About the USA.
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 47 - THE MAKING OF AMERICA 

Conoce un poco sobre:
- el águila real, el animal del escudo de México, 
- el ajolote una lagartija acuática mágica que regenera todas sus partes, 
- el ocelote un gato parecido al jaguar, 
- el xoloizcuintle (palabra del náhuatl) un perro sin pelo 
- y sobre los chapulines, unos saltamontes que comemos tostados con sal y limón.

No te pierdas los siguientes episodios.
Deja en los comentarios ¿Cuál es tu animal favorito? ¿Qué animales hay en tu país que no hay en otros? 

Tomemos una taza de café 

Episodio 2 Animales de México (INTERMEDIOS)

Recuerdo que hace unos siete u ocho años en clase con una estudiante estadounidense, esta me hablaba de la gentrificación en Estados Unidos y para mí resultaba un concepto muy ajeno a mi realidad. Hoy en día, he vivido de primera mano esa situación, por ejemplo, desde dónde grabo este episodio, en Medellín Colombia, tuvimos la experiencia en carne propia y los efectos del tema de hoy. Conozcamos más de la gentrificación en América Latina.

Español con todo 

La gentrificación en América Latina

MARGARET: Mr. Wilson, I’d like you to meet 
Dr. Edward Smith.
MR. WILSON: It’s nice to meet you, Dr. Smith.
DR. SMITH: Pleasure to meet you, too.
MARGARET: Dr. Smith is an economist. He just finished
writing a book on international trade.
MR. WILSON: Oh? That’s my field, too. I work for the 
United Nations.
DR. SMITH: In the Development Program, by any chance?
MR. WILSON: Yes. How did you guess?
DR. SMITH: I’ve read your articles on technical assistance. 
They’re excellent

LANGUAGE NOTES
• Mr. Wilson, I’d like you … Notice the rising intonation on “Mr. Wilson,” which is used 
to address someone. Listen for the “d” in “I’d like.” This means I would like, which is 
very different from I like. (“I’d like” means the same as “I would like” or “I want.”)
• Dr. Smith is an economist. Notice the stress on “economist.” This content word has 
new information, so it is emphasized. There are four syllables in “economist,” with the 
stress on the second syllable (e-CON-o-mist).
• He just finished writing … “just” means the very recent past. “Just” is usually used 
with a simple past verb because the action is complete. However, it can also be used 
with the present perfect (He’s just finished writing …).
• Development program. Since these two words make a compound noun, the main 
stress falls on “development.”
• By any chance? Means the same as “possibly.” Notice the rising intonation, which is 
used in yes/no questions to confirm that something is true.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day3: Formal Introduction in English

**The little black fish is the main character in our story . Its a long story that is divided into several episodes. this one is the Second episode 
**Hope you enjoy listening to it 
**if you need any help with the words or text, feel free to send me a message

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

ماهی سیاه کوچولو (3) /  The little black fish

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! In this episode, program host Akari will talk about her hobby. (She has a lot of hobbies!)
Do you have any hobbies? What are they?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-4-hobby/

Slow Japanese

Episode #4 - Hobby

最近、ドイツのスーパーでは小麦粉や油、パスタが売り切れになっています。油については揚げ物に使うひまわり油は売り切れていますが、オリーブオイルはあります。小麦粉や油を置いている棚には「1人２個まで」と書いた紙が貼ってあります。
この状況がなぜ起こっているのか、私には詳しい理由がわかりません。戦争のせいでウクライナやロシアから商品が来ていないからかもしれないし、緊急の場合に備えて買いだめをしている人が多いからかもしれません。
２年前にパンデミックが始まった時にも小麦粉とトイレットペーパーが売り切れになりました。
幸い、私の家には去年イタリアでもらったオリーブオイルとパスタがたくさんあるので困っていません。
みなさんの国ではどうですか？

小麦粉：こむぎこ　flour
油：あぶら　oil
ひまわり：sunflower
売り切れ：うりきれ　sold out
棚：たな　shelf
棚に紙が貼（は）ってあります：a paper is stuck on the shelf, there is a paper on the shelf
状況：じょうきょう　situation
詳しい：くわしい　detailed
理由：りゆう reason
戦争：せんそう　war
商品：しょうひん　product
緊急：きんきゅう　emergency
備（そな）えて：prepare
緊急の場合に備（そな）えて：in case of emergency
買（か）いだめする： hoard , stock up on
幸（さいわ）い：fortunately

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

ドイツでは小麦粉と油が売り切れになっています（Flour and oil are sold out in Germany)

In today's podcast, I would like to share my thoughts about some common misconceptions about business.

FLO TALKS 

BUSINESS IS NOT EASY MONEY

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yS6z0dPBxjZtSX4xIHRgZtSchuifr_1k/view?usp=drivesdk