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Reflection on "Academic English: How is it Different?"

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Reflection on "Academic English: How is it Different?"

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The lecture illustrates the similarities and differences between academic English and general English. Next, it tells us what skills we should focus on. Finally, it introduces different attitudes towards using "I" in writing from two fields-education and engineering.
When I listen to a lecture, I will grasp some key words and take notes in order to understand the meaning of what the lecturer said. If I missed some points, I may guess according to the general context.
From my perspective, the most challenging thing on academic English is that it is professional and advanced. I must pay attention to many details in academic English while it is not required in general English. For example, in terms of vocabulary, we ought to use formal words instead of casual words. So it is necessary to accumulate more vocabularies so as to adapt to the criteria of academic English.
I will step up my effort and keep moving to learn more and improve my academic English skills.

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We had an interesting lesson today because the form of the class is different from it used to be. Sitting in a circle and discussing with each other made the lesson more lively and vivid. We communicated and cooperated to complete the tasks the teacher assigned to us. The feeling was great since it gave us a relatively relaxing atmosphere compared with the rigid and strict rules in the past. By talking with our teacher through we-chat, we learned some valuable knowledge.
It is indeed a great day.

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1.United Nations was established just after the end of the second world War on the 24th of October 1945. Historically, it was set up to replace the League of Nations which was itself established just after the first world war in 1919.

2.The UN Security Council appears to cover a lot of the globe. But all of the countries are in the northern hemisphere, no southern hemisphere countries are represented permanently on the Security Council, no African, no Latin American countries, no countries from Southern Pacific regions.

3.The most positive things about the UN may be that the key aim of the UN has always been to promote world peace, and it has legitimacy to do so. In other words, it has the legal authority, the legal power to carry out the objective. Meanwhile, the establishment of the Security Council gives the UN significant potential military power and range which can maintain international security.

The worst things about the UN may be that the UN Security Council appears to cover a lot of the globe. But all of the countries are in the northern hemisphere, no southern hemisphere countries are represented permanently on the Security Council, no African, no Latin American countries, no countries from Southern Pacific regions, which indicates the bias according to the geographical perspective.

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Today is National Day and it is the 72nd birthday of our mother country-China. Everybody is happy and people cannot wait to celebrate the holiday. To my excitement, my roommates and I went to Wanda Square to enjoy the hot pot feast. Although there were many people, we were still very happy. After we finished the meal, we went to the KTV to sing. We ordered lots of songs and enjoyed the atmosphere very much. It is indeed an unforgettable day and it strengthened our friendships.

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1.The practical solution to improve your grades is to practice more.

2.Reading books is a central strategy to broaden our horizons.

3.It is a basic concept that we should work hard in order to succeed.

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group members: Celine  Shirely  Daniel  Arthur

Evaluation:
1) I gave my opinions from different perspectives such as economic, social and historical.
2) I didn't respond to my group members' statement actively.  So this ability should be improved.
3) I didn't distinguish well between question 1 and 2, leading to my answers combining both of them rather than reply separately.
4) In view of my relatively poor spoken English, I need to communicate with others more frequently and should not be shy to express my opinion. I do believe that through practice, I can improve my oral English.

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart, and I think practice makes perfect. Come on!

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 Answers for “seminar on learning online versus regular classroom” 

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 Answers for “seminar on learning online versus regular classroom” 

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From my perspective, learning online is better than regular classroom.

First, online-learning is a flexible way. The traditional way of study is to sit on the classroom. But now, people can sit at home, or sit at the coffee shop, they can have access to the knowledge. It is convenient and efficient, people can learn if they want, there is no need to worry about the location.

Second, online-learning can save a lot of money. When people want to take the course, they have to hand in a lot of money, buying books, paying for the teachers. While study online can skip over this unnecessary stuff, people can listen to the course immediately, they just need to click on the button. How fast it is, people can save money and also gain knowledge.

