EDX：Business Communication

I watched Business Communication of the course video .
This course comes from Stony Brook University and the speaker is Alan Alda.
Alan Alda is an actor and writer. In 2009 he founded the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science with Stony Brook University. This is the goal of the center：
“empowers scientists and health professionals to communicate complex topics in clear, vivid and engaging ways; leading to improved understanding by the public, media, patients, elected officials, and others outside of their own discipline.

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I think the used way and feels of Moocs like VoiceTube because it has free videos and videos verbatim .The aid of the videos verbatim will make it easier for non-native speakers to keep up with the progress and replay the video if they don’t understand.But in particular, it has professional courses for you to choose and have course handout.

Pepper & Carrot Episode 3: the secret Ingredients

Pepper & Carrot
Episode 3: the secret Ingredients

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I never reads Online Comics, but when I have read this Online Comic.
I thinks the comic website Pepper & Carrot is very cute , easy understand , have exquisite picture and interesting.
That is useful tool for building to read english habit.
I choose the subject is  the secret Ingredients.

Content
Good morning sir, I would like eight pumpkinstars ,please.
Here you are ,that's 60Ko* .
...Oh dear.
Uhh sorry , I'll have to take only four...
Grrr...
Greetings , good Sir .Please prepare two dozen of every thing for me . Premium quality, as usual.
It's always a pleasure to serve you ,Miss Saffron
Hey look ,it's Pepper. Oh , let me guess business is booming in the countryside ?
...
I guess you're preparing the ingredients for tomorrow's potion challenge?
...a potion challenge ? ...tomorrow?
Lucky me ,I still have a full day to prepare ! Let's win this challenge.
...Oh...! I know ...that's exactly what I need ! Carrot ! Get ready ,we'll hunt the ingredients together.
First I need a few pearls of mist from those black clouds...
...and some red berries from the haunted jungle
...plus egg shells from the Phoenix valley of the volcanos ...
...and finally a drop of milk from a young DragonCow.
That's it Carrot, I think I have everything I need.
It looks... Perfect
It's everything I'll need to work all night long and make the best potion for tomorrow's challenge.

Story：The First Christmas

The First Christmas

radiant  adj. 

full of happiness and love, in a way that shows in your face and makes you look attractive.

*She looked radiant in a white silk dress.

gleam  v.

to shine softly

*The wooden panelling was gleaming with wax polish.

gleam n.

a small pale light, especially one that shines for a short time.

*They saw a sudden gleam of light.

beam n.

a line of light shining from the sun, a lamp etc.

*the beam of a powerful flashlight

beam v.

to smile very happily

*Sherman looked at his sons and beamed proudly.

Every child loves the arrival of Christmas, because children always have gifts that can't be finished!

Christmas is the birth day of Jesus on December 25. The birth of Jesus represents goodwill and peace.

People around the world enjoy offering gifts as a sign of love and hope on Christmas Day. This is the origin of gifts for Christmas and that bring happiness to others!

English song

Jessie J - Flashlight ( Pitch Perfect 2 )  The film Pitch Perfect 2 final bellas (Flashlight)

My interest English song that name is  Flashlight

lyrics

When tomorrow comes
I'll be on my own
Feeling frightened of
The things that I don't know
When tomorrow comes
Tomorrow comes
Tomorrow comes

And though the road is long
I look up to the sky
And in the dark I found,
I lost hope that I won't fly
And I sing along, I sing along
And I sing along

I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
'Cause you're my flashlight (flashlight)
You're my flashlight (flashlight)
You're my flashlight

I see the shadows long beneath the mountain top
I'm not afraid when the rain won't stop
'Cause you light the way
You light the way, you light the way

I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
I can't lie, it's a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
(Light light light you're my flashlight, light, light)
Light light you're my flashlight
Light light light light light, oh
(Light light light you're my flashlight, light, light)
You're my flash, oh

I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
Can't stop my heart when you shinin' in my eyes
I can't lie, it's a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
(You're my flashlight)
You're getting me, getting me through the night
'Cause you're my flashlight
'Cause you're my flashlight
You're my flashlight

You're my flashlight
Light light
You're my flashlight
Light light ye-yeah

You're my flashlight

"Flashlight" is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter Jessie J for the soundtrack to the film Pitch Perfect 2 (2015).

Vocabulary

frightened adj.

feeling afraid

➤I was frightened of being left by myself in the house.

stuck verb.

the past tense and past participle of stick

➤Mum resented being stuck at home with two young kids

beneath adverb.

in or to a lower position than something, or directly under something

➤He was standing on the bridge looking at the river beneath.

Why do I like the song?

When I first heard this song, I watched the Pitch Perfect 2 movie.

The film is very inspiring. Girl's group , Bella, they experience many failed compeition that creative a lot of tacit understanding with each other and know teamwork is very importance .

Therefore, this song match with the mean of the film.

TED：The benefits of a bilingual brain

I  listen the topic of TED is The benefits of a bilingual brain ,this video from the english teacher JR Lee Radio of youtuber .
Speaker’s name is Mia Nacamulli · Educator.
The duration is five minutes and Link： The benefits of a bilingual brain

The 3 vocabularys of  TED

bilingual  adjective
written or spoken in two languages

➤The report proposed bilingual education in schools.

 noun
➤About 80 percent of the school's students are bilingual.

measure verb
to find the size, length, or amount of something, using standard units such as inches, metres etc

➤She was being measured for her wedding dress.

simultaneous  adjective
things that are simultaneous happen at exactly the same time

➤The speeches will be broadcast live, with simultaneous translation

I thoughts on the video

Language can not only communicate with the world but also Using bilingualism can make your brain more healthy, complex and actively engaged even if you didn't have the good fortune of learning a second language as a child . but right now, it's never too late to do yourself a favor and make the linguistic,trust yourself.

Read the article：Apple needed a kick in the pants. Samsung just delivered it

Apple needed a kick in the pants. Samsung just delivered it
debut  noun
the first public appearance of an entertainer, sports player etc or of something new and important

➤This is his debut for his new club, Manchester United.

made ... debut
➤G John Smith made his debut speech as the Labour leader in Blackpool.


verb
to appear in public or become available for the first time

➤The show debuts at 8 p. m. on Feb. 23 and runs through March 3.

gadget noun

a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool

➤Aneat gadget for sharpening knives

attempt noun
an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult

attempt to do something
➤All attempts to control inflation have failed.

attempt at (doing) something
➤ Her feeble attempts at humour.

at the first/second etc attempt
➤She passed her driving test at the first attempt.

 verb
to try to do something, especially something difficult

attempt to do something
➤In this chapter I will attempt to explain what led up to the revolution.

attempt something
➤Weather conditions prevented them from attempting the jump.

subsidy noun 
subsidization noun
subsidized adjective
subsidize verb 
money that is paid by a government or organization to make prices lower, reduce the cost of producing goods etc

➤ Farm subsidies totaled $53 billion last year.

giant adjective
extremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type

➤A giant TV screen

noun
an extremely tall strong man, who is often bad and cruel, in children’s stories

➤Clapton is one of the giants of the music industry.


I used Longmang Dictinary.

Greetings! Introdue Myself

Hi ! I am Vivian.
I studying  department of international business 2 A at the National Taipei University of Business now .
I think I haven't be good at anything  but I think about that I can a little listening and speaking Vietnam language is probably unique thing.
I like to chat about Vietnam's culture、 history and so on .
In order to make the university life special .
This year ,I participated international volunteer at the school  and through this opportunity to exchange with Vietnamese university students that is very exciting to me.
The university life is only remain two years .I hope that my english ability will be improved and I will get the many professional license in two years.