¿Alguna vez has pasado un susto? Mmm, creo que sí. Bueno, yo también. Así que hoy te voy a contar una pequeña historia de susto que pasé cuando era pequeña. Con esta historia podrás practicar los pasados en español. 


Chatty Spanish

Historia de susto 

JENNIFER: It’s freezing outside! What happened to the 
weather report? I thought this cold front was 
supposed to pass.
GABRIELA: Yeah, I thought so too. That’s what I read online
this morning.
JENNIFER: I guess the wind chill is really driving down
the temperature.
GABRIELA: Can we go inside? I feel like my toes are starting to 
go numb.




LANGUAGE NOTES
• A “cold front” means a large mass of cold air. It can be plural: There were multiple cold 
fronts this January. 
• Here “supposed to” refers to something that is intended or expected to happen: I 
thought it was supposed to rain today. This phrase can be used for many situations: I 
thought the train was supposed to arrive at 9:00 a.m. sharp.
• Yeah / Yup / Uh huh are informal conversational cues used by native speakers in 
conversation. Each of these responses could be used here for “yes.” Gabriela affirms 
what Jennifer is saying. The most polite way to affirm a response is to say “yes.”
• Listen for the emphasis on “That’s what I read online this morning.” This useful 
phrase can be used with other verbs to convey information: That’s what I heard on the 
radio. / That’s what I saw on TV. / That’s what I read online.
• Chill / freezing / cold: These words describe cold weather. I feel the wind chill. / I feel 
the chill. / I am freezing. / I am cold.
• Wind chill is the effect of the wind making the temperature feel colder on a person’s 
skin. This is an uncountable noun. The temperature is 4 degrees, but with the wind chill 
it feels like -8. These phrases are used in weather reports as well.
• The phrase “driving down” means “forcing to be lower” and can be used in many 
situations. An oversupply of new houses is driving down sales prices in the area.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 9 : Weather

Hinamatsuri is a holiday in Japan on which we celebrate the girls in our lives. We put out ornamental dolls, and eat tasty candy and chirashizushi.  Listen in to learn more about unique Japanese holidays

Crazy Japanese Culture

[Hinamatsuri🎎🌸] Wishing Health and Happiness to All Girls in Japan

Molti dei miei studenti di Italiano spesso mi raccontano del loro desiderio di trasferirsi in Italia per qualche mese. Per questo motivo ho deciso di creare una puntata del mio Podcast dedicata alla ricerca di un appartamento. 

Italiano Chiaro

All'agenzia immobiliare

Today we have two idioms that both mean the same thing. They mean to ignore someone while they're doing something wrong, or maybe just to pretend not to notice. They are to "turn a blind eye" and to "look the other way". I hope you enjoy today's short episode!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

If you listen to this, please look the other way

بَيتِي اللي عِشْت فِيه لَمَّا كُنْت صَغِير كان بِحَارَة قَرِيبَة مِن نُص البَلَد.
كُلْ شَي كَان قَرِيب مِن البَيت والحَارَة مَا كَانَت تِنَام.
البَيت كَان عِبَارَة عَن شِقَّة كَبِيرَة و وَاسِعَة بِالطَابِق الثَالِث. 
كان فِيه خَمْسَة غُرَف وثَلَاثَة حَمَّامَات وصَالَة ومَطْبَخ.
الصَالَة وغُرْفَتَين كَانُوا كْبَار حَتَّى المَطْبَخ كَمَان.
المُشْكِلَة الوَحِيدَة فِي البَيت إنو كَان قَدِيم شْوَي وكَان دَائِمًا فِيه مَشَاكِل بالسِبَاكَة.


Gulf Dialect (Level 1)

My house 🏡 / بيتي

Habit stacking is a technique where you link a new habit or task to an existing one so it's easier to form. 

To prepare for an interview, start small by reviewing your resume after breakfast each day.

Then, build on that by following it with researching common interview questions while you commute. 

Next, add practicing answers aloud in your car or on a walk. 

Gradually increase difficulty by recording mock interviews on your phone and reviewing where you can improve. 

Soon, your routine will be: 

breakfast > resume review > research questions > practice answers > mock interview. 

Then, take it a step further. After work, fit in calling contacts for referrals during your regular exercise. 

Follow exercise with reviewing your networking and researching the company more in-depth. 
Right before bed, update your notes so it's fresh in your mind. 

Within a few weeks, all these small, connected habits will have you fully prepared without much effort since it's just an extension of your daily routine. 

Habit stacking makes interview prep seamless and ensures you put your best foot forward on the big day!

