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Story time with Debbie

Junto con Martin, profe de Español de México (https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013), te contamos dos tips que recomendamos a todos nuestros alumnos para acelerar el aprendizaje del ESPAÑOL y sobretodo MEJORAR LA PRONUNCIACIÓN!

Dale Play al Español

2 tips para aprender ESPAÑOL más rápido!

🍔🍟 Hungry for some fast food? Join us in this episode of "Everyday Dialogues" as we explore the process of ordering food at a fast-food restaurant. 🎙️💨

Listen in as the cashier asks the customer a variety of questions, guiding them through the ordering experience. 🗣️📝 

From choosing the perfect meal to answering customization options, this dialogue will help you navigate the fast-food ordering process with ease. 🌭🍕

Tune in and get ready to satisfy your cravings with this interactive and informative episode! 🎧🍔🌟

Everyday Dialogues

🍫 Ordering Fast Food 🍔 

❥ 在这个播客中，梅洛朗读了《儿童伊索》，可在网上免费找到：
https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥聆听并学习每个故事的寓意。
❥ 通过回答问答问题练习听力和/或阅读理解。
❥ 今天的寓言叫"蚊子和公牛"。可以在这里找到：
https://www.read.gov/aesop/008.html
❥今天的寓言故事的寓意是： 
"我们在自己的眼中往往比在邻居的眼中更重要。思想越小，自负越大"。

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children. 
❥ Aesop's Fables are free online at:
www.read.gov/aesop/ 
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Today's fable is called "The Gnat & the Bull" and can be found here:
https://www.read.gov/aesop/008.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
"We are often of greater importance in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbor. The smaller the mind the greater the conceit."

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 7: The Gnat & the Bull

W tym odcinku rozmawiamy o postanowieniach noworocznych. 

Odkryj Polski 

Postanowienia noworoczne 

Listen to Hassan explaining what he loves and does not love to eat and drink. 

Aprende árabe con Radia 

Likes and dislikes about food - Food and drink vocabulary 

O caso aconteceu na Nova Zelândia onde um homem levou 10 vacinas no mesmo dia

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

Homem Leva 10 Vacinas Num Só Dia


You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Keep Screens Out of Bed for Better Sleep

Many students are afraid of speaking because they worry about vocabulary. Find easy ways to describe things. Here is a fun example of describing cheese!