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00:00Hi, teacher. Thank you. Everything was fine.
00:05Excellent. Very good. Good to have you here. Did you have a good day? Tell me, how was your day?
00:13It was very busy, teacher. I had a lot of work in the morning and then I had to take some meetings in the afternoon.
00:26Oh, man. But part of the job, everything was fine.
00:31Okay. Excellent. Very good. That's the point. Did you have the chance to use your English today at work?
00:39Or how often do you use your English when you're not, like, in class, you know?
00:46Well, I try to practice every day, teacher. When I was working, I used to listen some podcasts in English and maybe to use some application also to practice my writing or texting with someone.
01:12Mm-hmm. Okay. Excellent. Very good. That sounds great. So, well, there, here we are, right?
01:18It's really important, like, to practice as much as we can our English at work, at our daily life.
01:25Yeah. Because sometimes, you know, we may not have enough chances to practice with somebody else due to the fact that not many people are willing to speak in English,
01:34which is rather unfortunate and rather strange considering how important English is, you know, but that's generally what occurs.
01:43I think that a lot of people are learning English recently, but the fact is that there are still a lot of people that feel ashamed or confused at the moment of having a conversation in real time.
01:55You know, I think that's the main problem. And what really helps to overcome that is to get involved into a conversation class into a, you know, into a more way to, into a better way to interact with your English.
02:14That's really, that's really crucial. But, well, that's, that's why we, that's why teachers are here, you know, so that's, that's really important that, you know, to be continuously practicing.
02:27Some other people say, you know what, I can practice perfectly watching series and all that and that's perfect, you know, I think series are a great tool to, to practice, to enhance.
02:40Do you watch series often, David, or frequently at some point?
02:48Yes, I do, teacher. Normally, I, I watch TV, uh, at the night.
02:54Okay.
02:55At the night before to go to sleep.
02:57Yeah.
02:58Um, maybe, uh, some podcast series, uh, or, or, or a part of, uh, uh, a movie.
03:06Mm-hmm. Okay. Excellent. Very good. So what's, what's a kind of, uh, series that you like watching?
03:12I think that, uh, horror, uh, series are getting very popular recently, you know, but, uh, what about you?
03:21Yes, teacher, actually, I recently, I was, uh, I watched, uh, Stranger Things series.
03:28Okay, yeah, that's very famous, right? Mm-hmm.
03:30Uh, very famous. And also, the Welcome to Derry.
03:34Oh, yeah, I remember. That's, uh, from Stephen King, right? From the character from Stephen King.
03:39Yeah. Mm-hmm.
03:40Yeah. Mm-hmm.
03:41Okay, excellent. Very good. Which one did you like the most?
03:46Uh, well, uh, at the beginning, I prefer, uh, Stranger Things.
03:51Yes.
03:52But, by then, I don't like, uh, too much. I prefer, in this case, Welcome to Derry.
04:00Welcome to Derry.
04:01It was more, it is more, uh, interesting.
04:06Mm-hmm.
04:07Uh, many, uh, many, uh, many, uh, important characters, uh, for example, the main character
04:16that eat, eat.
04:17Mm-hmm.
04:18It is some very interesting, uh, character in the, in the series.
04:23Okay.
04:24They explain everything about this, this character.
04:27Oh, that's fantastic. Excellent. Very good. Uh, if I'm not mistaken, that's, uh, that story
04:33involves so many characters, and, uh, this, uh, series is intended to explore other aspects
04:40that weren't covered in the movies. So, that's, uh, well, that's a really, a really good recommendation,
04:46I think. So, uh, did you ever read, uh, the book at some point, or, or you haven't read it yet?
04:52No, no, I haven't, teacher. I haven't read it yet.
04:55No, no, it's really good. You know, the book is, it's fantastic. It's really solid.
04:59It's really complete. So, it's, uh, it's a must, uh, it's a must to read it. Uh, I think it's one of the best books
05:07that Stephen King has, uh, ever written, you know, alongside, alongside with The Shining
05:13and The Tommyknockers. There are some other books from Stephen King that actually link to the story of it,
05:19you know, so it's really, it's really interesting. The, the, the negative part is that, well,
05:26the, the book is, is really long, but you barely feel it, you know what I mean? You barely feel it.
05:31You don't even notice it because the book is really engaging, you know, so you don't, you don't, uh, really feel
05:40that, uh, the book is too long, you know, at, uh, on the contrary, at the end, you, you have the sensation that,
05:47that there should be more, you know, there should be more because the story is really good, you know?
05:54Mm-hmm. So that's, that's the point. I, I really hope that, that you can get a chance to read it at some point,
06:00you know, because it's a really recommendation, a really good recommendation. Have you ever read, uh,
06:06any other Stephen King's book? No, I'm not sure. No, okay. I haven't. Only I watch the, the, the movies and the series.
06:16Okay. But book? No. Okay. Excellent. Very good. Uh, also there is another writer who is, uh,
06:24is very similar to, to Stephen King. I think it was a previous writer who was trying to write stories related to cosmic horror,
06:32which was, uh, which was, uh, I always forget his name, but, uh, his name was, um, uh, Lovecraft,
06:39you know, Lovecraft, that's, uh, H.P. Lovecraft. Uh, he also is, uh, or features as an excellent writer,
06:48and is very similar to Stephen King, uh, but, uh, I haven't read much of him, uh, unfortunately,
06:57but, uh, uh, uh, my favorite one would be, like, Stephen King. I think that his talent to create
07:04and to write stories, it's, uh, fantastic, you know, it's something, it's, it's difficult to read,
07:11I mean, to write a story and to create something new, uh, considering how many stories there are out there.
