En este episodio hablamos de la expresión "Ser de puño cerrado". "Puño" es "fist". Si tienes el puño cerrado entonces lo que tienes dentro se queda dentro, no lo das. Te explico más en el audio.

Expresiones en español

Ser de puño cerrado

В этом выпуске мы сделаем наш первый, но очень важный шаг: познакомимся с русским алфавитом – кириллицей. Мы сосредоточимся на ключевых отличиях от латиницы и звучании, которое поможет сразу начать читать простые слова. 
Транскрипцию нашего урока на русском, английском и итальянском языках вы можете получить бесплатно, написав мне.

In questo episodio faremo il nostro primo, ma molto importante, passo: conosceremo l'alfabeto russo – il Cirillico. Ci concentreremo sulle differenze chiave rispetto all'alfabeto latino e sulla pronuncia, che vi aiuterà a iniziare subito a leggere parole semplici.
 La trascrizione completa della nostra lezione in russo, inglese e italiano potete riceverla gratis scrivendomi.

In this episode, we'll take our first, but very important, step: we'll get acquainted with the Russian alphabet – Cyrillic. We'll focus on the key differences from the Latin alphabet and the pronunciation, which will help you start reading simple words right away.
You can receive the full transcript of our lesson in Russian, English, and Italian gratis if you write me.

5 минут на русском языке/ 5 minutes in Russian/ 5 minuti in Russo

Русский алфавит/Russian alphabet/Alfabeto Russo

你好！你现在听到的是一位中文老师的日记（ri4ji4, diary），你可以在这里听到在新鲜(xin1xian1, fresh)真实(zhen1shi2, real)的中国生活。我是Amber，很高兴你能听到我的中文播客(podcast)。
9月8日 天气晴 星期四

孩子上学去了，我终于又有时间来更新(geng1xin1, update)我的播客。继续说说我的生活。
昨天我去学游泳了。这已经是我第三次学游泳。记得(ji4de2, remember)第一次是还在大学的时候，但我实在太怕水了，考试没有通过(tong1guo4, pass)，实际上是因为我也没有学会。第二次，是我的男朋友教我，他是游泳队的，比较专业(zhuan1ye4, professional)，但是我学了两次，眼睛又发炎（fa1yan2, inflame）了，不得已（bu4de2yi3, have no alternative but to），又没学成。这次呢，是我从小到大的好朋友教我，因为她的游泳卡10月就要过期(guo4qi1,expire)了，可是，她还有80次没有用。她希望我帮他用用她的卡，不然，剩太多次，可真的浪费(lang4fei4, waste)了，为了感谢我帮她用卡，她就教我游泳。这么好的事，简直就是为我量身定做（liang2shen1ding4zuo4, tailor-made）的，省了游泳票的钱，还省了教练(jiao4lian4, coach)的钱。真是天时地利人和(tian1shi2di4li4ren2he2)，再不学真的说不过去(shuo1bu2guo4qu4,can’t be explained away)。
因为有之前的基础（ji1chu4, learn before）昨天的学习效果(xiao4guo3, effect)很不错。从最开始下水，觉得胸闷(xiong1men4, chest distress)，到最后，已经可以顺利(shun4li4, successfully)的漂(piao1, float)起来了，可是，心理(xin1li3, mental)上的障碍(zhang4ai4, obstacle)还是很大，我不敢(gan3, dare to)放手，手还是得靠(kao4, get near to)着泳池(yong3chi2, swimming pool)的边，才能有安全感(an1quan2gan3,sense of security)。虽然好友给我做了很多心理建设(jian4she4, build)，可是还是迈(mai4, stride)不过去。不过我觉得，我的闺蜜(gui1mi4,close female friend)真是一名好教练，她把水描述(miao2shu4, discribe)成了一个人，这是我之前教我游泳的老师或者男朋友从来没有做过的事，让我相信水，水就会给我力量（li4liang4,power），她让我去感受水的力量。她说：“要想学好游泳，首先你要相信水，把自己交给水，然后再相信自己，水里有力量，你自己身上也有力量，与生俱来（yu3sheng1ju4lai2, innate），你要去感受这些力量，去互动(hu4dong4, interact)，最后你会知道这是非常神奇(shen2qi2, magical)的”。真的，她把一个体育(ti3yu4,sports)课活生生(huo2sheng1sheng, real)上成了哲学(zhe2xue2,philosophy)课，太高大上（gao1shang4da4, high-end,elegant and classy, abbr. for 高端大气上档次）了！在欢乐的笑声和水池里的“汩汩”声中，我的游泳课顺利的结束了，非常期待（qi1dai4, look forward to）下一次。
中国有句话，“事不过三”，也就是说，事情一般都不能、不会或者不应该超过（chao1guo4,exceed）3次。这已经是我的第三次学游泳了，事不过三，这一次我一定得把它学会了！
对了，有一个问题留给你！刚才我说了一句，天时地利人和，你听到了吗？如果没有听到，再去听听。实在不行，请看我的文字稿。所以呢，我的问题是：你知道什么是“天时地利人和”吗？

