As an English teacher one naturally becomes more and more nit-picky over time (overly detail oriented.) Hopefully you'll find that quality useful when listening to my podcast. 

Nit-Picky English with Nika 

Wall Street Journal Headlines for the weekend of March 2nd and 3rd. Sign up for business class today, one thing I do is send a weekly Wall Street Journal article to those who purchase packages. Here is a link to my profile: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/8543771

All American Podcast 

Wall Street Journal Headlines 1

bá miáo zhù zhǎnɡ 
拔苗助长
ɡǔ shí hòu yǒu ɡè nónɡ mín， 
古时候有个农民，
tā xī wànɡ zì jǐ tián li de hé miáo zhǎnɡ de kuài xiē， 
他希望自己田里的禾苗长得快些，
tiān tiān dào tián biān qù kàn。 
天天到田边去看。
hái měi tiān dōu yònɡ yì bǎ chǐ zi qù liánɡ， 
还每天都用一把尺子去量，
kàn kan hé miáo zhǎnɡ ɡāo le duō shǎo。 
看看禾苗长高了多少。
kě shì，jǐ tiān ɡuò qù le， 
可是，几天过去了，
hé miáo hǎo xiànɡ yì diǎnr yě méi yǒu zhǎnɡ ɡāo。 
禾苗好像一点儿也没有长高。
tā zài tián biān jiāo jí de zhuàn lái zhuàn qù， 
他在田边焦急地转来转去，
zì yán zì yǔ de shuō: 
自言自语地说:
“wǒ děi xiǎnɡ ɡè bàn fǎ bānɡ tā men zhǎnɡ de ɡènɡ kuài yì diǎnr。” 
“我得想个办法帮它们长得更快一点儿。”
yì tiān，tā zhōnɡ yú xiǎnɡ chū le bàn fǎ， 
一天，他终于想出了办法，
jiù jí mánɡ pǎo dào tián li， 
就急忙跑到田里，
bǎ suǒ yǒu de hé miáo dōu bá ɡāo le yì diǎnr。 
把所有的禾苗都拔高了一点儿。
cónɡ zhōnɡ wǔ yì zhí mánɡ dào tài yánɡ luò shān， 
从中午一直忙到太阳落山，
nònɡ de jīn pí lì jìn。 
弄得筋疲力尽。
tā huí dào jiā li，yì biān chuǎn qì yì biān shuō: 
他回到家里，一边喘气一边说:
“jīn tiān kě bǎ wǒ lèi huài le! 
“今天可把我累坏了!
lì qì zǒnɡ suàn méi bái fèi， 
力气总算没白费，
hé miáo dōu zhǎnɡ ɡāo le hěn duō。” 
禾苗都长高了很多。”
tā de ér zǐ bù mínɡ bái shì zěn me huí shì，
他的儿子不明白是怎么回事，
dì èr tiān pǎo dào tián li yí kàn， 
第二天跑到田里一看，
què fā xiàn hé miáo dōu sǐ le。
却发现禾苗都死了。

CHINESE STORY中文故事

拔苗助长

Привет! Это мой подкаст «По-русски легко!». 
 J'utilise la méthode TPRS, qui permet d'apprendre à bien comprendre et à utiliser activement le vocabulaire et la grammaire de niveau A1. Écoutez, répétez, répondez aux questions et vérifiez. Bonne chance! 

У Кати есть собака. Это маленький белый пудель. Его зовут Рекс. Он ещё молодой пёс. Ему 1 год. Рекс очень весёлый. Больше всего он любит играть и гулять. Рекс готов делать это день и ночь. Катя гуляет с Рексом два раза в день – утром и вечером. Катя очень любит свою собаку. А Рекс обожает свою хозяйку.

Vocabulaire
собака , пёс – le chien
имя – le nome
грустная – triste
молодой - jeune
играть - jouer
гулять - se promener/marcher
два раза в день - deux fois par jour
любить – aimer
обожать - adorer
любить больше всего - aimer le plus
жить - vivre
днём и ночью - jour et nuit

По-русски легко!

Короткие истории. 3. Рекс.

Part 2 of 6. 

Jack, a pocket-sized blue book with yellow text and white pages, climbed up the library steps, knocked on the modern glass doors and was let in by the security guard. It was an hour before the library opened to the public. 

“Mornin’ Jack,” said the security guard. “I’ve been dying to see you this morning. Could you whip me up a Frappuccino?” 

Jack’s life swirled around coffee. Not only was it his profession, it was his passion and life’s purpose. The library café had been in his family for six generations. Ever since Jack was capable of walking on his two feet, he was working at the café. In due time, Jack had mastered all aspects of coffee making, from grinding and roasting beans to excellent customer service, and everything in between. His father supervised him closely, making sure their state-of-the-art coffee machine was used properly. When Jack was ready, his mother showed him how to create artistic designs using the frothed milk. 

“You’ll have to wait a bit longer,” replied Jack. “I’ve got some extra housekeeping to do this morning. I’ll get it to you at opening time.” 

The island café was placed in the center of the public sitting area. It was surrounded by seven medium-sized tables. Today Jack had to prepare a new shipment of Columbian beans by grinding them and storing them away. After doing that, he mopped around the seating area and wiped the tables. Finally, Jack sliced some cheese for his most popular item, the cheese bread rolls. 

Jack switched on his beloved coffee machine and listened to it hum as it warmed up. With his hand on the steam wand, Jack caught his reflection in the pressure and temperature dials of the machine. Looking back at him was a newly-discovered shiny white hair. 


Being a Cloud

Jack the Coffee Book

This is a practical podcast. You will  need to look at the quiz. I introduce the topic, and then give you some exercises. The exercises take the form of a dialogue between A and B. You read what A says, listen to B ( which I read ), and then choose the most appropriate response.

Scott's Podcast

What to Do When Someone Else Misunderstands

Want to avoid awkward conversations with native English speakers? 🤔 Then it’s time to make sure you know how to react when someone asks “How are you?” In this podcast (Part 2), you will learn some of the possible answers and reactions to this important question 😎

Native English

How Are You? - Part 2

What makes us British, American, Polish or Chinese? Is it a passport or a national flag? Is it something else? What are the symbols of your country?
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 29 - NATIONAL IDENTITY 

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
6月16日木曜日　天気/雨　気温/16℃ 

函館市/はこだてし
・航空会社の社員が留学生に作法を教えた
・留学生は、日本語学校で勉強しているアメリカや台湾などの14人
・あいさつをする時は笑顔
・きれいなおじぎの方法
・アルバイトをする時や日本で仕事をするために必要

［単語］
航空会社/こうくうがいしゃ...飛行機の会社
社員/しゃいん…会社で働く人
作法/さほう…生活をするために必要な決まり
笑顔/えがお…笑った顔
おじぎ…頭を前に下げること

レッスン待ってます♪
