Simple stories with questions to improve your listening skills.

AnnaTeachesRussian_beginner edition

Hoy os quiero decir mis impresiones sobre estas ciudades:

- Barcelona, Gerona, Tarragona, Lleida
- Valencia, Alicante, Castellón
- Madrid, Zaragoza, Toledo, Murcia, Cartagena, Andorra la vieja, Ceuta
- Sevilla, Granada, Córdoba, Málaga, Cádiz, Huelva
- Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Lima, Quito, Bogotá, Cartagena

Dime si estás de acuerdo :)

"Pa arriba, pa abajo, pal centro y pa dentro"

3. Las ciudades españolas y latinas

Netflixドラマ【First Love 初恋】は見ましたか？
【First Love 初恋】の撮影の場所は北海道です。
北海道に住んでいる私が、撮影の場所を紹介したいと思います。
北海道のこと、文化についても話します。

【話にでてくる言葉】
ライラック/らいらっく
札幌市/さっぽろし
ファイターズ/ふぁいたーず
宇多田ヒカル/うただひかる
姪っこ/めいっこ
大丸/だいまる
告白/こくはく
ロータリー/ろーたりー
旭川市/あさひかわし


北海道へようこそ【First Love 初恋】from Netflix

1.リラの花咲く頃【First Love 初恋】from Netflix

This is part 2 of the segment where I'll teach you to speak about places, people, and culture in Spanish. We'll focus our attention on the 25 countries and the 550 million people that speak Spanish as their official language.
Very informative and very practical as the language covered is essential to speak Spanish fluently.


Super Basic Spanish

El Español en el Mundo (Spanish in the World)

In this episode, we'll dive into the world of business negotiations. I'll provide role-playing scenarios to practice essential communication skills such as active listening, persuasive language, and conflict resolution. Listeners will gain valuable insights into cultural differences and etiquette, vital for successful international business interactions.



Language Power-Up: Business English & IELTS Mastery

Business Negotiations: Mastering Communication Skills

When we feel we have had a "setback" in our language learning - we often tell ourselves stories that keep us stuck. In this podcast episode, I will offer some ideas for how we can prevent that from happening, and when it does, how we can start to move forward again.

In summary, what I say is that first we need to assess what has REALLY happened. And we need to look at the STORY we are telling ourselves - about what happened. (We can do this by writing or talking to a coach or a friend or to ourselves using the questions below). 

If we can question the stories we have told ourselves about this setback - it becomes easier to take action to get ourselves moving again. Byron Katie is an author who created 4 questions that are helpful in changing our beliefs. The questions are: 1. Is it true? 2. Can I absolutely know that it’s true? 3. How do I react when I believe that thought? 4. Who would I be without that thought? 

Turning the setback into an opportunity to take action - any action - can help us get moving again. Getting support is also very helpful. 

Writing or speaking exercise (talk into your phone!) -- take 7-10 minutes and see what you discover!:

1. Think of a time when you were trying something new (learning to play a musical instrument, starting a new routine, exercise or diet) - and you had a "perceived setback" - or when you felt you hit a wall/were blocked/"failed." What did you tell yourself at that time? Was that "story" really true? What happened after that? Did you continue doing the thing? 

2. Now think of a skill you have mastered. Maybe it's cooking something or riding a bike or being a professional or an entrepreneur. Did you ever have any "setbacks" along the way? (I am sure you did!) What steps did you take to keep going forward? Did you get support to move past these obstacles - or how did you help yourself to continue? What happened next? 

If you want - save your words and share them with me! I would love to hear what you think!  


Hear and There

3. "Setbacks," the stories we tell ourselves, and getting unstuck

Positive and Negative Body Signals you can give to enhance persuasion :)

Baffling Lingo

Art of Body Language

En el episodio de esta semana hablamos de los 7 pecados capitales. Te comento su origen, en qué consiste cada uno y la actitud que tendrían estos pecados si estudiaran español.
Me lo he pasado muy bien preparando este episodio, y espero que tú lo disfrutes cuando lo escuches.

Después de escucharlo no te olvides de dejar a este podcat una valoración, ni de pasarte por mi instagram para decirme qué te ha parecido el episodio, y por supuesto, decirme con cuál de los pecados capitales te identificas más en tu aprendizaje de español.
