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Intresting Chinese有趣的中文

Nick discusses ideas about which is better, single sex or mixed sex schools.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Single-sex vs mixed schools

In this empowering episode of English Learners Boost, discover how to stop waiting and start unlocking your potential in English learning today! a licensed professional science teacher and English tutor, shares inspiring stories, practical strategies, and actionable tips to help you break through fear and hesitation. Plus, learn how booking a personalized lesson on iTalki can accelerate your progress. Don’t wait—your journey to fluency starts NOW!

English Learner's Boost

Unlock Your Potential NOW: No More Waiting!

我是谁？
我是一位爷爷吗？不是的。
我是一只猫吗？也不是的。
我是一个鸡蛋吗？当然不是的。
我是一张地图吗？
哈哈，这是个太奇怪的问题！
告诉你吧，其实我叫Amber, 你可以叫我Amber老师！
我从中国来，我是中国人，我在中国的南方（nánfāng, south）。你呢？
我今年30岁，你知道我去年几岁吗？明年呢？
我是一位中文老师。我有很多学生，他们是工程师、医生、服务员和学生。你的工作是什么呢？我想你可能在银行工作？或者在学校工作？还是在工厂工作？
我喜欢读书、做饭。我还特别喜欢体育运动，跑步阿、骑自行车呀，爬山什么的。我也喜欢和好朋友在一起，虽然她最喜欢的是吃巧克力和睡觉。你喜欢什么呢？
我的城市叫厦门。这里很夏天和冬天都很舒服，不太热也不太冷，刮风下雨的时候不多，天气很好。这里的生活比较慢，我想，是因为厦门人喜欢喝茶。厦门在海的旁边，它公园很多，大树很多，路很干净，房子很漂亮，很像一个大花园，所以很多人来这里旅游。
厦门有两千年的历史，所以她有一种很古老(gû lâo, ancient)的音乐，但是现在的人都已经听不懂了。
在厦门最流行的游戏叫做博饼(bó bîng, mooncake betting)。这个游戏我们只在中秋节(zhōng qiū jié, the Mid-autumn Festival)玩，所有的大人和孩子都喜欢，因为可以拿很多礼物。
我喜欢我现在的城市，但我更喜欢我的老家(lâo jiā, hometown)，我的老家有我的爸爸妈妈爷爷奶奶，我喜欢的邻居、朋友和同学。我希望每一年都能回家一次，每一次都能和我爱的人一起去吃好吃的。
你的城市怎么样呢？可以告诉我吗？
我们下次见！ See you next time !




Talk with HSK3 vocabulary

我是谁？(wô shì shuí )

❥ In this podcast, Melo reads from The Aesop for Children found for free online at: https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥ Listen and learn the moral of each story.
❥ Practice listening and/or reading comprehension by answering the quiz questions.
❥ Today's fable is called “The Two Goats” and can be found here:
https://www.read.gov/aesop/013.html
❥The moral of today’s fable is: 
“It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness.”
https://www.read.gov/aesop/013.html
❥ 在这个播客中，梅洛朗读了《儿童伊索》，可在网上免费找到：https://www.read.gov/aesop/001.html
❥聆听并学习每个故事的寓意。
❥ 通过回答问答问题练习听力和/或阅读理解。
❥ 今天的寓言叫"两只山羊"，可以在这里找到：
https://www.read.gov/aesop/013.html
❥今天的寓言故事的寓意是： 
"与其因固执而遭遇不幸，不如屈服"。

Life Lessons from Aesop's Fables

Episode 12: The Two Goats

Halo semua! Selamat pagi, siang, sore dan malam! Bagaimana akhir minggu kalian? 
Ini adalah podcast pertama saya di Italki. Saya lumayan gugup atau “deg-degan”. Kalian tahu arti kata “deg-degan”? Di Bahasa Jepang artinya “どきどき、緊張する”、di Bahasa Inggris artinya “nervous”. 
Saya pikir kalian juga pernah merasa gugup atau deg-degan waktu berbicara di depan orang banyak. Kalau kalian deg-degan, biasanya kalian melakukan apa? Hmm.. kalau saya, bolak-balik ke toilet ^^;  “Bolak-balik” ini juga ekspresi ya, di Bahasa Jepang artinya “行ったり来たり” , di Bahasa Inggris artinya “back and forth”.
Ok, Hari ini sampai di sini ya! Sampai jumpa di podcast berikutnya! Semoga hari ini kalian tidak deg-degan melakukan sesuatu ya ^^

Akhir minggu

Deg-degan

Have you ever thought about the origins of pasta? We all know it's an Italian dish, but there's an interesting history behind it, suggesting that it was not born in Italy.
>>What is your favorite pasta dish?
Comment below!

5-minute English Tea Time

ep7. Is Pasta Really Italian?

FLO TALKS 

Show up for yourself first

You're lying on the couch, bored, looking at videos on TikTok or YouTube. You watch a video of a dog swimming, and then switch to a cooking video, then to someone doing a weird dance.

But it doesn't help your boredom.

In fact, according to new research, it could make it even worse.

Researchers in Canada found that switching from one video to another, or moving forward or backward in the same video, can increase feelings of boredom.

In a study published by the American Psychological Association, the researchers did several experiments with more than 1,200 people.

In one experiment, participants were first given seven different five-minute videos they could switch between over 10 minutes. They were then given one 10-minute video to watch, without being able to fast-forward.

The participants reported lower levels of boredom when they watched the single 10-minute video, and found the experience to be more engaging and meaningful than when they switched between the shorter videos.

In another experiment, participants were found to be less bored when they watched a single 10-minute video than when they were given 10 minutes to skip forward and backward through a 50-minute video.

Katy Tam, one of the researchers, said digital switching — switching between videos or within a video itself — can make watching something feel meaningless, because you don't have time to engage with it or understand it.

"If people want a more enjoyable experience when watching videos, they can try to stay focused on the content and minimize digital switching," she said. "Just like paying for a more immersive experience in a movie theater, more enjoyment comes from immersing oneself in online videos rather than swiping through them."