07:18Uh, did you ever try, like, like, to read, to write something, uh, yourself, uh, David?
07:24Not sure. To be honest, no, I think I'm a good writer in this, in these things.
07:31Okay, well, a lot of people say that writing is like a talent that you cultivate, that you, uh,
07:37that you improve with time and with reading, but I think that, uh, that it's a really good talent, you know,
07:44there are so talented people out there that write fantastic stories, and now, with the advantage of the internet,
07:51we can write, uh, stories from people who are not specifically professional writers,
07:57but who are people who enjoy writing something, and they share it online for others to read,
08:04and, uh, well, to create, like, a community of writers online, you know, I think that's fantastic.
08:11Yes.
08:14Similar to what, to what you have with comics, you know, comic books, or video games, or movies,
08:21other forums, or communities online, where you can actually meet people, and to exchange your point of view,
08:29in terms of, uh, of what you like, and what they like, you know, so that you can share.
08:35I think that's, uh, that's a really good advantage that we have these days, uh, online.
08:41Uh, are you, like, a kind of, uh, a fan of something? Like, uh, do you have any hobbies, in particular,
08:50that you really enjoy doing, and that you are really, really a big fan of that?
08:56Well, I love playing video games, and also, uh, my, my main hobby could be, uh, read books.
09:05Mm-hmm.
09:06I prefer, also, uh, listen music.
09:11Okay.
09:12When I feel stressed.
09:13That's good.
09:14I think, uh, these are my main, my main hobby right now.
09:18Okay, that's fantastic. So, in the, in terms, for example, with, uh, with video games,
09:23did you ever get into, uh, a gaming community online, or, uh, in WhatsApp, or in Telegram?
09:31I think there are so many groups out there, you know?
09:33Did you ever, did you ever get interested in doing that?
09:36Or did you ever have the opportunity to, to get into one of those communities?
09:41Yes, sure I did.
09:44Uh, actually, uh, um, one year ago, I had, in, in, uh, game community, with my brothers and I.
09:53Uh, uh, we are playing every night.
09:57Uh, but, uh, currently, actually, I, I play a lot in other games, of course.
10:04Like, hit stories, games, uh, action games.
10:08But, uh, at this moment, in community games, I'm not playing right now.
10:13Okay, excellent, very good.
10:15Well, that, uh, it's also a great, uh, environment to practice English, as, well, most of the games
10:21these days, uh, come out in Spanish, and in so many other languages, but, it's also, uh, a different experience
10:29to play them in English, because you can, you can listen to the, uh, original voices
10:34of the actors that actually, uh, that actually, um, acted in that, in that video game, you
10:41know?
10:42That's in the movies, and, uh, and it's a fantastic opportunity to interact with other
10:47people, uh, worldwide, you know?
10:50I think that's, that's, uh, that creates a difference, right?
10:54So, that's good, excellent, well, very good.
10:57And also, well, the conversation classes, you know, are always necessary.
11:01So, it's, uh, I think that we have more opportunities to practice our English these days, than ever
11:07before, which is something really good, uh, for new students, for new people who are interested
11:14on getting involved, on learning a new language, such as English.
11:19That's good.
11:20So, that we have, in this case, we have some words, vocabulary words, that are really, uh,
11:25interesting to learn how to use them.
11:28We have the word fascinating, we've got the word thrilling, and we also have the word frightening,
11:35and the word disgusting, you know?
11:37So, there are different words that we can use to, um, to express ourselves in a better
11:44way, and to be a lot more descriptive in our statements, and there are so many interesting
11:50adjectives that we can use that actually end with, with ing, you know?
11:55So, for example, here, we can see that there are some people in a safari, and they say that
12:02the safari was fascinating.
12:04So, fascinating, the ending with ing describes the situation, whereas the adjective with ed
12:12describes the people.
12:14So, they were fascinated.
12:16That's the people that we're describing, you know?
12:18The safari was fascinating, they were fascinated.
12:23So, people were fascinated.
12:25We describe the people.
12:26Or, for example, the other one, uh, the ski trip was thrilling.
12:31They were thrilled.
12:33So, thrill is when you experience a kind of, uh, um, a kind of an enhanced, uh, emotion
12:43of surprising, but also a little bit of, uh, a little bit of fear, you know?
12:48I mean, it's something that makes you feel afraid a little bit, but still, you wanna try
12:53it, you wanna test it, you know?
12:55You wanna go for it, because it's something thrilling, something that causes you emotion,
13:01something that causes you excitement, you know?
13:04Or something that causes you, uh, eagerness.
13:07So, that's, um, that's thrilling.
13:10For example, in this case, skiing could actually be thrilling for some people, although for some
13:16other could be frining, you know, which is the contrary.
13:20Frining, which is the next adjective that we have, it's something that makes you feel
13:25extremely afraid and that you, uh, you would rather, you would rather avoid it, you know?
13:31You would rather try to avoid it, because it's something dangerous, it's something that
13:36makes you feel your life at risk, and, uh, it's the contrary to, to, to thrilling.
13:44Thrilling makes you feel a good emotion, you know?
13:47A positive emotion makes you feel excited, makes you feel eager, makes you feel, uh, anxious,
13:52anxious in a good way, you know?
13:54Not anxious of worry, of worriness, but anxious in a good way, in a positive way.
13:59That's why there is the word eager.
14:02Eager is when you're anxious for something good, that I'm eager for the concert,
14:07I'm eager for my birthday, I'm eager for my graduation.
