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Posted on: Leeching off the Parents
November 3, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Good lesson - level about right. Good new vocabulary & structures not too difficult 

Posted on: Mudslide
October 6, 2010 at 5:09 PM

Very useful lesson with vocabulary clearly explained in context. Would be good to have more lessons with topical events set in a social context. Level about right - though new vocabulary dense in some paragraphs.

Posted on: Straightening Teeth
May 27, 2010 at 6:17 PM

Good lesson, well explained. Level just right.

Posted on: Love Tangle 3: One Night Stand
September 29, 2009 at 5:48 PM

Does no-one comment on the lesson content any more? I found this a really useful (as well as entertaining) lesson, re-inforcing vocabulary I should know (but often forgotten) & adding some useful new stuff. Upper Intermediate better paced now - or is it just that I can follow more easily?  I'm growing much more confident at Upper Intermediate  - though I still follow Intermediate, which still introduces new vocabulary.

Posted on: Funny Business 5
September 26, 2009 at 4:10 PM

Very much agree with calicartel. just spent some time working through new vocab on PDF - & got pages in wrong order... Yes please - numbering them would help a lot.. 

Posted on: Opening a Factory
April 13, 2009 at 10:32 AM

Most difficult lesson so far at this level... But recognise the business/ industry vocab is important for many.. The 3rd paragraph (Ji chu weizhi...) is particularly dense.

Posted on: A Day at the Races
February 4, 2009 at 7:07 PM

Hmmm. Very difficult. Not so sure either about doing so much explanation at the end of the 2nd reading. Still, nothing is wasted & some essential new vocabulary in there.

Posted on: Buying Jade
January 15, 2009 at 7:06 PM

This is a really good lesson. Recently I've found Upper Intermediate pretty much beyond me - but Intermediate gets easier (latest Terrorism lesson is a good example.) But this lesson gets balance about right. Also instructive.

Posted on: Sneezing
July 7, 2008 at 5:35 PM

Hezhicheng

I think you mean "A vos souhaits"....

But don't know the answer to your question about sneezing etc.

  

Posted on: Antiperspirant in China
July 1, 2008 at 6:03 PM

Are intermediate lessons getting both shorter & easier? Is this a policy decision? Some good vocab though. Structures are really quite simple.