Week9- 3 of New York Times stories

Task1-President Obama on Stem Cell Research

President Obama signed an order reversing the Bush policy rigour limits on human

prenatalstem cell research.President Obama's policy was planing about

America people's health.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/health/1194811622283/index.html

2 times of listening:75%understood


administration-manage

strict-accurate

embryonic-fetus

Task2-The School of American Ballet

A benefit for the School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center,which school was

teaching Ballet,could chance some people mind.Some people didn't like Ballet,then

they like it because this school add some new ideas in the tradition Bellet.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/arts/urbaneye/1194811622319/index.html?r=4372#1194838515975

1 time of listening:80%unserstood

benefit-advantage

Ballet-kind of dance

Task3-Musical Madness

One hundred high schools across New Jersey compete in the Rising Star Awards,

considered by some to be the Tony Awards for high schools.They always practice

dance after school .They love musical,who love it very much,is getting madness.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/ny-region/1194811622241/index.html?r=2007#1194838589889

1 time of listening:85%understood

madness-crazy

Musical-including music and dance

Week 8 Part1-Task1 National Geographic Stories

Great Pyramid Mystery to Be Solved by Hidden Room?

Great Pyramid has a sealed space ,which may be able to help us resolve this a centuries-old mystery,is still can't untie problem.

The Cavity has a 4,500-year-old monument to Pharaoh Khufu,which was was constructed inside out, via a spiraling, inclined interior tunnel .A method is that the monuments were built using an external ramp. Perhaps that modus could help us easy to deal with it.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081114-pyramid-room.html

2 times of listening: 85% understood.

Sealed-to seal up

Mystery-secret

Construct-build

Interior-inside

Week8 -Task 2

Oldest Living Tree Found in Sweden

'A Chrismas tree' which is the oldest known living tree in the world.It has been discovered in Sweden (since 2004).

Dalarna Province,where can find the shrubby mountain survivor at an altitude of 2,985 feet (910 meters).

This tree's stems or trunks have a lifespan of around 600 years,and it's stem will be dies.However,it can be able to emergers a new one from the same root stock.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080414-oldest-tree.html

2 times of Listening: 90% of understood.

Shrubby-bush

Survivor-residual material

Altitude-elevation

Emergers-appear

Week 8 Task3

Total Solar Eclipse on August 1: Where, How to See It

In the past,Solar Eclipse always appear of war,famine, and the deaths of kings.Fortunately,it cames up in 2008.

Also,the sun will be completely obscured between twenty-seven to a half minutes.The most longest is seven to a half minutes in the typical eclipse.

Its path will begin in Canada and continue northeast across Greenland and the Arctic, then southeast through central Russia, Mongolia, and China. North America along with most of Europe and Asia— those countries' people will see a partial eclipse. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/07/080722-solar-eclipse.html

Time listening: 1 time 85% of understanding

obscured-hide

blamed -extremely

famine-Hunger

Week 7 Part1- 3 of CNN Student News Stories

Inner city kids travel to South Africa

CNN's Soledad O'Brien has followed 30 youngsters, ages 11 to 16, since August,

since she traveled with them from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Johannesburg, South

Africa on a volunteer mission to serve the impoverished and AIDS orphans. Half of

the children under age 18 still live below the poverty line. the ninth grade and more

than half adults never graduate from high school in South Africa.Forexample,Jeremy

Baker,15, was one of the youngmen on the journey.Even he's really poor,who was a

leader in South Africa, dreams basketball will lead to his success.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/26/btsc.journey.change/index.html


Hard economic times a boon for libraries

In times of recession,many people going to the library for free sevices,such as look

up job openungs and use the Internet . Whenever you have tough economic times,


public libraries are a place people go because they have no other alternatives or

because they know they are going to get the kind of powerful information that will

make a difference in their lives.Also,use public libraries are able to help many people

in this hard economic.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/28/recession.libraries/index.html?iref=nextin


Slain reporter's father fearful of anti-Semitism on campus

Judea Pearl, whose son, Daniel Pearl, was kidnapped and killed by al Qaeda

extremists while on assignment in Pakistan in 2002, told reporters at

a newsconference that anti- Semitic e-mail and verbal threats have escalated since

Israel's three-week invasion of Gaza in January.Judea Pearl received hate messages

from someone at UCLA who did not identify himself .It was concern I saw you in

Ackerman Union and I know where your office is and I'm going to beat the (expletive)

out of you ,from someone who gave hate messages to Judea Pearl.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/27/anti.semitism.campus/index.htmiref=nextin

Week6 Part1 - 3 of Oscar Movies

Best Actress- Anne Hathaway.I think she should the following award , Who is first big

screen gig also proved to be her breakthrough,is became a familiar face .She has

many movies,such as GET SMART this movie.Why I chose this movie?Because this

movie had little bit funny and she's cool in this movie.Also,she's getting much better.

GET SMART:http://video.msn.com/dw.aspxmkt=enus&dw=1&rf=http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity/anne-hathaway/&fg=&from=msnmovies/64&vid=1f9578e7-6a11-40b2b360459b197c7ac1&playlist=videoByTag:mk:us:vs:0:tag:Entertainment_Movies:ns:MSNVideo_Top_Cat:ps:10:sd:-1:ind:1:ff:8A

Best Supporting Actress-Amy Adams ,she's a knack for light comedy.I also like to

watch comedy movie.Why I chose Cruel Intentions 2 this movie ?Because it is really

funny and AMY ADAMS is good looking from this movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ3vP4LPMMM

Best Picture-The Reader,Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes star in The Hours

director Stephen Daldry's haunting period romance tracing the complicated love affair

between a German teen and a mysterious woman twice his age.And,this movie is

romance.Of course it's romantic too!!!That's why I chost this movie.Also it is

incredible for this picture.http://video.msn.com/dw.aspx/?mkt=en-us&dw=1&rf=http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/the-reader/&fg=&from=msnmovies/64&vid=c21f9473-2964-4906-93fe-d103c505a54a&playlist=videoByTag:mk:us:vs:0:tag:Entertainment_Movies:ns:MSNVideo_Top_Cat:ps:10:sd:-1:ind:1:ff:8A&wa=wsignin1.0

Week5 Task1-Widely used asthma drugs may be banned (KIng5)

Widely used asthma drugs may be banned is talk about many children ,who

has asthma ,is misery. two asthma drugs widely used for children are too risky and

should be banned. Many parents always worry about their children's health,and

asthma drug will be reform ，it would be more save for those children.
http://www.king5.com/video/childrenshealthlink-index.html?nvid=332235

banned-to interdict

ricky-dangerous

reform-improve