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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.
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tittle: Obsessed
Length: 1hour
Summary: this is a documentary that talks about 2 persons who get OCD
Rick is a write. He wants to live healthy and he obsesses with a fear of dying. because of scaring of dying, whenever he passes over a gym, he can't help himself go there and do exercise. If he doesn't do it, he'll fell anxious. He goes gym more than 50times/week. Moreover, he drinks all kind of vitamin, more than 40 tablets/day.
Nidia is obsessed about dirty. Whenever she goes to bathroom, she has to take a bath. It lasts more than 1.5 hours because she can't go out until she feels that she's "clean". She hurts herself whenever she takes a bath. She can't go out because she feels outside is not safe for her. She can't leave her room.
Both of them are in verge of divorce because their partner can't deal with their obsession any more. They have to see doctor to get helping from them, to help them control their obsessions. Their treatment aren't easy. It takes a long time to get over their obsession.
React: I know lots of people scare of death or can't stand the dirty, but be obsessed by them like 2 persons in this film is the first time I've ever known.
Both of them know that's abnormal but they can't control it. I see how Ninia tried to go out with her husband, tried to sit on a chair and use her hand to pick up food, I know that's not easy for her. She almost cried when she did it.
New vocabulary:
Obsess:(v) to fear of something without reason or can't against it
Tittle: locked up abroad
length: 1 hour
Kahlilad is a single mother. She met Roy in a party, and she was attracted by his beauty. He asked her to live with him in Miami and promised that he would give her the best life that she and her daughter have never ever had. She and her daughter came and lived with him 2 weeks later. Everything was going well in the begining, but then, it began to become worse. One day, Roy went home, said sorry with her and asked her to go to another country to refresh their relationship. He asked her leaving her daughter for his sister, and enjoyed the vacation with him. In 2 first days, she was happy, and enjoyed the vacation with Roy. However, in the 3st day, Roy left hotel soon, and went back with a bag. He told her that he had to return the US, so she should stay there, enjoyed her vacation and he would see her in Paris. Just remember to bring this bag with her, and then he left hurrily. The next day, he called her, and told her that he was keeping her daughter, if someone called her, just do everything as he said. Then, she got a call from a man, he asked her to bring this bag to Paris. But there was no straight flight from her city to Paris, she had to stop at Cuba. She knew that this bag may be contain cocain, buy she couldn't stop because she knew Roy was confining her daughter. She was arrested at Cuba's airport and was imprisoned for 6 years.
Roy escaped and Kahlilah's daughter lived with her mother at all the time she was in prison.
React: well, I don't know what would I do if I were Kahlilah. But I know that we shouldn't evaluate a person through his/her appearance. LIKE Roy, he is a gentle men, polite, handsome, but he's a bad guy.
vocabulary: push one's luck: try a luck recklessly
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Gossip girl 2-17(drama like sex and the city)
§ Length of listening
- 42 mins
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- There was a new teacher 'Rachel'. Bliar didn't like her, but Serena and Dan liked her. The teacher gave Bliar grade B. Bliar got the permission from Yale University. However, this grade might affect her permission. Bliar wanted her to get lesson. Bliar sent Gossip Girl a rumor. The rumor was about Dan and Rachel. Rachel knew that Bliar did it, and she reported to the president. Bliar had to be expelled from the school. However, Serena saw Dan and Rachel and took a picture. Bliar sent the president this picture. Finally, the teacher was expelled from the school.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- This school life is so different from Korea's school life. When I was a high school student, the school prohibited dating with a guy. If we don't obey with this rule, the student has to get penalty.
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- Yale was on the line. : It was a matter of Yale.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Butterfly Effect: Revelation
§ Length of listening
- 1hour 30Minute
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Sam who can jump to the past helped police as psychic. One day his ex-girl freind's sister came to him to find the real criminal who killed Sam's ex-gril friend. Even though that broke the rule of jumping, after all he decided to came back to the past. However, when he went to the past, another thing happend, and through jumpinf he caused to show up serial killer. He didn't fix up the past, but he tried to do on and on.... Fanily, he showed that his sister was serial killer. She had killed everyone who would fall in love with him and hurt him, Because she love Sam as a man. And then he came back the past when his house was burning. He didn't save her though he could, because he knew the truth............
