Festivals is one of those textbook topics, but in Chillchat you will experience how the conversation develops in a daily chitchat-ty way. Festivals are also a great small talk topic. On May 9 in 2021, it will be Mother’s Day. You can already use what you learn from this episode into talking to your friends’ about Mother’s Day. Okay enough talk, let’s go!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Festivals: UP Your Small Talk Game in Chinese!

Ever had a conversation just... fall flat? You said the right thing, the other person said the right thing, and then - silence. In this episode, I explain why "bare answers" close conversations down, and how a simple technique called conversation hooks can keep them flowing, even when English isn't your first language.

No Small Talk

Episode 2 Why Your Answers Fall Flat 

As a pessimist, you might view language learning as hard work—and you’re not wrong.
Language acquisition requires effort, repetition, and managing confusion.

Here’s the beautiful part: Pessimists tend to manage disappointment better than idealists.
When you anticipate difficulty, you're less likely to be devastated by it.

In psychological terms, this creates cognitive resilience—the ability to stay in the game even when things go wrong. You expect challenges. You face them head-on. You recover faster because you weren’t expecting ease.

You might never say, “I’m going to be fluent in a year.” That’s okay.
But you might say, “I’m going to keep learning, even if progress is slow.”
And that is the spirit of persistence.
Don’t try to change who you are. Just learn to steer with it.
Pessimism doesn’t mean you’re giving up—it means you’re prepared to endure.
And that, my dear listener, is what long-term success looks like.


💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 65 - How Pessimism Builds Resilience in Language Learning

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

12The climate of China

Why is it important to live below your means?

FLO TALKS 

Alam n’yo ba na puwedeng pantaboy ng lamok ang dumi ng elepante?

Learn Tagalog with Teacher Regina

Alam N’yo Ba? Dumi ng Elepante bilang Pantaboy ng Lamok

外国語（がいこくご）を話（はな）せるようになるために大切（たいせつ）なこと

かいわのためのポッドキャスト-Japanese for conversation-

外国語（がいこくご）を話（はな）せるようになるために

Script


おはようございます。
日本語だんだんポッドキャストのゆかりです。
今日は飛行機(ひこうき)にのった話です。

私は昨日、飛行機にのりました。

ジェットスター(JETstar)という会社の飛行機です。

ジェットスターは他の会社より、少し安いです。
北海道から大阪までは、だいたい2時間くらいかかります。

ところで、みなさんは、飛行機にのっているとき、何をしますか？

何をして、すごしますか？

私は飛行機にのっている間(あいだ)、
ずっとPodcastをきいたり、本をよんだりしていました。

となりの人は、ずっとねていました。

前の人は、ずっとパソコンをしていました。

みなさんは、どのようにすごしますか？

今日も、最後まで聞いてくれて、だんだん、です！

また明日。
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Today's Keywords

□飛行機(ひこうき)
plane

□すごす
spend 

Japaneseだんだんpodcast

6.ひこうきにのりました/Japaneseだんたんpodcast

In this episode of English Learners Boost, discover how to avoid irreversible mistakes in both English learning and life. Learn from real experiences, practical examples, and an inspiring story about turning failure into growth. Hosted by a licensed professional science teacher and English tutor, this episode reminds you that mistakes don’t define you — your response does.
✨ Tune in for motivation, reflection, and a special invitation to book an English lesson on iTalki to experience a transformative way of learning English.