Difficulty: Newbie
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This episode of "Think Fast" is dedicated to the summer and the heat. Try to guess what Sigrid is describing!
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Get ready for another round of "Think Fast!" Sigrid will describe some objects and you have to figure out what each object is. Even if you don't know the word for it in English, you are still doing great if you can visualize the object being described.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Try to figure out what Sigrid is thinking of as she describes something. Understanding the description is just as important as guessing the answer.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
In the United States, a presidential inauguration takes place every four years. The US now has a new president, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first woman vice president. Part 1 of this video takes a look at the day before the inauguration.
Difficulty: Beginner
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Inauguration Day was special this year. In this video, Sigrid recalls some of the highlights and what was particularly striking to her as she watched it. Best of all, you can watch Amanda Gorman recite "The Hill We Climb" right here on Yabla!
Difficulty: Beginner
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Sigrid describes her day using verbs in the simple past tense. Each verb will flash on the screen in the past tense with the infinitive in parentheses, just in case you need a little help. There is even a vegetarian pasta recipe included!
Difficulty: Beginner
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Sigrid muses about how much she loves this time of year and time of day where she lives in Italy. If she had one complaint, it would be: too much green!
Difficulty: Beginner
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Sigrid describes traveling from her home in Italy to Tacoma, Washington in the United States to care for her sister with Alzheimer's disease. She stayed there for a whole month.
Difficulty: Beginner
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Sylvia is willing to talk about her Alzheimer's diagnosis, even though she struggles to form sentences and find the right words.
Difficulty: Beginner
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Sylvia talks about how her diagnosis was reached and about what limitations there are for her now, such as going out for walks by herself and singing in the choir at church.
Difficulty: Beginner
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The two sisters unpack a box that hadn't been opened since she moved to the house in Tacoma. It contains artwork she had done in the past along with some stray art supplies.
Difficulty: Newbie
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Sigrid explains three ways to talk about the future and tells us about some of her new year's resolutions.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid explains what a limerick is, and how to write one. If you are so inclined, you can submit your limericks in the "comments" section of the video tab.
Difficulty: Beginner
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Sigrid has more fun with limericks, attempting to sing one, and dedicating another limerick to her boss. She offers a final limerick from Edward Lear, the king of limericks. See Part 1 for instructions on how limericks work and how to write one.
Difficulty: Newbie
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The letter "G" often combines with "N" to make a special sound. Sigrid explains how this works.
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