Although I'm from the UK, I lived in China for 15 years, teach a large number of Chinese students, and even have a Chinese girlfriend. In this episode, I share some of my thoughts on the main differences I've noticed between the two cultures. These affect the way we approach education, the way we interact with our friends, and even how we eat our food and choose what to wear.
So what do you think? Do you agree with me? Are there any other differences that you've noticed? I'd love to read your comments.

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In todays episode we discuss the Idioms of food

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Episode 28 : Idioms of food

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о глаголах, которые часто вызывают трудности у студентов - это глаголы «учить»/«учиться»/«изучать». Мы обсудим их значения, рассмотрим как они используются в контексте.

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
- запоминать - запомнить - выучить наизусть
- исследовать - изучать с научной точки зрения
- навык - умение 
- оттенки значения - небольшие смысловые вариации
- тщательный - старательный, выполненный с точностью

Приятного прослушивания!

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Выпуск 5. Учиться/учиться/изучать?

Listen - Sikiza
Choose - Chagua
Boil - Chemsha
Look - Tazama
Play - Cheza
Talk - Ongea
Wash - Osha
Clean - Safisha
Wipe - Panguza
Shave - Nyoa
Walk - Tembea
Eat - Kula
Love - Penda
Stand - Simama
Jump - Ruka
Sit - Keti
Come - Kuja
Write - Andika

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Verbs - Vitenzi

Today we're talking about the adjective "blatant" and the adverb "blatant" which are both really useful pieces of professional English vocabulary. I hope you find them useful!

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When the word after "不" is the first, second, or 
third tone, "不" should be read in the fourth tone, 
and when the word after "不" is in the fourth tone, 
"不" should be read in the second tone.


HSK vocabulary

“不”variation of tone

There's a video on TikTok in which a user takes a jar of seasoning called "Everything But the Bagel" and carefully separates the ingredients into small piles to find out the secret to the recipe.

The video has been viewed almost 2 million times — a sign of just how popular this seasoning mix, made by US company Trader Joe's, has become.

People like to put it on top of bagels and use it in lots of different meals.

However, fans of the mix have been finding out that it's not welcome everywhere in the world.

Signs have been posted at Incheon Airport in Seoul, telling passengers they can't bring jars of the seasoning into the country.

The reason is that one of the ingredients is banned in South Korea.

The mix contains things like sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and salt — but poppy seeds are the problem.

Poppy seeds are banned in South Korea because they are narcotic-related items, according to the airport. The ban is not new but travelers have said that airports are now cracking down on the seasoning mix.

The seeds are also banned in a number of other countries, including Saudi Arabia and Singapore.

The poppy plant is used to make drugs like heroin and morphine, although the seeds don't contain any opiates.

However, the country worries that the seeds could be contaminated by opiates.

In fact, in the US, members of the armed forces have been advised not to eat products containing poppy seeds in case they affect the results of drug tests.

Drug tests can be very sensitive but experts say that it would be almost impossible to eat enough poppy seeds to feel any narcotic effect.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

South Korea Cracks Down on Popular Seasoning Mix

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