is the land of temples!

3. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world - With documents dating back as early as 5,500 BCE, Hinduism is considered the oldest religion in the world. There is not a known founder of Hinduism, and no one cares to know who started Hinduism since Hinduism is a way of life. Currently, Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world, serving more than 1 billion people. 

4. India has 22 recognized languages - The numerous languages spoken across India include Santali, Kashmiri, Bengali, Tamil, and Urdu. However, the official languages are English and Hindi.
India also has the world’s second-largest population of English speakers (first is the United States), since most Indians speak their own regional language as well as English for easier communication.
Sanskrit is considered the oldest language in the world, the “mother of all languages.” Every Hindu book is written in Sanskrit

5. India has the highest population of vegetarians - “Indian food” has become one of the most widespread cuisines in the world. It’s estimated that between 15% and 30% of India’s population follow a strict vegetarian diet, while many others will only consume fish and no land animals.

Learn Fluent English with Professor Ashish

5 Fun and Interesting Facts About India That Might Surprise You

Learn to describe people. We cover basic language and expressions about appearance and personality. Best for beginner students!

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish: Descripciones personales (personal descriptions)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Es7XvqfVQ3hCITFtkGsBXOi7-ql74gVQ/view?usp=drivesdk


The English Breakfast (with transcript)

Weekly Lesson Audio -  The Return to Education