I had a dream about a magical garden paradise.

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Dream- Magical Garden Paradise

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

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Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today’s podcast we’ll talk about: Portuguese/English false friends part 5.
Before I start, everything that I say here will be in the podcast description for you to read, you just need to click on this link: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ZR6cef2zcyZkiN5XNJ6Zlj-bS3f_M8RaAK14GrxsQ8/edit?usp=sharing
And  if you’re an advanced student you can skip directly to the Portuguese part at one minute and thirty seconds. 
Let 's go? 


Portuguese Drops 

Portuguese/English false friends (5)

Ciao! In questo episodio vorrei fare un riassunto delle notizie e degli eventi più importanti di questo fine gennaio 2022 italiano + una notizia interessante per gli studenti di italiano! 
Aspetto i vostri sinceri feedback, consigli, idee... sono "tutta orecchie"! 

L'Italia per tutti

Episodio 1: notizie da gennaio 2022

JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you? 
ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking about you.
JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if you’d like to go to a 
movie tonight.
ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing?
JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Out. What do
you think?
ALICE: Sounds great!
JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00.
ALICE: See you then. Bye!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, Alice, it’s John: Hi, ____, it’s ____ is a casual and friendly way to say hello on the 
phone. Although “it’s” means “it is,” it is used to mean “I am” here.
• Oh, hi, John! Notice the rising intonation here. Alice is excited to hear from John and is 
very pleased that he called her.
• I was wondering if you’d like to ... This is a polite and indirect way of asking “Do you 
want to …?” John is nervous and does not want to appear too direct or bold. Notice 
how the question goes up at the end, which shows that he is not overly confident.
• Sure! I’d love to means “Yes, I would love to.” Notice that Alice is very enthusiastic 
and friendly. She wants John to feel comfortable about asking her out on a date.
• I was thinking about … / What do you think? Again, John does not want to appear 
too bold. He wants to give Alice a chance to suggest a movie.
• Sounds great! Is an informal way of saying “That is a good plan.”
• I’ll pick you up is an informal way of saying “I’ll come to your house so that we can 
go together.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 6: A Telephone Call

Ben老师很荣幸采访到在西班牙生活的汉语老师Siyu, 谈论Siyu老师眼中的西班牙是怎么样的，我们还谈到了跨国恋情的话题。同学们可以通过我们的对话练习与提高听力水平。

Chinese with Ben

采访住在西班牙的汉语老师Siyu

Talking about being prepared for when bad things might happen.  Leave me feedback if you like this type of podcast . Thanks!
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SWE 158 Learn from Michael Phelps

Today I look at the phrasal verb "to snap up". Winston Churchill's False Teeth sell for £18,000 and I look at the song lyrics "They Don't Know" by Tracey Ullman.

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