Listening practice
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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.
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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
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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! 💪✨
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Weekday record sheet
Day |
Topic |
Link |
Key vocabularies(at least two) |
Monday |
Emma Raducanu wins US Open: BBC News Review | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsF76c-ERA4 | captures (the) imagination/ fluke/ fallen for/anatomy |
Tuesday |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAeDEkM7ycI |
disaster/shame/ repercussions/awful |
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Wednesday |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvSnXYQ680A |
electronic visa/inexpensive/ your oyster/roaming/customary/non-negotiable/unmissable |
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Thursday |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSxzjkPfk_E | muscle memory/ brake | |
Friday |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXA7pIkhBgY | blind box / lipstick effect/ Peter Pan effect/ mischievous-looking |
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Weekend record sheet
Topic |
Link |
What’s the main idea? |
One quote from the episode |
Emma Raducanu wins US Open: BBC News Review |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsF76c-ERA4 | Emma’s victory in US Open excites the society |
Emma Raducanu run to final is no fluke |
Week 2 – Keep Going! 🚀🔥
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Weekday record sheet
Day |
Topic |
Link |
Key vocabularies(at least two) |
Monday |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZSZeRrCLzw |
spectacular/heart palpitations/be sticked to/pulling off |
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Tuesday |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06-nt1lQPyg | celebratory/no ballon/predictable | |
Wednesday |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwS8kZoao1A | blindfolded/handcuffed/detain/ | |
Thursday |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzsgRbrafdE | rocket’s booster/splash down/mission profile | |
Friday |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmzzoJM5YQM |
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Weekend record sheet
Topic |
Link |
What’s the main idea? |
One quote from the episode |
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06-nt1lQPyg | Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is being called American royal wedding | This is about as close as the U.S. gets to a royal wedding, isn’t it |
Week 3 – Stay Strong! 💯💪
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Weekday record sheet
Day |
Topic |
Link |
Key vocabularies(at least two) |
Monday |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
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Friday |
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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! 🎯🏆
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Weekday record sheet
Day |
Topic |
Link |
Key vocabularies(at least two) |
Monday |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
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Friday |
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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… |