#Randall's Cyber Listening Lab

Here's my 4th assignment given by Mrs.Sally~

We were told to listen to the two audio clips then list three words/phrases/sentences that we've learned from each clip included the meaning and give 1 to 2 example for each word/phrases from what we've learned.

The first audio is  College Life (level: easy)

1. hectic 

very busy; full of activity

example: Today was too hectic for me.                   
                   School has been really hectic these days.

2. major

related to somebody's main subject of study in college

example: We have encountered major problems.

               There were calls for major changes to the welfare system.

3. support 

to help or encourage somebody/something by saying or showing that you agree with them/it

example: If you raise it at the meeting, I'll support you.

              These measures are strongly supportedby environmental groups. 

The second audio is A Story to Remember (level: medium)

1. disappeared

to become impossible to see

example: The plane disappeared behind a cloud.

               Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view

2. bizarre

very strange or unusual

example: That's the most bizarre story I've ever heard.

               How come he looks so bizarre in that style. 

3. approaching

to come near to somebody/something in distance or time

example: We heard the sound of an approaching car/a car approaching.

               The time is fast approaching when we shall have to make a decision.

This is all I've learned from listening to the two audio clips.

#3 Google Syntax

So this is my 3rd assignment given by Mrs.Sally, and here it goes~

1. olympics site:nbc.com [About 728 results]
2. related:time.com [About 50 results]
3. camera $50..$100 [About 254,000,000 results]
4. "imagine all the people" [About 408,000 results]
5. pandas -site:wikipedia.org [About 20,600,000 results]
This is all I've got about Google Syntax~ See you next time :D

#2 Dictionary Exercise

So this is my 2nd exercise from Ms.Sally about "Online Dictionary"
I was told to read Walk or cycle for a "happier commute" from BBC News and find 2 words/phrases that are new to me.

So here's what I found from reading the article :
1. crucial (adjective)

• something that is crucial is extremely important, because everything else depends on it
• example: This aid money is crucial to the government's economic policies.

  
2. well-being (noun)
[uncountable]

• general health and happiness
• example: We try to ensure the well-being of our employees.

I was using Oxford Advanced American Dictionary (American English) and Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Dictionary to look for these two words.

In my own opinion, using these kind of Online Dictionary is making us more convenient to search for any words that we're confused to.

I mean convenient is because when you're not at home, you can easily search for words that you don't understand just by entering those online dictionary website.

I also prefer for English-English dictionary which is also called by "Monolingual Dictionary".

monolingual dictionary is more specific than bilingual dictionary, the specific that I mean is just more understandable than the bilingual one. Sometimes, the bilingual one would make you kinda misunderstand for what you're looking for. 

Of course it needs more skill to use the monolingual one, because if you're really don't have the very basic skill of English, you might don't understand what the dictionary is saying.

That's just my opinion about dictionary, feel free to comment if you're not agree with my opinion. 

Thanks for reading, btw.