How many languages do you know? What motivated you to learn a foreign language? In this podcast, Steve and Alex discuss the importance of motivation in learning a language and about the importance of promoting multilingualism.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 6:24
How many languages do you know? What motivated you to learn a foreign language? In this podcast, Steve and Alex discuss the importance of motivation in learning a language and about the importance of promoting multilingualism.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 9:55
Do you know a word when you can recognize it, or do you have to be able to actively use it? What does it mean to really know a word, and is having a large active vocabulary as useful as having a large passive vocabulary? In this podcast, Steve and Alex discuss different definitions of "knowing" a word, what a typical active to passive ratio might be and more.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 7:47
Do you know a word when you can recognize it, or do you have to be able to actively use it? What does it mean to really know a word, and is having a large active vocabulary as useful as having a large passive vocabulary? In this podcast, Steve and Alex discuss different definitions of "knowing" a word, what a typical active to passive ratio might be and more.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 10:49
Steve and Alex talk about various world leaders, including Vaclav Havel, Kim Jong Il, Dr. Martin Luther King and more. They discuss how these leaders came into power, why they became prominent and what they are known for.
Difficulty: Advanced
Category: News and Politics
Duration: 10:32
Steve and Alex talk about various world leaders, including Vaclav Havel, Kim Jong Il, Dr. Martin Luther King and more. They discuss how these leaders came into power, why they became prominent and what they are known for.
Difficulty: Advanced
Category: News and Politics
Duration: 10:19
A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 14 of 14 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.
Difficulty: Beginner
Category: 1. Beginner I
Duration: 0:54
A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 13 of 14 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.
Difficulty: Beginner
Category: 1. Beginner I
Duration: 1:02
A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 12 of 14 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.
Difficulty: Beginner
Category: 1. Beginner I
Duration: 1:13
A simple dialogue which takes place in a restaurant. Part 11 of 14 episodes. It is a good idea to listen many times to each part. This story is available in other languages at LingQ. You can use these versions to provide a direct translation.
Difficulty: Beginner
Category: 1. Beginner I
Duration: 0:44
