Enjoy the eighteenth 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 uncover the well kept secrets behind seemingly ordinary aspects of daily life. 

[0:01:14]  Why "Pasta" is much more than just noodles in Italy? 

[0:02:21]  What does our German friend find odd about Americans communicating through emails?

[0:02:57]  Learn about siestas in the two main regions of Argentina. 

Culture To Grow

Episode 18: Behind Closed Doors: Exploring the Secrets of Daily Life Around the World!

Dil öğrenmenin en iyi yollu bol bol dinleme yapmaktır.

ALL ABOUT TURKıSH

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Escucha este audio-artículo y descubre la provincia de Jaén y buenos trucos para viajar por ella disfrutando de los lugares más auténticos.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Provincia de Jaén.

Here are some useful tips given by teacher Smith. Listen carefully!

LEARN BY LISTENING

Solutions To English

Bring up 

"Bring up" по-русски озночает "поднять что-то" или "вынести на обсуждение что-то."

1. He brought up an interesting topic during the meeting.
Он поднял интересную тему на встрече.

2. I didn't want to bring up that issue with my parents.
Я не хотел поднимать этот вопрос с родителями.

3. She brought up the idea of going on a trip.
Она предложила идею поехать в путешествие.


Английский для Русскоговорящих _ 50 Самых Распространённых Фразовых Глаголов в Английском Языке

изучение фразового глагола "Bring Up"

Ciboulet et l'ascenseur 
Le grand-père de Ciboulet vit au huitième étage d’un bel immeuble. Ciboulet aime bien l'appartement de son grand-père: quand le petit ours regarde par la fenêtre, les gens sur le trottoir paraissent tout petits!
Un après-midi, son grand-père propose:
- Si nous allions nous promener?
- Oh oui, s'écrie le petit ours. 
Le grand-père prend les clefs et ajoute:
- Pendant que je ferme la porte, appelle l'ascenseur!
Alors Ciboulet va sur le palier et crie:
- Ascenseur! Ascenseur!

Des Milliers D'histoires

Histoire 42 - Ciboulet et l'ascenseur 

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Like many other grandmothers, Daisy likes to knit, and she isn't very good with technology.

Or, at least, that's what she might tell people on the phone.

Daisy also describes herself as "your worst nightmare." But don't worry, she's not talking to you — she's talking to phone scammers.

That's because Daisy is actually an AI chatbot. She was created by UK phone company Virgin Media O2 to speak to scammers on the phone and make them believe they're talking to a real person.

Older people are very vulnerable to scams. In July, a UK study found that about 67% of people over the age of 75 were victims of at least one scam attempt in the six months before the study — with almost 75% being phone scams.

Enter Daisy, who has been trained to have conversations with phone scammers and waste their time.

Virgin Media O2 worked with Jim Browning, a YouTuber who has spent years "scambaiting" — that is, pretending to be a clueless victim to waste scammers' time.

And that's the whole point — Daisy can't stop scammers, but she can slow them down.

"Whenever she's on the phone with a scammer, your parents, your grandparents, your relatives, are not being scammed," Browning told Sky News.

The company says Daisy is already "wasting hundreds and hundreds of hours of scammers' time," and has shared real-life conversations the chatbot has had with scammers.

Some conversations last nearly an hour. She talks about her cat, Fluffy, and people in her family. In some conversations, she gives the scammers what they want — bank details. But of course, they're not real.

Murray Mackenzie from Virgin Media O2 said Daisy is also a reminder that the person you're speaking to on the phone might not always be who they say they are.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Meet the AI Grandma Wasting Scammers' Time

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xmRBLFPw73QfkL67wBPplgn7wExLMDG6/view?usp=drivesdk