https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu Lesson learned after class en-us 2017-05-18 14:01:25 UTC 2026-02-08 00:14:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/172765686 Good things:
- Learned how to use some phrasal verbs: the meaning and applying in a particular situation.
- Another meaning of "part": a role played by an actor in a play, film/movie.
- Learned how to pronounce "shouldn't" like a native speaker.

Not good things:
- The audio is quite hard to listen.

]]> 2017-05-19 09:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/172765686 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/172916798 Do dictation

Hello and welcome to 6 minutes English. I’m Robe. I’m Nile.
Hello Nile, what’s that tune you are humming there?
Ah, what am I humming? I woke up this morning with it in my head. It’s that song… you know… hum… hum…
No idea what are you talking about. But it’s very annoying so could you just stop it please.
That’s my problem. I can’t stop humming it out loud. It just keeps repeating in my head. Hum…hum…  You know there’s a name for that Robe when the song keeps repeating in your head.
There’s a name? No, I don’t know what it is. I sure you will tell me …
You’re right. It’s an earworm
Oh, it’s an earworm. That sounds nasty. Is there a cure for that?
No, I don’t think so. Hum…hum… In this program, we are talking about music and how it influences us.
But first Nile, can you answer this question? “If a person has musical anhedonia, does it mean they:
a. Hate music
b. Can’t enjoy music
c. Can’t hear music
Well, “anhedonia” sounds like an illness so I’m going to go for “C. Can’t hear music” hum…hum…
Yeah ok, you are certainly with choice “couldn’t hear music”. We’ll find out if you’re wrong. Alright, later on.
Now let’s listen to professor Chao Spent telling … how music affects what we choose to eat and drink
Imagine you go to bar and you’re thinking about a glass of wine. The French music playing behind the counter. All the likely you prefer a glass of French wine. Germany music behind the counter, your likelihood choosing Germany wine …. If they play classical music you might be tempted spend a little bit more
Most the likelihood of you spending more Robe.
Quite likely actually Nile, a likelihood means the chance of something happening
I love a good glass of wine
Uhm, me too. But why do we spend more when classical music played?
Good question. Well, it makes us feel a bit classy, that’s stylish and sophisticated.
I’m guessing hip-hop doesn’t have the same affect, am I right?
Yeah, you’re always right Nile.
So the professor is saying that bars and restaurants use music to manipulate their customers. And that means to control or influence them
Earworms. They’re messing with our minds
I know I know. And it doesn’t stop there. Restaurants also use the tempo or speed of the music to change people behavior. A fast tempo gets customers in and out quickly in busy times. On the other hand if there aren’t many customers the restaurant might want to keep people in their place for longer so they put on music with a slow tempo to create a more relax atmosphere
And  “atmosphere” in this context means… or situation. Music is also used to create atmosphere in films. Let’s hear Debby Wiseman talking about music and the movies
….
Sexy, tender, lyrical, romantic that’s all emotional stuff. And lyrical actually means expressing strong emotions
So, what’s your favourite romantic moment on the film, Robe?
So many. I’m a sucker for romance…
Oh so sweet. Sucker for something for example romance it means you can’t resist it. I’m a sucker for horror myself
Well, music is crucial or extremely important in creating atmosphere in horror films.
That’s very true. Music is often use to create tension and suspense or feeling of anxiety an excitement.
Can you imagine Hichcock psycho without the violin music
…
Now, remember the beginning of the program I ask you what “musical anhedonia” means? Is it someone:
a. …
b. …
c. …
And I said “ can’t hear music”
 That’s the wrong answer. It’s actually “B. someone who can’t enjoy music”
Not very a good job for a DJ
Any way Robe, before we go any further, how about those words again…..
Ok, the words we have today were: …..

That brings us to the end of the day 6 minutes English. Try not to catch musical anhedonia and watch out for those earworm….


]]> 2017-05-20 11:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/172916798 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/173279252 2017-05-23 02:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/173279252 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/173332174 Thank you for submitting this work. Besides what I corrected in the file below, the most crucial issue here is about the structure and coherence of sentences. I'll explain it in details in class.]]> 2017-05-23 09:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/173332174 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/173348560 http://vietnamnews.vn/english-through-the-news/375826/folk-music-takes-teenager-to-success.html#6woPR4cjD8eerAoS.97
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2017/05/20/traditional-montreal-music-series-builds-bridges-to-culture-and-community.html
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/jazz-education-in-asia/3825400.html

]]> 2017-05-23 10:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/173348560 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/174079558 2017-05-27 11:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/174079558 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/174769864 2017-06-01 08:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/174769864 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/175490347 Thank you for submitting your recording. This is a really good talk, in terms of the structure, ideas, pronunciation, intonation and the way you make use of new vocabulary such as pick up, get stuck, ...