In conclusion, the network classroom is necessary for students. If we use the modern network classroom teaching mode, the education will be more effective.

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September 2021 exam pass rate：  FR 48%  AA 39%

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Today the scores which I have waited for over a month are published. When I received the news that informed me I have successfully passed, I am happy as my effort was not wasted. Given that it was my first time to attend the global examination, this experience has a unique meaning to me.
I know we have to face difficulties in our learning process and overcome them bravely. Moreover, this successful experience boosts my confidence and motivates me to step forward without fear.
Congratulate all the candidates who passed, and the candidates who failed this time can keep working hard. I believe you are bound to succeed. Come on!

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Arthur&Neil's Discussion on China's Most Sustainable City

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Arthur&Neil's Discussion on China's Most Sustainable City

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Arthur&Neil's Discussion on our own study-Inflation

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Arthur&Neil's Discussion on our own study-Inflation

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Summary of Fair Trade: A Just World Starts with You(Optional)

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Summary of Fair Trade: A Just World Starts with You(Optional)

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The lecturer lists many examples to prove the phenomenon of unfair trade and the importance of the fair trade. One typical example is that African farmers earn little money for their  hard work, which shows they are exploited heavily.

As consumers, we have the power to rule the world, we can decide what to supply, what is made available to sell and what is produced. We need to advocate fair trade and make joint efforts to maintain equity and fairness in business.

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Task 1
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Advantages
1)Teamwork helps in increasing collaboration and has a scope for brainstorming, which results in getting more ideas.
2)To solve complex problems and to complete difficult tasks, the team works better than an individual.
3)Teamwork helps improve communication skills.
4)Teamwork creates cross-training opportunities.
Disadvantages
1)Some people tend to dominate the conversation.
2)Teams can divide labor unequally in some situations.
3)Teamwork can encounter scheduling conflicts.
4)Decision making process will be prolonged and delayed.
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1)When it happens on a team, it can become challenging for other members to provide feedback or share opinions. It will  reduce chances at productivity instead of creating more of them.
4)This issue may be due to the shyness or the fear of dominant person, it prevents some from sharing ideas, which is bad for  a group's decision making.
5)Without deadline, members may procrastinate what they need to do, so the assignment allocated to them will not be completed effectively and efficiently.
Task 2

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Encourage- support ideas, compliment and praise.
Ask questions- polite and courteous
Make suggestions- practical and instructive
Disagree- euphemistic and roundabout
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1)Set a protocol for resolving conflicts.
2)Plan time for round-table commentaries after each applicable agenda item.
3)Cultivate listening skills with “listening brainstorms.”
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Firstly, I will sit down with a few trusted team members to establish a conflict-resolution protocol and relay this protocol to everyone on the team. Secondly, I will go around the circle and give everyone a chance to comment and question. Encourage members to admit if they don’t understand something and ask for clarification. Thirdly, I will ensure only one person can talk at a time and when the speaker is finished, everyone else has to summarize the speaker’s idea and say something they like or dislike about it. (Disagreement is totally allowed when practicing good listening!) Because they need to summarize and intelligently comment on each shared idea, everyone will have to listen carefully instead of simply planning what they’re going to say during their turn.

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Arthur&Neil's Discussion on Economic Growth

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Arthur&Neil's Discussion on Economic Growth

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From a social perspective, Industrial Revolution galvanized the process of urbanization. It also resulted in large-scale migration to these urban centers. The population in urban centers swelled up without proper facilities to accommodate the population. The rise in cities was accompanied by the growth of slums. The workers in the cities were compelled to live and work in substandard and subhuman conditions.

From an economic perspective, Industrial Revolution led to the decline of small-scale industries and capitalists monopolized the entire industries. It increased the national wealth which enabled England to meet the requirements of her rising population and to bear the burden of French wars. Thus, England’s ‘Granary’ was converted into ‘Workshop’. The invention of machines threw a large number of workers out of job and the problem of unemployment created distress among them.

