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MUST WATCH ON NETFLIX: MINDHUNTER!

Hi!

YES, this is a scary one, YES this is a kind of a slow one at the beginning but NO you won't regret finishing the first episode. You will see it until the end. 

This series is about interviews, about whats inside of a serial killer's mind. The question is not Do serial killers are like they are because they were born differently? but How much are we doing to understand their behavior instead of just locking them up?

As you go thru the series you will find famous serial killers and how the FBI envelope on their perspective of understanding their behavior.

Watch it, you won't regret it

and if you have already, tell me what you think about it


Stay tuned, keep up the good work

Edgar


December 12, 2017
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VIRTUAL REALLITY ... LEARNING A LANGUAGE!!!

Hi!

Yesterday I read an article about VR and then I thought how would that affect the way we learn and teach languages online.

Just imagine! 20 years ago it was impossible to think about learning a language with a native thousand of miles away and having a great visual interaction. 

I think in 10 years online language learning sites will create a VR "classroom" or "space" so you could be completetly submerge and have a better focus. I think the excercises would be super dinamic and maybe you will see a video or animation of two people or a group talking so you can see how, when and how often a phrase or conjugation is used in real life.

I think it is an exciting time that we are living... 

December 11, 2017
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FIRES ARE REALLY HORRIBLE

I hope that the fires in California can get controlled, this is such a horrible situation.

What places near you or in your country have fires right now or they have this kind of problem very often?

December 8, 2017
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SANTA CLAUS DE RUSIA???

¡Hola!

Antes que todo, estas preguntas no sólo es para los rusos aprendiendo español si no también para la gente que ha visitado este pais en invierno.

¿Por qué Navidad es el 7 de Enero?

¿Por qué su Santa Claus se le conoce como "El Abuelo delo Frío"?

¿Cuales son las tradiciones en estas fechas de invierno?

December 5, 2017
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Soy profesor pero ... ¿Subjuntivo? Soy profesor aquí en Italki, y al entrar a detalle en el subjuntivo me encontré con esto: ¿Porque aquí es indicativo? Él opina que ES (ser) posible abastecerse solo con energía renovable. ¿Y aquí subjuntivo? Él opina que SEAMOS (ser) más amables con la vecina. GRACIAS!
October 17, 2017
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I'M VISITING CIUDAD DE MÉXICO! HELP ME!

En dos semanas visitaré la Ciudad de México con mi novia. 

Llegaremos el sábado en la mañana y nos iremos el domingo por la noche. 

¿Alguna sugerencia de Museos, eventos, conciertos, bares, hostales, tacos, restaurantes o parques?

Saludos :)

Buen día! 

October 10, 2017
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A LOT OF WORDS IN A SONG! I DARE YOU TO...
the art of repetition ... with rhythm

Lyrics describe a moment, a person, a feeling, the past, the future, the present; there are infinite amount of topics. Lyrics are a window, a tv screen and if they're good enough a remote control of your lips. 

Learning a language with music is super effective if you do it right. The best way is putting a lot of attention in the lyrics then you have to figure out the meaning after that it comes the easy part...REPEAT IT A LOT! the song has to be good, obviously.

I dear you to ...
- listen to this song
- see how many words you already know
- translate the lyrics
- understand what the autor is trying to say
- SING IT IF YOU LIKE IT! DANCE TO IT IF YOU FEEL LIKE!

--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNzfIPN4zG4

Que viva la ciencia,
Que viva la poesía!
Que viva siento mi lengua
Cuando tu lengua está sobre la lengua mía!
El agua esta en el barro,
El barro en el ladrillo,
El ladrillo está en la pared
Y en la pared tu fotografia.

