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- Anthony
- My name is Anthony Prato and I teach English as a Second Language at The City University of New York (http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/clip/) and Columbia University (http://ce.columbia.edu/node/295). I have been an ESL teacher for 6 years, and a teacher or trainer for 10 years.
27 comments:
Lena Yasmina Sakaly
Title real time with Bill Maher
Length 1hr
Summary
In this episode Bill Maher and his guest pointed to the fact that Sarah Palin was inexperienced. Therefore, the republicans wanted to distracted people by using this woman and so they avoid talking about important issues concerning the economy or health care system.
What else that an American can talk about concerning Sarah Palin? The fact that she opposes abortion thinks it should be illegal in all cases, including rape and incest.
Reaction
This episode was great because people are not aware that to vote for the republicans could be a disaster for them
They talked about trivial, stupid things concerning Sarah Palin’private life instead of asking real questions. Is this woman ready to be vice president? Is this woman able to serve American value? Does this woman understand the concept of freedom which the essence of America.
New word
To get medieval: to torture somebody in an archaic way
Gaffe: mistake, blunder
“honkey”: derogative way to call Caucasian by the an African American
witch: a woman who practices black magic
Lena Yasmina Sakaly
Title Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo bay
Length 1hr 47
Summary
Harold and Kumar are to friends; both decided to jump on a plane to catch up with Harold’s love, Maria, who is headed for Amsterdam. Unfortunately, the pair has to change their plans because Kumar was accused of being a terrorist.
They have been sending to Guantanamo but they escaped from there and decided to prove their innocence. They have been through huge problems but they finally succeeded
Reaction
This was a funny movie with silly scenes. This movie describes the misadventures of 2 best friends who become fugitives and try to evade being recaptured by the department of homeland security
New word
Bong: device to smoke marijuana
Branded: when you mark someone with hot iron
Lena Yasmina Sakaly
Title burn after reading
Length 1hr 45
Summary
Osborne Cox an agent of CIA decided to “quit” because the administration wanted transfers him to a state job. He decided to write his memoirs as an ex agent of CIA. At the same time his wife wanted to divorce him and copy all his files. Unfortunately the disk containing the memoirs ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.
The 2 employees get in trouble and try to sell the disk to the Russians
Reaction
The movie was so hilarious and so silly but in a good way
In my opinion it was a parody of CIA investigation and what they are capable to do to hide information
The movie was brilliant
New word
Undercover: a spy
Blackmail: try to extort money from somebody
Samaritan: somebody who does good without expecting any reward
Title:
TV - History channel
Length:
2 hours
Summary:
It was a documentary about 9.11. It showed many videos, taken by residents and the media, sequently. After that, people, taken the videos, talked about how they felt at that moment.
Reaction:
I remember 9.11. When I was about to go to bed, my friend called me and said that turn on TV. And I was shocked because it had showed that an air plain hit the building and people had been running away from there. The most shocking scene was that people falling from the building. I hope that it never happen again.
New words/ vocabulary
"engulf" to surround, to cover
"disaster" an unexpected event, such as an accident
"devastated" shocked, upset
"evacuate" to run away from a dangerous place to a safe place
Title: American History X
Length: 2 hours
Summary:
This movie talks about racism and how it affects people. There was a white neo-Nazi killed a black man because he saw him trying to steal his car. However, he went to jail for a long time. In jail, he discovered that there are good and bad in every race. His life turned around and after jail, he tried to cure people from this disease (racism). Especially his brother. Unfortunately, when his brother was change to not Nazi, he was killed by other black men because they knew that he was racism.
Reaction:
It was good-meaningful movie. And it is nice to know something about the American history. The best thing in this movie is that they show you that racism is a terrible believe in our lives.
Vocabulary:
Get through this: finish.
He is hidden right where you are: he is going to be like you.
I am out: I give up (or) I quit.
Title: 28 days later
Length: almost 2 hours.
Summary:
A guy went to hospital. He was passed out. When he woke up, he didn’t see anybody around him. He went out of his room and didn’t find anyone. He went out of the hospital, but still none. Then he went to some church and suddenly, a guy attacked him he ran away. Then he met some people and they told him that there were a virus in the city and people turned to monsters. However, they had a safe room. They waited and tried to survive. In the end the US army came to them and saved them.
Reaction:
I think it was a terrible movie. it was so simple and the idea is already known. I just watched it to have something to write on the blog
Vocabulary:
“Passed out”: The person who doesn’t feel anything, but alive.
“Passed away”: dead.
