Sydney Chinese English Language Exchange Group

The Chinese English Language Exchange Group is here for you to relax and practice your beginner Chinese over a glass of alcohol and make new friends. It is informal, friendly and all about learning more about Chinese culture and customs.

Being in a crowded pub means you may have trouble finding the group as we don’t advertise ourselves and the regularly changing girls behind the bar don’t know us. If you want to find us, send a text to James on 0414 229 669 and he’ll guide you to the group. Usually 4-6 people having a chat.

Since starting the group in January and testing various times it’s been decided that the best time to start is actually 8pm. You’re welcome to meet earlier of course but that is the time most people start turning up.

So:

Time: 8pm til late

Location: Criterion Hotel ground floor level, cnr Park St and Pitt Street a short walk from Town Hall station

Cost: What you spend on drinks

We look forward to seeing you there.

- James

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Welcome to the Sydney Chinese English Language Exchange Group Website

NEW PLACE: We now have a new meeting place to be closer to public transport. Our new location is The Criterion which is a short walk from Town Hall station. It is on the corner of Park Street and Pitt Street opposite McDonald’s. Very easy to find.

DETAILS:

We meet every Thursday between 6.30pm and 10.00pm(ish) to practice our English and Chinese language skills. There are people who are all levels at this group so everyone is welcome. You’re welcome to come along, buy a drink, and join in the discussion. We talk about anything and everything!

Summary:

Date: Every Thursday

Time: 6.30pm til late

Location: The Criterion. A pub a short walk from Town Hall station. 260 Pitt Street. Corner of Park Street and Pitt Streets opposite McDonalds.

Cost: What you spend on drinks!

Hope to see you there

James

Welcome to the Sydney Chinese English Language Exchange Group

We meet every Thursday between 6.30pm and 10.30pm(ish) to practice our English and Chinese language skills. There are people who are all levels at this group so everyone is welcome. You’re welcome to come along, buy a drink, and join in the discussion. We talk about anything and everything!

Summary:

Date: Every Thursday

Time: 6.30pm til late

Location: P J O’Brien’s Irish Pub. In the Grace Hotel, a short walk from Town Hall station. Corner of Clarence Street and King Street Sydney. If the main area of the pub is full, we’ll go out the back into the table area.

Cost: What you spend on drinks!

Hope to see you there

James

Happy Chinese New Year!

Gung Hay Fat Choy (Cantonese for “May you make lots of money!)

Xin Nian Kuai Le (Mandarin for: “Happy New Year”)

More common is:  Guo Nian Hao (Mandarin for: “May you be rich!” or “May prosperity be with you”)

Let’s meet and practice our English and Mandarin this week

Summary:

Date: Thursday 18th February

Time: 6.30pm til late (sms 0414 229 669 if you arrive early)

Location: P J O’Brien’s Irish Pub. In the Grace Hotel, a short walk from Town Hall station. Corner of Clarence Street and King Street Sydney

Cost: What you spend on drinks!

Hope to see you there

James

Hi.

Wednesday seems to be a problem for a lot of attendees and I’ve had several requests to make it earlier and move it to Thursday, so. It’s now earlier and on Thursday!!!

As the New Windsor Hotel has a Japanese only event on Thursdays (no English), which has been there since the 90s, we’re also going to move pubs. The new pub is P J Obrien’s  - website: www.pjobriens.com.au   click on ‘Sydney’

So, the next meeting is on Thursday 11th February from 6.30pm.

Summary:

Date: Thursday 11th February

Time: 6.30pm til late (sms 0414 229 669 if you arrive early)

Location: P J O’Brien’s Irish Pub. In the Grace Hotel, a short walk from Town Hall station. Corner of Clarence Street and King Street Sydney

Cost: What you spend on drinks!

Hope to see you there

James

P.S. If you believe you might have trouble finding us, watch this IELTS video. It’s got Rae and myself in it. You’ll be able to recognise us!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMn72VbtSHI

Hi. If you’re still having trouble finding someone to practice your Mandarin with, join our group!

The next meeting officially starts at 8pm on Wednesday 3rd of February. This time was chosen as it is the time the Mandarin Language Course at Adult Language School finishes. It enables some of the students to come and join the group.

If you’re in the city early and wish to meet someone before 8pm, I can usually be there anytime after 6pm, depending on the day. You can sms me – 0414 229 669 and I’ll meet you there. Always happy to practice Mandarin or English a bit earlier!

Summary:

Date: 3rd February

Time: 8pm til late (sms 0414 229 669 if you arrive early)

Location: New Windsor Hotel corner Park Street and Castlereagh Street. A short walk from Town Hall station.

Cost: What you spend on drinks!

Hope to see you there

James

P.S. If you believe you might have trouble finding us, watch this IELTS video. It’s got Rae and myself in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMn72VbtSHI

Unfortunately the meeting on the 27th has been cancelled. If you would like to attend the meeting on the 3rd of February, please post a comment here or sms 0414 229 669 and we’ll look out for you.  We’ll be around a round table in the centre of the ground floor area of the New Windsor Hotel next Wednesday. Hope to see you there.

Hi. Thank you for visiting the Sydney Chinese English Language Exchange Group blog.

Last week’s meeting was rained out so only 4 of our members were able to make it. We had our Cantonese tutor, James Tsui, point out some differences between Mandarin and Cantonese and our Mandarin tutor, Rae Hao, discuss some cultural differences between Beijing and Shanghai.

Please note that the meeting will take place rain, hail or shine! Rae won’t be at Wednesday’s meeting as she’ll be in Melbourne but she looks forward to seeing you all the following Wednesday.

Details for the next meeting:

Date: Wednesday 20th January 2010

Time: 8pm til late

Location: New Windsor Hotel (pub) ground floor. Cnr Castlereagh and Park Sts in Sydney city.

Cost: What you spend on drinks!

Contact: Call or sms James (English speaker) on the day if you can’t find the group – 0414 229 669

We look forward to seeing you there!

Hi. Thank you for visiting the Sydney Chinese English Language Exchange Group blog.

Details for the next meeting:

Date: Wednesday 13th January 2010

Time: 8pm til late

Location: New Windsor Hotel (pub) ground floor. Cnr Castlereagh and Park Sts in Sydney city.

Cost: What you spend on drinks!

Contact: Call or sms James (English speaker) on the day if you can’t find the group – 0414 229 669

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sydney Chinese English Language Exchange Group

Welcome to the Sydney Chinese English Language Exchange Group. We meet at the New Windsor Hotel on the corner of Castlereagh Street and Park Street in Sydney city from 8pm to 11pm every Wednesday. The only cost is what you spend on drinks.

Come along and practice your English, Mandarin, Cantonese or even Hokkien.

Organisers: Rui Hao and James Hogan

If you’d like to find out more, leave a comment on the blog below. If you wish to contact anyone about the group, please visit Adult English School’s contact page here You can also subscribe to this blog to receive updates. You’re also welcome to call/sms James on the Wednesday if you have trouble finding the group – 0414 229 669

If you don’t have time to join the group and would like to learn Mandarin in a one to one private lesson with Rae, you can make an appointment for a lesson with her at our office. More information and fees here

If you speak Chinese and would like to find an English tutor to help you with your grammar or spoken English, or even to help you with improving your abilities for an English test like the IELTS exam, you can find out more about our available English tutors and fees here

We look forward to speaking with you soon!