Today we're talking about two different ways to say that something is getting worse. These are to deteriorate and to go downhill. I hope you find today's podcast useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This podcast is getting worse!

* Más pistas de qué comí en el capítulo anterior ¿haz adivinado
* No tengas miedo de hablar en tu segundo idioma
* ¿Sabes lo que es una "palabra dominguera" o "palabra rebuscada"?
* Te comparto una anécdota de pánico escénico

Chat & eat 🌮 Charlar y comer ⚡ Monday & Wednesday 

CAPITULO 3 : ¿Sigues teniendo miedo a hablar en tu segundo idioma? 

One way to improve our language skills is by expressing our thoughts in the target language. For that reason, I have prepared an English conversation class “Express Yourself through A Conversation”. Please feel free to check that lesson here: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/24647106/english
I have a lot of interesting topics to talk about. But of course, you are welcome to bring up your own topic.

In this episode, I want to show you one example of the discussion topic. It’s about my imaginary city, Subara City 素晴市 （スバラしsu ba ra shi）.   The name is derived from 素晴らしい（すばらしい）and 都市（とし）.   素晴らしい means “wonderful”, “magnificent”.    市 means “city” and when placed at the end of a word can be pronounced as “shi”し.   So here I name my imaginary city 素晴市（スバラしsu ba ra shi）or “Subara City”.  In this episode, I’m introducing English lessons, not Japanese. I just want to let you know how I made up the name.

The theme of the story is that you have just been elected to the council for Subara City. You have 6 billion Yen in your budget. What can you do? Listen through. Below here is a simple worksheet to give you more ideas.

Total budget: 6 billion Yen.

(1) Carbon Footprint
Main cause of pollution is old factories on the edge of the city. They have to be relocated.
Budget: ………………….. Yen

(2) Deprivation and Inequality
You need to establish projects to reduce the percentage of people living below the poverty line.
Budget: ………………….. Yen

(3) Congestion and Mobility
Although the ground in Subara City is considered not suitable for subway infrastructure, recent research has been investigating solutions to tackle the ground issue. This research needs funding.
Budget: ………………….. Yen

(4) Education and Qualifications
The number of grants for teachers to study abroad should be increased.
Budget: ………………….. Yen

(5) Language and Cultural Integration
More investment is needed to ensure that migrants coming to work in your city adapt and integrate into the society.
Budget: ………………….. Yen

Midori no Heya

Make a Difference in Subara City

Bienvenidos al podcast "aprende español hablando". En este cuarto podcast y en los siguientes, hablaremos del significado y de la importancia de las expresiones idiomáticas. En este podcast en particular, aprenderemos expresiones relacionadas con los alimentos. En cada podcast, aprenderemos el significado de 4-5 expresiones idiomáticas con ejemplos prácticos y fáciles.

Aprende español con Manu

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This episode introduces three idioms that use the word bird. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Bird

¿Sabían que la tradición de disfrazarse viene de actos simbólicos celtas para alejar a espíritus malignos? Conversemos sobre las raíces celtas del Halloween. 
En el siguiente enlace encuentran el artículo del podcast: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iNjR_5-beWgGpzKlzb-Y_ibC6E2LGDmmuAwxgIwz9jo/edit?usp=sharing

Voces Difusora

Halloween: la sabiduría celta detrás de esta celebración

Learn to describe people. We cover basic language and expressions about appearance and personality. Best for beginner students!

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish: Descripciones personales (personal descriptions)

What????

Escúchalo!!!! Está buenísimos  

Expresiones idiomáticas en español 

La sartén por el mango 

Learn about the current water crisis and why some people are calling it the next gold. We also take a look at a company that makes water out of thin air. 
Great lesson for everyone who's interested in technology, innovation, ecology, and engineering, and entrepreneurship.
