Cuentos en Español

La Cenicienta Part 2 final 

In this episode of 'English Learners Boost,' explore the art of setting SMART goals for the New Year. Discover the power of Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals in transforming your English language journey. With practical examples and personalized approaches, learn how to enhance your vocabulary, grammar, listening, and writing skills. Plus, don't miss the exclusive opportunity to experience a unique teaching methodology by booking a lesson on iTalki. Elevate your English learning adventure and make 2023 the year of language breakthroughs. Tune in now and set yourself up for success!

English Learner's Boost

Setting SMART Goals for the New Year

Cognates are words that have a similar spelling, pronunciation, and meaning across two languages. This Episode includes an introduction to this podcast + a short explanation about how cognates work. By the end, there's a list of words associated with our first grammatical rule about cognates by suffix.

In this episode: Words that end with "ly" in English, while in Spanish end with the suffix "mente".

absolutely- absolutamente
additionally - adicionalmente
attentively - atentamente
completely - completamente
correctly - correctamente
directly - directamente
especially - especialmente
eventually - eventualmente
evidently - evidentemente
exactly - exactamente
finally - finalmente
fortunately - afortunadamente
horizontally - horizontalmente
immediately - inmediatamente
naturally - naturalmente
normally - normalmente
perfectly - perfectamente
really - realmente
recently - recientemente
secretly - secretamente
totally - totalmente

Spanish Hacks and Tips

1. COGNATES between English and Spanish. Part 1.

善于用兵的人，不会多次调动，粮草也不多次运送。国内征取一次之后，就应该设法从敌人那里弄到补给，这样，军队的粮草供应就可满足作战需求了...

《孙子兵法》

《孙子兵法》06

17-year-old Odyssea will soon inherit the throne of the kingdom of Ithaca. A seer arrives at the palace with a message of impending destruction.

Transcript: 
https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-adventures-of-odyssea-chapter-1-part-1-the-prophecy

Story by Sara Casalino

Based on The Odyssey

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The Adventures of Odyssea: Chapter 1- The Prophecy

手土産って難しい・・・

GWに関西に帰り、旦那と私、両家の母親の合計４人で食事に行った。
旦那のお義母さんは、２つも手土産を持ってきていた。１つは京都の名産であるタケノコ、もう１つは高そうな和菓子だった。一方、私の母は１つしか手土産を持ってきていなかった。しかもリーズナブルな大阪のお菓子だ。その手土産は相手が持って帰るときに重くならないようにと選んだのだが、何とも言えない気持ちになった。
次回からは手土産なしで会を開こうと思う。

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手土産って難しい

All about Russian language 🌟

No to similar words!

In this episode, you will learn 15 expressions you can use to decline a request professionally and politely. 

Get the notes from today's episode at TanniaSuarez.com/blog/how-to-say-no-at-work.

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15 English Expressions to Say No at Work

Ultra trail de Mont Blanc is a prestigious race held in Europe. In this race, trail runners all over the world get tested for the perseverance in finishing one of the toughest race in trail running history. Over the years, I watched Elite runners  winning and losing the race, some elites even go on a DNF. JIM WALMSLEY , an American runner, finally won the UTMB after 5 attempts. He displayed GRIT and perseverance.