¿Te gusta el tequila? ¿Qué sabes sobre esta bebida mexicana?

En este episodio de Español al Oído, hablamos del origen del tequila y la diferencia entre el tequila y otros aguardientes, tambien llamados mezcales.

Después de escuchar, contesta las siguientes preguntas:

1. ¿Qué diferencia hay entre el mezcal y el tequila?
2. ¿Las botellas de tequila tienen un gusado adentro?
3. ¿Qué indica una etiquieta "100% agave" en una botella de tequila?
4. ¿Qué es un caballito?
5. ¿Qué es una margarita?

Español al oído

El tequila

Did you know that we can use 'Not + a Superlative' to convey the opposite. In this episode, we discuss this commonly used expression in English.

Listen to the episode and analyse the following examples:
That's not the most efficient way to do it.
That's not the most original idea.
That's not the worst movie I've ever seen.

Don't forget to make your own examples and post them in the Comments Section to grasp this concept fully.

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Superlatives

¿ Te ha pasado que viajas a un país latinoamericano y usan jergas o palabras que no conoces pero son muy populares? . Hoy en este 1er podcast hablaremos sobre eso. ¡No te lo pierdas! 

Spanish Now 

Jergas

Kathryn Bigelow has been a director, producer and screenwriter for over forty years. Since 1981, she has made many films in the action film genre, often influenced by Alfred Hitchcock. In 1987 she made Near Dark, which combines elements of the western and horror film genres, and the thriller Point Break in 1991. It wasn't until 2010, though, that she achieved greater fame, when she became the first woman to receive an Academy award for Best Director for The Hurt locker. However, she has always refused to be called a 'woman film-maker'. She has also divided critics: some love her films, while others feel the content is too violent.

English Mini Lessons

Films

The Social Evolutionary

Is it true: "Money doesn't buy happiness"?

Short story 「はなこさんの やすみのひ《 Hanako's holiday 》」
This is an original story I created.
This episode is N5 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
両親（りょうしん）ryōshin：parents
階段（かいだん）kaidan：stairs
運転手（うんてんしゅ）untenshu：driver
声（こえ）koe：voice

☆Grammar☆
・～へ･･･にいきます
・～ましょう
・～がすきです
・～があります／います

☆Script for this episode
The scripts (URL) are listed in the overview section of the channel.

☆Quiz for this episode
https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/4656?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz


Simple Japanese Listening with Meg（めぐ）Smile

#13  Short story /  Hanako's holiday / storytelling // N5 Level

Smartphones are everywhere these days.

How many advantages and disadvantages of using them can you think of?

In this episode, Nick gives you some more ideas...

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using smartphones every day?

In this episode we will talk about 【Chinese wine culture】, you will learn how to say 【brew beer,propose a toast】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【中国的酒文化】。
中国的酒文化博大精深。一壶美酒从千百年前传承到现在，酒已经成了生活中必不可少的饮品。酒的酿造,在我国有着相当悠久的历史。三四千年前，勤劳的祖先就发明了酿酒技术。
在古代，主人和宾客一起饮酒时，要相互跪拜。晚辈在长辈面前饮酒，通常要先行跪拜礼，然后坐入次席。长辈让晚辈饮酒，晚辈才可举杯；长辈酒杯中的酒尚未饮完，晚辈也不能先饮尽。
到了现代则没有那么复杂，一般是由主人说一些祝酒词；由晚辈倒酒以示尊敬；敬酒时要按顺序来，不能这一个那一个。
细数整个历史，中国的文学艺术家和酒有着很大的缘分。李白是唐代伟大的浪漫主义诗人。他每逢作诗作词必定要酒相伴,不喝就写不出来，越喝写诗词越顺畅，诗词越美。
与酒有关的诗句也有很多。例如“酒逢知己千杯少”，意思是指酒桌上遇到知己，喝一千杯酒都还嫌少。形容性情相投的人聚在一起总不厌倦。还有“何以解忧，唯有杜康”，意思是：有什么可以排解我的忧愁，那就只有美酒了。（相传酒是杜康发明的，所以常常会用杜康这个人名来指代美酒）。还有一句“醉翁之意不在酒”，比喻一个人做一件事的本意不在此，而在别的方面。
你们国家的酒文化是什么样的？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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博大精深 	bó dà jīng shēn	broad and profound
传承	chuán chéng	inherit
酿造	niàng zào	brew (beer, etc.)
悠久	yōu jiǔ	long (history)
行跪拜礼	xíng guì bài lǐ	Curtsey of kneeling down
次席	cì xí	second seat
祝酒词	zhù jiǔ cí	toast
敬酒	jìng jiǔ	propose a toast
细数	xì shǔ	to run through
浪漫主义	làng màn zhǔ yì	romanticism
每逢	měi féng	whenever
顺畅	shùn chàng	smooth
性情相投	xìng qíng xiāng tóu	congenial
厌倦	yàn juàn	tired of
排解忧愁	pái jiě yōu chóu	eliminate sorrow

Yuli's Chinese Channel

中国酒文化 Chinese wine culture （Intermediate and advanced level）

¿Conoces a "Popeye"? Si eres muy joven, quizás no, así que búscalo en Internet antes de continuar para que puedas ver su ojo. Popeye es un personaje de cómic y de dibujos animados del siglo pasado que acompañó a varias generaciones de niños y adolescentes. Fue creado por  Elzie Crisler Segar y apareció por primera vez en The New York Evening Journal.