Normally I try to do some of my homework before work, which is easy when I wake up before the alarm. That was not the case today! I actually slept all the way through, which is unusual for me. I tried to cram in a little bit but I'm glad I didn't post on Tandem 'cause I DID NOT read the instructions very carefully. That became obvious when I saw the first few posts. So I went back to the homework and realized that the video link WAS to the Dreaming Spanish channel, but the homework was NOT to re-listen to the same TV series video from a few days ago but to listen to a video of your own choosing. That makes WAY more sense!
Anyways, I decided to try an Intermediate level, since I didn't have any trouble with the Beginner level video.
I chose Tacos! in which Tamara from Mexico talks about her favorite foods from her country. She was so expressive and obviously passionate about the subject, who doesn't LOVE tacos! I found it quite easy to understand. If I had to guess, I probably understood 75%. There were a number of words that I hadn't heard before, but they seemed to be words describing local ingredients. Tamara also used her hands when she spoke to pantomime some of the words which helped a lot also.
On a side note, as Tamara said, there are lots of different kinds of tacos in Mexico. A quick Google search indicates there are anywhere from 11 to 18 different types of tacos you can find in Mexico. Though there appears to be a concensus regarding the most popular
Tacos al pastor made with spit-grilled meat (often pork) and sometimes combined with chopped pineapples for sweetness
You are not going mad! The homework did have the TV programmes video on but it was changed. I had these tacos recommended to me too! Cannot wait to try them! The guy who told me about those also mentioned chapulines and huitlacoche. Not in as much of a hurry to try those! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that Anouska. And I'm looking forward to trying them also!
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