Assignment #8 How to haggle

How to haggle -session 4

        

　　When we go to shop, we always want to buy something cheaper. We always bargain, but sometimes we don’t know how to do that. This session is teaches us in English. It’s very good for us, especially we learn for business. I learn that when we are haggling, instead of using the verb sell, we often use do, can/can’t and could/couldn’t. and know that “knock off” means lower the price. 

　　I think BBC is a nice website. It has many different part, and you can choose what you like. It also explain some words. In this winter vacation, I will practice English by this website.

Assignment #7 The key to success

The Key to Success : Grit

By Angela Lee Duckworth

http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit

        Angela told us about success, and the main factor was grit. I agree completely! Take some example, a person has high IQ, but not has grit. He always gives up halfway. Naturally, he can’t be successful. On the contrary, a person has low IQ, but he works hard and has grit. He must be successful. Doing everything we have to have grit, and work hard. The thing will be done successfully. This sentence keeps in my mind, and pushes me to grow.

Assignment #6 Breaking your own heart ❤

Singer

　　Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in 2002 after winning the first season of American Idol, and has since been established as "The Original American Idol.

Song

　　Breaking your own heart is in her fifth studio album, Stronger (2011).

　　This song is about love. When I listen this song, I always feel sad, no matter I don’t know the lyrics.

　　I think it is a good song when you are in a failed love. You can listen to this song, and express emotion.

Lyrics

Shaking your head like it's all wrong
Before you're here you're already gone
在此準備離去時，你無奈地搖首，好似整件事都錯了
And even with the light all around you
即使光亮照著你的周圍替你打亮道路
You're all alone in the dark.
卻發現自己仍獨自一人在黑暗之中
You're breaking your own heart
望著自己那破碎的心
Taking it too far down the lonely road
難以拾取的太過攏長的寂寞的路
You say you just want love
你說你只是想要愛情
But when it's close enough you just let it go
但愛離你很近的時候你卻讓他從指尖溜走
The very thing you've been the most afraid of
這是你最害怕的事
You've been doing it from the start, breaking your own heart.
從一開始就做的事，你打碎了自己的心
Too many tears, too many falls
太多的淚水如瀑泉
It's easier here behind these walls
卻太容易被忽略
But you don't have to walk in the shadows
而你不用在這些暗影之中遊走
Life is so hard.
人生就是如此
You're breaking your own heart
你擊碎了自己的心
Taking it too far down the lonely road
難以拾取的太過攏長的寂寞的路
You say you just want love
你說你只是想要愛情
But when it's close enough you just let it go
但愛離你很近的時候你卻讓他從指尖溜走
The very thing you've been the most afraid of
最害怕的事情還是發生了
You've been doing it from the start, breaking your own heart.
從一開始就做的事，你擊碎了自己的心

You're breaking your own heart.
It's not too late, I'm still right here.
If only you'd let go of your fears
雖然你讓自己心碎，但那不算太遲，如果放下你的恐懼，我仍然在這
You're breaking your own heart
你讓自己心碎
Taking your own heart down the lonely road
而重拾破碎的心的寂寞道路漫長
You say you just want love
你說你只是想要愛情
But when it's close enough you just let it go
卻在它離你很近的時候讓它從指尖溜走
The very thing you've been the most afraid of
你害怕的事終究還是發生了
You've been doing it from the start, breaking your own heart.
從一開始就讓自己的心破碎
You're breaking your own heart
讓自己的心傷痕累累

Assignment #5

This week, learn some of the major Google syntax.

After class, I try out 5 of google syntax.

1.     “Alin”

There are 30500000 results for it.

We can find her information and songs.

2.      "dog"filetype:ppt

There are 61800 results for it.

3.      site:www.cnn.com/

There are 3110000 results for it.

4. “Alin”site:mojim.com/

There are 4310 results for it.

We can find all of her songs lyrics on this website.

5.      related:www.cnn.com

There are 40 results for it.

I have used Google syntax since I was senior high school. But now, I really forget how to use it. Thanks for this class, I can use this skill to find the information quickly. It really useful. It makes me convenient to do homework and reports.

Assignment #4 My notes on episode 1150.

ESL Podcast 1150 – Avoiding Topics in Conversation 

GO:https://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=17440224#

Words

1. Moving on

-to stop talking about one thing and to begin to talk something else

2. Settling down

-to get married, find a home, and start family

3. Alone

-by yourself without anyone else

4. Lonely

-feel sad because you are not with other people

5. That reminds me

-to suddenly change the topic

6. Shed those pounds

-to lose the weight

7. Anyway

-usually use to change the topic or going to say something new

8.. My sentiments exactly

-you agree that completely

Opinion

This week teacher gave us a useful website, too. It’s called ESL Podcast. There are many different topic in it. You can choose one which you are interested in. This web’s advantages are that you can clearly listen pronunciation of every words ,and it also explain the difficult words. It’s a good website for us to learn English .

       

        This topic is about “Avoiding Topics in Conversation” ,I think is a good topic for us to learn. Talking about his/her love life is impolite, especially you are unfamiliar. When we are talking to someone , avoid the personal topic. What you don’t want to done to you, don’t do to others.

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.