What are the benefits of connecting with your teacher on a deeper level?
Is it unprofessional for teachers to 'be friends' with their students?
What kind of relationship produces the best learning results?

If you're asking these questions, you're wondering what teacher you'd like to work with, or what kind of teacher you'd like to be, then this is the solocast for you!

Language Evolved

[YOON] 1분 한국어

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（1）“点”and“分”are used to express time in Chinese, observing the principle of “the bigger unit preceding the smaller unit”.
“点”means “o’clock”, indicating a whole hour. For example：
9:00 →九点(jiǔ diǎn)
11:00 → 十一点( shí yī diǎn)
2:00 →两点(liǎng diǎn )

*Note: The counterpart of 2 o'clock in Chinese is “两点(liǎng diǎn)” instead of “二点(èr
diǎn)”.

（2）If it is not a “whole-hour” time, “分” is used. The pattern is “……点……分”. For example:
5:30→五点三十分(wǔ diǎn sān shí fēn) 
11:10→十一点十分(shí yì diǎn shí fēn) 
2:05→两点零五分(liǎnɡ diǎn línɡ wǔ fēn)
 
（3）To distinguish atime before noon from one afternoon, the pattern“上午(morning)点(……分)”or“下午(afternoon)……点(……分)”is used. For example:
8:00am→上午八点(shànɡ wǔ bā diǎn) 
5:25pm→下午五点二十五分(xià wǔ wǔ diǎn èr shí wǔ fēn) 

JOJO CHINESE

Expression of Time

Celebrate Episode 50 with essential verbs that capture the essence of life, care, and connection! From existing and loving to looking after others, these versatile verbs bring meaning and action to your daily conversations.

🔹 Live (to exist) – 活着 (Huózhe) 🌍
🔹 Loan – 贷款 (Dàikuǎn) 💵
🔹 Look after – 照顾 (Zhàogù) 🧑‍⚕️
🔹 Look for – 寻找 (Xúnzhǎo) 🔍
🔹 Love – 爱 (Ài) ❤️

For more practice, check out:
📘 C(50) Vocabulary Flash Cards: Visualize and Memorize – Make today’s verbs stick with helpful visual reminders!
🎯 C(50) Verbs Quiz: Test Your Knowledge – Challenge yourself and see how well you know these verbs!

5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C (50) Verbs Set : Live (to exist) Loan Look after Look for Love

Text One--课文一  kèwényī

zhèshìshānběndefángjiān。fángjiānlǐyǒuyīzhāngchuáng、yīzhāngzhuōzi、yībǎyǐzi、yīgèshūjiàhéyīgèguìzi。qiángshàngyǒuyīzhāngzhōngguódìtú。zhuōzishàngyǒuyīběnshū、yīgèběnzihéyīzhībǐ。
这是山本的房间。房间里有一张床、一张桌子、一把椅子、一个书架和一个柜子。墙上有一张中国地图。桌子上有一本书、一个本子和一支笔。

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)

房(fáng)间(jiān)
里(lǐ)
里(lǐ)边(bian)
外(wài)
外(wài)边(bian)
桌(zhuō)子(zi)
把(bǎ)
椅(yǐ)子(zi)
书(shū)架(jià)
柜(guì)子(zi)
墙(qiáng)
上(shàng)
上(shàng)边(bian)

Text Two--课文二  kèwénèr

zhèshìwǒhédàwèidefángjiān。fángjiānlǐyǒuchuáng、zhuōzi、yǐzi、shūjiàhéguìzi。wǒdechuángzàizuǒbian，dàwèidechuángzàiyòubian。wǒmendezhuōzizàichuángpángbiān。wǒdezhuōzishàngyǒushū、běnzihébǐ。dàwèidezhuōzishàngméiyǒushū。dàwèideshūne？dōuzàishūjiàshàng。hànyǔshūzàishàngbian，yīngyǔshūzàixiàbian，cídiǎnzàizhōngjiān。
     这是我和大卫的房间。房间里有床、桌子、椅子、书架和柜子。我的床在左边，大卫的床在右边。我们的桌子在床旁边。我的桌子上有书、本子和笔。大卫的桌子上没有书。大卫的书呢？都在书架上。汉语书在上边，英语书在下边，词典在中间。

