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Adventures in English with Alex

In this episode, you will listen to a phone call with a travel agent and learn how to buy a ticket. Enjoy your podcast!
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Turkish Conversations From ZERO to HERO

Episode 3 : A phone Call With a Travel Agent - Bilet Alıyorum...

Es extraño amar a alguien que no recuerda que lo amas. A veces, me rechaza. Se enfada conmigo sin motivos, se pone nervioso y agresivo. Ya no tiene censuras y le da igual decirme lo que piensa.

CON SENTIDO COMÚN EN ESPAÑOL

EL ALZHEIMER

In this episode, I talk about watching films and how that can help to improve your English and mention a couple of apps which you can use in this regard...



Kev's English Podcast

 Kev's English Podcast: Episode 15: Watch films to improve your English!

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日本の家庭には必ずバスタブがあり、毎日お湯を入れて浸かる人が多いです。
でも、私の家にはバスタブがないので、最近まで毎日シャワーだけでした。
でも、ドイツの冬は長く、寒いので、お風呂に入れないのはとても辛いです。
だから、このお風呂をアマゾンで見つけて買いました。
このお風呂はビニールでできていて、空気を入れて使います。
使わないときは空気を抜いて小さく折りたたんで、置いておくことができます。
お風呂に入ると、下半身が温まるのでうれしいです。
このお風呂の欠点はお湯がすぐにぬるくなることです。
みなさんはお風呂に入るのが好きですか？

<VOCABULARY>
お風呂：おふろ(ofuro)　bath
家庭：かてい (katei)　home
お湯：おゆ (oyu)　hot water
浸かる：つかる (tsukaru)  soak 
辛い：つらい(tsurai)   tough
ビニール：びにーる(biniiru)　plastic, vinyl
空気：くうき(kuuki)  air
（空気を）入れる：いれる(ireru) 　inflate
（空気を）抜く：ぬく(nuku)　take the air out
小さく：ちいさく (chiisaku)  small
折りたたむ：おりたたむ(oritatamu)  fold
置いておく：おいておく(oiteoku) 　leave it
下半身：かはんしん(kahannshin) 　lower body
欠点：けってん(ketten)  weak point


Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

私のお風呂について

In this episode of #MustWatch TV Series/Movies I would like to recommend 'The Accountant' of which is an action-thriller movie that was released in 2016, it educates and displays autism in a brighter light. Please watch it and let me know what you think of it.

#MustWatch TV Series/Movies

#MustWatch The Accountant (Movie)

In today's episode we learn an anecdote about the American tourists who once met the Queen and had no idea who she was. Here's the story. 

Key Vocabulary:
An anecdote   /ˈanɪkdəʊt/   noun  = a short, interesting story about a real incident or person.
To play a prank on someone = To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke on someone.
To pull someone's leg  =  to deceive someone playfully; tease someone.
Cantankerous	/kanˈtaŋk(ə)rəs/ adjective   = bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
To be a fly on the wall =  you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed

Former Royal Protection Officer, Richard Griffin said he and the Queen met the American hikers one day while they were walking near Balmoral Castle, her holiday home in Scotland.
"The Queen would always stop and say hello," Griffin said. "And it was clear from the moment we first stopped that they hadn't recognized the Queen."
Griffin said one of the Americans asked the Queen where she lived.
"She said, 'Well I live in London, but I've got a holiday home near here,"' Griffin recalled. 
The hiker then asked if she had ever met Queen Elizabeth.
"Well I haven't, but Richard here meets her regularly," the Queen replied.
The hiker then turned to Griffin and asked: "Oh, you've met the Queen? What's she like?"
"I decided to pull her leg, so I said, 'she can be very cantankerous at times, but she's got a lovely sense of humour".
The American then got his camera out, and gave it to the Queen, asking if she could take a picture of him with the royal protection officer. "Then we swapped places and I took a picture of them with the Queen and we waved goodbye". "The Queen said to me, 'I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to their friends —  hopefully someone tells him who I am.'"

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The Queen and the American tourists

Homophones: each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew.

“You bare your skin when you wear a bikini.”

Bear: 1) To endure or carry on. 2) A large furry animal

“There is someone in the bear cage! I can’t bear to watch!”

Bored: Having a lack of interest.

“I was so bored during that speech. I almost fell asleep.”

Board: 1) A thin flat piece of material. 2) The decision-makers within an organization.

“The board of directors at the Surf Club have decided which surf board we should use.”

Toe: You have five of them on each foot.

“I stubbed my toe today and it’s still throbbing.”

Tow: To pull another vehicle, possibly by a rope or chains.

“After a car accident a tow truck will come and tow your vehicle away.”

Through: Going in on one side and coming out the other.

“The road is blocked and I can’t get through. There might be an accident.”

Threw: To hurl, or to propel with force (the past tense of ‘throw’).

“He threw the ball really fast.”

Meet: To encounter

“I will meet you tomorrow around 3 PM.”

Meat: The flesh of an animal that’s eaten as food.

“What meat would you like for dinner, chicken or beef?”

Break: 1) To interrupt something. 2) To shatter or fracture.

“We should take a break from dancing before we break our backs.”

Brake: A device for stopping a vehicle.

“I need to get my car checked, I think the brakes are going.”

I hope this clears things up a bit for you. Still confused? Ask questions in your next class, we will be happy to help.

Nit-Picky English with Nika 

Common Homophones (words that sound alike)

In this podcast, you will learn the 5 signs that you have  a GOOD EQ . This is taken by the book of Daniel Goleman.
Emotional Intelligence is extremely important in life. A high EQ allows us to have better relationship with others and even a higher chance to succeed. Know thyself is the perfect phrase to motivate you to do self analysis. Do you have enough EQ? How can you improve it?