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Advanced Chinese Listening：提高会议效率  Improving Meeting Efficiency

Throughout the 20th century, many scientists believed that bilingual children would have trouble concentrating and learning in school. In the last decade, however, studies have proved just the opposite.

People that speak more than one language often perform better on tests that measure problem solving, concentration, mental flexibility and multitasking.

Basically, speaking more than one language keeps your brain fit!

Over half of the world’s population speak more than one language, and most countries have more than one official language. Native English speakers usually only grow up speaking one language.

Young children learn language easily, but that’s because they’re constantly surrounded by native speakers! Unfortunately, adults don’t have that luxury.

Bilingual brains have more grey matter. This part of the brain controls our muscles, sight, hearing, emotions, speech, and decision making. Learning another language makes our brains work harder and builds up our grey matter.

Some schools in the U.K. and America have started conducting lessons in one language in the morning and switching to a different language for lessons in the afternoon. Teachers say that the children concentrate much better and have more self-esteem.

For adults, it’s sometimes hard to stay motivated when learning another language, so make sure it’s always an enjoyable experience! Be sure to set goals for yourself, try a lot of different learning activities and talk to native speakers as much as you can.

Don’t worry about the mistakes you make, after all, the reward for all that hard work is well worth it!

English Corner

Learning Another Language Keeps Your Brain Fit and Healthy

Faites notre connaissance, commencez votre voyage!

Le Podcast de la Vie

La Fine Equipe

Existe un taco CUYO origen es incierto, ALGUNOS creen que surgió en la capital mexicana OTROS  dicen QUE comenzó su vida taquera en el estado vecino. Sea cuál sea su origen, lo único que podemos decir es que son una bomba de sabor. Hablamos de los tacos placeros.

Historiadores taqueros cuentan las hipótesis del origen de ese manjar divino dónde se mezcla la pasión por la fiesta taurina y la pereza - flojera, mejor dicho - del mexicano un domingo por la tarde. La primera hipótesis dice que estos tacos surgen de los mercados populares donde marchantes daban a sus clientes a probar su mercancía sobre una tortilla que iba directo a la mano del cliente con nopalitos o chicharrón, según fuera el puesto. Esto significa que el taco placero regresa al pasado gastronómico de la cultura mexicana. Otra teoría dice que dependen del estado donde se preparen. Se dice que en la Ciudad de México se les comenzó a llamar así desde 1946, por los tacos de chicharrón y carne que se vendían en la Plaza de Toros los días de corridas. Tras terminar el evento taurino, los visitantes salían del recinto y fuera de la plaza se encontraban personas vendiendo tacos de chicharrón y carne de res, costumbre que continúa hoy en día y a la que se han sumado todo tipo de tacos: de guisado, suadero, bistec con nopales, etc. 






Spanish México

TACOS PLACEROS 1

Analysing Lyrics of Hindi Movie "Majboor" - Dekh Sakta Hoon

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Dekha fulon ko kaanton pe sote hue
Dekha tufaan ko kashti dubote hue
Dekh sakata hun main kuchh bhi hote hue 
Nahin main nahin dekh sakata tujhe rote hue

Hindi with Vivek

Episode 1. Dekh Sakta Hoon [Understanding MAY in Hindi]

V tomto podcaste vám vysvetlím naše každodenné zvyky ktoré môžu cudzinca na Slovensku prekvapiť.

Rozprávam pomaly a jednoducho, takže je to ideálne počúvanie, ak sa učíte slovenčinu a chcete nám (aj našej kultúre) rozumieť o niečo lepšie.

Príjemné počúvanie! ☕

Learn Slovak Through Stories

Slovenské zvyky a tradície (B1+)

Understanding Concessive Clauses in Spanish and English

In Spanish, the mood (indicative or subjunctive) in concessive clauses depends on whether the action is factual, non-factual, or counterfactual. For example, the conjunction "aunque" (although) can be used with both indicative and subjunctive moods depending on the context.
Example in Spanish:
Indicative: "Vendré aunque no tengo ganas." (I will come even though I don't feel like it.)
Subjunctive: "Vendré aunque no tenga ganas." (I will come even if I don't feel like it.)
In English, concessive clauses typically use the indicative mood. The conjunctions "although," "even though," and "though" are commonly used, and they don't change the mood of the verb.
Example in English:
"Although he doesn't want to, he will come."
"Even though she is tired, she will finish the work."
So, while Spanish requires a choice between indicative and subjunctive based on the nature of the action, English consistently uses the indicative mood in concessive clauses.

Taming the Spanish Verb: The  Macondo Man

Aunque vs. Even Though: El Subjuntivo y las Cláusulas Concesivas en Inglés y Español

우리 이번 주 주말에 한강 가서 놀자!
我们这周末去汉江玩儿吧！

놀러 가지 않은지 오래됐네.
한강 가서 뭐하고 싶은데?
好久没去玩儿了。
你去汉江想做什么呢？

나는 유람선 타고 야경 보고 싶어.
我想坐游船看夜景。

그래 좋아! 이번 주 주말에 한강 같이 가자.
那好！这个周末一起去汉江吧！

주말: 周末
놀다: 玩儿
타다: 坐
유람선: 游船
야경: 夜景

가: 우리 이번 주 주말에 한강 가서 놀자!

나: 놀러 가지 않은지 오래됐네.
     한강 가서 뭐하고 싶은데?

가: 나는 유람선 타고 야경 보고 싶어.

나: 그래 좋아! 
     이번 주 주말에 한강 같이 가자.








