BOB: We’d like two tickets for the 3:30
show, please.
TICKET SALES: Here you go. Enjoy the movie!
[Inside the theater]
BOB: Would you mind moving over one,
so my friend and I can sit together?
WOMAN: No, not at all.
BOB: Thanks a lot!



LANGUAGE NOTES
• The 3:30 show Movies are shown at different times throughout the day. This refers to 
the movie that starts at 3:30. Notice the emphasis on 3:30.
• Enjoy the movie! Notice how the intonation rises on movie. This is said in a friendly 
way, and is followed by an exclamation point.
• Would you mind is a polite way to ask “Can you do something for me?” Notice the 
verb ends in “-ing.” Compare this structure to “Would you mind if I” plus a verb that 
ends in “-ed” (Would you mind if I opened the window?).
• Moving over one Here “one” is short for “one seat.”
• No, not at all is a way of saying “No, I don’t mind” or “I will be glad to.” Notice the 
answer to “Would you mind” is in the negative form.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 21: At the Movies

Sim, essa forma é como "Pequena Patrícia". No Brasil, essa palavra PATRICINHA é usada para descrever um certo tipo de mulher jovem. Uma palavra que é tão familiar na sociedade brasileira a ponto do filme Clueless, de 1995, ter sua tradução oficial como "As Patricinhas de Beverly Hills". Pois assim a trama do filme e seus personagens podem ser entedidos imediatamente pelo público apenas com o título. Mas o que exatamente significa ser uma patricinha? Assista ao vídeo e descubra!

WS Português

A palavra "Patricinha" no Brasil

Verdun, le cimetière de nombreux soldats français et allemands pendant la première guerre mondiale.  Ce podcast, c'est la voix des fantômes qui errent encore dans la région. 

Douce France

Sur le front de Verdun 

Lilí Ledí.

A casi 40 años de la extinción de la fábrica Lilí Ledy es considerada una fábrica de culto en el mundo del juguete.

En 1977 los mexicanos estaban vueltos locos luego de ver la primera película de la Guerra de las galaxias. Niños, adolescentes y adultos de México querían tener cuanto antes los juguetes de la cinta de George Lucas, lo cual resultaba imposible si no se tenía un pariente en Estados Unidos o el presupuesto para viajar a ese país. Por fortuna, la fábrica mexicana de juguetes Lilí Ledy entró al rescate.

Hicieron un trato con sus colegas estadounidenses de Kenner Products para que les pasaran derechos, moldes de naves y figuras de acción de Star Wars a fin de fabricarlas en territorio nacional, y así ocurrió. El resultado fue que miles de chicos y grandes de Tijuana hasta Yucatán pudieron acceder a los juguetes de la saga intergaláctica a un buen precio y a una competitiva calidad.

Pero ésta no era la primera hazaña de Lilí Ledy, pues antes ya había hecho historia lanzado sus exitosas muñecas Belinda Lilí, Rosalinda Lilí, Carolinda Lilí y Leonora Lilí que operaban con mini discos alojados en su médula espinal que hacían posible que hablaran. La compañía patentó este sistema, lo que no evitó que unos jugueteros italianos lo copiaran bajo el nombre “Ozen” y lo implementaran para sus muñecas Sebino. 

Otro éxito para la compañía mexicana fue el lanzamiento de las sofisticadas muñecas Barbara y Señorita Lilí, una copia de las Barbie que habían dejado de venderse en México por un rompimiento de contrato por parte de Mattel. Se trató de otros los rescates de Lilí Ledy para que la infancia mexicana tuviera acceso a un juguete de moda en los Estados Unidos.   

A la par la compañía mexicana produjo el Horno Mágico Lilí Ledy, que con ayuda de un foco en su interior podía hornear pasteles hechos con harina Pronto.

Y antes, en 1966, fabricaron en territorio nacional un juguete que permitía crear a pluma figuras geométricas irreales...

Spanish México

Lilí Ledí.

En esta lectura te hablo sobre vocabulario de rutina diaria en un parque... Espero que guste!!
Puedes escribirme si deseas tener la lectura escrita.

Lecturas Cortas en Español/ Short readings in Spanish

El Parque

Many people don't know what to do with their old clothes. Some give them to charity, others get them repaired — but what about clothes that can't be repaired?

These clothes usually end up in the garbage. A 2017 report estimated that 83 million metric tons of clothes and shoes were thrown away in 2015, and this could increase to over 130 million metric tons by 2030.

Clothes are difficult to recycle because they're often made up of different components. Even a T-shirt that's 100% cotton may still have labels and threads made from other materials like polyester.

Separating those materials isn't easy, making any piece of clothing difficult to recycle.

But researchers at the University of Delaware believe they've found a new way to recycle blended fabrics, and it only takes 15 minutes.

They developed a process using chemicals and microwaves to break down polyester and spandex while leaving cotton and nylon intact. The nylon is then dissolved off the cotton using a simple solvent.

The broken down and dissolved components are then collected, and can be used to make polyester, spandex and nylon again. And while the remaining cotton isn't high quality, the researchers say it could be mixed with new cotton to make stronger recycled yarn, for example.

Erha Andini, who led the study, told The Washington Post that clothes companies aren't always clear about what's in their clothes. But a process like this can be used even if you don't know what your clothing is made from.

However, the researchers say it could be some time before their process is used on a large scale.

And Tasha Lewis from Ohio State University — who wasn't part of the research — told The Washington Post that while processes like this are good, they should be used as a last resort.

She said it's cheaper and simpler to just buy used clothes. She added that companies should also make clothes that last longer, and make them out of one type of fabric so they're easier to recycle.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

US Researchers Find New Way to Recycle Clothes

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