AMERICAN TV SERIES

GABON

EPISODE1
It's definitely an unnerving experience.-Marcus
EPISODE2
That seemed to bring the mood up a little bit.-G.C.
I'm a pretty analytical thinker.-Dan
I'm a walking target.-Jilian
Catch me up on what's happened in the last few days.
Otherwise were doomed.-Jilian
EPISODE 3
Fong clearly has the momentum.
EPISODE4
Evening us up at 7-7.
One of the most lopsided challenges thus far.
EPISODE5
On the flipside,-Marcus
You haven't told anybody, have you?-
EPISODE6
Crystal knocked it over.-Sugar
EPISODE7
This challenge is officially underway.
EPISODE8
It could have been me tonight.-Ken
EPISODE9
It will show through.-Randy
EPISODE1O
Sugar snatched it up.
EPISODE11
Fill up your belly.
EPISODE12
Do you think that's all it was?
EPISODE13
I don't do outdoorsy thing.-Kenny
Shed your obligation-Marcus
EPISODE14
I got cocky.-Kenny












AFRICA
EPISODE1
This issue is cut and dry.-Lex
EPISODE2
Anybody wanna own up this is tougher...
EPISODE 3
...under this condition will be tough...
If you don't bend, you break.
Generation gap continues to fracture the tribe.
EPISODE 4
I'm a walking mistake.-Lindsay
EPISODE5
They did not go along with the plan.
EPISODE6
wet your whistle
I wish I would have been here from day one.-Frank
My dignity took over.-Lindsay
EPISODE7
My stomach is rumbling.-Clarence
EPISODE 8
If that's he case, Good riddance.-Lex
EPISODE9
The guy is always in the sour mood.-Lex
You shoot yourself in the foot.-Kim
EPISODE10
What goes through your head now?
You gotta look out for yourself in the end.-Ethan
EPISODE11
Gain inner strength.-Kim P.
EPISODE12
It's not physical. Strictly mental.
If he's about to screw me over and stab me in the back, I'll
cut his throat.-Lex
EPISODE13
This has been the ultimate adventure for me.-Ethan
I thought I would have done better.-Ethan
REUNION
You can't afford to sleep.-Kelly

cut and dry ordinary
own up admit
go along with agree
wet your whistle f you are thirsty and have an alcoholic drink, you wet your whistle.
"Whet your whistle" is also used.
good riddance An expression of pleasure on being rid of some annoyance -
usually an individual.




























Samoa
EPISODE1
What kind of life do you want to live?
It makes me weary.-Marisa
EPISODE2
Who the hell hammers in the middle of the night?-Betsy
EPISODE3
Ben put people on edge.
I just used my brilliant brain.-Russell
You should have some sensitivity to history.-Jaison
EPISODE4
It's so ludricrous that we can't...-Mick
Shambo taken on Jason
EPISODE5
I feel like I got a hit by a train today.-Shambo
EPISODE6
Your blood pressure plummeted.
Right now seems like an opportune moment.-Monica
EPISODE7
No more glass half-empty.
EPISODE8
I'm incredibly embarrassed.-Jaison
Laura is digging her own grave.-Russell
What was the consensus?-Russell
EPISODE9
You got tons of time.
He's a sneaky man-kelly
EPISODE10
I hope that Galu sticks together. -Laura
EPISODE11
Don't make me throw up on your face.-Shambo
EPISODE12
You passed up chicken.
EPISODE13
But now I'm nervous that Russell is gonna come after me so we gotta nip this
in the bud soon.-Jaison
I beg to differ about that.-Russell
EPISODE14
Jaison walked up to me immediately.-Russell
EPISODE15
They lost the glue that held them together.
He scoured the camp.
The fact that is actually on the horizon is a little shocking.
EPISODE16
The man who lived through this moment.

Take on To oppose in competition
Nip in the bud Put a stop to something while it is still in its early development.




