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Teacher Joseph's Podcast

A Rainy Day in Blackpool (with transcript)

Hello and welcome to my Chinese Channel. Today let's take a look at how to express the different nationalities, such as I am Chinese. And how to ask which country do you come from? Are you ready?

Veronica's Chinese Channel

你是哪国人？which country do you come from?

The old (and new) topic, AI and chatGPT
Please note: this episode is nearly advance level, since the guest today is a professional programmer and the topics we talk are not so easy to be explained in easier Chinese :)

Blabla Chinese 

10. How will ChatGPT change our life_ ChatGPT会如何改变我们的生活？

Il conte Gastaldi è sicuro che uno dei suoi quattro domestici è una spia e che la sua vita è in pericolo. Toccherà all' ispettore Malvisi sventare la minaccia e assicurare il colpevole alla giustizia.

Se io fossi Sherlock Holmes

Caccia alla spia per l'ispettore Malvisi

In this episode we will talk about 【Schools in China】, you will learn how to say 【cultivate,subject,communicate】 ect. 
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
Step 1: Gist listening. Listen to get the main idea. (more times if necessary)
Step 2: Check the script and learn new words. 
Step 3: Listen and imitate as much as you can then retell the story.
Step 4: Write down what you hear if you want to practise writing.
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大家好，我是Yuli。欢迎收听我的播客。
上个星期给大家介绍了中国的教育制度，包括有什么学校、重要的考试和每个学期的时间等等。今天再给大家介绍下在学校里我们学习什么。
幼儿园的孩子主要通过故事、儿歌、游戏等形式，培养听、说、读、写能力，提高他们的语言表达和沟通能力。他们也会学一些简单的数学、科学知识。中国小学一年级到六年级的科目包括语文、数学、英语、科学、社会与生活、美术、音乐、体育与健康、信息技术等。英语课一般是三年级开始，不过越来越多的孩子很小就开始学英语。小学一天大概有6节课，每个学校不太一样。
初中要学习的科目包括语文、数学、英语、政治、历史、生物、地理、物理、化学、体育、音乐和美术。 物理一般是从初中二年级开始学的，化学一般是从初中三年级开始学的。高中的科目和初中差不多，但高中的知识量比初中的大很多。
大学专业非常多，高考成绩出来后可以根据你的分数选择大学和专业。受欢迎的热门专业一直在变化，2024年高考热门理科专业有：电气工程及其自动化、电子信息工程等；热门文科专业有：工商管理、会计学、法学等。
除了普通学校，也有一些家长选择让孩子读国际学校。国际学校的学生英语能力更强，发展也更全面。很多国际学校的学生不参加高考，直接申请国外的大学。当然，国际学校学费也是很贵的，普通家庭的孩子很难去上这样的学校。
在你的国家最热门的专业是什么呢？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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教育制度
/jiào yù zhì dù/Education system
培养/péi yǎng/Cultivate
沟通/gōu tōng/Communication
科学/kē xué/Science
科目/kē mù/Subjects
社会/shè huì/Society
美术/měi shù/Arts
信息技术/xìn xī jì shù/Information Technology
政治/zhèng zhì/Politics
生物/shēng wù/Biology
地理/dì lǐ/Geography
物理/wù lǐ/Physics
化学/huà xué/Chemistry
热门/rè mén/Popular
理科/lǐ kē/Science specialty
电气工程/diàn qì gōng chéng/Electrical Engineering
自动化/zì dòng huà/Automation
电子信息工程/diàn zǐ xìn xī gōng chéng/Electronic Information Engineering
文科/wén kē/Liberal Arts
工商管理/gōng shāng guǎn lǐ/Business management
会计/kuài jì/Accounting
法学/fǎ xué/Law major
申请/shēnqǐng/Apply

Yuli's Chinese Channel

中国的学校 Schools in China ②（Intermediate level）

👉 This episode of Stairway to English is a very special conversation edition! This is Part 1. Part 2 will be available very soon! 

👉 Marisa and I talk about her life, her background with language learning, where her family is from, and growing up as an English language learner. Marisa speaks with a Texan accent. I hope you enjoy the episode!

👉 Vocabulary
Commute - Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis

Stay put - To stay in one place

Public Relations - A type of employment where you work with companies to help them in the news or stay out of the news

Birth certificate - A certificate received at birth to show where you were born

Immigrant - A person who moves to and lives in a different country

Pull out - Take something out

Drop off - Leave someone or something somewhere

Hand me over - Give someone something or someone

Siblings - Brothers and/or sisters

Pick up - Collect a person or a thing from a place

Accelerates - Move quickly

Y’all - You all. This is used mainly in the southern part of the USA.

Carried on a long distance relationship - Dated while living far apart from one another

No brainer - An easy decision

Ma’am - A polite way to address women

Sir - A polite way to address men

Mannerisms - The way you act and handle yourself

👉 Have questions about the episode? Comment below or send me a message!

👉 If you would like to take a lesson with me, send me a message here on italki! Right now, I can't accept new students because my italki schedule is full, but I will be able to very soon! Get on my waiting list now so you will be first in line for lesson openings!

Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Part 1: Conversation Edition: Language Learning, Families, and Immigration with Marisa Vallbona

I explain what language learning research says about the best way to learn English without painful grammar study. 

Painless English

How to Learn English without Grammar Study

Investec（天达银行）首席经济学家Philip Shaw：料英国央行可能会在2023年2月的下一次会议上，将加息步伐放缓至25个基点，因为预计由于抵押贷款利率上升，英国消费者支出将下降。我们怀疑，消费者支出将在明年继续受到打击，特别是随着固定期限的结束，400万家庭被迫以更高的利率为抵押贷款再融资。我们预计银行利率将上升25个基点至3.75%，然后在3月份升至4.0%


财经早咖啡【财经新闻】【Business News】

Investec（天达银行）首席经济学家Philip Shaw：料英国央行将放缓加息步伐；Investec Chief Economist Philip Shaw: Expect the Bank of England to slow down the pace of rate hikes

My students often have problems with these words. Let me help!
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