I review the book entitled  The Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language by Albert Costa. 

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

 Book Review: The Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language by Albert Costa

Hola! 😃 En aquest primer episodi fem l'abecedari, com pronunciar les lletres i algunes regles de canvi de sons de les consonants.
Hi there! In this first episode, we'll look at the Catalan alphabet, how to pronounce each letter and we'll also learn how some of the consonants have different sounds.
Hope that it helps you! 💪

Català for beginners

Abecedari en català | Catalan Alphabet | Lesson 1

Listening&Speaking Boost. Elementary Level.

Introduction. What is this?

This time I'm talking about Nasu, in Tochigi. 

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day :) 

April in Tokyo

Nasu, Tochigi. 那須、栃木

购物
购物是日常生活中非常重要的一部分。无论是在线购物还是去实体店，大家都有很多的选择。

生词：
1.购物 (gòuwù) - Shopping
2.商场 (shāngchǎng) - Mall
3.超市 (chāoshì) - Supermarket
4.打折 (dǎzhé) - Discount
5.退货 (tuìhuò) - Return goods
6.货比三家 (huòbǐ-sānjiā) - Compare goods from different stores
7.小票 (xiǎopiào) - Receipt
8.收银台 (shōuyíntái) - Cash register
9.付款 (fùkuǎn) - Payment
10.在线购物 (zàixiàn gòuwù) - Online shopping

句子练习：
你喜欢去商场还是超市购物？ (Nǐ xǐhuān qù shāngchǎng háishì chāoshì gòuwù?)
Do you prefer shopping at malls or supermarkets?

这件衣服在打折吗？ (Zhè jiàn yīfú zài dǎzhé ma?)
Is this clothing item on sale?

我想退货，这里是小票。 (Wǒ xiǎng tuìhuò, zhèlǐ shì xiǎopiào.)
I want to return this item, here is the receipt.

在网上购物方便吗？ (Zài wǎngshàng gòuwù fāngbiàn ma?)
Is it convenient to shop online?

请在收银台付款。 (Qǐng zài shōuyíntái fùkuǎn.)
Please pay at the cash register.

我喜欢货比三家再决定买什么。 (Wǒ xǐhuān huòbǐ-sānjiā zài juédìng mǎi shénme.)
I like to compare goods from different stores before deciding what to buy.

对话练习：
对话一： A: 你今天要去哪里？ (Nǐ jīntiān yào qù nǎlǐ?)
Where are you going today?
B: 我要去商场购物，那里有很多打折的商品。 (Wǒ yào qù shāngchǎng gòuwù, nàlǐ yǒu hěn duō dǎzhé de shāngpǐn.)
I’m going to the mall to shop; there are many discounted items there.

对话二： A: 你一般在网上买什么？ (Nǐ yībān zài wǎngshàng mǎi shénme?)
What do you usually buy online?
B: 我一般买衣服和日用品，网上的选择更多。 (Wǒ yībān mǎi yīfú hé rìyòngpǐn, wǎngshàng de xuǎnzé gèng duō.)
I usually buy clothes and daily necessities; there are more choices online.

小丽最近的一次购物经历

上周末，我和朋友一起去了市中心的一家大型商场购物。因为正值季末打折，很多商品都有很大的折扣。
首先，我们去了服装区。我在那里看到了一件很喜欢的外套，原价500元，现在打八折，只要400元。我试穿了这件外套，觉得非常合适，于是决定买下它。接着，我们又去了鞋子区，朋友买了一双运动鞋，也是打了折的。
在购物的过程中，我们还去了电子产品区。我看中了一个最新款的耳机，虽然没有打折，但我觉得它的性能很好，就买了下来。我们在商场里逛了好几个小时，最后在一家餐厅吃了午饭。
购物结束后，我们去了收银台付款。因为买的东西比较多，我们分开付款，每个人都拿到了小票。商场里的人很多，但整个购物过程非常愉快。回到家后，我试用了新买的耳机，发现音质非常好，我对这次购物非常满意。
通过这次购物，我不仅买到了喜欢的商品，还享受到了打折的优惠。这样的购物经历让我觉得很开心。

每日汉语练习

购物

1. -예요/-이에요  (am, is, are)

2. 거짓말! (You're lying!)

Speaking Practice - Beginner

1. -예요/-이에요

words

1. Pronunciation
2.Cupboard
3.Epitome
4.Salmon
5. Library
6.Definitely
7.Ask
8.Wednesday

English words and pronunciation

New English words and their pronunciation

So, check this out - I was cruising around the mall one day, just minding my own business, when I overheard these two scholars having a good ol' laugh at another scholar's accent. Man, that got my teacher instincts all riled up. I couldn't just let that slide, you know? So, I strolled right up to them and we got to talking. If you're curious about how it all went down, you gotta tune in to this episode.

LEARN BY LISTENING

They Laughed at his ACCENT

En el episodio de hoy hablamos de literatura. En él hablo de la generación del 27, que fue un grupo de autores de comienzos del s. XX con unas características similares. Durante el episodio te comento estas características, cómo surgió y las circunstancias sociales y políticas que tenían lugar en esa época. Además, te menciono el nombre de algunos autores que formaron parte de esta generación junto con algunas de sus obras.

Este episodio es complementario al episodio 107 donde te hablo de otro movimiento que tuvo lugar en España unos años antes, La generación del 98.

Como siempre, espero que, a pesar de ser un poco diferente, disfrutes el episodio de hoy, y lo encuentres interesante. 
