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?

Preguntas de comprensión lectora
Lee el texto y determina si los enunciados siguientes son verdaderos o falsos.
1.	Juan y sus amigos van de vacaciones a la montaña para practicar deportes de invierno.

o	Verdadero
o	Falso
2.	Desde el principio, hay mucha nieve en la montaña.

o	Verdadero
o	Falso
3.	Juan y sus amigos están desayunando cuando empieza a nevar.

o	Verdadero
o	Falso
4.	En la calle, niños y adultos disfrutan de la nieve.

o	Verdadero
o	Falso
5.	El muñeco de nieve disfruta de la temporada de invierno.

o	Verdadero
o	Falso
6.	Juan ha soñado con la nieve.

o	Verdadero
o	Falso


Auditive comprehension (Comprensión Auditiva) 

En las vacaciones de invierno (B1)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dwz65aodSWAD4JbUgz-EMTIG4xQOGRAyaDH3LDRJhI8/edit?usp=sharing

México en el corazón

Lucha Libre Mexicana: ¡Acción y Emoción en el Ring! (con transcripción)

Two corvesations: 

1- Ordenando un café

2- Tiempo Climático

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Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish Conversation parte 25

В этом подкасте я рассказываю, как уходят в отпуск люди в России, почему сезон отпусков - это период с конца июня по сентябрь и что такое "тюлений отдых". Приятного прослушивания!

Привет, это Наташа!

Отпуск. Как? Когда? Сколько?

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#162〉2月17日金曜日　天気/くもり　気温/-2℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
・警察学校で救助訓練があった。
・真冬の札幌で大地震が起きて、雪崩や建物が壊れた想定
・雪の中の車を探して、その中にいる人形を助けた


［単語］
救助/きゅうじょ…助ける。困ってる人、死にそうな人をその場所から出す。
訓練/くんれん…練習
真冬/まふゆ…冬の一番寒い時
大地震/だいじしん…大きなじしん
雪崩/なだれ…山の上から下へ、雪が落ちること
想定/そうてい…考えてみること



レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#162〉真冬のじしんで人を助ける練習　

Travelers often fly to New York or Paris just for the shopping experience, but according to a new report, it's Milan that should be called the capital of global shopping.

A real estate company has found that Via Monte Napoleone in Milan is the world's most expensive retail destination.

US firm Cushman & Wakefield ranked shopping areas based on the rent prices per square meter, and Milan has knocked New York's Fifth Avenue off the top of the list.

The average rent on the Milan street has risen to more than $20,800 per square meter compared with about $20,300 per square meter on an 11-block area of upper Fifth Avenue.

Via Monte Napoleone's small size — it's just 350 meters long — and walking distance to services and top cultural sites are among the street's key advantages, according to Guglielmo Miani, president of the Monte Napoleone District association.

"Not everything can fit, which is a benefit" since the limited space makes the street even more exclusive, said Miani.

The biggest brands on the street make more than $100 million in annual sales, Miani said, which goes a long way to paying the rent. Tiffany is preparing to open a store on Via Monte Napoleone, and luxury fashion store Fendi is expanding.

The Monte Napoleone District says 11 million people visited the area during the first 11 months of the year, but there's no way to say how many were big spenders and how many were just window shopping.

But according to shopping firm Global Blue, the average shopper on Via Monte Napoleone spent $2,600 per purchase between August and November — the highest average receipt in the world.

Officials from Fifth Avenue praised Milan for its efforts in making the street — and the city — a desirable place to shop.

But they added that the Italian city should enjoy its position at the top of the list while it can!