The Global Professional Podcast

Habit Stacking for Job Interviews - Episode 42

In this episode we will talk about 【Family Education】, you will learn how to say 【authority,impose on,cultivate】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。今天想和大家聊一聊【家庭教育】的话题。
在中国，传统的家庭教育模式是：父母是权威，孩子要听父母的。很多父母甚至会把自己的人生梦想或人生意愿强加给自己的孩子。在做重大人生决定的时候，父母会说：“我是过来人，你应该听我的，不然以后你会后悔的。”不过也有越来越多的家长开始用新的方式教育孩子，例如和孩子做朋友，培养孩子的独立性，尊重孩子的意愿。很多育儿的书籍和课程也应运而生，家长也开始有意识地通过学习提升自己。
李一诺是一土教育的创始人，关于家庭教育，她有什么看法呢？
我觉得家庭教育一个最大的误区就是认为我们是可以设计孩子的人生的，孩子的人生是可以被设计出来的。这听上去可能还挺合理的，特别是当我们家长好像很成功的时候，是吧？觉得孩子其实可以复制我的路径。但真相是啊，如果孩子真的复制了你的人生，那才是最大的失败。这种设计其实是带着一种傲慢的，因为设计的主体是我们，是家长，不是儿童。那不是说我们就不做事情，我们做什么呢？我们做支持和引导。支持和引导，那主体就是儿童，我们是一个辅助的作用。那这有个很重要的前提，就是一种相信。相信孩子可以有足够的能力智慧去面对他自己的生活，而且相信他自己的生活走出来的道路会比我们设计的所谓的道路要精彩。他就算是不精彩，他至少真实。当他是真实的时候，他早晚会精彩。听上去有点绕啊，但是我想大家都听得懂。所以我想我们要放下的一个执念就是去设计孩子的人生，而是反过来支持和引导孩子的成长。
如果你有孩子，你会用什么样的方式教育孩子呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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模式	/	mó shì	/	model,mode
权威	/	quán wēi	/	authority
意愿	/	yì yuàn	/	will,intention
强加	/	qiáng jiā	/	impose on
过来人	/	guò lái rén	/	a person who has had the experience
培养	/	péi yǎng	/	cultivate
应运而生	/	yìng yùn ér shēng	/	rise in response to the proper time and conditions
误区	/	wù qū	/	misconceptions
复制	/	fù zhì	/	replicate
路径	/	lù jìng	/	paths
傲慢	/	ào màn	/	arrogant
主体	/	zhǔ tǐ	/	subject,main body
引导	/	yǐn dǎo	/	lead
辅助	/	fǔ zhù	/	subsidiary
绕	/	rào	/	confusing, not easy to understand
执念	/	zhí niàn	/	obsession

Yuli's Chinese Channel

家庭教育 Family Education （Advanced level）

In this episode we will talk about 【House-Related Vocabulary】, you will learn how to say 【real estate，mortgage，landlord】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊和“房子”有关的词。
我们一般说一套房子，房子里面有几个房间。一房一厅或者一室一厅指的是：一个房子里面有一个卧室和一个客厅。 那两房一厅就是指有两个卧室了。只有一个房间，没有客厅的那种房子我们叫单间。
去住酒店的时候，有几种酒店房型可以选择。单人房，里面有一张单人床，一般只能住一个人。大床房：里面有一张大床，适合两个人一起睡。双人房：有两张单人床，适合两个人住。套房：有两个以上的房间，带有一个客厅，当然还有卫生间、厨房等，适合一家人出游的时候住。商务房：一般带有两张单人床或者一张大床，适合出差的商务人员居住。
我们经常说的real estate，中文叫做房地产，包括房产和地产。在中国的一线城市，房价很高，大部分年轻人只能租房。但是对于中国人来说，房子非常重要，特别是结婚的时候，所以买房是大家努力的目标。全款买房几乎是不可能的事，一般是付了首付，然后每个月还房贷。因为房贷的压力很大，我们把买了房然后每个月要还房贷的人叫做“房奴”，房子的奴隶，mortgage slave。
如果你有一个房子出租，那你就是房东。租你的房子的人就是你的租客，或者房客。 
还有一些跟房子有关的词语。病房：生病住院的时候住的房间。例如：她是5号病房的护士。药房：在医院里面拿药的地方。例如：缴费后我去药房取药。厂房：生产产品的地方。 例如：这座厂房的面积是两千平方米。
你还知道哪些词？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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一房一厅	yì fáng yì tīng	one bedroom and one living room
房型	fáng xíng	room type
出游	chū yóu	go to travel
房地产	fáng dì chǎn	real estate
一线城市	yī xiàn chéng shì	first-tier cities
全款	quán kuǎn	full payment
首付	shǒu fù	down payment
房贷	fáng dài	mortgage
房奴	fáng nú	mortgage slaves
房东	fáng dōng	landlord
房客	fáng kè	tenant
缴费	jiǎo fèi	pay the fees