final assignment listening 2

Watch the video TWICE and add DETAILS to the main ideas…………3 1.3.. Part 1: Demonstration of listening practice.. Watch the video ONCE and not down the main idea The raging pandemic has

ACADEMY OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

FINAL ASSIGNMENT

LISTENING 2

Full name: LY BICH PHUONG SID: 2152010042

DOB: 1707/2003 Class: ETE 41.2 Lecturer: PHAM THU GIANG

HANOI 2022

TABLE OF CONTENT

I TASK 1: Listening practice and self-reflection………3

1 Part 1: Demonstration of listening practice………3

1.1 Watch the video ONCE and not down the main idea………3

1.2 Watch the video TWICE and add DETAILS to the main ideas…………3

1.3 Transcribe……… 4

2 Part 2: Identification of areas for improvement……… …………5

2.1 New vocabulary words ………11

2.2 Familiar words you mispronounce……… 12

2.3 Collocations……… 12

2.4 Linking sounds ……….14

Part 3: Identification of areas for improvement………14

3.1 Focus on what I couldn’t hear from the video……….14

3.2 A number of factors associated with my poor listening with concrete examples from my earlier practice……….14

II TASK 2: Three-month self study plan………15

1 Measurable goals……… ………15

2 Learning schedule……….…15

3 Ways to measure your progress………17

4 Listening technique you use……… 17

5 Tips for maintaining motivation………17

I TASK 1: Listening Practice and Self-reflection

1 Part 1: Demonstration of listening practice

1.1 Watch the video ONCE and not down the main idea

Once:

Introduction:

Americans decide their future by electing president amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

One of two people (Joe Biden and Donald Trump) admitting to racism in their own country

The raging pandemic has caused many people to lose their jobs, be away from their families, and even lose their lives

Some people do not have money when they have to social distance, so they are ready to take health risks to earn money to support their families because they have no other choice

The number of deaths in major cities in the US is many and continuously increasing during that time

The economy suffered a severe recession during the pandemic

1.2 Watch the video TWICE and add DETAILS to the main ideas

Main ideas after listening for the second time and adding:

The pandemic broke out during the US presidential re-election period, and people were devastated because the city was closed the economy fell sharply There are people who lose their jobs just because the theater or the company they are working

for has to stop working There are people who have to risk their lives to go to work because they need money During the outbreak of the pandemic, parents were not allowed to see their children because of social distancing Manual workers are often the ones most miserable, while those who make money online through social networks seem easier when they can stay at home and still make money During the pandemic, racism was condemned when a police officer killed innocent people of color, national security was also affected by riots in major cities After months of fighting the epidemic, the situation became less stressful, people returned to work and started a new normal life

1.3 TRANSCRIBE: From 0:00 to 3:28

Time length: 3m28s

American is voting on it future, and the wealthest Newyorkers too To me, we have to fix the pandemic so that we can fix the economy The gap between rich and poor in this country is wide and it getting wider Newyork was hit hardest by the pandemic, and the poorest worst affected If Trump get…nothing really gonna change from how is it right now, it gonna get worst The corona virus put the focus on social…right in the middle of an election years Only one person of the two candidate even acknowledge the systemic racism in this country We need someone who can bring together the country, who canunify the country Eight month, one city, three words The city upper, middle and lower classes This film show an…city…or taking look behind…… and lays bare one of the American biggest……

Spring 2020, and actor, Kevin Smith… was take a walk on the roadway Theaters are closed, he and his colleagues are out of work “ It really intense , it’s very intense and it scary not knowing when there’s…inside There are pretty dark day, because you know Because that fear set in

Our business is already filled with insecurities and times of insecurity But to have

no idea of anything on the…? New York confirmed its first coronavirus case on March first Two weeks later, the city started going into lockdown By the end of the month, the US city became an … of the pandemic Sirens break the… in a city usually… with life New York's world-famous theater district Broadway closed quickly In a normal year, it would attract millions of visitors It's where Kevin had fulfilled his lifelong ambition to become an actor and singer An ambition he achieved despite the odds The little black gay kid from the ……… Who saw his dream come true I spent six years in this building Winning the Tony Award Performing at the Tonys Winning the Grammy Award His breakthrough came with the award-winning musical …’', which saw Kevin also dress up as a woman

He was finally on the… of his own directorial debut at a small theater outside New York