Es cierto que no hay arte sin emoción,
Y que no hay precisión sin artesania.
Como tampoco hay guitarras sin tecnología.
Tecnología del nylon para las primas,
Tecnología del metal para el clavijero.
La prensa, la gubia y el barniz:
Las herramientas de un carpintero.
El cantautor y su computadora,
El pastor y su afeitadora,
El despertador que ya está anunciando la aurora,
Y en el telescopio se demora la última estrella.
La maquina la hace el hombre...
Y es lo que el hombre hace con ella.
El arado, la rueda, el molino,
La mesa en que apoyo el vaso de vino,
Las curvas de la montaña rusa,
La semicorchea y hasta la semifusa,
El té, los ordenadores y los espejos,
Los lentes para ver de cerca y de lejos,
La cucha del perro, la mantequilla,
La yerba, el mate y la bombilla.

Estás conmigo,
Estamos cantando a la sombra de nuestra parra.
Una canción que dice que uno sólo conserva lo que no amarra.
Y sin tenerte, te tengo a vos y tengo a mi guitarra.

Hay tantas cosas
Yo sólo preciso dos:
Mi guitarra y vos
Mi guitarra y vos.

Hay cines,
Hay trenes,
Hay cacerolas,
Hay fórmulas hasta para describir la espiral de una caracola,
Hay más: hay tráfico,
Créditos,
Cláusulas,
Salas vip,
Hay cápsulas hipnóticas y tomografias computarizadas,
Hay condiciones para la constitución de una sociedad limitada,
Hay biberones y hay obúses,
Hay tabúes,
Hay besos,
Hay hambre y hay sobrepeso,
Hay curas de sueño y tisanas,
Hay drogas de diseño y perros adictos a las drogas en las aduanas.

Hay manos capaces de fabricar herramientas
Con las que se hacen máquinas para hacer ordenadores
Que a su vez diseñan máquinas que hacen herramientas
Para que las use la mano.

Hay escritas infinitas palabras:
Zen, gol, bang, rap, Dios, fin...
October 10, 2017
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TREMENDOUS VIDEOS FOR LEARNING SPANISH!

Hi, i'm Trump and i have TREMENDOUS VIDEOS FOR LEARNING SPANISH!

Ja! No, thank god no...

Well, i've found some videos for my students to help them practice their listening and i want to share them to you because i know it's very difficult to find these videos jaja it's was difficult for me to find the right ones.



This is a great short movie, it's called 'El Pasajero'. It has subtitles in english and it's 40 minutes long.


+ On New Year's Eve in Caracas, Venezuela, a desperate cab driver attempts to rob a wealthy passenger, but when the passenger offers to buy the driver's gun, it leads to a night neither of them will ever forget.

-> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1WetL4QY_Q



This is a youtube channel for learning spanish. The first playlist is for BEGINNERS, the second one is for INTERMEDIATE and the third one is for ADVANCED.


1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QNfA2PQzqI&list=PL_bC0YvGkS4RC2bcOEFGmuJv_kTrAupe-&index=1

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITRl-NvB6rE&index=1&list=PL_bC0YvGkS4To62iUsNkSppEqiHB5jmcl

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU4S4APgE-o&index=1&list=PL_bC0YvGkS4QWIgCoQLqyHe7bWdA3Fedi


This is TED TALKS but in spanish. The videos are about different topics and most of them have english subtitles. This one is my favorite: DUOLINGO's CEO explains how he created the company and his opinion about language learning.

-> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt7yZB92McM

Hope they help you with the listening!

All the best

Edgar

May 5, 2017
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Avoir beau + infinitif means to do something in vain? Hi! I'm learnign this song and i'm trying to understand the lyrics but i can't fully understand this. "J'ai beau J'ai beau me dire qu'au fond c'est mieux" I found on internet that Avoir beau + infinitif means to do something in vain Can someone expaline me so i can understand better? Thanks!
March 1, 2017
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WHY? ... "Pourquoi a-t-elle beaucoup des chiens?" "Pourquoi a-t-elle beaucoup des chiens?" Hi I understand pretty much the question and the structure. The thing that i don't really get is the "t" and this "-" symbol seems to be quite often used in questions, do you as a native french speaker use this symbol? How often? When to use it? Have an excellent day :D
January 26, 2017
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