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- I watched butterfly effect 1. I like director's idea. What if I could come back to the past and fix up something? It's topic is so amazing, isn't it? I don't understan. Why Sam believe that only he could fix up everything? I am sorry about result what he have done.
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- pinky swear(N) Kind of promise using a little finger.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Heroes S03 E18
§ Length of listening
- 1hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Sylor was tracking to follow his father's marks. Through his flash back, he got a clue about his father. Clare's mother knew that Clare hid Alex in her room. And She helped Alex's excape, because the government's agent. Matt and peter keep on their way to find Daphme. Although they didn't take Daphne back, they got a file which shows entire operation of the government. Unfortunately matt got arrest by the government's agent. And they were forced matt to pretend terrorist.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- I really want to know what is Angela(peter,and Nathan's mother) and and Noha(clare's father)s plan. They had contact each other. I think they set up something. When Sylor would meet his father!?!?
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- Stay out of my way : Don't interrupt what I am doing.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Heroes S03 E19
§ Length of listening
- 1hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Dole went to Clare's house to get her help. Although she don't wnated to help him for the first time, she changed her mind. Through that help, she tried to find who she are supposed to be. Sylor, finally, found his father. his father had cancer, and he were waiting for his death. He also has the same ability with Sylor. After he saw Sylor's healing ability, he wanted Sylor's ability. But Sylor was stronger then him. Danko, one of agent, doubted Nathan. Danko knew Nathan has ability after he pushed Nathan over the elevator.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- Finally, Sylor met his father. ALso, I supprised that both Sylor, and his father have the same ability, eagar to get other poeples' ability. Nathan's plan looks like messed up. That occured Clare's pre-pass is up.
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- the apple didn't fall to far from the free.
Children grow up to be like their parents.
tittle: Space Race
Length: 2 hours 40 minutes
Summary: This movie likes a documentary, all the events are facts. At the beginning, the movie talked about Germany tried to make a satellite during the second world war, and then when Russia came into Berlin, they studied German skills and tried their best to develop their own satellite skills. At the same time, America was also started to develop their own satellite skills and competed with Russia. At last, Russia came into space first and America got on the moon first. During those years, they had arms race a long time.
React: I felt it is a good movie. It is not only learn the events in history, but also we can enjoy the story.
New vocabulary: thruster
space suit
title: Discovery in China
Length: 1 hours 30 minutes
Summary: It is a documentary made by BBC talked about China in British guys' eyes. First, they talked about Chinese industrialisation made Chinese development very fast in cities. On the other hand, they focused on Chinese villeges and helped China to find out some problems during the development.
React: I think this movie told a lot of truths and it is very interesting. It gave a lot of details to show Chinese culture and Chinese people's life.
New vocabulary: Forbidden City
paddy
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Lie To Me S01 E01
§ Length of listening
- 1 hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- This drama is talking about that a person can read micro-expression on human face, so he can know who tell the truth or lie. One day they get a case from FBI who is investigating a murder. The suspect is a teenager, so they don't want to get the trouble. The FBI hire him to investigate this case. Finally, he find out that the teenager is not criminal.
Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- I like this drama,because this drama make me believe that people usually don't tell the truth.
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
-socrn:disdain
surveillance: scrutiny
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- The Legend of 1900
§ Length of listening
- 2 hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
-This move is a very famou movie, it is talking about a orphan Ninteen Hundred, who adopt from a sailor and never get out of the boats. He learn pinao by himself. Finally he become a famous person , but he never get out of the boats. He dead in the boat.
- Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- I like this move, because I listend many music from this movie.
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
-Just the normal notes: It mean don't get the trouble.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Gossip Girl S01 E07
§ Length of listening
- 1 hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
-Blair's boyfriend couldn't for got Serena, so they broke up. After they broke up, Blair selp with another boy. Eventually, Blair's boyfriend went back to Blair and got together anain, because he want Blair's mother to save his father's business.
- Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- This drama was very similar to our real life.
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
-look down on:scorn.
brick: a material people use to build the house.
Title/Name of what you listened to
- Lie To Me S01 E02
§ Length of listening
- 1 hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- A woman told her supervisor that a sergeant raped her and if she against the sergeant, she will be execute a danger mission. Eventually Cal found the waman lied, the sergeant didn't rape her, he raped another woman. The woman want to try to protect other women, so she lied.
- Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- There are many people who afeard tell other people truth, because they don't want other people to know what happen in their life. Some people lie, because they want to peotect their friends, if I was she, I will do the thing that she did, to protect my friends.
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
-assessment: judgment
polygraph: the mechine to test people who tell truth or lie.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Gossip girl 2-18&19
§ Length of listening
- about 2hours
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Bliar Yale admission was canceled because Yale university thought Blair insulted the teacher. However, Dan and new teacher spent a day together. However, Bliar didn't have evidence so that she couldn't do rebuttal. Eventually, Bliar couldn't accept form any other universities.
Nate recovered his relationship with relatives thanks to Velessa and Dan. Originally, Nate and Venessa planed to go to Europe during next summer, but Nate's grandfather pushed him to work at Major's assistance during next summer. Nate and Venessa thought they are different.
Bliar had difficult time and Blir tried to screw up everything. Chuck and Serena tried to help Bliar cheer up, but it didn't work. Chuck knew he couldn't make Bliar.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- I like drama because I can learn natural english expression. :)
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- just, face it. = admit
Tittle: Naked Science - Twister outbreak
Summary: This is a documentary that talk about Tornado. Super Tuesday, feb 5 2008, a powerful tornado attacked 5 counties lie in its path. 32 people were died and more than 1000 houses were destroyed. This tornado was abnormal because it appeared in winter, not in tornado season. how does tornado form? why suppercells creat twister?... Finding the answers can save many lives. Studying, understand and early warning tornatos will save life.
React: My country seldom have tornado, I've got surprise when I watched the view after tornado pass over a city. It's so terrible. Natural has a power that we'll hard to understand.
vocabulary: destructive
super cell
Tittle ; John & Kate plus 8
length: 1hour( on tv), i watched on youtube
Summary: is a television show produced in the United States , about parents Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight children, a twin girls and sextuplets (three girls and three boys).they have many episodes, each episodes follows the family through their daily lives, focusing on the challenges of raising multiple children.
Tittle : Home
Length : 1.50
Summery : This film talking about how We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being. For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film.
Anette Ponte:
TITLE: Twilight
Length: 2 hours
Summary: The movie "Twilight" is about a love story between a vampire named Edward and a normal girl called Bella. Bella has to go to live with her dad in Forks. There she met this incridible and gorgeous boy Edward. Edward saved Bella from a car accident using his strenght. Bella found out that he was a vampire. At the begining he didn't want to be with her, because he wasn't sure if he could resist her smell. But then they fall in love and start a relationship. One day a bad vampire wanted to hunt Bella, but Edward saved her. At the end of the movie Bella asked Edward to turn her in a vampire because she wanted to be with him for ever.
Response: I love this movie. I think I have watched the movie like 10 times. I already read the 4books in spanish, and now I am reading it in english.
New words: strenght=strong
Anette Ponte
Tittle: 300
Length: 3 hours
Summary: The movie 300 is about the war between the persians and the spartans people. The persians wanted to conquer Sparta. The king Leonidas went to war with only 300 men. The spartans men were very strong and very well prepare, because since they are little they have to learn how to fight. King Leonidas was about to win the war with only 300 men against the persian army of more than one million soldiers. But some man betrayed him and told the persian king Xerxes where he was going to attack. Finally the 300 men died but with honor, at the end the spartan army won the war.
Response: I like this movie because it shows history. It is also a very interesting movie with a lot of action.
New word: spartans=people who was from Sparta.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Heroes S03 E20
§ Length of listening
- 1hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Rebel sent Ando&Hiro to save matt's baby. When they got the matt's house, they realize that the baby also had power. Through that power Hiro could use a part of his power again. Angela was chased by agents. Finally, she got in troble, but Peter came to save his mother,Angela. Danko & Noha decided to get areest Rebel to realize tracy, because Rebel always messed up thier plan. Tracy met Rebel, and Rebel is Michel. And Tracy help Michel to run away from dangerous spot, but during help she was dead.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- I am so happy, because Hiro got his power again! While I was watching every episode since he lost his power, I was curous that how Hiro got his power again.
