The Climate of New Zealand | 新西兰的气候

New Zealand's Climate | 新西兰的气候

A student humorously concludes New Zealand is very cold b...

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Who Was the First Man? | 谁是第一个男人

A teacher asks her class who the first man was. One stude...

anecdote beginner

Knights & Nights | 骑士与黑夜

A humorous classroom exchange uses a pun on "knights" (so...

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Where Is the Egg? | 鸡蛋在哪里？

A humorous classroom dialogue where a student's literal i...

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Thermal Expansion and Contraction | 热胀冷缩

A teacher asks for an example of thermal expansion and co...

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Smart Student | 聪明的学生

A student humorously credits Edison for enabling modern t...

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Stopping It | 左耳进，右耳出

A humorous anecdote where a student literally tries to pr...

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Crowded Crescent | 拥挤的月牙

A teacher explains the moon's size could accommodate mill...

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Where Babies Come From | 婴儿从何而来

A teenage girl, upon learning the basic facts of childbir...

dialogue education

A Great Man | 一名伟人

A teacher asks if Shakespeare would be considered great i...

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Thirteen States | 十三个州

A teacher asks a student to name the fifty U.S. states, a...

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Who Was the First Man? | 谁是第一个男人

A teacher asks her class who the first man was. A young b...

anecdote beginner

Four Minus Four | 四减四等于几

A teacher tries to explain the concept of 'four minus fou...

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Brotherly Love | 兄弟般的关爱

A teacher asks a student to identify the virtue demonstra...

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The Plural of "Child" | “孩子”的复数形式

A humorous classroom dialogue where a student gives a lit...

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The Fourth Element | 第四元素

A teacher prompts a student to recall the fourth classica...

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When Was Rome Built? | 罗马何时建成？

A student humorously misunderstands the idiom "Rome wasn'...

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A Question Before the Exam | 考前疑问

A student asks for the name of the course just before an ...

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Nest and Hair | 鸟窝与头发

A student tells her teacher about a bird's nest outside, ...

anecdote beginner

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained | 不入虎穴，焉得虎子

A boastful English tutor is challenged by students with l...

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