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EL BOLETIN DE INGLES
AMERICANO PREFERIDO POR LOS HISPANOPARLANTES |
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OM
News # 108 - Delivered to 54.073 subscribers |
ISSN 1668-4877 July 15, 2005 |
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Dear all. Today July 15 we
celebrate our SIXTH year on the Internet
and we keep reiterating our best intentions to go right ahead. In this
issue a brand new listening comprehension section and an interesting mp3
audio article
for download with full transcription and bilingual glossary. If you like our portal, please
CLICK
HERE AND RATE US.
See you again on August 1.
Estimad@s tod@s. Hoy 15 de Julio 2005 cumplimos SEIS años en Internet y
reiteramos nuestras mejores intenciones de continuar hacia
adelante. En esta
entrega, otra nueva sección de audio comprensión y un artículo sonoro mp3 para descargar
con la transcripción completa y glosario bilingüe. Si te agrada nuestro portal,
PULSA
AQUÍ Y CALIFÍCANOS.
Nos vemos nuevamente el 1° de
Agosto. |
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OM People
New Listening Section |
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Audio Article
Spanish "Bad" Habits |
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OM Shopping
Special Anniversary Promotion:
Promopack 2005 + OM Listening |
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6 YEARS
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Dinner time: Eight of our best friends are celebrating OM Personal Sixth Anniversary. OM
PEOPLE allows you to practise creative listening comprehension with
fun.
Placing your mouse on our friends' faces you will read what they are
talking about, and by clicking on their faces you will access assignments with online answers.
Enjoy your meal!!
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La hora de la cena: Ocho de nuestros mejores
amigos están celebrando el Sexto Aniversario de OM Personal. OM
PEOPLE te permitirá practicar comprensión oral creativa con diversión.
Ubicando tu ratón sobre las caras de nuestros amigos podrás enterarte de
qué están hablando y, pulsando sobre ellas, podrás ingresar a actividades
y ejercitación con respuestas automáticas. Festeja con todos nosotros y...
buen provecho !!
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SPANISH "BAD" HABITS. At any time of
the day (and of the night) you will see Spaniards enjoying tapas which are one of the best
things about Spanish cuisine. But what about the Spanish "bad" habits?
Let's listen...
LOS "MALOS" HABITOS DE LOS ESPAÑOLES. A cualquier hora del día
(y de la noche) verás a los españoles disfrutando
tapas, uno de los mejores platos de la cocina española. Pero, ¿qué ocurre
con los "malos" hábitos de los españoles. Escuchemos... |
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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE AUDIO FILE
/ PULSA AQUÍ PARA DESCARGAR EL AUDIO
This audio file is only
available for our subscribers and can be downloaded until July 31, 2005.
Este archivo sonoro está disponible sólo para suscriptores y puede
descargarse hasta Julio 31, 2005. |
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There’s something to be said for bad habits, especially
Spanish bad habits. One of the bad habits of Spanish men I find
particularly attractive is their habit of always insisting on paying for
the drinks! They do it everywhere, and if you are not Spanish yourself,
it is almost impossible
to foot the bill,
even though you are the one who has done justice to the
octopus
and gobbled
up most of
the ham and cheese. I’ve often wondered where this habit came from. |
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The late Enrique
Tierno Galván once commented that for the Mediterranean people,
the street is the extension of the house, while for northern Europeans
the street is a means of getting from one place to another. |
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So, when a Spaniard is on the street, he still feels
bound by the rules of
hospitality: he is the host
and you are the guest. That’s good news for the Irish, English, Welsh,
and Scots, but bad news for the economy of our Spanish hosts.
Long live bad habits! |
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GLOSSARY:
to foot the bill:
to pay (pagar la cuenta); octopus: eight-armed sea creature (pulpo); to gobble up: to eat avidly, hungrily (devorar); late: not living now (el difunto); Enrique Tierno Galván (1918-1986): Spanish politician and essayist (politico y ensayista español); bound:
obliged, compelled (forzado, obligado); host: someone who invites guests to a social event (anfitrión); long live: may it exist for a long time (qué duren por mucho tiempo). |
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