14:11So, that means that you are extremely excited for, uh, experiencing events, specifically, you know?
14:19So, that's, um, on the contrary, frightening is, you want to avoid it, you know?
14:25I, uh, I was about to have a car crash, and I was frightened, so nobody likes to have a car crash,
14:34nobody wants to have an accident, so, it's something that makes you feel frightened,
14:38for example, in this case, uh, jumping off the parachute, uh, it would be something frightening
14:44for a lot of people, especially if they don't want to do that, you know?
14:49Or if it's the first time that you, uh, that you are going to try that.
14:53However, um, well, I think that if you're interested on jumping off the parachute,
15:00uh, you could also, you could also feel thrilled, because you are, in fact, interested on trying that activity,
15:07but if you feel frightened, it could mean that you didn't want to do that in the first place,
15:12so you are trying like to, like to, uh, how can we say?
15:18Uh, like to regret of the situation, you know?
15:23I don't want to do that, I shouldn't have come here on this plane on board,
15:27so I better go back home, so, you know? So that's frightening.
15:32And, uh, so these people is frightened, is frightened because they feel so much fear.
15:38And then we have, uh, disgusting, you know? Disgusting is when something is extremely gross,
15:43you know, the, it could be food, it could be any other situation that you would watch on TV
15:48while you're eating, that you're watching a movie when they show something disgusting,
15:53something not very pleased, something not very, uh, pleasant, sorry,
15:58and, uh, and you may feel disgusted, you know? That's disgusting, disgusted.
16:03Disgusting is the situation and, uh, disgusted, that's the, uh, emotion that I'm experiencing, right?
16:11So, just remember that it is for the person, ing is for the situation, right?
16:17So, it's simple as that. Hmm. So, in this case, for example, with the safari, right?
16:23Is there any other situation, David, that you could describe in your life
16:28or in your own experience where you have felt fascinated?
16:36Yes, teacher. Maybe an example could be when I went to the forest.
16:41Mm-hmm. Uh, it was fascinating.
16:44Mm-hmm. Okay. It was fascinating. Fantastic, yes.
16:48So, why was it fascinating, uh, for you? Uh, did you see something that you really liked?
16:54Did you feel, like, completely in peace? Uh, what was the, the, the situation for you to define it as fascinating?
17:04What did you see or how was your, your experience there?
17:07Well, it was everything. For example, the, the calm and feel in that place, the environment, uh, the landscape,
17:17everything that I had the opportunity to, to, to, to saw, to watch.
17:22Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Yeah, to see, you know?
17:25To see, mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. It was fascinating. Excellent.
17:28Uh, have this contact, uh, with the, with the environment, it was the, the best part, I think so.
17:38Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Okay. Excellent. Very good. So, and, uh, Safari, did you ever have the chance to, like, like, to, like,
17:46to, to go on, uh, as a ferry? Uh, because there are some, uh, zoos in Mexico, you know?
17:52Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Some public zoos where you can actually experience as a ferry, you know?
17:56It's not necessarily in Africa, but some place where you have had a chance to go in as a ferry.
18:02Have you ever lived that experience or would you like to, to live it at some point?
18:08Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Um, yes, teacher, I had the opportunity, um, in this year, it's not, it's not the same.
18:15It's similar, uh, like, Safari. Mm-hmm. Um, it's, uh, reserve, natural, uh, reservation, I don't know how to say it.
18:25Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. This place? Mm-hmm. But it's similar, like, a Safari.
18:32Okay, similar to as a fairy, uh, well, I don't know, uh, is it like in a zoo in your city?
18:39It's like a zoo, but they, they have, they are, uh, animals, they are, uh, different places that you can visit in this place.
18:51Okay. Uh, the name is Biosfera Parque Biosfera.
18:56Oh, wow, yes. That's in, uh, that's where? Mexico City?
19:01Uh, near Mexico City. Near Mexico City. Mm-hmm.
19:05Near Mexico City. Maybe two hours from Mexico City.
19:10Okay. Excellent. Very good. Two hours. Well, that, that sounds very interesting, you know.
19:15So, what kind of, uh, species or animals do they have there?
19:20Do they have, like, uh, uh, national animals, uh, from here and from Mexico, right?
19:26Or any other animals, perhaps, from Africa or from other countries?
19:31Yeah, they, they are, uh, animals from other, from other countries.
19:37Mm-hmm. For example, elephants, uh, heap of thumbs. Mm-hmm.
19:41Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
19:42Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
19:43Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Okay. Excellent. Very good. So, that, those are, like, the kind of animals that you would actually, uh, see in a zoo, right?
20:02Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. With, uh, animals from Africa, uh, well, tigers, uh, perhaps, from India or from Russia, right?
20:10So, that's, uh, yeah, like a zoo. So, it would be fantastic to, to experience a safari there.
20:16Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. So, what do you think that people feel so attracted on going on safari, for example?
20:23Because there are some people that actually pay a lot of money to go to Africa to live the experience of, uh, going, uh, in a safari,
20:32despite the fact that, uh, it could even be dangerous, right?
20:36Yes. Well, in my, in my opinion, I think, is all these experiences that you can have in this place,
20:45um, the opportunity to interact with the natural. Mm-hmm. With the nature. Mm-hmm. With the nature. Mm-hmm.
20:53With the nature and the environment. Okay. Um, and also the opportunity to, to see different animal that you cannot see in, in, in one place.
21:06Mm-hmm. Okay. The animals that you can see in one place without, without going to another country, right?
