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Advanced reading comprehension Gifts

At this time of year, many people around the world send and receive gifts.However, not all gifts ar...

Henry Golding's Christmas ratings. The best and worst of Christmas. Advanced level

Henry Golding is a successful movie star who grew up in England. Here he is sharing the best and wo...

Merry Christmas !!!

In a world filled with violence and despair, the message of Christmas brings hope to us all.  Indee...

Present tense Christmas tasks for beginners

Merry Christmas, here are some fun tasks for you to try. Practice short present tense sentences rel...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （5）草船借箭 cǎochuánjièjiàn

草船借箭是中国古典名著《三国演义》中赤壁之战的一个故事。借箭由周瑜故意提出（限十天内造十万支箭），机智的诸葛亮一眼识破是一条害人之计，却淡定表示“只需要三天”。后来，有鲁肃帮忙，诸葛亮再利用曹操多疑...

My favourite Christmas song - 'Last Christmas'

'Last Christmas' is an extremely popular Christmas song in the UK.  It was released in 1984 by the ...

Intermediate reading Comprehension. The 10 best things about Christmas.

Practice your reading comprehension with this article relating to the 10 best things about Christma...

冬至快乐！Happy winter solstice

每年公历12月21日或22日，或23日，是中国传统二十四节气中一个重要的节气，即冬至。Today is winter solstice. It is the longest night and sh...

the story of the gingerbread man

Dear students,Merry Christmas! Get ready for a delightful adventure into the enchanting realm of th...

The system of obesity

Beginners reading comprehension. Harriet's Christmas Day

Practice your reading comprehension with this Harriet's story. Now you have read the story can you ...

Let's go to Brazil!

Do you know the nationald animal in Brazil is the jaguar?Have you attended the carnival in Brazil?W...

Japanese has two types of passive sentences

　　In Japanese, passive sentences are used very often, such as “Watashi wa sensei ni homerareta(my t...

ONE IDIOM AT A TIME （4） 世外桃源 shìwàitáoyuán

世外桃源，出自东晋·陶渊明《桃花源记》。  这则成语原指与现实社会隔绝、生活安乐的理想境界。后也指环境幽静生活安逸的地方。用以比喻一种空想的、与世隔绝的、脱离现实社会的地方。其本身结构为偏正式，在句...

Merry Chrismas! from the SKY TREE

Hello!Today, I introduce one of my favorite places in Tokyo.This picture above was taken under the ...

What I would be happy to receive as a gift is..

Gifts have a special way of bringing joy and excitement, and imagining the perfect gift can be a de...

冬至吃湯圓 Eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice.

今天是農曆二十四節氣中的冬至。台灣人有冬至吃湯圓的習慣，我們喜歡吃甜湯圓，也喜歡吃鹹湯圓，甜、鹹，你喜歡哪一種?歡迎留言告訴我。Today is the winter solstice among ...

Beginners listening comprehension and sentence practice

Watch the video and learn about an English Christmas. Can you remember the keywords? Do you know wh...

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

おすすめレッスン：【添削】中国語の日記 （スカイプなし）https://cafetalk.com/lesson/detail/?c=eJzLS_ZKLC8pT8woLQkIcUsrjirP8vZMt...

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...