From a political perspective, Industrial Revolution led to the colonization of Asia and Africa. Great Britain and other industrial countries of Europe began to look for new colonies which could supply them the necessary raw materials for feeding their industries and also serve as a ready market for their finished industrial products. Therefore, the industrial countries carved out extensive colonial empires in the 19th century.

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Two Reasons Companies Fail - FOR STUDENTS

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It goes without saying that Life is beautiful is one of those movies that take a lasting effect on you. In reality it is a back comedy. After watching it, I found that it had less to do with the holocaust and more to do with the human feelings. Even if you see something not beautiful, the world still intends to tell you: life is beautiful with a humorous tone. Whenever you face the difficulty, please keep on optimistic attitude and then go all out. As long as you are willing to face it, maybe you will realize that things are not as awful as you think. Obviously, it all depends on you. Through this film, we have cause to believe that life is beautiful forever.

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The story begins with the trial of a young banker, Andy Dufrense, victimized by circumstantial evidence, resulting in a conviction for the murder of his wife and her lover. After a quick conviction, Andy finds himself serving a life sentence at Shawshank prison, with no hope of parole. He exists in this prison only in appearance, keeping his mind free from the drab walls around him. His ability to do this results in the gaining of respect from his fellow inmates, but most of all from Ellis Redding. Ellis, commonly referred to as Red, finds gainful use of his entrepreneurial spirit within the drab walls of Shawshank by dealing in contraband and commodities rare to the confines of prison. Andy\'s demeanor and undeniable sense of hope causes Red to take a deeper look at himself, and the world around him. Andy proves to Red and the other inmates that in the conventional walls of Shawshank prison convention will find no home in his lifestyle.

As far as I’m concerned, this movie shows us three things: freedom, friendship, and hope.

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Independent Study-Guardians of the Galaxy 

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Independent Study-Guardians of the Galaxy 

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Guardians of the Galaxy is a brilliant movie by doing this Marvel has expanded its universe. The first thing to note is that the introduction is very sad because peter's mother dies from cancer, he is then taken by aliens away from earth. The story line picks up twenty six years later on a planet which contains the orb, this holds the purple infinity gem which in the comics controls space.Then it leads to all the main characters excluding Drax to a secure prison. All members including Drax escape from prison and go to sell the orb to the collector. However this turns out bad because Drax calls Ronan telling them the location because he wants to avenge the deaths of his family members. The story leads to Ronan having the infinity stone and the guardians of the galaxy need to save the day. This is part of Marvel's phase two movies but is helping to set the up phase three because it has characters such as Thonas which is apart of the storyline. My personal view is that this movie is very well directed and has a very good storyline James Gunn has done a brilliant job and should direct more movies. I would go as far as saying that this is better than the Avengers Assemble and that is quite something good job.

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This movie is about the life in the high school. The wonderful songs in it are really amazing. Gabriella is a girl who is a very good student and Troy is a boy who is good at basketball. They met over winter break after they were forced to sing together at a party. They had a really good time and became friends. Both of them wanted to find their music dream.And then after the winter break,they decided to run for a part in their school’s musical.But Sharpay and Ryan Evans, the two actors who've been in every school musical,tried their best to stop them. But Troy and Gabriella's call back was amazing, So they got the leading parts in the musical, and Ryan and Sharpay were the understudies.

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1.Talking about experiences using the past simple
2.Presenting information about your academic experience and aims.
3.Structuring and signposting a short presentation.

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1. Listening for the main points
2.Recognizing signposting language
3.Taking detailed notes on explanations and examples.
4.Participating in a seminar discussion.
5.Asking for and giving definitions and short explanations.