21:14Or, well, some people go to another country to experience, like, the safaris in this kind of, uh, African reserves,
21:21where they can, uh, keep animals in a more, uh, secure place, you know, because, unfortunately,
21:28there are so many species that are hung down, uh, by illegal, uh, hunters, you know, by illegal hunters,
21:35and that, uh, well, that actually leads the species sometimes to extinction, and that's really unfortunate.
21:43Mm-hmm. It's a misfortune sometimes. So, that's, uh, okay. Excellent. Very good.
21:50So, do we have, uh, thrilling? So, what about thrilling? Did you ever have, uh, the thrilling experience in your life,
21:57where you, in fact, felt thrilled?
22:02Um, I don't remember, teacher, maybe, when I had the opportunity to, um, I don't know how to say, Tirolesa?
22:12Mmm, I don't know. Can we say, like, a bungee?
22:15Bungee? It's humoral, like, a bungee, but, okay, it's different, because you have in one place,
22:21and then we have, uh, a line, uh, uh, uh, and you have to move from one place to another, um, Tirolesa.
22:35It, it, it's similar, like, a bungee, but it's different.
22:38Okay, okay, I see. I, I didn't remember what it was, even in Spanish. I just checked it out.
22:43Yeah, it's like, uh, what they do from, uh, in the canyons, you know, or in mountains,
22:49where they go from one, from one edge to the, from the mountain to the other one, right?
22:54Mm-hmm. So, that's, that's usually known as a zip line, you know, zip line.
22:58Zip line?
22:59Yeah, zip line. It's like zip, you know, like a zip file in a computer, right?
23:04Mm-hmm. But zip line, you know.
23:06Zip line.
23:07Zip line, just like that, right?
23:09Okay, zip line.
23:10So, yeah, well, I think that, uh,
23:12well, that could be dangerous, you know?
23:14Mm-hmm.
23:15Depending on the height that you are holding from, uh,
23:19so, uh, where did you, where did you do this, uh, David?
23:23And what motivated you to, to, to take the decision of experiencing this activity?
23:29Yeah, well, I was in Zacatecas City.
23:32Okay.
23:33Uh, too many years ago.
23:35Oh, wow, yes.
23:37And when I was, when I was young, and with some friends,
23:40we, we take the decision to, to do it.
23:43It was a great experience, uh, feels good.
23:48Uh, I remember it was a decision only for, for funny, for, for, for the moment.
23:56Mm-hmm.
23:57Mm-hmm.
23:58Okay.
23:59Excellent.
24:00Very good.
24:01So, that's, uh, that's a point.
24:03So, didn't you feel scared, uh, a little bit at the beginning?
24:07Mm-hmm.
24:08Yeah.
24:09At the beginning, I feel scared.
24:10Mm-hmm.
24:11But, when I saw, when I see with some friends, uh, do it.
24:16Mm-hmm.
24:17I feel, uh, confident.
24:20Okay.
24:21To, to, to do it also I.
24:25Okay.
24:26You feel a lot more motivated, right?
24:29Yes.
24:30Mm-hmm.
24:31More motivated.
24:32Okay.
24:33Excellent.
24:34Very good.
24:35Classic right there.
24:36Yes.
24:37Like, thrilling.
24:38Well, I remember the first time that I went onto the roller coaster, you know, I felt,
24:42uh, thrilled at the beginning, but at the end, I would say that I, that I felt, uh, more
24:48frightened than, um, than anything else, you know?
24:51I think that, uh, like, adrenaline or, like, um, very extreme activities are not specifically
25:00for me, right?
25:01That's, that's the point.
25:02But, yeah, it's a, it's a good attraction, you know?
25:04If you want to have a good time, if you want to have fun.
25:07So, it's good.
25:08Excellent.
25:09Very good.
25:10So, then we have, uh, thrilling, uh, thrilled.
25:13So, then we have, uh, the skydive.
25:16What's a frightening, you know?
25:18Because skydive, it's, like, you jump off, uh, you jump off a plane and, uh, you are seemingly
25:26flying for a couple minutes until you have to open up your parachute in order to, to land
25:33on the ground, you know?
25:35So, it's a risky activity.
25:37But, uh, did you ever feel, uh, frightened in your, in your life, David, for any, any activity,
25:45or, uh, for any situation, perhaps?
25:49Well, like a parachute, not, but maybe when, when I was driving, uh, and, uh, good guards,
26:04go-karts, uh, it was a good experience.
26:08You know, it's not the same like a fear, but I feel a little bit, uh, frightening.
26:14Uh-huh.
26:15It was, uh, a little bit similar.
26:19Oh, you felt, you felt frightened, you know?
26:22Right.
26:23The go-karts, uh, the go-karts are the ones that, um, I don't remember.
26:30Is it, like, in an amusement park, or?
26:33The cars.
26:34Yeah.
26:35It's the, the, the cars that you can ride in, in the, in the, um, in a specific place.
26:41Uh-huh.
26:42Uh, it's an activity.
26:43Okay.
26:44And, for example, here in Toluca, we have, uh, La Marquesa.
26:48It's, like, uh, a park, uh, a national park.
26:52And, they, there are, uh, many activities in this, in this place.
26:57So, one of these activities is the, is the go-karts.
27:01Okay.
27:02But, it's not safe, you know?
27:04It's not professional go-karts.
27:05So, at the beginning, I felt, um, frightened.
27:09Frightened.
27:10Yes, I understand.
27:12Okay, excellent.
27:13Very good.
27:14Yeah, sometimes it could be dangerous, you know, considering, uh, the speed that, uh, a
27:19car could actually reach, you know?
27:21So, that's, that's the point.
27:23Excellent.
27:24Very good.
27:25And, what about the skydiving?
