怎么打开? How do I open this?

Hi everyone, Today we will learn to ask someone how to open something – “Oh no! I don’t know how to open this? How do I open it?” Answer “You have to  tear it/ lift the tab and pull/twist the cap/lever the lid using a spoon handle/use a can opener……..” Below are pictures of household […]

狂欢时间 Rio Carnival Time

Hi everybody, we have been talking about “Time” words and instead of talking about Christmas time ,I thought we could listen to one of the most famous songs about the Carnival time in Brazil,Rio de Janeiro “Carnival Time” is a period of time when people dance and celebrate. – Luiz Bonfa wrote this song about […]

时间词 Words about time

Hi everyone, I know all of you can tell the time in English – here are words for what we call the “Word Map” of the word “TIME” on time just in time    –    in the nick of time at the last minute on the stroke of (midnight) – stroke relates to an […]

说话时钟 The Speaking Clock

Hi everyone, Try calling 1194 on your phone. In the past,we in Melbourne could make a telephone call to the Post Office to hear what the correct time was. In the beginning,people actually spoke the time,but in 1954 an automatic robot was brought from England to do the job. The time was set for ” […]

是你吗? – Is it you?

Hi everyone, Today we will read a new style of lesson – it is a conversation,with special words,and there are Chinese comments. LOOK AT LESSON HERE. After you read the lesson,read the comments. (Please note: – on the telephone,when you ask “Is that you John?” and John replies “Yes, speaking” The “speaking” means yes,it is […]