There are just a few mistakes as follows:
- Sometimes you forgot to change a verb into past tense.
- Word stress: journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/, popular  /ˈpɑːpjələr/, comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbl/.
- "that has bought two months ago => which'd been bought two months before.
- "Google map did not popular" => Google map wasn't as popular as these days.]]> 2017-06-07 03:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/175490347 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/176321655 2017-06-13 22:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/176321655 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/176321703 2017-06-13 22:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/176321703 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/176713706 Thank you for submitting your work. Your ideas to answer the questions are very sensible and well-developed. There are some mistakes as follows:
- Pronunciation: vehicle, recent, scene. Please look them up in dictionary.
- Vocab: crossover => overpass (a bridge that brings a road over another road); cars=> coaches (1st question); not only that => Also.
- Collocation: compete ABOUT price and service => ON
- Grammar: + Airplanes did not popular => were not popular (this mistake was corrected in your last submission)
 + BICYCLE is a stylish exercise => Cycling
+ The exhaust air of vehicles emits excessive level => this is not a sentence.]]> 2017-06-17 07:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/176713706 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177168878 Homework 200617- reading]]> 2017-06-22 05:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177168878 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177170114 2017-06-22 06:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177170114 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177174005 Thank you for submitting this exercise. You got 10 right answers out of 13. Please see my answers and read their explanation in the comments carefully. ]]> 2017-06-22 07:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177174005 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177365389 Thank you for submitting this recording. You did it pretty well as often. Here are just some pronunciation mistakes:
digital /ˈdɪdʒɪtl/
abuse /əˈbjuːs/

]]> 2017-06-25 09:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177365389 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177683072 31. B- Today, I am going to explore why is it so popular in the cuisine   and more importantly, how does it enhance the flavour of food?
32. C- But it wasn't until 1908 that the ingredient in Kombu which was responsible for the improvement in flavour was actually discovered to be glutamate by scientist's working there
33. A- It was in 1956 that the speed of the process was improved and industrial production increased dramatically.
34. Water
35. Meat
36. Cheese
37. Fifth taste
38. Commonly
39. Bitterness
40. Minerals]]> 2017-06-28 20:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177683072 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177684162 1. Spinning
2. Perfectly unblemished
3. labour intensive
4. thickness
5. rough
6. molten glass
7. molten metal
8. rollers
9. T - the metal had to melt at a temperature less than the hardening point of glass ( about 600 C), but could not boil at a temperature below the temperature of molten glass (about 1500 C).
10. T - Pilkington built a pilot plant in 1953
11. F - However, it took 14 months of non-stop production, costing the company 100000$ a month, before the plant produced any usable glass.
12. T - Float plants today make glass of near optical quality. Several process- melting, refining, homogenising- take place simultaneously in the 2000 tonnes of molten glass in the furnace.
13. T - Automated on-line inspection does two things. Firstly, it reveals process faults upstream that can be corrected. Inspection technology allows more than 100 million measurements a second to made across the ribbon, locating flaws the unaided eye would be unable to see.]]> 2017-06-28 20:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177684162 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177707486 2017-06-29 04:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177707486 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177877880 1. C - ... and with nanotechnology society often gets the wrong idea about it's capability...
2. B - ... some scientists recommend that nanoparticles be treated to dozen new chemicals which separate safety tests and clearly labeling ...
3. C - But as far as I'm concerned there's a need to plough ahead with the discoveries and applications of nanotechnology.
4. Metals - ... with the production of more durable metals these could be virtually unbreakable, lighter and much more pliable...
5. Space - ... will dramatically reduce the cost of travelling into space making it more accessible for ordinary people and opening up a total new holiday destination.
6. Memory - ...We need nanotechnology in order to create a new generation of computers.... work even faster and will have a million times more memory but will be about the size of a sugar cube
7. Solar - the cost of solar cells shall be drastically reduced so harnessing this energy will be formal economical than at present
8. Oil - ... nanotechnology would allow us to remove oil and other contaminants from the water formal effectively ...
9. Waste - ...In term of production, this means that you only use what you need and so there wouldn't be any waste
10. Test - ... how we detect diseases would change as tiny biocines as it developed to analyse test in minutes rather than days...]]> 2017-07-02 05:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177877880 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177908892 1. Has the internet router changed much over the years?

Yes, it has. In the past internet router supported only cable connection and transferring speed was really slow. It was almost used in companies or organizations. Nowadays, internet router becomes a personal device with new technologies helping it transfer data at an unimagined rate and provide one more connection method - wifi which means connecting without cable.

2. Do you think everyone needs to know how to use the internet router?

No, I don't. Connecting to an internet connection is really simple that everyone can do. But configuring an internet router is much more complex that who has trained can carry out. Besides, the customer service of those carrier companies will help you when having any problem.

3. Do you think high-tech products such as computer are naturally more useful in your daily life?

No, I don't. You have to learn how to use high-tech product and even how to use it effectively so you can make it useful. In the other hand, high-tech products often have many problems come along which you couldn't solve by yourself without helping or training.