27:26Would you like to experience the skydiving, uh, some, at some point?
27:29That's a very famous activity, you know?
27:31Mm-hmm.
27:32That, sometimes, uh, many people mention that, someday, I would like to do it, you know?
27:37Because it's, uh, I love adrenaline, and so on.
27:41So, what about you?
27:42Have you ever felt interested on, on experiencing that?
27:46Yes, actually, uh, actually, teacher, uh, I would like to, uh, sometime do this, skydive.
27:53Skydive.
27:54Skydive.
27:55Yeah, same thing.
27:56Uh-huh.
27:57Skydive.
27:58Could be a good experience for me.
28:00Okay.
28:01Mm-hmm.
28:02That's good.
28:03Skydiving.
28:04So, what do you think that, uh, that could be a good experience?
28:07Do you consider that it could be also, well, a little bit dangerous?
28:11What do you think?
28:12Yeah, because I like the adrenaline, uh, and maybe it could be a good experience, uh, for
28:19the moment, uh, maybe share with, with some important for me, and we can do it together.
28:25Uh, I don't know, maybe all this experience, uh, that we can live in that moment.
28:32But, uh, the mainly could be because I love the adrenaline, uh, but also, I think, could
28:41be very dangerous.
28:42Yes.
28:43It's a little bit of fear if the parachute, uh, maybe can't open, open it in the air.
28:51I don't know.
28:52It's, uh, many things.
28:54Mm-hmm.
28:55Okay.
28:56Excellent.
28:57Very good.
28:58Well, that's, that sounds, that sounds good.
29:00Perfect.
29:01Uh, this reminds me that there are some movies where, where you can see this type of scene,
29:06you know, that, like, skydiving, you know, there are some movies that actually feature
29:10the scene.
29:11I remember that there's a movie of the, uh, Power Rangers where they actually do skydiving,
29:16you know, that, uh, that's an old movie from, from the nineties.
29:20But, well, in the movie, in the movie, it looks like, uh, something really, really exciting,
29:25you know, that's, uh, that's the deal.
29:28But, but, uh, actually, uh, doing that in real life, uh, well, I, I would hesitate on,
29:35uh, uh, on doing so, you know, and doing that because, uh, well, for me, it would be rather,
29:41uh, dangerous, right?
29:43That's good.
29:44Excellent.
29:45So, now we have, uh, for example, in this case, disgusting, you know, a disgusting experience,
29:50a disgusting food, uh, uh, uh, well, as, uh, as it comes to food, I, I, I don't know
29:57because, uh, whatever I have tried or whatever I have had the chance to try, uh, I have really
30:04enjoyed it, you know, I mean, I really like different types of food, I really like different
30:09recipes, different, uh, um, dishes from all around the world.
30:14I have my favorite, my favorite dishes, my favorite food, but, uh, but when it comes to
30:21food, I think everything is good, you know, especially when you're hungry, right?
30:25But, um, but disgusting could be, I don't know, you know, it's difficult to name a situation
30:31here.
30:32Uh, so, what, what do you think?
30:34Do you, have you ever experienced any disgusting situation or something that you would consider
30:40as, as, uh, as disgusting, David?
30:44Well, I love all dishes, the chair, but, uh, one in particular, uh, I don't like it.
30:53For example, the sausage, sausage.
30:56Okay, yes.
30:57Yes.
30:58Yeah.
30:59Uh, for me, it's a food disgusted, uh, food.
31:03Uh, I don't prefer eat sausage.
31:06Mm-hmm.
31:07Okay.
31:08Excellent.
31:09Very good.
31:10Yes.
31:11That's, that's the point.
31:12Perfect.
31:13And, uh, well, for example, there is the, uh, well, in the sushi, they have the, uh, what
31:18is this green, uh, thing, like the wasabi, right?
31:22I think that's wasabi that actually it's, uh, served with sushi, which is like a kind
31:27of a, a mashed, uh, green pepper or something like that.
31:31I've never have had a chance to try it.
31:34Uh, I've never had a chance to try it, but, uh, but, uh, some people have told me that,
31:40uh, that it's really disgusting, you know, that it's really, it's, uh, the, the flavor,
31:47uh, it's really, it's really, uh, hard, you know, it's really spicy, but at the same
31:52time it's bitter and, uh, uh, and it, it, it, it tastes like something rotten.
31:58I don't know, but, but I don't know, I, uh, I don't know if I could actually try that,
32:04you know, because whenever it comes to food, I like to choose something that, that makes
32:09you, uh, that gives you a good experience, right?
32:12So that's the point.
32:14Mm-hmm.
32:15Excellent.
32:16So we're going to listen here to some, uh, conversations here.
32:19We're going to listen to some vocabulary so that we can, we can, uh, enhance our, our,
32:26uh, understanding on these, uh, lessons.
32:29So let's check it out.
32:30Give me one second.
32:32Here we are in the top notch.
32:36Here we, here we are.
32:37Okay.
32:38There we go.
32:41The Safari was fascinating.
32:43They were fascinated.
32:45The ski trip was thrilling.
32:46They were thrilled.
32:47The skydive was frightening.
32:48They were frightened.
32:49The food was disgusting.
32:50They were disgusted.
32:51Now listen again and repeat.
32:53The Safari was fascinating.
32:54They were disgusted.
32:55Now listen again and repeat.
32:57The Safari was fascinating.
32:58They were fascinated.
32:59They were fascinating.
33:00They were fascinating.
33:01They were fascinating.
33:02They were fascinated.
33:03The ski trip was thrilling.
33:04They were thrilled.