"GOSSIP GIRL"(SEASON1)

EPISODE1 Pilot
Jenny used up all the invites.-Blair
I wish I could have been there.-Serena
I'm gonna put everything in the past.
Dress down a little bit.-Dan

EPISODE 2 The Wild brunch
You are not who I thought you were.

EPISODE 3 Poison Ivy
I thought you were getting soft.-Chuck

Nail that interview today.-father
Do you have one maternal bone in your entire body?- Serena
Short fuse. I'm trying to work on that.- Danny
Are we square?-Serena
So not remotely funny.-Danny

EPISODE 4 Bad news Blair
All right, gents, ante up.

EPISODE 5 Dare Devil
It looks like we finally found a common ground.- Danny

EPISODE 6 The Handmaiden's Tale
Revitalize your flagging career.-Serena's mom

EPISODE 7 Victor/Victrola
If we know Chuck ,he's not one to let things lie.-gossip girl
I was born loaded.-Chuck

EPISODE 8 Seventeen Candles
It'll be cleared up in time.-nate's dad
You nauseate me.-upset make nauseated- Blair
Care to make a wager? Chuck

EPISODE 9 Blair Waldorf Must Pie
She gave me the boot.-serena
It looks like i'll have to slip out for a few minutes.- nate's dad
You're asleep at the wheel. -Rufus

EPISODE 10 Hi,Society
I stood up for you- Serena

EPISODE 11 Roman Holiday
it's a sore subject.-eleanor

EPISODE 12 School Lies
I don't abide dishonesty.
Blair Waldorf is not indebted to anyone.-Blair

EPISODE 13 A Thin Line between Chuck and Nate
Your bestfriend has kept you in the dark.
Clean slate.-Serena and Blair
The pot calling the kettle black.
Props to Blair. She trained you well.

EPISODE 14 The Blair Bitch Project
don't rub it in-rufus

EPISODE 15 Desperately seeking Serena
My stomach started acting up again.-serena
I was thinking on my feet.-chuck

EPISODE 16 All About My Brother
All that good behaviour from the past few weeks just got wiped out from that lie.-RUFUS

EPISODE 17 Woman on the verge
i thought we were past all of this, Serena.-Lily

EPISODE 18 Much "I do" about Nothing
Hash out the details.-Lily


SURVIVOR GUATAMELA
EPISODE 1
My paternal instinct...-Gary
EPISODE 2
On one hand....on the other hand...
EPISODE3
The person that I would have chose would have been Brianna.-Lydia
I'm cordial with her.-Brianna
Unforgiving heat
EPISODE4
Margaret spoke up.
I just have to put faith in them.-Lydia
EPISODE5
Unfortunately ,it's just the way it goes sometimes...Dani
I perked up.-Blake
I like to keep the dream alive.-Bobby John
EPISODE6
This is a crucial opportunity.
EPISODE7
He gets so pump up.-Cindy
She just pushed my buttons.-Judd
EPISODE8
My odds of getting this immunity idol is alittle bit low.-Rafe
EPISODE9
I'm sorry i didn't see that sooner.-Jamie
EPISODE10
You're sadly mistaken.-Steph
EPISODE11
Jealousy gets you nowhere.-Steph
Lydia is so easily swayed.Rafe
EPISODE12
This game just took a change in a very big way.
EPISODE13
I'm gonna beat the odds.-Cindy
FINALE
I stuck around.-Dani

24-SEASON 1

You got my word
You should have thought it through.
He's a loose cannon.
Nina's stonewalling.
You'll get through this.
Chinwag.
That is out of line.
I'm just a little flustered.
I'll stop patronizing you.
Don't talk down to me.
Geoge is the mole.
I'm not defying you.

SEASON 2
You know the system inside out.
Are we making headway?
It's not gonna fly.
grow from our misfortunes.
I'm kind of a coffee junkie.
What's the word at the airport?
She's just regurgitating everything that Sayid ali ever taught her.
I appreciate your candor.
We're not gonna put up with racism or xenophobia.
Everybody has a breaking point.
You're putting words in his mouth.
Not every hunch works out.
It concerns national security.