New Words--生(shēng)词(cí)

左(zuǒ)边(bian)
左(zuǒ)
右(yòu)边(bian)
右(yòu)
旁(páng)边(biān)
旁(páng)
呢(ne)
下(xià)边(bian)
下(xià)
中(zhōng)间(jiān)


HSK2--materials and exercises for listenning, reading and speaking

墙上有一张中国地图   qiángshàngyǒuyīzhāngzhōngguódìtú

Narrator: Queen Elizabeth the First was born in 1533. Her father, King Henry the Eighth, was disappointed that his second wife Anne Boleyn had not produced a son and he had Anne’s head cut off when Elizabeth was only two years old. Elizabeth received the same education that a son would have and studied classical and modern languages, history and religion.

Narrator: When Henry died in 1547, Elizabeth’s younger brother Edward briefly became king, but on his death in 1553, her older sister Mary took over. Mary was a Catholic and wanted to bring England back into the Catholic faith after her father had broken with the Catholic Church and the Pope in Rome. She tried to achieve this by force and had 300 Protestants burnt at the stake. When “Bloody Mary” died childless in 1558, Elizabeth became queen.

Narrator: The first challenge Elizabeth faced was to bring the country together after the religious conflicts it had experienced during Mary’s rule. The Church of England that she set up occupied a middle ground between the Catholic and Protestant faiths and allowed some freedom in people’s personal beliefs as long as they attended church regularly. This saved England from further violence, although there were constant threats from both sides.

Narrator: Elizabeth was very skilled at presenting an image. She had many pictures of herself painted wearing expensive clothes and jewelry as well as makeup to make her face look pale, sometimes showing herself as a goddess or other figure from classical myths. She traveled around the country regularly on horseback so she could see and be seen by her people, who were very loyal to her.

Narrator: Elizabeth never married. Many men both at home and abroad wanted to marry her, but she played them off against each other. This meant she could avoid taking sides in various domestic and foreign political and religious conflicts, but it also meant that when she died, there would be no clear heir. She saw herself as married to the country...

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Queen Elizabeth the First 

When something — or someone — is annoying you at work, you may feel that you need to share your feelings with another person.

We often call this "venting" — letting out negative emotions by talking about what's bothering us. It actually comes from the French word vent, meaning "wind" — because you're letting those feelings out of your body and sending them off into the wind!

It might feel good for a moment. But is it really healthy?

There are advantages to venting, experts say. Keeping stress inside us can increase our risks of getting things like heart problems or high blood pressure.

And sharing our problems with others can also help make us feel connected and supported, which can boost our mental health, according to Rachel Millstein from Harvard Medical School.

However, there are some studies that have found that venting can make things worse.

In fact, Brad Bushman of Ohio State University says it's the "worst thing you can do," and he believes that venting may only make us angrier.

Whether it's right or wrong, experts agree that we have to be careful when we're venting at work.

We most often feel the need to vent when our emotions are at their highest. But Michael Wiederman, writing for the Psychology Today website, says it's better to take some time to calm down before sharing anything with anyone.

Saying too much, or sharing with the wrong person, could get you into trouble and bring you much more stress!

And don't forget to think about the emotions of the person you're venting to — your venting could make them feel stressed too!

'Venting' at Work: Is It Good for Us?

Spanish México

OAXACA, MÉXICO.

こんばんは！Atsushiです。

今日は、とても忙しい時、大変な時に使う、
骨が折れる、について話します。
本当に骨が折れるわけではないです。

骨が折れるとは、慣用句かんようくですね。
慣用句（かんようく）とは、習慣として長い間広く使われてきた、ひとまとまりの言葉・文句や言い回しのことですね。

何かをする時、たくさんの苦労がいることを言います。 もともとの意味は「骨折」です。

例えば、

今日の宿題はたくさんあるから、骨が折れる。
遊びにさそわれたけど、今日は行きたくないから断るのに骨が折れる。
今日の仕事はとても忙しくて骨が折れた。
このドラマはシーズン10まであるので、全部見るのに骨が折れる。

などですかね。

大変です、とか大変でめっちゃ疲れた！という時に使ってみてください。

ということで、今日は骨が折れる、について話しました。
このPodcastもいつもネタ探しには骨が折れます。

今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！ 　