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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.
21 comments:
Title: Goal 1
Length: 2 hours
Summary: The movie talks about a boy named Santiago from LA in US who was an illegal immigration. He really loved soccer and his had terrific talent. A scout found him in an occasional situation and suggested him to Newcastle team. His father did not believe his son could be a famous star, so Santiago ran out home to England and attend training session to achieve his dream. At the beginning, he met a lot of problems, for example, his boss did not know his skills, his team mates did not like him and his confused about his future. When he got a chance and then joined into the team, he helped his team to win the Premier League and came into the UEFA Champions League.
Reaction: I did not like soccer because of Chinese Men's Team, but I felt exciting when I wanthed this moive. It proved that everyone can achieve their dream with their hard work and a little talent.
Word: attend training session
scout
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Seinfeld S01 E03
§ Length of listening
- 1 hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Jerry and Elaine made deal; if Jerry go her friends's birthday party, she will go to his cousin's wedding with Jerry. So, Jerry went the birthday party with Elaine. At there, Jerry fell in love one of her friend, Banessa, at first sight. Since Elaine tring to tell something to him, but he didn't pay attention to her; he wanted to do something to Benessa.
Since Jerry didn't wanted to talk to Elaine for other women, Jerry went to her office, and waited for her, because he thought she must go out for lunch. After all, they met, and had lunch.
Next day, somehow Elaine knew Jerry have been Benessa's office. So, Jerry explained everything what happened. And Elaine also was going to talk her boyfriend.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- I didn't know Jerry and Elaine was a couple. Since they were couple, and Jerry had never talk with Elaine another women, he afraid to ask Elaine for Vanessa's phone number. I thought American didn't care for that.(it is also stereotype?)
P.S Does women use check more than men???
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- fumble(V):you try and reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way.
"They never fumble for the check book"
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Ranma 1/2 Enter Gosunkugi The new rival
§ Length of listening
- 30 Minutes
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Akane prepare lunch for everyone, but since her cooking was so bad enough, no one appriciated that. They couldn't tell her about that, because she was family. The third day that she made lunch Ranma didn't take lunch which was made by Akane. So, she gave it to new student, Gosunkugi. He is kind of weirdo. However, Ranma interupted him to eat the lunch. and Gosunkugi got mad, wanted to revenge Ranma. Even though he tried, he couldn't win from Ranma. Somehow he eat Akane's lunch. That consequense was he couldn't attend class.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- Oh... How terrible Akane's cooking... Everyone afraid of her meal.... But she tried her best.... Since she did her best on cooking, noone complain to her...
Title: Goal 2
Length: 2 hours
Summary: The movie continues to talk about Santiago's story. He transfered to Real Madrid Team and became more famous. First, He had to leave England, but his girlfriend had to stay in England. He loved her very much and he bought a new big house in England from themselves. He met a lot of problems because of his famous, so he had some problems with his girlgriend, but they still together at last. Second, He helped his team wan the UEFA Champions League and solved the problem with his friend and teammate. Third, he met his mother and his stepbrother.
Reaction: I think this movie is the same good with the Goal 1, I like it follows not only one clue to spread and I like the exciting game.
Word: Transfer to another team
sponsor
Title: Michael Jackson Memorial Meeting
Length: 2 hours and 40 Minutes
Summary: It was sad time, all the world was silent tribute, all the people around the world were crying. At the beginning, Machael's coffin was moved into the meeting place and at the same time, the big screen showed Machael's dance and song. Aii the people were crying. Some of his good friends sang to him so that keep him in everyone's heart and used their song to send Machael to heaven. A lot of famous people gave a speech to remember him, include Kobe, Jackson etc. At last, his daughter said some very emotional words to her father and everyone cried. When the meeting finished, a lot of people did not leave.
Reaction: Machael is a legend. No one will forget him. I started to listen his song from 10-year-old. He had stayed with me 9years. I was moved by the meeting, I love Machael.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Momma Mia
§ Length of listening
- 2 hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- The movie bigan Sophie sent mail to her three possible dads to come join her wedding; three possible dads are Sam, Harry, and Bill. Sophie thought if she meet three of them, she could realize who is her real father, but she didn't know. Also, sophie inviten them without asking her mother, so, they had to hide from Donna, who is sophie mother. As soon as they unpacked, Donna met them, and said get out of the island. Since Sophie wanted to know who is real father, she persuaded all of them staying until her wedding. Three possible father thought all of them are dad, and wanted gavinf away in wedding. Donna tried to hide about her father.
Finally, at the wedding, three of her father claimed each taking care of her third. Sophie wanted to go around world with Sky instead of merriage. After that Sam proposed to Donna, and they got merried.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- This movie is so enegetic! I felt I was watching musical.I like
all of song in the movie.
People who watched the movie always recommaned the movie, but I just listened to OST. Now I knew why they recommanded it firmly!
