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[Easy English Blog] A present

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I received a present from a friend the other day. It is an ornament of a boar. 2019 is the Year of the Boar or Year of the Pig according to the twelve animals of the zodiac. The boar ornament I received has an aroma bag inside. I’m not sure what the scent is, but it smells like incense. I like the smell. It makes my room feel calm and peaceful.

Last year, my friend sent me an ornament of a dog, because it was the Year of the Dog. That ornament also had a nice aroma. I don’t want to throw it away, so I keep it in a box in my closet. If my friend buys me one every year, maybe I will have a large collection of ornaments in my closet!

Heather @ I Talk You Talk Press

[Easy English Blog]Studying Chinese

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I have decided to take the HSK Level 3 Chinese test this year. Level 3 is intermediate level. I have been studying Chinese for a few years, but I haven’t studied hard. I think this is because I didn’t have a goal.

Now that I have a goal – the test, I am studying every day. I use a textbook my Chinese teacher gave me, a vocabulary book, and the official textbook for the test. I am using Japanese textbooks. So I am studying Chinese through Japanese. I also listen to a Chinese CD in my car. I don’t understand it all, but I can pick out words. The more I study, the more words I can recognise. I also watch videos on YouTube. There are a lot of language learning videos on that site.

I want to take the test in September. I will study every day until then so that I am ready. I want to pass, but if I don’t, I’ll just study harder and take it again. If I pass, I will study for level 4 next year. My goal is to get the highest level – level 6.

While I am studying, I would like to go to China to practice my Chinese. I have been once before, but that was a long time ago. I couldn’t speak any Chinese then. I hope I can go sometime in the next few years.

Heather @ I Talk You Talk Press