This is intended for students who want to make their listening skills better. 

Slušaj me!

The second installment of this new Roald Dahl short story. Will has recently died and left a very interesting letter for his widow, Mary. Find out more by listening. This story is for Upper-intermediate to Advanced learners. 

Stories to Stimulate!

Will and Mary Part 2

1)	перепро́шую – excuse me
2)	Яки́й/яка́/яке́/які́ са́ме? – literally: which exactly? (BTW: ‘exactly’ – ‘саме так’)
3)	сир – a) cheese; b) cottage cheese (shop assistant clarifies which one is needed by asking: ‘yellow or white fermented milk cheese=cottage’
4)	звича́йний, -a, e, i – regular, ordinary (adjective)
5)	свічки́ – candles
6)	серве́тки – tissues
7)	о́вочі для рагу́ – vegetables for stew
8)	магази́н – shop, store
9)	Бажа́єте офо́рмити ка́рту на́шого магази́ну? - Would you like to issue our store bonus card?
10)	Паке́т потрібен? – do you need a bag?
11)	мені́ потрі́бна запальни́чка – I need a lighter
12)	си́ній, си́ня, си́нє, си́ні (m, f, n, pl) – blue 
13)	ось – here you are (together with ‘тут’ means ‘right here’)
14)	терміна́л – card payment via terminal
15)	Приклада́йте! – present a card/phone to the reader
16)	На все до́бре. Прихо́дьте ще! – Take care. Come again!

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-Перепрошую, де тут сир?
-Який саме? Жовтий чи білий кисломолочний?
-еее. Звичайний. Типу… вино і сир. 
-Тоді, я думаю, це жовтий сир. Трохи прямо і праворуч.
-Дякую.
-Все є, що треба: сир, вино, свічки́, серветки, овочі для рагу, фрукти для десерту. 
-Доброго вечора. У вас є карта нашого магазину? 
-Ні.
-Бажаєте оформити?
-Ні, дякую, не сьогодні.
-Пакет потрібен?
-Ні, пакет не потрібен. Але мені потрібна запальничка і сигарети.
-Які саме сигарети?
-Monte Carlo, сині.
-Ось, будь ласка. Щось ще?
-Ні, це все.
-Готівка чи термінал?
-Термінал.
-Прикладайте. Чек потрібен?
-Ні, дякую.
-На все добре. Приходьте ще!


Everything is going to be Ukraine!

Episode 5: в магазині | in the store

czerwony (czerwona, czerwone) - red
niebieski (niebieska, niebieskie) - blue
zielony (zielona, zielone) - green
żółty (żółta, żółte) - yellow
fioletowy (fioletowa, fioletowe) - purple
różowy (różowe, różowe) - pink
pomarańczowy (pomarańczowa, pomarańczowe) - orange
szary (szara, szare)  - gray
czarny (czarna, czarne) - black
biały (biała, białe) - white
brązowy (brązowa, brązowe) - brown
złoty (złota, złote) - golden
srebrny (srebrna, srebrne) - silver

PowerPolish

Colors in Polish (kolory w języku polskim) 

Un corvo aveva rubato un pezzo di formaggio e si era posato sul ramo di un albero per mangiarlo in tranquillità. Una volpe, che passava sotto quell’albero, lo vide e volle prendergli il formaggio. Così, gli disse che lui, il corvo, era il migliore tra gli uccelli e presto sarebbe diventato il loro Re: aveva delle piume meravigliose, un becco possente e delle belle zampette slanciate. 
«Peccato solo che tu sia muto!» aggiunse la volpe. Il corvo, pieno d’orgoglio per tutti i complimenti ricevuti, volle dimostrare alla volpe che anche lui aveva una bella voce: spalancò il becco e cominciò a cantare. 
La volpe, non appena il formaggio gli cadde dal becco, fece un gran balzo e lo afferrò con i suoi artigli.
«Caro corvo, potresti senza dubbio essere il Re degli uccelli, se solo tu avessi un po’ di cervello.»

Spesso, la verità ci acceca e ci porta a commettere delle sciocchezze.

Favole di Esopo 

Favole di Esopo - Il corvo e la volpe 

LINDA: Hey! How did your physics exam go?
FRANK: Not bad, thanks. I’m just glad it’s over! How about you …
how’d your presentation go?
LINDA: Oh, it went really well. Thanks for helping me with it!
FRANK: No problem. So … do you feel like studying tomorrow for 
our math exam?
LINDA: Yeah, sure! Come over around 10:00, after breakfast.
FRANK: All right. I’ll bring my notes.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hey! is a friendly expression meaning “hello.”
• How did your physics exam go? is a way of saying “How was your physics exam?”
• I’m just glad … Notice the stress on “glad.” “Just” is used for emphasis before an 
adjective here.
• How about you … Notice the intonation falls here because the speaker is going to 
follow it up with a detailed question.
• How’d your presentation … Notice the contraction for “How did” sounds like /howdj/ 
and “your” sounds like /yer/.
• Do you feel like here has the meaning of “do you want to.” Notice “do you feel like” is 
followed by an “-ing” verb (studying).
• Come over here has the meaning of “come to my house.”
• Notes Students take notes about what the teacher says during a lecture

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 17: Catching up after class

Aquí te presentaré a mis amigos Jair y Sofía y cuáles son las actividades que les gusta realizar cuando tienen tiempo libre. ¿Y a ti qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?

Spanish with FABI :)

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