5 useful words to use when discussing animals

IELTS Vocab

IELTS Vocab - Animals

老字号是指历史悠久，拥有世代传承的产品、技艺或服务，具有鲜明的中华民族传统文化背景和深厚的文化底蕴，取得社会广泛认同，形成良好信誉的品牌。不少产品更由于不断沿革和推广，成为了区域性的亮丽名片。
Lǎozìhào shì zhǐ lìshǐ yōujiǔ, yōngyǒu shìdài chuǎnchéng de chánpǐn、jìyì huò fúwù, jùyǒu xiānmíng de zhōng huá mínsú chuángtǒng wénhuà bèijǐng he shēnhòu de wénhuà dǐyùn, qǔde shèhuì guǎngfàn rèntóng, xíngchéng liánghǎo xìnyù de pǐnpái。Bù shǎo chǎnpǐn gèng yóuyū bùduàn yángé hé tuīguǎng, chéngwéi le qūyù xìng de liànglì míngpiàn.
Time-honored brand refers to a brand with a long history, products, skills or services inherited from generation to generation, distinct traditional Chinese cultural background and profound cultural heritage, widely recognized by the society, and a good reputation. Many products due to continuos evolution and promotion, become a regionl bright name card well known by home and abroad. 

据了解，新中国成立初期约有老字号1万多家，分布在餐饮、零售、食品、酿造、医药、居民服务等众多行业，在满足消费需求、丰富人民生活、倡导诚信经营、延伸服务内涵、传承和展现民族文化等方面发挥了重要作用，在全国人民、海外华人和国际友人当中具有深远影响。
It is reported that in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were about 10,000 time-honored brands, which were distributed in catering, retail, food, brewing, medicine, resident services and many other industries. They played an important role in meeting consumer demand, enriching people's lives, advocating honest management, extending the connotation of service, and inheriting and displaying national culture.  It has far-reaching influence among the Chinese people, overseas Chinese and international friends. 

如：北京 全聚德烤鸭    Quanjude Roast Duck Beijing;       
        四川火锅   hot pot Sichuan; 
        杭州丝绸   Silk product Hangzhou; 
        广州早茶    Dimsum Guangzhou;
       上海老凤祥珠宝   Lao Feng xiang shanghai; 
       贵州茅台酒   Maotai Guizhou;
       云南滇红红茶   Black tea from Yunnan; 
       传统中医学    Traditional Chinese Medical Treatment




Maple's fun Chinese  (Mandarin)

老字号  Lǎozìhào Time-honored brand      HSK 5-6

¿Hay algo más español que la siesta? La mayoría de personas cuando piensa en algo típico español piensa en la siesta, pero ¿es tan común? En este episodio te hablo de la siesta y algunas cosas que igual no sabes sobre ella.

Después de escuchar el episodio deja un comentario, o visita mi Instagram para decirme qué te ha parecido el episodio, y qué piensas de las siestas, ¿te gusta echarte la siesta? ¿Con que frecuencia lo haces?


Blanca to go 

80 – La siesta

IELTS Speaking Part 3 - Photography. Question 3.

Should people share their photographs online? Why/ Why not?

Here are some relevant vocabulary you can use:

Comfortable, sharing, online, necessary, official works,  stolen and used, complete strangers, nefarious purposes, devices, GPS technology, tag, reveal, location, violation , privacy, photo, publicly, accessible.
I hope it helps you get closer to your IELTS speaking goal!

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

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Photography. Question 3.

Росси́я – о́чень больша́я и интере́сная страна́. Здесь вы мо́жете найти́ мно́го но́вого и необы́чного. 
Russia is a big and interesting country. Here you can find a lot of new and unusual things.
Listen to a podcast about travelling in Russia and interesting places there. 


Russian Library

Travel to Russia

Welcome to the More than English Podcast and welcome to a new series! I'm your host Stephen. Today we will introduce the concepts of culture and cultural dimensions before exploring cultural dimensions further in future episodes. 

For example, we will examine Deal & Kennedy's (2000) definition of culture: "Culture is the way we do things around here" before talking about some of the many benefits of studying cultural dimensions more specifically.

More Than English Podcast

Introduction to CULTURE & CULTURAL DIMENSIONS | More than English Podcast #001

Septiembre normalmente es el mes relacionado con el fin del verano y la vuelta al cole, a las clases. Por eso aprovechando este mes en el podcast de hoy voy a hablar del sistema educativo en España. 

El sistema educativo español 

En este breve episodio, te comparto de forma general en qué consiste la prueba escrita del examen DELE B2. No es una prueba en la que se escriba por escribir. Requiere saber estructurar y organizar diferentes tipos de textos, así como analizar información, tener muy buena ortografía, caligrafía y conocimiento de cultura general.
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Prueba Escrita del Examen DELE B2

British Tea Company on the Brink of Collapse