Today we are going to talk about Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the four main traditional festivals in China. 

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Transcript: https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=bf0b3fe6ea7e99d23b8e8cd4d76e46e6

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Today, we're going to talk about the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris!

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Transcript: https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=6687ae7d62035b60be22ebcc3ed304ee

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People celebrated Qixi Jie, Chinese Valentine’s Day in China a few days ago. Today, I am going to tell you the legendary story of 七夕节（qī xī jié） and the changing interpretations of the story over time.

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Transcript 1: https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=62501dd6f0c0fabadff25ea05ece4803

Transcript 2: https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=dc6c94d41653104757836996728806d5

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In episode 29, I interviewed Gijs, who has been learning Mandarin with me for three years. Today's episode features an interview with Ivy, who has been learning Mandarin with me for four years. The questions for both interviews are very similar.

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The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the four major traditional festivals in China. Let's learn how people greet each other on this day and explore some popular traditional practices.

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https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=76707c24b46bbd067b91c9fa46fbd1df

Transcript 2: https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=ed51b713a5a8a493cb8fc9868ad61ba6

Quizlet:  to be updated 

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Gijs is a student in my 9th grade Mandarin class. He has been learning Mandarin with me for about three years. He is from the Netherlands and will be returning to his country after this school year. He would like to record a podcast episode with me before he leaves. This podcast will serve as a speaking test to wrap up most of what he has learned over the past years.

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Hi everyone! May 15th is my birthday, and to celebrate, I'm going to teach you how to sing Happy Birthday! 🎵 🎂 🎉

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This is the final episode to wrap up the unit of weather, season and activities. In this episode, I interviewed a student who shared his experience with the weather and activities throughout the year in Kenya. 

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Transcript：https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=c7e52c3155fbff824b20b80acf23871e

 Quizlet:  https://quizlet.com/914603163/27-%E9%87%87%E8%AE%BFnoelinterview-with-noel-flash-cards/?new

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Nǐhǎo! Brain teasers for you today! These brain teasers are carefully selected to fit for the topics covered previously. Hope you enjoy it!

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Transcript：https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=6d9115fb43211ed4a03c6e015ca9eea7

Quizlet:  https://quizlet.com/910030482/26-%E8%84%91%E7%AD%8B%E6%80%A5%E8%BD%AC%E5%BC%AFbrain-teaser-flash-cards/?funnelUUID=3df370ae-97ac-4b33-a57c-ffc4bbeda7fd

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Nǐhǎo! Does Singapore have four distinct seasons? Let’s find out in today’s episode! 

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Transcript 1:  https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=d5bae5bd4fde68b2867e5d8d72f946bb

Transcript 2:  https://www.purpleculture.net/chinese-pinyin-converter/?session=4294336b25f0c2381eb84a67cf5a24f8

Quizlet:  https://quizlet.com/907807823/25-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1%E6%9C%89%E6%B2%A1%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%80%E5%B9%B4%E5%9B%9B%E5%AD%A3does-singapore-have-four-seasons-flash-cards/

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