“Evacuation”: to remove people from a dangerous place.
Title: Memories of A Geisha
Length: 144min
Summary: In 1992, small fishing village in Japan, the girl who has mysterious blue eyes were sold to city with her sister, because of poverty. She didn’t know that she would be Geisha. She got lots of insult from another Geisha. However, she wanted to be a Geisha, for the man who gave her kind. Fortunately, she could be brilliantly debut by severely learning the education, like dance, music, art, speech. Even though many people love her, she rejected them because of the first man who gave her kind. She didn’t forget him even though hardship, another Geisha’s jealousy and confusion of the war. However, she realized that Geisha could get all beauty except lover.
Reaction: Sad story. The saddest moment in our life will be that time when we cannot get our love.
New word : brilliantly : luminously
poverty: poor quality
• Title/ Hood Rats(Movie)
• Length of listening/ two hours
• Summary/ Loco and Mario are homies who are always up to no good. Theirs friend James ask them for help and they can't refuse. They are always stay in street observe people and make fun of them. One day the police arrest them and investigate about James package and they really have no idea.
After they left the police they meet two girls. They talk with them and invite the girl for party. In the night girls arrive at their house, and then they dance, drink and have fun. Suddenly the door somebody knock the door. Loco go to open door and everything become awful. Two men have guns and threaten Loco and Mario to tell about package or they will kill them. After many attempt when one of the gangs threaten girl, Mario hit him on his face and took gun. And his girl kill one man and Loco kill the other one. After that they take Corpse and threw them in the desert. After that they return to continue their life as usual.
• Opinion of listening/ This movie is strange, it has no more action. The entire event was in one place in Loco house. Of course. It has a lot of comedy and mentioned Latinos people in USA specially Mexico. Also movie has a lot of Spanish language words.
• Vocabulary
Inquisition(noun): a series of questions that someone asks you in a way that seems threatening or not nice.
Vents(noun,verb) : to do something to express your feelings, often in a way that is unfair.
1.Title: I, Robot(2004)
2. Length: 110 min.
3. Summary :
2035, robots are produced to make humans life comfortable by following the 3 rules about not harming humans. So, people live a relaxable life thanks to the robots. And Robot psychologist Susan Calvin never doubts there'll be danger from robots. From oneday, detective Dell Spooner recognizes something strage from robots and he is attacked severly from robots. But most people don't believe his words because there was no evidence. Eventually, all robots in the world except Sunny who looks like human's mind are changed to be mad and attack their masters. Then, people realized that robots are not the only way to solve our problem and detective Spooner and Dr. Calvin succeeded to restore the world.
4. Reaction:
Robots are always in my imagination. I always have learned that we can get a benefit of comfortable life thanks to the robots. They'll work instead of humans, so people can enjoy their leisures more freely than today. These are all I learned in school. However, this movie gave me really big shock and important information to me. Through this movie, I got a lesson that visible convenience can cause painful effect to human. Misusing and overusing are not also desirable things to do as a human.
5. New words/phrases
① custody: being protected or imprisoned
② Now you pissed me off! : I'm really angry right now(?)
③ abomination: feeling of disliking someone or something very much
Title: The Other Boleyn Girl
Length: 2 hours
Summary: Mary becomes pregnant with a child of Henry VIII and gradually falls in love with him. But while she is pregnant her ambitious sister Anne seduces the king and deprives her sister of hope. Tactics such as conspiracies and lies are used to maintain her status. However the king discovers her fanatic plan and sentence her to death. Though Mary plead for her sister's life, king's resolution stays firmly.
Reaction: I just couldn't believe the cast. Natalie Portman and Scarlet Johansson who each played Anne and Mary are my favorite actresses. Though the film itself was not so fantastic, it was extremely good to watch those two figures. I was especially impressed by Natalie Portman, who portrayed ambitious, rebellious Anne so properly.
New word:
miscarry: to have a miscarriage
miscarriage: the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it is capable of independent survival; spontaneous abortion
consummate: to finish, perfect or complete something
Title: Aladdin
Length: 1.5 hours
Summary: Aladdin encounters princess of Agrabah, Jasmin in street and falls in love. Jafar, evil minister captures Aladdin since he found that Aladdin is the only person capable of entering Cave of Wonders. In the cave Aladdin discovers the magic lamp and unleashes Genie. Genie promises him to make three wishes come true. Aladdin becomes a prince thanks to help of Genie and enjoy magic carpet ride with Jasmin. Feeling threatened Jafar's guards throw him into the ocean. However genie rescues him. By accident Jafar becomes a new master of the lamp and becomes the king. But during the combat with Aladdin he mistakenly makes himself trapped into the lamp. Aladdin, who regained the lamp makes his last wish-freedom for Genie. Jasmine and Aladdin finally get engaged.
