Four to six typhoons are expected to hit the territory this year, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) revealed yesterday at a meeting of the territory’s civil defense units regarding the “Campaign for prevention of tropical storms in 2016.” The SMG also forecast that this year’s typhoons will be stronger, with “at least two level 8 tropical storms” between August and September. The first typhoon to reach the territory should arrive during the second half of June.
IPM holds seminar on Chinese language teaching
The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) has invited professor Chen Ping, chair of Chinese Studies and director of the Confucius Institute at The University of Queensland, to discuss development trends of Chinese language teaching. According to a statement issued by IPM, the professor explained the educational environment of Chinese and foreign languages in Australia. He analyzed the main similarities and differences between English and Chinese in terms of vocabulary, syntax and semantics.
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