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- give away : At the wedding, father hand his daughter's hand to broom.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Grey's Anatomy- S1 E4
§ Length of listening
- 1 hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- These interns are getting used this new life. Azzi and Geroge are trying to understand each other. Meredith had new patient who had an accident by nail-gun. The patient was nailed 12 nails on his head. He was still alive and he got surgery. However, he had a tumor on his brain. He and his wife decided to move the tumor even thought there are side effects such as losing memory. One nurse who worked with Meredith's mother was seriously sick. She was ready to go to heaven. When Meredith talked to her mother about the nurse, her mother answered that she was a workaholic like her. The nurse passed away.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
This episode was so sad that I cried.
When I was a middle school student, I wanted to be a doctor. However, whenever I saw blood, I almost passed out. I realized that I can't be a doctor. Also, I didn't like math....;; That's way I like it. haha
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- Stay with me : When the nurse passed away, the doctor said that. = wake up! You can't die......
- You are on call. : work at night.
- scrub nurse ; surgery nurse
- You are on this : you are taking this. ( You are responsible for this)
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Ranma 1/2-Ranma's Calligraphy Challenge
§ Length of listening
- 30 Minutes
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- There was one guy who master Martial arts Calligraphy. One day Ranma saw his fight, and wanted to fight. But, he said before Ranma's handwriting was better, he wouldn't fight with him. So, Ranma Practice his handwriting. Even though Ranma's handwriting was terrible, he dicided to fight with him. After a fierce battle, Ranma won the battle.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- Oh..... While I was watching the episode, I was concern for my auful handwriting.....
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- Calligraphy(N) - the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Grey's Anatomy S1- E6
§ Length of listening
- 1hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Her attending Miranda saw that Meredith and Sheaperd were in a car together. Christina and Richard spent a day together. New patient came there and she hadn't never gone out for 5years. She was fat and had tumor which was serious. She had bad experience about a hospital. Her grandparents , her friend and her father died during surgery. She was afraid of hospital and she didn't believe it. However, she decided to get surgery. But.... she also died.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- In hospital or in our life, the expression which one stitch can save 9 stitch is useful. I think Meredith is a good doctor because she is logical and tried to understand patient's situation or feeling.
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
-Grey's Anatomy S1 E9
§ Length of listening
- 1hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- Meredith spell out her mother's situation to Sherperd. Richard got a problem on his brain. He asked Sherperd his surgery. He succeeded it. Geroge got syphilis. In his hospital, many doctors and nurses got syphilis. So everyone who had sex with doctors or nurses in this hospital had to be required checking it. At last, when Sherperd and Meredith were about to go out, Shperperd's ex wife came to his hospital.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- This is the last of season 1. Meredith loved Sheperd, but he didn't talk to her about him. She didn't know he married or not. Of course, she thought he didn't married. I can't understand him.!
§ Title/Name of what you listened to
- Seinfeld S01 E04
§ Length of listening
- 1 hour
§ Short summary of what you listened to
- The story started Jerry was going to visit other place for his show. Jerry borrowed his house to Elaine. However, when he came back home, some of his stuffs were stolen. After that, George gave information for good apartment to Jerry. At the first time, he didn’t think for it, but he changed his mind going to the apartment, and he liked it.
When Jerry tried to sign on lease, George said something to Jerry; it included nuance he wanted the apartment either. Since they are friends, none of them could take it. When they were talking about it in restaurant, a waitress head, and asked that. After all, the waitress took the apartment instead of Jerry and George.
§ Reaction to listening/opinion of listening
- Friend ship between Jerru and George was so strong. Both of them couldn't live at new apartment, because they knew each other wanted it.
§ A new vocabulary word or phrase that you learned and its meaning
- interference(N) - people unwanted or unnecessary involvement in something.
§Title:
Taken (movie)
§ Length of listening
Length 1 hour 33 moments
§ Summary:
The movie tells us about an ex-soldier (Liam Neeson) want to rescue his daughter because she traveled to Europe with her girl friend. Suddenly the girls were abducted by big Gang in Europe because they want sell their girls to who can bay. But girl’s father traveled to Europe to find his daughter then he fought many battles between him and the gang. Finally he can returned his daughter
§ Reaction:
I liked this movie because the story has the challenge and the determination to rescue a special person no matter what the price.
§ Vocabulary
Rescue: To free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil.
§Title:
The Hangover (movie)
§ Length of listening
Length 1 hour 33 moments
§ Summary:
The movie tells us about four friends one of them want Celebrate with his friend before his married. They went to Las Vegas. When they arrived to Las Vegas they were rent room in hotel. At midnight they went to the highest place in the hotel to drink alcohol. After that, they found themselves inside them room without their friend who want married and they can’t remember what happened there .They tried to found them friend but they can’t. They went to many places to find them friend but they did not found his any were. Suddenly they remember where they lost them friend. They lost him on the top of the hotel. Finally they can help them friend to married.
§ Reaction:
I liked this movie because it was very funny.
§ Vocabulary
Celebrate: to observe (a day) or commemorate (an event) with ceremonies or festivities.
Title:
Movie's name "Invisible”
Length:
Two hours
Summary:
Invisible is a cultural and scientific movie and comment the story of the Arctic people. This movie tells the story about the chemicals is in their bodies and passed from mother to child. This hormone is causing chaos with the health of the animal and humans. Also, this chemical is founding in the breast milk.
