Listening practice
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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.
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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 |
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/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) |
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] |
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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 2 – Keep Going! 🚀🔥
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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. |
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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 3 – Stay Strong! 💯💪
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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. |
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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 |
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. |
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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 |
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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… |
