Speaking Better - Part 1 (with transcript)

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Speaking Better - Part 1 (with transcript)

Como é o verão em Portugal? E no vosso país?

Português com a Ana

O Verão em Portugal / Portugal in the Summer

Spanish México

MUSEO CASA DE LEÓN TROTSKY.

Narrator: Queen Elizabeth the First was born in 1533. Her father, King Henry the Eighth, was disappointed that his second wife Anne Boleyn had not produced a son and he had Anne’s head cut off when Elizabeth was only two years old. Elizabeth received the same education that a son would have and studied classical and modern languages, history and religion.

Narrator: When Henry died in 1547, Elizabeth’s younger brother Edward briefly became king, but on his death in 1553, her older sister Mary took over. Mary was a Catholic and wanted to bring England back into the Catholic faith after her father had broken with the Catholic Church and the Pope in Rome. She tried to achieve this by force and had 300 Protestants burnt at the stake. When “Bloody Mary” died childless in 1558, Elizabeth became queen.

Narrator: The first challenge Elizabeth faced was to bring the country together after the religious conflicts it had experienced during Mary’s rule. The Church of England that she set up occupied a middle ground between the Catholic and Protestant faiths and allowed some freedom in people’s personal beliefs as long as they attended church regularly. This saved England from further violence, although there were constant threats from both sides.

Narrator: Elizabeth was very skilled at presenting an image. She had many pictures of herself painted wearing expensive clothes and jewelry as well as makeup to make her face look pale, sometimes showing herself as a goddess or other figure from classical myths. She traveled around the country regularly on horseback so she could see and be seen by her people, who were very loyal to her.

Narrator: Elizabeth never married. Many men both at home and abroad wanted to marry her, but she played them off against each other. This meant she could avoid taking sides in various domestic and foreign political and religious conflicts, but it also meant that when she died, there would be no clear heir. She saw herself as married to the country...

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Queen Elizabeth the First 

皆さんの国では、季節の移り変わりがはっきり感じられますか？
冬が終わるのはいつでしょうか。
今回は、フミが春を感じるときについて話します。

Can you feel the change of seasons clearly in your country?
When do you feel the end of winter?
This time, Fumi talks about when he feels spring.

♤ キーワード
・節分（せつぶん：the last day of winter）
・就活（しゅうかつ：job hunting）
・三寒四温（さんかんしおん：the cycle of 3 cold days and 4 warm days repeats at the end of the winter）
・春夏秋冬（しゅんかしゅうとう：four seasons）
・折にふれて（おりにふれて：occasionally）
 
♧ 理解度チェッククイズ 
1. フミが春を感じるのはいつ？ 
2. 日本の気候について、二人が子どものときと比べて変わったことは？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. アヤはアンジェラ・アキの『サクラ色』という曲をどうやって知った？ 
→ 朝の情報番組のオープニングテーマで使われていた
2. アヤはその曲を聞くと、何を思い出す？
→ 大学に入って一人暮らしを始めたときのわくわくした気持ち

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 24：春の訪れ

My Chinese friend Han and I finally had the chance to sit down for a conversation. He had asked to be on my podcast to share his experience as my student, but with our busy schedules and limited time outside of class, we kept putting it off or rescheduling for the past six months. Finally, we found a mutual time that worked, so here’s the podcast!

I hope this episode speaks to those of you who’ve ever felt stuck learning English, who know the words but struggle to speak, who feel the pressure of exams but don’t feel confident in real conversations. Because learning a language isn’t just about passing tests, it’s about unlocking opportunities, building connections, and having the freedom to express yourself in any situation. If you’ve ever wished for that kind of confidence, this episode is for you!

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Testimony From My Chinese Friend and Student 

Si te pregunto que es algo típico de España, ¿qué dirías? España es diferente, y muchos objetos que existen en España también. En este episodio te hablo de algunos objetos típicos españoles.

Espero que lo disfrutes y aprendas algo nuevo. Después de que lo escuches, me gustaría que me dijeras:

-si conocías los objetos que menciono.

-qué otros objetos típicos de España conoces.

-qué objetos típicos hay en tu país.

-Episodio30-los inventos españoles

Blanca to go 

55- Cosas típicas españolas.

Otra de las claves muy importantes si quieres sonar más como un nativo, es el uso de refranes y dichos. Los refranes y dichos no son mas que expresiones que usamos y decimos cuando detectamos que una situación se desarrolla de un modo bastante común y muy obvio.
En este episodio, Daniel y yo nos encargamos de enseñarte a usar varios de los dichos y refranes más usados en México, enseñándote cuando usarlos y en que momento es más conveniente decirlos.
No te pierdas este importante y divertido episodio. Creemos firmemente que te ayudará bastante a mejorar y elevar tu español. ¡A darle que es mole de olla!
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/directo-al-grano