#2 English Learning Podcast

Name of the podcast?


"6 Minute Vocabulary" provided by BBC World Service

Link to the podcast

https://player.fm/series/6-minute-vocabulary-1301619 (Link)

What is the podcast about?

The podcast covers a wide variety of vocabularies used in our daily lives — from onomatopoeia to compound adjectives — probably 90% of the day-to-day words are comprised in each episode. Not only the vocabularies themselves are discussed but the lexical rules are also involved in the podcast, like hyphenation and affixes. There are currently 43 episodes, and all of them are helpful to those who want to improve their daily speaking or essay writing.

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Why do I recommend this podcast?

To start with, I must say that I am overwhelmed by this podcast. At first, I thought it would only offer limited help to English learners since it is only 6 minutes long. But the truth is, during the 6 minutes, I have either learned or reviewed lots of vocabularies through the alluring contents and the intriguing conversations between the two presenters. Also, the word usage delineated by the presenters allows me to integrate these vocabularies in my life, especially when the words were taught in context. After listening to the podcast, I was both educated and entertained, so I strongly recommend this podcast to whoever has a limited time but would like to enhance their word choice.

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#1 Greetings

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Hi, my name is Welly Huang! I was born on September 27th, 1999. I graduated from the Department of Applied English of NTCUST, and am currently studying in the Department of Finance of NTUB. In my free time, I play games, read novels, and run my own YouTube channel. English and Japanese was my former major, but now my major is Finance. Currently, I am applying for the Fall 2021 undergraduate transfer to The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. I was raised in American Education System (kind of), and have yearned for a chance to enroll in the world's top universities. If you have any English-related questions, feel free to contact me via my personal FB or Line account! FB: https://www.facebook.com/scanire.zc
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#4 My thoughts on the talk: Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator (TED Talk)

Link of the talk:  Click Here! 1. Do you procrastinate sometimes?     Frankly, if someone tells you that he or her never procrastinates, you'd better think twice before taking their words, because EVERYONE procrastinates! As of frequency, I am in  procrastinating mood roughly 80% of the time. Personally, I do not consider it a big deal since I still finish everything before the deadline. 2. What are some of the things you procrastinate on?     I procrastinate pretty much everything, especially those relating to academic projects. Term papers, group presentations, these are the things that I procrastinate the most. Besides, I also put off reviewing courses till the very last week before the exam. What a procrastinator I am! 3. What are the strategies you can use to combat procrastination?     My answer to this question is: No strategies. Yes, you heard it right. To me, no strategies is the best strategy. For those who still cannot take it in, basically you procrastinate something wh
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