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Upper-intermediate | Chinese Antiques
No visit to the PRC would be complete without a “Waving Mao” watch, but is it *really* an antique? In this podcast, one seasoned friend helps another…
4 years, 7 months ago
Intermediate | How Was Your Date?
Not that we agree with the whole “those who can’t, teach”, but it does seem odd, us giving a lesson on talking about dates--seeing as how we can’t ge…
4 years, 8 months ago
Pre-intermediate | Iron Your Clothes
Your mom's not here and neither is your ayi, and where is a Chinese laundry when you need one? Yes, we know it's true that shirt will get just as rum…
4 years, 8 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Exam Overview
With more and more people (see: our John Pasden) attending uni at a Mandarin school, we’d like to cover some basics. We’ve already taught you “keg st…
4 years, 8 months ago
Intermediate | Future Goals
What are your plans for the future? Think that this question ends after you walk out of your guidance counselor’s office? “Think two times” (Chinglis…
4 years, 8 months ago
Pre-intermediate | Don't Litter
Dodging street debris may be good foot-dexterity training for the Chinese New Year lion dance you've been getting ready for, but a quick slip on a ba…
4 years, 8 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Phobias
For Ken, it’s those tiny little sock hangers. For Jenny it’s losing that great head of hair. We all have phobias…ours is that you won’t learn enough …
4 years, 8 months ago
Intermediate | Negotiating Price
A foreigner in China soon gets over any initial shyness to talk price after finding out he paid fifteen times the going rate for that “waving Mao” wa…
4 years, 8 months ago
Pre-intermediate | Winter Fun
If you're creative, indoor winter sports can be so much fun in China. Warm your hands over your gas stovetop flame with your significant other, or ch…
4 years, 8 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Attitudes Toward Religion
Between 1937-39, over 20,000 Jewish families migrated to Shanghai. Today, north of the city center, there is still a flourishing Jewish community. Ch…
4 years, 8 months ago