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There are lots of reasons why libraries are still useful in the modern world, but also some reasons why they are less relevant in today's society.

Nick discusses both sides of this topic in today's podcast.

This will help you form opinions and ideas for the IELTS speaking and writing tests. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Are libraries still relevant in today's world? 

Oi gente, aqui é Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No podcast de hoje falaremos sobre a diferença entre Ser e Estar. Se você é iniciante e está se sentindo perdido, pode pular direto para a parte em que explico tudo isso em inglês em dois minutos e vinte segundos. (If you are a beginner and feel lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English at two minutes and twenty seconds). 
E se quiser acompanhar a descrição do episódio é só clicar nesse link:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQWnxeazZQjnsZEsOdH-BLWA1LfGvIeXrCiN1j4uIP0/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?
Hi everyone, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's podcast we will talk about the difference between Ser and Estar. If you're a beginner and you're feeling lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English in two minutes and twenty seconds. (If you are a beginner and feel lost, you can skip straight to the part where I explain all this in English at two minutes and twenty seconds).
And if you want to follow the description of the episode, just click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQWnxeazZQjnsZEsOdH-BLWA1LfGvIeXrCiN1j4uIP0/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

Portuguese Drops 

Ser x Estar 

In this episode I share a mysterious story with you. "The neighbors knew the stories of the old house. They knew the rumors. Everyone agreed that the house was haunted."

You can read the transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oO7AwlFQOcxsC3hriMh14KXUSqt7SheH/view?usp=sharing

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T.E.A. Time with Tayvin Bayless 

TEA Time Story #4 The ghost in the garden 

Greetings are the first conversation between two people:
(Los saludos son la primera conversación entre dos personas)
Parts of Greeting / Partes del saludo
a)	Saludos / salutation 
b)	Pidiendo información  / Asking for information
c)	Despedida / farewell
Tipos de Saludos / Kind of Greeting
1)	Formal
2)	Informal
Ejemplo de saludo formal / example formal greeting
Buenos días Señor Alexander / Good morning Mister Alexander
Buenas tardes Doctor. Alexander / Buenas afternoon Doctor. Alexander
Buenas noches Alumnos / Good evening  students.
Ejemplo de saludo informales / example informal greeting
Hola = Hi
Epa =  Hey
Keep contact / manteniendo contacto (informal)
The second part is keep attention with the dialog.
¿Qué tal? = How are you? (informal) 
¿Como estas? = How are you? (informal)
¿Todo está bien? = everything is good? 
¿Cómo va todo? = How is everything?
Me alegra verte =  I'm glad to see you
Mucho gusto = nice to meet you (informal)

And now we have an example of greeting:
Y ahora tenemos un ejemplo de saludos.
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R: Hola, ¿cómo estás?

B: Estoy bien. ¿Qué hay de ti?

R: Estoy bastante bien. Gracias por preguntar.

B: No hay problema. ¿Así que ... cómo has estado?

R: He estado genial. ¿Qué hay de ti?

B: He estado bien. Estoy en la escuela ahora mismo.

R: ¿A qué escuela vas?

B: Voy al bachillerato

R: ¿Te gusta estar allí?

B: Está bien. 

R: Buena suerte con la escuela.

B: Muchas gracias.


Podcast Learn Spanish

SALUDOS or GREETINGS

Following a verb, both 一下 ((yí xià, lit. “once”) and(一)点儿 ({yì} diǎnr “a bit”) can soften the tone in a question or an imperative sentence, therefore making it more polite. When used in this way, 一下(yí xià) modifies the verb, while(一)点儿 ({yì} diǎnr) modifies the object.

For example:
nǐ kàn yí xià ， zhè shì shuí de zhào piàn ？ 
你看一下，这是谁的照片？   Take a look. Whose photo is this?

nǐ xiǎnɡ chī diǎnr shén me ？ 
你想吃点儿什么？       What would you like to eat?

nǐ jìn lái yí xià 。 
你进来一下。Come in for a minute.

wǒ men hē yì diǎnr chá bɑ 。 
我们喝一点儿茶吧。  Have a little tea.

qǐnɡ nǐ kāi yí xià mén 。 
请你开一下门。   Please open the door.

JOJO CHINESE

一下&（一）点儿

初めて会った人に聞かれる「どちらのご出身ですか？」
私の出身地について話します。
I get asked by people I meet for the first time, "Where are you from?"
I tell them about where I am from.

Megumi's Daily Japanese Adventures

#004 ご出身はどちらですか？ Where are you from?

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Topic: Sports and competition. Q 4,5 & 6.

Q. 4. What benefits do international sporting events bring?
Q. 5. Is it important for a country to win lots of medals?
Q. 6. The money professional sportsmen earn is significantly higher than that the earning of other professionals. Is it justified?

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