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Este episodio habla de las variedades del español.
¿Cuál de ellas es la que el alumno "debería" estudiar?

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第15课  新年就要到了

一、听力  第一部分
1. 明天我要去火车站买票。
2. 新年快要到了，我想和朋友一起去旅游。 
3. 她在公共汽车上呢，我们等她一会儿吧。
4. 今天天气不太好，有点儿阴。
5. 王方是我妹妹，她的歌唱得非常好。

第二部分
6. 女：你好！我的车出问题了，你们能来帮我看一下吗？
男：好的，请告诉我您在哪儿。
7. 男：都六点了，你怎么还不回家？
女：我在想晚饭吃什么呢。
8. 男：这是你妹妹让我买的火车票，你能帮我给她吗？
女：没问题，我一会儿就给她。
9. 女：快要下课了，还有哪位同学有问题？
男：老师，我想问一个问题。
10. 男：你的狗怎么不吃东西了？
女：它这几天病了。

第三部分
11. 男：新年快要到了，你准备做什么？
   女：我听说北京很不错，我想和妈妈一起去北京旅游。
   问：女的去过北京吗？
12. 男：你不是想回家过新年吗？买票了没有？
女：还没有呢，明天我就去火车站买。
   问：女的想买什么票？
13. 女：都等了半个小时了，公共汽车怎么还没来？
男：上班时间路上车多，再等一会儿吧，就快来了。
   问：公共汽车来了没有？
14. 男：快要下雪了，我觉得比昨天更冷了。
女：没关系，我穿的衣服比昨天多。
问：今天天气怎么样？
15. 女：儿子，多吃菜啊。
   男： 好，您做的菜比饭店的还好吃。
问：他们最可能在哪儿说话？

hsk2    第15课  新年就要到了

San Fermín es una de las fiestas más famosas de España y del mundo entero pero ¿cómo comenzó esta tradición? En este episodio te cuento la historia de la mundialmente conocida Running of the bulls y qué actividades hay (¡no solo tenemos toros!)

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Se armó la Marimorena - Spanish Podcast

Running of the bulls o San Fermín: Historia de la fiesta (¡no solo hay toros!)

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! What season is it now in your town? This time, we'll listen about the seasons in Hokkaido, north of Japan.

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-12-seasons/

Slow Japanese

Episode #12 - The seasons in Hokkaido

Vocabulary:
a couple of: two
fur baby: a cute way to refer to a pet
glance: to look quickly
self-checkout: buying items by scanning them yourself and paying for them at a computer
tricky: hard to do something
homeless: without a home
oversee: to look over

Learn English with Stories

The Kindness of Strangers

こんにちは、あかりです。違(ちが)う自分(じぶん)になりたいと思(おも)うことはありますか？

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts.
STEP 2. Go to ⁠mochifika.com/podcast/⁠ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

👉 Support the Mochifika project, and see full scripts + access to the additional materials!⁠
https://www.patreon.com/mochifika⁠

Buy me a coffee:⁠
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mochifika⁠

Episode #64 - Become a different person

Talking with good English vocabulary involves not just the content words to amplify the meaning inherent in your piece but also the functional and transitional words to have them well backed up with the right expression. 

It helps get over any hesitation in speaking fluently and any distraction as to how the dialogues are knit. It creates a positive impression on the examiner and gives a better sense of the value presented in your words.

In the podcasts there are 15 relevant words & it's meaning that you can start using now and here are some more for you to see:

Active Vocabulary Words
Basic
Media updates
To go viral, phishing
Traffic, live streaming
Synergy, mentions
Communities, campaigns
Platform, engagement
Online content/Digital resources
Web influence
Widgets, Search Engine
On fleek, keep score, know your meme
Shares, Stories, Sign-ups, Visits, Views/Impressions, and likewise

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