No Te Rindas Intermediate English

Look for a new Halloween episode on the second Sunday in October!  And in December, 2025, search "Where does Gary go?" on Youtube for my new show that teaches beginning English to primary-school children!

Episode 67:

Americans love a scary story, and there is plenty of tragedy in the history of some of its towns to promote spirits and phantoms.  Where Goyo lives, in Marietta, Georgia, hundreds and hundreds of Union and Rebel bodies lay in the town square, waiting for funerals.  Listen to one ghost story based in local folklore about a young married couple doomed to be separated by war.

Este episodio emplea mucho español a lo largo de la narración.  Aprenderás conceptos en inglés de Halloween y también un poco de la historia de nuestra Guerra Civil (1861-1865). 

Vocabulario de El Halloween en español
La cultura e historia de los Estados Unidos
Teach English through stories

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In today's story, a little girl disobeys her mother and makes a mess.  How will she clean it before her mother comes home?

Vocabulary developed:  tissue, wipe, paper towel, rag, shop towels, and more.

Also, Goyo makes two big announcements for both "Halloween English" and his new project, a children's show on YouTube that teaches beginner English!

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In this episode, Gabo y Goyo discuss and demonstrate certain very American principles for talking on the phone with customers in English.

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In this episode, Goyo demonstrates, in context, the use of the following weather expressions:

It's so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk

Hotter than blue blazes

Hotter than a 2 dollar pistol

It’s not so much the heat, it’s the humidity

"Pouring" rain

It is raining cats and dogs

It's raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock

It's raining to beat the band

and

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The No Te Rindas Intermediate English Stories Podcast publishes one episode a month, on the first Sunday of the month. 

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In this episode, I will discuss 

Heads up - play with a good attitude

vs.

Heads up - a warning

vs.

Heads up - a smart move, play, or decision.

This episode is full of understandable, concrete concepts that are aided by music, sound effects, and more.  Thanks for listening.

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Using a brief story about a practical joke (or prank) between employees in an office, Greg demonstrates the use of phrases like "fooling around," "joking around," and "pulling your leg." 

Greg will now present one short story per month to teach the English lessons on NoTeRindasPodcast.US.  Gabe has a new job and schedule, so he will not be part of the podcast for the foreseeable future.  :(

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No Te Rindas is having some difficulty with equipment right now and will return as soon as possible with a new episode about the language of playing pranks on others.  Sorry for the bad news!

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"Do" she play tuba or "does" she play tuba?  A diferencia del español, es necesario en ciertas preguntas usar el verbo auxiliar "do."  This episode gives examples, repetition, and a quiz at the end!

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Mike Benjamin (www.youtube.com/@MikeBen) has dedicated the most recent years of his life to learning and teaching language.  As an English speaker, he has learned so much Spanish (you can watch his progress on his YouTube channel) since 2020 that he now leads a group of Conversational Spanish students as their language coach.  As a lover of both Hispanic cultures and also learning language, he chose to change his profession from Math teacher over to English (as a Foreign Language) teacher.   Mike is an inspiration to others.

In this interview, Mike discusses his journey from knowing little Spanish in early 2020 to having regular conversations and friendships with Latinos in several countries.  Finalmente, detalla las tendencias que ha observado en su propio salón en cuanto a ciertos errores comunes  en inglés que cometen sus estudiantes.

Mike interviewed Goyo in the summer of 2024 on his channel.  If you would like to hear about Greg's journey as a Mexican American, find that episode here:  https://youtu.be/JJTIzrMBIwM?si=M0aBoe7B0kOCJQPw

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Greg reflects on changing family circumstances and how this year, his wife and kids will not sit down with extended family to eat the traditional meal.  Instead, Goyo will take his family to...a buffet?

If you would like to hear more about Thanksgiving in its traditional sense, please go to Episode 23 of No Te Rindas Intermediate English Podcast.

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