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Skampida - Gustavo y David

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Take it from the boys in Skampida, the best ways to learn a language are 1) to watch a lot of tv (yabla!) and 2) to find yourself a native girlfriend/boyfriend! Skampida is one of the best bands ever from Bogotá, and we caught up with them while they were spending some time hangeando in The Big Manzana.

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Caption 9 [es]: Hoy tocamos aquí en este lugar en el que estuvo Manu Chao, Leningrad...
Caption 9 [en]: We played today here in this place where Manu Chao, Leningrad...

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Profesor de matemática - Entrevista

Difficulty: Beginner

Venezuela

With a difficult subject like math, it really helps to have a friendly, likeable teacher to help you through all the mental gymnastics required, and to give you a boost of confidence when needed. Andrés Valencia is just such a guy! Luckily for us, he agreed to chat!

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Caption 8 [es]: En este primer año trabajando como tal.
Caption 8 [en]: Working as one this first year.

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Patricia Marti - Perspectiva Política

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

In a time of pretty sharp political divide in Venezuela, Patricia, gives a frank middle-of-the-road explanation of the current political climate and her place in the country’s politics as apolitica.

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Caption 25 [es]: lo que esté en mis manos,
Caption 25 [en]: what is in my hands,

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Patricia Marti - Diversión y Ejercicio

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

Patricia talks about ways to stay active in Coro, Venezuela, patrimonio cultural de la humanidad. She enjoys the gym and classes in Tae Bo, an exercise phenomenon that seems to know no political boundaries. She also enjoys going out on Friday nights with friends to the local disco. As far as boys go, it seems a young man named Leopaldo is winning the race to her heart…

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Caption 18 [es]: Yo en Coro sí, este... estaba muy feliz porque estoy en un gimnasio.
Caption 18 [en]: I was... was really happy in Coro, because I'm in a gym.

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Cocinas Peruanas - Short Film - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

The inhabitants of the first village where special stoves were installed experienced a marked improvement in their respiratory health. Word quickly spread to a nearby community which then made the change over to the new technology. As the materials are inexpensive, it should not be difficult to get all of Peru to switch to the new stoves.

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Caption 34 [es]: Éste es sin duda un gran paso, sino para acabar,
Caption 34 [en]: This is no doubt a big step, if not to end it,

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Cocinas Peruanas - Short Film - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Peru

Daily exposure to wood smoke can really wreak havoc on the body. It affects the eyes, the skin, and, of course, the lungs. With small material investment, kitchen smoke is minimized through a cleverly designed, well-ventilated, stove.

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Caption 6 [es]: Se ven más asmáticos en este grupo de personas,
Caption 6 [en]: You find more asthmatics in this group of people,

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Juanes - A Dios le pido

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Born Juan Esteban Aristizabal in Medellin, Colombia, Juanes may become the first musician to “crossover” (winning fame in the English speaking world) without ever bothering to release an album, nay, even a song, in English! A Dios le pido, “I ask God,” has been on the top of the charts in 12 countries on three continents, and spent 47 weeks in Billboard’s Latin Tracks chart.

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Caption 27 [es]: Y que de tu voz sea este corazón
Caption 27 [en]: and to your voice may this heart belong

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

The film crew met with a team from Ayuda en Acción, and it appears that its organizational heart is in the right place. Yet, despite the presence of over five hundred NGOs working to improve the lot of Nicaragua’s poor, their plight worsens every year. Many local activists and intellectuals do not trust the non-profits, and accuse them of having their own enrichment as concern numero uno.

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Caption 83 [es]: Para eso se necesita que un extranjero de un país rico esté al lado del profesor.
Caption 83 [en]: For that you need a foreigner from a rich country to be next to the teacher.

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Con ánimo de lucro - Cortometraje - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Nicaragua, Spain

Continuing their trip through Nicaragua, Planas’ film crew stops in San Nicolás and discusses the lack of potable water. A group of Spaniards have offered to remedy the situation. Why does the problem still exist? Could the elected officials actually be standing in the way of progress?

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Caption 67 [es]: A ver si se puede arreglar este problema con el agua...
Caption 67 [en]: Let's see if this problem with the water can be solved...

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Federico Kauffman Doig - Arqueólogo - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Federico Kauffman Doig has received the highest title the Peruvian government gives in honor of cultural achievment, Amauta. Sweden and Austria have also bestowed him with awards and titles. So is he ready to join the ranks of jubilados? No way! He still explores cliffs 4000 meters high and has far too many unfinished essays to even consider it for un momentito.

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Caption 11 [es]: que van a... a este... contener
Caption 11 [en]: that will, eh... this will... contain

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Federico Kauffman Doig - Arqueólogo - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

Federico was something of a wanderer in his early days, and describes himself as having been a “pre-hippy.” His father, intent that his son be something other than a vagabundo, probed Federico for any hint of passion, any calling. “It’s called archeology!” he yelled upon hearing that the young man enjoyed exploring ancient ruins.

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Caption 11 [es]: Y este... viajé por el Perú, lo primero que hice.
Caption 11 [en]: And so... I travelled around Peru, first thing I did.

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Can a consumer-driven market be replaced by an informed system of mutual cooperation by a like-minded populace? Is the market always at odds with the well being of the planet? Is it true that otro mundo es possible? Let’s find out what some experts think…

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Caption 54 [es]: no es porque alguien no haya pensado que esté bien,
Caption 54 [en]: it is not because someone has not thought that it is fine,

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Can an educated public really create a kinder, gentler, consumer society? Do informed buyers make decisions more sensitive to their world? Can you have your cake and eat it too? Some activists think that voracioius consumers need not be subdued, but only that their desires be tweaked, redirected…

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Caption 13 [es]: que el consumidor esté informado.
Caption 13 [en]: that the consumer is informed.

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Comercio Justo, or “Fair Trade” products are often seen in “socially conscious” retailers like health and “whole” food shops. It presents a novel approach to doing business that takes into account social and environmental factors in its pricing to consumers and directly compensates commodity food producers, like coffee and cocoa farmers. Here proponents explain the philosophy from several different vantage points.

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Caption 26 [es]: Entonces, este precio mínimo nos permite...
Caption 26 [en]: So, this minimum price allows us....

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

Transgenic, or genetically modified, crops are a marginal issue for most people in the United States. This is not the case in Europe, where the issue of transgénicos is very much in the forefront of the public's mind.

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Caption 27 [es]: predecir la evolución de estos eh... de este nuevo material genético en el medio ambiente.
Caption 27 [en]: to predict the evolution of these eh... of this new genetic material in the environment...

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