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 |
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Tuesday |
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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 …) |
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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 / refined 精煉的 精妙的 |
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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! 🚀🔥
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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 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 |
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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… |
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! 💯💪
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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 |
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Friday |
North Koreans | https://youtu.be/SiviOdWDl9o?si=sE0czJmuO3QIWT-H |
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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 |
Markov chains | https://youtu.be/KZeIEiBrT_w?si=QBf4SY11KYL6GXgP | |
Tuesday |
Fertility | https://youtu.be/goVElusmeac?si=OWZLvuhGsdxj2c7g | |
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… |
