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学习汉语“多音字”难点（Difficulties in learning Chinese）

外国人学习汉语相对是比较难的，每个字在不同意境中语意不同，其中还有多音字等。有以下难点例句： 一、分析题 1、冬天：能穿多少穿多少；夏天：能穿多少穿多少。 2、剩女产生的原因：一是谁都看不上，二是谁...

What makes you happy?

雨の日だけど、この像は僕を幸せにさせる。Even though it is a rainy day this statue makes me happy.What makes you happy, ...

「HOT」と言わないで!

凄く暑いの日、イギリス人はいろいろな表現を使います。もし興味があったら、動画を見てみてください。 On a very hot day, the British use a variety of ex...

Remembering Vocabulary - Spaced Repetition System

SRS or Spaced Repition System is a more advanced flashcard system used to remember vocabulary.   I ...

台湾文化/台湾の朝食

          台灣有一句話，一日之計在於晨，這句話的意思是一天美好的開始在早上。 台西式早餐是台灣最常見的早餐，台灣人從小吃到大的美而美、麥味登、美之城都是「台西式早餐」。 你知道「...

My Dream: To Be An Author!

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an author. I read books all the time, especially books by my favou...

三伏天/Dog Days

2022年三伏天时间表 1.初伏时间表：7月16日（星期六）至7月25日（星期一），总共十天。 2.中伏时间表：7月16日（星期二）至8月14日（星期日），总共二十天。 3.末伏时间表：8月15日（...

三伏天/Dog Days

2022年三伏天时间表 1.初伏时间表：7月16日（星期六）至7月25日（星期一），总共十天。 2.中伏时间表：7月16日（星期二）至8月14日（星期日），总共二十天。 3.末伏时间表：8月15日（...

IELTS Speaking - Expressions of Frequency

Some useful expressions of frequency to use during the IELTS Speaking Test when talking about hobbi...

Summer Solstice 夏至

Summer Solstice 夏至 “Summer Solstice” comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude ar...

Summer Solstice 夏至

Summer Solstice 夏至 “Summer Solstice” comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude ar...

Write whenever you can - Journal Writing

みなさん、こんにちは！   Many of my previous tutor columns on writing have elaborated on its benefits to both ...

The Forgotten Dream

The kids my age before had grand dreams. One of my classmates wanted to be a pilot, my best friend ...

働くのは人間だけ？

働く、仕事など、「work」は英語学習の初期に学ぶ便利な単語。日常的に本当に良く使います。でも、働くのは人間だけではありません。どういう事かというと…ぜひ、ビデオでチェックしてみてください！

What did I want to be when I was a kid?

What did you want to be when you were a kid? When I was a child my parents gave my brother what was...

Childhood dreams

Photo by Daniel McCullough on Unsplash When I was quite young, I wanted to be a bear. It seemed lik...

(英語学習)Learning English

Here's my English Broadcasting belowhttps://stand.fm/episodes/62b7ee4ae6da3500066b6769Hello, everyo...

When you're happy, you listen to the song. When you're sad, you understand the lyrics.

I love listening to songs in different languages other than English because I love some languages h...

IELTS WEEK - 20% Off All IELTS Lessons

Congratulations to the recent IELTS student who scored an 8!To celebrate this achievement I am offe...

I love literature, so, let's read books together!

I love books and stories of all kinds, from fairy tales to gothic novels and poetry, my life has al...

IELTS Preparation: Structuring a Cause(Problem) and Solution Essay

Things to keep in mind:1. Fully address all parts of the task, and present a developed position. Pr...

Lesson for June's Pride Campaign

Just a reminder that I have two new lessons for Cafetalk's Pride month campaign, an Introduction to...

When Does Positivity Turn Toxic?

When Does Positivity Turn Toxic?   If you are someone who's trying to explain this to a kid, trying...

Asking rhetorical questions in English

A rhetorical question is a question that you ask without expecting an answer. It is used to make a ...

Let Me Be There

'Wherever you go, wherever you may wander in your life. Surely you know, I always want to be there....

♫♪ Morni Banke ♪♫

Hello!   In April, I attended an intensive Bollywood dance workshop taught by an amazing dance teac...

Fugazi - Waiting room

I love music and can listen to the same song on repeat. I have been recently I have been listening ...

I Just Got Married!!

Vocabulary:to end up doing something - to do something without planning on doing itcrash the weddin...

Songs for my Daughter

When I have a song stuck in my head, it's usually a nursery rhyme. My daughter loves singing and we...

Tips for Practicing Speaking English Alone - Part 3

Idioms This site is excellent for learning and practicing idioms. Here is an example using the well...