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Listening Test Information (July 8th)

1. Listening Test

A listening test will be held in class on July 8th. A report from VOA Learning English site will be played as you answer questions.

The program is titled “American History: the 1990s.” Click on the title or paste the link below into your browser:

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/nineties-seinfeld-grunge-genome-simpson/1489186.html

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Here is a separate link for the sound file:

 

Read the story: American History: the 1990s.

You can listen to the program as often as you like. As you listen, you can read and click on words in the script to find their meaning in English.

2. Workshop: Please bring your research materials and be ready to work on your exam essay.

Homework for July 1st

(1)  Do research in English on your topic and begin to write the draft of your essay. Also make an outline and a list of English sources. Bring your materials to class next time.

(2) Listen to the VOA radio program for the Listening Test.

(3) Choose a test to re-write on July 1st. (You can pick up Test 9 at my office on Tuesday. Building 14, room 224)

Podcast 9: An End to Cold War?

This program deals with the assigned reading from your textbook, Chapter Thirty-Two: An End to Cold War? The program will highlight the most important points of the chapter, give you some advice about what to study, and provide some hints for completing the bonus question on this week’s test. This week’s podcast was prepared by international student Jordan Lambert.

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Final Exam Essay

Read the model essay and begin working on an outline for your essay. Bring your materials to class next time.

See information about the essay, including additional models and advice about organization. Click on Research and Writing above or click on this link.