Content to help students succeed in the IELTS Speaking exam

IELTS Speaking Success

In this lesson, we will take about our hobby and sports.

Basic communication conversations

第二十三课  我喜欢做运动 Lesson 23  I like doing sports

This episode is a short version of my podcast. It covers the Syrian family's rituals, traditions, and daily life. While you are learning Arabic dialect, it's very important to reflect on the people, their mindset, traditions, and lives.
I hope you enjoy it!

Beyond Borders: Immersing in Syrian Culture

The Syrian Family 

¿Por qué gastamos más de la mitad del tiempo y la energía del aprendizaje de un idioma, especialmente el español, en los tiempos verbales  pretéritos, cuando el pasado nunca volverá jamás?

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

El pasado pasó y nosotros seguimos estando...

An aquarium in Japan is asking people to help a group of eels that are getting lonely.

English News

English News for Beginners: Aquarium Asks People to Video-Call Lonely Eels

Bienvenidos al podcast "aprende español hablando". En este quinto podcast, hablaremos del significado y de la importancia de las expresiones idiomáticas, en esta ocasión, 13 expresiones idiomáticas relacionadas con animales.

Aprende español con Manu

Quinto episodio de expresiones idiomáticas. Expresiones con animales.

Modern Chinese(時代華語)B1- Reading(短文)

The word "to" causes a lot of confusion for English language learners.  Why?  "To" can play very different roles in English grammar.  "To" can be a preposition, or it can be a verbal particle.  It can play both of these roles in the same sentence.  

For the full text, go to https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/two-different-roles-for-the-word-to/.

Difficult English Explained

Two different roles for the word "to"

Easy News📺
I introduce Japanese news in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “Gion Festival in Kyoto”.
This episode is JLPT-N4 level.

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After listening, please take the quiz!

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☆Words☆
祭り（まつり / matsuri）：festival
コロナウイルス（ころなういるす / korona uirusu）：coronavirus
飾る（かざる / kazaru）：decorate
山車（だし / dashi）：festival car (float)
喜ぶ（よろこぶ / yorokobu）： be happy

日本三大祭り（にほんさんだいまつり / nihon sandai matsuri）：the Japan’s three greatest festivals
・祇園祭（ぎおんまつり / gion matsuri）：Gion Festival（Gion Matsuri is a one of the biggest festival which takes place over the entire month of July in Kyoto. The biggest event of this festival is Yamahoko. Yamahoko is the decorated float which is made by every town in Kyoto. These floats will be paraded through streets on every July 17th.）

・神田祭（かんだまつり / kanda matsuri）：Kanda  Festival（Kanda Matsuri is one of Edo’s (old Tokyo’s) great festivals. Events last one week but the highlight is the procession of more than 100 o-mikoshi (divine palanquins) from all the area’s neighborhoods to and from the shrine; experience the unbelievable atmosphere in Kanda, Nihonbashi, Otemachi, Marunouchi and Akihabara.）

・天神祭（てんじんまつり / tenjin matsuri）：Tenjin  Festival（Tenjin Matsuri is a festival held by Osaka Tenmangu shrine, Sugawarano Michizane is enshrined at and has more than 1000 years of history.）

☆Grammar☆
・～になる：become
・～ように･･･：so that / in order to
・～そうです（伝聞）：I heard that

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