#5 Writing Excercise

How do I like ESL Randall's Cyber Listening Lab as a language learning resource?

    As English becomes the most common language all over the world, there are more and more English-learning websites. ESL Randall's Cyber Listening Lab is a well-known website to improve people's listening. So far, I learn English for exams, so I can't chat with foreigners smoothly. The website contains a large number of colloquial English. The exercises of the website include conversations or radio commercials. If I can't understand the conversations or the radio commercials, there are quiz scripts I can confirm what I listening. According to above reasons, ESL Randall's Cyber Listening Lab is very helpful to me.

#4 Listening Exercise

Homestay in the USA
make it (verb): arrive at

 I’m sorry I won’t be able to make it to the party on Saturday.

roomie (noun): informal for roommate

 Jean was my roomie during our first year at university.

laid-back (adjective): easy-going, casual, or relaxed personality

 I don’t know how you can be so laid-back about your exams.

get along with (verb): have a relationship with

 She never really got along with her sister.

dorm (noun): short for dormitory, a building usually at a college or university where students live

 Are you going to live in the dorms at college next semester?

Movie Show Times

finest (adjective): best, superior quality

 This 100-year-old restaurant is the finest in London.

valid (adjective): applicable, relevant, current

 Your return ticket is valid for three months.

patrons (noun): customers or attendees

 Patrons are asked to refrain from smoking.

buck (noun): informal for dollar

 They cost ten bucks.

up-to-date (adjective): current or latest

 We are keeping up-to-date with the latest developments

#3 Concordancer Exercise

粽子

1.(rice) dumpling
2.tzung-tzu or tsung-tzu
3.zong-zi