Hola, te doy la bienvenida a este espacio de historias reales donde te comparto mis perspectivas para que pongas a prueba tu comprensión auditiva. 

La vida nos sorprende de forma inesperada, aquí te cuento una anécdota caminando de la mano de mi hijo desde mi percepción. 

En el siguiente episodio te cuento la misma experiencia desde su perspectiva.

Me encantará leer tus comentarios e interactuar contigo.
 





La magia de la vida

Episodio 1: La serenata 

“As I live in a pretty small town, I haven't had the opportunity to meet many people from different countries or cultures, but I've had the pleasure of getting to know James, an English teacher from the UK. 

James hails from London, and moved here about 2 years ago to work as an English tutor in one of the local high schools. I guess he’s in his mid-twenties, and being one of the few foreigners here, has become a kind of local celebrity. 

The first time I met James was at an English corner, which was held at one of the local coffee shops in town. I saw it advertised, and decided to go along, as I really needed to brush up on my English speaking skills. I remember, I was the first to arrive, and introduced myself to James, and was immediately taken aback when he started to introduce himself in the local dialect! 

We got chatting, and hit it off from the start, getting along like a house on fire. Not only did it turn out that we were both football fanatics, but also shared the same taste in music. 

We have since become the best of mates, and hang out at least once or twice a week. I really love chatting to him, and getting to learn all about English culture, as well as sharing different aspects of my own culture with him. I have great respect for James, as he has really made an effort to immerse himself into the local culture here. On top of that, getting to know him has been a real eye opener, and helped to dispel any negative cultural stereotypes.”

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a person you know from another culture

One Minute English: What Is Your Ideal Learning Method?

Step one is to learn a language.

Step two is to learn to speak this language.

Most students are stuck on the learning part, even though they want to be speakers eventually.

In today's podcast, the goal is to continue helping you to think in English and express yourself on a given topic.

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🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

One Minute English - Your Ideal Learning Method

HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: Hi, there. How can I help you?
CLAIRE: Well, I’m in town visiting for a few days, and I 
need to get some things done while I’m here.
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: Sure. What do you need?
CLAIRE: I need to get my hair cut. I also need to have my
new pants hemmed.
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: OK. Here’s a map of the city. There’s a good hair 
salon here, which is just a block away. And there’s 
a tailor right here. Is there anything else?
CLAIRE: Yes. I’ll need to have my car serviced before my
long drive home!
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: No problem. There’s a good mechanic a few 
blocks away.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Hi, there. Notice the intonation in this greeting. It rises after “Hi” and falls after “there.”
• Sure is a friendly expression to mean “OK.”
• Get my hair cut / have my new pants hemmed / have my car serviced. Notice get/
have + object + participle. This structure is used to describe actions that someone else 
does for us. “Get” and “have” are interchangeable here.
• Is there anything else? here means “Do you need more information?”
• Before my long drive home! Notice the emphasis and intonation on “home.” The 
speaker wants to show humor here. If she doesn’t get her car checked, she might not get 
home! She wants to be friendly and light with the receptionist.
• No problem here means “Don’t worry.” Notice the stress on “No.” The receptionist 
laughs first, then puts emphasis on “No” by lengthening the word. This shows that she 
understands the car could break down if it doesn’t get serviced

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 15: Running errands 

En esta 2a PARTE del episodio, Jon (Madrid) y Joan (Barcelona) hablan Natalia, una bióloga de Colombia que después de vivir un tiempo en Brasil, viajó a Europa, concretamente a los Países Bajos (Holanda), lugar que hoy en día es su casa. ¡Relájate y escúchanos!

¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

VIS A VIS con NATALIA NARANJO | Una colombiana en Europa (PARTE 2)

Elephant's child never stops asking questions. And when he asks what Crocodile eats for dinner, he gets a big surprise!

Bedtime Story

How the elephant got its trunk

课文十一：项链 
dà hǎi lán lán de   yòu kuān yòu yuǎn shā tān huánɡ huánɡ de   yòu chánɡ yòu ruǎn
大海，蓝蓝 的，又 宽 又 远。沙滩，黄黄  的，又 长  又 软。
xuě bái xuě bái de lànɡ huā  huā huā de xiào zhe yǒnɡ xiànɡ shā tān 
雪 白 雪白 的 浪 花，哗 哗地 笑 着，涌  向  沙 滩，
qiāo qiāo sǎ xià xiǎo xiǎo de hǎi luó hé bèi ké
悄 悄 撒下  小  小的海 螺 和贝 壳。
xiǎo wá wɑ xī xī de xiào zhe yínɡ shànɡ qù  jiǎn qǐ xiǎo xiǎo de hǎi luó hé bèi ké 
小娃 娃嘻嘻地 笑 着，迎  上 去，捡起小  小的 海 螺和 贝壳，
chuān chénɡ cǎi sè de xiànɡ liàn ɡuà zài xiōnɡ qián
穿  成  彩色 的 项链，挂在  胸  前。
kuài huo de jiǎo yìn luò zài shā tān shànɡ 
快 活 的 脚 印 落 在 沙 滩 上， 
chuān chénɡ jīn sè de xiànɡ liàn  ɡuà zài dà hǎi xiōnɡ qián
 穿  成金色的  项  链，挂在 大 海 胸  前。



Iris读课本—— Original Chinese Textbook Reading（first to third grade）

课文十一：项链 necklace

Stansted Airport's Drive-In Cinema (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e3YFhb5iXlwxRqHRBpFCLgq99IA7WfiH/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Stansted Airport's Christmas Drive-In Cinema (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o-3Ue9_dDr6osT0xyhG_KoDo9YG-9s8H/view?usp=drivesdk