33:06The skydive was frightening.
33:08They were frightened.
33:09They were frightened.
33:10They were frightened.
33:11They were frightened.
33:12The food was disgusting.
33:13They were disgusted.
33:16Now listen again and repeat.
33:18And listen again and repeat.
33:40The skydive was frightening.
33:45They were frightened.
33:50The food was disgusting.
33:56They were disgusted.
34:03Listen to the three interviews.
34:07Interview 1.
34:08This is Nick Krakauer, and you're listening to World Reflections.
34:13We're talking today with Nancy Sullivan from Minneapolis in the United States.
34:17Hi, Nancy.
34:18Hi, Nick.
34:19So, Nancy, I understand you're a real traveler,
34:22that you've visited over 25 countries around the world.
34:25That's right.
34:25Tell us some of the places you've been to.
34:27Well, I've been to countries all over.
34:30North and South America, Europe, Asia.
34:32What have been the most fascinating places for you to visit?
34:35Hmm, well, I like visiting countries where the culture is really different from my own.
34:41That's what I find most interesting.
34:43Different body language, different foods, you know.
34:47You told me earlier you've been to India.
34:49What was that like?
34:50Oh, India is fantastic.
34:52And what was so different about it?
34:53Well, for one thing, when people say yes, they shake their heads from side to side,
34:58instead of up and down, like I do.
35:02Interview 2.
35:04Nick Krakauer here, hosting World Reflections.
35:08Today's guest is Andrew Barlow from Perth, Australia.
35:11G'day, mate.
35:12G'day to you.
35:13So, Andrew, I understand you've been a teacher overseas.
35:16Is that correct?
35:17I have been, yes.
35:18And I understand you have an interesting story about something you ate once in one of those countries.
35:24That's right.
35:25Tell us about it.
35:26Well, this happened when I got my first teaching job in a very small village.
35:31The people in the village wanted to thank me for coming.
35:33So they prepared a meal with a lot of really delicious dishes.
35:38That must have been nice.
35:39Yes, it was, but there was one thing that I thought was kind of, well, disgusting.
35:44They had these tiny little fish that were still alive.
35:48They were moving on the plate.
35:50Whoa!
35:51Yeah, you're supposed to put one in your mouth and swallow it whole.
35:54Oh, boy!
35:55Look, I was their guest.
35:57I didn't want to be impolite, so I tried one.
36:00But I could feel it moving as it went down into my stomach.
36:03I tried a few to be nice, but I just didn't know how to say thanks,
36:07but no thanks without being rude.
36:12Interview 3.
36:14We're back on World Reflections.
36:16My next guest is Mieko Nakamura from Sendai, Japan.
36:20Welcome, Mieko.
36:21Hi, Nick.
36:22Mieko, I've been told that you've traveled a lot and you've done some unusual things.
36:27I have.
36:28That you especially like to do, well, things that would be kind of frightening for most people.
36:35I guess that's true, but not scary to me, just very exciting.
36:40So, tell us about what you've done.
36:42Well, for one thing, I've gone swimming with sharks.
36:46Twice!
36:47What?
36:48Swimming with sharks.
36:50For real?
36:50And you didn't find that scary?
36:53Well, I didn't do it alone.
36:54I was with a group.
36:56But swimming so close to the sharks was really thrilling.
37:00And what else?
37:01Last year, I climbed Mount Everest.
37:04The world's highest mountain?
37:06Yes.
37:07I'll bet it was really cold.
37:09It was.
37:10But I was really thrilled to be standing on the top of the world.
37:14Now listen again and write the number of the speaker described by each statement.
37:21Interview one.
37:23This is Nick Krakauer and you're listening to World Reflect.
37:29Okay, so right here we're going to stop a little bit to analyze what they actually mentioned
37:35on these couple interviews that we had a chance to review here, David.
37:40So, tell me, what details did you hear, for example, from Nancy Sullivan right here?
37:48Do you remember any aspects of her conversation?
37:52Yeah, they have the opportunity to meet different countries around the world and different cultures.
38:02Excellent.
38:03Very good.
38:03Did she ever mention where she was from?
38:08Where she was from?
38:09Mm-hmm.
38:11I don't remember to share.
38:12Right, right.
38:13So, I think that she didn't, right?
38:15I think that she didn't mention at the beginning.
38:17We're going to see that in a minute.
38:19Then we have Andrew, you know, Andrew Barlow.
38:22I think that he, in fact, mentioned where he was from.
38:26So, but what else?
38:27What else did you listen from him?
38:29Well, regarding to Andrew, I heard that he can try something different dishes, I think so, and someone was disgusted.
38:49Mm-hmm.
38:50They don't like it, zombies.
38:52Okay.
38:53Which is a very common situation for a foreigner, you know, that actually go to another country, someone from Europe or from Australia or from the United States, that they travel to, I don't know, for example, to Thailand or to China or to India or, I don't know.
39:13Well, some of the countries, right, and they say, well, this is the food here, the gastronomy here is completely different to anything that I have tasted before.
39:25So, that could be a problem here.
39:28Okay, excellent.
39:29So, that's the point.
39:33Did you ever feel, like, disgusted or not disgusted but at least unpleasant at the moment of going to another state or to another country where you had the chance to try their food and you said, you know what, I thought this would be better but it isn't?
39:53Did you ever feel like that, David?
39:55Yes, one time, teacher, I feel disgusting when I, when I test, when I try, when I eat snails in our country.
40:06Oh, yeah, oh, yes.
40:09And that was not a good experience, in my opinion.
40:15Those were the ones that we have in the picture, right, in the book?
