What binge drinking can do to a student's brain

Listening time:5 min

Summary: The report talked about how binge drinking affects the brain of young people. The researcher research about injuries and blackouts. They said your blackout can last from a couple of hours to longer, depends on how much you drank. Many colleges and universities ty to educate students about dangerous of binge drinking. There is a program called eCHECKUP TO GO; it really works withcollege students. The students will learn how much weigh they gain and how much money a night drinking can cost.

Personal: In my opinion, drinking is not good for students; especially, it affects their health and brain. Drinking alcohol will reduce the ability to make decision, controlling attention, responses,etc. Therefore, I think young people, especially students should not drink too much alcohol if they want to live healthy and study effectively.

Key word: binge drinking, student, alcohol, brain, blackout, injuries.

New in Town

Listening time: 96 min

Summary: A woman who lived and worked in FLorida had to move to Minnesota to manage an old manufactory. She was shocked by the weather and people. She tried to improve productivity so she could come back Florida, but the emplyees did not like her and there were some misunderstandings between them. Therefore, she decided to come back Florida and didn't care about this manufactory. However, she was stuck in the blizzard, and a man who worked at this manufactory rescued her. She realiazed that her employees were kind people. She attempted to save the manufactory in the risk of closing. Finally, she and the employees were successful.

Personal: I think the woman in the movie was strong and aggressive person. She overcame obstacles, such as people,the weather and tradition in a new town. Although there were a lot of difficult things, the woman and the employees did not give up. The woman in the movie was the embodiment of the aggressive women nowadays.

Key word: vice president, employee, manufactory, secretary.

World Englishes: An Investigation of International Students' Goals and Experiences

Listening time: 9:56 min

Summary: The video talks about how important english is to people. Nowadays there are more non-native speakers than native speakers. They interviewed four international students to see what english means to them. A man who is from Russia thought both native teacher and non-native teacher are effective. A girl who is from Japan likes English, but sometimes she hates English. She could not decide between native and non-native speakers which is better. The last interviewee who is from India thought English will become an international language and he hoped everyone can speak and understand one language.


Personal: In my opinion, English is very important because it is used all fields, such as business, education, etc. I like talking to native speakers than non-native speakers because I can understand native speakers clearer than non-native speakers. I like to study with native teachers so I can learn English exactly. I hope everyone in the world will use English as a common language, so we can communicate together easily.


Key words: native speakers, non-native speakers, english, effective.

what happens in Vegas

Listening time: 99 min

Summary: What happens in Vegas is a comedy and love movie. A man who was fired and a women who was dumped by her boyfriend. They came to Las Vegas and met each other accidentally. They had a lot of fun in Vegas together. Moreover, they got married when they drunk, and it was such a disastrous decision. Everything was more interested when they won 3000.000. Because of money, they did everything, such as living together, telling lie the judge; even they set traps to each other to get 3000.000 for their own. It was terrible when their eyes were cloudied by money. However, finally they realized that love was more inportant than money. They married again and had a happy life.

Personal: For me, money is an important thing in my life, yet I always try to control my money because I do not want to be controled by money. A lot of people are willing to do everything to have money, even these things are really bad; that why money is a main reason to make spouses divorce. You know, people only disabuse when they lose their love and some important things. This movie is really significant because it points out the relationship between money and love, and how can people handle them. If you are not lucid and strong to control your money, money will control you.

Key words: marry, divorce, jackpot, lawer, trap, lighthouse, promote, wife, husband, money, dump.

Meet The Fockers

Listening time: 116 min

Summary: Meet The Fockers is a part 2 of Meet The Parents. In part 1, Jack accepted Greg to become his son-in-law. In part 2, Pam, her parents, and her nephew came to Greg's parents house to discuss about Pam's wedding. Greg's parents are happy and open-minded. However, everything was not smooth when Jack was suspicious that Jack had a son with his wet nurse. The more Jack did the more tangle everything was. Espescially, when Jack knew Pam was pregnant, he was angry and left Greg's parents house with his grandchild. Finally, Jack understanded that everything that he did was wrong, and he should believe his family and Greg. The end of the movie was a happy wedding party of Greg and Pam.

Personal: I think Jack is a good father, but he is a conservative man . He always tries to protect Pam, but his ways was not ok. He should believe his family and should not treat them by his experience in CIA. Everything would be easier if Jack was loose himself.

Key words: spy, sulky, pregnant, legacy, nephew, quirky, hasty, infantilize, marry, DNA, wet nurse.

Brains Gain From Physical Activity by Older People

Listening time: 4 min

Summary: The news talked about people can reduce the risk of dementia, if they are being active. Dementia is a name of desease related to brains. According to researchs, biking, jogging, and tennis are good job to reduce the risk of dementia. Besides, low intensity activity is reduce the risk of thinking issues and memory loss. Even, with 30 min walking at a quick speed every day can lower the risk of cognitive impairment.
Personal: I think these researchs are a good news for everyone; especially, elders who has problem with brains. In my country, there are a lot of elders are living with dementia, and dementia has strong effect on their life. I hope with people will prevent and reduce the risk of dementia by being active.