4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of technology?

The advantages of technology is unmeasurable. In my opinion, the most important advantage of technology is that helping us to level up the quality of our life, such as increasing productivity to make more money or improving the entertainment. But everything has two sides, technology also bring about some disadvantages. I think the worst disadvantage of technology is that it leads people to an inactive lifestyle when they are supported for everything and just seating to enjoy. Unhealthy and overweight are waiting for them.

5. What is the impact of technology on people's life?

Technology impacts people’s life in many aspects. It helps our life becomes better and easier by getting our work to be done more effectively and less labor as well. More than that, technology plays an important role in the survival and evolution of human. We are searching for new energy resources and new planet for future. But it also leads the world to an age of robots and job loss as the result of replacing human or even worst prospect- mass destruction weapons and endless wars.

6. How can people benefit from modern technology in doing housework?

Most of items that we have in our homes today are automated, such as washing machine, dish cleaner, vacuum clear, etc. Just pressing the button and we can let them run while having time to do another thing. We could finish housework in minutes rather than hours as we used to do in the past. They even do it better than us, for example the drier can make our clothes dry in a few minutes which takes us all day long to dry clothes under sunshine or even impossible in the rainy season.

7. What are the negative sides of modern household appliance?

Doing housework is a type of exercise, if we are over-reliant on these modern devices we would be overweight and unhealthy. We can see that our grandparents who do housework by their hands often have a fit body and do not suffer may health problem as present. There is another side of them is that the more devices we use the more money we have to pay every month for energy consumption and maintenance fee.

8. How has technology changed in Vietnam over the last few years?

In the last few years, technology has some significant changes especially in entertainment. PC and laptop are more popular than they were while smart phone and tablet become multimedia entertainment device. TVs are thinner, bigger, lighter, higher resolution and much more function than a CRT TV. Besides, 3D technology is a breakthrough that helps us approach the virtual reality technology.

9. What general trends might affect the future of technology and its standard?



10. What is your opinion on the problem of energy?


]]> 2017-07-03 00:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177908892 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177934387 2017-07-03 09:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/177934387 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178169351 2017-07-06 07:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178169351 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178308221 14. A,B,C,E
15. D
16. F
17. D
18. B
19. D
20. E
21. A
22. C
23. books/activities
24. self-regulation
25. emotional awareness
26. spoon-feeding]]> 2017-07-08 17:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178308221 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178439577 2017-07-11 02:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178439577 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178443967 Thank you for submitting your work. You did have many interesting and relevant ideas to answer the questions. There are just a few mistakes as follows: (please see it in "Track changes" and "See all markup")]]> 2017-07-11 04:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178443967 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178444692 Thank you for submitting the report. The stages are described very clearly, which proves that you know how to use step language. The biggest weaknesses of this work are that:
1/ You do not seem to know how to use articles a/an/the and plural form of nouns properly. Please notice my corrections. If you don't understand ST, please ask me instantly to improve this aspect of your language. 
2/ You need to divide the whole text into 4 paragraphs as Simon instructed in the video I posted on padlet. This will help your report well set out.
My detailed feedback is attached below.]]> 2017-07-11 04:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/178444692 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/179670686      The line graph predicts the number of students who will study three most popular world languages over the ten-year period from 2020 to 2030.
     It is clear that English is will still be used the most of world languages over the period shown. However, the gap between them will be shortened gradually during the predicted time.
     In 2020, the number pf people using English will bee around 550 millions. It is far more than the number of Spanish and Mandarin which will be respectively approximately 220 millions and 100 millions. Until 2024, English students will continue to grow rapidly to 700 millions, while the figure of Mandarin students will almost catch the Spanish one to reach under 300 millions.
  From 2024 to 2028 will has a significant change in the number of using people and the order of three languages. The number of English people will hit the trough in 2026 with about 620 millions and then recover to the same point with 2024 in 2028. Whereas the figure of Mandarin people will catch the Spanish one in 2026 at 350 millions and then surpass it as the second major world languages. After that, the number of three languages will continue to go up steadily but the gap between them are levelled off.]]> 2017-07-29 02:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/179670686 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/179952725 Thank you for submitting your work, Tuyen. You used a lot of good words and built a good structure. The report emphasized critical information and made comparisons between lines. Well done!
There are some grammar mistakes. Please read my feedback carefully:]]> 2017-08-02 14:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/179952725 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/183946519 2017-08-31 13:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/183946519 tran_ngoc2512 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/189665314 Thank you for submitting this work. I'm very sorry for giving feedback quite late. 
Your grammar has improved a lot. You did have some relevant ideas to answer the question. However, there are not enough ideas and some words are used inappropriately. 
Hope that you can manage more time for English.]]> 2017-09-21 09:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/189665314 vqt_1612 https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/200724568 2017-10-26 09:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vqt_1612/tmyr2t3ta9gu/wish/200724568