40:17Yeah.
40:18Okay, okay, oh, my God.
40:20Snails.
40:21Mm-hmm.
40:21Were they alive or were they, uh, dead?
40:27No, dead.
40:28They were dead.
40:29The, the, the, the, the taste, the flavor is, is, is in specific, in particular flavor, like, uh, like a salt, maybe salty, salty, salty, salty food.
40:45But, uh, the, the, the experience was good, but only, only one time.
40:51Okay.
40:52But, uh, it's, it was not my, my, my, my favorite dish.
40:57I mean, I mean, it was only for the experience in, in that moment.
41:01Mm-hmm.
41:02Okay, excellent.
41:03Very good.
41:04Well, that, that sounds like a very singular dish, uh, to try, you know, I think that's not for everyone because, well, those are like, like strange, uh, uh, or not, uh, usual aspects of gastronomy, uh, so in this case, uh, well, sometimes we, we tend to get curious and we say, well, I would like to try this dish.
41:25I would like to see how it is, and, and, yeah, you know, that's, that's what it happens.
41:31Perfect.
41:31Excellent.
41:32Very good.
41:33And then we have, uh, this person, Miyako Nakamura.
41:38Uh, what did you, uh, what did you get from her, uh, David?
41:43Well, I heard that they had the opportunity to went to the, um, Everest.
41:49Mm-hmm.
41:49And that, um, in the top of the bone vein.
41:53Mm-hmm.
41:55I remember only that.
41:58Okay.
41:58Mm-hmm.
41:59And she went to Mount Everest, uh, well, apparently she seems to be from Asia, you know, from Japan.
42:05So now we're gonna listen one more time, and in this case, we're gonna follow this activity where it says, listen to classify.
42:12Listen to the three interviews, then listen again, and write the number of the speaker described by each statement, right?
42:20So let's see, let's see what we got here.
42:23Let's see what, uh, are the details that they mention, so that we can be prepared here.
42:29Interview one.
42:30The number of the speaker.
42:32Wow.
42:33Okay, so let me change the channel here.
42:36Here we go.
42:37Now listen again, and write the number of the speaker described by each statement.
42:46Interview one.
42:48This is Nick Krakauer, and you're listening to World Reflections.
42:52We're talking today with Nancy Sullivan from Minneapolis in the United States.
42:56Hi, Nancy.
42:57Hi, Nick.
42:58So, Nancy, I understand you're a real traveler, that you've visited over 25 countries around the world.
43:04That's right.
43:04Tell us some of the places you've been to.
43:06Well, I've been to countries all over.
43:09North and South America, Europe, Asia.
43:11What have been the most fascinating places for you to visit?
43:14Hmm, well, I like visiting countries where the culture is really different from my own.
43:20That's what I find most interesting.
43:22Different body language, different foods, you know.
43:26You told me earlier you've been to India.
43:28What was that like?
43:29Oh, India is fantastic.
43:31And what was so different about it?
43:32Well, for one thing, when people say yes, they shake their heads from side to side instead of up and down like I do.
43:41Interview two.
43:43Nick Krakauer here, hosting World Reflections.
43:47Today's guest is Andrew Barlow from Perth, Australia.
43:50G'day, mate.
43:50G'day to you.
43:52So, Andrew, I understand you've been a teacher overseas.
43:55Is that correct?
43:56I have been, yes.
43:57And I understand you have an interesting story about something you ate once in one of those countries.
44:03That's right.
44:04Tell us about it.
44:05Well, this happened when I got my first teaching job in a very small village.
44:10The people in the village wanted to thank me for coming.
44:12So, they prepared a meal with a lot of really delicious dishes.
44:17That must have been nice.
44:18It was.
44:19But there was one thing that I thought was kind of, well, disgusting.
44:23They had these tiny little fish that were still alive.
44:27They were moving on the plate.
44:29Whoa!
44:30Yeah.
44:30You're supposed to put one in your mouth and swallow it whole.
44:33Oh, boy.
44:34Look, I was their guest.
44:36I didn't want to be impolite, so I tried one.
44:39But I could feel it moving as it went down into my stomach.
44:42I tried a few to be nice, but I just didn't know how to say thanks, but no thanks, without being rude.
44:51Interview three.
44:53We're back on World Reflections.
44:55My next guest is Mieko Nakamura from Sendai, Japan.
44:58Welcome, Mieko.
45:00Hi, Nick.
45:01Mieko, I've been told that you've traveled a lot and you've done some unusual things.
45:06I have.
45:07That you especially like to do, well, things that would be kind of frightening for most people.
45:14I guess that's true, but not scary to me, just very exciting.
45:19So, tell us about what you've done.
45:21Well, for one thing, I've gone swimming with sharks.
45:25Twice.
45:26What?
45:27Swimming with sharks.
45:29For real?
45:29And you didn't find that scary?
45:32Well, I didn't do it alone.
45:33I was with a group.
45:35But swimming so close to the sharks was really thrilling.
45:39And what else?
45:40Last year, I climbed Mount Everest.
45:43The world's highest mountain?
45:45Yes.
45:46I'll bet it was really cold.
45:48It was.
45:49But I was really thrilled to be standing on the top of the world.
45:53Listen again, and answer the questions in complete sentences.
46:04It...
46:05So, there we have, in this case, in this aspect, so we have, in letter A, that says, travel to
46:17different, travels to have thrilling experiences.
46:20So, that's Miyako Nakamura, that's number three.
46:24She's the one who travels to have thrilling experiences, right?
46:28But what about a letter B, that says, describes differences in body language.