SEASON 3
That's not likely, is it?
Take it up with Jack.
At least run it by her before you go.
I'm done putting my ass on the line for nothing.
Kidnapping is a felony.
scrawny boy

GROUP CLASS TOPICS

Styles Of Anger

Each of us develops their own special style of anger:

* The "Mad Hatter" Driver: This person yells, curses, and offers gestures to other drivers when s/he
is in a hurry and frustrated.

* The Sulker: This person shuts down in a chair and stops speaking and looking at others.

* Safe Haven Abuser: This person takes her/his frustration out only on the ones s/he loves.

* The Distractor: This person disregards the object of his annoyance by reading the paper, forgetting
to run an errand, or playing the radio too loudly. When s/he is confronted, the response is:
I didn't know; I forgot; I'm tired.

* The Blamer: This person blames everybody for everything and rarely accepts responsibility for his own
short comings.

* The Avenger: This person believes s/he has been given the right to seek vengeance in any way for anything
by using the excuse: they deserved it.


Cyberspace addiction

If your daughter just spent an entire beautiful weekend tweaking her MySpace page, foregoing a trip with the family to an amusement park, she may be showing signs of addiction. If you checked your Internet browser’s history only to find out your innocent, naïve teenage son has spent the last five afternoons accessing pornographic Web sites where the titles alone are enough to make you blush, he may be addicted.

The Internet is a seductive place, especially for today’s linked-in teens who are far more likely to add graffiti to their friend’s Facebook wall than they are to actually get on their bicycle and ride over to that same friend’s house. You have to admit it would be a challenge to connect face-to-face with someone you’ve never met in person and who lives in a different time zone.

Therein lies the problem. The Internet is perfect for teens. Today’s social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter let them represent themselves as whomever, or whatever, they want. Everything is edited by them, chosen specifically to present the face they want the world to see. And if they decide to change that face, then they just delete some pictures, add some new friends, and voila’ – new person!

Experts say that as many as 10 percent of Internet users may be considered addicted, although some mental health professionals balk at using that term in a clinical sense. They argue that an activity can only be addictive when it causes a certain type of chemical reaction in the brain, and that’s hard to determine. But when you’re arguing with a teen about the amount of time she’s spending online and she just can’t get her paper done because her AOL Instant Messenger keeps alerting her something new and exciting is happening with her best friend, then call it what you like, it’s a problem – for you, the child, and the entire family.

Many parents feel torn, though, about limiting their children’s time on the computer. If a teen is struggling socially, some parents believe any human interaction, even through the computer, is preferable to none. And with teens that are risk-takers or have questionable taste in friends, some parents feel they can better monitor and keep their children safe by letting them stay home, downloading music files and creating quizzes for their Web pages. And many parents just want to avoid the tantrums, the cold shoulder, or the arguments that flare whenever the issue of computer time management comes up.

There are a couple of Web sites that you and your child can visit together to assess their level of addiction. Try the addiction quizzes at netaddiction.com or mediafamily.org. Even if you don’t actually believe your child is addicted, the tests are a good way to initiate some dialogue and get them thinking about how they are spending their time.

‘Parents are too permissive with their children nowadays’

Few people would defend the Victorian attitude to children, but if you were a parent in those days, at least you knew where you stood: children were to be seen and not hear 848f514i d.
Freud and company did away with all that and parents have been bewildered ever since.
The child’s happiness is all-important, the psychologists say, but what about the parents’ happiness?
Parents suffer constantly from fear and guilt while their children gaily romp about pulling the place apart. A good old-fashioned spanking is out of the question: no modern child-rearing manual would permit such barbarity. The trouble is you are not allowed even to shout. Who knows what deep psychological wounds you might inflict? The poor child may never recover from the dreadful traumatic experience. So it is that parents bend over backwards to avoid giving their children complexes which a hundred years ago hadn’t even been heard of. Certainly a child needs love, and a lot of it. But the excessive permissiveness of modern parents is surely doing more harm than good.

