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每天用一杯茶的时间，了解中国多一点儿！

Lillian's Time for Morning Tea | Lillian的早茶时间

学习十种常用的交通工具。
- 汽车 (qì chē)
- 火车 (huǒ chē)
- 地铁 (dì tiě)
- 高铁 (gāo tiě)
- 巴士 (bā shì)
- 出租车 (chū zū chē)
- 飞机 (fēi jī)
- 自行车 (zì xíng chē)
- 摩托车 (mó tuō chē)
- 渡轮 (dù lún)

中文小课堂

交通工具

In this episode of Streetwise English Podcast, I talk about why I like studying languages on italki. My teacher profile: https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 Thanks for listening! 
transcript for Reading while listening.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MnDkCaOJ92y9J-5OsVp0w-IK7Q7kw96eDB0_1PudtYc/edit?usp=sharing

Streetwise English

SWE 115 Why I love italki language study (Intermediate English)

This is Part Two of our conversation about life in Florida. We try to answer the following questions:

Are people in Florida friendly?
What's the best beach in Florida?
Are alligators dangerous?
What is a "Florida Man"?

At the end of the episode, I explain the following vocabulary in more detail with examples:

-grow into
-wreak havoc on
-a case in point

Brentoni's English Podcast

018 - Should You Worry About Alligators in Florida? (Part Two)

Today I will be discussing a topic that I found very interesting, and I hope you do to, It is something I have started doing and I definitely feel the positive effects. Today I am discussing grounding at first, this may sound a little woo-woo. But the science behind earthing and grounding is compelling: The earth is abundant in free electrons (negatively charged) that when connected to the body can help neutralize free radicals, providing antioxidant and immune-boosting properties

Grounding also called earthing, is a therapeutic technique that involves doing activities that “ground” or electrically reconnect you to the earth for various health benefits.
We walked barefoot and we slept in contact with the Earth never realizing that its surface contained limitless, natural, healing energy. Walking around barefoot is not our main mode of travel any longer. We live indoors much of the time and when we do walk or run outside, we wear rubber-soled shoes which prevent our feet from being able to absorb the Earth's subtle energy. Rubber is not conductive, but our bodies are!


Matcha & Meditation

Grounding

Un vecchio leone decide di procurarsi il cibo ricorrendo all'astuzia. Ma la volpe è più furba di lui.

Vittorio per Voi

Il vecchio leone e la volpe

IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Transportation (Band 8-9 answers)

Here the questions for you to answer. If you want - give it shot first, then listen to the recording.

Q. 1. How did you come here today?
Q. 2. What is public transport like in your hometown?
Q. 3. Do you think people should use public transport more? [Why/ why not?]
Q. 4. How public transports have changed in your country during the last one decade?

How do you feel about your answer? What has to improve? What way I can help you in our next class?

Please prepare your questions and send me a class request if you need more assistance on the part 1,2 and 3 of IELTS Speaking.

To Your Success!

IELTS-SPEAKING 8-9 BAND IS POSSIBLE. DAILY SPEAKING PRACTICE PART 1,2 & 3. Listen daily.

IELTS Speaking Part 1 - Transportation (Band 8-9 answers)

In this episode we will talk about 【Schools in China】, you will learn how to say 【education system,undergraduate,college】 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。
今天想和大家聊一聊【中国的学校】。
每个国家的教育制度都不太一样，今天我给大家介绍一下中国的情况。小孩子3岁可以开始上幼儿园，3-4岁是小班,4-5岁是中班,5-6岁是大班,6-7岁可以上小学。小学一共六年，小学一年级到六年级。中学包括初中和高中，都是3年，初一、初二、初三，高一、高二和高三。高三有一个很重要的考试，叫做高考。高考的成绩会决定你去上哪一个大学，读什么专业。考上清华北大，也就是清华大学和北京大学是每一个学生的梦想。
那每个学生高考都考一样的试卷吗？教育部会准备几套试卷给每个省选，有一些省会自己出试卷。除了普通的考生，还有一种考生叫高考特长生。他们一般有艺术或者体育的特长，高考分数的要求会低一些。中国的大学分本科和专科，本科一般读四年，专科读三年，一些特别的专业，例如医学专业需要五年。
那是每个中国孩子都能从幼儿园读到大学吗？不是的。在中国现在是九年义务教育，也就是小学六年和初中三年所有学生可以免费上。初中结束的时候有中考，中考的成绩决定你能不能考上高中。一般来说，如果你在好的高中读书，你的高考成绩会更好，更有机会考上好的大学，所以很多家长在初中开始就对孩子的学习成绩很着急。
你可能会问，如果考不上高中，应该怎么办呢？有的学生会选择复读，也就是再读一年初三，再参加一次中考；有的学生选择上职业学校。家庭条件好的学生可能选择出国留学，条件不好的学生只能直接工作。
中国的学校有两个学期，第一学期一般是9月1号开学，12月底开始放寒假；第二学期是2月开学，7月开始放暑假。具体开学和放假的日期每个学校会不太一样。
在你的国家教育制度是什么样的？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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教育/jiào yù/Education
制度/zhì dù/System
幼儿园/yòu ér yuán/Kindergarten
梦想/mèng xiǎng/Dream
试卷/shì juàn/Test Paper
教育部/jiào yù bù/Ministry of Education
省/shěng/Province
特长/tè cháng/Specialty
艺术/yì shù/Art
本科/běn kē/Undergraduate
专科/zhuān kē/Junior college
义务/yì wù/Compulsory
职业学校/zhí yè xué xiào/Vocational School
家庭条件/jiā tíng tiáo jiàn/Family Conditions
学期/xué qī/Semester
寒假/hán jià/Winter Vacation
暑假/shǔ jià/Summer Vacation
具体/jù tǐ/specific

Yuli's Chinese Channel

中国的学校 Schools in China ①（Intermediate level）

Talk about family, alphabet part 2 & the w-question sentence, verb conjugations plural: (wir, ihr, sie, Sie) kommen/kommt, wohnen/wohnt, arbeiten/arbeitet.

Paul and Anna talk about their friend Tim and his family photo. His sister is getting married tomorrow. Anna's meeting with Meili was great. Both think Meili is nice. But why is Anna invited to the wedding when Paul is not?

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