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Pre-intermediate | Introducing Oneself To The Family
"Meet the parents" takes on a whole other meaning in Chinese families. Now, if you can't keep track of which auntie is the elder, whose brother the r…
4 years, 9 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Anthropology
You sure are clever, and we sure are too. So let’s do what clever people do and talk about clever things… I don’t know, say…anthropology? And to be e…
4 years, 9 months ago
Intermediate | COVID-19, Rumors and Beer
It is not that easy to stay sane lately as the whole world has been gloomy (天昏地暗) due to COVID-19, to put it mildly. This lesson is about being confu…
4 years, 9 months ago
Pre-intermediate | Travel Itinerary
Having a travel itinerary in place is no problem in China. You can take a tour and be ushered along to a string of jade factories, miracle pearl crea…
4 years, 9 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Views On The News
“CCTV” is all the news here – not the “When Russell Crowe Goes Bad” type of CCTV, but the actual conglomerate of news stations. If you live here, you…
4 years, 9 months ago
Intermediate | Coffee Break Series - Airport Pick Up #1
In the intermediate coffee break series, we will follow the footsteps of Nick through his adventure in China. Along the way, you will learn important…
4 years, 9 months ago
Pre-intermediate | Chinese Money Denominations
Don't make the short-sighted mistake of dismissing the many miniscule denominations of Chinese currency jingling around at the bottom of your pocket …
4 years, 10 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Discussing Photography
While it might come as a shock to you that “bunny ears” are not considered “photographically sound,” we’re sure that your composition and lighting ar…
4 years, 10 months ago
Intermediate | Pop Music And Pop Culture
The artist-formerly-known-but-has-since-changed-it-back-so-we-assume-it’s-okay-to-call-him-Prince sang about “Pop Life.” Iggy loved it so much he too…
4 years, 10 months ago
Pre-intermediate | Dog Personalities
It’s been estimated that dogs have the ability to understand a vocabulary of around 200 words. So when you come to China, you’ll find out pretty quic…
4 years, 10 months ago