LISTENING
JOURNAL 7.1
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VOA Learning English |
College Plan Fall Opening, But
Campuses Will Not Be The Same |
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Once students are
back on campus, the main goal will be to keep them apart, colleges say.
Chairs will be placed at least two meters from each other. Big lectures will
be made into smaller groups or move online. Some colleges are discussing
teaching some classes outside buildings or in temporary shelters. The biggest problem
for colleges is the question of student housing. At some schools, housing
meant for several students will be limited to just one or two. Restrooms will
be restricted to just a few students. |
Vocabulary
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lecture
– n. a presentation of information by a professor or teacher outbreak
– n. the sudden arrival of a contagious disease shut down
– v. the closing of schools, businesses and other outlets due to an outbreak
of disease campus
– n. the land owned by a college or university mask – n. a clothe
clover for the mouth and nose quarantine
– n. to isolate someone so as not to pass on disease |
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When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well. |
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LISTENING
JOURNAL 7.2
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VOA Learning English |
Take Time to ‘Stop and Smell the
Roses’ https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/take-time-to-stop-and-smell-the-roses-/5430392.html |
Advanced |
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People who need to
stop and smell the roses should stop working so hard. They need to slow down
and take time to appreciate the many things that life has to offer. Often
this means enjoying the wonders of nature – looking at stars in the night
sky, feeling the wind blowing your hair, smelling flowers growing near a busy
street. |
Vocabulary
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stressed
– adj. feeling very worried or anxious appreciate –
v. to understand the worth or importance of something or someone : to admire
and value something or someone puddle –
n. a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water ambitious – adj. having or controlled
by ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous driven –
adj. very determined to succeed Type A
– adj. relating to, characteristic of, having, or being a personality that is
marked by impatience, aggressiveness, and competitiveness and that has been
implicated by some studies as a factor increasing the risk of cardiovascular
disease Type A – n. person with a Type A behavior allergic reaction
– n. An allergic reaction occurs when the immune system overreacts to a
harmless substance known as an allergen. |
Activities
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When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well. |
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LISTENING
JOURNAL 7.3
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VOA Learning English |
Spring Up Like Mushrooms! https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/spring-up-like-mushrooms-/5410436.html |
Advanced |
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We often use the term
“to spring” to describe anything that happens without warning. So, if I
spring something on you, I tell you with no warning. Many people do not
like to have important news sprung on them. They want time to prepare
themselves. So, we sometimes use the expression “to spring” as a warning. For
example, “You can’t just spring something like that on me! We need to talk
about it first!” If someone springs
big news on you without warning, the news comes to you from out of the blue.
When people break news to you this way, it can leave you speechless at first. |
Vocabulary
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cupcake
– n. a small cake baked in a cup-like mold set up shop
– phrase establish a business out of the blue
– phrase without warning; unexpectedly. break – v. to make
known : to tell roof – n. the cover
of a building client base
– n. a company's primary source of business and revenue opportunity –
n. a good chance for advancement or progress |
Activities
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When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well. |
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LISTENING
JOURNAL 7.4
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VOA Learning English |
Improve Your Speaking by Making
How-to Videos https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/improve-your-speaking-by-making-how-to-videos/5397850.html |
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Summary
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Recording yourself,
whether on video or audio, is an effective method of self-study. This is
especially true if you cannot find someone to practice speaking with. When
you record yourself, it helps you identify what you are good at in English
and which areas need improvement. How-to video videos give you the chance to
do several things at once. You will talk about a subject you already enjoy
while giving step-by-step instructions, which gives you a chance to use a few
grammatical forms and get the chance to learn and use words related to your
chosen subject. Steps for preparing
to make your video : 1.
Choose a subject 2.
Gather information 3.
Aim for simple instructions 4.
Introduce your subject |
Vocabulary
: What words did you learn?
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origami –n.
the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes that look like birds, animals
and other things tip –n. a piece
of advice or useful information audio –adj. of or
relating to the sound that is heard on a recording or broadcast fold –v. to bend
one part of something over or against another part fitted sheet
–n. a piece of bedding cloth that has four corners, and sometimes two or four
sides, fitted with elastic introduce
–v. to mention or refer to something for the first time |
Activities
: what did you do? What scores did you get?
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When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well. |
Self-Assessment
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speed was OK |
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vocabulary was OK |
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pronunciation was OK |
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LISTENING
JOURNAL 7.5
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Audio
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Level
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VOA Learning English |
Some University
Students Wants Schools to Return Their Money |
Advanced |
Summary
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This audio told about
students that complain to their school to refund their money because they
said some professors are only sending homework assignments, with no video
teaching at all. Also a Purdue University students complained about no online
class can reproduce the real-world experience he had to gain from the
project. |
Vocabulary
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tuition -
n. the money that is paid to a school for the right to study there campus - n. the area and buildings
around a university or school refund
- n. an amount of money that is given back to someone who has returned a
product or paid too much. class-action
- adj. describing a lawsuit in which many people join together to sue because
they all say they were harmed by the same person or group lawsuit -
n. a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between
people or organizations interaction
- n. to talk or do things with other people assignment
- n. a task someone is required to do academic
- adj. relating to education and scholarship endowment
- n. a large amount of money that has been donated to a school, hospital, or
something else, and is used to pay for its creation and operation costs |
Activities
: what did you do? What scores did you get?
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When I listen to the audio, i still get confused for what the speaker said because there are so many new vocabulary in this audio. Then, i listened to the audio twice and i got understand. This audio is good enough, although there are some new vocabulary for me. I thought it was good to increase my vocabulary and i know how to pronounce it well. |
Self-Assessment
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speed was OK |
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vocabulary was OK |
V |
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The
pronunciation was OK |
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This
helped my listening skills |
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think my listening skills are improving |
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I need to
improve: |
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to main ideas |
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to details |
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