on last wensday, i met sarah again with her friends. we went to the thai restaurant for dinner. it was first time to go there. we ordered some dishes and we talked about our summer break plan and some famous place in USA. actually, we try to discuss the speaking presentation topic , US president, but it is too difficult and they are also not interested in this topic, so we changeed to topic to plan of summer break. they recommended to me to visit california. they said , it is very big city and there are many thing to do and many places to go, so you are not bored anymore. and they give me some tips to go new york. they said new york is very busy and dangerous city, you might be confused. they love to tan, so in this summer they try to tan. but i cant understand why the most american student to be a dark (tan) ? in korea, most student want to be white. they don’t like tp tan. this difference is very interseting to me. eventhough the food is not good, i had a great time with them.
Article :
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/22/business/AP-US-AL-Prepaid-Tuition.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Legislature%20Shores%20Up%20Alabama%20College%20Tuition%20Plan&st=cse
Question :
Should the government help to pay for college tuition? and why?
what the government should do solve this problem?
New vacabulary :
1. shore : to support by or as if by a shore or shores; prop (usually fol. by up):
2. statehouse : the building in which the legislature of a state sits; the capitol of a state.
3. ovation : an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked esp. by loud and prolonged applause.
4. squeeze : to force a way through some narrow or crowded place (usually fol. by through, in, out, etc.)
5. dual : composed or consisting of two people, items, parts, etc., together; twofold; double: dual ownership; dual controls on a plane.
6. unconstitutional : not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
On last wendesday around 7pm, I met Enna to go to a movie theater. Watching movie is one of my hobbies. I really like to watching movie. Also I like a popcorn.We went to a Byrd theater which is on Carry Street. And we saw an Avator which was the famous in the world about 3 months ago. It is really nice because the building is so beautiful and historical and the location of seat also nice. Almost perfectly!!! Eventhough I saw that movie twice before, it makes me crying again. Owing to watching that movie before, I can understand the plot of a movie. So, in this case, it is not big problem to watching and understanding the Avator.After watching movie, we talked a lot about this movie. To be more specifically, we talked about James Cameron, who is the director of this movie. I think he is one of the most creative person. we talk about his another movies, and Enna recommend to me his another movies. Then we worried about the future. Is it possible to bring sence of movie closure to reality? I think it is totally unreasonable worry.but thinking about that is so funny. It was so nice night and I could feel that “here is the America” because there is no subtitles. and I make up my mind to study hard.
A State with plenty of jobs but few places to live.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/us/21ndakota.html?ref=us
Question:
which problem is more serious between unemployment and shortage of sleeping place ? and why?
vocabulary
1. foreclosure : A situation in which a homeowner is unable to make principal and/or interest payments on his or her mortgage, so the lender, be it a bank or building society, can seize and sell the property as stipulated in the terms of the mortgage contract.
2. getaway : a place where one escapes for relaxation, vacation, etc., or a period of time for such recreation
3. cot : a light portable bed, esp. one of canvas on a folding frame.
4. grim : stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise.
5. mortgages : a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
Definition is come from : http://dictionary.reference.com
In this weekend, I met 2 native speaker. The first is Jessica, the second is Sarah.
I met Jessica on thursday. she is always nice. We talk about the difference between America education style and Korea education style. I think America education system is much more strict than Korea. In korea, most of student and teacher think that lisenting the teacher’s explain carefully is the most important thing, while America education system is that teacher require student’s participation and their own opinion. I think, both of them is hard. and we talk about the tuition. korea’s tuition is pretty cheaper than America. The most highest tuition in korea is about $5000 per semester.
I met her (Sarah)on monday about at 7pm. And we went to the gym. This is the first time to me to go there. After the exercising ,I sat the kind of bench to waiting my friends. At that time, sarah came to me and sat next to me. so I thought that this is the chance to talk with a new native speaker. First, I asked to her can I talk with you for a minute ? then she said sure. so we talk about the sports. she said many American like to exercise, so most of Americans spend their spare time to exercising. and she also like exercise. she said exercising is very important schedule in her daily schedule. I think if I want to spend time more beneficially in America, I have to some interest in sports. also she said, if you want to talk with America friend, just find me, because, she always go to the gym around 7pm.
special dogs can catch ‘wake’ of explosives.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/06/explosive.sniffing.dogs/index.html?iref=allsearch
Question:
1. Although, there are no scientific and objective grounds, can you believe the fact that ‘vapor wake’ dogs can detect the trace of explosive?
2. What do you think about that training the dog for catching the trace of explosive is just behavior? I think it is too greedy behavior in people. How about you?
New Vcabulary:
1. strain : strain is a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it.
2. thwart : If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want.
3. proponent : A proponent of a particular idea or course of action actively supports it.
4. regimen : A regimen is a set of rules about food and exercise that some people follow in order to stay healthy
5. patent : A patent is an official right to be the only person or company to make and sell a new product.
6. intrusive : Something that is intrusive disturbs your mood or your life in an unwelcome way.
7. discern : If you can discern something, you are aware of it and know what it is.
Definitions from ,
hello! this picture and speech are interesting to me. and your speech is very clear to undersatnd.
adja:
I think it is good speech and also interesting image. but, I think you are nervous during the record.
