Slang, informal and little tips to sound more like a native speaker. 

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Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Join me with Captain Seasalt and his curious band of pirates as they explore the 26 Islands of the alphabet. 
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Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Hi, and welcome to Reading Long Vowels and Consonant Blends with Teacher Alyse!
Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.



Phonics Long Vowels and Consonant Blends

Short Stories by David Sedaris **Content is suitable for Adults** Listen and follow along as I read short stories from Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other books by David Sedaris.


Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk and other stories from David Sedaris ( Adult 18+) 

The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is a popular children's book written by  Dav Pilkey. 

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

This is a thought-provoking book dealing with family, sacrifice, teamwork, and leading kids to think about their feelings on animal testing, written by Award-winning author Robert C. O'Brien. 

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 

Ready to laugh, lead, and learn your way to fluency? The C(48) Verbs of the Day are here to help you expand your vocabulary and express yourself like a pro! 

Laugh – 笑 (Xiào) 😂
Lead – 领导 (Lǐngdǎo) 🧭
Learn – 学习 (Xuéxí) 📚
Lend – 借给 (Jiè gěi) 🤝
Lick – 舔 (Tiǎn) 👅

Want to deepen your learning?
📘 C(48) Vocabulary Flash Cards: Fun and visual, these flashcards will help you remember today’s verbs with ease!
🎯 C(48) Verbs Quiz: Put your skills to the test and see how well you know these essential verbs!

5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C (48) Verbs Set : Laugh Lead Learn Lend Lick

朋友们你们好！这一集我已经准备了一些自己非常喜欢的零食。它们是我学习汉语过程中的几条心得。我话就不多说了，我们边吃边学吧！


1）给自己定下小目标：
比如说：你每天都会学10分钟的汉语。听起来很短，才十分钟！不过如果你一年365天每天都全心全意地学10分钟，相信我，你会学到很多东西！

2）改变手机语言 ：
一开始，可能会有很多词语你看不懂，但是我们每天随时都要用手机，所以你慢慢会习惯的。

3）模仿本地人的发音和语气：
在看视频，看电视剧或者在听播客的时候，可以暂停一下，模仿他们说的每一句话。这是一个能帮助你练习自然口音的方法。我个人觉得特别有用！

4）自己录音：
学习时，可以录一下你说汉语的声音。这个方法有两个目的。首先，录完就可以自己听，然后跟母语者说的作比较。其次，学习了一段时间后，回头再听就可以感觉到你的进步，鼓励自己！

5）不要怕被笑话：
很多朋友担心自己说错，所以很少开口。你知道吗，你虽然会认识很多生词，但是如果你不说话，那些词你会很容易忘掉的。多多说话不但帮你说得更流利，而且也是学习和复习词语的一个好方式。

最后有一个小小的tip想跟你们分享一下。有不少朋友问了我，如果想轻松地跟中国朋友聊天那应该学习什么内容：我觉得只要是让你感兴趣的内容，你都可以去学。学自己喜欢的，这样会更有意思，学得更快！

希望我的那几个秘诀可以帮助大家提高自己的汉语水平，让你们学习的旅程更简单，更开心！
祝你们新的一年有新的开始，新的收获和成功！

词语：

集 [jí] classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
过程 [guò chéng]course of events; process; Classifiers: 个 
心得 [xīn dé]what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); tips
目标 [mù biāo] target; goal
比如说 [bǐ rú shuō]
听起来 [tīng qi lai]to sound like
全心全意 [quán xīn quán yì]heart and soul; wholeheartedly
随时 [suí shí]at any time; at all times
习惯 [xí guàn]habit; custom
本地人 [běn dì rén]native person (of a country)
语气 [yǔ qì]tone; manner of speaking 
视频 [shì pín]video
播客 [bō kè]podcast (loanword)
暂停 [zàn tíng]pause (media player)
自然 [zì rán]nature; natural; naturally
口音 [kǒu yīn]oral speech sounds (linguistics)
方法 [fāng fǎ]method; way; means 
有用 [yǒu yòng]useful
录音 [lù yīn]to record (sound) 
声音 [shēng yīn]voice; sound 
目的 [mù dì]purpose; aim; goal
回头 [huí tóu] later
进步 [jìn bù]progress; improvement
鼓励 [gǔ lì]to encourage
笑话 [xiào huà]joke; to laugh at; to mock
开口 [kāi kǒu]to open one's mouth; to start to talk
忘掉 [wàng diào]to forget
方式 [fāng shì]way; manner; style; mode; pattern
内容 [nèi róng]content; substance; details
秘诀 [mì jué]secret know-how; recipe (for success)
提高 [tí gāo]to raise; to increase; to improve
水平 [shuǐ píng]level
旅程 [lǚ chéng]journey; trip
简单 [jiǎn dān]simple; not complicated
开始 [kāi shǐ]to begin; beginning
收获 [shōu huò]to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain 
成功 [chéng gōng]success; to succeed


解馋小零食

2023年01月8号 - 我是怎么提高汉语水平的？(Intermediate) 

I'll be talking about Christmas fillms. I know it's a cliche' topic but it's still fun.
You can learn a lot of very useful words!


I have an instagram you can find the same channel neme there

Everyday japanese with maki

what's your favourite christmas film?

My cousin has recently moved house to a property just outside Edinburgh. It is close to a famous, historic cottage and in a beautiful setting near the hills. The entrance to the house is very impressive.
The hall leads to an enormous sitting room with high ceilings and big windows facing south, so it feels bright and open. Upstairs, there are four bedrooms, and two of them have balconies that look out onto the back garden. And a practical feature of the house is the huge garage for four cars.


English Mini Lessons

Buildings

In the British political system, elections must be held every five years, though it can be sooner than that in some situations. The UK is divided into 650 political areas, and in each area people vote for ~ person representing the political patty they want co see in power. The politician with the most votes becomes the Member of Parliament (known as an MP) for that area. Parliament, therefore, has 650 MPs, and the party with the majority of MPs usually forms the government. The leader of that party also becomes prime minister

Politics

春秋时期，宋国有一个农夫，他性子很急，他担心自己田里的禾苗长不高，就天天到田边去看。可是，一连好几天过去了，禾苗一点儿也没有往上长。他在田边焦急地转来转去，自言自语地说:“我得想个办法帮助它们长高。”

有一天，他终于想出了办法，急忙奔到田里, 把禾苗一棵棵地往上拔, 从大清早一直忙到太阳落山，累得筋疲力尽。他回到家里气喘吁吁地说:“今天可把我累坏了，但力气总算没白费, 禾苗都长高了一大截。”

他儿子一听，心想居然还有这样的好事，连忙跑到田边去看，却只见满田的秧苗都枯死了。

这就是成语“拔苗助长”的由来，后人用它来比喻不管事物的发展变化规则，急于求成，只会将事情弄糟。

HSK6 Vocab Based - Short Story Podcast

01. 成语故事-拔苗助长 Idiom Stories--Bá miáo zhù zhǎng

In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about some interesting concepts and practices in traditional Chinese medicine.

TED-Ed video about Yin and Yang:
https://youtu.be/ezmR9Attpyc


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Fire In The Body? Amazing Traditional Chinese Medicine Theories 神奇的中医理论

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kFgNyyItY1fo8_oEJm6HvP771YhWrk5t/view?usp=drivesdk