Reaction: Films of Disney are mostly enjoyable to watch. Nobody will deny the fact that Disney provides us with great images and musics. The very best part of this movie is a scene of magic carpet ride. Both image and music is wonderful in the scene.
New word:
upstanding: honest, respectable, trustworthy
galore: (placed after the noun) in large amounts or numbers
Dan in Real Life
Length 1hr 38 m
Summary
This story tallies us that Dan he is a widower and father for three girls Jane, Care, and Lily .he work in the newspaper. He always has a hard time dealing with his second daughter. Dan’s family use to get to gather at this time of the year so they take a trip to the home of Dan parents. When he arrive to his family house in the next day Dan went to a bookstore and he meet Marie. Dan and Marie ware attracted to each other from the first look but Marie tells Dan that she has a boyfriend. When he went back to his family they ware very happy for hem because he found a hotty girl but sadly Dan found a surprised that Marie is here and her boyfriend is Dan's brother. Dan and Marie trying to deny each other. Marie is not capable to continue to deny her feelings for Dan, and she breaks up with Dan's brother. Before she get to far from the house she calls Dan, and they meet at a bowling. After spending some time bowling, Marie and Dan embrace when Dan's family showed up with a lot of angry at Dan for his disloyalty. Dan talks to his daughters and he admits that he is in love with Marie, even though he's only known her three days. Encouraged by his parents and three girls, he goes after Marie. And they get married.
Reaction
This movie was nice and exciting especially when they ware avoiding each other
and i love one Odium the boyfriend said " Love not feeling it is ability "
New word
1- Extraordinary - adjective
ex·traor·di·nar·y
beyond what is usual
2- Ability - noun, plural
a·bil·i·ty
power or capacity to do or act physically or mentally.
title:Wunc
lenght 40 min
summary:
the program is not about only one specif subject.
when i stared listening they were talking about school that re investing in a new equipment for football players, it a new king of helmet that has sensors connected to a computer that when a players is hit by someone the helmet can tell how strong it was.
so, now the students can lie and say that they are ok even after a really strong hit.
another part of the program talked about the para-Olympics and how they made an exception for allowing dogs. they told the case of one of the athletes that was considered "not deficient enough" and was dismissed by the Olympics organizations.
bounce: when you have to go( i have to bounce) when you check bounces : when you don't have enough money in your account they send your check back. rejected
tone up: make it stronger.
title:Wunc public radio
lenght:30min
summary: this that that i was listening they had to reposter invited to the program to discuss and compare the campaign of Obama and McCain.
one of the reporters was form the Washington post and the other was from the ny times.
on their opinion McCain was conducting his campaign, in a dishonorable way.
pitfalls:something trick, dangerous, a trap.
Title:
Omen
Length:
about 2 hours
Summary:
A man, an ambassador to the UK, lost his baby from abortion. So he and his wife got an adopted son. They loved the baby and brought up him by using a baby-sitter. Around the boy was a kindergartener, bad accidents happened one by one. The baby-sitter suicided strangely, so they hired another baby-sitter. After that, a priest came and told the father that the boy is a devil, and he must stop his son. At the beginning, he didn't believe the priest. However, he began to believe the priest after he died oddly. A photographer noticed something strange was happing and helped the man. They started to find how to stop the boy. Before they found way to solve it, the man's wife was killed by the boy and his baby-sitter. The man was depressed. After that, he found out that his real son actually had been killed. Finally, he found how to stop him that is to stab the boy with a stake. He tried to stab his son in a church, but he was killed by a policeman with a gun.
Reaction:
I knew this movie by name. It was less scary than I thought. The boy seemed to be usual, but a little bit indifferent. I just imagined what I would do if there was a son of the devil. When the man tried to kill his son, he hesitated because the boy said "dad, don't do that". I think that it's too hard even if it's a devil. I actually felt relieved when the man failed to kill the boy.
New words:
"confess" to admit, to say something they did
"inferno" a large fire
"fantasize" to imagine something
1. Title: Titanic.
2. Length: 195 min.
3. Summary:
It's kind of romance movie. Rose DeWitt Bukater is a daughter of wealthy home. She took a large ship named Titanic really luxurious people are gathered. She tried to suicied herself but, Jack Dawson who was very economically different from Rose saw the spectacle and made her stop. Rose fell in love with Jack because he was really sincere and pure guy even if she has a partner to marry by her parents' force. Unfortunately, there comes super disaster that the ship was sunk. So many people were dead because of coldness. Jack also was dead and Rose survived alone.
