 A busy restaurant. A customer is trying to order soup. The waiter gets everything hilariously wrong

Search for phrasal verbs!

Waiter, There’s a Phrasal Verb in My Soup!

ADEL ALBANNA: A PROFISSIONAL ARABIC TEACHER

Yemeni dialect  in the taxi 

Many schools and universities focus on teaching only grammar. Students after graduation can't speak English. What is the problem?

How to Learn English

Is learning grammar important?

In this episode we will talk about 【English teacher became live streaming host】, you will learn how to say 【promote goods sales，transformation】 ect.
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It is recommended that you study in the following ways:
1st time: listen without looking at the text.
2nd time: look at the text and write down the new words, then look up the dictionary. 
3rd time: listen again without looking at the text.
4th time: shadow reading without looking at the text.
https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-english-dictionary/
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大家好，我是Yuli。
这个星期中国最火的话题之一是新东方直播。新东方是一家教育培训公司，是做出国的英语培训起家的，后来也做中小学基础教育。因为疫情影响，出国的人变少了。2021年7月中国开始实施“双减”政策。第一、减轻义务教育阶段学生的作业负担，第二、减轻校外培训负担。这个政策对教育培训机构造成了巨大的影响，很多老师失业，机构也不得不开始转型。
新东方在2021年底开始了直播带货，卖农产品。但是一开始并没有什么人关注，直播间只有几十个人观看。经过半年的坚持努力，新东方直播间从最初平均单场直播销售额不足30万，逆袭为现在的单场平均销售额近1500万。3天时间，粉丝增加近160万，销售额增加1777万元。
他们是如何做到的呢？今年6月份以来，“新东方直播间”队伍登场，带货主播都是新东方的英语老师。他们一边说英语，一边介绍产品。网友开玩笑说，买个东西还可以免费学英语。其中人气最高的是董宇辉，他不仅幽默，还很有才华。在他的直播间，你不仅可以学英语，还可以听他讲优美的诗词。他会分享他的经验和故事，你会因为他的坚持和乐观而感动。
董老师的一段话让我很感动，他对那些经历过痛苦的人说：“运气可能会来也可能不会来，但是这不影响你本来要坚守的心。痛苦是对的，痛苦源于对现状的不满。痛苦的人才有欲望去改变一切。痛苦就是力量” 
希望他的话也能鼓励到你。我们下期见。
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直播	zhí bō	live streaming
起家	qǐ jiā	start (the business)
疫情	yì qíng	epidemic
实施	shí shī	implement (the policy)
转型	zhuǎn xíng	transformation
带货	dài huò	promote goods sales
逆袭	nì xí	counterattack
登场	dēng chǎng	debut
才华	cái huá	talent
优美	yōu měi	beautiful,graceful
坚守	jiān shǒu	hold fast to
源于	yuán yú	originate from

Yuli's Chinese Channel

英语老师直播带货 English teacher became live streaming host（Intermediate and advanced level）

This episode goes through the questions  and answers in the recently published Beginner to Elementary Level Check Quiz.



Support for Scottish Gaelic Learners

Level Check Quiz Listening Practise

Today we are talking about the changes in standard of living throughout the past several decades in China, all the way from the 50s to the current days. What has changed in terms of people’s salary and methods of payment? Let’s go!

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)

Generations of Change: Income & Standard of Living

Transcript ：https://patreon.com/user?u=52028108&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Lily´s Chinese 中文世界

20240108怎样在中国坐火车

In this episode of English Learners Boost, Teacher Ian—licensed professional science teacher and English tutor—explores the powerful concept of “Intent vs. Impact” in English communication. Discover how even small differences in phrasing can completely change how you’re understood! With practical examples, inspiring insights, and a reminder that you’re not alone in this journey, this episode is your guide to bridging the gap and speaking English with confidence and authenticity. Ready to boost your English? Let’s go!



English Learner's Boost

Intent vs. Impact: How English Can Betray You

Young people in South Korea are turning their backs on marriage, according to a government report.

A survey by Statistics Korea of Koreans aged between 19 and 34 found that just 36% have a positive opinion of marriage.

That's down from 56% in 2012.

The report found that many young Koreans feel they do not have enough money for marriage at a time when the cost of living is high.

Others said they don't think that marriage is necessary.

The report also found that only 28% of the women surveyed have a positive opinion of marriage.

This may be because women are choosing to put their jobs first — before marrying and starting a family.

Earlier in the year, Statistics Korea said that the number of marriages in the country in 2022 was the lowest ever recorded.

There were 192,000 marriages in 2022. The number of marriages recorded has now decreased in each of the last 11 years.

The government is worried, and has spent years trying to encourage young people to marry and have children, since the country's birth rate is also falling.

But more Koreans are happy to stay single. There is even a word for people who choose not to marry: bihon.

And instead of encouraging Koreans to marry, some people are asking the government to do more for single people who have chosen to live on their own.

