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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Bad memory

Have you ever forgotten about a date with a girlfriend? Or have you ever broken a promise? In today's story Teresa forgot about her appointment to go out with Alice. Alice waited for her for hours but no sight of Teresa. Let's see how they deal with it.

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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Applying for Credit Card in China

Do you want to apply for a credit card in China? Do you think it is easy? Tune in to this lesson and find out how easy it is too apply for a credit card in China.

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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Chinese Kung Fu

Chinese Kung Fu, also known as Gong Fu is an ancient chinese martial art with more than four thousand years history.. Who has never heard of the mighty Bruce Lee, or Jacky Chan or even Jet Li? Listen to this podcast and learn more about Kung Fu.

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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Going to the Doctor

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Have you ever gotten sick in a foreign land? I guess if you did, you will never like the feeling of not knowing what to do. Of course, it can be nerve wrecking to stand in front of a Chinese doctor not know what to say. Or to be unable to tell people that you are so sick that you think you need to go to the hospital fast. In this lesson, we will guide you through the vocabulary that you need to know to confront such a situation. What are you waiting for? Press the play button.

Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Applying for a Job

We are living in a time of recession and of job cuts. In China it is no different. Furthermore in China there are million of fresh graduates every year. In order to get a job, a graduate needs to work very hard to impress the prospective employer. Because there are thousands of other graduates competing against you have to try and be the best. Listen to this podcast and join us in this debate.

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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Flat sharing

So you share a flat with someone who is an aspiring rock star? Isn't tha tlucky? Not if his main instrument is battery and practices at home just at the time you are trying to listen to our podcast. How selfish of him... Can he not wait until this podcast is finished?Listen to this intermediate podcast with Teresa and Alice and hear their grudges.

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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Buying a gift

At one stage in your life most likely you have given or received a gift - 礼物. It might be for someone you love, for a good friend, or for someone in your family. In other cases it might be for a business associate, to reinforce your guanxi. Some people don't like to give presents, maybe because they have never received many presents in the first place. Listen to this podcast and learn more about receiving and giving!

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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Travelling

Because this is such a special podcast about traveling we decided to broadcast it from Phuket, Thailand. Just so that you know that we are enjoying our time in the sun, while most likely you are stuck in some office listening to our podcast.While we teach you chinese we can just float around in the blue sea.... isn't that nice?
OK we are just kidding, we are not really in Phuket. We are in Xi'an. But the weather is really hot here, just like in Phuket. Although there's no sea or a river anywhere nearby we have a swimming pool just next door and if we want, we can visit the Terracotta Army. Ok... in truth we feel as miserable as all of you and we want to go on holiday. And we have been a ton of times in the Terracotta Army.

Please listen to this podcast about traveling. and leave us a comment if you are listening to our podcast somewhere nice. Make us all feel jealous ;-)

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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Wedding Photo

This podcast is about wedding photography. There is a tradition in China that, before the wedding day, the new couple is supposed to take wedding pictures at a professional photographic studio, and this photo shooting should be one of the best in life. The bride will dress as pretty as she can with nice makeup, nice hair cut... you name it. The price starts from 2000RMB and goes up to 20,000RMB, depending on how much the couple can afford.

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Intermediate Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Birthday Celebration

In this podcast Teresa and Alice discuss the many different ways you can celebrate someone's birthday in China. After studying those two methods we realized that all the birthday parties have one element in common. Can you guess? Singing of course! Here in China singing is very popular. So popular that you will find that many normal housewives here will put Susan Boyle to shame if given a microphone. Tune in and listen to what we have to say.

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