II PART 2: Identification of areas for improvement

2.1 Vocabulary:

Number New words Pronounce Meaning Example

1 Re-elected /ˌriː ɪˈlekt/ to elect somebody again

Russian President Putin

is still being re-elected after many terms

2 Lockdown /ˈlTkda n/ʊ an official order to control

the movement of people or

Vietnam returns

to the new normal after

vehicles because of a dangerous situation

months of

lockdown

3 Inhabitants /ɪnˈhæbɪ ət nt/ a person or an animal that

lives in a particular place

Hanoi

inhabitants have

to live with heavy air pollution

4 Boroughs ˈbʌrə/

a town or part of a city that has its own local government

I live in Cau Giay borough

5 Correlation /ˌkT əˈr le n/ɪʃ

a connection between two things in which one thing changes as the other does

Students' opinions about the curriculum show a

correlation in their thinking about education

6 Immigrant /ˈ ɪɡɪm rənt/

a person who has come to live permanently in a different country from the one they were born in

My cousin live

in an immigrant

village

7 Coincide /ˌkəʊɪnˈsaɪd/ To be the same or similar

Me and my sister have a

coincidence

food taste

8 Suffocating /ˈsʌfəke t ŋ/ɪ ɪ making it difficult to

breathe normally

I suffocated

when I inhaled the smoke

9 Protest /ˈprəʊtest/

a strong complaint express ing disagreement, disappro val, or opposition

The dog

protested

fiercely when the owner locked it up

10 Overshadow /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/

to make somebody/something seem less important, or successful

I feel like I'm

overshadowed

when I'm with people who are

so outstanding

11 Inflamed /ɪnˈfleɪmd/

red, painful and hot because of infection or injury

I got an ear

infalme after listening to the sound too loud

12 Brutality /bruːˈtæləti/

violent and cruel behaviour; the fact of being violent and cruel

He showed

brutality when

he beat his own son

13 Combine /kəmˈbaɪn/ to come together to form a

single thing or group

Two companies

combine to come up with solutions in the epidemic situation

14 Explosion /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/

the act of deliberately causing something to explode

The explosion

killed a lot of people

15 Targeted /ˈtSːɡɪtɪd/ aimed at a particular place

or group of people

The target of the program is to promote the product

16 Insurance /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/

an arrangement with a company in which you pay them regular amounts of money and they agree to pay the costs, for example,

if you die or are ill, or if you lose or damage something

After his death

he was paid a huge amount of

insurance

money

17 Tenants /ˈtenənt/

a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc to the person who owns it

Tenants in my house always pay at the time

18 Entail /ɪnˈteɪl/ to involve something that

cannot be avoided

The outbreak of the pandemic

entail an economic decline

19 Inundated /ˈɪnʌnde t/ɪ Full On the streets of

major cities are

inundated with sidewalk shops

20 Privileged /ˈprɪvəl dʒd/ɪ

having special rights or advantages that most people do not have

In the nineteenth century, only

a privileged fe

w had the vote

21 Intermission /ˌɪ əˈnt m n/ɪʃ

a period of time during which something stops before continuing again

The match was

intermiss by bad weather

22 Candidly /ˈkændɪdli/

in a way that is open and honest; saying what you really think

Candidly, I really consider that evil

23 Pastor /ˈpSːstə(r)/

a minister in charge of a Christian church or group, especially in some Nonconformist churc

hes

He has been a

pastor here for many years

24 Anchor /ˈæŋkə(r)/

a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side

of a ship or boat to keep it

in one place

titanic ship with two anchors

symmetrically

25 Flexibility /ˌfleksəˈ ɪb ləti/ the ability to dance, dance

smoothly

The dance moves of the dancers look very flexible

26 Fiscal /ˈfɪskl/

connected with government or public money, especially taxes

Some people take advantage

of their positions

to corrupt the state fiscal

27 Infection /ɪnˈfekʃn/

the act or process of causing or getting a disease

Covid is

infectted

through respiratory droplets

28 Sermon /ˈsɜːmən/

a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service

The sermon on saturday make

we felt bored

29 Circumstanc

e /ˈs ːkɜ əmstəns/

the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action

I've never been

in this

circumstance

30 Plug /plʌɡ/

to fill a hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it

He plug stakes around the garden and used

it as a fence

31 Monologues /ˈmTnəlTɡ/

a long speech by one person during a conversation that stops other people from

He monologues

with himself if

he go out or doing homework?

