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Bienvenidos a español en 1 MINUTO

En este episodio les cuento un poco de mi experiencia creando mis propias oportunidades para aprender un nuevo idioma de la forma que me emociona.

Transcripción:
En la actualidad creo mis oportunidades para aprender inglés de la manera que me emociona, así que a través de whatsapp busco grupos de extranjeros en Medellín con el objetivo de conectar con angloparlantes en persona. También, estoy trabajando en  desarrollar una comunidad multicultural en donde el movimiento sea el puente para hacer amigos en inglés y español.  


1 MINUTO en Español

Episodio 2: Creo mis propias oportunidades 

Recommended to listen repeatedly until you understand. Key words and Commonly used phrases, Please read after me. You can record the phrases you read and send it here, I'll correct the pronunciation for you. Follow me ,you will learn more Chinese，
key words: 蔬菜、饭馆、点菜、月、叫、认识、过来、好、朋友、去、坐、学习、没有、能、会
（vegetable/restaurant/order/month/call/know sb/come here/good/friend/go/sit/study/don't have/be able to/can)
Common phrases: 去哪儿、叫什么、看朋友、天气怎么样、几点、哪个、工作的时候、坐出租车、很好、在前面、想去医院、不客气、没人、回家、看不见
（where to go../what's the name of../visit a friend/how's the weather/what time/which one/at work/take a taxi/very good/in front of/want to go to the hospital/you are welcome/nobody/go back home /can't see)


Merry's voice (HSK一）

HSK一， Commonly used phrases 7 , Please read after me, Pay attention to pronunciation (^+^)


   a. Level playing field - A fair and equal competition or situation.
      Example: "

The new rules ensure a level playing field for all participants."
   b. Throw in the towel - To give up or surrender.
      Example: "After the continuous setbacks, she finally threw in the towel."
   c. Play ball - To cooperate or participate willingly.
      Example: "If we want to achieve success, we all need to play ball and work together."
   d. Offside - In an unauthorized or disadvantageous position.
      Example: "The goal was disallowed due to the player being offside."
   e. Hit it out of the park - To achieve great success or accomplish something outstanding.
      Example: "Her presentation hit it out of the park and impressed everyone in the room."



IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Sports-related idioms

こんにちは

今回のエピソードは「自転車がないときどうすればいいか」

日本で多い犯罪は「自転車泥棒」です。

でも、泥棒じゃないときにも自転車がなくなります。

それは日本の規則/きそく が原因なんです…

ルールを知らないときパニックになるかも？！

ぜひ、聞いてみてくださいね。

Nihongo_Hanaso（N3+）

N3+日本では自転車が消える？！

🔴Nivel A2,B1,B2
🌄Un clima inusual que se siente en Sudamérica. Básicamente por la ubicación mundial que tiene, el clima es muy invariable y te comparto como los sudamericanos percibimos este clima, todo en español. 🇪🇦🇲🇽🇧🇴😄


Escucha Facil Español

El Clima "LOCO" en Sudamérica 🌄🌥️🌎 [Capítulo 12]

¡Bienvenidos a "Consejos de la abuela"! En esta segunda parte, Pablo nos contará algunas creencias suyas, de su familia y los peruanos en general. Hablamos de cómo ver fantasmas, lo importante que son los perros en los Andes, especialmente los perros negros, y dónde NO sentarse a la hora de comer.

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📍 María: https://linktr.ee/spanishwithmariap  
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Maria & Pablo Spanish

8. Consejos de la abuela (supersticiones) ¿Qué haría mi abuelita? Parte 2

Reducing the time we spend on our smartphones outside of work could help improve satisfaction and motivation in the workplace, according to a new study.

Spending less time on our phones doing non-work tasks like scrolling social media or watching videos could also have an impact on our mental health, researchers said.

A research team from Germany wanted to find out about easy ways companies could improve the motivation and well-being of their employees.

Almost 280 volunteers were put into four groups.

For one week, people in the first group reduced their daily smartphone use by one hour.

People in the second group didn't change their smartphone use, but did 30 minutes more exercise per day.

Participants in the third group did both of these things. And the fourth group didn't make any changes at all.

The volunteers took surveys about their work satisfaction, motivation and mental health before starting the experiment. They took the surveys again after the experiment ended, and then again two weeks later.

The researchers found that participants in both of the groups that reduced their smartphone use saw significant improvements in their mental health and workplace satisfaction. People in these groups also felt that their work-life balance was better.

And those in the first three groups — including the exercise-only group — all said they felt a greater sense of control over their lives.

The researchers said companies could think about encouraging employees to make small changes like these to their daily lives. When employees are happier at work, they're likely to be more productive, they added.

And the good thing for companies is that there's no cost to encouraging changes like these!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Cutting Phone Use May Improve Motivation at Work

What motivates you is very important in English learning and motivation does not always come from positive thinking.