Un empujón semanal para pensar en grande y soltar el español. Nada de clases ni libros aburridos, aquí transformas cada episodio si tienes 35 o más y quieres usar el idioma YA, este es tu lugar.

Español No Excuses: Level-Up Your Mind, Speak Out Loud

Jag är på resande fot i Sydney och pratar om att vara trött, att inte ha energi om att inte gilla storstäder och jag kommer också in på existentiella tankar och funderingar. 

Tankar på svenska

Tankar på svenska : existentiell energilöshet

En este Podcasta analizaremos las diferencias entre vivir en el pueblo y vivir en la ciudad. Podrás aprender mucho vocabulario escuchando a dos españoles nativos teniendo una interesante conversación. 

VAMOS AL LÍO ¡¡¡ESCUCHA!!!

EL PUEBLO Vs LA CIUDAD

ROMANCES DE RAFAEL DE LEÓN

PENA Y ALEGRÍA DEL AMOR

Use these tips to improve your IELTS speaking band score.

When we are preparing for our IELTS speaking part 2, we must make sure that we use connectors.

But what are connectors?

Connectors, also known as linking words or discourse markers, are words and phrases we use to connect our sentences.

For example, let’s imagine we’ve been given the subject of speaking about a member of our family that we get on well with.

It’s a good idea to introduce your speaking with a phrase like “Let’s begin” or “let’s make a start.” These are both connectors.

Secondly, use a variety of adverbs: actually, surprisingly, similarly, really, very, extremely, rarely, sometimes, never, always etc.

Thirdly, if you can, use an idiom. In the following example I used an idiom at the end. See if you can spot it.

Here is an example of the speaking part 2 exercise.

Let’s make a start.

Surprisingly, I get on really well with my sister. In fact, my sister is a really inspiring person. Actually, she’s younger than me. 

I find her inspiring because she’s a champion swimmer. I would never race her. She’s so fast. To be honest, she trains really hard, especially when she has to finish her homework and then go to the swimming pool as well.

Unfortunately, I don’t get to hang out with her very much, because she’s always busy. But when we do meet up, we always have fun. Usually we go shopping. Sometimes we play video games. 

My sister is extremely funny. She has a great sense of humour. We always have a laugh when we spend time together. We rarely argue. Mostly, we get on like a house on fire.

Please do the exercises and find the missing words.


IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS Speaking Part 2

El nuevo episodio de hoy es sobre como la naturaleza es generosa, especialmente de un árbol sabio y con mucha empatía por todos los seres que habitan en el bosque.

Historias, leyendas y dias

El Susurro del bosque

Today we're talking about a phrasal verb that means to contribute something, usually money, time, or effort. I hope you find it useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

I want to contribute this vocabulary to you.

En este episodio continúo hablando con Diego y a Efraín de Mextalki sobre El Día de Muertos. 

En esta segunda parte nos hablan de los días que dura esta celebración y qué se celebra cada día, una comida típica de estas fechas y las ciudades que nos recomiendan visitar si viajamos a México durante esta época.

Podéis encontrar a Diego y A Efraín en todas las plataformas con el nombre de Mextalki.


Blanca to go 

63 – El Día de Muertos con Mextalki – parte 2

Parrots are known for being able to copy some of the sounds that people make — they might squawk "hello" or "how are you?" if they get used to hearing words and phrases like these. They might even say some rude things!

Some birds are also able to learn the names for objects — and identify them.

And a 5-year-old parrot in the US has been recognized by Guinness World Records after correctly identifying 12 objects in three minutes.

That record-breaking bird is an African gray parrot named Apollo, who lives in Florida. He can identify things like books, bugs and socks.

He's become popular on TikTok, where he has about 3 million followers. He also has around 1.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel called "Apollo and Frens."

And a TikTok video of Apollo asking questions from 2023 has been watched 66 million times.

Apollo actually broke the record in 2023 but he's among the stars in the Guinness World Records book that was released in September.

The parrot is owned by a couple named Dalton and Victoria Mason. They're content creators and they've been working hard to train the bird.

The owners say they teach Apollo as if he were a child of preschool age.

"We teach him as much as we can," the couple told Guinness, adding that they focus on things that Apollo wants to focus on.

Researchers have found that some African gray parrots are able to do better at some cognitive tasks than 5-year-old children.

And Apollo's owners plan to keep teaching the bird to see how much he can learn and how many more records he can break.


