This is Mental Health Awareness Month.  Festivals and events are taking place across the English speaking world. Today I'm talking to Lisa who helped to organize the Mental Health Festival in Paisley, South West Scotland.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Mental Health Awareness Month

A:李老师多大了？
B:她今年50岁了。
A:她女儿呢？
B:她女儿今年20岁了。


Daily conversation 日常对话

在办公室 In the office 

14 Listening tips for your IELTS exam

    Attempt all questions – there are no penalties for incorrect answers.
    Watch out for plurals in answers. If the question requires a plural answer, a singular answer is incorrect.
    Answers appear in the order they are heard in the audio. They come quickly or with large gaps between them.
    Prepare to hear a potential answer that is not the actual answer. This is common when two people are making plans. They first agree on meeting at a certain time, but then one remembers that they cannot so they decide on a new time.
    Take care when you transfer your answers and pay attention to the word limit for your answers on your answer sheet!
    Multiple-choice answers will ask for a letter (a, b, c, d). Write the letter and not the corresponding answer.
    When asked to complete a sentence using no more than two words, and the correct answer is “leather coat,” then “a coat made of leather” is incorrect. Same goes for numbers.
    Hyphenated words (like “part-time”) are considered as one word.

    Focus on what the speaker is saying not how they say it.
    Don’t take notes in complete sentences – jot down the key points and abbreviate. You only need to write down enough to help your memory later.
    Get the habit of distinguishing between essential and non-essential information. If two people are talking about making plans for a dinner date, the important information is the date/time they finally agree upon. Other dates/times they considered become irrelevant.
    Try to guess what the speaker is going to say. Speakers, will often drop clue words or outline what they will to talk about beforehand. This gives you the ability to start your own outline to then fill in.
    Listen to the audio while reading the audio script. This will help you get a sense of how questions are spaced out, as well as learning some useful common expressions that are frequently used in listening tests.

IELTS Insights📚📝

14 Listening tips for your IELTS exam

En este episodio hablo un poco sobre viajar. In this episode I talk a little about traveling. (Find more content on ko-fi.com/minutopodcastsp)

Minuto Español

Viajar (To travel)

今回のトピックはのび太の夢を叶えてくれた中国人地学学者の話をしたいと思います!
Danosaurus, Yuriesaurus, and Myceratops this week on the Konnichiwa Podcast.

The Konnichiwa Podcast

Doraemon Dinosaur

Uyu mugani bawuca iyo hagize umuntu wangirira ikintu ku bushake nk‘aho atakizi, akakireba kikangirika, nibwo bagira bati:“Arigiza Nkana!“ Wakomotse kuri Nkana ya Rumanzi mu Cyingogo ( Gisenyi) ahagana mu wa 1600.

Jimmy Mpano

ARIGIZA NKANA

不加动词和没加动词有什么不一样？不可以加动词，可以加是，还可以加形容词（adjective）,但是，没只有加动词和形容词两个，不可以加是，不能说没是。
我们今天只看不加动词和没加动词。不加动词是说现在和将来now and future，没加动词是说以前、过去，是past.
我们看两个句子：
1. 今年我没去旅游。
2.今年我不去旅游。
现在是十二月，今年已经过去了，我可能说“今年我没去旅游。”
现在是一月，今年才刚刚开始，我可能说“我没有钱，今年我不去旅游。”
再看两个句子：
3.我太太今天没来学校。
4.我太太今天不来学校。
你的同事看见你，问你，你太太在办公室吗？我要给她一个东西。这时候你说“我太太今天没来学校。”她没来，所以她不在学校，也不在办公室。
你的同事看见你，问你，你太太几点来学校？你说“我太太今天不来学校。”你太太今天没有课，她不来，她现在不来，十二点不来，下午也不来。
好，现在你是不是明白不加动词和没加动词有什么不一样了，我们来做一些练习试试吧。

Story Chinese

What's the difference between "不” and “没”？

In this episode, we’ll dive into the subtle differences between the two commonly used words "适合" (shì hé) and "合适" (hé shì). Join me as we explore how to use these two words more accurately in everyday conversation. Tune in and improve your Chinese skills:

适合（shì hé）
中文意思：动词，符合实际的情况或客观要求。
英文意思：v. fit, suit.

合适（hé shì）
中文意思：形容词，符合实际的情况或客观要求。
英文意思：adj. suitable, appropriate.

随心所欲（suí xīn suǒ yù）
中文意思：形容词，指根据自己的意愿自由地做事，没有拘束。
英文意思：To do whatever one desires, to act according to one's own wishes without restraint.