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Listening practice

  1. Weekday – listen to English speaking content for ten minutes daily, no subtitle. Put on the link you listen to on record sheet so that I can make sure you really practice.

  2. Weekend– choose one episode you feel the most interesting or hardest and answer the questions on the record sheet. We would go through this episode weekly

  3. Practice resource–
    Tedtalk–https://www.youtube.com/@TEDx/videos
    BBC–https://www.youtube.com/@bbclearningenglish/videos
    CNN–https://www.youtube.com/@CNN
    AL Jazeera– https://www.youtube.com/@aljazeeraenglish

Week 1 – Great Start! 💪✨

  • Weekday record sheet

Day

Topic

Link

Key vocabularies

(at least two)
Monday
      
Tuesday
      
Wednesday
 How to save sinking city?

mitigate(vt) – to make sth. Less harmful

reservoir(cn) – a place storing liquid and aiming to provid water to an area / a large supply of sth.(a reservoir of …)
Thursday
 Science behind weight-lost drug https://youtu.be/cakgYBf_Ah0?si=sc1eiE1T9DqAv6Mx existential crisis存在感危機
pharmacy 藥局
nauseuos想吐的
insulin胰島素
satiate飽足的
constipation 便秘
put … into remission 緩解
gurp打嗝
be vigilant on警惕的
Friday

China’s debt/

ultra-processed food

provincial 省級的 守舊狹隘的
massage (竄改以）美化
collectively (as a group)
pin down 清楚地知道
high-profile 高調的 引人矚目的
spook(n)鬼 幽靈 (vt)驚嚇
stagnant 停滯的
frugal節儉的 廉價的（食物）
be analogous to
incidental 附帶的 非主要的

/

refined 精煉的 精妙的
irresistible
crusader 十字軍 社會運動的鬥士
(V. as crusader against…)
be in quandary(n) 猶豫不決
additives(食品）添加劑 添加物
make … mandatory 強制的
silver bullet
legumes豆類
mustard （黃）芥末

  • Weekend record sheet

Topic

Link

What’s the main idea?

One quote from the episode
Science behind weight-loss drug.
 https://youtu.be/cakgYBf_Ah0?si=gtMe9tjdz5qqpFNu

This episode explores how new weight-loss medications like Ozempic are reshaping the landscape of obesity treatment. While many users report dramatic weight loss and improved well-being, others experience serious side effects, raising ethical and medical concerns. These drugs work by suppressing appetite and slowing digestion, but their high cost and potential long-term risks remain contentious.

“People are like, ok u are just lazy. Just go for a run then u’ll lose weight obviously.”

“A nurse said “u’re not alone. This is a very common problem.””

Week 2 – Keep Going! 🚀🔥

  • Weekday record sheet

Day

Topic

Link

Key vocabularies

(at least two)
Monday
 Ivanka Trump addresses 2016 RNC https://youtu.be/YAksO-_uibs?si=ldAbU7Qx5ystB_4L prevail 流行 占上風（vi; prevail over. prevail against)
millennials 千禧世代（1980到1990左右出生；Gen Z: digital native）
categorically 明確地
noun affiliation歸屬感
It’s a prelude to… ving
the importance of positive values and ethical compass
enduring 持久的
betterment
meritocracy 任人維才的制度
discrepancy差異 （discrepant)
… should not be novelties; they should be the norm
permit.. to v 允許
reclaim sb’s heritage as
persevering堅持不懈的
Tuesday
 大罷免 忘記存了

obstruct阻礙vt
intermittenty間歇性地
straightforwardly
be contemptuous of…

recall

legislator
Wednesday
 lab-grown meet https://youtu.be/7kFU7_EGA6c?si=4ewGtsQBizkArdSE dubious半信半疑的
ought to
protectionist
gimmic （華而不實的）花招
part and parcel of …的一部分
Thursday
 Do we get enough sleep?  https://youtu.be/XQ767LlrDc0?si=eX0Sr6VrX7LUMrgG circadian system生理時鐘
oscillate between 搖擺
Friday
 AI2027 https://youtu.be/1UufaK3pQMg?si=8DmbcZWGGPLt1Vhu palpable很明顯到容易察覺的
bristle(vi) with/at （毛豎起來的）生氣
in sb.’s words（in words of..)引述某人的話
cruise (vt)巡航
lay out 陳列，用文字清楚說明

  • Weekend record sheet

Topic

Link

What’s the main idea?

One quote from the episode
Choose one from the weekday record sheet and enter here…
 https://youtu.be/1UufaK3pQMg?si=8DmbcZWGGPLt1Vhu Commentors express concerns about AI’s rapid development for ethical issues, unemployment and lack of governmental preparedness. The fictional 2027AI illustrates a future where AI reaches superintelligence, gradually taking control of the global systems, and ultimately wipes out the humanity. While some experts find the scenario far-fetched, AI could still bring massive benefits without catastrophic outcome if it is well regulated and aligned ethics standard.  

 

Week 3 – Stay Strong! 💯💪

  • Weekday record sheet

Day

Topic

Link

Key vocabularies

(at least two)
Monday
 Is protein’s popularity overshadowing a need for fibre? https://youtu.be/sIbkOBQNU94?si=UgUoZNvzmYdZmlEl

actionable 可執行的 可起訴的

forsake vt 背叛

physiological 生理的

barometer(s) 晴雨表
 Tuesday
 Why are price going up? https://youtu.be/FKwmUNffu7M?si=ALSqpBZ9UbRk3dcw

hit in pcoket

volatile
Wednesday
 Exercise for the lazy https://youtu.be/vq2x7k_nofw?si=dnqYJCgmMCllk3VB  
Thursday
      
Friday
 North Koreans https://youtu.be/SiviOdWDl9o?si=sE0czJmuO3QIWT-H  

  • Weekend record sheet

Topic

Link

What’s the main idea?

One quote from the episode
Choose one from the weekday record sheet and enter here…
      

Week 4 – Almost There! 🎯🏆

  • Weekday record sheet

Day

Topic

Link

Key vocabularies

(at least two)
Monday
 Markov chains https://youtu.be/KZeIEiBrT_w?si=QBf4SY11KYL6GXgP  
Tuesday
 Fertility https://youtu.be/goVElusmeac?si=OWZLvuhGsdxj2c7g  
Wednesday
      
Thursday
      
Friday
      

  • Weekend record sheet

Topic

Link

What’s the main idea?

One quote from the episode
Choose one from the weekday record sheet and enter here…
      

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