In last week’s Chillchat, Karen and Baiwei discussed different aspects of owning a pet. In today’s episode, we are diving into a more serious aspect of the pet industry which is ‘Animal Protection’. Animal rights and protection has been a heated issue that is attracting more and more attention in China. Let’s have a listen!

Note: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.



Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Let’s Talk About The Animal Protection Issue in China

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The Turkish Learning Journey

Easy Turkish

Easy Turkish GREETINGS

In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about different music genres, their favorite singers and musical instruments. Correction! The song Baiwei mentioned from Shovels And Rope is called Boxcar, Not Birmingham.

聊聊音乐！Music (Genre, Singer and Musical Instruments)

CHISTES MEXICANOS

GUAPO.

В этом подкасте вы услышите краткое описание истории любви Марии из повести "Метель". 
Сначала Мария полюбила Владимира, но родители были против их свадьбы, тогда молодые решили тайно ночью обвенчаться в церкви, чтобы никто не узнал. К сожалению, всю ночь была метель и Владимир потерялся и не смог приехать. 
Зато приехал один незнакомец, он тоже потерялся во время метели, увидел церковь и вошёл в неё. Получилось так, что Марию и незнакомца обвенчали СЛУЧАЙНО. 
Через несколько лет они встретятся... Как же они могли обвенчаться случайно? Кто этот незнакомец? Это была судьба?  

Russian with a tale

 "Метель" А.С. Пушкина

Il corso di serbo-croata

I verbi modali + le frasi utili

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! In this episode, program host Akari will talk about her hobby. (She has a lot of hobbies!)
Do you have any hobbies? What are they?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-4-hobby/

Slow Japanese

Episode #4 - Hobby


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1. Self-Discovery: Before diving in, take stock. What kind of leader are you? What industry ignites your passion? Analyze your strengths and target roles that leverage them. Online leadership quizzes and career assessments can be helpful tools.

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3. Craft a Compelling Narrative:  Your resume and cover letter are your story. Showcase leadership experiences, quantifying achievements with data (increased sales by X%, improved team efficiency by Y%). Tailor your resume to each position, highlighting skills relevant to the specific role.

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