Singposium II - WEEK 7

Words of the day
gumption - intelligence needed to handle a particular situation; courage, guts
verdant - green because all the trees and plants grow there
assimilate - to help someone feel that they are part of the circle, community or culture; to take in information and make it part of your knowledge
concession - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
imminent - likely to happen very soon especially something unpleasant

Phrasal Verb
roll up - to accumulate; to collect
flip for - to immediately like something or someone very much
buckle down - to start working hard and serious
angle for - to try to get something especially by praising a person
put round - put about - to keep telling someone what to do in an unfair and unpleasant way

Quote
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Life challenges are not supposed to paralyze you. They are supposed to help you discover who you are.
You are as old as you feel.
Good better best, never let it rest until your good is better and better is best.

Talk Show - Purpose of life
Refer to the comment for essay.

Singposium II - Week 6

Words of the day
extricate - to remove or set free something with difficulty
assilant - someone who attack another person
nibble - to eat something by taking a lot of small bites
palate - the sense of taste/ intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation

Phrasal verb
strike out - to start to play or sing something
palm off - persuade others to take something in order to get rid of someone or something you don't want
nibble away at - to reduce the total amount of something by gradually using small amount of it
heave up - to push, pull or lift heavy object

Quote of the day
Better aslip on the pavement than aslip off the tongue.
Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
There are no shortcut to any place worth going.
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.

Talk Show: Pros and cons of being a mother
- someone who will care for me (expectation of a parent)
- happiness and pleasure (a new toy at home) - the satisfactory
- Huge responsibility to nurture a child -
- Interesting life-long project
- need a big heart to bare a child

Disadvantages
- need great care to take care of the fetus even while it's in the womb
- thinking for his/her future and life

Topic for Journal
"Unconditional love of a mother"

Singposium II - WEEK 5

Words of the Day
Tantalize ( V ) – to make a person or an animal wants something that they cannot have or do
Jape ( N ) A trick or joke that plays on somebody
Cynic ( N ) A person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and not sincere
Spate ( N ) a large number or amount
Inhibition ( N ) a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you doing or saying what you want

Phrasal verb
kill off – to make a lot of plants or animals die
look out on – to face or to overlook
hand down – pass along
see off - to defeat some threat or challenge or person
egg someone on - to encourage someone to do something that is not good

Quote/ Proverb
A chip off the old block
Yawning is a silent shout
History repeats itself
A fault confessed is half redressed
A perfect match can only be found between blind wife and a deft husband

Talk Show by Ah Kyi Ma: IDENTITY - Personal Identity
• Self-awareness
• What you have done reflects as your personal Identity
• Problems – loss logical necessities

Week 5 Journal Entry ( 300 by Wednesday mid night or 500 words by Friday)
Who I am? What I am? How could I have been?

Listening program: Father of South Korean warship victim