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Tu Inglés!
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(Thanks to Gustavo Meschino for his help preparing this list!)

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Excerpt about “The snow.” Conjugation of some verbs. That’s English: “I am” vs. “tengo.” English of the Rich and Famous: Kennedy, “Sister republics south of our border.” Selection of the day: “Is America ready for a black president?” That’sEnglish: “Thank you” / “You are welcome.” English of the Rich and Famous: Interview with Barack Obama. Selection of the day: Brian’s trip to Spain. That’s English: “fun” / “funny.” English of the Rich and Famous: Thomas Friedman, “The World is Flat.” Selection of the day: “Holy Week.” That’s English: Words that are quite similar in English and Spanish. English of the Rich and Famous: MartinLuther King Jr., “I Have a Dream.” Selection of the day: “Foreign Language Obsession.” That’s English: The auxiliary verb “do.” English of the Rich and Famous: A poem from Robert Frost, “The Road Less Travelled.” Vocabulary: ages, money, emotions. Selection of the day: Brian’s first car. That’s English: Gerunds. English of the Rich and Famous: Albert Gore, “Global warming.” What do you say? Ceciliatravels the streets of Boston. English of the Rich and Famous: Michael Klare, about his book, Blood And Oil. Selection of the day: A Bar Mitzvah (throwing a party). Vocabulary: have to, boring/bored, interesting/interested, to become, to get. English of the Rich and Famous: Angelina Jolie, about poverty, hunger, and disease. What do you say? Cecilia waits for her flight in an airport. That’s English:The “i” sound. The accent. An interview with Carmen, from Spain, about her experience living in the USA and learning English. That’s English: The “h” sound. The accent. Vocabulary: celebrate, confusing/confused, despite, to encourage, beer, peasant. Selection of the day: May 5 in Mexico. English of the Rich and Famous: Lady Di. What do you say? Cecilia stays in a hotel in New York City. Englishof the Rich and Famous: Excerpt of an interview Madonna gave in 1993.

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Tu Ingles Syllabus  13 Selection of the day: Law and Order in the United States. That’s English: Contractions and accelerators. English of the Rich and Famous: Gloria Steinem, about “The women’s movement.” Differences about bodies in English than in Spanish. That’s English:Telling jokes. English of the Rich and Famous: Listening “a valley girl”, from the film “Clueless.” A virtual walk in the woods with Cecilia near Brian’s house. Vocabulary: “take a stroll”, “take a hike”, “mud”, “muddy”, “Do you mind?”, etc. Selection of the day: About the Spanish TV program “El Internado.” Vocabulary: "impressed," "impressive," "to remind." That’s English: Verbs "to see" and "towatch". What do you say? Cecilia goes to the beach. Selection of the day: About the Fourth of July in USA. English of the Rich and Famous: Hillary Clinton speaking at a United Nations conference about women. What do you say? Going to a restaurant to eat Indian food. Reading some English translations of poems by Federico Garcia Lorca. Pronunciation: sounds in English that are difficult to say fornative Spanish speakers. English of the Rich and Famous: A comedy skit made in the year 1961, with a character named Jose Jimenez. Selection of the day: Discussion of Colombia. Vocabulary: amazing, advice, dangerous, to improve, to travel, to suggest, suggestion, proud. What do you say? Cecilia goes to a job interview with an American company in Mexico. Vocabulary: To hire, job, appointment, "have aseat", "I´m glad", "that’s too bad", "I have a degree in", salary, "I am looking forward". Selection of the day: a new rule in golf. Vocabulary: “to be able to”, the best, the worst, enable, to achieve, to survive, advantage, Ladies and Gentlemen. English of the Rich and Famous: An excerpt of a Severiano “Seve” Ballesteros (a Spanish golfer) interview. Irregular verbs. Their pronunciation,...