In the late 1970s, a naive young secretary abandons her hometown in Cleveland for San Francisco, and heads into a brave new world of strange and wonderful characters, in this cult classic novel by the Charles Dickens of San Francisco Armistead Maupin. Maupin writes in a simple, but creative way to blend together the lives of some of the city's most-eccentric inhabitants; which makes the story highly accessible for language learners*.

*Suitable for adults over the age of 18.

Audiobooks with Pip

Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin: Chapter 1

[conversation 1]

A : 민수 씨, 내일 영화 볼까요?
B : 내일은 시간이 없어요.
A : 그럼 토요일은 어때요?
B : 좋아요.

[conversation 1]

A : Minsu, shall we see a movie tomorrow?
B : I don't have time tomorrow.
A : Then how about Saturday?
B : Sounds good.

[conversation 2]

A : 토요일에 영화 볼까요?
B : 토요일이 며칠이에요?
A : 5월 3일이에요.
B : 좋아요. 몇 시에 만날까요?
A : 2시에 학교 앞에서 만나요.
B : 좋아요.

[conversation 2]

A : Shall we see a movie on Saturday?
B : What date is this Saturday?
A : It is May 3.
B : Fine. What time shall we meet?
A : Let's meet at 2 in front of the school.
B : Alright.

[Grammar]

v-(으)ㄹ까요? is used for suggestions.
verb stems ending with a vowel + -ㄹ까요? 
verb stems ending with a consonant + -을까요?

As an answer to this pattern, v-아요/어요 can be used.
In this case, v-아요/어요 has the meaning Let's~


Reading Korea.

Make an appointment

Wie in jeder meiner ersten 10 Episoden im Kanal Medizinisches Deutsch, präsentiere ich auch hier ein Patientenbeispiel, dass als Vorlage für die Erstellung von Untersuchungs- und Behandlungsplänen, sowie für die Vorbereitung auf die Fachsprachprüfung (FSP) dienen soll.

Medizinisches Deutsch für FSP oder Medizininteressierte

Episode 4 (Patientenbeispiel

En esta autobiografía la autora relata con una prosa excepcional las diferentes etapas de su vida. Su niñez y adolescencia en las montañas de Idaho con su familia mormona. Los cuales se preparaban para el fin del mundo. Tara no asistió a la escuela y en cambio tuvo una mínima educación en casa. A los 17 años, imaginando un futuro diferente, tocó las puertas de una educación que sin que ella lo imaginara la llevaría a cuestionarse quién en realidad era ella.

El Librero de la Flaska 

Una educación de Tara Westover

Вы верите в гороскопы и коридоры затмений или считаете, что это всё лженаука? Так или иначе, но эту тему наверняка периодически обсуждают ваши знакомые и вам хотелось бы быть в курсе о чём идет речь. Читаем сегодня статью про периоды между солнечными и лунными затмения в 2024 году и стоит ли к ним как-то особенно подготовится:)
Текст статьи доступен по ссылке: https://trends.rbc.ru/trends/education/66026cdb9a7947207bef7121
Рекомендую читать и слушать одновременно.
Если хотите обсудить эту тему - приходите на урок!


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Коридор затмений 🌒 🌒    A2 - B1

Ya has hecho el Quiz El Español Jopara Paraguayo? Cómo crees que nos comunicamos aquí? Pues como verás el guaraní está siempre presente en nuestro español. Y aquí pongo a prueba si sabes alguito de mi país. En el siguiente puedes hacer un cuestionario de  5 preguntas básicas de español paraguayo y guaraní: 
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set?id=3037?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Hazlo antes de escuchar el podcast. Las respuestas te sorprenderán!

Have you already done the Jopara Paraguayo Quiz? How do you think we communicate here? As you will see, Guarani is always present in our Spanish. And here I put to the test if you know something about my countries. In the following link, you can do a questionnaire of 5 basic questions in Paraguayan Spanish and Guarani:
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set?id=3037?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz

Do this before listening to the podcast. The answers will surprise you!

Rohayhudcast! Paraguayan spanish!

Correcciones del Cuestionario Español Jopará Paraguayo 

Food-related idioms:
   a. A piece of cake - Very easy or effortless.
      Example: "The maths test was a piece of cake for me."
   b. Bite off more than you can chew - To take on more responsibility than you can handle.
      Example: "He took on multiple projects and bit off more than he could chew."
   c. Spill the beans - To reveal a secret or confidential information.
      Example: "Don't spill the beans about the surprise party!"
   d. Take it with a grain of salt - To be skeptical or not fully believe something.
      Example: "I heard a rumor about her promotion, but I'll take it with a grain of salt until it's confirmed."
   e. The icing on the cake - Something additional that makes a good situation even better.
      Example: "Winning the lottery was amazing, and getting a new car was the icing on the cake."


IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Food related idioms 

IELTS Speaking Tips & Answers Band 8-9. Part 3 - Nature. Questions 3-6.

Following the answers for questions 1-3 here are new questions for today:

4. Do you think money should be spent on protecting animals?
5. Do you think more should be done to protect natural beauty spots in your country?
6. What can a government do to encourage people not to harm the environment?

How would you answer these questions? What's hard about them? How do you approach the answers? 

Let me know how I can be of assistance to you.
