A typical Chinese new year tradition is to give the best wishes to others. In China, we call it "拜年". Come and learn how to say it with 唐帅! 


胡言乱语 Hoo's Talk

新年吉祥话greetings in Chinese new year

Watching series can help you gain competence in a language, improve your vocabulary and learn new expressions. So, in this episode of your Spanish Journey, I'll talk about the benefits of watching series and learning with them. Also, I will recommend some Spanish TV series that you can find on Netflix and you can't miss! Are you ready?

Your Spanish Journey

Watching series to learn Spanish (and three series you can't miss!)

Welcome back to the second season of English In A Teacup!

Today we will be learning about the five senses as well as idiomatic expressions that use them. To help us with the topic, Miss Finesstocrat will be telling us of her first day at her new job working as a tea quality control inspector. How did she get on? Let's put the kettle on and find out!

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP

ENGLISH IN A TEACUP EP11: THE FIVE SENSES

                  【今日话题】
你在生活中是否有年龄或者生活焦虑呢，
最让你焦虑的事情又是什么呢，
你又是如何解决的呢？

Ruby's  Reading club of  Chinese

优雅是种力量（五）30岁前修行，30岁后享乐

Chiste Mexicano que data de la época de la Revolución Mexicana.

CHISTES MEXICANOS

Nombre de Perro.

En este episodio hablo acerca de quien es mi persona favorita, mi abuela, hablo de mi niñez, de las cosas que hacía con ella y de como su figura fue importante, la importancia de la figura de la abuela a nivel cultural en Colombia y otras cosas que hacen parte del tiempo libre en la infancia. Utilizo como tiempos verbales los tiempos del pasado como pretèrito imperfecto, pretèrito indefinido, tambièn elementos de descripción.  

Viviendo entre dos lenguas 

Mi persona favorita, mi abuela

A social media ban for children under 16 has passed the Australian Senate and will soon become a world-first law.

The law will make social media platforms — TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram — liable for fines of up to $33 million for failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts.

The platforms will have one year to work out how they could implement the ban before penalties come into effect.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the ban is necessary, having previously argued that there is a "clear, causal link" between social media and the harm done to the mental health of young Australians.

Opposition Senator Maria Kovacic shared similar views.

"The core focus of this legislation is simple: It demands that social media companies take reasonable steps to identify and remove underage users from their platforms," she told the Senate.

"This is a responsibility these companies should have been fulfilling long ago, but for too long they have shirked these responsibilities in favor of profit," she added.

But while many support the ban, some argue the legislation could cause more harm than it prevents.

Senator David Shoebridge, from the Greens party, said mental health experts agreed that the ban could dangerously isolate many children who used social media to find support.

"This policy will hurt vulnerable young people the most, especially in regional communities and especially the LGBTQI community, by cutting them off," Shoebridge told the Senate.

Opponents also argue the ban would isolate children, deprive them of the positive aspects of social media, drive them to the dark web, discourage children too young for social media to report harm and reduce incentives for platforms to improve online safety.

While the law is the first of its kind worldwide, other countries have discussed similar measures.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Australia to Ban Under-16s from Social Media in World First

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Guinness Beer Shortage in the UK

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