Intermediate Chinese Listening：5月21日 国际茶日 

Intermediate Chinese Listening

🦁🐯🐼Vi siete mai chiesti cosa succede davvero quando interagiamo con la fauna durante i nostri 
               viaggi?
💚🌍✨ Come possiamo essere turisti più consapevoli?
💬👇😊 Fatemelo sapere nei commenti! Sarò felice di leggervi!

⬇️VOCABOLARIO ⬇️
Santuari = sanctuaries
Biberon = baby bottle
Animali strappati ai loro habitat = animals extracted from their habitat
Animali in cattività = captive animals
Addirittura = even 
Giri in groppa agli elefanti = Elephant Ride Tour
Addestramenti degli animali = animal training
Attività innocue = harmless activities
Sottometterli = to subdue them 
Dovremmo esserne consapevoli = We should be aware of that
La schiusa delle tartarughe marine = sea turtle hatching
Nutrirsi = to feed 


Puro Parlare

15. Turisti e Animali: come rispettare la fauna?

La Ciudad de México puede visitarse en cualquier estación, aún en invierno ofrece la misma vitalidad que en pleno verano, que es, por cierto, cuando suele llover un más.

Si vienes en primavera (entre marzo y mayo), o en otoño (de septiembre a noviembre) puedes evitar los extremos del frío y la lluvia, aunque mayo suele ser el mes más caluroso.

Durante los meses de invierno, de diciembre a febrero, las temperaturas pueden llegar a ser bastante bajas, sobre todo por las noches y la madrugada. Durante el verano, puedes encontrar fuertes lluvias, por lo general tienen una duración máxima de un par de horas, lo cual suele ocasionar problemas de drenaje e inundaciones menores y por lo tanto podrías llegar a pasar mucho más tiempo atascado en el tráfico.

La primavera y el otoño suelen ser muy agradables, con tardes cálidas y noches frescas. Con un sombrero y un buen bloqueador solar podrás sentirte protegido, ya que los rayos del sol pueden ser intensos en casi cualquier época del año.

El Festival Iberoamericano de Cultura Musical Vive Latino se celebra a mediados de marzo en el Foro Sol y ofrece una variada programación de grupos musicales nacionales e internacionales de distintos géneros. 
EL Festival del Centro Histórico tiene lugar a principios de abril e incluye bailes, música, artes visuales, opera, teatro e historia en muchos sitios de importancia histórica.
El Equinoccio de Primavera se celebra anualmente en Teotihuacán.
Semana Santa y Pascua: la ciudad prácticamente se encuentra vacía durante estas dos semanas, ya que la mayoría de las universidades programan vacaciones similares al spring break. En estos días el tráfico y las idas en metro, u otro tipo de transporte público, suelen ser mucho más tranquilas.

Spanish México

EN QUE MESES VISITAR LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.

If you thought social media was just a place for viral dances and cat photos, think again.

Popular influencers on apps like TikTok and YouTube have been boosting book sales with their videos.

And many are watched by millions.

The BookTok community on TikTok has been influential in encouraging users — who are often young people — to buy real books in bookshops.

But a survey from 2022 found that YouTube is actually the most popular place for young people to discover new books on social media.

The survey was done in November 2022 by Nielsen Book Data. It found that in the UK, 34% of people aged between 14 and 25 used YouTube — which is known for its BookTube community — for their book ideas.

TikTok was used by 32%, and 27% went to Instagram to find out about new books.

Some reports in recent years have said that young people are reading less than ever. But according to The Guardian, people in the 14 to 25 age group bought around 61 million books in the UK in 2022.

This was 18% of all books bought.

And it's not just social media where they're finding reading recommendations.

The most common way to discover new books is by talking to friends. Forty-one percent said they do this, while 35% find out about their books by visiting bookshops.

The survey also reported that fantasy action and fantasy adventure stories are the most popular among young people.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Survey: Young People Turn to Social Media for New Books

Joy to Our World

Oh no, I lost my appetite! 

🎧Este es un ejercicio de comprensión auditiva de nivel nativo, (nativo de México🇲🇽)
Escucha el audio de 59 segundos y después intenta responder las siguientes preguntas:
¿Qué no funcionaba en el depa de Don Porfirio?
¿Qué le dijo el dueño del depa a Don Porfirio?
¿Qué hicieron Don Porfirio y Don Poncho para mitigar el calor?

Hablando Al Chile

🎧Pedos con el aire acondicionado🇲🇽

Dear students of the Lithuanian language,

I am back with a video for those who are just starting to learn Lithuanian. In this video, I will introduce myself in the first person and introduce my partner in the third person. Also, I will speak about us together in the first person plural. I hope that this video will help you to develop the relevant vocabulary and grammar to introduce yourself to others. 

If you wish to do some additional exercises, I have added them together with the video's transcript on my Contribee account. You will find all the links here:

🐝 Become a Contribee: https://contribee.com/lithuanianwithpaulius

Also, don't forget that you can send me your self-description as described at the end of the video. I will correct the first 3 and send them back to you.

If you enjoyed the episode, don't forget to follow and subscribe for future videos. Cheers and till next time!

Lithuanian with Paulius

#15 - Lithuanian for Beginners - Self-Introduction & Questions (A1)

In today's episode we talk about "Bribery" the ability to get special treatment and the cost of secret illegal payments.

Today's Vocabulary will include:

• to fine vs to be fine
• a bribe
• to bribe
• a curfew
• quarantine
• odd vs even
• to forge 
• influence 
• reward
• perks

Teachers:
Jerome: https://www.italki.com/user/4075458
Alexis: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070


The Jerome Meadows Experience

Bribery & Corruption

World Diabetes Day (with transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15MZkeHf5fOLEv7EIfOCntlI8rQ_vg5mM/view?usp=drivesdk