It is very important to use contractions in your speech. They are not informal, they are always required. I discuss this in today's podcast.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Contractions

Leyenda popular mexicana perfecta para el mes de octubre. 
Todo mexicano conoce esta leyenda, agrega esa historia como un tema de conversación en tu plática con mexicanos.
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Día de Muertos

La llorona mexicana

南辕北辙 [nán yuán běi zhé]：outh/shafts of a cart or carriage/north/trail；to try to go south by driving the chariot north,The idom means to act in a way that defeats one's purpose.
邯郸 hán dān：a city in Hebei Province
熨烫 yùn tàng：ironing
拜见 bài jiàn：pay a formal visit
精良 jīng liáng：excellent; superior; of the best quality
依仗 yī zhàng：count on;rely on
殊不知 shū bù zhī：little imagined;hardly realize

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

南辕北辙[nán yuán běi zhé]

Hello everyone! Welcome to a new episode of our podcast. Today we have a very special topic: the Carnival of Veracruz. Music and color everywhere! Next month, this great celebration begins in the city of Veracruz, Mexico, and we want to invite you to learn more about this vibrant event.

Quetzal: Explorando la Cultura Mexicana

Episodio 8. El Carnaval de Veracruz, el más alegre del mundo.

*This episode is about "Kerman" a city in the  Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran.

**Book Podcast lesson to discuss the topic and access the texts

Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

شهر کرمان


Guidare
Volare
Navigare
Cavalcare
Passeggiare
Immergersi


Terzo episodio sui verbi di movimento ed altri 6 verbi molto utili per migliorare la vostra conversazione.

Via che si va!

Il podcast del modenese!

Altri 6 verbi di movimento 

Each week I read an interesting news article from the BBC. Listen along to the words and pronunciation and I will also share with you the link to the story so that you can read along as well. This week's news article can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63912257

The Breaking News Podcast

Kelvin-Helmholtz: Rare wave clouds amaze sky-watchers in Wyoming

Una giornata tipo nella vita di questo personaggio inventato, Maria. Buono ascolto e buono studio a tutti!