A：桌子下面有个猫。
B：那是我的猫，它叫花花。
A：它很漂亮。
B：是啊，我觉得它的眼睛最漂亮。
A：它多大了？
B：六个多月。

HSK Standard Course Level 2 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 1 text 4

A "gaucho" is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly.
 The gaucho in some respects resembled members of other nineteenth century rural, horse-based cultures such as the North American cowboy (vaquero in Spanish), 
The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, the south of Chile and Brazil, places where he inhabited the 18th and 19th centuries. 
Gauchos became greatly admired and renowned in legend, folklore, and literature, and became an important part of their regional cultural tradition.
This podcast is about them, their story and their customs.

Culture and Heritage of Latin America

The Cowboys of South America

Instead of skipping your study session, try to do something manageable, even if it’s just for 5 or 10 minutes. This small effort prevents the disruption of your learning habit and keeps you from falling into the “rest zone” for too long. Remember, a little bit of progress each day compounds over time, and that’s how big results are achieved.

Once you take a break from studying for too long, it becomes increasingly tempting to stay in that “rest mode.” We’ve all experienced this—one day off turns into two, and suddenly a week has gone by. The longer you rest, the harder it becomes to start again. This is not just a language learning issue; it’s a cognitive phenomenon called the inertia effect, where the longer we avoid an activity, the more mental resistance we build up toward starting it again.


111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 48 – Just do what you can when nothing feels right and that is already enough.

Hoy celebramos el 50 episodio del podcast y lo hacemos hablando de algunas bebidas españolas. Tanto bebidas alcohólicas, como no alcohólicas, porque todo el mundo tenemos derecho a celebrar.
¡Un brindis por estos 50 episodios! ¡A por 50 episodios más!

Después de escuchar el episodio, no te olvides de decirme:
-cuál es la bebida que elijes para brindar por este episodio número 50.
-si conocías estas bebidas españolas, y
-si las probado alguna de las bebidas que menciono
-y por supuesto, si conoces alguna otra.


Blanca to go 

50 -bebidas españolas  

In this episode you will learn new vocabulary that will help you in case you have to go to the doctor and need to speak in spanish

Spanish with Jas

EP 9. Vocabulary of sickness and health

Ascolta ed impara alcuni tipi di caffè che beviamo in Italia.

Italiano Chiaro - Cultura e Tradizioni 

Il caffè

Listen to me reading a news article from 2019 about tourism from my Conversational English course.

A Thai beach made famous in a movie called 'The Beach' is to remain closed following a sharp rise in visitor numbers which severely damaged the environment.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: Thai beach closed temporarily due to tourism

Spanish México

LA LEYENDA DEL CALLEJÓN DEL AGUACATE.

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3. The Internet and it's impact Question 5.

What will be the next big development online?

Linking words: first of all,  besides, moreover, in addition.

Relevant vocabulary: Power, running, automatically, pay, companies, manufacturing, AI (Artificial Intelligence),ordering, items online, email internet, technology, expert, ability, connect, computers, smartphones, TV, fridges, electronic devices, gadgets, cloud networks, connection.

What will you story be like once using these ideas presented in the recording?

Let me know how I can help you develop fearl-less type speaking, confidence in your ideas and to help you have more ideas on what to say when answering IELTS part 1,2 and 3 questions.

See you in an hour.