Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #10 - Le Cicale.

In this podcast we are going to learn some simple responses to "How are you?".
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ieDACzJX4rgfpgVZvGcIba-TcPKxLKvk-UM1dDt1VSY/edit?usp=sharing

Hungarian Speaking Practice

Simple Responses to "How are you?"

Вы знаете, что Россия большая, но насколько именно большая - представить довольно сложно. Хороший способ представить её размеры - разобраться в том, сколько же в России часовых поясов.
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Сколько в России часовых поясов? A2-B2

In this story, an aeroplane named Seven is using a secret energy source. But the assistant engineer might know what it is. 
This is Part 3 of 5. 

It was 12:00pm and Seven was playing cards with Zack the pilot in their hangar.
 
Seven picked up a few cards and slammed five down on the table. “Once again, I’m winning, Zack. When will you ever learn? You can’t beat me—Hah!” 

Zack, looking frustrated, said, “Next time I’ll beat you. I’m going to practice online. You’ll see. Next time.” 

Tobee arrived for work and went straight to the office. He noticed the security camera system was blinking, alerting some kind of action needed. Tobee took care of it and turned to exit the office. 

But what was this? In front of him there were several huge barrels labelled ‘7-Up’. Tobee thought that it was illegal to use 7-Up. He understood it was a cheaper fuel source, but he believed it wasn’t worth the risk. Tobee believed in the government’s decision to ban 7-Up as a fuel source. 

Tobee stepped out into the main hangar and confronted Zack. 

“Boss? There are seven giant barrels of 7-Up in the office. Have you been giving it to Seven? You know that’s illegal, right? Why are you doing this? You’re risking your entire business.” 

Zack looked undeniably suspicious and worried. He struggled to speak confidently and said, “Oh that… that’s left over from my son’s 14th birthday party last week. Want some?” 

Tobee said, “Uh… okay. But… I’m a bit… hurt that you didn’t invite me…” 

Zack laughed nervously. “Yes… I only just invited family and friends… Sorry, Tobee. Maybe next time. Uhh, feel free to take some home if you want.” 

As Tobee left the main hangar, Seven whispered to Zack, “Phew, that was a close one. Thankfully he bought it.” 

Tobee didn’t believe Zack’s improvised story, but he tried to play along. He didn’t want Zack catching onto him. Tobee thought that he’d discover the truth for himself. 


Being a Cloud

Seven the Aeroplane

In this episode you will listen to story of Coca cola and how it became famous! 
The key vocabulary : recognizable , syrup, shape, advertised , distinctive , licence , a handful of people, source, object , soldiers ! Enjoy:)

Kate´s speaking :)

The story of Coca cola bottle

Today I have gathered numerous conversation starters surrounding the topic "family", which can help you chat it up with any native or ESL person you meet. :)

Baffling Lingo

Conversation Starters #1

Explains the alternate ways to use pronouns in their possessive form in English.

The English Toolbox

Possessive Pronouns


 Congiunzioni conclusive: 

quindi, perciò, inoltre, insomma, dunque

Servono per giungere alla conclusione in un ragionamento dentro una frase. 
Esempio: 

Oggi fa molto freddo, quindi indosso un maglione pesante.

Come vedi oggi non ha piovuto, dunque  avevo ragione io.











Congiunzioni dichiarative/esplicative

Infatti, difatti, in effetti, ossia, ovvero, vale a dire

Servono a introdurre introdurre una frase che spiega, illustra, chiarisce quello che è stato detto.
Esempi:

In Spagna si vive molto bene, infatti  Valencia è stata eletta a città più vivibile del mondo. 
 Secondo me in Italia non ci sono buone condizioni di lavoro, difatti molti giovani laureati oggi emigrano in altri Paesi. 




Congiunzioni causali
Poiché, perché, siccome, giacché, in quanto che, dato che

Servono a introdurre la causa o il motivo espresso nella frase principale

Poiché ieri non stavo bene, sono rimasto a casa.
Ho comprato una sedia nuova perché l’altra era troppo scomoda. 
In quanto che il tempo è prezioso, sarà bene utilizzarlo nel migliore dei modi. 






Congiunzioni concessive
nonostante, benché , sebbene, qualora

Esempi: 

Nonostante Noam Chomsky abbia 94 anni, è un uomo ancora molto preparato e con un senso critico della realtà. 
Qualora tu fossi interessata, ci sarebbe ancora un posto per il workshop di scrittura creativa. 



Altre congiunzioni varie con esempi: 

purché
  Esempio: Farò di tutto per aiutarti, purché tu riesca a raggiungere i tuoi obiettivi

finché
Esempio: finché continuerai a perdere tempo in aperitivi con gli amici, non riuscirai mai a raggiungere buoni risultati nello sport. 
affinché
Esempio: Affinché potesse studiare meglio il jazz, Mario decise di trasferirsi a New York. 

bensì
esempio: Non voglio un piatto con caviale e aragosta, bensì una semplice focaccia con le olive. 

cosicché
Esempio: Igor ha deciso di trasferirsi in Germania, cosicché avrà maggiori possibilità lavorative

