I present some sound clips from my favourite podcasts and examine their presentation. The podcasts are "Betty in The Sky With a Suitcase" and "Alistair Cooke's Letter from America".

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

A Discussion About Two of My Favourite Podcasts

What's the difference?

Alone VS Lonely

Jenna and Max are at a cozy café when suddenly Max gets an email.

Max (staring at his phone, confused):
Hey, Jenna, this guy I’m working with just said, “Give me a shout.” What does that even mean?

Jenna (stirring her coffee):
It just means to contact him.

Max (frowning):
Wait… but “shout” means to yell. So, does he want me to yell his name?

Jenna (laughs):
No, no! He’s not asking you to actually shout. It just means to message him, call him—basically, let him know when you need something.

Max (nodding slowly):
Okay… so, if I say “I’ll give you a shout,” it means I’ll call you?

Jenna (approving):
Exactly! Or text, or email—whatever works.

Max (thinking hard):
Hmm… but what if I really do shout your name? Like—HEY, JENNA!

[SFX: Café customers turning to stare]

Jenna (covering her face, whispering):
Okay, maybe don’t do that in public…

Max (grinning):
Got it. So, if I’m stuck on my project later, I can just say, “Jenna, I’ll give you a shout?”

Jenna (thumbs up):
Now you’re getting it!

Max (pauses, tilting head):
Wait… I have to ask—how do you know all these phrases so well? It’s like English just clicks for you.

Jenna (shrugging, playfully):
Well, let’s just say I found the cheat code.

Max (leaning in, curious):
Cheat code? What, like a secret trick?

Jenna (grinning):
Kinda! I trained with English Teacher Smith on iTalki. It wasn’t just lessons—it was real conversation, real corrections, and now, boom! English feels natural.

Max (raising an eyebrow, impressed):
That actually sounds pretty smart.

Jenna (pulls out phone, taps screen):
Here, see? Just click the profile, book a speaking lesson, and you’ll be talking like a pro in no time.

Max (smirking, clicking on phone):
Alright… I’ll give Teacher Smith a shout then.
(books lesson)

LEARN BY LISTENING

Here's How To Give Me A Shout Without Shouting

En el mundo hay 21 países que tienen como lengua oficial el español: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, España, Guatemala, Guinea Ecuatorial, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Uruguay, Perú, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, Uruguay y Venezuela. Además, en Estados Unidos, el español es un idioma muy importante porque en este país está la segunda comunidad de hispanohablantes más grande del mundo, después de México. También en el Sáhara Occidental (noroeste de África) se habla algo de español, ya que esta zona hubo presencia española  hasta 1976. Y otro dato curioso es que, aunque Estados Unidos y Filipinas no tienen como lengua oficial el español, sí forman parte de la Asociación de Academias de Español.

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I SPEAK SPANISH WHAT'S YOUR SUPERPOWER?

¿EN QUÉ PAÍSES SE HABLA ESPAÑOL?

Key Phrase of the Day:
您有尝试过哪些解决方法吗？
nín yǒu cháng shì guò něi xiē jiě jué fāng fǎ ma ?
Have you tried any solutions yet? 
 
Script: 
客服: 喂，您好。请问有什么可以帮到您吗？
wèi , nín hǎo . qǐng wèn yǒu shén me kě yǐ bāng dào nín ma ?
1. 摄像头: webcam
顾客: 诶，您好。我的电脑摄像头好像坏了。视频时对方看不到我。
éi , nín hǎo . wǒ de diàn nǎo shè xiàng tóu hǎo xiàng huài le . shì pín shí duì fāng kàn bú dào wǒ .
客服: 女士，请问您贵姓？
nǚ shì , qǐng wèn nín guì xìng ?
顾客: 我姓王。
wǒ xìng wáng .
客服: 您好，王女士。我想问一下，您有没有尝试过哪些解决方法？
nín hǎo , wáng nǚ shì . wǒ xiǎng wèn yī xià , nín yǒu méi yǒu cháng shì guò něi xiē jiě jué fāng fǎ ?
 2. 解决方法: solutions
 顾客: 嗯，我尝试过关机重启，还有更新系统，都没有用。
èn , wǒ cháng shì guò guān jī chóng qǐ, hái yǒu gēng xīn xì tǒng , dōu méi yǒu yòng .
 3. 关机重启: restart a computer 
 4. 更新系统: update a system
客服: 哦，都没用。是这样，王女士。我现在怀疑可能是您的硬件出了问题。我建议您去当地的客服中心，让他们检查一下。
ò , dōu méi yòng . shì zhè yàng , wáng nǚ shì . wǒ xiàn zài huái yí kě néng shì nín de yìng jiàn chū le wèn tí . wǒ jiàn yì nín qù dāng dì de kè fú zhōng xīn , ràng tā men jiǎn chá yī xià .
 5. 怀疑: suspect
 6. 硬件: hardware
 7. 客服中心: service center 
 8. 检查一下: check it out

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こんにちは！
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このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。


今日もN4です！
〜ところです。をやります。
今からすること、今していること、今終わったこと、などを話す時に使います。

例文です！

・今から飛行機に乗るところなので、着いたら連絡します。

・ちょうど今からご飯を食べるところです。

・今電車に乗っているところなので、後で電話します。

・今連絡しているところなので、もう少し待ってください。

・今駅に着いたところなので、あと5分ぐらいです。


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