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Vlad's teaching tales

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

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Provincia de Granada

Here you will find daily routine verbs used in past tense

ROMANIAN

Ziua mea de ieri

In this chapter divided in 2 parts I will relate an experience where I do "hitchhiking" but with a boat, that's why "barcostop" ( It's different to Autostop) . It is set in the "second summer" of 2020, in the famous Argentinian Patagonia, specifically in a town called "Villa La Angostura", a paradisiacal place. 

important locations to guide the listener :
Lago ( Lake ) 
Villa La Angostura ( Place located in the Patagonian Andes ) 
Bahía mansa ( Bahia mansa is a bay of villa la angostura.  )

*Please leave all your questions in your comments, even if they are basic, it can help you and the rest of the listeners. *


Viajes, viajes y mas viajes 🚲

*B1/B2* Experiencia en Barco-Stop  2️⃣ part  ( or boat hitchhiking expierence )  

Being a picky eater can mean a number of different things. It may describe someone who doesn't like to try new foods, or someone who prefers plain meals. It can also refer to someone who eats quite a narrow range of foods.

It's quite common for children to be picky eaters. They may only like their pasta without sauce, or their bread cut in a certain shape.

Parents often feel they're to blame when their children are picky eaters. But according to a new study, picky eating is mostly caused by our genes.

Researchers in the UK looked at data from identical and non-identical twins who had been followed from birth since 2007.

Identical twins share 100% of their genes, while non-identical twins share half, on average. Studying these twins allowed the researchers to compare the eating habits of people who were genetically the same and those who weren't, but still grew up in the same home together.

More than 4,800 twins were included in the study. Their parents completed questionnaires about how picky their children were aged 16 months, then again at the ages of 3, 5, 7 and 13.

Not all parents completed the questionnaires as their children got older, but from the results, the researchers found that the eating habits of identical twins were much more similar than those of non-identical twins.

They also found that genetic variation explained 60% of the differences in food pickiness at 16 months, and 74% between the ages of 3 and 13. Meanwhile, shared environment only explained 15% to 26% of these differences, and the environmental effect was strongest when children were younger.

However, the researchers added that environmental effects are still important: parents can still influence their children's eating habits by eating together as a family, and by offering a wide variety of different foods, for example.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Genes Biggest Cause of Picky Eating in Children

In a world full of struggles and challenges, only a few reach the top of the mountain and get to enjoy the best view. These are people who believe in magic.

FLO TALKS 

GOT TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC

Today we're talking about the word "vet". You might know this word as a noun but today we're talking about how this word works as a verb. It's a really useful word that we can definitely use at work. I hope you find it useful

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

My dog has been vetting vets all week!

CHISTES MEXICANOS

FALTA DE MEMORIA.

В этом подкасте я рассуждаю о дружбе. Где мы встречаем своих друзей? Почему мы дружим?  Приятного прослушивания!