The story is commented in first person and mixes the typical music, environment and culture of the arctic citizens. Also, you can see that this people eat raw beef and maybe this is the problem to this chemical in their body because this beef has metal mercury.
Reaction /Opinion:
Finally after the movie we discussed about the movie, and I learn that we should be careful with the food that we eat. Also, I think that we should create a good way to eat healthy. I enjoyed this movie.
New vocabulary:
Mercury: Chemistry. a heavy, silver-white, highly toxic metallic element
Environment: the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences;
Chaos: a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
Title:
Movie's name: “Music and Lyrics”
Length: 1.55 hour
Summary:
The movie was talking about a famous singer, he wants to stay on the stage again. He had to make a song in the
several days. The song’s name was “Way back into love”. He had a big trouble, because he usually writes the melodies, not the lyrics. He found a girl, she could write the lyric, so they worked every day. When they finished the song, they were happy. The singer very liked this song, but the singer wanted to change the melody. The lyrical didn’t want to change anything, so they had big argued. Actually, he loved her. When the singer sang this song, the lyrical think that already change the melody. When she moved out, he sang the song for himself. Than the song also told her that he loved her. The ending song, that didn’t change anything.
Reaction:
I like this movie. The music are really good, and the “Way back into love” becomes my favor song. This movie is a love story. In the life, sometimes we didn’t care about someone near us. When he/she left us, we would know they are very important to us.
Vocabulary:
Lyric:(of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and esp. the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
Spontaneous:Coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
Title:
The movie's name is "Duplicity”
Length:
Two hour and 15 min
Summary:
The movie shows us what lengths mega corporations will try and go to keep their new product information out of the hands of their competitors. Two spies are working for opposite sides and are involved in a secret relationship. Multi continent travels, many plot twists and counter twists follow.
Finally, the final that nobody expects, all the situation was a kind of bluff for one multinational corporation. The spies are spying and lose their employment, the money and the business that planning.
Reaction /opinion:
This movie had a good screenplay, force you to be focus on the movie to understand times and twists. Actually it was good movie but the movie was not what I have expected.
Vocabulary:
Adumbrate:To give a sketchy outline of.
Sacrifice; something valued and given up: something valuable or important given up as a sacrifice.
TITLE:
BABYLON A.D.
LENGTH:
2hours
summary:
In this movie the rules are simple: kill or be killed.
The hero of the movie called Toorop was hired to deliver a mysterious girl
from Russia to New York City.
They went over a lot of problems on their way to New York.
Reaction:
It was really a nice movie I liked it because it was an action movie
and I learned many new words.
TITLE:
the bank job
LENGTH:
2hours
summary:
this movie talk about Terry Leather .a London car dealer, married with children. He's an artful dodger .the Martine a former model with a thing for him, brings him her scheme a bank's alarm is off for a couple weeks
Reaction:
I like it because this Based on the true story of the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery which was hushed up at the time by of a Government gagging order. The real story of how one of the biggest robberies in British history took place. Written by Mark Thomas
Title:
Hotel for dogs
Length:
1:40
Summary:
The movie is about two children whose had a dog called Friday, but they couldn’t take care of him. They found an abandoned hotel, so they renovated the hotel for Friday. Then they helped all dogs they found in the street. One day dogs did too much noise, so dog catchers went to the hotel and caught all dogs. The two children went to rescue all dogs and all people supported them, so the police left them remain in the hotel.
Reaction:
I liked this movie because I like dogs. It was very exciting and interesting
§Title:
Shrek2 (movie)
§ Length of listening
Length 1 hour 33 moments
§ Summary:
The movie tells us about Shrek and Fiona story. Fiona is princess of medieval she married Shrek. They had their honeymoon. After they back their home they found massage from Fiona’s parents they want meet her. Fiona and Shrek went to palace of Fiona’s father with donkey and cat after the cat got became friend of them. Fiona’s father was king, he did not want Shrek husband to Fiona. There was Fairy Godmother wants Fiona to her son. Donkey and cat in boots break into fairy Godmother's factory and steal a potion called happily for ever which turns Shrek into a handsome man, Fiona back into a human princess. Finally of the story Goodness and love triumph over evil.
§ Reaction:
I liked this movie because it was fantasy funny.
§ Vocabulary
Godmother: A woman who serves as sponsor for a child at baptism.
Stallion: an uncastrated adult male horse, esp. one used for breeding.
§Title:
Home alone 1 (movie)
§ Length of listening
Length 1 hour 43 moments
§ Summary:
The movie tells us about a boy named Kevin is an eight years old. His parents left home and they traveled for Christmas holidays to Paris. When his mother missed hem in the airplane she decided to come back to Chicago. At first he seems to enjoy living alone. But he is found two robbers decide to break in a particular house. Then he decided to defend his family's home. He used all his toys to protect his home. The Robbers tried to go into the home, but they found fierce resistance by the Kevin. Finally Kevin was able to overcome on Robbers. And his mother found him.
§ Reaction:
I liked this movie it is funny.
§ Vocabulary
Defend: to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury (usually fol. by from or against): The sentry defended the gate against sudden attack.
Robbers: a person who robs.
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