This week Karen and Baiwei are chatting about the latest news of COVID-related travel policies between HK and Mainland. There have been news & rumors saying that people might be able to travel between the 2 without having to quarantine. What do you think of this? 

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Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

COVID-related Travel Regulations and Policies: what's new?

Introducing my country: MALTA 🇲🇹   ... What about yours?!

Intro

 QURAN

surah al falaq

很抱歉，前段时间我生病了。Hěn bàoqiàn, qiánduàn shíjiān wǒ shēngbìngle.     
I'm sorry, I was sick some time ago.
不好意思，路上堵车，所以我迟到了。Bù hǎoyìsi, lùshàng dǔchē, suǒyǐ wǒ chídàole.
Sorry, there is a traffic jam on the road, so I am late.

零基础汉语---zero basic Chinese

第十五课 lesson 15

Customer: Excuse me, could I ask you a question?
Staff: Of course. What can I do for you?
Customer: Where can I find some butter?
Staff: The butter is over there, where it says dairy. It’s in aisle 3, on the left.
Customer: I see. Thanks for your help.

English Conversation/Dialogue

At a Supermarket

Who do you spend the most time with at school or work?

Let's talk about our work colleagues or peers at school!  We've got some really useful vocabulary and expressions in this lesson.  Enjoy!

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Speak English With Muki

Episode 12: Colleagues and Peers: Who do you spend the most time with?

Let's learn words that start with the letter G.
Repeat after me:
gecko, giraffe, goat, gorilla, grapefruit, gopher, goose, guitar, grasshopper

Send me a message for your **FREE** flashcards to follow along.

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter G

If you don't already lift weights, it may be time to start. According to researchers from Japan, just 30 to 60 minutes of muscle-strengthening exercise a week is enough to lower a person's risk of early death.

Muscle-strengthening exercise can include activities like push-ups, yoga and walking up steps, among others.

The research was based on 16 previously published studies that had between 4,000 and 480,000 adult participants.

The studies were done in the US, England, Scotland, Australia and Japan. The participants had no serious health issues, and they were monitored for at least two years.

The results, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, showed that those who did between 30 and 60 minutes of strength or weight training a week had a 10% to 20% lower risk of early death from all causes.

This type of exercise was also found to lower the risks of heart disease and cancer by about the same amount.

Participants who reported doing a combination of muscle training and aerobic activity were found to have a 40% lower risk of death from all causes, 46% lower risk of heart disease, and 28% lower risk of death from cancer.

However, after 130 to 140 minutes of muscle training, the positive health effects decreased, and were only seen in issues related to diabetes.

Speaking with CNN, University of Minnesota professor William Roberts, who was not part of the study, said the results are good for people who want to improve their health but don't have much time for exercise.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

30 Minutes of Muscle Training Can Lower Risk of Death

Albert Pierrepoint - Britain's Last Hangman [with transcript for study]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JEWMP6gCSwci_u8yCBOPzVsJ8-FvQsUA/view?usp=drivesdk