Key words: dementia, reduce, brain, memory loss, active, think, emotion, risk

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Listening time: 71 min

Summary: Welcome home Roscoe Jenkins is a comedy movie. The main character is Roscoe Jenkins who was very successful in Hollywood. Roscoe Jenkins had ever visited his parents for nine years, and he just sent a modern TV to his parents. Finally, Roscoe JenKins came back with his fiance and son to take part in his parents 50th anniversary celebration. However, everything was muddle because of life style and conflict in the past. After Roscoe Jenkins and his parents experienced some hard times, Roscoe realized that his families were more important than an arrogant and selfish fiance and his life in Hollywood.

Personal: There are someone is busy with their business, and they forget their family. Undoubtedly, material is very important in life, but family is more important. Almost parents are happy when their children are successfull. However, they will be happier if the children really care and spend time with them. We should remember that material can be created, but parents and family are only one that we can not create.

Key words: mercy, anniversary, bitch, fighting, bitch, steroid, engage, cousin, celebration,fiance.

Study Says AIDS Drugs Can Raise Life Expectancy in Africa

Listening  time: 3:58 min

Summary: The news talked about the HIV/ AIDS drug can help patients in Africa increase their life expectancy. The life expectancy is nineteen years for men, and more than thirty years for women. Moreover, the drug can prevent from HIV. If you take the drug every day it will reduce the risk of  infection in sex and for gay men.

Personal: This news is really good for HIV/AIDS patients. They will have more time to enjoy life and make their life significiant when they take the drug. I hope we will have a drug to treat for HIV/AIDS patients in the world someday, so we will have a better world.

Key words: expectancy, drug, reduce, HIV/AIDS, prevent.

Nanny Diaries

Nanny Diaries

Listening time: 106 min



Summary: The Nanny Diaries movie is a true story of a college graduate who worked as a nanny for a rich New York family. The girl lived at the parents’ house to take care of their son. She had to follow many rules and was busy with the kid. The parents did not care about their son; they were too busy with their business, shopping, traveling, parties, etc. Since the nanny was responsibility for their son, so they could be free to do things that they thought were more important than their son. The nanny was trying to make the kid happy, but it was not easy to look after a child who was neglected and ignored by his parents. However, after they experienced some hard times, the nanny was able to make them understand that their son was the most important thing in their life.  

Personal: For me, being a parent is a holy thing. It is very important to nurture and take care of their children. Children desperately need love from their parents more than anything. It is

definitely difficult to raise children; therefore, if parents cannot fulfill their duty, they should not

have children.

Key words: anthropology, divorce, nanny, stroller, challenge, miserable, jar.

No Need to Go to Extremes to Lose Weight

Listening time: 15: 30 min

Summary: According to the news, people are facing how to diet and lose weight effectively. In the weigh loss industry, there are lots of ways to lose weight. For instance, tapeworm, diet with low fat or low carb, and surgery. However, each way also has advantages and disadvantages. For example, surgery to resize stomach can help you lose half of overweight pounds in the first year; however, most of people regain weight. The experts said that we should be on diet and had physiscal activities to lose weight more effectively.

Personal: Nowadays, there are many fat foods and obese people. Consequently, we have lots of ideas to lose weight, and we have to choose which is best for us. Diet and weight loss not only keep a good shape, but also keep your health well. I think we should prevent obesity before it happens.

Key words: diet, lose, weight, obese, fat, vegatable, burn,surgery,

Guess Who

Listening time: 105 min

Summary: The movie is a funny story about a couple. They decided to inform the girl's parents about their engage. Everything seemed smoothly until a couple met her parents. The girl's father was shocked because the man is unemployment, dept , and, especially, he is white. Therefore, the father opposed and hated the man openly. The father did everything to kick the man out of house. In addition, there were lots of funny situations turning around black and white throughout the film. Excepting laughs, the audiences infer an important lesson about discrimination.

Personal: After I watched Guess Who movie, and I infered an important lesson for myself. You know what, true love is worth everything. You can not love someone if you are racist, color skin does not matter, and you can not evaluate someone by their skin and appearance. Besides, the most important thing is personality.

Key words: engage, wedding, money, black, white, racist, unemployment, selfish, liar, joke.

Time

Women Inmates Train To Start Businesses After Prison

Listening time: 4 min.

Summary: This report talked about the training program for women to start business after leaving prison. It is difficult to get a job and have a better life with prison document. The training called LIFE which included business and social skills. Moreover, they were teaching how to manage and plan for their own business. There were some women started and succeeded in their own business, after they left prison. Therefore, the trainers hoped this training program would be widely opened to other prisons.

Personal: I found the training program for prisoners to be very significant. It helped prisoners who graduated from this training had a job and better life. Therefore, the number of crim will be reduced, and the resident's life will be safer. I think other prisons should start this training program.

Key words: inmate, manage, prison, business, viable, social, communicate

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