Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
The town of Olivares in Seville, Spain, has launched a set design workshop with the goal of teaching unemployed residents to create period decorations as a fun way to get to know their rich artistic heritage.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Felipe Calderón is running for president of Mexico as the candidate of PAN, Partido Acción Nacional. “The National Action Party” is also the party of Mexico’s current president, Vicente Fox. Felipe’s campaign slogan? Para que Vivamos Mejor, “So we can live better.” We know there must a word play parody of this phrase, but we haven’t found it yet!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Does Felipe Calderón love his children? We are quite sure that he does. If this promotional video for the possible heir to fellow PANista Vicente Foxe seems to you to have a “North of the border” slickness, it may not be simply coincidental.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Harvard-educated Felipe Calderón, who the New York Times calls “a dapper man who speaks with all the fire of an economist,” is perceived as the safe, business-friendly presidential candidate. This video carefully cultivates a persona antithetical to the rougher-hewn López Obrador.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
On a trip with his mother-in-law to the Fuengirola street market, Fermín takes the opportunity to point out the wide array of products that are sold there and shows us what she ends up purchasing.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Fermin shares with us the story of his cat, Poeska, and how he ended up owning two cats when he didn't like them at all!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Although cats are adorable, special animals, adopting a second cat into one's home is not always easy. Fermin shares with us the story of his cat, Bimba, including how he found her, the problems that arose, and how, in the end, she transformed into a very obedient and sociable cat.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Fermin shares with us the stories of each of his feline neighbors and friends. While some of them have had more luck than others, they are all very happy to live where they do.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Thanks to their many advantages, cell phones have become ubiquitous in our lives. However, our reliance on these devices also comes with some disadvantages. Let's hear what Fermín and Manuel have to say about this topic.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Fermín and Manuel continue their discussion on cell phones, discussing the latest cutting edge features and which of them each deems most important for their own needs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Fermín and Manuel continue to discuss the multitude of uses of smartphones in today's society and how they have changed the way we live, work, and stay connected to the world.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
After pointing out the numerous benefits of smartphones in our daily lives, in the final part of this lesson, Fermín and Manuel focus on the negative consequences that excessive smartphone use can bring.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia, Mexico
Guillermo the shaman, an expert in Mayan cosmology, explains the origin of and symbolism behind the Mayan word "chamamán" as well as some other interesting aspects of their belief system.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia, Mexico
Guillermo gives us an in-depth explanation of the manner in which Maya ceremonies were used to welcome the seasons, each of which represented a unique consciousness.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
A passionate cattle ranch owner tells us about the procedure at a Colombian dairy farm, including the entire process of cow milking.
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