In this episode, I talk about the difference between passive and Active Vocabulary. I also explain ways to improve productive knowledge.

Rethinking Language Learning

Receptive & Productive Vocabulary

What is coarticulation, and why does it make listening and speaking hard in a foreign language? Learn more in this podcast, from my Youtube channel "Adventures with Alex"!

Adventures in English with Alex

Coarticulation - Listening and Speaking Tips in English

続き、　4.から

[日本旅行の経験]

1.いつ、どのくらいの長さ、日程

2.どの町を訪れましたか？

3.観光地、思い出の場所

4.神戸と大阪について

5.日本の本屋、買った本など

6.日本人の印象、話しやすかった？

7.バーでの会話

8.奈良の鹿たち

9.食べ物

10.渋谷、新宿など

11.思い出や印象に残ったこと

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Vol.64 ロジェさんとポッドキャスト [日本旅行の経験] その2

Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris.

The Olympics superfan has attended seven Summer Games over 40 years. But this trip to Paris came at a cost of $10,000.

Robinson, 66 and from Los Angeles, maxed out her credit cards and worked two jobs to afford the trip and the 38 event tickets she bought. And she has to work two more years to make up the money she spent.

"It was hard to save up and it's a big budget, but it's a thousand times worth it," she says.

Robinson's fascination with the Olympics started when her mother worked as a translator for athletes during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Her mother would come home after work with pins from athletes that she gave to her daughter.

Her hobby of collecting pins led her to Atlanta 1996, where she made rice necklaces for athletes in exchange for their pins.

"I got all the pins and I got to meet all the athletes. And in those days, it wasn't high security like now," she said. "Now you can't even get near the athletes' village."

From there: Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, London 2012 and Rio 2016. She got a visa for Beijing 2008, but couldn't afford the trip. It was similar for Tokyo: she bought tickets, but got refunded as COVID-19 soared and the Games were held without spectators.

Robinson's outfits started simply but have become more complex over time. She spent a year working on her Paris outfit, which has hundreds of adornments. People often stop her in the street, asking for a photo.

As soon as these Olympics end, she will start working on the next Summer Games — which will be in her hometown in Los Angeles.

"I'm going to do it forever," she said. "I'm going to save all my money and just concentrate on Olympics."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Worth It': Olympics Superfan Spent $10,000 to Get to Paris

¡Quiúbole! Nos alegra tanto a Jessica como a mí que hayas decidido llevar tu español al siguiente nivel, aprendiendo estás lindas expresiones que te harán sonar como un estudiante de español muy avanzado.
Sin duda, la parte de los modismos y jergas es algo sumamente importante de cualquier idioma, es por ello, que en este episodio aprenderás expresiones para decir cosas como:
- Preguntar “¿Cómo estás?”
- Contestar una llamada telefónica
- Dar afirmaciones
- Decir que alguien se acobardó
- Y poquito más…
No te eches para atrás, y escucha este importante podcast que revolucionará el modo en como hablas y piensas en español.
Si deseas leer la transcripción de este podcast para no perderte ni una sola palabra de lo que decimos, puedes hacerlo yendo a este enlace: https://esdeverdad.com/podcast/expresiones-nativas

Es De Verdad

T1 E11 - Expresiones mexicanas para sonar como un nativo

The working world has changed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with new challenges for many employees and managers.

This year the focus of World Mental Health Day on October 10 is mental health in the workplace.

In the US, an estimated 1 million workers miss work every day because of job stress. And it's a similar situation in many countries around the world.

But there are lots of things we can do to help look after our mental health — and the mental health of our colleagues — when we're at work.

Experts from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have shared a few ideas, including simple things like saying "thank you" to others.

They also suggest practicing good "email etiquette." This means making your emails clear with an "accurate subject line," "concise summary" of what you're asking and a "clear timeline."

The mental health charity Mind says people should make sure they find time to take breaks. Many workers can take lunch breaks and perhaps other small breaks during the day and even a short time away from the desk can help you to feel a little better.

According to Harvard Business Review, managers need to understand that "work is about people, and people are messy and difficult."

This means understanding that employees all have their own challenges.

The first thing that managers can do, says psychologist Emily Anhalt, is show that they care about mental health in the workplace.

Making a difference to employees' mental health is not "a quick and easy thing," she said. It's a long journey — that might start on October 10, but it will need to last for years.

Tips for Workplace Health on World Mental Health Day

ROMANCES DE RAFAEL DE LEÓN

PROFECÍA

En este podcast vemos los diferentes usos del verbos "llevar", con ejemplos en español y traducciones en inglés. El verbo llevar tiene bastantes usos diferentes (unos 9-10) y en algunos el significado cambia bastante.
Con la ayuda de este podcast podréis entender y empezar a usar el verbo llevar como un nativo. 👍😉