Reaction: It is so pity love story. Even though Jack is not wealthy, but he has a really pure heart to love with Rose. But, nature prevented their love. And she got a mental illness by seeing her lover's death. It was really sad story.
New words or phrases:
1) forensic analysis:
keen ans specific analysis
2) Are you out of mind?:
Are you crazy??
4.Reaction:
Title:
? cartoons
Length:
about 30 min
Summary:
A boy, a junior high school student(maybe), asked a girl, seemed to like him, to be a lob partner. They became lob partners. However, he changed his partner to the girl's cousin, from L.A.(I don't know why.) So she got angry. Her cousin was a bad girl, scribbled on the wall and robbed gas. The boy tried to get along with his new partner, but he couldn't. In the test, his partner quit the test, so he took it by himself. He was supposed to make candy, he was making "candy"(drug) and he didn't know that. He realized it by the girl, his first partner, in the middle of the test. He tried to hide it, but teachers came there and one of teachers tried to taste the "candy". When the teacher was about to taste it, the girl broke the "candy" and his instruments of exam by a toy gun. So she helped the boy.
Reaction:
This is my first time I watch an American cartoon on TV. It was quite different from Japanese cartoons. It was like a drama. Japanese are more unrealistic. When I watch TV, I often see this. But I don't know the title.
New word:
"scribble" paint something quickly and carelessly on note books or the wall...
"play out" keep playing until it finish
Shoot 'Em Up
Length 1hr 29 m
Summary
This story tallies us that Mr. Smith a man with a lot of military background. Smith finds himself involved in a difficult position once he help a pregnant woman follow by a stranger. After the woman is killed, he takes the baby and went to a lactating prostitute. They ware follow by clever and unfeeling group. It was very complicated. A United States Senator who strongly supports gun control had been breeding babies for their bone marrow to treat his cancer, and a famous gun baron has contracted Hertz to kill the babe. Finally smith kills all those people and he saved Oliver and the prostitute.
Reaction
In the beginning I was thinking this movie is exciting in my opinion I do not like this movie at all and I feel like I am watching an Indian movie
New word
1-Thorny
–adjective/thorn•i•er, thorn•i•est.
Full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question
2-backdrop
Noun / back•drop
Background of an event; setting
Sense and Sensibility
Length 2hr 16 m
Summary
Elinor, Marianne and Margaret those girls are the daughter of Mr. Dashwood the strory tells us When Mr. Dashwood dies, his wife and three daughters John Dashwood he is the son of Henry Dashwood by his first wife. He was talking to his wife Fanny Dashwood about the Inheritance was left by his father, He was supposed to give them one thousand pounds each but his wife did not agree with him,.John Dashwood he wants to keep his promised to his father but his wife did not want that so she convinced her husband to give each girl 500 pounds. After that they move to old house of there mother relative When Elinor told Marianne about the history of Willoughby she understands the matter and she feel happey after all.After that Tomes arrived from London and he told Elinor and her family that Mr. Ferrars is married and he was sour about that because he sows him by himself with Miss Steele they were sitting together, but he did not sow his face. After few days later Elinor and her family sow one gentleman raiding up his horse they was thought at first it was Colonel Brandon, but they know that is Edward she tried to force her self to be calm and relax .when Edward arrived they were asking him about Mrs. Ferrars and his answer was she is fine after that she asked him if Mrs. Ferrars in Plymouth and he surprised and he said no my mother in London and Elinor said I am asking about Mrs. Edward Ferrars he know there is mistake and he told them you mean Mrs. Robert Ferrars I am not married. Elinor relies her stress and start crying to much because she know that her love still in her hands .After that Edward asked Elinor for marriage and finally they got what they want to.Marianne and Colonel Brandon they were together and they get married and she love her lovely husband as mush as she had love Willoughby. Willoughby had sadness of his marriage and he nevre feel comfourtable with her wife and married .Elinor grow impatient for some news of Edward, and it was not long before the Dashwood heard that he and Lucy were married. Elinor had prepared her self for this moment, and was able to remain calm, despite Marianne’s sympathetic sobbing. She found most relief in the company of Colonel Brandon, who came regularly to Barton to comfort hear. In fact, as Mrs. Jennings had hoped, the understanding between them grew into attachment. Very soon, the colonel, having realized Marianne could never love him, asked Elinor to do him the honor of marrying him, and was accepted. Several month after Elinoe’s wedding, news come of Mrs. Willoughby’s sudden death in raiding accident. Marianne found her self thinking of Willoughby more and more.
