This episode introduces three idioms that use the word bird. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Bird

Gustavo A. Bécquer fue el gran abanderado del romanticismo en España. En sus poemas habla de la creación poética, el amor, la muerte… Estas seis estrofas que componen Volverán las oscuras golondrinas, de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, son una oda a la fatalidad y al amor perdido.

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"Volverán las oscuras golondrinas" Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

四川泸定：6.8级地震已致7人遇难 成都等多城还处于封城状态 - BBC News 中文

至=导致 dǎozhì
遇难 yùnàn
处于 chǔyú
封城 fēngchéng
状态zhuàngtài

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#02 四川6.8级地震已致7人遇难

VOCABULARY (CYR):
1.Климатске промене - су промене у клими изазване људском активношћу.
2.Међувладин панел о климатским променама (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC) - настао је 1988. на захтев Уједињених нација, Светске метеоролошке организације и програма за околину УН-а (UNEP) да би проценио ризик од климатских промена узрокованих људском активношћу.
3.Корални гребен - је структура у облику гребена у мору, коју творе корали и која с временом постане довољно велика да има значајан утицај на околину. то су највеће структуре изграђене од живих организама на свету.

VOCABULARY (LAT):
1.Klimatske promene - su promene u klimi izazvane ljudskom aktivnošću.
2.Međuvladin panel o klimatskim promenama (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC) - nastao je 1988. na zahtev Ujedinjenih nacija, Svetske meteorološke organizacije i Programa za okolinu UN-a (UNEP) da bi procenio rizik od klimatskih promena uzrokovanih ljudskom aktivnošću.
3.Koralni greben - je struktura u obliku grebena u moru, koju tvore korali i koja s vremenom postane dovoljno velika da ima značajan uticaj na okolinu. To su najveće strukture izgrađene od živih organizama na svetu.


SERBIAN TO GO

Климатске промене: Извештај Међувладиног панела (B2 level) - Klimatske promene: Izveštaj Međuvladinog panela (B2 level)

We apologise for interrupting the current programme, but we have some shocking news to report from the UK. People of a sensitive nature should look away now. 


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BREAKING NEWS

Today we're talking about the adjective "haphazard" and the adverb "haphazardly". These are really fun words to say and I hope you find them useful!

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[ — Audio description, listen and read along for greater understanding. — ]

 — Olá! Como você se chama?
 —  Oi! Meu nome é Carla. E você?
 — Prazer em te conhecer, Carla! Eu sou Maria.
 — O prazer é meu, Maria! Você é daqui?
 — Sim, eu sou do Brasil. E você?
 — Eu sou de Portugal. Estou visitando o Brasil.
 — Que legal! É a sua primeira vez aqui?
 — Sim, é a minha primeira vez. Estou adorando conhecer o país.
 — Fico feliz que esteja gostando. Se precisar de alguma ajuda, é só me falar.
 —  Muito obrigado, Maria. Você é muito gentil.
 — De nada, Carla.

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Oi, tudo bom? — INTRODUCTION IN PORTUGUESE (A1 LEVEL)

If you have a bad experience at a restaurant or hotel, what do you do? Do you tell the staff? Do you ask them to apologize — maybe even ask them to give you something for free?

Or do you maybe just say nothing, go online, and write a bad review about the place? Then others might see your review, and decide to go somewhere else.

If you're in Italy, however, soon you may not be able to leave a bad review without being able to prove that you had a bad experience.

In a new law being proposed by the country's government, review websites like TripAdvisor will need to make sure that the people leaving reviews have actually visited the places they're reviewing.

The law, which would be the first of its kind in Europe, would require reviewers to be verified with an ID, and show proof that they had been to the place not more than two weeks before their review.

It's already against the law to leave fake reviews in Italy, but it's not always easy to know which reviews are fake. This law would make sure that the reviewer has, at least, visited the place.

The law would also let businesses ask for bad reviews to be removed after two years if they can show that the problem mentioned in the review has been fixed.

The idea is to protect businesses and make sure reviews are honest — which also means people like influencers won't be able to be paid to leave positive reviews.

In fact, many people who agree with the law believe it should extend to all social media, not just review websites, because with so many influencers being paid by companies online, it's not always easy to know which reviews are honest.

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Leaving a Review in Italy? You May Need to Prove It's True

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