¿Hay algo más español que la siesta? La mayoría de personas cuando piensa en algo típico español piensa en la siesta, pero ¿es tan común? En este episodio te hablo de la siesta y algunas cosas que igual no sabes sobre ella.

Después de escuchar el episodio deja un comentario, o visita mi Instagram para decirme qué te ha parecido el episodio, y qué piensas de las siestas, ¿te gusta echarte la siesta? ¿Con que frecuencia lo haces?


Blanca to go 

80 – La siesta

1 -¡Eh, Ave Maria! / admiring the beauty of something or complaining about a situation or someone's action
 2 -Muy berraco / brave or something difficult
 3 -Tan charro / So weird or funny 

3 Frases de Medellín, Colombia y Actividad al final del episodio. Episodio en el cual aprenderás el dialecto que usan los Paisas en la ciudad de Medellín. Este pódcast es dirigido principalmente a mejorar la Compresión Auditiva, pero también puedes reforzar haciendo pequeñas actividades que te dejo al final de cada episodio, con el fin de que tu camino de aprendizaje en el idioma español sea mucho más divertido para ti.

Aprendiendo a lo Smart 

El dialecto de un Paisa, Medellín, Colombia. 

Series: The Woman Behind the Words.

Most learners think they freeze because of English.
But collapse doesn’t come from grammar, vocabulary, or fluency.
It comes from the internal script that wakes up the moment pressure enters the room.

This episode explores why brilliant, capable people lose their presence in English —
not because they don’t know enough,
but because their nervous system remembers old patterns:
the fear of judgment, perfectionism, mental overload, the shrinking of identity.

You’ll hear why “studying more” never fixes this,
and what learners actually need instead:
a calmer internal operator behind the voice.

This isn’t about language improvement.
It’s about emotional stability in the moments that matter.

💭 Reflection:
When does your English disappear — and what shifts inside you the moment it happens?

“The Pro Behind the Words” - You don’t need new words. You need the REAL YOU who speaks them.

Episode 4 — “Why Women We Collapse Under Pressure”?

秋（あき）は食べ物がおいしい季節（きせつ）です。食べすぎて「私、太っちゃった～」と言うのはいいですが、「あの人、太いですね」とは言えません。じゃあ、「私、赤ちゃんができたの！」「おめでとう、だから太ってきたんだね」といったら、はい、あなたはその友だちを、なくすかもしれません。デリケートな話題を言いかえる言葉はたくさんありますが、なかでも「オノマトペ」はとても便利です。「太っている」「やせている」関係の言葉をたくさん集めてみました。それでは、秋の「オノマトペ祭（まつ）り」のはじまり、はじまり～♩
スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
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楽しみ方はこちらをみてください。
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じゃあ、またね！

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第35話　オノマトペ、ばんざい！

IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Topic - Photographs:

Q. What type of photos do you like taking? [Why/Why not?]
Q. What do you do with the photos you take?
Q. When you visit other places, do you take photos or buy postcards? [Why/Why not?]
Q. Do you like people taking photos of you? [Why/Why not?]

How would you answer it yourself?

Let me know if I can support you in IELTS speaking.

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS SPEAKING 1 - Topic - Photographs:

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter T. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

Tortoise, turkey, tiger, toucan, tangerine, Tasmanian devil, termites, treasure chest, tea, trumpet

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter T

Sisu. Pieni sana kuvaa suomalaista luonnetta. Mitä sisu tarkoittaa? Sitä ei voi kääntää englanniksi. Tässä jaksossa puhun sisusta, sisukkuudesta ja mitä se merkitsee suomalaisille. Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan tätä jaksoa sisulla ja sydämellä!

Easy suomi Anna-Marian kanssa

Easy suomi: 8.jakso Sisu

Two corvesations: 

1- Los colores

2-  Prestamo Bancario

This podcast is to improve your listening and vocabulary

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish Conversation parte 22

Are you stuck at IELTS 5.5 or 6.0? Tired of hearing the same advice but seeing no progress? In this episode, I break down the real reasons why your IELTS Speaking and Writing scores aren’t improving — and what you need to change today.

Having worked with hundreds of IELTS candidates, especially from China, I know the common mistakes:

Short, unnatural answers

Overly formal language

Repetitive vocabulary

Relying on memorized idioms instead of natural English

🚫 Why IELTS strategies alone won’t help
🚫 Why tips, templates, and endless mock tests aren't enough
✅ Why 200+ hours of active practice is the real key to moving from Band 6 to Band 7
✅ How authentic English practice and honest feedback will help you improve faster

What you'll learn in this episode:

The truth about IELTS progress (based on Cambridge research)

Why many candidates from China (and globally) misunderstand how IELTS works

How IELTS measures real-world communication skills, not your ability to memorize exam hacks

The mindset shift you need if you’re serious about Band 7+

🎧 Listen now and get clear, no-nonsense advice on how to improve your IELTS score — from someone who’s helped students worldwide achieve success.

If you want a transcript for this episode, go to www.theenglishnative.com