Second chapter of the story Pocket Rainbow. We are introduced to Joe Mbuti, a truck driver and his wife. 

Pocket Rainbow

Cyan

After our last episode which introduced the topic of Collocations, in this episode, we are going to learn some Effective STRATEGIES to Incorporate Collocations in the Vocabulary Acquisition process. 

All Things English

Vocabulary Acquisition - How to Effectively Use Collocations

Listen to hear about how Japanese students spend their Februaries. Passing entrance exams and getting into college is extremely competitive. I’ll talk about my experience taking a lot of tests!

Crazy Japanese Culture

Intense Japanese Entrance Exam😱

In this week's episode, we explore one of the most challenging aspects of English grammar: the definite article "the." We’ll discuss why it can be confusing, outline its usage rules, and provide clear examples to help you understand it better.

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The Grammarian Podcast

Common mistakes made by English Language Learners: Part 2 - "The" a definite way to remeber how to use this definite article.

قَرَارَات الحَيَاة غَالِبًا بِتْشَكِّل صُورِة المُسْتَقْبَل.
وكِل قَرَار بْيِحْمِل عَوَاقِب, سوَاءًا كَان لَفَتْرَة قَصِيرَة أو طَوِيلِة.
القَرَارَات الصَعْبِة بِتْقَوِي وبِتْزِيد صَلَابِة الشَخْصِيِة.
بس بَعض القَرَارَات بْتِطَلَّب تَضْحِيِة بَس مُمْكِن تْأَدِّي للنُمُو.
مُوَازَنِة المَنْطِق و المَشَاعِر هي مُفْتَاح أَخْد القَرَارَات الصَحِيحَة. 
ومو عَيب لو الإِنْسَان طَلَب نَصَائِح مِن أَشْخَاص عِنْدهُم خِبْرَة أَكْبَر.
عَلَى كُلِّ, كِل قَرَار, صْغِير أو كْبِير, بِيسَاهِم فِي تَطْوِير النَفْس
Life decisions mostly shape the future's image.
every decision carries consequences, it was either for a short or a long period.
The difficult decisions strengthen and increase the personality toughness.
But some decisions demand sacrifice but they may lead to growth.
Balancing the logic and the emotions are the key for making the correct decisions.
and it’s not a shame if the person requested advice from people who have more experience.
However, every decision, small or big, contributes to self improvement.


Levantine Dialect (Level 2)

قرارات الحياة / Life decisions 🧬

Teacher Smith and Den were having a natural, unplanned conversation about Den’s journey to becoming fluent in English. Den reflected on how he once struggled but improved by immersing himself in English-speaking environments and practicing regularly. Over time, his confidence grew, and now, to Teacher Smith’s admiration, Den has even become an English teacher himself. They shared a laugh about how fluent he sounds today and marvelled at his impressive progress.

LEARN BY LISTENING

How to Become Fluent in English and Even Teach It: A Real Success Story

PATTY: I’m really excited for Aunt Mary’s surprise birthday party
this afternoon! Aren’t you?
SUSAN: Yeah! How old is she?
PATTY:  She’ll be 55 on May 14 [fourteenth].
SUSAN: Wow! I didn’t know that my mom was older — she’s going
to be 57 on September 2 [second]. Anyway, Aunt Mary’s 
going to be so surprised to see us all here!
PATTY: I know! But we still have to get all the food set up before 
she gets here … OK! We’re all ready now. Shh! She’s here!
ALL: Surprise!


LANGUAGE NOTES
• I’m really excited … Notice the emphasis on “really.” “Really” is used to emphasize the 
adjective “excited” here.
• Birthday party Notice that the normal stress for a compound noun falls on the first 
element of the compound.
• Aren’t you? This negative tag is used to show that the speaker expects a positive 
answer. Patty assumes that Susan is also looking forward to the party.
• She’ll be 55 Notice that “55” is stressed here. This detail answers the question “How 
old is she?”
• Fourteenth Notice that we use “th” for ordinal numbers, starting with 4 [but first, 
second and third]. The stress is on the second syllable [fourTEENTH]. Compare this with 
“fortieth: 40th” [FORtieth].
• She’s going to be ... Notice how this is pronounced like “gonna be.” Instead of four 
syllables “go/ing/to/be” there are three syllables “ga/na/be.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 20: Birthdays

This issue will give you an answer what is the deepest lake in the world. Many interesting facts about this lake, including the fact, that it contains almost 1/5 of fresh water on the Earth. Why people love to come to this lake? Why the swimming season at the lake is short? 

Этот выпуск даст вам ответ, какое озеро самое глубокое в мире. Много интересных фактов об этом озере, включая факт, что оно содержит почти 1/5 всей пресной воды планеты Земля. Почему люди любят приезжать к этому озеру? Почему купальный сезон на этом озере такой короткий? 

Russian with Nick

#4 Самое глубокое озеро в мире

La Navidad en México es un momento especial para millones de familias que se reúnen para participar en diversas tradiciones. Cada año, las festividades nos permiten sumergirnos en un sinfín de luces, sabores y sonidos que nos traen esperanza y nos recuerdan la importante herencia cultural de nuestro país.

Esta temporada nos brinda la oportunidad de promover los lazos de nuestra comunidad y vivir los principales valores de la Navidad: la unión familiar, la gratitud y la paz.
Desde el inicio de la temporada navideña, el 16 de diciembre con las posadas, hasta el día de la Epifanía el 6 de enero, la alegría se respira en las calles adornadas con luces navideñas y flores de nochebuena.

Las posadas se llevan a cabo a lo largo de nueve días en los que los fieles católicos recrean el peregrinaje de María y José a Belén para el nacimiento de Jesús. Cada noche, las familias entonan cantos y villancicos acerca de la celebración; participan en las pastorelas navideñas y realizan actividades, como romper la colorida piñata con siete picos.

Rellena de frutas y dulces, la piñata representa los siete pecados capitales y, al romperse, simboliza la victoria de la fe sobre ellos, así como la dicha de vivir en la gracia y los valores de la Navidad.
La Nochebuena es el corazón de la celebración navideña en México. Cada 24 de diciembre, las familias se reúnen para festejar el nacimiento de Jesús, agradecer las bendiciones recibidas durante el año y disfrutar alrededor de la mesa de exquisitos platillos típicos. También la variedad culinaria en cada región es muestra de la diversidad mexicana y de la preservación de nuestra herencia cultural.

Mientras que en el centro del país solemos disfrutar del bacalao, los romeritos y el pavo; en el norte la cena no está completa sin los tamales en hoja de maíz; ni el sur sin la tradicional cochinita pibil. Cualquiera que sea el platillo de la noche, se acostumbra continuar la celebración acudiendo a las pastorelas, a la misa de Gallo a la...