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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: What students coming to study in the U.S. can do to avoid culture shock in the classroom. RS: We asked Susan Iannuzzi. She's an international consultant in English language teachi

Dictionary.com词典新添词汇

Welcome to another edition of Words to the Wise! Languages, as you all know, are always changing. Last month, we learned about some new words that the American dictionary Merriam-Webster added to its online dictionary. They included conversational wo

CNN 2012-08-20

First up today, we are talking about a new program for some immigrants living in the United States. Started earlier this year, when President Obama signed an executive order. That's a law that a president creates without getting it approved by Congre

2013年ESL之日常生活 13 Checking on the Status of an Application

Checking on the Status of an Application Leo: Heres the mail. Denise: Did I get anything? Leo: No, sorry. Are you expecting something? Denise: Yeah, Im waiting for a decision letter about my application to the McQ program. I should hear any day now.

【饥饿游戏】26

They shot some sort of spear through the boy. It was attached to a cable and they hauled him up as well. But Im certain he was dead. We heard the girl scream once. The boys name, I think. Then it was gone, the hovercraft. Vanished into thin air. And

【听英文对话做选择】英语语言学习中心

1. Which was NOT mentioned as part of the purpose of the English Language Center? A. to help international students prepare to enter institutions of higher learning B. to teach students how to use English in their daily lives and at work C. to provid

do you speak english

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ESL Podcast 891 – Checking on the Status of an Application

Leo: Heres the mail. Denise: Did I get anything? Leo: No, sorry. Are you expecting something? Denise: Yeah, Im waiting for a decision letter about my application to the McQ program. I should hear any day now. Leo: Have you thought about calling and c

College Admissions: Understanding the Common Application

What do all of the over 4,000 colleges and universities in the United States have in common? The answer is not a lot. These schools are all different in many ways. The same is true for their requirements for admitting students. College applications c

About your reasons for application

A: Why are you interested in working with this company? B: I am interested in working with your company because I know yours is one of the largest computer companies in our country (porvince, city). My major in the university is computer programming,

Abbas Submits Palestinian Statehood Application

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked the U.N. Security Council Friday to recognize a Palestinian state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu countered that statehood should only follow a negotiated peace accord, and the internation

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场景特点：一类是招工场景；一类是学生之间、学生和老师之间谈论工作的场景。 常见套路： （1） 托福中学生经常从事的工作 Teaching assistant, research assistant, lab assistant 各种商业部门的工作

中国2014年电子商务交易量上升

New stats show China's e-commerce trading volume topped 13 trillion yuan, or some 2 trillion U.S. dollars in 2014, up almost 30 percent from the previous year. With a year-on-year increase of half a percent, the online retail transaction mark hit alm

生活大爆炸第二季第十七集_3

What? No, don't put me on hold. on hold：等着通电话 什么? 别啊，别让我再等了。 -Howard：Do you believe him? 能相信吗？ Normally around women, he has the personality of a boiled potato. Normally：通常 personality：个性 bo

The Informal Essay

Sample topic: Me and My Dragon. The informal essay is written mainly for enjoyment. This is not to say that it cannot be informative or persuasive; however, it is less a formal statement than a relaxed expression of opinion, observation, humour or pl

如何与人聊天

Making small talk doesn't have to be painful, even if it's with a boss you want to impress or blind date you want to see alot more of! Believe it or not, making small talk can be fun - even for quiet personality types. Making small talk is also an ar

如何在变态的面试中笑到最后

Interviewing for a job is hard enough, but what if the person who interviews you does a terrible job? When that happens, all is not lost. Heres what to do when: 工作招聘面试已经相当困难了，然而，如果面试官还不靠谱，那要怎么

【英语趣味课堂】申请学校-Applying for A School

Todd: So, Nydja, you actually just got into graduate school. So you know all about the application process. Nydja: Yes, that's correct. I just got into grad school. I study International Relations. The process for this school wasn't too tedious. It d

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Conversational Styles and Sports

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: the sport of conversation. FIRST ANNOUNCER: Not going to stop him! SECOND ANNOUNCER: I tell you, you get him out on the run, Felton's quick, but he's not faster than Brown. Felton

成功交谈的六大法宝

I never wanted to be anything but a broadcaster, a talker. And for 40 years, Ive been doing just that. To me, the ability to talk well is one of the great pleasures in life and can bring with it some of lifes greatest rewards Im not saying its always