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A Stone's Throw Podcast

Nivel A2+. B1. Temática Cultural. Hoy hablamos sobre estos términos y respondemos preguntas que han hecho los estudiantes. 

¿Hispanos, o Iberos o Latinos?: 
Hay que considerar aspectos lingüísticos y geográficos, pero también culturales. Como parte del audio te dejo algunas preguntas... que puedes responder en clase, o que puedes compartir con tus compañeros de lenguaje e integrarlas en su próxima práctica.

Recuerda: Tienes el PDF con la transcripción para seguir el audio con la lectura, estrategia muy útil en este nivel. Solo tienes que enviarme un mensaje y te lo envío.

Gracias por tu visita, por tus comentarios y por compartir este Podcast.

Yo soy Rocío, tu profesora de Rocío en Español. Hasta la próxima : ).

Rocío en Español Podcast

8. ¿Hispano, Latino, Ibero... ?... ¿Cuál es la diferencia?

Enjoy the twentieth first episode of Culture To Grow, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your home, your car, or if you are still half asleep in your bed.

In this episode, we will be wishing my sister a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and also learn about  the wonderful ways birthdays are celebrated in different corners of the world. You will also learn about two unique traditions that my family does for each person's birthday.

Some of my guests who will be sharing their own unique cultures with all of you are  from Somalia, China, Vietnam, Sudan, and Japan. 

Somalia - [00:01:38]
China -  [00:02:25]
Vietnam - [00:03:04]
Sudan - [00:03:47]
Japan - [00:04:47]

Culture To Grow

Episode 21: Birthday Culture Around the World Part 2

In this episode we'll talk about speaking in general. We'll also look at it in the context of exams. Then you'll have an exciting opportunity to produce your own answer and compare it with mine . 

Vlad's teaching tales

Speaking(IELTS example)

啊，是星星吗？ Ah! You mean the stars? 对了，就是星星。 Yes, that's it. The stars. 你要拿这五亿星星做什么？ And what do you do with Five-hundred millions of stars? 五亿一百六十二万七百三十一颗星星。 Five-hundred-and-one million, six-hundred-twenty-two thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one. 我是严肃的人，我是非常精确的。 I am concerned with matters of consequence: I am accurate. 你拿这些星星做什么？ And what do you do with these stars? 我要它做什么？ What do I do with them? 是呀 Yes. 什么也不做。它们都是属于我的。 Nothing. I own them. 星星是属于你的？ You own the stars? 是的。 Yes. 可是我已经见到过一个国王，他… But I have already seen a king who... 国王并不占有，他们只是进行‘统治’。这不是一码事。 Kings do not own, they reign over. It is a very different matter. 你拥有这许多星星有什么用？ And what good does it do you to own the stars? 它可以使我变得富有。 It does me the good of making me rich. 变富有了你想干什么？ And what good does it do you to be rich? 富了就可以去买别的星星，如果有人发现了别的星星的话。 It makes it possible for me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered. 小王子自言自语地说：“这个人想问题有点象那个酒鬼一样。” "This man," the little prince said to himself, "reasons a little like my poortippler..."

小王子-The Little Prince-Read in Chinese

小王子第三十章：拥有星星

德商银行经济学家表示，最近，欧元看起来更有吸引力了。自11月初以来欧元兑美元的复苏可能主要是由于美元的修正。然而，对欧元的负面观点也越来越缺乏说服力。昨日公布的Ifo指数进一步证明，欧元区经济状况正在逐步改善。但经济学家仍警告称，要警惕对欧元过度乐观的态度，因为能源危机的风险仍存。因此，有限的风险溢价似乎是合理的


财经早咖啡【财经新闻】【Business News】

德商银行：要警惕对欧元过度乐观的态度 ；

A veces hay personas que nos molestan y queremos que nos dejen en paz. Si eso pasa en España tenemos un lugar, bueno de hecho varios, donde podemos mandar a esas personas.

En el episodio de hoy te voy a enseñar estos diferentes lugares dónde podemos mandar a las personas que nos molestan.  

Después de escuchar el episodio dime si conocías estos lugares, o expresiones. Y si tenéis alguna frase similar en tu país, ¿dónde mandáis a las personas para que os dejen en paz?


Blanca to go 

66 – Dónde mandamos a las personas que nos molestan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wej7SznWrtfXxteVIsHWxJWuWJJF-NRq/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Speaking Better (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oe_s1zfnt1w7iBF2yYSu-W160QaeWFoV/view?usp=drivesdk