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Russian Soil 

Join the adventure with Sam, as he tries something new.

I Love Stories!

Green Eggs and Ham

In this episode I’ll comment on an article titled: “Should You Take A Break From Social Media? Psychologists Reveal An Unlikely Suggestion” published on the web site of Inverse.
As usual don’t hesitate to give me your feedback if you want. Enjoy.

Useful vocabulary:
well-being
short-term relaxing effects
anxiety and depression
scrolling on TikTok or Instagram
being sleep deprived
total abstinence
to point out
to keep you hooked on social media
to stay/keep in touch with friends and relatives
a false impression
a biased image
a feeling of inferiority
low self-esteem
to check in with your friends


Let's check out the news

Is it really necessary to take a break from social media?

Listening&Speaking Boost. Elementary Level.

Unit 4b

En el audio de hoy os expongo el dilema ante el que me encuentro: no sé si comerme un kiwi o una mandarina y vais a ver un buen montón de frases en uso con los adverbio tan y tanto, muy y mucho. Ya os adelanto que finalmente tuve que llamar a mi hermano Pepe para que me ayudará a decidirme entre estas dos frutas que están MUY buenas y me gustan MUCHO, TANTO el kiwi como la mandarina.

Reyes from Spain

Tan y tanto, muy y mucho, una clase de español indispensable para entender estos adverbios

This episode introduces three idioms that use the word apple. Listen to the examples to hear how to use them. Please send me a message if you would like a copy of the audio script.

Idiom Corner

Apple

An interrogative sentence with a choice-type question uses “háishi 还是”(or) to connect choice A and choice B. The responder needs to choose A or B.
For example：
nǐ shì lǎo shī hái shì xué shenɡ ？ 
你是老师还是学生？Are you a teacher or a student?

tā xué xí hàn yǔ hái shì hán yǔ ？ 
她学习汉语还是韩语？Does she study Chinese or Korean?

shū diàn zài zuǒ biɑn hái shì yòu biɑn ？ 
书店在左边还是右边？Is the bookstore on the left or the right?

xiàn zài qù chāo shì hái shì xià wǔ qù ？ 
现在去超市还是下午去？Go to the supermarket now or in the afternoon?

JOJO CHINESE

Choice-type Question

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