Nick is joined by Martina to discuss what makes a good teacher. This may well be an IELTS speaking part 3 question if the topic is education. 

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

What makes a good teacher?

Speaking about situations when I travel. To speak what I like when I travel.

A1-Niveau

07_Reisen

While mindfully learning English or any other language, define your start and end points: 
- What is your level now? 
- What is your aim? 
- What is the distance between starting and ending points? 
- How SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) is your goal? 

Measure your abilities:
- What can you do? 
- How long does it usually take for me to learn a foreign language? 
- How busy are you now? 

Make a plan. There is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time. How about booking a 30 min trial class and discussing the plan with a teacher? This is the first tiny step on a long road to start. My name is Angelina, and I am the italki language tutor. Welcome to contact me if you need some help.

Mindful English

Mindful English Day 2

难忘的冬奥   Nánwàng de dōng ào 
                      Unforgettable Winter Olympics

开幕式           Kāimùshì 
                      Opening ceremony

迎客松           Yíngkèsōng
                      The pine greeting guests

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？      Yǒu péng zì yuǎnfāng lái, bú yì lè hū?
                                                     Isn't it delightful to have friends coming from afar?

一片雪花的故事        Yí piàn xuěhuā de gùshì
                                   The Story of a Snowflake

吉祥物                        Jíxiángwù
                                   Mascot

冰墩墩                       Bīngdūndūn
                                   Bing Dwen Dwen

冬奥七大项目            Dōng ào qī dà xiàngmù
                                   Seven categories 

滑雪                           Huáxuě
                                  Skiing

 滑冰                         Huábīng
                                  Skating 

冰球                          Bīngqiú
                                  Ice hockey

冰壶                          Bīnghú
                                 Curling

雪橇                         Xuěqiāo
                                 Luge

雪车                         Xuěchē
                                Bobsleigh

冬季两项                Dōngjì liǎngxiàng
                               Biathlon

闭幕式                   Bìmùshì
                              Closing ceremony

折柳                      Zhéliǔ
                              The willow farewelling guests

我们 的 主题         Wǒmen de zhǔtí
                              Theme 

一起向未来           Yìqǐ xiàng wèilái
                              Together for a shared future





Maple's fun Chinese  (Mandarin)

Maple's fun Chinese

We live in a world of rules. We see them everywhere when we travel by plane. No liquids! Wait here! Turn off your phones!

But what about those unspoken rules — the ones that aren't written down and no one is exactly sure about.

A travel expert from the US has been explaining her unspoken rules for the airplane journey.

TV host Samantha Brown shared her rules with CNN, including one that makes the middle seat feel a little more comfortable.

According to Brown, if you find yourself in one of the middle seats on a plane, you should get both of the armrests to yourself.

Sitting in the middle isn't always very popular and so Brown says these passengers should get "anything they want."

That means even if the people on the outside begin using those armrests, the person in the middle has the right to "slowly push them off!"

Brown says she likes the aisle seat best because she feels she has more space.

She added that people sitting by the window should have control of the window blind — whether it's up or down. And the others don't have the right to decide!

One thing that can make some passengers angry is people in front putting their seats back.

Brown has a rule for this — if the journey takes less than three hours, she doesn't put her seat back, but she does if it's a longer trip.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Expert Shares the 'Unspoken Rules' of Plane Trips

July 20th,2023-End of the rainy season has been declared.
It's hot.  The hot summer has begun!
The weather forecast keeps telling us to be careful of heatstroke.

２０２３年７月２０日　本日　私が住んでいる地域では　梅雨明けが宣言されました！　　
梅雨入りしてもほとんど雨が降らない年もありますが、今年は日本全国ほんとうによく雨が降りました。　生活に影響が出るくらいたくさん雨が降ったところも　多かったと思います。
そして、雨が止んだ空には大きな入道雲が出ています。ここ数日は、日本各地で３５℃を超える猛暑！
　天気予報では、
「熱中症に気を付けてください」
「熱中症対策をしっかりしてください」
「不要不急の外出はしないでください」
「室内にいても熱中症にかかります」
「冷房を適切に使用してください」
「こまめに水分補給をしてください」と　
毎日　注意喚起のメッセージが　繰り返されています。
私が住んでいるところは最高気温が３４℃まであがりました。三重県では３９℃まで上がったと言っていました。
私は暑いのが苦手なので、この数日はできるだけ外に出ないようにしていました。　電気代が気になりますが、冷房と扇風機をほとんど１日中つけて過ごしています。　
また、家の中にばかりいると、運動不足になります。朝早く起きて、まだ少し涼しいうちに、近くの神社まで散歩に行きます。６時前だというのに、結構　ウオーキングをしている人がいます。
まだまだ　これからが　夏本番。暑さは続きます。　運動不足と熱中症に気を付けて、今年の夏を乗り切りたいですね。

やさしい日本語（にほんご）

梅雨明け宣言（つゆあけせんげん）Declaration of end of the rainy season

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Comparing Sport with Learning English

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f7kCR_x_6ivM0gnjHLzEslpGKG7KpVH4/view?usp=drivesdk

What is a Loan Shark (with transcript)

Can, Could, Will, Would and May. How do we use these Modal verbs?