In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about using the advantages of travelling by bus vs plane. Book an English conversation class with me . My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening!

Streetwise English

SWE 91 Travelling by Bus v.s. Plane

***Masoumeh Dadehbala, known professionally as Hayedeh, nicknamed the Queen of Iranian Music, was a singer of traditional and pop Iranian music.
**Listen to son "  Shabe Eshgh  " which means " Night for Love   " by Haydeh
*Hope you enjoy listening to this song. 

موسیقی و ترانه های ایرانی/Persian Music & Songs

شب عشق از هایده / Night for love by Haydeh

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10013465821000/k10013465821000.html

いっしょにNHK News Web Easyを読もう📢Reading News Articles

Beijing Winter Olympics officially kick off

关于狗的介绍，以及如何照顾一条狗，了解养宠物的基本常识。 An introduction to dogs, and how to take care of a dog, learn the basics of keeping pets.

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - intermediate

照顾一条狗 Take care of a dog - part 3

I use HSK 1 vocabulary to tell you a Chinese folktale, the Cowherd and the Weaving Maid .

八百年前，有一个人，他有一只牛，他没有钱，他的家很小很小，大家都叫他牛郎。牛郎天天给牛吃好吃的东西，牛很喜欢牛郎。牛郎十八岁了，还没有女朋友。牛郎的牛会说话，有一天，他说，牛郎，你明天工作的时候，晚一点回家，你会看见一个美女，她是你的女朋友。 
天上有一个女人，她很漂亮，大家都叫她织女。织女八岁的时候，喜欢了一个男孩。这个男孩有一只牛。织女在天上工作，她工作的时候，可以看到牛郎。织女很想和牛郎说话。可是她的妈妈说，她太小了，现在还不可以有男朋友。现在织女十六岁了，她很想有一个男朋友。
有一天，她和朋友一起去玩水。她们很高兴，玩了五个小时，还不想回家。晚上六点，她们要回家的时候，下雨了。雨很大。织女的朋友们都飞回家了。可是织女的衣服不见了。这时候，织女听见一个人说：你好，请问这是你的衣服吗？织女不好意思地说：是的，谢谢你。织女看见这个人是牛郎，她心里非常高兴。织女很漂亮，是一个大美女。牛郎很喜欢织女，他很想织女做他女朋友，他说：“现在下大雨，你要不要去我家坐坐？” 织女高兴地说：“很谢谢你，我们去你家吧。” 牛郎做饭给织女吃，织女做漂亮的衣服给牛郎。织女和牛郎住在一起了，他们都很高兴。织女的妈妈知道后，她在天上看织女的男朋友。 她知道牛郎没有钱后，她不高兴了，她不想女儿和牛郎在一起。她叫织女回家。可是织女很喜欢和牛郎住在一起。织女不想回家了。一年后，她和牛郎有一个女儿。他们的女儿很可爱。织女很爱这个家。
织女妈妈知道后很不高兴。她去了牛郎家，带（dài = to bring）织女回家。织女回家后很不高兴，她很想回去牛郎家，看看牛郎和她的女儿。织女的爸爸很爱她，他叫牛郎七月七日来天上，看看织女。牛郎很高兴，他和女儿每年七月七日都会坐牛飞到天上，看织女。 

Chinese Folktale - Graded listening material for HSK 2

the Cowherd and the Weaving Maid 牛郎织女的故事

这是中国家喻户晓的动画片《小猪佩奇》，欢迎大朋友们给小朋友们收听学习中文。动画片也是很好的学习方式。 This is the Chinese family's vocnator's cartoon"Pig Patchewan",welcome friends to listen to learning Chinese to children.Carton is also a very good way to learn. New words: 1.小猪 piggy xiǎozhū 2.佩奇 page pèiqí 3.爸爸 dad bàba 4.妈妈 mom māma 5.出去玩 go out to play chūqùwán

幼儿频道《小猪佩奇》

小猪佩奇

Uyghurche Learning FM/ئۇيغۇرچە تىل ئۆگىنىش

Chapter 1, Exercise 16

Transcript by italki teacher Carl:
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Streetwise English Podcast - Pink Floyd
Welcome back to another mini episode of Streetwise English podcast. You can search for Streetwise English Podcast on other platforms and find full length episodes, but these are just mini podcasts. Today I'd like to talk about music, and specifically I'd like to talk about an English band called Pink Floyd. So Pink Floyd was big back in the 1970s. And I remember as a kid my dad had the album The Dark Side of the Moon, and the cover Art of the Dark Side of the Moon was a prism, like a triangle.
And then on the right side of the prism was a rainbow. So the spectrum of colors in light and this album was groundbreaking at the time because it was kind of a new genre of music. It was psychedelic rock, so there were soundscapes and they were using synthesizers and electric instruments in ways that people had never done before. And I looked, I Googled it, checked on the Wikipedia page, and it says that The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album of the English rock band Pink Floyd released on March 1st 1973 the record was conceived as an album that focused on the pressures faced by the band during their arduous lifestyle. And dealing with the apparent mental health problems suffered by former band member Syd Barrett, who was a part of the group in 1968.
So in my research, um, my brief research here on Pink Floyd I learned about Syd Barrett and that he was the founding member of the band who left the group and I guess he had some kind of mental illness and experimented with a lot of psychedelic drugs. Um, and he kind of disappeared from the band, but it seems like he was probably maybe the most talented one and the original member of the band and kind of helped form, form their style of exploring sonic soundscapes and free flow of consciousness and the way that he would create the lyrics and...



SWE #10 Pink Floyd- Psychedelic Rock

 In episode two, the focus is on acing the IELTS Speaking test with effective techniques and practice. The host, Pearl, maintains an enthusiastic and encouraging tone throughout the episode, offering practical advice and relatable examples to help listeners improve their speaking skills in real-life scenarios. The episode emphasizes the importance of structuring responses, using linking words, expressing opinions, and practicing consistently to excel in the IELTS Speaking test.