Teacher Joseph's Podcast

The Erosion of Arts in State Schools

Bạn đã từng nghe câu nói: "Quậy cho tan" chưa?
Từ "quậy" trong câu trên có thể được hiểu theo 2 nghĩa.
Nghĩa đầu tiên là động từ. Ví dụ như câu "Nhớ quậy cho tan sữa trong cà phê."  (Remember to stir until the milk dissolves in the coffee.")
Nghĩa thứ hai vừa là tính từ vừa là động từ, nghĩa là phá tan tành mọi thứ. "Quậy cho tan đám cưới này cho tao." (Disrupt this wedding for me, dude.)

Chi - italki Vietnamese

"Quậy" là gì?

This short episode dives into different phrasal verbs that we use in our day-to-day communication. Incorporate this in your vocabulary!

The Amplify English Podcast

Phrasal Verbs Part 3

In this podcast, I cover the history and meaning of the following idioms:
   * to be taken aback
   * by and large
   * to be left high and dry

For a transcript, please see https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/nautical-idioms-part-1/.

Difficult English Explained

Nautical Idioms in English, Part 1:  What Do they Mean and Where Did They Come from?

É isso mesmo que leu. Uma mulher furiosa com a traição decidiu devolver o marido ao México!

Aprenda Português Com Notícias Insólitas e Malucas -Learn Portuguese With Crazy Isoteric News 

Mulher Devolve Marido ao México

What if I told you there were two traits that most successful language learners have in common? And what if I told you that you could develop these traits in yourself? 

Our attitude towards ambiguity and our willingness to communicate in our target language have a big impact on our success as language learners. Join me as we chat about how to develop these traits in ourselves. :) 

Learning Strategies for Success with Tyler Teacher

Two Personality Traits of Good Language Learners

Mafalda es un personaje de historieta creado hace más de 60 años por Quino, un humorista gráfico argentino. ¡Pero atención! Aunque es un personaje "viejo", sus ideas siguen siendo superactuales. Ella se cuestiona el mundo, desde los grandes temas hasta las cosas más cotidianas, y nos ayuda a pensar como adultos y a salir del pensamiento rutinario.

📌 Por ejemplo, Mafalda le pregunta a su mamá:
— Mamá, ¿vos qué harías si vivieras?
¡Un ataque directo a la rutina doméstica!

Y sí, es un humor difícil de entender algunas veces, por lo que en mi opinión es un muy buen material de aprendizaje para extranjeros, porque nos ayuda a entender cosas que no están escritas explícitamente. 

En sus historietas, se abordan temas universales como familia, política, escuela, amigos, el mundo, todo. 

📌 Otra frase muy conocida de Mafalda es: “El problema es que hay más gente interesada que gente interesante”, ciertamente un enunciado muy locuaz que deja entrever el interés por el dinero y el poder de algunas personas. 

Y si venís a Buenos Aires y te gusta Mafalda, no podés perderte el PASEO DE LA HISTORIETA. Es un recorrido al aire libre que celebra a los personajes de los cómics argentinos.

El paseo comienza en el barrio de San Telmo. Ahí está la famosísima estatua de Mafalda sentada en un banco en una esquina, donde todos los transeúntes acostumbran a sacarse fotografías con ella. 

📸 Consejo viajero: ¡andá temprano si querés sacarte una foto solo con Mafalda! Porque siempre hay fila. Siempre.

Y desde ahí, luego podés seguir caminando y encontrar estatuas de otros personajes de la historieta argentina. Es como un museo al aire libre, pero sin paredes y gratis. 

Y así termina nuestro episodio de hoy sobre Mafalda, la niña que cuestiona al mundo con una sonrisa, y también con cara de pocos amigos.

Si venís a Buenos Aires, pasá por San Telmo, sacate una foto con ella…y recordá: ¡si querés practicar español, sus historietas también son cultura!

Aprendiendo español con una argentina

MAFALDA: LA NENA QUE CONQUISTÓ BUENOS AIRES… Y EL MUNDO

What does "cotillear" mean in Spanish? Gossiping is taking an interest in the private lives of others. 🚀¡Consigue fluidez y confianza hablando español! 🎯Reserva una clase conmigo y te acompañaré en el proceso. 📩 Apúntate a mi boletín de noticias para aprender una palabra coloquial al día: https://acortar.link/d8H9at


Español coloquial

Cotillear

Borders between countries sometimes change after wars or international agreements, but part of the border between Italy and Switzerland is changing because of melting glaciers.

Large sections of the border are defined by different parts of the glacier, for example the lines of ridges in the ice.

But climate change has caused glaciers across Europe to melt and this has changed the positions of the glaciers' ridges and the natural boundaries between the countries.

The two countries have been talking about the new borders for a number of months. Switzerland signed the new border agreement at the end of September and it's waiting for Italy to do the same.

Part of the border is close to the popular Swiss ski resort of Zermatt. Some of the slopes will be affected by the border change, although skiers shouldn't need to worry about carrying their passports up the mountain!

In fact, both countries are in the Schengen area, so anyone with a visa to visit one of them will usually be able to visit the other without any problems.

The changes have been made so that it is clear which of the two countries is responsible for maintaining certain areas.

But both countries' economic interests were also considered when the new borders were agreed, Bloomberg said.

According to 2023 data, Switzerland's glaciers lost 4% of their volume in 2023, after losing a record 6% of their volume in 2022.

The region has had less snow and warmer summers in recent years.

Some glaciers have no ice left, and the situation will only get worse if nothing is done about climate change, experts say.

According to a 2023 study, up to half of the world's glaciers could disappear by 2100, even if we make progress with targets limiting climate change.