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 |
1.GAZA’s childrens face die 2.The United States’ attitude toward Ukraine |
1. https://youtu.be/AGE5KA1_fm0?si=rjoqiQf_XDA_wdnY 2.https://youtu.be/fD65ApDVx_k?si=dsLHoe1S1tU9wCBX |
denies否認(deny) sanitation 衛生 impartiality公正性 parliament 議會 Congress surrender投降 |
Tuesday |
1.To acept different reasons | https://youtu.be/ed8E3b2kL-I?si=RgNsrd2an3fW6xzh |
1.crack裂縫 2.curveball曲線球 3.formula公式 |
Wednesday |
1. |
https://youtu.be/ZHO1hh8DHfA?si=QwdtT9WTU244f0gx |
1.enemies敵人 2.fuel燃料 3.glimmer微光 4.stumble絆倒 |
Thursday |
1. |
https://youtu.be/-kHQCvbGkjM?si=xR_W_gwammZYa7hD |
1.self-love自我肯定 2.low self-esteem低自尊 3.guilty有罪的 4.boundaries邊界 |
Friday |
https://youtu.be/MpZSzFkJ1kU?si=nV1_T5CsVXaJ8HAZ |
1.work out鍛鍊 2.Dopamine多巴胺 3.Oxytocin催產素 |
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Weekend record sheet
Topic |
Link |
What’s the main idea? |
One quote from the episode |
When Was The First Time You Fell In Love? |
https://youtu.be/MpZSzFkJ1kU?si=nV1_T5CsVXaJ8HAZ | Tell you in first love relationship knowing different things |
May be you feel sadness but you understand to deal with these emotions |
Week 2 – Keep Going! 🚀🔥
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Weekday record sheet
Day |
Topic |
Link |
Key vocabularies(at least two) |
Monday |
Learn to introduce yourself |
unwind 放鬆 Puzzles 謎 poisoning 中毒 bragging 吹牛 |
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Tuesday |
Good things take time,Be patient |
sprout發芽 publishers 出版商 regret後悔 |
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Wednesday |
How listening to music affects your brain |
boosts 提升 pilling up 堆積 pronunciation 發音 |
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Thursday |
How to sound smart in your |
brilliant 傑出的 anecdote 軼事 intellectual 知識分子 staggering 令人震驚的 utter 說出 |
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Friday |
https://youtu.be/9UotQ5T-f1o?si=NAYTXnE6Pl0urNAm |
sarangi 薩朗琴 harmonium 簧風琴 orators 演說家 obscure 朦朧 |
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Weekend record sheet
Topic |
Link |
What’s the main idea? |
One quote from the episode |
How listening to music affects your brain |
https://youtu.be/Ukwh9R3weUI?si=SPBqC_DRSSkqk2Gx | use music to help people deal with disease | Music therapy offers the most soothing and beneficial method of support |
Week 3 – Stay Strong! 💯💪
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Weekday record sheet
Day |
Topic |
Link |
Key vocabularies(at least two) |
Monday |
https://youtu.be/ayO9N6s3qIY?si=8XSZrdP_FB9Yt4IK |
amplify擴大
serotonin 血清素
deprived 短缺的
circadian rhythms 晝夜節律
counseling建議
misunderstood 誤解
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Tuesday |
https://youtu.be/Xu-QfE_1ksk?si=9jUdJQE2nZfBvAuT |
achy疼痛 bizarre奇異的 snort噴鼻息 archaeology考古學 giggling咯咯笑 hypothesize假設 |
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Wednesday |
https://youtu.be/8z6wh3ILoHM?si=o9OAU-AizSZvDVr_ |
discuss 討論 grab 攫取 quench 解渴 dehydrated 脫水的 delve 探索 myths 錯誤的看法 |
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Thursday |
https://youtu.be/idrbwnWLJ7w?si=kiVIo5Fe-sTEhKBL |
all-nighter通宵活動 circadian 晝夜的 pineal gland 松果體 hypothalamus下視丘 jittery 緊張的 |
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Friday |
https://youtu.be/E_fAWuj7DDI?si=BbhuRz0q7cn0Lxxi |
standoffs 對峙 pistols 手槍 forfeit 喪失 enlist 加入 spy 間諜 pre-sequenced初映 geopolitical 地緣政治的 |
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Weekend record sheet
Topic |
Link |
What’s the main idea? |
One quote from the episode |
| https://youtu.be/8z6wh3ILoHM?si=o9OAU-AizSZvDVr_ | Drink water have many benefits | Drinking soda will take away body’s energy |
Week 4 – Almost There! 🎯🏆
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Weekday record sheet
Day |
Topic |
Link |
Key vocabularies(at least two) |
Monday |
https://youtu.be/qk77_97ue1g?si=dxUGVcQvSm8RK3h3 |
inevitable 不可避免的 snooze 打盹 procrastinating 拖延 alarm 警報 hesitate 猶豫 goggy 頭腦昏沉的 squats 深蹲 notification通知 |
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Tuesday |
https://youtu.be/CN3v4fEZcQw?si=Ln50i-Vo5xkt-M3W |
undeniable不可否認的 purity 純淨 prodigy 奇才 dwarf 小矮人 glamorous有魅力的 freelancer自由職業者 scatological粗俗的 conspiracy陰謀 |
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Wednesday |
https://youtu.be/ZG4SKgCpppE?si=Jl15a0FMXlTIQl6I |
undisputed無爭議的 clavier鍵盤 culmination巔峰 counterpoint對位法 tonal音色 |
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Thursday |
https://youtu.be/CvNZF65VSDE?si=o7EphlEDIp9o9WTq |
chronological按事件發生的年代順序排列的 inherently內在地 scenarios場景 fluctuate波動 dynamics動力 |
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Friday |
What they don’t tell you about procrastination. | https://youtu.be/KFasJIfZCVU?si=Ts-Ps8uYgzbyBZzI |
procrastination拖延 reinforcing加固 absence缺席 |
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Weekend record sheet
Topic |
Link |
What’s the main idea? |
One quote from the episode |
How to Listen to Classical Music: Fugues |
https://youtu.be/ZG4SKgCpppE?si=Jl15a0FMXlTIQl6I | Tell you what is the Fugues |
Fugue is like a conversation |