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Topic 1-Half of Online Users Get News through Social Media

 

According to a report recently published by the University of Oxford¹, some 51 percent of all surveyed online users across 26 countries say they use social media as a source of news each week. The report also highlights the growth of distributed news consumption moving to mobile and the rise of ad-blocking worldwide – all of which are adding to the financial pressures of publishers.

 

Topic 2-The Raise of the Bar on Hiring English Teachers

 

Tight regulations for the hire of English teachers are in the pipeline² to enhance the quality of foreign expats employed in teaching facilities. The government has not released the detailed³ statutes⁴ yet. However, is it necessary to introduce a new regulation?

 

Topic 3-Knock on Watermelons

 

In many ways, a watermelon is a lot like a Christmas gift: You're pretty sure you're going to like what's inside, but you're never really sure until you open it. It's not the case for lots of Chinese watermelon shoppers though! We tap and knock on the watermelon and let it speak to us…recently, this skill has made news.

 

A sign asking customers 'not to knock on watermelons' in an Italian supermarket has recently caused much upheaval⁵ on Chinese social media, where many people think the no "watermelon knocking" policy is specifically directed at Chinese customers.    

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