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pingpingchinese(Elena Ann)

PingpingChinese E01：Third Tone Rule

Can you imagine you are going to see a mesmerizing mystery, a breathtaking thriller, a young generation’s naive romance in one single movie?
Here’s the answer. Watch "Burning" now! 
An aspiring writer goes to the airport to pick up a high school friend returning from a trip to Africa but is disheartened to see her with another man.
What would you do if you were him? 
One of the maestros in Korea, director Chang Dong Lee, made a fantastic movie that shows the work of art! 
미스터리와 숨막히는 스릴러, 젊은이들의 순진한 사랑을 보고 싶다면 "버닝"이 해답입니다!
칸이 인정한 이창동 감독의 또 다른 역작!
"버닝"의 세계로 여러분을 초대합니다😊

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

09. Burning. What would you do?(버닝. 당신이라면?)

This is the first episode in the British Vowel Sound Masterclass series. Explore the fundamentals of English vowels, including monophthongs, diphthongs, and the schwa. Learn why vowel quality, length, and articulation carry so much meaning, why some learners find them challenging, and how practicing these subtleties will improve clarity and natural British pronunciation. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes, where we’ll dive deeper into individual vowels and advanced pronunciation techniques.

British Pronunciation Tips 

 British Vowel Sound Masterclass – Lesson 1: An Introduction to English Vowel Sounds

Chào em.
Chào anh. Xin lỗi, anh tên là gì?
Anh là Peter. Em tên là gì?
Tên em là Hoa.
Em ơi, số của em là gì?
À, số của em là 0987543210.
Cảm ơn em.
Không có gì. Hẹn gặp lại anh.


Learn Vietnamese with Hiền

Common phrases

a variety of contexts, meanings and clearing up any doubts about this very common phrasal verb

British English with Maria

Use of phrasal verb TO GET ON

주말에 날씨가 좋았던 덕분에 등산을 다녀올 수 있었어요.
올해 목표 중에 하나가 바로 등산하기였는데 드디어 다녀왔어요.
산 정상까지는 가지 못했지만 그래도 오랜만에 산에 가니까 상쾌하고 좋았어요.

Do you like going to a mountain? 
It was one of my New Year's Resolutions to go to a mountain this year!

Yejin's Podcast for Korean Learners

Do you like 등산?

In this episode we will talk about 【challenge】, you will learn how to say 【language barrier,cultural difference,dynamic】 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。欢迎收听我的播客。
今天想和大家聊一聊【挑战】的话题。
你的生活中，遇到过的最大的挑战是什么呢？我想了一下我自己的经历，有两件事情我觉得是很大的挑战。
第一件事情是，大三的时候我去日本留学。大一大二的时候我学习非常努力，最后通过了面试，拿到了去日本当一年交换生的机会。那是我第一次出国，在那以前，我从来没有坐过飞机。在紧张和害怕中，我开启了日本留学之旅。到了日本以后，因为文化差异，语言障碍和学习压力，我遇到了很多的挑战。但是人往往是在困难中成长的，这一年我经历了很多，也成长了不少。
第二件事情是，我决定从兼职的中文老师变成全职的。在这之前，我在一家日本公司上班。我很喜欢我的同事，但是我对我的工作不是很有激情。我给学生上课的时候就很不一样了，我更开心，也更有活力。决定辞职是一个很大的挑战，因为我要考虑很多的事情。例如，收入是不是稳定？我是不是喜欢在家办公？最后我还是决定辞职了，因为我觉得可以做自己喜欢的工作是一件很幸运的事情，我应该好好抓住这个机会。
你现在的生活有什么挑战呢？我觉得我最大的挑战是做好时间管理，因为我想要做的事情太多了。我每天要给学生上课，我还做中文播客，做中文学习视频。我还想做更多的学习资料，帮助我的学生学好中文。这需要时间，我应该耐心点，一点点做。
关于挑战，你有什么故事？留言告诉我吧。我们下期见。
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交换生	jiāo huàn shēng	exchange student
开启······之旅	kāi qǐ ······ zhī lǚ	Start the journey of······
文化差异	  wén huà chā yì	  cultural difference
语言障碍	  yǔ yán zhàng ài    language barrier
往往	wǎng wǎng	often, tend to
兼职	jiān zhí	part-time
全职	quán zhí	full-time
有活力	yǒu huó lì	dynamic
抓住机会	   zhuā zhù jī huì	seize the opportunity
耐心	nài xīn	patient

Daily Chinese With Yuli

挑战 challenge（Intermediate and advanced level）

IELTS Preparation. Band 8-9 Answers. Part 3 - Sports. Q1-Q3.

1. What types of sports are popular in your country? Why?
2. What are the benefits of playing a sport?
3. Do you often play a sport? Why/ why not?

What additional questions can you thtow at yourself to explore the topic even further? This is for advanced users. 

Let me know how I can be of assistance. 