Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Stephen Fry Gets an Austrian Passport

聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！
第九期，我们来聊一聊性格，你是一个内向还是外向的人呢？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

009. 我是一个内向的人， 所以？I’m introverted, so... - ttmiChinese

Your hometown is another of the IELTS speaking part 1 compulsory topics. Lets have a listen to lots of the questions and example answers. Remember these are just my example answers, and yours might be very different.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Talk about your hometown - IELTS speaking part 1

Intermediate Chinese Listening：十二生肖  Chinese Zodiac

Intermediate Chinese Listening

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter C. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.

castle, crab, coral reef, clownfish, clam, cowfish, camel, cave, coconut, cow, cotton candy, capybara, carrots, cardinal

Great job! Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!



Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter C

「あっという間」とは「時間が短い」という意味の表現です。例えば、「新幹線なら東京から大阪まであっという間だよ」とか、「今年もあっという間だったね」と言ったりします。

この２年間はずっとパンデミックでした。もう元の生活に戻った人もいると思いますし、今、隔離をしているという人もいるかもしれません。

私にとってこの2年間はあっという間でした。パンデミックが始まる直前にドイツに来て、オンラインで日本語を教え始めたり、ポッドキャストを始めました。また、このパンデミックの間にもイタリアやポルトガルに旅行することができました。パンデミック中にいくつか新しいことを始められたり、旅行ができたことは私にとってとてもラッキーでした。
でも、この2年間どこにも旅行に行くことができなかったという人もいるかもしれません。
自分のやりたかったことが何もできなかった2年間だったという人もいるかもしれません。
私にとって日本に帰ることがむずかしい2年間でもありました。今も隔離やPCR検査は必要なので、以前のように簡単に日本と外国を行ったり来たりすることはまだできません。

みなさんにとってこの2年間はあっという間でしたか？

あっという間：In the blink of an eye
新幹線：しんかんせん　high speed train
元の：もとの　original
元（もと）の生活（せいかつ）：the life which people used to have, normal life
隔離：かくり　quarantine
行ったり来たり：いったりきたり　back and forth

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

あっという間-Today’s Word

🐷Los tres cerditos🐷

Había una vez tres cerditos que decidieron construir sus propias casas. El primero, perezoso pero rápido, hizo su casa de paja; el segundo, un poco más cuidadoso, usó madera; y el tercero, el más trabajador, construyó su casa con ladrillos. Un día, el lobo feroz llegó y sopló con fuerza la casa de paja, derribándola en segundos. El cerdito corrió a la casa de su hermano, pero el lobo también sopló y destruyó la de madera. Desesperados, los dos huyeron a la casa del tercer cerdito.

El lobo intentó soplar con todas sus fuerzas, pero la casa de ladrillos no se movió. Frustrado, intentó entrar por la chimenea, sin saber que el cerdito más astuto había encendido un caldero de agua hirviendo. Cuando el lobo cayó dentro, salió disparado y huyó, prometiendo nunca volver. Los tres cerditos celebraron su victoria y aprendieron que el esfuerzo y la dedicación siempre valen la pena.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

The three little pigs

Tired of getting stuck analyzing everything you're doing wrong in your language learning? 

What if the key to progress wasn't digging into your problems—but systematically finding and repeating what you're already doing right?

In Episode 103 of 111 Tips for Learning a Language, we explore the science-backed methods of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Learn how to:

• 🧠 Use the "Miracle Question" to build a neural blueprint for success
• 📊 Become a detective of your own "exceptions"—the moments you're already winning
• ↗️ Apply "Scaling Questions" to hack your brain's reward system and build unstoppable momentum
• 💪 Uncover your hidden resilience with the powerful "Coping Question"

This isn't just positive thinking. It's a data-driven approach to becoming a more effective and confident learner, supported by neuroscience and clinical research.

Ready to build on what's already working?

Episode 103 delves into the robust research behind Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and its application to language learning. This episode moves beyond theory to present the scientific evidence showing how tools like the Miracle Question activate the brain's planning centers, how identifying "exceptions" builds self-efficacy, and how scaling questions leverage the neuroscience of habit formation. Discover a proven, practical framework to stop analyzing problems and start amplifying the solutions that are already working in your learning journey.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 103 - How Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) can help you learn a language

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcohEGCWrcoUrAuLOiZcdW2QeddbXoGW0PKv6qOa4bE/edit?usp=sharing

International Tea Day is observed every year on May 21st and it aims to raise awareness of the long history and deep cultural and economic significance of Tea around the world. The idea is to promote and to somehow Implement activities in favour of promoting everything related to tea.

 International Tea Day has been celebrated for quite some time. It started off on December 15th in countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia and others across Africa such as Malaysia and Tanzania. The idea is to draw global attention to tea and to the global tea trade.

It has also been  linked to wanting more support to keep the cost of tea down. In 2015, the Indian Government proposed expanding the observance of International Tea today  by having some kind of intergovernmental group to discuss tea. They created something which led to big efforts to support the world's tea economy and in 2015, they had a big meeting in Milan to discuss the idea of an international Tea Day.  It then went to the United Nations. And that's how We managed to get International Tea Day on the 21st of May. Here's some very interesting facts about tea here in the UK:

The average British person drinks 876 cups of tea every single year. So, that's well over two cups a day if my calculations are right.

 And, apparently, for centuries, it was used only as a medicine. 

Tea was first introduced to Britain almost 400 years ago and was described, described as a Chinese drink because it first came from China.

A cup of tea has become native to British culture. It's the number one choice for British people and herbal teas are also very popular these days. 
