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秧秧老师的中文课堂-HSK专项练习

HSK4级听力题-9

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ep5. You Need More Than a Good Teacher

How to Answer This Part 1 IELTS Speaking Question

TOPIC: Where you live now.
QUESTION: Would you like to see any changes in the area you live?

Answer Structure:
Answer + Reason + Example

Answer: Yeah, I’d love to see some changes.
Example: For one, better public transport would be great.
Reason: The buses here are pretty unreliable, so getting around can be a hassle. If they improved that, it’d make life much easier.

IELTS SPEAKING TIPS and STRATEGIES

Part 1 Question: Would you like to see any changes in the area you live?

La noche del 24 de diciembre, Nochebuena, algunos niños españoles reciben sus regalos. Pero, no todos los niños los reciben de la misma persona. Dependiendo del lugar en el que vivas, vas a tener personas diferentes que te van a visitar para darte los regalos.

Blanca to go 

Especial Navidad 2.5-Quiénes reparten regalos en España 

你好，请问，卫生间在哪里/哪儿？
nǐ hǎo ， qǐng wèn ， wèi shēng jiān zài nǎ lǐ / nǎ ér ？

谢谢
xiè xiè

日常中文（Daily Chinese）

Where is the bathroom?  卫生间在哪里？

SANDRA: So … what should we do?
JULIE: Well, I like to do arts and crafts, and I’m really good at
drawing. What do you think?
SANDRA: Hmm … how about playing a board game? That would 
be more fun.
JULIE: OK. Let’s play Scrabble! I’m really good at spelling, too!
SANDRA: Oh, yeah? We’ll see about that!

LANGUAGE NOTES
• So … Notice how the “o” sound is drawn out here, combined with the intonation, which 
shows boredom.
• I’m really good at “Really” means “very” and is used to emphasize “good.” It goes before 
the adjective.
• What do you Notice the pronunciation here — it sounds like “Whaddaya.”
• Hmm … is used to show that the speaker is thinking. It is also used to show that the speaker 
disagrees with an idea.
• How about is used to make a tentative suggestion. The speaker is introducing an idea and 
doesn’t want to sound too strong.
• Let’s is used to make a strong suggestion. The speaker feels confident about the plan.
• Oh, yeah? We’ll see about that! “Oh, yeah?” is used in a joking way to show a bit of friendly 
competition. Notice the emphasis on “that,” which refers back to “good at spelling.”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 22: What you are good at!

N5/N4 レベルのポッドキャストです。
初雪（はつゆき）について話しました。

ゆかのにほんごカフェ

#3 初雪（はつゆき）N5/N4

Escucha este audio-artículo y descubre la provincia de Cádiz y buenos trucos para viajar por ella disfrutando de los lugares más auténticos.