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Intermediate | Too Many Food Allergies
We've all met one of those people that seems to be allergic to everything. Sure, it's not their fault, but that doesn't stop others from being annoyed at the dinner table. In this lesson, learn many …
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Upper-intermediate | Market Research 2: Management Report
So the consumer survey on the potential motorhome market in China has been conducted, and now it's time to present the results to the boss. This lesson, part 2 in an ongoing series, covers the key la…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Intermediate | Construction
Construction is everywhere in China's major cities. You can't avoid it, so you better learn how to talk about it. In this Chinese lesson, learn not only how to say that a road is under construction, …
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Upper-intermediate | Market Research 1: Consumer Survey
There's a vast market of billions of consumers in China, so companies are clamoring to get their products in the door. But are all products right for China? It may be wise to conduct a little market …
Published on 1 month ago
Intermediate | Giving Instructions to the Ayi
The middle-class Chinese custom of having an "ayi" (housekeeper) is one that most foreigners can get on board with right away. With the domestic assistance, however, can come language difficulties. I…
Published on 1 month ago
Upper-intermediate | Teaching Japanese Go
Known in the West as "bizarro Othello" and "the thinking man's checkers," the game known as "go" in Japan and "weiqi" in China is actually quite the intellectual exercise with a long, rich tradition.…
Published on 1 month ago
Intermediate | It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity
In the eternal "north vs. south" debate, one of the key issues is always climate. The north gets colder, it's true, but at least the air is dry. Meanwhile, down south everyone suffers through damp co…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Upper-intermediate | The Night Club Experience
Are you a hardcore clubber? Or are you more of a wannabe, hoping for just a little peek into that dark, loud world of music, alcohol, and one-night stands? This lesson provides the outsider perspecti…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Intermediate | Getting a Tattoo
Tattoos are commonplace among young women of many western countries, but what about in China? You might be surprised how many tattoos you'll see on girls in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai. In t…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Upper-intermediate | How to Weigh an Elephant
Chinese children grow up with a story about Cao Cao's son, Cao Chong, and his clever solution to the question of how to weigh an animal as enormous as an elephant. What's that? You've never heard the…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago