So you have an IELTS speaking test. How should you spend that 1 minute you have to prepare for part 2? What kind of notes should you take? This podcast tells you what to do with your 1 minute preparation time. Listen, and don't forget to take the quiz!

IELTS Speaking Practice

IELTS speaking test part 2. How do your prepare?

起（床） qǐ（chuáng） — to get up, to get out of bed
得 de — used after a verb or an adjective to introduce a complement of result or degree
真 zhēn — really, indeed
早 zǎo — early
句 jù — sentence
话 huà — word, talk
身体 shēntǐ — body, health
早饭 zǎofàn — breakfast
包子 bāozi — steamed stuffed bun
还 hái — also, as well
午饭 wǔfàn — lunch
少 shǎo — few, little
说 shuō — to speak, to say
葡萄酒 pútáojiǔ — wine
酒 jiǔ — wine, liquor, alcohol
活 huó — to live

中文每日一练

每日一练

3月21日に日本でもようやくコロナに関する規制がほとんどなくなりました。
しかし、東京都は都内の６つの公園でお花見をすることを禁止するそうです。
東京都は花見を禁止する理由はマスクをしないで集まって食事をしたり、花見で人がたくさん集まったりすると、コロナになる人が増える可能性があるためと言っています。

「ニュースについてのコメント」
日本人はとても心配性なので、みんながマスクを外してコロナの前の生活に戻るのはまだ先になりそうですね。

[参考：News WEB EASY]

ようやく：finally
関する：かんする　relating to~
規制：きせい　restriction
禁止する：きんしする 　to ban
 理由：りゆう　reason
集まる：あつまる　gather
心配性：しんぱいしょう　Worrywart, the person who often get paranoid 
可能性：かのうせい　possibility

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

え、今年もお花見できないの？

In questo episodio parliamo della più famosa e amata astrofisica italiana, Margherita Hack. Scoprite insieme a me la sua storia e i suoi importanti contributi alla scienza.

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L'astrofisica italiana Margherita Hack

Learn to talk about your daily activities in Spanish. Best for beginner and elementary students!

Super Basic Spanish

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En este episodio hablo un poco sobre el día del libro, la lectura y en qué consiste éste día en España. In this episode I speak a little bit about Book Day, reading and what is this day about in Spain. (You can find more information about this podcast on minutopodcast.carrd.co/)

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As international traveling slowly goes back to normal, it will be a topic in people’s conversation again. In today’s episode, we talked about common questions you can ask about traveling and how to develop a small talk around them. We also took a deep dive into one grammar structure ‘过’. Let’s go!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

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