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We’re looking for amazing English teachers to join us in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and many other cities across China. Teach adults, children or at our online schools. You will receive a great salary, competitive benefits and meet people from all over the world. Learn more about how our jobs can get you started on an once-in-a-lifetime (千载难逢的) ESL teaching career.

About English First

EF English First is the world’s leading privately owned education company. Set up in 1965, EF operates in over 50 countries around the world. We still need teachers for teaching positions across China so if you prefer the fast paced city life like Shanghai. We have both Kids & Teens schools and Adult schools in over 60 cities in China.

Teaching at English First

At English First, you’ll be provided the resources to become the best teacher you can be. Our new and colorful classrooms offer advanced technology, including Internet connected computers, interactive whiteboards (交互式白板) and iPads. We also offer a world-class teacher development program to our teachers to help them move into more senior positions with EF.

Join the EF Teacher Network today

We’re here to provide the support you need every step of the way, from preparing your legal work visa to airport pickup. Learn how to order food in Chinese with our free language classes or attend a weekly teacher social sponsored (赞助) by the company. There’s so much to experience living abroad and you’ll experience it to the fullest with EF.

Requirements

● A Bachelor’s Degree

● A TEFL Certification (EF TEFL sponsorship available)

● A native English speaker

● Passport holder from the UK, the USA, Canada

● A clear background check

● Ability to live abroad for at least one year

“One day I went to a Swedish friend’s and while we were playing in his room, his mom yelled that dinner was ready. And check this. He told me to WAIT in his room while they ate!” an Internet user shared on a media platform. Consequently, there was a lot of criticism of the Swedes. Many said they wouldn’t dream of being so mean in their culture. Would a host in Sweden really not invite a guest to join their meal if it’s dinnertime?

It does happen, says Richard Tellstrom, a food historian at Stockholm University. He says this so-called “non-hospitality” was customary when he was a kid in the ‘60s and ‘70s. If he was over a friend’s house and it was time for dinner, he would go back to his own house to eat. Or he would stay and wait in another room while his friend finished his meal. Then they’d continue playing.

“Some Swedes think feeding a guest creates a sense of duty.” explains Tellstrom. “And in a society that values equality and independence, people don’t want to put a burden on someone or feel like they owe someone something.” However, it wasn’t a universal rule. Families in the countryside, for example, were more likely to feed guests. People lived farther apart, so it wasn’t as easy for people to go home and eat. The “no dinner for you” policy has slowly faded, says Tellstrom. “Since the 1990s, food has become a new symbol in society. We have open kitchens. People like to dine there and show off their cooking.”

But non-sharing hosts haven’t entirely disappeared, says Mohini Mehta, a food scholar. She admits she had a tough time adjusting to life in Sweden when she moved there in 2020. She was used to cooking dine every day for friends and hosting dinner parties almost weekly in India. She learned that in some cultures, like her own, sharing a meal with someone is a way to break the ice—but this isn’t always the case for Swedes.

The second experiment on how to grow crops on mimic (模拟的) Mars and Moon soil has given a surprising outcome (成果). The Wageningen UR researchers use the Mars and Moon soil provided by NASA. Mimic Mars soil comes from a volcano in Hawaii and the mimic Moon soil from an Arizonian desert. As a result of what the researchers of Wageningen University in the Netherlands learned from their first experiment, which was a failure, they were finally able to grow ten different crops. The tomatoes, peas, turnip, and cabbages have been harvested (收割). The goal of the experiments is to provide the way of growing crops on Mars or on the Moon in order to feed the first settlers.

A few improvements have been made since the first experiment, though it isn’t a success. Professor Wamelink says, “We used plates instead of small pots and added organic material (fresh cut grass) to the Mars and Moon soil. This is what we didn’t do in the first experiment. This solved the problem we had with watering in the first experiment and also added manure (肥料) to the soil.” In the first Moon soil experiment most plants died; in the next round they flourished (茂盛), and the researchers could harvest from some species. It can be regarded as a triumph when it is compared with the first one.

Although the Wageningen researchers harvested several crops, they did not eat them. Wamelink says, “The soil contains heavy metals. If heavy metals find their way into the crops, they will make them poisonous for human beings. Then further research on this is necessary because they need to make sure the final harvest must be harmless to human beings. The experiment should start in April next year with the growth of new crops including potatoes and beans.”

The soil experiment began in April and the final harvest took place in October. Plants were grown in a glass house under certain temperature and light conditions and under the earth atmosphere. “This is because we expect that first crop growth on Mars and the Moon will take place in underground rooms to protect the plants from the bad environment,” says Wamelink.