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Introduction

You will know of some cultural clashes in Colombia;

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Colombia

Choques Culturales en Colombia

Hello, hello 👋 this is a full record spanish episode. Hoy exploramos las diferentes ciudades colombianas y sus variados climas, desde las playas  hasta las frescas montañas de los Andes. Descubre cuál es la mejor época y el destino perfecto para tu próxima aventura en Colombia. 
Gracias por estar aquí, nos escuchamos la próxima semana 🎧🫶

Chismecito en Español ☕️🇨🇴

El clima en Colombia: find your perfect city 🌧️🌊☀️l B1-B2

       Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
A：你 家 有 几 口人？
   Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.
B：我  家 有 三  口 人。


HSK Standard Course Level 1 Audio of the textbook

Lesson 5 text 1

CHISTES MEXICANOS

PÉREZ.

空中帝国に住む人間は、空中帝国で生まれて、空中帝国で死んでいくことを くりかえしていくうちに、
「人間の住む場所は、空中帝国だ」と信じてうたがわなくなりました。
しかし、カンパネラは こどものころ、たしかに赤毛の女の子を見ました。
『森』にも人間は住んでいるのです。

『森』におり立ったカンパネラは、突然、背中のジェットを噴射させてとびあがりました。
おどろいたのは、まわりの研究者たち。
「みなさん、ごめんなさい」
みんなの制止も聞かず、カンパネラは隊からはずれました。
いきさきは決まっていました。
湖のほとり、あの赤毛の女の子がいたところです。
望遠鏡で女の子を見つけた日から２０年間、ずっとこの機会をうかがっていたのでした。

半日もすると、ようやくそこに着きました。
あのとき望遠鏡で見たまんま、湖のほとりはコケでうめつくされています。

朗読クラブ📚Reading to Japanese language learners 

朗読：『オルゴールワールド』#5 にしのあきひろ著

A daily reading practice for you for today!

Today's grandparents are joining their grandchildren on social media, but the different generations' online habits couldn't be more different. In the UK the over-55s are joining Facebook in increasing numbers, meaning that they will soon be the site's second biggest user group, with 3.5 million users aged 55–64 and 2.9 million over-65s.

Sheila, aged 59, says, 'I joined to see what my grandchildren are doing, as my daughter posts videos and photos of them. It's a much better way to see what they're doing than waiting for letters and photos in the post. That's how we did it when I was a child, but I think I'm lucky I get to see so much more of their lives than my grandparents did.'

Ironically, Sheila's grandchildren are less likely to use Facebook themselves. Children under 17 in the UK are leaving the site – only 2.2 million users are under 17 – but they're not going far from their smartphones. Chloe, aged 15, even sleeps with her phone. 'It's my alarm clock so I have to,' she says. 'I look at it before I go to sleep and as soon as I wake up.'

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Digital habits across generations P1

Tune in this week to learn about idioms and phrases in English. You'll learn how to use Suffice (it) to Say, To Be on the Receiving End, and Pass the Buck.

This episode is part two of “How to Answer Difficult Questions in a Meeting.” Expanding your English vocabulary will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. And as always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

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Episode originally published April 13, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/english-idioms-in-use/.

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English Idioms in Use

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
5月31日火曜日　天気/くもり　気温/14℃ 

別海町/べつかいちょう
・5月30日語呂合わせで『ごみゼロの日』
　「5←ご」
　「3←み」
　「0←ゼロ」
・中学生が清掃活動
・1時間ほどの清掃活動で集まったごみはおよそ180キロ

［単語］
語呂合わせ/ごろあわせ…言葉で遊ぶこと
清掃/せいそう…掃除をすること
活動/かつどう…動いて、働くこと
キロ/きろ…k　重さを知るためのもの

レッスン待ってます♪
