Assignment #4 Six Minute English

I really like the website which provide a lot of conversation and good pronunciation. In addition, a variety of topic that interests me so much. This website is suitable for someone who want to improve listening skill and get the latest news around the globe.

Global warming

EPISODE 160915 / 15 SEP 2016

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-160915

I choose the most related topic from the website which calls : Global warming. Before the subject starts, one of the host refer to a question. How much has the average temperature of the Earth's surface increased in the last hundred years? The answer will be reveal after the talks. The two speakers are discussing how to adapt to the extreme weather and mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions. We all know that our earth is now situating in a emergency. If we still ignore the crisis, the mother nature will bring some devastating disaster. Although some rich countries have promised that they will offer a hundred billion dollars a year started from 2020, it is not enough to prevent the global warming. Because it would probably more serious than banking crisis. Hence, we have to do something to protect our home from the harmful condition. Even though a small behavior such as recycle the bottle, it helps! In the end, the question that asked before the topic. The answer is 0.85 degree Celsius.

Assignment #3 ESLPod.Com

This week, our teacher introduce a new tool to learn English which calls : Podcast. This website is compose of daily dialogue and you can choose a variety of topic that really interests you. I think the speed is suitable for someone whose listening skill is poor. However, I feel asleep when the speaker's smooth tone. If the sound is lively, it would attract more people.

2016-09-30 
ESL Podcast 1247 – Doing Meal Planning

https://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=18941617

In the dialogue, the two speaker discuss how to make a list for meal planning and control the budget in every meal. I choose this topic because it is very common in our life. When we go to supermarket or traditional market, the list can help us buy something that we truly need. Along with the food shortage in the globe, this is a good idea not to waste the resource.

Assignment #2 ESL Cyber Listening Lab

There are five words that I don't quite understand in the short talks.


trim: to cut away unnecessary parts from something

• I trimmed two centimetres off the hem of the skirt.

lean: to bend or move from a vertical position

• I leaned back in my chair.

prank: a trick that is played on somebody as a joke

• The incident was a prank that went wrong.

decent: of a good enough standard or quality

• I need a decent night's sleep.

licensed: having official permission to do something

• She is licensed to fly solo.

Assignment #1 greetings!

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