Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Speak like a Native

На этой неделе текст «Молодец» посвящен автомобильной культуре США и Route 66». Но я подумал, что мы могли бы поговорить о чем-то другом в рамках этой темы. ...Мотоциклы!

Check out the text on www.molodetsell.com

Molodets! Подкаст по изучению английского языка и американской культуре для носителей русского языка

2.3 Мотоциклетная культура

音乐 yīn yuè （～+乐 yuè ）
1. 流行乐 liú xíng yuè （Pop Music）
QQ Music *Taylor Swift  Shake of you*

2. 摇滚乐 yáo gǔn yuè （Rock Music）
QQ Music *Linkin Pak What I‘ve done *

3. 节奏蓝调 jié zòu lán diào （R&B, Rhythm and Blues）
QQ Music *Beyonce  Crazy in Love *

4. 说唱乐 shuō chàng yuè （Rap Music）
QQ Music * Eminem Stan *

5. 电子乐diàn zǐ  yuè （Electronic Music  or EDM, Electronic Dance Music）
QQ Music *K-391/Alan walker/Tungevaag Play *

6. 古典乐 gǔ diǎn yīn yuè（Classical Music）
QQ Music *Allegro con brio  Symphony No.5 in C Minor,Op.67*

7. 歌剧gē jù （Opera）
QQ Music *Nessun dorma Luciano Pavarotti *

8. 爵士乐 jué shì yuè （Jazz Music） 
QQ Music *John Pizzarelli  Mam'selle  *

9.拉丁乐 lā dīng yuè （Latin Music） 
QQ Music *Ofenbach/Nick Waterhouse  Katchi *

10.雷鬼乐 léi guǐ yuè （Reggae Music）
QQ Music *Olly Murs/Rizzle Kicks Heart Skips A Beat*

11.乡村乐 xiāng cūn  yuè （Country Music） 
QQ.   Music * Redbone Come and Get your Love  *

你喜欢什么类型的音乐？nǐ xǐhuan shénme lèixíng de yīnyuè ？
我 喜欢...和...。wǒ xǐ huān ... hé ...。

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

What type of music do you like? 你喜欢什么类型的音乐？

La culpa es de la vaca" ilustra la externalización de la culpa. Un investigador encuestó almacenes en Colombia sobre productos de cuero: precios altos y baja calidad. Los fabricantes culparon a las curtiembres por aranceles. Las curtiembres a los mataderos por mala calidad de cueros. Los mataderos a los ganaderos por poco uso de venenos y marcas en las reses. Los ganaderos a las vacas por restregarse en alambres. Conclusión: ¡las vacas son estúpidas! Esta historia, resumida por Fernando Cepeda en El Tiempo, se basa en investigación del libro "Changing the Mind of a Nation" (Harrison & Huntington), cap. de Michael Fairbanks. © 2002 Jaime Lopera G. y Martha Inés Bernal T.

Tales  from the Macondo man

La culpa es de la vaca

Defend	保卫	bǎowèi
Delegate	转授	zhuǎnshòu
Delete	删除	shānchú
Deliver	递送	dìsòng
Demonstrate eg as in to protest	示威	shìwēi


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C15 Vocabulary Set: Defend Delegate Delete Deliver Demonstrate

When travelling, it might be challenging to take the right bus or subway. That's way in this episode I'll help you to ask for infos about public transport when in Italy. Listen to it now and learn useful Italian words through real situations.

Here the links mentioned in the episode.

Link 1: Learn Italian from scratch.       https://cocai-italiano.com/

Link 2: Join our community.      https://t.me/cocaiitaliano

***

Welcome to this brand new podcast broadcasted by Cocai Italian.

3 minutes Italian delivers you a full experience of the Italian language in pills.

Do you want to learn Italian language? Or did you just started this journey? Then 3 minutes Italian by Cocai Italiano will help you by teaching you a few, daily Italian expressions to start speaking today!

3 minutes Italian

Learn how to take public transport in Italy - 3 minutes Italian

LAYLA: Thanks for meeting with me during your lunch hour. I 
appreciate it.
MONICA: No problem. I’m happy to help. What’s going on?
LAYLA: Oh you know, the usual. Should I take this new job? Or do I 
stick with my current one?
MONICA: Well, I think it’s time for a change, don’t you? They pay you late 
and you are unhappy.
LAYLA: Do you really think so?
MONICA: I know so. And I’ve been listening to you complain for over a 
year now. Trust me. Take the job. What do you have to lose?



LANGUAGE NOTES
• In formal conversation, giving advice is often suggested through modals: ought to/ 
should / could / If I were you. In informal conversations people tend to use words such 
as I think that/ I feel that/ in my opinion.
• Listen for the emphasis on I know so and Trust me. These common phrases can be 
used to convey both positive and negative emotions. “I know so” conveys a deep belief 
or certainty. “To know” shows more certainty than “to think.”
• Notice the use of command forms: Take the job. /Trust me./ Go for it! The command 
form can be used to gently persuade someone

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 30 (final) : Giving advice

What do you think is the most expensive place in the world to live? New York? London? Maybe Tokyo?

While Japan has long had a reputation as an expensive place to live, its cities have been getting cheaper in recent years — with some big changes coming just in the last 12 months.

American consulting company Mercer recently released its 2024 Cost of Living City Ranking, which compares the costs of over 200 items in 226 cities around the world. The results are based on a March 2024 survey, and include things like housing and transportation, as well as food, clothing and entertainment.

All five of the world's most expensive cities are unchanged from last year, with Hong Kong and Singapore again in first and second place. These two Asian cities are followed by three Swiss cities: Zurich, Geneva and Basel.

Bern, another Swiss city, has risen from seventh to sixth place, while New York City has fallen one place to seventh.

However, Tokyo has dropped 30 places to 49th — putting it right after San Juan in Puerto Rico. And Osaka has dropped 53 places to 146th — just ahead of Wuhan in China.

However, the biggest drop since last year was for Lagos in Nigeria, which fell 178 places to 225th. And the least expensive city is now Abuja, Nigeria's capital, at 226th.

Mercer wrote that many big drops were caused by changes in exchange rates. Japan's yen dropped to a 34-year low against the US dollar in March — and hit a 38-year low in early July.

The ranking was also affected by inflation — especially in housing prices — as well as increasing political uncertainty around the world.

Mercer says it's important for companies to look at its cost of living ranking when thinking about sending staff to live abroad.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Japan Tumbles on Expensive Cities Ranking

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SurwB27lFNrIBE4UkkmaBcUpnNpg0zYm/view?usp=drivesdk