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Nuovo podcast dedicato all'incantevole città di Pisa. Parleremo delle luoghi turistici da visitare assolutamente, delle origini, e dei personaggi storici che ha visto nascere.

Level: Intermediate

Source and transcription: https://www.terredipisa.it/territorio/pisa/

🗺   CITTÀ ITALIANE #QuickItalianWithMara

🌿  PISA

En este episodio te voy a informar sobre la situación económica argentina de este 2023 y un pronóstico general para la segunda mitad del año. Este podcast está recomendado para estudiantes de español con un manejo avanzado del idioma.  

LA ECONOMÍA ARGENTINA DEL 2023: 

Como ya sabrás, La Argentina enfrenta desde hace varios años un cáncer interminable llamado inflación, la cual va en aumento con el pasar del tiempo provocando una disminución en la calidad de vida de la población. 

Para abril de este año, el país presentó una inflación interanual del 108,8%, posicionándose en el grupo de los 5 países con mayor inflación a nivel mundial. 

Con una tasa de empleo de algo menos del 45%, el país registra más del 40% de gente pobre o más que pobre, en un año difícil situado en un contexto turbulento de elecciones presidenciales. 

Sumado a esto, la tasa de criminalidad no mejora con el tiempo, y según las últimas mediciones realizadas en enero, se estima que el 27,4% de los hogares de zonas urbanizadas del país fue víctima de al menos un delito en los últimos 12 meses.  

El peso argentino va perdiendo más valor con el pasar del tiempo y cada vez menos argentinos tienen la posibilidad de ahorrar en divisas extranjeras, ya que el gobierno le impide a los ciudadanos comprar libremente monedas de otros países. En la actualidad, la moneda argentina vale 500 veces menos (en el mercado negro) que el dólar estadounidense.  

Y en líneas generales, el mercado espera una mayor inflación para el segundo semestre del 2023 y una mayor depreciación del tipo de cambio (respecto al dólar estadounidense), así como también un menor superávit comercial y una mayor recesión económica.    

Espero que te haya resultado interesante esta información, te invito a dejar un comentario debajo de este post y a descubrir más sobre mi país en las próximas ocasiones.   

 
Saludos desde Buenos Aires,  
Aprendiendo Español con Una Argentina.

Aprendiendo español con una argentina

La economía argentina del 2023

Las aventuras de una tortuga divertida y con mucha personalidad.

Spanish with Lucia

Marta, la tortuga.

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One step at a time!!

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“뭐 해요?” and “뭐 하세요?” They have the same meaning in English. 
"What are you doing?"
But the nuance is different. 

Lv.1 
경석아 뭐 해? 
밥 먹고 있어. 

Lv.2 
경석씨 뭐 해요? 
밥 먹고 있어요. 

Lv.3 
선생님 뭐 하세요?
책 보고 있어. 


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한 걸음씩(One Step At A Time)

뭐 해요? 뭐 하세요?(What are you doing?)

A boy named Merryl is on a date with a girl named Honey. He realizes he can't remember the names of certain items so he tries to explain what he means by using the wrong words. Later he goes to the store and to the doctor and has the same problem.

This story is written by me.

Vocabulary:
salt and pepper shakers: containers for salt and pepper
thingamajig: a word people use when they don't remember the right word
pepper spray: a spray used for self-defense
baby wipe: a moistened paper towel used to clean a baby
napkin: a paper towel used to clean the mouth after eating food
smushed: smashed
pico de gallo: salsa used in Mexican food
croutons: small pieces of toasted bread used in salad
cooking spray: a spray that keeps food from sticking to the pan
goo: sticky, thick substance
salad dressing: a liquid mixture used for salads
stethoscope: a tool doctors use to listen to a person's heartbeat

Learn English with Stories

Story: What is this called?

You're lying on the couch, bored, looking at videos on TikTok or YouTube. You watch a video of a dog swimming, and then switch to a cooking video, then to someone doing a weird dance.

But it doesn't help your boredom.

In fact, according to new research, it could make it even worse.

Researchers in Canada found that switching from one video to another, or moving forward or backward in the same video, can increase feelings of boredom.

In a study published by the American Psychological Association, the researchers did several experiments with more than 1,200 people.

In one experiment, participants were first given seven different five-minute videos they could switch between over 10 minutes. They were then given one 10-minute video to watch, without being able to fast-forward.

The participants reported lower levels of boredom when they watched the single 10-minute video, and found the experience to be more engaging and meaningful than when they switched between the shorter videos.

In another experiment, participants were found to be less bored when they watched a single 10-minute video than when they were given 10 minutes to skip forward and backward through a 50-minute video.

Katy Tam, one of the researchers, said digital switching — switching between videos or within a video itself — can make watching something feel meaningless, because you don't have time to engage with it or understand it.

"If people want a more enjoyable experience when watching videos, they can try to stay focused on the content and minimize digital switching," she said. "Just like paying for a more immersive experience in a movie theater, more enjoyment comes from immersing oneself in online videos rather than swiping through them."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Swiping Through Online Videos Can Increase Boredom

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wJSpH10EwDi7Y5rpZesSXPQ-pNIk9fyU/view?usp=drivesdk