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#6 ESL Cyber Listening Lab

➤ trim (v.): My hair needs trimming. ➤ adjustment (n.): He made a few minor adjustments to the focus on her camera. ➤ butcher(v.): And who did butcher those women? ➤ prank (n.): I've had enough of your childish pranks. ➤ decent (adj.): Everyone should be entitled to a decent standard of living.

#5 Free Writing - A Special Holiday

Before I left Hawaii, I had a chance to celebrate a special holiday, Memorial Day, with my friends. Memorial Day is a holiday for remembering the people who died while serving in the United Stated Armed Forces. After I finished the assignments, my friend, Viviana, and I took the bus to Waikiki Beach to find our friends and enjoy the holiday. When we arrived, the beach was full of people. Our friends gave us a paper boat with a candle and told us to write down our wishes and hopes. After that, we lighted the candle and put the boat into the sea. It was beautiful when thousands of boats lighted up the night sky. Finally, we all get together to pray for those who lost their parents or children in our mind. For me, it is a special and unforgettable holiday. ➜Tools:  1. Linggle: red

#4 Collocation

✔ investigate (v.): to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth        💩 adv. + investigate              fully investigate              Mr. Powell said Russia promised to fully investigate the new information . ✔ prompt (v.): to make something happen         💩 prompt + n.              prompt access              Iraq has given inspectors prompt access to sites they wish to visit . ✔ abuse (v.): to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong         💩 abuse + prep.              abuse of              He speaks of the dangers of the abuse of democracy . ✔ strengthen (v.): to make something stronger o...

#3 Collation

1.  diagnose (v.):   to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is        subject of diagnose     ◎ doctor + diagnose         Doctors diagnose depression by asking about symptoms.    2. overcome (v.):   to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing                                          you from achieving something         object of overcome      ◎ overcome + limitation        Many spiritual teachers emphasize overcoming limitations . 3. confine (v.):  to keep sb./sth. inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc.        modifiers of confine       ◎   exclusively + confine          ...

#2 News English

competition (n.) : a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. We are in competition with four other companies for the contract. eager (adj.) : very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do She is eager for her parents' approval. Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn. confident (adj.) : feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand. Beneath his confident and charming exterior, lurked a mass of insecurities. balance (n.) : a situation in which different things exist in equal, correct or good amounts This newspaper maintains a good balance in its presentation of different opinions. Tourists often disturb the delicate bal...

#1 Greeting

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Hello, my name is Cathy and I was born in April, 1996. I live in Taipei with my family, my parents and my older brother. I am an enthusiastic programmer. I love developing websites and mobile applications. Learning new programming languages makes me feel alive. As a result, I am majoring in information management at National Taipei University of Business.