"I have never ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 14

小华是一个爱读书的孩子，每个周末他都会去图书馆看书。一天，他在图书馆里发现了一本很旧的书，书的封面已经破旧不堪，但里面的内容让他感到很有趣。书里讲述了一个关于古代宝藏的故事，小华看得入迷。

突然，小华发现书的最后几页里夹着一张古老的地图。地图上标注了一个神秘的地方，似乎指向一片森林的深处。小华决定按照地图上的指引，去寻找这个神秘的地方。

周末，他带上地图，穿过了树林，终于在一个小山谷中找到了地图上标记的地点。那里果然有一个隐藏的洞穴。小华进入洞穴，发现里面有许多古代的文物和金币。小华意识到自己发现了一个重要的历史遗迹，他赶紧把这个消息告诉了博物馆的工作人员。
问题和选项：

    小华每个周末都会去哪里？
        A. 公园
        B. 图书馆
        C. 电影院
        D. 商场

    小华在图书馆里发现了什么？
        A. 一本很旧的书
        B. 一只小猫
        C. 一幅画
        D. 一张椅子

    小华在书里发现了什么？
        A. 一张古老的地图
        B. 一封信
        C. 一些钱
        D. 一张照片


每日汉语练习

图书馆的奇遇

Walnuts Could Help Students with Stress, Says Study

University isn't all sleeping, parties, and video games — many students find it a stressful time, with exams and the beginning of adult life.

But a recent study has suggested that there's a food that could help with some of that stress — walnuts.

Walnuts are known to be a healthy snack. They contain healthy fats and proteins, which are good for the body and the mind.

They may not be the most exciting food for young adults to snack on in a world of pizza and burgers, but they could have a positive effect both on academic stress and on the health of the body.

That's according to researchers from the University of South Australia, who had 80 students take part in their study.

One group of students was asked to eat about half a cup of walnuts every day for 16 weeks. They could eat them as a snack or add them to meals at any time of the day.

The other participants were told not to eat nuts for those 16 weeks.

The researchers found that academic stress was having a negative effect on student's mental health, on the amount of protein in their bodies, and — in female participants — on the diversity of bacteria in their guts.

But these things all improved among those who had been eating walnuts.

Larisa Bobrovskaya, one of the study's authors, said not only are walnuts good for students, they're an easy thing to add to lots of different meals.

However, she also said just having something extra to eat might have made the students feel better, so more research is needed.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Walnuts Could Help Students with Stress Says Study

Practice your OET Nursing Speaking Roleplay with this guided simulation based on official OET card #4. In this episode, Kevin (The English Native) demonstrates how to handle a home visit scenario, where a nurse advises a patient’s spouse about care options — including arranging a full‑time carer at home or considering a nursing home.

You’ll hear:

✅ How to build empathy and rapport with family members

✅ Useful phrases for reassurance and advice

✅ Strategies for discussing sensitive topics like independence, guilt, and financial concerns

✅ A full five‑minute roleplay transcript mapped to OET speaking criteria (empathy, open questions, responsiveness, structure)

🎧 Perfect for OET candidates who want to:

Improve fluency and pronunciation through shadowing

Learn exam‑ready vocabulary for care home and family support topics

Understand how to respond naturally to patient concerns

This is part of Kevin’s OET Roleplay Practice series — designed to help you score higher in the OET Speaking sub‑test with real‑world, exam‑authentic practice.

Kev's English Podcast

OET Nursing Roleplay (Care Home Advice, Card 4):

Te estoy escribiendo y contando desde el Bar Río, uno de los muchos bares que hay por la zona de la Facultad de Educación y cercano también a una gran zona ajardinada que acompaña al río Henares a su paso por la ciudad. Estoy calmado, tranquilo, sosegado y con mis sensaciones abiertas para captar y disfrutar de todos los hermosos lugares que me puede ofrecer esta ciudad.

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Ciudad de Guadalajara.

二胎 The Second Child（Advanced level）
In this episode we will talk about 【The Second Child】, you will learn how to say 【National policy，population aging，The only-child】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, later look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: repeat after it without looking at the text.
大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【二胎】的话题。
这个话题应该是中国独有的一个话题。为了解决人口问题和发展问题，1982年计划生育被定为中国的基本国策。随着中国社会的迅速发展，这个政策也带来了人口老龄化问题。这些年，中国的生育政策不断在调整、完善。
2013年，启动实施一方是独生子女的夫妇可生育两个孩子的政策。
2015年，全面实施一对夫妇可生育两个孩子的政策。
2021年，实施一对夫妻可以生育三个子女的政策。
在二胎政策开放后，并不是所有的父母都选择再生一个孩子。这背后有很多原因，比如经济因素，在大城市养一个孩子的成本太高了。而且如果夫妻双方都去上班，谁来帮忙带小孩也是个问题。家里的老人不一定能帮忙，请保姆的话又不放心。第一个孩子好不容易长大了，很多职场女性也不愿意再生二胎牺牲自己的职业发展。选择生二胎的夫妻，也有他们的考虑。
1.因为我两个孩子都是女儿，她们的这个成长之路是比较不孤单的。成长的过程中，两个人都会互相地去学习。
2.应该是幸福大于心酸，我觉得的话就是每一个孩子他都是一个独立人格嘛，只要按照他的特性来发展（就好了）。
3.独生子女更容易被这种爷爷奶奶加上外公外婆再加父母亲6个大人宠一个，其实有时候小孩子会比较骄纵。可是如果多个的话这种就比较分散一点，一些事情可以彼此去讨论，他们自己可以讨论，就形成一个小的同侪关系。我觉得这样是比较好的。
你会选择生二胎吗？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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独有	/	dú yǒu	/	unique,exclusive
国策	/	guó cè	/	National policy
老龄化	/	lǎo líng huà	/	population aging
启动	/	qǐ dòng	/	launch
实施	/	shí shī	/	implement
生育政策	/	shēng yù zhèng cè	/	childbearing policy
独生子女	/	dú shēng zǐ nǚ	/	The only-child
保姆	/	bǎo mǔ	/	nanny
牺牲	/	xī shēng	/	sacrifice
独立人格	/	dú lì rén gé	/	Independent personality
宠	/	chǒng	/	spoil
骄纵	/	jiāo zòng	/	spoiled
同侪	/	tóng chái	/	peer

Yuli's Chinese Channel

二胎 The Second Child（Advanced level）

Spanish México

LOS BILLETES EN MÉXICO.

En el episodio de hoy estoy con Nati, una profe de español polaca. En la conversación Natalia me cuenta su relación con España, por qué empezó a estudiar español y cómo se convirtió en profesora.
Además, mencionamos como cambia la respuesta de Nati a la pregunta “¿cómo estás?” dependiendo si contesta en español o en polaco.  

Después de escuchar este episodio no te olvides de dejar una valoración y de visitarnos en nuestro Instagram para decirnos qué te piensas del episodio. ¿Cuál es tu relación con el español? ¿Por qué empezaste a estudiarlo?


Blanca to go 

87 – Nati, una profe de español polaca 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W9x255rcd_bT3h-o-KYurSYYuf47hpN6/view?usp=drivesdk