speaking or expressing an opinion

32 Fraud /frɔːd/

the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally

He fraud in his test

33 Equivalent / kw v l nt/ɪˈ ɪ ə ə

a thing, amount, word, etc

that is equal in value, meaning or purpose to something else

1000 milliliters

is equivalent to

1 liter

34 Legislation /ˌledʒɪsˈle n/ɪʃ a law or a set of laws

passed by a parliament

The

legislation will

be renewed next year

35 Welfare /ˈwelfeə(r)/

practical or financial help that is provided, often by the government, for people

or animals that need it

The state is the main provider of

welfare

36 Sanitize /ˈsænɪ ɪta z/

to remove the parts of something that could be considered unpleasant

The sanitizer will get sick if they inhale the toxic gas for a long time

2.1 Familiar words I miss pronounce:

Racism

Confirmed

Verge

Debut

Avenua

Immigrants

Lavish

Recommending

2.2 Collocations:

Collocations Meaning Example

The gap between rich and

poor

Khoảng cách giàu nghèo In big cities, the gap

between rich and poor is widening

Put the focus on Tập trung vào I often put the focus on my

goals instead of doing meaningless things

Social injustice Sự b t công xã h i ấ ộ There is so much social

injustice in this life that you have to face

Systemic racism Phân bi t ch ng t c có h ệ ủ ộ ệ

thống

Systematic racism in the US

is evident in the discrimination against people of color

Unify the country Thống nhất đất nước Vietnam will reunify the

country on April 30

Epicenter of the pandemic tâm ch n cấ ủa đạ ịi d ch America is

considered the epicenter of

the pandemic after a few months of outbreak

Out of work Mất vi c ệ Because of the pandemic, a

lot of people are out of work

Had a foot in the industry Có m t chân trong ngành ộ

(bắt đầu nổi tiếng, có sức ảnh hưởng)

Just had a foot in the industry when the work was delayed by the epidemic

Fashion ìnluencer Người có ảnh hưởng đến

thời trang

Fashion influencers can easily work even during the epidemic situation

Content creater Người sáng tạo nội dung My sister is a content

creater

Matter of life and death Vấn đề lớn, cực kỳ nghiêm

trọng có thể liên quan đến tình hu ng th m kh c, gây ố ả ố chết người

Life long ambition Tham v ng c ọ ả đời

2.3 Linking sounds:

Note: I mark linking sounds words with a "-"

- Dress- up (3:21) - Check-it (4:06)

- Rich-and poor (0:11) - Examine-it (4:06)

- Worst- affected (0:20) - Wrap-it up (4:07)

- Put the focus-on (0:33) - Package-it (4:07)

- Show-an idea (0:59) - Ended-up ( 4:35)

- Take-a wak (1:31) - The chance-of (11:08)

- Theaters-are close (1:34) - Work-a little (13:24)

- Are-out of work (1:36) - Post-on (14:50)

- Set-in (1:54) - Use-it (26:09)

- Confirmed-it first…(2:15) - Posible-again (31:38)

- Milions-of visitor (2:43) - Open-up (35:14)

- Blocks-away (3:44) - Line-up (37:20)

3 Part 3 (self-reflection): Identification of areas for improvement

3.1 Focus on what you couldn’t hear from the video

After watching and listening to the video, I know where I'm weak:

Meager vocabulary

Can't hear a long sentence

Can't keep up with the speed of speech

Can’t hear some linking words

3.2 Factors related to my hearing:

Objective reasons:

- There are too many new words in a sentence, that makes me unable to understand the meaning of the sentence and unable to concentrate on the following sentence

- Some parts in the video speak quite fast and are not clear

- Sometimes there's so much background noise that I can't concentrate on my listening

- The listening lesson has too many idioms and strange collocations

- The video is at a pretty high level

Subjective reason

- My vocabulary is not enough to understand it all

- I don't spend a lot of time on listening skills

II TAST 2:

Target: IELTS LISTENING: 6.5

Learning schedule:

WEEK

MONTHS

1, 2 -Start with

listening to what I

enjoy to make it a

habit to listen

every day

-The first week

only listened for

30 minutes

-Watch movies

with

Vietnamese-English bilingual

subtitles and

memorize

impressive words

-Increase listening time more, about 1 hour a day

-Listen to different sources

-Learn how to listen to topics

to remember more words

-Learn to guess words when you can't understand and then check

if I'm doing it right I think it will help me

-Listen two hours in a day

-Use chat apps with foreigners to communicate with more voices

-Make listening lessons with games so that the listening process is not boring

-Listen whenever I'm free- but still get in the habit of listening to what I like so

I don't get bored

-After listening I will read and repeat many times to be able to memorize as much as possible