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Popup Chinese — Advanced: How to be an Actor
We'll admit that your debut in China didn't go over so well. Everyone knows the tones are tough, but when Jackie Chan saved your life and you told hi…
17 years, 11 months ago
Popup Chinese — Film Friday: Photo Pandemonium
In this week's mystery film game, a couple of controversial snapshots lead to almost comic misadventures, a boatload of scurrilous language, and some…
17 years, 11 months ago
Popup Chinese — Intermediate listening test: Hiring in Hangzhou
Today's listening test is a bit of an anomaly, since even the most advanced student will probably have difficulty with some elements of this conversa…
17 years, 11 months ago
Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Love Triangle
Love is a complex emotion, especially when there are three people involved each of which have a different agenda. In this Absolute Beginner lesson, p…
18 years ago
Popup Chinese — Short Stories: Little Orange Lamp
Echo considers this an uplifting story filled with patriotism and self-sacrifice. "Everyone who is Chinese reads it this way," she insists, warding o…
18 years ago
Popup Chinese — Film Friday: Love meets Bottle
It's the classic story: boy meets girl for a whirlwind romance, girl's husband appears, boy hotfoots it out of the country and hits the bottle. This …
18 years ago
Popup Chinese — Advanced listening test: Job Interview
Today we bring you a short listening exercise on a topic near and dear to us all: the job interview. But why is the recruiter so eager to find a cand…
18 years ago
Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Fun with Tones
You've heard the horror stories. All it takes is a sullen first tone, a half-hearted fourth, or a kowtowing third that isn't quite obsequious enough …
18 years ago
Popup Chinese — Intermediate: Dude looks like a Lady
Traditional textbooks don't usually deal with gender stereotypes. In this - the dawning of the age of the metrosexual - new language is emerging to d…
18 years ago
Popup Chinese — Elementary: Playing with Fire
If the restaurant didn't want you to build that bonfire in the ashtray, they wouldn't have put it on the table, right? What else are you supposed to …
18 years ago