#9 Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation

    After I read this article, I think this article gives me a lot of benefits. In this article, it focus will be on (1) producing accurate and intelligible English, (2) becoming more comfortable listening to rapidly spoken English, and (3) learning common expressions, gambits, and idioms used in both formal and informal contexts. 
    I really want to improve my English. I will try my best and follow want the article teaches.

#8: ESL Podcast 998– Meeting a New Neighbor

1.move in : move to a new location

2.settle in : to begin to feel comfortable in the place

3.the scoop : the information is not available to everyone

4.take a rain check : not now but maybe later

5.joiner : participate ( like to join groups )

6.appoint myself : I'm appointing myself the king of this house

7.social secretary : manage someone social appointment

8.inundate : to have a lot of something

9.turn down : reject something

10.busybodies : gossip about other people

#7 Studio Classroom - Leo, the Taxi Driver

1. on the outside looking in : You should invite the new guy to the party instead of
                                                            leaving him on the outside looking in.

2. I have to break out of this routine.

3. That would free up some time for fun activities around the city.

4.weary : Susan felt weary at the end of a busy week at work.

5. A frantic-looking young woman pounded down the sidewalk, dodging people as 

    she ran.

6. poke : The cat jumped when the child poked it.

7. Drive! she snarled at him.

8. curb : Many cars are parked next to the curb in front of our apartment.

9. residential : Speed limits are often low in residential areas because children may be

    playing outside.

10. Do you mind if I just let them know that I'll be a while ?

#4 Steve Jobs' Talk

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

After I read Job's story, I found that do the thing we like to do is the most important. I really like what he says, and I am very admire him for his frankness. He gives me a lot of gains. If we do not like the class we have, just drop out. We must choose what we really love, and try hard on it. Do not give up, and we will success one day. Thanks for Steve's speech.

#3 Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab

A Story to Remember

unidentified

adjective [not gradable]    /ˌʌn·ɑɪˈdent·əˌfɑɪd/

› (of a person or image of a person) whose name is not known:

The photo shows the two leaders shaking hands, with an unidentified woman behind them.

bizarre

adjective    /bɪˈzɑr/

› strange and unusual:

That party was too bizarre for me!

precinct

noun [C]    /ˈpri·sɪŋkt/

› a division of a city or town, esp. an area protected by one police station, or adivision used for elections› The precincts of a place are the areas that surround it, esp. when enclosed:the private precincts of the university

College Life

tuition

noun [U]    /tʊˈɪʃ·ən/

› the money paid for being taught, esp. at a college or university

(Definition of tuition noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Focus on the pronunciation of tuition

drop by (somewhere)

— phrasal verb with drop    /drɑp/ verb (-pp-)

›  to come to see someone, sometimes at a stated place, usually briefly and without a specific invitation:

He dropped by the woman’s house to ask for money.The publisher told the writers they should drop by if they ever wanted a newspaperjob.

hectic

adjective    /ˈhek·tɪk/

› busy, fast, and full of activity:

a hectic schedulethe hectic pace of city life

#2 Dictionary Exercise

unveil

verb [T]     /ʌnˈveɪl/

› to remove a covering like a curtain from a new statue, etc. at a formalceremony in order to show the opening or finishing of a new building or work of art

为…揭幕

The memorial to those who had died in the war was unveiled in 1948 by the Queen.

缅怀战争死难者的纪念碑于1948年由女王揭幕。

› If you unveil something new, you show it or make it known for the first time

（首次）展示，介绍，推出；将…公诸于众

A new government policy on forests is due to be unveiled in April.

政府针对森林的一项新政策将于4月份出台。

incubator

noun [C]     /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.beɪ.tər/   /-t̬ɚ/

› a container that has controlled air and temperature conditions in which a weakor premature baby (= one which was born too early) can be kept alive

（用于体弱婴儿或早产儿护理的）恒温箱

› a device for keeping birds' eggs at the correct temperature to allow youngbirds to develop until they break out of the shell

孵化器

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#1 Greetings

Dear All,
I'm Chiu from the Department of Business Adiministration. I'm very interested in learning English and I will try my best to speak English well in class. I will work hard in this semester. I am very happy to be here and I wish I can get a good grade in this subject.