Many Mandarin learners tend to take a Chinese name especially when they live in Mandarin-speaking countries or engage with native speakers fairly often. Here are some cultural things in terms of picking a Chinese name. In Chinese culture, names usually carry good wishes for their owner. 强，斌 are a couple of most common names I have seen, 强 means “being outstanding among a group, which regarding capability”, and 斌 consist of “being educated well, plus showcasing abilities to be a general or military officer, or being physically strong that can overdo a number of people when it comes to a fight”. My name takes parts of the meaning of “original, capital(the most important),one”, which carries “stick with a dream or wish made by oneself when someone was little, and keep effort onto it until they finally get around to it”. In contrast with other cultures, people whose native language is Mandarin are likely to have too many options when they get to choosing legal names, a bunch of parents are not able to give their newborn babies’ names on their own that they prefer to seek help from experts who are good at giving names, even though they realize that people with various available names are around them in everyday life. The simple motivation for picking a special name that other people don’t use so much is at the bottom of that case. So it’s not strange to see or hear very unusual names over here, which you perhaps need some lookup to call out the names, then again, the certain groups did rack their brains to find a fascinating one to address somebody. Personally, I don’t like unconventional names at all. I am fond of common names or the names are not pretty “mouthful” at least, because they are easy to remember and pronounce. My name is simply made up of one syllable, I like it.

COMMON MISTAKES ENGLISH LEARNERS MAKE (And How To Fix Them) As an English teacher, I often notice that my students make the same little mistakes no matter their level. Let’s look at 3 of them 1. ❌ I’m agree ✔️I agree Agree is a verb, so we don’t need am. Example: • ❌ I’m agree with you. • ✔️I agree with you. 2. ❌ He go to work every day ✔️He goes to work every day Don’t forget the -s in the 3rd person singular. 3. ❌ I’m boring ✔️ I’m bored I’m boring means you make others bored. Example: • ✔️ I’m bored = I feel bored. • ❌ I’m boring = I’m not interesting! Tip: When you notice your mistakes, don’t feel bad, it means you’re learning! What other English mistakes do you hear often in your country? Share them in the comments.

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English students try this. Topic: Plural Forms and Irregular Nouns

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One day, I went to Tokyo DisneySea with my friend who lives in another prefecture and went to the same elementary school as me. In the morning, I woke up on time, but it took me a long time to do my makeup and hair, so I left home late. Then, on the way to the station, I realized I had forgotten my headphones in my room, and I was really disappointed because I usually listen to music on the train. I spent a boring hour there, but I got excited when I thought about meeting my friend. We ate sandwiches for lunch and ramen for dinner. We also had churros and popcorn as a light meal. We rode some attractions and really enjoyed them.We had fun until the park closed. On the way home, we went our separate ways. I felt a little lonely, but I was happy to see my friend again after three months.

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