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1.Preparing to listen to a seminar presentation
2.Identifying context
3.Using noun phrases in descriptions

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1.Understanding main ideas in a presentation
2.Identifying word class to assist note-taking
3.Recognizing signposting in a presentation

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1. Identifying different positions in a lecture
2.Identifying supporting arguments
3.Participating in a seminar discussion

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1.Completing notes on the main points of a lecture.
2.Identifying and discussing stance in source material
3.Summarizing stance and perspective of source material

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1.Preparing to listen to a seminar presentation
2.Identifying context
3.Using noun phrases in descriptions

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1.Using present and past tenses to report findings
2.Taking notes on a student presentation
3.Using reporting verbs to refer to points in a presentation

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1.Referring to the main ideas in a text
2.Forming a stance based on a reading
3.Offering and responding to opinions

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1.Identifying main points and descriptive language
2.Referring to numerical information
3.Giving a short presentation and providing peer feedback.

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Dear Arthur,

This is a fair effort.

Your speech is clear and you have obviously read some of the core texts.  Well done!

However, it appears you are following a script for most of your recording.

This makes it difficult to assess your actual speaking skills, which are very different from reading out loud, and writing skills.

Next semester, consider talking more, without prompts, inside
and outside class; and using speaking strategies, as opposed to writing
strategies.  Ask your teacher about 'speaking strategies', and how to
sound more natural.

Consider practising your pronunciation of these words:

Arthur - ˈɑːθə
Answer  - ˈɑːnsə
Governments - ˈgʌvnmənts
Clothing - ˈkləʊðɪŋ
That - ðæt
Zoo - zuː

Well done!

Regards,
Assessor

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I have made some progress in semester 3. For example, I learned how to perform well in presentation and cooperate with my partners when speaking. However, there still exists some problems for myself. I am easy to be nervous and anxious when speaking English and I do not know what to say in presentation because of lack of my vocabularies and some expression. Therefore, I will make more efforts to practice my speaking ability and communicate more with friends and teachers as much as possible.

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S: I want to speak fluently when making a presentation.
M: I will practice more on my own and make myself have more opportunities to deliver speeches in front of others.
A: It can be achieved by long-term exercise.
R: It will be beneficial to me when I communicate with foreigners.
T: Half a year to one year.

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Performance=2, Pronunciation=3, Body language=1

As for performance, my speaking is relatively fluent without obvious pause. However, I felt a little bit nervous when recording because I was afraid of making mistakes, so it seems that I was not confident.

As for pronunciation,  I spoke the majority of the words correctly except for some words which are difficult to pronounce.

As for body language, from the video it is clear that I ignore it.

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Summarize the" What is an effective academic professional presentation" video

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Summarize the" What is an effective academic professional presentation" video

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An academic presentation should include research and cite references, which are the features different from school presentations. When sourcing materials, the speaker needs to ensure they are relevant and can support arguments. In order to make a good structure, every section of the presentation should be organised clearly and in a coherent manner. For instance, using signposting is a good way to achieve this goal. Language is sometimes tricky for students and they prefer to read the presentation. However, this method will make the presentation boring and low grades will be given. Therefore, voice, body language and interaction will be necessary to make the presentation more lively and interesting. As to the slides, it should be simple and avoid using fancy animation and sound effects. Finally, it is common to be nervous when presenting. Speaker can relieve it by breathing deeply or listening to music. But the most important thing is to rehearsing many times.

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There are three main reasons for the failure of the small businesses. Firstly, they do not have the right team. Secondly, there is no market need for products or services. Thirdly, they experience cash flow problems. However, village banking can proactively address these problems by providing building team of experienced advisers upfront, constantly responding to customer feedback, and having a relentless focus on cash flow. Teamwork is the 'backbone‘of the village banking and village banks are constantly respond to customer feedback, which is a good way for entrepreneurs to finance. In developing countries like Finca, entrepreneurs don’t have collateral. People invest in each other’s businesses and they co-guarantee others’ loans. In conclusion, there is a model for small business success, but it takes village to improve start-ups failure rates.