Читаем отрывки из книг русских авторов (или переводы). Сначала просто читаю, потом - объясняю новые слова. / Reading books in Russian (or translations). First, I just read, than - I explain new words.

Reading Russian

Актуальные темы на русском языке о культуре, менталитете, языковых нюансах и новостях без использования перевода на английский.
Если хочешь тренировать слух и лучше понимать русскую речь, подпишись!

Speak to Vika

Пишем короткие диктанты на русском языке! Могу прислать текст для проверки ошибок (если есть). / Let's write short dictations in Russian! I can send you the text to check mistakes (if you have any).

Writing Russian

This is story is from 8 year old Siho in Korea, who has a magical friend! Get in touch for the workbook or to take the story workshop! Let's bring your story to life!


Bite-Sized Books - A Reading Podcast for Kids!

A Narwhal Called Bob

New Year (正月, shōgatsu) is the most important holiday in Japan. Most businesses shut down from January 1 to January 3, and families typically gather to spend the days together.

Years are traditionally viewed as completely separate, with each new year providing a fresh start. Consequently, all duties are supposed to be completed by the end of the year, while bonenkai parties ("year forgetting parties") are held with the purpose of leaving the old year's worries and troubles behind.

Homes and entrance gates are decorated with ornaments made of pine, bamboo and plum trees, and clothes and houses are cleaned.

On New Year's eve, toshikoshi soba (buckwheat noodles), symbolizing longevity, are served. A more recent custom is watching the music show "kohaku uta gassen", a highly popular television program featuring many of Japan's most famous J-pop and enka singers in spectacular performances.

Akari Talks Japan

How people in Japan prepare for the new year お正月準備

抱薪救火：用柴草来救火。常用来以比喻想要消除祸害，但用了错误的办法而适得其反。

中华成语典故

中华成语典故--抱薪救火

Siapa sih yang nggak butuh transportasi. Transportasi sudah menjadi kebutuhan manusia. Yuk kita bahas dikit soal transportasi di sekitar kita.

Diari Tyas

Transportasi Favorit

Si vedel/a, da imamo slovenci svoje valentinovo, ki se imenuje gregorjevo? Kdaj se praznuje in kakšni so na ta dan običaji boš izvedel/a v podcastu.

Podcast: Povej mi več - Tell me more!

Povej mi več o slovenskem valentinovem

Hoy celebramos 140 episodios del podcast y, ¿qué mejor manera de hacerlo que yendonos de fiesta? En este episodio te menciono algunos conceptos que necesitas saber a la hora de salir de fiesta en España. La fiesta suele ocurrir en situaciones formales, por lo que los conceptos del episodio son muy coloquiales.

Espero que disfrutes el epsiodio. Después de escucharlo no te olvides de dejar una valoración a este podcast, ni de visitar mi instagram para decirme si conocías estos términos de los que te hablo y si conoces algún otro concepto de fiesta.


Blanca to go 

140 – vocabulario de fiesta en España

Un episodio lleno de construcciones que narran la historia de Colombia como amalgama de culturas, pensamientos y modos de ser y habitar el mundo. 
En el siguiente google docs encontrarán el artículo del podcast y algunas fotografías de distintas construcciones en épocas diferentes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HQYl66bsQbhd7k-Funmx8P9W-dLJiIkvRn4cRdC41QI/edit

Voces Difusora

Arquitectura colombiana: trazos de la historia

This week, you’ll hear from the very first guest on the Express to Impress podcast. Allyson Plumberg, Founder of Rooted Accents: Solutions for Accent Modification, joins me to discuss accent modification. 

Allyson provides speech therapy services and accent modification coaching to students and professionals worldwide. She has a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Arizona State University.

The episode is the first of two with my conversation with Allison. It’s packed full of useful information for English language learners. 

We kick off the conversation with a definition of an accent and have a quick discussion about the General American English accent and micro accents.

Then, we dive into a discussion about common beliefs about accents. Allison debunks common myths that limit people from being able to speak English effectively.

We also talk about speaking speed, word stress, content versus function words, stressed and unstressed syllables, reductions, contractions, and more! 

Episode originally published February 26, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/american-english-accent/

Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/express-to-impress/.

See infographics for this episode on Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/.