46:34What do you think it's the one that mentions that in specific?
46:39The number one teacher, Nancy Sullivan.
46:42Nancy Sullivan, right?
46:44Do you remember specifically what she mentioned about the differences in body language compared
46:49to the city or the place that she comes from?
46:53Yeah, I think it was in the India.
46:56In India, yeah, exactly.
46:58Which, actually, I mentioned that in another class, if I'm not mistaken, that people in India,
47:05they usually nod their heads up and down in order to say, you know, they nod up and down
47:13in order to say no, and they nod left to right to say yes, you know, so that's very confusing.
47:20That's very confusing for a westerner like us, you know, I haven't had the chance to see
47:27that in a video, I don't know, I don't know exactly if that's true or not, but it would
47:33be really interesting to see if it's, if it's real, you know, if it's, if it's as, as they
47:39say, because to this day, I, personally, I haven't had the chance to like to see that, right?
47:47Excellent, very good.
47:49So, do we have letter C, which is, was disgusted by something?
47:55What would you say is the person that describes the letter C, David?
47:58Yeah, Andrew Barlow, the number two.
48:04Andrew Barlow, okay, that's number two, then yes, that's fantastic, then, um, that's what
48:11he says, do you remember why was he, uh, disgusted?
48:15Yeah, I remember because he, he, he are saying something like, uh, uh, something are moving
48:22in his, in his plate, uh, it was, it's disgusting for him.
48:27It was disgusting for him, right, excellent, very good.
48:31And then we have, letter D, who is fascinated by other cultures, so what do you think?
48:38Uh, uh, uh, number one, uh, Nancy Sullivan.
48:43That's Nancy Sullivan, excellent, very good, she's the one to be fascinated, uh, by other
48:50cultures, you know, she likes to travel, you know, that she likes to meet new people, perfect.
48:55Then we have letter E, she tries, or he tries to be polite, so what do you think is the correct,
49:01uh, answer here?
49:03Uh, number two, Andrew Barlow.
49:07Andrew Barlow, that's number two, right, uh, so that's what he says, that he tries to be
49:13polite, because, uh, some people, uh, when you try food, and you do not respect their,
49:19um, their, let's say, their eating codes, or their customs, they may feel offended, they
49:26may feel, um, bad in some, in some, in some terms, right?
49:33So, that's like, uh, for example, if I'm not mistaken, I watch in a documentary that in
49:39Iran, in Iran, in the Middle East, you have to sit on the floor, and, uh, and the food
49:46is served in a, in a really large bowl, you know, like a really large dish, and everyone
49:53is sitting around that dish, and everyone is, is grabbing food from, directly from that
50:00dish to eat, and if you don't do that, that would be, that would be impolite, right?
50:05So, that's, uh, that's, uh, well, cultures are completely different all over the world.
50:14I think that's one of the reasons for which it's really difficult to understand each other,
50:19you know, I think that people, uh, do not get to a common point where they can't understand
50:25each other, and just say, you know what, these are my customs, and these are yours, so let's
50:29try to get together the best way as possible, but some people seemingly do not catch that,
50:36and we end up having so many problems between nations, right?
50:42Yes, teacher.
50:43Which is something, uh, it's a misfortune right there. Excellent, very good.
50:47Then we have letter F, it says, those things that other people think are frightening, right?
50:54That's for letter F. So, what do you think right here, David?
50:56Well, in this case, was, uh, Miyako Nakamura, the number three.
51:03Yes, those things that other people think are frightening, because she's the one who likes
51:08to travel around the world to have thrilling experiences, right?
51:13Thanks, Sonam.
51:13Pretty good.
51:14So, in this case, well, that's good, that's good, David.
51:17So, in this case, I would like that, uh, we can have a further, uh, uh, an additional practice
51:24for homework here, which is going to be to write a paragraph about a thrilling experience,
51:33a frightening experience, and a disgusting experience that you, that you had at some
51:39point, right?
51:41Mm-hmm.
51:41Okay, sure.
51:42So, try to write about that, and send me your text, so I can check out, so I can help you
51:48out, right?
51:49So, remember, thrilling, frightening, you know, thrilling, frightening, and disgusting, you
51:56know?
51:56That's good.
51:58Okay, teacher.
51:59That's good.
51:59Okay.
52:00So, that's going to be it for today, David.
52:02Do you have any other questions so far?
52:04I'm not sure, only in a comment, um, the next week, uh, the next, the next week, I cannot
52:12be connected, because I will be out, uh, for job, all week.
52:17Okay.
52:17But, uh, follow the next week, I can connect again.
52:21Okay.
52:21So, that means that we are going to see each other until January 19th.
52:27January 19th.
52:29Okay.
52:29That's good.
52:30I understand.
52:30So, just be sure to notify the, uh, coordinator, right?
52:35So, that she knows.
52:37And, uh, well, I will see you there, David.
52:39I hope that you have a great, uh, experience, and, uh, good profits at work, right?
52:46Thank you, teacher.
52:47Yeah, I hope so.
52:48Excellent.
52:49Very good.
52:49And, uh, well, I will see you there, David.
52:51Remember that it's important that you practice reading and creating ideas every day, right?
52:57So, it's really important.
52:59Okay, teacher.
53:00That's good.
53:01Excellent.
53:02So, I will see you there, David.
53:03Have a good time.
53:04And, I hope to see you, uh, in a week, right?
53:07So, have a good night.
53:08Yes, teacher.
53:09Thank you, teacher.
53:10Have a good night.
53:11Have a good night.
53:12See you soon.
53:12Bye-bye.
53:13Bye.
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