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Español coloquial

Es una locura que vayamos a un viaje sorpresa

Hi everyone, this is Jesse, your story writer, and you’re listening to the Being a Cloud podcast. 

More teachers are waking up to the power of stories to teach languages, and on this show, I share the stories I’ve made with my italki students for you to enjoy. 

Are you an ESL student? Do you want to make a story? Book a lesson with me and let’s create one together. 

In this story, an orange named Orangutan gets an unexpected text message from his girlfriend. This is part 1 of 3.  

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Orangutan the Orange

Rain is pouring heavily onto a small town somewhere in Russia. It’s 8:15 in the morning on a cold Monday. 

Inside of a small, community-run gym, there is an angry-looking orange lifting some weights. It’s early, so no other members are in the gym. Not all the lights are turned on. The fourteen-year-old orange is alone lifting some dumbbells. 

8 – 9 – 10 – Rest… 

He takes in huge breathes to recover. He seems very driven to push his body to its limits. 

Again… 1 – 2 – 3… 

After completing his 5th set, the orange walks over to the bench press. He lays down on the bench, grabs the steel bar and lifts the 50kg weights. He’s very strong for such a young piece of fruit. 

Then, his mobile phone makes a sound. The orange completes his set, then grabs his phone from his bag. Two new messages have arrived. He opens the first one and scans the text. 

Hi, Orangutan, my dear, it’s me. I’m sorry to say, but our relationship is over. Please don’t visit me or call me anymore. You’re very strong and handsome, but you’re not polite or considerate. While I do care for you, sometimes I don’t feel safe around you…

The message stops there. It continues in the second message. But Orangutan feels so insulted and hurt by the message. He instantly deletes both of the messages, without reading the second. 

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Wanting more? Then create your own story. Book a class with me on italki. 


Being a Cloud

Orangutan the Orange

Let's listen to the great sorceress Circe and her brief story about her life while we practice the difference between Por and Para.

In this link you will find the work material: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IKtT0jvAFHBtDER8Pfv0bUn3EIbI4-39HCXqHzzTRNo/edit?usp=sharing

Enjoy it!

Real Spanish Podcast

Circe, the sorceress

This one is full of condizionale and congiuntivo.

Correction: pannelli SOLARI

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #18 - Una buona notizia e due cattive.

¿Qué sabemos sobre el Vudú? 
Las narrativas occidentales sobre esta religión han tergiversado los saberes ancestrales y prácticas de un pueblo que ha luchado contra el racismo desde siempre. 
En el siguiente google docs, encontrarán el artículo del podcast: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F0lHiW82gMLbUyv6DxMpEHOhO2Vh8oPyCnlQX8kLqXo/edit#

Voces Difusora

El vudú: otras prácticas de espiritualidad 

In this story, a piece of toast named Buttersy has an uncomfortable bus ride to work. How will she deal with the terrible smell? This is Part 3 of 5. 

The bus kept going as the morning sun rose higher and higher. The candy passengers begun to seem uncomfortable. They wiped sweat off their foreheads and fanned themselves using their wrappers. The temperature was rising. 

Buttersy had a painful look on her face as she sniffed. “What’s that smell?” 

She scanned the bus and found the offender. 

In the middle of the bus was a middle-aged piece of cheesecake. He sat at the window and almost took up two seats because of his size. He was sweating, breathing heavily and groaning. The passenger next to him left her seat and decided to stand at the front. 

“Ugh, it’s disgusting,” said Buttersy, now holding her nose, not worried about what others will think. “How can he be so inconsiderate? A thing like that shouldn’t leave the house without a wrapper!” 

Choco laughed, knowing that Buttersy wasn’t serious, but only expressing her frustration. He said, “This is public life. Just keep breathing through your mouth; we’re not far from our stop.” 

Buttersy held her nose, getting angrier and angrier. She noticed the bus was equipped with a huge air conditioning system, but it was only blowing a tiny breeze. 

“What’s going on!? Are these candies all crazy?” she said, noticing how the others just tolerated the sour smell that filled the bus. “I’d prefer to have a bird peck out my eyes than this.” 

As the journey continued, the smell only got worse and worse. 


Buttersy the Piece of Toast

Did you know that adjectives have an order?

Well, Emily´s here to try her absolute best to describe that order with some very acceptable examples.

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English with Emily 

Order of adjectives

En este episodio continúo hablando con Diego y a Efraín de Mextalki sobre El Día de Muertos. 

En esta segunda parte nos hablan de los días que dura esta celebración y qué se celebra cada día, una comida típica de estas fechas y las ciudades que nos recomiendan visitar si viajamos a México durante esta época.

Podéis encontrar a Diego y A Efraín en todas las plataformas con el nombre de Mextalki.


Blanca to go 

63 – El Día de Muertos con Mextalki – parte 2

Mere paas Maa Hai, I have my mother
Let’s break down this iconic dialogue:

मेरे पास (Mere paas): ‘I have’ or ‘I possess.’

मेरे (Mere): My.
पास (Paas): With or near.
माँ (Maa): ‘Mother.’ This is a simple yet profound term for ‘mother’ in Hindi.
है (Hai): ‘Is’ — This is the present tense form of the verb ‘to be,’ used here to indicate possession or existence.