Pequeñas lecturas para practicar el español

Lecturas en español

Cami basic Spanish

Lecturas de poemas o capítulos breves de la literatura hispanoamericana

Literatura en español

I don't understand why people buy such poor quality items of clothing, wear them a few times and then throw them away. It's terrible for the environment.
I hate the fashion trade. I read somewhere that companies can sell a dress for $5, but they don't make any profit. They're just aiming to attract more consumers to their websites so that they'll spend more money.
My brother's a fashion designer, but I think designer labels are a waste of money. I just shop in high street stores and I only buy casual clothes.

English Mini Lessons

Attitudes to Fashion

¿Qué está hasta en la sopa últimamente en tu país? Descúbrelo en mi explicación.

Expresiones en español

Estar hasta en la sopa

In this story, an elephant named Eleven does whatever it takes to maintain peace, even using violence. This is Part 4 of 5. 

As Eleven watched the thieves creep forward, he considered what course of action to take. He could tell the monkeys about the thieves, possibly causing a physical fight to break out. Or he could stop the thieves himself, either scaring them off with his roar or his powerful tusks. Either way, conflict was unavoidable. 

Peace was Eleven’s his highest value. If anything attempted to disrupt it, he made sure to remove it from his life. He saw himself as a protector of peace. It never occurred to him that he might have been actually afraid of healthy conflict.
 
So, believing there to be no ethical dilemma, Eleven decided to conceal the thieves’ robbery. This way the thieves would get what they want, the monkeys would only realize after the fact, and, most importantly, Eleven could get back to his relaxing day in the sun.  

Eleven positioned himself in such a way as to block any view of the robbery. The fox and wild chicken snatched the bananas and made their way for the bushes. However, at that exact moment, one of the monkeys, having climbed up a tree and swung itself into the river, was flying through the air and saw the robbery. 

Splashing into the river, the monkey screamed and shrieked, trying its best to alert the others. But they were too busy slapping each other to notice anything.
 
In an instant, without giving the moment proper reflection, only thinking about his own interests and his self-appointed duty, Eleven forcefully swung his trunk and whacked the shrieking monkey, who flew with great speed into the dense forest and out of sight. 

Being a Cloud

Eleven the Elephant

Poetry can teach you more about the English language, culture and way  of thinking than any academic textbook ever could. Join me in my podcast as I analyse Ant and Elephant by legendary Spike Milligan.

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Lisa's Podcast

A bit of English in a little poem

Join Billy and Amy in "Making Plans" on the "Everyday Dialogues" podcast! 🗓️

In this exciting episode, learn the art of making small talk and expressing your preferences. 💬 Discover how to use words like "rather," "prefer," and "I feel like/don't feel like" to make plans for the weekend.

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Everyday Dialogues

Making Plans 🗓

Today we're talking about an idiom that we can use to talk about joining a new team or project, or perhaps starting a new job. I hope you find it useful!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

You're moving too slowly for this podcast!

Hello!  Today, I'm talking about this year's Autumn.  I think that Autumn came late this year, but the autumn leaves have finally started.  They are so beautiful. It's a shame that I can't show it to you living abroad. I don't know how much I can express this beautiful Autumn scenery in words, but I'd try it.  Thank you for listening! 
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ゆっくりやってきた秋
今年は11月になっても、昼間の気温が高い日が多く、少し動くだけで汗ばむ陽気でした。でも、11月の半ばを過ぎて、ようやく秋らしい気候になってきました。
朝晩は空気がひんやりと冷たく、毛糸のセーターを着てちょうどいいくらいです。
最近、時間のあるときは、できるだけ　歩くようにしています。うちから　20分ほど歩いたところに、ジブリ映画「ホタルの墓」の舞台になった池があります。そこには、桜の木などいろいろ植えられていて、今ごろになると　葉が赤や黄色に紅葉します。　1年中、緑色の木とのコントラストがとても美しいです。　その景色が　池の水面にも映っていて、写真に撮ると1枚の絵画のように見えます。　その池の周りを　ぐるっと一周　回るように歩きます。歩いている間も、風が吹くたびに、色づいた木の葉が、枝から離れて　ひらひらと　舞い落ちて行きます。地面には　落ちた木の葉が　たまって、　近くに住む家の人が、それらを　ほうきでかき集めて　道路をきれいにしています。全部の木の葉が落ちきるまで、しばらくは　この人たちの苦労は続くと思います。でも、私はただの通行人なので、「たいへんそうだなあ」と思うだけです。　その人たちの苦労を横目に、その落ち葉さえ秋の景色の一つとして楽しんでいます。
私は　歩きながら　景色の写真をたくさん撮ります。日本は季節があるので、同じ場所でも、季節によってまったく見え方が違います。雲も違います。夏、あれだけ力強く空にあった入道雲はもうありません。　すうっと線を引いたような薄い雲がいろんな方向から伸びていたり、小さくちぎれた雲がたくさんあったり。そうかと思えば、雲一つない青空だったりします。　池には、夏にはいなかった渡り鳥の群れが　何百羽も来ていました。ざっと数えただけでも200羽以上はいたと思います。冬を前に、引っ越ししているんですね。私たちも　冬支度を少しずつ始めないといけません。かぜも　インフルエンザもコロナも　かかりたくありませんからね。


やさしい日本語（にほんご）

ゆっくりやってきた秋　Autumn coming slowly　

October is here! I made 5 suggestions about 5 enjoyable October activities. Hope this helps you learn and also enjoy October.
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!👋
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See you in class!😎
