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Hay un experimento clásico que pone a un voluntario en el dilema de decidir qué hacer con un vagón que avanza descontrolado hacia cinco trabajadores que no pueden verlo. El voluntario observa la escena desde lo alto de un puente junto a otra persona. Si empuja a esta persona a las vías, morirá, pero detendrá el vagón y salvará cinco vidas. Cuando el experimento se realiza con personas que hablan dos idiomas y responden en su lengua materna, el veinte por ciento decide que sacrificar a una persona es aceptable para salvar a cinco. Cuando responden en su segundo idioma, la cifra sube al treinta y tres por ciento. El efecto se explica porque, cuando se habla una lengua extranjera, normalmente tomamos decisiones menos emocionales y más pragmáticas.

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Do you always say "How are you?" to your English teacher and English speaking friends? While we DO use this common expression in everyday spoken English, there are many more informal and more popular ways of asking this question amongst friends! Learn my favorites in this episode of Stairway to English!
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Stop saying "How are you"! 

In this episode, we’re diving into two super common Chinese characters: “电” (diàn) and “机” (jī)! You see them everywhere in words like 电视 (TV), 电脑 (computer), 电影 (movie), 手机 (mobile phone), and 飞机 (airplane). But do you know why these characters are used and how they shape the meaning of these words? Let’s explore their fascinating connections and boost your Chinese vocabulary in a fun way!

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Power Up Your Chinese! The Everyday Use of 电 & 机

Transcripción:

ELSA : !Hola!

LENA : iHola ! ¿Qué deseas?

ELSA . Necesito unas botas. Quisiera comprar unas botas

LENA : ¿De qué talla ?

ELSA : De la talla 39

LENA : Talla 39...¿Qué más deseas ?

ELSA : Deseo comprarme una camiseta blanca.

LENA : Ya veo y ¿de qué talla sería ?

ELSA : Soy talla M

LENA : ...Aquí tienes.

ELSA : ¿Puedo probármela ?

LENA : Sí claro, los probadores están al fondo a la izquierda.

....

ELSA : Ahhh... me quedan bien las botas, no te parece?

LENA : Si! Muy bonitas.

ELSA : ¿y te gusta mi camiseta ?

LENA : Sí, iEs fenomenal ! Tu camiseta está super super de moda!

ELSA : Entonces ¿Cuánto es ?

LENA : Las botas cuarenta euros y la camiseta veinte euros

ELSA : ¡Guau! iQué barato ! Me lo llevo todo! Aquí tienes los 60 euros. Gracias!

LENA : iAdiós!

Eres libre de repetir cada oración en voz alta, tratando de imitar la pronunciación lo mejor posible. Repítelo en voz alta muchas veces durante 1 semana o 1 mes, hasta que las frases queden registradas en tu memoria de largo plazo.


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When the end of the working week arrives, it can be a little harder to keep going.

If you work from Monday to Friday, you might find yourself thinking about the weekend as your brain and body get ready to rest. You may feel that you're getting less work done.

You might even feel this way near the end of each work day.

And a study from the US has found that yes, it's true — we aren't as productive and we make more mistakes in the afternoons, especially on Fridays.

While most of us could probably have guessed that result, the researchers said most studies in the past have just asked workers about their feelings related to their productivity.

But this one actually used data based on computer use, including how fast people typed and the numbers of typos they made.

The researchers, from Texas A&M University, looked at the computer use of 789 employees working from the office of a big company in Texas.

They studied them for two years and looked at their computer use at different times of the day and week.

And they found that computer use "dropped significantly" on Fridays.

One of the researchers, Taehyun Roh, said: "Employees were less active in the afternoons, and made more typos in the afternoons — especially on Fridays."

The authors added that results like this should encourage bosses to think about flexible working arrangements or four-day working weeks to get the best from their employees.

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Study: Workers Make More Mistakes on Friday Afternoons

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 2 - Describe an interesting old person you met.

You should say:

Who this person is
When/where you met this person
What you did
And explain why you think this person is interesting

Here are soem extra words you can use in your answers!

off the top of your head: from the knowledge you have in your memory

within spitting distance of something: next to or extremely near something

give or take: possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned

hooked (on something): enjoying something very much, so that you want to do it, see it, etc. as much as possible

go into detail (about​/​on): to mention many facts or aspects of a situation

know sth like the back of your hand: to have very good and detailed knowledge of something

blow away: to impress someone very much or make them very excited

let off​/​blow off steam: to express your feelings of anger or excitement without harming anyone

Imagine speaking this way - using some of these relevant vocabulary. What might be different in your answers? :)

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