Reaction
In my opinion, I like the ending in the story for several rezones
1.Elinor loves Edward.
2.Colonel Brandon love Marianne and I felt when any one love my younger sister and we have a completely different personality .it is extremely difficult for anyone to accept the marriage between Elinor and Colonel Brandon.
3.Elinor and Colonel Brandon are good to be friends, to help each other.
4.Edward is calm, pleasant, and good-humor so it is good for Elinor to be with him for endlessness relationship.
5.I think Willoughby suppose to stay alive because this kind of life that he face every day with his wife is a good banish for him for every thing wrong he did before with Marianne and Luce .
I like this movie very much especially after I read the novel more than i think
I want to told you that I hate to read in English and I know the way which make me feel enjoyable with reading
New word
1- Deport
de•port / –verb
To expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
2- Reputation
rep•u•ta•tion / - noun
The estimation in which a person or thing is held, esp. by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
3- Strain
Strain1 /-verb
To draw tight or taut, esp. to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
Title:
GATTACA
Length:
105 minutes
Summary:
In the not too distant future, where humans are predestined by genetic modifying Vincent is born without help of genetic engineering. "Inferior" Vincent suffers from discrimination in the society. He succeeds in entering Gattaca disguised as Eugene Morrow who has outstanding genetic profile and becomes the one to leave for Titan. However a murder committed in GATTACA puts him in danger. After all Vincent flies to the space.
Reaction:
Brilliant title. The title consists of alphabets which symbolizes DNA nucleotides. The film reminds me of "Brave new world". In terms of science fictions, I prefer books to movies. Science fictions are attractive since they let you use endless imagination. When I watch specific images on screen, I feel they are depriving me of chance to imagine freely.
New word:
in vitro: performed outside a living organism in an artificial environment created by means of scientific equipment
in vivo: performed within a living organism
celestial: belonging or relating to the sky
Title;
Remain in the history (I think this is it)
Length;
75 minutes.
Summary;
I saw this show in ESPN, was a good one. It talked about some famous sports players. His episode was about Diego Armando Maradona. He is the best soccer player in the history and he is from Argentina. They showed you some of his goals and how he won the world cup with his team. Unfortunately, he wasn’t chosen as the best player because at the end of his period he used drugs in one of the matches. They said that if he didn’t use it, he would be the best in the history of soccer. Now, probably Pele is the best.
Reaction;
Finally I bought a TV and start to watch something interesting. Not like before, I was watching movies. This show was good and I already know Maradona’s story. But still, watching this is better than movies.
Vocabulary;
Decades (n); period of ten years
Phenomenon (n); fact that appears.
Solitary; solitary goal means the only goal.
• Title/ Friday Night Lights (episode 5,6)
• Length of listening/two hours
Summary/ As I watched, coach asked a black player to come to his office. Then they started argument, because the back player want to be captain, but coach he doesn't want him to be caption. After a hot argument the black player left coach office, and slammed the door. Next day,Dillion team play game with other team, suddenly black player don't pay attention for coach, and he made fault when he kicked the ball in wrong way. Then coach became angry. In the rest of time coach talked with a black player and decided to change him. As usual coach made a good plan, and he won the match.
On the night, Dillon players went to the bar to celebrated. When they were watching TV news suddenly, they heard a bad new from Football Federation. They made decision to suspend Dillon team to stop playing for two weeks. One American guy was drank and made fun of Dillon teams. Then he left, but Mexican player snatched and hit him. On other hand, Tim he is close friend to Jases (caption). When he became paralyzed and still in hospital, his friend Tim didn't visit him. Therefore. Jesses reproached. In next day, Tim and Lylai pick up Jases for trip. They went to lake and had dinner together.
Opinion of listening/ It was a fun and full of dramatic events, and admonitions between friends, racism between Americans and Mexicans. The best think in Friday nigh lights that they tell and reflect reality
Vocabulary/
Aided(noun, verb) : to help or give support to someone.
