My apologies for getting this in late, I’m in Chicago. All they sell, as you can well see, are bike locks.
Aric
Archive for April, 2006
How to conduct effective practice sessions
Published by April 10th, 2006 Uncategorizedin . 10 CommentsWhether you’re in China or elsewhere, it is costly (in terms of money and/or time) to take practice lessons. So, based on the feedback we’ve had on this topic, I’m going to take the following action:
1. Write up a general guide to speaking practice. This will outline the types of things (pair-work, discussion, role […]
Here are some of the things that bloggers are saying about ChinesePod in the last few days:
Charlene Li is a Principal Analyst at Forrester’s Research, and she had this to say about us:
Here’s a great use of podcasts: language instruction. There’s a series of Chinese language podcasts at www.chinesepod.com that I’ve just downloaded (not subscribed […]
Aric
VideoHotpot III - Revenge of the Reservation
Published by April 7th, 2006 Uncategorizedin . 12 CommentsThis new video is brought to you by Tayhler and Ryan, with some assistance from a few close friends, both animate and inanimate. This episode focuses on making a reservation at a busy restaurant, acting as a supplement to the previous lesson; how to order at a restaurant. The current lesson aims to […]
I’d be interested in how many CPod people actually get the chance to practice speaking Mandarin. If you do, I’d appreciate it if you could tell us more about how/when/where? Any tips or suggestions in this regard? What works for you? I’d also like to know if you think there are things that […]
草根艺人（cao3gen1yi4ren2）
mudsill artiste
The past few years have seen quite a few self-taught artistes, particularly stand-up comedians, around the country rise to the national fame. The Chinese term translates literally “artiste from the grassroots.” Although they practice a “low” art form, they are getting high ratings and laughs.
网络电话 (wang3luo4dian4hua4)
VoIP
VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, is a method […]
Aric
In honor of yesterday’s “Qing Ming Jie”.
More pictures of Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and more here.
Aric
ChinesePod is happy to announce the release of our first “Word on the Street” podcast. The WOS podcast was published today in the ChinesePod RSS feed along with our daily lesson. Word on the Street is a regular column in City Weekend Magazine - “Beijing and Shanghai’s essential English guide to today’s China”. As […]
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