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Listening practice

  1. Weekday – listen to Engli sh 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
Modern love:To share or not to share? How location sharing is changing our relationships. https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000715965253

1.invasive:afecting someone’sfreedom or privaccy.

2.discreetly:careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention,especially by keeping something secret.

Tuesday
kkokñ    
Wednesday

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 11th June 2025.

285. Core Business English Skills: Train Yourself To Understand Fast Phrases

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/simple-english-news-daily/id1505603790?i=1000712352121

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/confident-business-english/id1502718875?i=1000712357423

1.irreversible:[not possible to change;impossible to return to a previous condition]

2.blend the sounds:[to mix or combine things together,or to mix or combine with something else, to make one substance]

Thursday

#343 Saying No Politely and Clearly – Assertiveness 4

State Of Emergency in L.A

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/speak-english-now-podcast-learn-english-speak-english/id1216879060?i=1000712722344

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/cnn-this-morning/id1652102240?i=1000712482134

1.assertive:to behave in a way that expresses your confidence,importance,or power and earns your respect from others]

2.curfew:[a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night,especially during a war or a period of political trouble.]

Friday
940. Our favourite things to do in London  (Part 2)

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/lukes-english-podcast-learn-british-english-with-luke/id312059190?i=1000712092949

1. a smorgasbord of something:[means a variety of different things]

2.mooch:[it’s an informal British expression meaning to wander around,to walk around in a casual way]

  • 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 2 – Keep Going! 🚀🔥

  • Weekday record sheet

Day

Topic

Link

Key vocabularies

(at least two)

Monday
Describe a friend who is well-dressed is good at dressing up https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/ielts-speaking-for-success/id1488201401?i=1000712795186

1.extravagant:[spending too much money or using too much of something]

2.subculture:[a cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture]

Tuesday
Why do we buy things we’ll never use? https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/no-stupid-questions/id1510056899?i=1000708777731

1.quinoa:the seeds of a south american plant that are cooked and eaten as food.

2.bougie:belonging to or typical of the middle class.

3.rational:base on clear though and reason.

4.heuristic:allowing students to learn by discovering things themselves and learning from their own experiences rather by telling them things.

Wednesday

The happy:the tiny dog back home after a big adventure

(BBC Global News )

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/global-news-podcast/id135067274?i=1000712869501

1.devastating:causing a lot of damage or destruction

2.deodorant:a substance that you put on your body to prevent or hide unpleasant smells.

3.ecstatic:exremely happy

4.euphoric:extremely happy and excited

Thursday
#553 A short history of the minimum wage. https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/english-learning-for-curious-minds/id1489301603?i=1000713661750

1.exploitation:the use of something in order to get an advantage from it.

2.depiction:the way that something is reperesented or shown.

3.codified:to arrange something, such as laws or rules,into a system.

4.frugal comfort:living comfortably,but without any luxuries.

5.archaic:of or belonging to an ancient period in history.

6.intervene:to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse.

7.controversial:causing disagreement or discussion.

8.spirtual:relating to deep feelings and beliefs,esecially religious beliefs.

9.spectrum:a range of different positions,opinions,etc.between two extreme points.

Friday
All things AI•BEP x SEND7 https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/the-business-english-podcast/id1643413701?i=1000713896229

1.white collar;blue collar

2.envisage:to imagine or expect something in the future,especilally something good.

3.optmize:to make something as good as possible.

4.streamline:to shape something so that it can move as effectivelt and quickly as possible through a liquid or gas.

5.disheartening:to make a person lose confidence,hop and energy.

6.you’re a hammer,everything’s a nail.

7.sync:synchonize

to (cause to )happen at the same time.

8.AGI(Artifical general intelligence)

9.clarification:an explantion or more details that makes something clear or easier to understand.

10.a million and one things(million to one)

11.enormous:extremely large.

12.fluidity:the quility of being likely to change repeatedly and unexpectedly.

13.more or less=mostly

14.wrap something up:to complete something successfully.

       
  • 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 3 – Stay Strong! 💯💪

  • Weekday record sheet

Day

Topic

Link

Key vocabularies

(at least two)

Monday
Describe a beautiful sky you enjoyed seeing. https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/ielts-speaking-for-success/id1488201401?i=1000713663123

1.constellation:any of the groups of stars in the skay that seem from earth to form a pattern and have been given names.

2.overwhelming:difficult to fight against.

Tuesday

Today:Iran Qatar missiles. Syria church attack.

Us driverless.

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/simple-english-news-daily/id1505603790?i=1000714260599

1.autonomous:independent and having the power to make your own decision.

2.missiles:a flying weapon that has its own engine so that it can travel a long distance before exploding at the place that it has been aimed at.

3.intercept:to stop and catch something or someone before that thing or person is able to reach a partcular place.

Wednesday

Praise and encouragement

(IELTS Speaking for Success)

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/ielts-speaking-for-success/id1488201401?i=1000714250275

1.elated:happy,extremely happy and excited.

=over the moon.

2.complentment:to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it.

3.fatigue:very very tired,exhausted.

Thursday
Are plant-based substitutes healthier than meat? https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/6-minute-english/id262026947?i=1000714642921

1.veggie:vegetarian.

2.slang:very informal language that is usually spoken rather than written.

3.fermentation:a process of chemical changein food or drink because of the action of yeast or bacteria.

Friday
How to priortise your life. https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/the-level-up-english-podcast/id1459642847?i=1000714468732

1.quote:to repeat the words that someone else has said or written.

2.controversial:causing disagreement or discussion.

  • 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
north korean secrets revealed by phone https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/learning-english-from-the-news/id1291980917?i=1000711158991

1.party line:official opion of an organisation about a particular issue.

2.regime:government

3.chilling:scary of frightening.(if something is chilling literally,it make you feel cold)

Tuesday
  https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/no-stupid-questions/id1510056899?i=1000715608859

1.grit:courage and determination despite difficult.

2.perseverating:somebody’s haveing an afgument with another person. And you’re long past the point in the disscussion where the other person’s listening or even in the same room.

Wednesday
The sean “Diddy”combs verdict https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000715581079

    1.verdict:a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

2.deliberation:long and careful consideration or discussion.

Thursday
This is your brain on chatGPT https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/cnn-10/id1766786641

1.fruitiful skill/year/cooperation

2.neurosurgeon:a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of affecting the nervous system.

Friday

World news in 7 minutes

France shein fine.

US Diddy trial.

https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/simple-english-news-daily/id1505603790?i=1000715657734

1.misleading customer:misleading customers about (something) of products.

2.label:attatch a label to something.

3.racketeering:accused of racketeering.

4.trafficking:sex/arms/drugs trafficking

  • 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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