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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

EP 17 Counting in Mandarin Chinese Numbers_ 100 - 999 #Day 17 (Free Chinese Lesson) 

Who says Chinese is hard？ 谁说中文很难

音乐 yīn yuè （～+乐 yuè ）
1. 流行乐 liú xíng yuè （Pop Music）
QQ Music *Taylor Swift  Shake of you*

2. 摇滚乐 yáo gǔn yuè （Rock Music）
QQ Music *Linkin Pak What I‘ve done *

3. 节奏蓝调 jié zòu lán diào （R&B, Rhythm and Blues）
QQ Music *Beyonce  Crazy in Love *

4. 说唱乐 shuō chàng yuè （Rap Music）
QQ Music * Eminem Stan *

5. 电子乐diàn zǐ  yuè （Electronic Music  or EDM, Electronic Dance Music）
QQ Music *K-391/Alan walker/Tungevaag Play *

6. 古典乐 gǔ diǎn yīn yuè（Classical Music）
QQ Music *Allegro con brio  Symphony No.5 in C Minor,Op.67*

7. 歌剧gē jù （Opera）
QQ Music *Nessun dorma Luciano Pavarotti *

8. 爵士乐 jué shì yuè （Jazz Music） 
QQ Music *John Pizzarelli  Mam'selle  *

9.拉丁乐 lā dīng yuè （Latin Music） 
QQ Music *Ofenbach/Nick Waterhouse  Katchi *

10.雷鬼乐 léi guǐ yuè （Reggae Music）
QQ Music *Olly Murs/Rizzle Kicks Heart Skips A Beat*

11.乡村乐 xiāng cūn  yuè （Country Music） 
QQ.   Music * Redbone Come and Get your Love  *

你喜欢什么类型的音乐？nǐ xǐhuan shénme lèixíng de yīnyuè ？
我 喜欢...和...。wǒ xǐ huān ... hé ...。

“龙”年中国话（“ lóng ” nián zhōng guó huà）

What type of music do you like? 你喜欢什么类型的音乐？

ERA or FUE? FUE or ERA? What is the difference? When do I use them?
In this episode of Your Spanish Journey- especially aimed at intermediate and advanced students- I'll talk about these confusing verbs and I'll explain with clear examples when to use each of them.

Your Spanish Journey

ERA o FUE- ¿Cuál es correcto?

《老奶奶让座 Old Lady Gives Up Her Seat 》
        10月19日，在公交车上，一个80岁的老奶奶给一个90岁的老爷爷让座。
        老奶奶看见一个老爷爷上车了，就站起来让老爷爷坐。老奶奶问老爷爷今年多大年纪。老爷爷说他90岁了。老奶奶说她比老爷爷小，所以她应该让座。
         人们都说老奶奶是好人，我们应该向老奶奶学习。

年纪 - niánjì - age
让座 - ràngzuò - to give up one's seat for sb
站 - zhàn - to stand
问 - wèn - to ask
上车 - shàngchē - to get on or into (a vehicle)

1）老奶奶多大年纪了？
2）老爷爷多大年纪了？
3）老奶奶比老爷爷大还是比老爷爷小？
4）老奶奶比老爷爷小几岁？
5）老爷爷比老奶奶大几岁？

Merry's Channel（HSK 二）

HSK 二  《老奶奶让座 Old Lady Gives Up Her Seat 》

Podcast #2 on telephone skills. This time we look at  how to take a message for someone, how to leave a message and how to say telephone numbers. 
Send me a message if you would like the transcript. 

Business Buzz

Business Buzz Episode 6

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Mexican pile-up and The Japanese panic button.

You'll hear how to tell stories coherently and fluently in using past tenses! 
You'll hear how we conjugate useful verbs while having fun listening to your teacher's anecdotes.

Mucho que decir

The past tenses in Spanish (Nivel B1)

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 1 - Neighbours. Question 3.

How do you think neighbours can help each other?

Linking words: In addition, however, finally.

Relevant vocabulary: To look after, property, over time, to cite an example, all of a sudden, came to our help, been in great turmoil, prompt support, assistance help, happiness, sorrows alike, tremendous, extending supporting hands, times of distress and discomfort.

This is one way of answering this question. Do you think you can do it too?

If you have a challenge with outputting your ideas and you feel stuck expressing your answers because you are nervous, come and see me but first read my class types.

Book a class with me now.

See you in 5!