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Este es la primera parte de un episodio triple sobre la figura del gaucho. 
Hablaremos sobre el gaucho, la literatura gauchesca y la lengua gauchesca. 


Porteña

Los gauchos ¿realidad o ficción?

Este es un episodio donde hablo sobre mi familia, conociendo los términos de: mamá, papá, hermano, hermana, tío, tía, abuelo, abuela, hijos, sobrinos.

Historias

Mi Familia

Each fast food meal we eat in a week could increase our risk of developing depression by as much as 4%, according to a new study.

Researchers from Iran also found that eating more than two fast food meals per week could increase the risk by almost a quarter.

They wanted to look at the effect of eating fast food on both obesity and depression.

Previous studies have found that eating a lot of heavily processed foods could lead to depression.

The research team thought that eating a lot of fast food was likely to cause obesity and that this could lead to depression.

However, they found obesity was not as much of an important factor as they thought it would be, and perhaps it was fast food consumption — and not obesity — that increased the risk of depression.

The researchers looked at data from more than 31,000 people in the US, taken between 2008 and 2018.

The participants were asked how many fast food meals they ate in a typical week, and they answered a survey that asked them about symptoms of depression.

During the study period, 11% of women and 7% of men showed signs of depression, although those with higher levels of education were less likely to be depressed.

Those who ate more than two fast food meals a week had a 24% higher risk of depression compared to those who ate fewer than two fast food meals per week.

However, the researchers say they can't prove that the cause of the participants' depression was eating fast food.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Each Fast Food Meal Could Increase Depression Risk

🎙️In this episode, students learn about Paris, the capital of France. Students review vocabulary, practice comprehensive and listening skills, and learn about borrowed words.🎧

Famous Places 🌍🏛️ 

Paris 🇫🇷

After watching Gu Ailing, I found that the life of a talented girl has traces to follow!

【人物述说】

Eileen Gu 谷爱凌

[conversation 1]


A : 리디아 씨, 오늘 학교에 가요?
B : 아니요, 안 가요.
A : 그럼 뭐 해요?
B :  운동해요. 그리고 영화를 봐요.


[converstaion 1]


A : Lydia, are you going to school?
B : No, I am not.
A : Then what are you doing?
B : Exercising. And watching a movie.

[conversation 2]


A : 미호 씨, 주스를 좋아해요?
B : 아니요, 안 좋아해요.
A : 커피를 좋아해요?
B : 네, 좋아해요. 커피가 맛있어요.

[conversation 2]


A : Miho, do you like juice?
B : No, I don't.
A : Do you like coffee?
B : Yes, coffee is tasty.


[Vocabulary]

운동하다 exercise 청소하다 clean 먹다 eat 배우다 learn 공부하다 study 만나다 meet
좋아하다 to be like 마시다 drink 입다 wear 가르치다 teach 사다 buy 빨래하다 laundry
맛있다 tasty 재미있다 interesting 안 NOT 그리고 and 아주  very

[Grammar points]

안 A/V
the negatin adverb '안' comes before a verb or an adjective and marks negation.


Reading Korea.

Daily Life

In this episode, we take our story into the past tense! Building on "идти" and "ехать", I’ll explain how these verbs change in the past and introduce other important verbs to expand your understanding.

We’ll also dive into one of the trickiest parts of Russian grammar—perfective vs. imperfective verbs in the past tense. With clear explanations and useful clues, you'll learn how to recognize and use them correctly in different situations.

Story Bits in Russian

Идти.Ехать in the past

In this short but sweet episode I expand on common phrasal verbs that are heavily used in a dentist/doctors office setting. Please leave a comment below if it was helpful and what you would like her hear more on future podcasts! 

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If you are looking for a new english teacher and found this helpful please PM me and we can get to the nitty-gritty on where you are in your english skills and what you would like to expand on in a 1:1 personal english lesson. Happy learning! 

Here's a definition of the phrasal verbs listed in the episode:

fall out - to separate. When one thing separates from another thing. Often used with teeth and hair.

keep up - continue.

cut out - stop.

cut down - reduce / consume less.

lie down - to put your body in the position where it is flat and horizontal - like being in bed.

come back - remember

pull out - remove using force.

wear off - the effects of something like a drug/medicine end gradually.

check up (noun) - inspection or examination.

check out - inspect, examine or investigate.