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Shortly before the Olympic games commenced in Beijing nearly two weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled Should We Feel Sorry for Olympic Press Chief Kevan Gosper? in which I suggested that the best course of action for Gosper was to “keep his mouth shut.”  Now, I am afraid that I have to suggest that IOC President [...]

There was simply no splash. At least, that is how Chen Ruolin’s gold medal winning plunge just a few minutes ago in the Women’s Olympic 10 Meter Dive appeared to my untrained eye. I was cheering for Canada; I will admit it. I was hoping that Emilie Heymans could carry her superb performance through to the very end. [...]

An English teacher from the southern China shares with us some interesting information about work visas in China. According to him, just because you have a work visa here does not necessarily mean that you are working legally. This information is especially important for teachers who are working at companies which have other branches in [...]

“I’m not offended,” a Chinese friend told me today when I asked her about the controversial photos of Spanish and Argentinian Olympic teams making ’slit-eyed’ gestures. “They can do what they want.” she said laughingly as she used her fingers to try to make her eyes look more “Western.”
I have been surprised by [...]

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Dear Jean,
I am planning on moving to China for a year in September to help my company open up [...]

If I had a penny for every kilometer that I have traveled by bus in China, I would never have to travel by bus again. Twenty-eight hours by bus from Qinghai Province to Lhasa, Tibet. Twenty-four hours from Central China to Xiamen. Twelve plus hours from Laos to Kunming. There were many more; too many [...]

It is a sad day for the Chinese people. While Team China’s performance in the first week of the 2008 Olympic games was nothing short of spectacular, no appearance by a Chinese athlete was more widely anticipated then that of 110m hurdler Liu Xiang. Today, at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Liu Xiang did [...]

Updates to this story: IOC Criticism of Olympic Star Usain Bolt Rings Hollow
                                        IOC Finally Takes Action on Olympic Gymnastics Age Scandal
“We always knew they were under sixteen years old,” a group of Chinese students told me yesterday. “We had no idea that there was an age limit for gymnastics in the Olympics. If there really is, then [...]

My Chinese students are in love with Michael Phelps; or so it would appear. They talk about him constantly; they think that he is supernatural. They admire his strength and dedication to swimming. He is the one American athlete that everyone I know here in China has been cheering for ever since he began his quest [...]

Level: Beginner to Intermediate
This ESL Lesson/Conversation Topic will interest your students because they will need to put their ‘thinking caps’ on and solve some problems. Have fun…
Warmup: Talk about solving problems and introduce the concept of morality and ethics. Hand out sheets with the following questions and ask your students to discuss these questions amongst [...]