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I Don't Drink With Villains Intermediate
Another drinking lesson and another great chance to learn some useful language to politely decline a drink and say that you would prefer to have tea instead. High use language for any social occasion.
drinking, friends
Are you Ready Yet? Elementary
When you're running late you're going to hear this phrases a lot. "Are you ready yet?" Learn how to say you only need a few minutes longer, or that you're going to be late.
late, wedding, getting ready, rushing
Chasing Stars Upper Intermediate
Are you crazy about K-pop? Well listen to a super fan describe her recent trip to a concert and her infatuation with the latest supergroup coming out of S.Korea.
tickets, music, K pop, Korea, fans
Cobra Pose - Yoga Class Intermediate
A lesson for all you aspiring yoga students. Following the instructions can be difficult at times, but knowing a few formal terms for body anatomy as well as some useful verbs for performing this fundamental move will help with your classes. Don't do Yoga? No worries. There is still lots of useful language for following instructions.
Yoga, stretching, sports
Pretend ABC Elementary
You're getting chatted up by someone in the club claiming to have been brought up in California, but it turns out their English isn't great so what's their story?
club, nightlife, dating
This Coffee is a Ripoff! Upper Intermediate
After a long days hike, you spot a nice looking cafe to quench your thirst. But upon sitting down you realise that the place is ridiculously expensive. What to do? Save face and stomach the bill or get up and walk away...
coffee, restaurant, cafe, argument
Yu Gong Festival 愚公节 Intermediate
Happy Yu Gong Festival!! This is a huge festival all across Chinese communities all around the world. We hope you have your bags of soil ready!
festivals, holiday, tradition, culture
Turn the Bloody Lights OFF! Intermediate
We are all familiar with this situation. You come home to find the entire house lit up like a christmas tree. It's not fun when you're the one paying the bills. No matter how many times you tell people to switch the lights off, they always seem to forget...
energy, electricity, power, environment
The Dolphin Show at SeaWorld Pre Intermediate
Today we visit SeaWorld to watch the dolphin and penguin performances. Listen in as this family discusses the show times.
dolphin, penguin, water park
Sweet Burden Upper Intermediate
There are definitely ups and downs when having kids. On the one hand you love them to death but sometimes you can't help but worry a little too much. Let's listen to two moms talk about their 'sweet burdens' and how their attitudes to money have changed since having children.
education, children, school, money, finance
Culling Stray Dogs Intermediate
Bridge Lesson: Int>UpInt Today we discuss a news article about a government order to cull stray dogs. Listen to some of the arguments for and against this issue.
dogs, pets, cat, government, bridge, bridge lesson
Stuck in the Elevator Elementary
What to do when stuck in the elevator? Well number one is to not panic, and number two is to press the intercom and explain the situation to the guard. Learn how to do all of this in today's lesson.
elevator, help
You Only Got to Bed at 2am! Newbie
This lesson clearly shows how using different characters in Chinese (才cái VS 就 jiù) can switch the meaning of otherwise identical sentences. We hear two people discussing their sleeping habits and how the student feels it's early to get to sleep at 2am, whilst the working person thinks that's rather late.
sleep, work, habit
The Many Meanings of 免:未免,以免,难免,免不了[Video] Qing Wen
Learn all about avoiding things in this video Qing Wen where we discuss 4 words containing the character 免. The audio quality on this one was a bit poor because the builders were making a racket throughout the day. We'll improve it in time for the next lesson.
The Many Meanings of 免:未免,以免,难免,免不了[Video] Qing Wen
Learn all about avoiding things in this video Qing Wen where we discuss 4 words containing the character 免. The audio quality on this one was a bit poor because the builders were making a racket throughout the day. We'll improve it in time for the next lesson.
video
That's Not Literature! Upper Intermediate
Users veronique21 and si1teng2 asked for a lesson all about different genres of books, so here it is. In this lesson we hear two shop assistants discussing the shopping habits of their hipster clientele in this famous 24 hour bookstore.
books, dating, literature
Let Me Speak to a Human Being Intermediate
There is nothing more tedious than being put through to an automated voice system when you have a simple question that needs answering. All you want it to be transferred through to an operator but instead you must listen to each option read out in a robotic fashion. Learn some formal telephone and newspaper language in today's class so that next time you're confronted with this situation, you're not so confused.
bank, banking, telephone