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Differences between Japanese and English honorific expressions

　Hello. I'm Naoko, an online Japanese teacher and Japanese language researcher. Today I will be tal...

It's that time of year

Hey Happy Christmas Everyone!It's that time of year again - time for celebration and a bit of refle...

Learn Chinese with Lu #65 朗读---来自外研社HSKK（高级）全真模拟试题

Here is my Christmas gift to all of you.

Merry Christmas Everyone.I go on holiday tomorrow and will find it difficult to post more than once...

Intermediate reading comprehension for teenagers at Christmas.

Read this story about the Smith family from the UK. Can you prepare answers to these questions? On...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （3） 防微杜渐 fángwēidùjiàn be precautious beforehand 悪事(あくじ)を未然(みぜん)に防ぐ

解释: 防：提防；防止；微：微小；指事物的苗头；杜：杜绝；堵塞；渐：事物的起始、发展。在错误、坏事、不良风气等刚刚露苗头时就加以制止；不使其发展。 出处: 南朝 宋 范晔《后汉书 丁鸿传》：“若敕政...

【日記を書いて身につける中国語】小葛小姐的中文日記-2

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Quick tips: exaggerating numbers

Many languages have words for large but indefinite numbers, and English is no exception! In fact, t...

Christmas Idioms Part 2 . Advanced English

This is part 2. I strongly suggest you start with part 1 because idioms are hard to understand even...

Common British Pub Phrases and Idioms.

Tis the season to be social.Last weekend many people had Christmas work parties and dinners. I pers...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （2） 秋收冬藏 qiūshōudōngcáng Be gathered in autumn and stored in the winter

春生（chūn shēng）：春天萌生 夏长（xià zhǎng）：夏天滋长 秋收（qiū shōu）：秋天收获 冬藏（dōng cáng）：冬天储藏释义：事物春天出生，夏天成长，秋天收获，...

How will AI affect language learning in the future?

Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash   Two years ago, during my Master’s degree program, I took a cou...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! FROM LUCA SENSEI 2023-2024

Ciao a tutti Hi everyone this is Luca Sensei.I want to thank all my students for this year efforts ...

Intermediate Phrasal verbs at Christmas Part 2

I recommend that you do the tasks in Part 1 before trying Part 2.Here you will see the same 5 idiom...

Are you bad at choosing gifts?

I will go Christmas shopping for my family's gifts on Friday. I will probably buy some nice bottles...

One idiom at a time （1）寒冬腊月hándōnglàyuè severe winter

【解释】腊月：农历十二月。指冬季最寒冷的腊月天。 【出处】汉·无名氏《别诗（骨肉缘枝叶）》：“征夫怀远路，游子恋故乡。寒冬十二月，晨起践严霜。” 【示例】～大雪纷飞，漫山遍野一片白色。  

Create your perfect future! 2024 will be your year :-)

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it :-) If you are like me and keen to make 2024 your bes...

The precious gift of time

When asked what I want for my birthday or Christmas, I find it more and more difficult to know what...

【日記を書いて身につける中国語】小葛小姐的中文日記-1　

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Christmas movies: New(ish) favourites

Today I’d like to share two Christmas movies that are fairly new (they came out within the last 5 y...

快结束2023年 举行一个活动呢

马上结束2023年呢，你们准备好了向于2024年希望您们过得很好的一年。============================クーポン名: 2023年结束活动コード: f634d487割引率: 2...

Christmas Superlative fun. Intermediate practice materials

Christmas time is exciting and a great opportunity to practice using superlative. First study the g...

Let's go to the UAE!

What do you know about the UAE?They have the tallest building in the world.They have a human-made i...

HEALTHY FOOD SHOPPING LIST :-)

If you have ever wondered what to buy at the supermarket and what to eat to be healthy - this is ex...

Advanced Listening Comprehension. Christmas around the world.

This Christmas video has a lot of interesting information however it is fast and might be a challen...

Autumn/Winter 2023: Tutor Column Award

I know I haven’t been posting articles as often as usual during this busy holiday season, so I was ...

Let's go to Italy!

What colors do you see on Italy's national flag?What's tha national animals about Italy?What's the ...

Intermediate Grammar 2nd Conditional at Christmas

Conditional sentences are very common in English. We use zero conditionals, first conditionals, sec...

Christmas Idioms Part 1 Advanced English

These materials are for advanced students as they relate to idioms. Task 1 read the idioms being us...

Talking about weather in English (verbs): Part 1

You’re no doubt familiar with common weather words like “snow” and “rain,” but do you know how to d...