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- Detain(V) : to keep poeple in a place under their control.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Ranma 1/2 - Into the darkness
§ Length of listening
- 30 min
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Happosai couldn't wait for lunch. And he took a nap. Somehow people who took a nap after him went into Happosai's dream. Since everything was under his thumb. Ranma, Akane, and their father tried to excape from Happosai's dream it didn't work well. But, after Kasmi said "lunch is ready", he woke up.......
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- It is so funny. Many people even try to get out of his dream, but they can't. Just one sentence work him up. Lunch is ready........... Everything comes from Happosai, because he couldn't just wait for lunch..
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- Tachy(ADJ) : To dislike something because it is cheap and badly made or vulgar
Tittle : The Derby Stallion
Length : 1.40
Summary :
A teenage boy develops a sense of purpose and some new friends through an unlikely alliance with a aging musician and his horse in this drama for the whole family. Fifteen-year-old Patrick McCardle is the son of a former professional football player, Jim , who wants his boy to follow in his footsteps as an athlete. But Patrick has never had much aptitude or interest in football, baseball, or track, and doesn't feel especially close either to his father or his classmates at school. Patrick has struck up a friendship with Houston Jones, an elderly blues musician who likes to drink and tell stories, but Jim considers Jones a bad influence and Patrick avoids telling his father about the time they spend together. In his younger days, Jones was a jockey and horse trainer, and when he rescues an injured race horse, Jones is convinced the animal has what it takes to be a winner again. Jones sets his sights on entering the horse in the State Cup Steeplechase Race, and Patrick becomes his right hand man, along with Jill and Chuck , two new kids who have just moved into town from the big city. With only six weeks before the race, can Jones and his three young assistants turn an underdog into a champion? Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Gossip girl 2-20&21
§ Length of listening
- about 2hours
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Bliar and Nate were together again. Chuck and Venessa disappointed them. Serena tried to have a party for Jenny's 16th birthday party, but Jenny denied the party. She wanted to have small quite party. However, Serena had a surprising party. Eventually, this party messes up. After that, Serena went to Spain with her friend. She made a big mistake, and she married one guy in Spain. She told to Dan and tried to solve the problem.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- This is the last episode. I'm looking forward to watching season3.
TITLE: The Princess Diaries
LENGTH: 2 hour
Summary:
This movie toke about a young girl. Her name is Emilia. She is in high school. Emilia lives with her mother in small house .her father die before long time ago. Her father is princes of janovea, but she didn’t know that. One day her grandmother came to Emilia home to tell her you should be princess after view days .in the beginning Emilia don’t digest to be a princess because Emilia is poor girl and she live in humble house. But before that Emilia convinced. She start learns how to be a good princess. After a lot of difficulties, Emilia becomes the princess of janovea.
REACTION:
Actually I don’t like this kind of movie about princess and girl … etc.
I watch with my sister what can I do but the movie it was ok .
TITLE: step up 2
LENGTH: 2 hour
Summary:
Andie (Briana Evigan) is a member of the 410 crew; she goes around showcasing her talents illegally. Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum)one of her oldest friends from her younger years, understands her love for street dancing to save her from being sent away to Texas he gets her an audition for MSA - Maryland School of Arts. She gets in but only by the kindness of one guy Chase (Robert Hoffman) also a student at MSA. However, not only is he the most popular guy in school but his brother is its new director.
REACTION:
This step up 2 continuo from step up 1 but I like the 1 batter than 2
Title: transporter2
Length: 2h
Summary:
This move talks about the transporter. A man who work transporter, and he has rules and he try to never breaks them or let anyone breaks them. However, he is working in a house with rich family, while he was riding their son, some thieves were coming to take the son, and he couldn’t stop them. Then, they took the son by force, and they put bomb in the transporter’s car trying to kill him, but he knew about it and he got it out of his car. Also, the thieves called the son’s family. And the family thought that the transporter is one of the thieves, but mother’s son knows that he never do it. The cops trying to find the transporter but they couldn’t, and the transporter was working to get the son back. After the family got their son, there was a problem which the thieves gave the son Injected, and the transporter was trying to find the Medicine for this injection because it’s very dangerous, and he finally found it and gave it to the son and his family.
Reaction:
I like this movie
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