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Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

用中文形容emoji Describe emoji in Chinese！

Listen to the text repeatedly, and try to imitate it by introducing yourself

Listening for beginners

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A very interesting talk, looking at the complex phenomenon of love from the perspective of science, and trying to understand what is really happening which makes us feel such strong feelings.

- https://www.ted.com/talks/shannon_odell_the_science_of_falling_in_love/transcript

1. you may find yourself + VERB + ing
2. (see through) rose-coloured glasses
3. thanks in large part to 
4. AAAAA is not unlike BBBBB
5. pump the brakes on SOMETHING

TED phrases with Michael

02 The science of falling in love

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This episode lets break down a sure fire way to describe a recent book that moved you and/or answering this will help build confidence for the IELTS examiner you will most certainly have related to this topic.



Baffling Lingo

Reader Dissection

“Well, as I’m still a uni  student, doing things on the cheap is something I've had to learn over the last few years, and just the weekend before last, myself and my 2 best mates had a really wonderful day out that cost next to nothing.




It was a bank holiday weekend, and we really wanted to have a special day out, as the weather forecast was perfect, and we really needed to get away from our studies. 




To do anything in the city, especially during a holiday weekend, always costs a lot of money, and as we were flat broke,  we decided to look for somewhere to go outside of the city. One of the guys came up with the idea of riding our bikes to a very beautiful park and lake, about 15 km outside of the city. 




We all agreed it would be a great idea, and each chipped in some cash, so we could buy some nice food in the local supermarket, as there is a barbeque area in the park which is free to use.
It turned out to be a really wonderful and special day, and was as cheap as chips, as riding our bikes meant there was no transport cost, and entry to the park was actually free. I think in total we spent about 24 dollars on the food between the three of us, and it really goes to show that it’s still possible to have a really special day out that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

IELTS 85 Speaking

Describe a special day out that cost very little

Today’s tip is a melodious and enjoyable approach to your language learning—you will use music to enhance your language skills. 
Singing along to songs in your target language can make learning fun and effective. 
Let’s explore how this method can boost your fluency.

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Discover effective strategies to boost your English text comprehension skills in this insightful podcast episode. Learn practical techniques for identifying key details, understanding the author's intent, and analyzing complex texts. Enhance your reading abilities and unlock new levels of understanding with expert guidance. Tune in now for indispensable tips on mastering English text comprehension.

English Learner's Boost

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In this episode we are going to learn 【Numbers 】in Chinese. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know alreay, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practise until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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昨天我打电话叫了外卖。
zuó tiān wǒ dǎ diàn huà jiào le wài mài 。
I called for takeaway yesterday.
我买了一个汉堡、一盒薯条和两瓶可乐。
wǒ mǎi le yí gè hàn bǎo 、 yì hé shǔ tiáo hé liǎng píng kě lè 。
I bought a hamburger, a box of fries and two bottles of Coke.
汉堡一个24块钱。
hàn bǎo yí gè èr shí sì kuài qián 。
A burger is 24 RMB.
薯条一盒18块钱。
shǔ tiáo yì hé shí bā kuài qián 。
A box of fries is 18RMB.
可乐一瓶两块五。
kě lè yì píng liǎng kuài wǔ 。
A bottle of Coke is 2.5 RMB.
一共多少钱？
yí gòng duō shǎo qián ？
How much in total?
一共是47块钱。
yí gòng shì sì shí qī kuài qián 。
47 RMB in total.
这家店的东西很好吃。
zhè jiā diàn de dōng xī hěn hǎo chī 。
The food in this store is delicious.
他们的电话是8692-4531。
tā men de diàn huà shì bā liù jiǔ èr-sì wǔ sān yī。
Their phone number is 8692-4531.
你喜欢吃汉堡吗？
nǐ xǐ huān chī hàn bǎo ma ？
Do you like eating hamburgers?