Psychologists have succeeded in undermining parents’ confidence in their own authority.
And it hasn’t taken children long to get wind of the fact. In addition to the great modern classics on child care, there are countless articles in magazines and newspapers. With so much unsolicited advice flying about, mum and dad just don’t know what to do any more. In the end, they do nothing at all. So, from early childhood, the kids are in charge and parents lives are regulated according to the needs of their offspring. When the little dears develop into teenagers, they take complete control. Lax authority over the years makes adolescent rebellion against parents all the more violent. If the young people are going to have a party, for instance, parents are asked to leave the house. Their presence merely spoils the fun. What else can the poor parents do but obey?

Children are hardy creatures (far hardier than the psychologists would have us believe) and most of them survive the harmful influence of extreme permissiveness which is the normal condition in the modern household. But a great many do not. The spread of juvenile delinquency in our own age is largely due to parental laxity. Mother, believing that little Johnny can look after himself, is not at home when he returns from school, so little Johnny roams the streets. The dividing-line between permissiveness and sheer negligence is very fine indeed.

The psychologists have much to answer for. They should keep their mouths shut and let parents get on with the job. And if children are knocked about a little bit in the process, it may not really matter too much. At least this will help them to develop vigorous views of their own and give them something positive to react against. Perhaps there’s some truth in the idea that children who’ve had a surfeit of happiness in their childhood emerge like stodgy puddings and fail to make a success of life.

 

Why (non-creepy) eye contact with strangers is a good thing

New research suggests doing your fellow humans a favor and acknowledging strangers you pass on the street: findings reveal that a smile or a simple nod, rather than deliberately ignoring someone or worse, staring straight through them, helps people feel less lonely and more connected."Ostracism is painful," study researcher Eric Wesselmann, a social psychologist at Purdue University in Indiana, told Live Science. "Sometimes, colloquially, I like to say ostracism sucks. It's not a pleasant experience."

He and his team presented their findings, published in February in the journal Psychological Science, at an annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Motivation in Chicago last week.

To reach their findings, Wesselmann and his team set up an experiment on a well-populated campus area. A research assistant walked along a busy path, picked a subject, and either met that person's eyes, met their eyes and smiled, or looked in the direction of the person's eyes, but past them -- "looking at them as if they were air," Wesselmann described.

After the person passed, another researcher stopped the subject and asked him or her to fill out a quick survey on social connectedness, with questions such as "Within the last minute, how disconnected do you feel from others?" Meanwhile, the subject remained uninformed that the person they just passed was connected to the survey.

The survey results showed that being ignored by a stranger had a significant emotional impact, with those receiving the distant stare relaying stronger feelings of isolation.

Granted, as Live Science reports, every city and country has its own set of street rules. For instance, smiling at strangers on a Paris or New York subway may be met with a certain disdain, or perhaps encourage unwanted advances. Yet in other cities, it is considered simply polite.

But regional differences aside, researchers acknowledge that staring right through someone is "off-putting anywhere." And in any case, loneliness and isolation is considered a growing problem in countries such as the US, the UK, and Japan, according to media reports.

John Cacioppo, Ph.D., author of several books including Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection and professor at the University of Chicago, suggests that extending yourself is vital to feeling less lonely -- get involved with a charity or class, or volunteer your time to meet new people outside your usual realm.

He also recommends thinking more positively. Optimism will draw a more consistent and positive response from others and help reinforce social connectedness. As you become more open and positive about new situations and people, subtle changes can happen in your attitude and perception of loneliness, he says -- and perhaps you may even find yourself smiling at strangers throughout your day.

TEXTBOOK APPROACH

LEVEL 3:


READING APPROACH: approximately 5 minutes

Teacher role: The teacher is the coach ; the students are clients.
Direct Method: Stresses pronunciation

Situational language teaching:
Teacher role: context setter and error corrector

How to teach idioms:
Use the Free writing approach: It's a strategy for encouraging students to express ideas in writing.