Title
The movie- Lord of the rings : The return of the king
Length
3hr
Summary
The team whay consists of 9 people for destroying the ring went to fire od mountain and they faught against Sauron. Suaron's army attacked Minnas Terris where the kingdom of gondor to conquest the world. There was no king in the kingdom and they lost their honor
Before the combat, Gandalf tried to call seeral army to fight, but the number was too low than Sauron's army, but they were fighting the great combat what they never had before.
on the other way, Prodo went to the mountain of destiny to destroy the ring, Finally Golum fell into the lava
Reaction
I think that I can't see the movie which like this huge scale movie. I was satifised this movie except the length
New word
onsluaght - to attack quickly
attack in waves- to attack step by step
Title
Radio - NPR
Length
1 hour
summary
They talked about Tornado in Texas
all of the people in Texas already ran away from the Tornado, and this will destroy everything even gas pump, so they had conversation with afraid that incresing gas prices. It's not a exact information, gas prices would rise at least 6 dollars from next week.
After I heard some adertisements and songs, I don't remember what was the name was song exactly. but it may would be The Air.
Reaction
When i listened this radio, it was so cool, because it was easy to understand, they pronounced exactly, so it was helpful to my listening skill, I'm so scared of rising gas price, but I don't believe it
New word
Crude oil - Original oil
(I was glad that I heard this word what i learned in class)
Title
The radio - ?
Length
1 hour
Summary
I don't know what's the name of this program, but it was so strange
The MC received the call from several people and they talked about Balack Obama. It was good converation before last calling, but at last one man criticized Obama about his policy and history of his life, after the mc said the bad word to him such as You would better that find your brain, hang up the phone something like this.
Reaction
it was intereting, because I don't understand the mc's mention. In my country, the mc can't tell badword to customer, but in here he did
I wondered and curious that everyone can say their opinion even Radio MC
New words
diplomatic - foreign
coordinate - switch
Title: Titanic
Length: 195min
Summary: In 1990, Rose got on the Titanic with her rich fiancé. On the other hand, poor guy, Jack also got on the Titanic. In the ship, Rose tried to suicide on the edge of ship, because of strict regulation of high class. However, Jack rescued her. From that time, their love was started. Rose was falling in love Jack, liberal person. Jack drew her naked body, so their relationship changed to more deeply. Her fiancé was jealous and angry about their love, so imprisoned Jack at room. Unfortunately, at that time, the ship collided with iceberg. From that event, steadily the ship fell down. At that time, Rose rescued Jack from imprison room, instead of getting on the boat. Jack and Rose, both of them fell into the cold sea. In the cold sea, Jack sacrificed himself, so only Rose could survive. Unfortunately, Jack was died.
Reaction: Even though I saw this movie many times, it is one of the most great love movies.
New words: collide with: bump into
Iceberg: big ice
Title:
ESL podcast - English Cafe #153
Length:
about 30 min
Summary:
In this podcast, it talked about 2 topics; Chicago, and the national anthem in the US. First,it explained about Chicago, the third largest cities in the US. It said that Chicago is called "Windy City". And it described Chicago, how the city is. After that, it explained the meaning of the national anthem.
Reaction:
It was interesting because it explain how Chicago is and the meaning of the song of the US. I didn't know the anthem well, so it was a good opportunity.
New word
"national anthem" the song of the country
"twilight" the faint light or the time right after the sun has gone
Title:
ESL podcast - English Cafe #153
Length:
about 30 min
Summary:
In this podcast, it talked about 2 topics; Chicago, and the national anthem in the US. First,it explained about Chicago, the third largest cities in the US. It said that Chicago is called "Windy City". And it described Chicago, how the city is. After that, it explained the meaning of the national anthem.
Reaction:
It was interesting because it explain how Chicago is and the meaning of the song of the US. I didn't know the anthem well, so it was a good opportunity.
New word
"national anthem" the song of the country
"twilight" the faint light or the time right after the sun has gone
Title/ learning to thrive with attention deficit disorder
• Length of listening/one hour
Summary/ NPR Radio mentioned that Emily was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) in high school. She made very good grades in the beginning of school, but by middle school she mad a wake grades. Her mother wants to help her by give her medicine. Medicine did help her improve her grades, but she stopped taking it, because she felt nauseated and lost weight. Emily needed to find a different way to solve her problems. Her family eventually got help from a group of psychologists who specialize in attention deficit coaching. Emily is trying to follow all of the advice the group been given. Also she organizes her schedule and study skills. She realize that take the note it helped to pay attention. She got very good self-awareness.
Opinion of listening/ It is interesting subject, because I and many students suffer from ADD. I agree with Emily that take the note it will help you to memories and organize everything in school.
Vocabulary/
Preach (verb): to give advice in a way that annoys people.
Craft (n, v): to make something with your hands, using a special skill.
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