Assignments 5

Assignments: Listen to 2 audio clips at your chosen level at Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab. List the topics of your chosen clips and 5 expressions you learn from the listening.


1.Job Hunting

Level:difficult Topic:jobs Type:conversation Speakers:man - woman Length:02:15

expressions:

in a nutshell (idiom): used when summarizing something in a very short, clear way- Business has been very slow over the past several months, and it will be difficult to maintain our current workforce. So, in a nutshell, we're going to have to let some of our workers go.

sprout (up) (verb): grow suddenly- A number of small software companies sprouted in our area as a result of the demand for new computer applications.

2.Car Accident

Level:medium Topic:car accidents Type:conversation Speakers:man - woman - teenage daughter Length:02:18

expressions:

blab (verb): talk too much about unimportant things, some of which might be private matters - She blabbed to her friends all about the accident and how it was all my fault. How embarrassing.

be in a jam (idiom): be in a difficult situation- I'm in a real jam because I have a date tonight, but my car broke down this afternoon? What am I going to do?

3.Movie Reviews: DVDs and Videos

Level:difficult Topic:entertainment Type:conversation Speakers:man - girl Length:01:14

expressions:

doze off (verb): to fall asleep- The little girl began to doze off after spending the whole afternoon at the park.