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妄：胡乱的；菲薄：小看，轻视。

“妄自菲薄”意为过分看轻自己，形容自卑。

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

妄自菲薄

1) A 50-minute video covering every aspect of how to travel on a budget or even for FREE.

2) A 35-slide presentation covering:

*FREE Accommodations: Housesitting, Workaway, and couch surfing.

*Fights: hacks, cheaper methods of travel, credit card/ loyalty points.

*Budget destinations

*Budget activities

Book a 1X1 lesson and I can help you to travel the world. 

Presentation: 
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFlmJfx5mc/3ROjiRiLexq2xh1P-mChbA/edit

Video to match audio:

https://youtu.be/WXe8RS7zjkQ?si=zA2hEtlt40ztO_ez

Digital Nomad 101

Travel The World

Did you know that ancient Greece had a huge influence on modern thought? Well, here are ten words which come from that time and culture. 
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Chaos: Derived from the Greek word "khaos," meaning "abyss" or "emptiness," chaos refers to a state of disorder or confusion.

Democracy: Rooted in the Greek words "demos" (people) and "kratos" (power), democracy embodies the concept of government by the people.

Philosophy: Stemming from the Greek words "philos" (love) and "sophia" (wisdom), philosophy encompasses the pursuit of knowledge and the exploration of fundamental questions about life and existence.

Marathon: Inspired by the Greek city of Marathon, this word signifies a long-distance race that originated from the historical Battle of Marathon.

Eureka: Popularized by the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, "eureka" expresses the exhilaration of discovery or a sudden realization.

Drama: Derived from the Greek word "drama," meaning "action" or "deed," drama refers to a form of literature or performance that portrays characters and conflicts.

Acropolis: Originating from the Greek words "akros" (highest) and "polis" (city), the acropolis refers to a fortified hilltop or citadel, often hosting temples or important structures.

Phobia: Rooted in the Greek word "phobos" (fear), phobia is used to describe an irrational or excessive fear of specific objects, situations, or concepts.

Ethos: Derived from the Greek word "ethos" (character), ethos represents the fundamental values, beliefs, and guiding principles of an individual, group, or society.

Hypnosis: Stemming from the Greek word "hypnos" (sleep), hypnosis is a state of altered consciousness characterized by increased suggestibility and relaxation.

English on the Road 

10 Words that come from Ancient Greek

Estoy segura de que al menos recibes una felicitación navideña, en el pasado igual lo hacías por correo ordinario, hoy en día por correo electrónico, porque todo evoluciona, pero el significado es el mismo. 

Estas felicitaciones son las conocidas tarjetas de Navidad y en el episodio de hoy te cuento como aparecieron.


Blanca to go 

Especial Navidad 2.4- Tarjetas de Navidad

Narrator: Malala Yousafzai was born in 1997 in the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan. Her father was a social activist and educator, and he named his daughter after a female hero who led the Afghan people to victory in an 1880 battle against the British.

Narrator: Malala attended the girls’ school that her father had founded, but when the Swat Valley came under the control of the Taliban in 2007, the family, including her two younger brothers, had to leave. The Taliban is a political and religious group that follows a strict form of Islam. They do not believe that girls should attend a school or that women should play an active part in society. Upon the family’s return in 2008, Malala gave her first public speech, called “How dare the Taliban to take away my basic right to an education?” As the Taliban continued with their violent campaign of closing and destroying girls’ schools, Malala started to blog for the BBC under a different name. During the next few years, she made two documentaries with a US filmmaker about the local situation and met with United Nations workers. Her activism attracted global attention, including a nomination from South African archbishop Desmond Tutu for the International Children’s Peace Prize.

Narrator: On the ninth of October 2012, Malala was traveling home from school when a Taliban gunman got onto her bus and asked, “Who is Malala?” She was shot in the head and had to be transferred to the UK for medical care. She and her family stayed in that country with relatives, and she continued her studies thereafter she got better. She did not visit Pakistan again until 2018.

Narrator: The Taliban’s violent actions led to a new international focus on and action for girls’ educational rights, and Malala’s work was right at the heart of these efforts. In 2013, on her sixteenth birthday, she gave a speech at the United Nations in New York. She was also named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of the year and published her life...

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

STORY OF MALALA YOUSAFZAI

Слушаем и отвечаем на вопросы 

Russfriend  (all about russia) 

Рассеянный с улицы бассейной часть 3

Давно не было новых эпизодов, поэтому продолжить я предлагаю очень интересно - сегодня мы возьмем отрывок из знаменитого романа Льва Николаевича Толстого “Анны Карениной”. Слова Степана Аркадьича (Стивы) о Константине Левине.

Как и раньше, я читаю отрывок дважды. В первый раз медленно, по несколько слов, но обязательно ставьте эпизод на паузу, чтобы всё успеть. Второй раз читаю быстрее, чтобы вы проверили, всё ли правильно записали. Знаки препинания я буду называть, их будет всего три: точка (.), запятая (,) и тире (-).

Отправьте мне сообщение со словами “двенадцатый диктант готов” и я пришлю вам текст для проверки.

Пишите грамотно, говорите свободно! Хорошего дня, друзья!

Writing Russian

Отрывок из романа Толстого “Анна Каренина” (диктант)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yGpZ42HDHilQoTkUtaFYfSimG8lsT3Eq/view?usp=drivesdk