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Thinking in English

We are familiar with countable and uncountable nouns. In this episode, we will have a look at some measure words that can help us count uncountable nouns. In other words, they change uncountable nouns into countable ones.
Let's have a look at some of them.

Learn With Kimiya

changing uncountable nouns into countable ones

Le festival Django Reinhardt, paradis des passionnés de jazz manouche !

Douce France

#4 Les festivals de musique en France : Django Reinhardt

Some of the best Indie music bands came from this epic city and although I haven't lived there for a long time, it will always have a piece of my heart. 

Transcript (read and study): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ViWj_qSUvXJcnYsX4dBefzW2yqJFI0rC/view?usp=sharing

Schedule a class with me here: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/12103910

Lisa's Podcast

Madchester, the home of Oasis

We have a light-hearted look at some crazy cures, but some have been proven scientifically to have therapeutic effects, for example Ginger, a fundamental part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The side effects of some modern medications make you wonder though, which is scarier: big pharmaceutical companies or Witches?

The Social Evolutionary

Herbal Medicine – Witchcraft, folk remedies or complete nonsense?

Making suggestions is an essential skill when you want to offer advice or ideas to someone. So, let's dive right in and explore these five useful ways to make suggestions.
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Five useful ways to make suggestions in English. Let's do a quick recap:
1.	"How about…?" for proposing new ideas or alternatives.
2.	"Why don’t you… ?" for offering suggestions to someone who's unsure.
3.	"Maybe we should… ." for collaborative and friendly proposals.
4.	"I’d recommend… ." for advice based on personal experience or expertise.
5.	"Have you thought about… ?" for introducing new ideas or options.


"5 Ways to Make a Suggestion" 

Today we're going to learn how to describe our room in Frasi.
Hope it helps.

Spoken Persian 

what does your room look like?

A South Korean musical about a teenage girl who meets a mysterious magician.

Vocabulary:
burden: something heavy you carry, whether physical or figurative
creditor: someone you owe money to
magician: a person who does magic tricks
wind-up toy: a toy that uses a clockwork motor to move
rat race: constantly competing to get ahead
distraction: something that moves your attention elsewhere

Learn English with Stories

Movie Series: The Sound of Magic

Reliving my youth, remembering "Monkey", a Japanese TV show which was broadcast in the UK in the 70s and 80s. It was dubbed into English.