中文小天地 Little Chinese world

学游泳

Hey there! Time to practice some confusing letters:) Today we are practicing letters Х and Г.

Words featuring "Х":

хлопець  - boy
хмара - cloud

Additional ones:
Холодно - cold (adverb)
Хата - a house, a hut
Хом'як - a hamster

Words featuring "Г" :

гора (hora) - mountain
година (hodyna) - hour

Additional ones:
Голод - hunger
Газ - gas
Гараж - a garage

Sentences:

У хлопця була година.  - The boy had an hour.
На горі була велика хмара. - There was a big cloud on the mountain.

Additional ones:
Тут холодно - It's cold here
Це хліб - It's bread

Український подкаст для початківців з Альоною / Ukrainian podcast for beginners with Alyona 

Letters Х and Г

How can you use critical thinking more? Listen to the podcast to find some tips.

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In English exams like the IELTS test, there are speaking or writing questions that require critical thinking skills. If you feel weak in this area, you’re not alone. Many people do. The reason is that critical thinking is challenging, and this isn’t helped by the fact that not all education systems or schools focus the same energy on developing such skills. So what does it mean to think critically, and how can you do it more often?

***What is critical thinking?***

There are many different aspects to critical thinking. It may be about using your knowledge to predict what consequences different actions will have. It may be about looking at information and then forming opinions or reaching conclusions. It may also be about understanding when some important information is missing, and being able to gather the extra information that you need. In your work life or student life, these skills are vital for finding solutions to problems. If you have them and can present your analyses to other people effectively, you will be a valued member of any forward-thinking team.

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If you want to work on your critical thinking with a qualified, experienced teacher, and to practise applying it when speaking or writing, please get in contact with me or book a class.

English exam skills

Critical thinking

Este episodio es sobre el futuro, en él vamos a mencionar los dos tiempos futuros que tenemos en español, como usamos estos tiempos futuros y cómo podemos hablar del futuro sin usarlos.

Estoy segura de que en este episodio vas a aprender algo nuevo, así que, ¡no lo pienses! ¡Escúchalo! 

Después no te olvides de pasarte por mi Instagram y decirme qué os ha parecido el episodio y qué es lo que más os ha sorprendido.

Episodios mencionados:

-Ep.25: hablar de la edad en español:
-Ep.65: conceptos que necesitamos para entender el futuro.


Blanca to go 

67– El futuro y cómo hablar del futuro sin usarlo

CHISTES MEXICANOS

EL SOLO LA LUNA

In this episode of The Real English Conversations Podcast, Amy & Curtis talk about driving, they will tell you all about their experiences in Canada, being behind the wheel of a car, and everything from what you have to do to get your driver’s license to following the rules of the road if you don’t want a ticket from the police.

Learn English On Italki with the host of this Podcast: 

Book a lesson with Curtis - https://www.italki.com/teacher/4672521/english
 
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Real English Conversations Podcast

Driving In Canada: Real English Conversations Podcast On Italki

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