Assignment #3 My thoughts and new findings on ESL Cyber Listening Lab

At first, I think this class just teaches us English. But now, I think this class is teaching us how to improve our English ability by computer. It really learns a lot by this class.

In the first place, teacher tested our listening section. Let me know my listening ability is very poor.

The third week, teacher introduced CALL, told us it history. And then, she gave us another website “ESL Cyber Listening Lab”, which can progress our listening by doing some exercise. This web has script which can let us know the story simpler and easier. And we can use “ oxford Advanced American Dictionary” or “ Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary “ to find the difficult words. It also has audio files, we can listen it again and again. It is extremely useful for us.

Teacher also taught us how to link words this week. I think it really difficult. But thanks for teacher giving us the web, we can practice that by ourselves.

These days, I gain a lot. I hope I can progress abidingly. My English is poor, but I think I will be good at it in the future. 

Assignment #2 Words from ESL Cyber Listening Lab

1. Specialize

-specialize (in something) to become an expert in a particular area of work, study or business; to spend more time on one area of work, etc. than on others

Ex. She specialized in cooking.

2. Adjustment

-a small change made to something in order to correct or improve it

- change in the way a person behaves or thinks

Ex. The company made an adjustment in this project.

3. Lean

- to bend or move from a vertical position

- to rest on or against something for support

-lean something against/on something to make something rest against something in a sloping position

Ex.  A desk was leaning against the wall.

4.Butcher

-butcher somebody to kill people in a very cruel and violent way

-butcher something to kill animals and cut them up for use as meat

-butcher something (especially North American English) to spoil something by doing it very badly

Ex. The picture was beautiful, but those children butchered it

5.Decent

-acceptable to people in a particular situation

Ex. She did a decent job on this presentation.

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Hello everybody, My name is Zona.
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