In today's episode we discuss the summer and winter vacations spent around the world and which activities people get up to.

Let's have a chat (Discussions In English) 

Episode 19 : Summer and Winter Vacation time around the world. What are your plans? 

实用的问路说法，在日本可以用起来试试看～

Crystal的日语碎碎念

4、请问，怎么去这里？=すみません、ここは どうやって 行きますか？

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Traveling to a Spanish-speaking country can be an amazing experience! Are you traveling for business or pleasure? Everyday, practical questions are key to communicating with locals.
In this podcast, aimed at Spanish students from levels B1 to C2, with an emphasis on conversation, we'll learn practical questions to converse with locals and find out more about the place we're visiting.
These questions are designed to help students practice their conversation skills while gaining valuable information about the destination.
Let's go!
"When you arrive in a new place, the first thing you ask yourself is: how can I get to know this place better?
Questions for Getting to Know the Place
Where is the most interesting place to visit here?
Where can I find good restaurants or cafes in this area?
Are there any local markets or shops that you recommend?
Where do you suggest to enjoy the scenery or relax?
What is the best way to get around the city?
Questions about Culture and Customs
What are the important traditions or festivities here?
Are there any local customs that tourists should know about?
What typical dishes should I try and where?
How are holidays or special events celebrated in this region?
What local words or phrases should I know to communicate better?
Questions about History and Local Life
Are there any historical sites or museums that I should visit?
What local history or legend is interesting to learn about?
Where do locals usually go to spend their free time?
What is daily life like here for the inhabitants?
What do you like most about living here?

¡Viajar a un país de habla hispana puede ser una experiencia increíble! 

Everyday and practical questions Preguntas prácticas y cotidianas.

Primero, hablemos del verbo "ir". "Ir" significa "to go" en inglés y es un verbo irregular, así que cambia en sus conjugaciones. Por ejemplo:
- Yo voy al mercado. 🛒
- Tú vas a la playa. 🏖️
- Él/ella va al parque. 🌳

En Ecuador, puedes usar este verbo para describir tus planes. Por ejemplo:
- Voy a visitar el Malecón 2000 en Guayaquil. 🌆
- Vamos a las Islas Galápagos el próximo mes. 🏝️

Ahora, el verbo "hacer", que significa "to do" o "to make". También es irregular:
- Yo hago la tarea. 📚
- Tú haces deporte. 🏃‍♂️
- Nosotros hacemos un pastel. 🎂

En Ecuador, puedes usar "hacer" en muchas situaciones cotidianas. Por ejemplo:
- Hago una excursión al Cotopaxi. 🗻
- Hacemos una fiesta en la Amazonía. 🎉

Otro verbo importante es "tener", que significa "to have". Es irregular y muy útil:
- Yo tengo una idea. 💡
- Tú tienes un libro. 📖
- Ellos tienen una casa. 🏠

En Ecuador, puedes decir:
- Tengo un viaje a Quito. ✈️
- Tienes que probar el ceviche. 🥘

Por último, el verbo "ser", que significa "to be". Es esencial y también irregular:
- Yo soy de Ecuador. 🇪🇨
- Tú eres estudiante. 🎓
- Nosotros somos amigos. 🤝

En Ecuador, puedes usar "ser" para describir lugares y personas:
- Soy de Cuenca. 🏞️
- Eres muy amable. 😊

No tengas miedo de hablar español

Verbos difíciles e irregulares 

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #40 - Caro diario...

There are many types of dairy alternatives on the market today, often made from things like nuts and soybeans.

But have you heard they're now making butter from air?

A US startup called Savor is working on a range of dairy alternatives made using something that exists all around us: carbon.

Fats are made from chains of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Savor's process involves taking carbon — from, say, carbon dioxide — and adding heat and hydrogen to create chains that are combined with oxygen from air.

This results in fat molecules, like the ones found in dairy and other animal products.

Now, regular butter is about 80% fat — the rest is mostly water. So to make butter from its synthetic fat, Savor just adds water, as well as an emulsifier that keeps the liquids from separating, and rosemary oil for flavor and beta carotene for color.

What does it taste like?

"I couldn't believe I wasn't eating real butter," Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wrote in a blog post earlier this year. Gates is one of Savor's investors.

He wrote that "it tastes really good — like the real thing, because chemically it is."

Savor has already run informal taste tests with small groups of people, and is working to get regulatory approval for its product in the US.

But why butter?

A 2021 study estimated that food production makes up about 35% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions — and Savor estimates that about 7% of greenhouse gas emissions are just from producing fat.

But Savor's process, Gates wrote, doesn't release any greenhouse gases. He added that it uses no farmland and "less than a thousandth of the water that traditional agriculture does."

Savor is focusing on butter to start with partly because its high price point makes it easier to compete on cost. But the startup later hopes to develop other products like milk, ice cream, cheese — even meat.





Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

US Startup Makes Butter from Carbon Dioxide

La ganadora de los Latin Grammy que conmocionó al mundo.

Cafecito con Ale

La abuela de los Latin Grammy

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XD9S6pm6shZM2hdk8KjjETnoosFHZiRj/view?usp=drivesdk

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

McDonalds (with Transcript)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1givcXTvWkDURCyWnInHuIyETS33f2Jl9/view?usp=drivesdk