CONTEMPORARY TOPIC-English language learners want to share experiences and insights on contemporary topics and expand their practical and academic vocabulary.

These are based on current topics and contain assorted jargon or controversial subjects to
promote discussion.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS- It encourages discussions , model excellent communication, and develop critical thinking skills.

CORRECTION APPROACH- Teachers should identify them and try to negotiate with their students.
For instance, some people like to be corrected on the spot , others after the exercises.

ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS-Students who are practicing their oral communication skills in English
will benefit from this book.
This conversation lessons can also be combined with vocabulary lessons.

RELEVANCE-The most important thing to remember when choosing ESL speaking activities is relevance.
Make sure that the student has the necessary language skills to talk about a particular subject , as well as find the topic interesting.

AMERICAN IDIOMATIC LANGUAGE-This book focus on giving students a hand when learning American idiomatic language.
There are also a number of exercises designed to help students put their new found idiomatic understanding into use.


GRO METHOD For helping students improve. It's more student focused.

G- for GROWING students knowledge by getting new information
R- Is the portion of the lesson for student reaction.
O -Is for the students to OPTIMIZE their use of the language by making it more personal and relevant.

MY ARTICLES

Why study in the Philippines?

Few countries in Asia can match the country when it
comes to providing quality education and fun at the same
time. Immersion in English is possible in the Philippines
due to the large number of English speakers and
English-language schools.

The Philippines is the only truly bilingual country in Asia.
As the world's 3rd largest English- speaking nation ,the
Philippines provides huge knowledge resources, up-to-date
instruction, and a multicultural learning atmosphere.

American films are very popular. People flock to the cinema
everyday to watch the latest English movies and they are
neither subtitled nor dubbed in the local dialect. English is
used in government documents, in the media and for business
purposes.

The Philippines is known for its people's hospitality and
joyfulness. Visitors everywhere marvel at the way they are
treated in each place they visit.

Aside from learning the English language, students get to
see the beautiful scenery of the Philippine countryside and
immerse with the local culture."The Philippines prides itself
of natural wonders and treasures, ranging from luscious
mountains, white sandy beaches, crystal clear seawater
and coral reefs teeming with marine life.

In addition, the Philippines has a low cost of living, making
it an appealing place for foreign students to stay and live.
It is an alternative destination that offers the same quality
English education but at a much lesser expense. The cost of
living does not put pressure on the students' financial
resources. Students are able to live comfortably and
conveniently even on a very limited budget.

So If you want a reputation for excellence that will enhance
your educational horizons. Well, what are you waiting for?
Pack your things up and study in the Philippines.
I'll see you then.

PHRASAL VERB

Phrasal Verbs with PUT

1. PUT ACROSS
(separable) to communicate; convey effectively

During the meeting, management put across the message that our concerns were insignificant.

2. PUT AWAY
(separable) to discard; renounce

Let’s put away our worries, and live for the moment.

3. PUT AWAY
(separable) to consume

I watched Max put away several hamburgers in just a few minutes.

4. PUT AWAY
(separable) to confine; incarcerate; imprison

The government put Sherman away for a year for having the wrong information on his website.

5. PUT BACK
(separable) to place something where it was previously

When you finish the milk, please don't put the empty container back in the fridge.

6. PUT DOWN
(separable) to kill a sick or injured animal (usually out of mercy)

The vet said it was necessary to put down the race horse because of its broken leg.

7.PUT DOWN
(separable) to insult or make disparaging remarks about someone

I feel sorry for Max. Everytime he and Mary get together with their friends Mary puts him down in front of everybody.

8. PUT OFF
(separable) to postpone

Many students put off doing their homework until it is almost too late.

9. PUT ON
(separable) to dress oneself with; to wear; to don

Mary put her best dress on.

10. PUT ON
(separable) to produce; perform

The theater group put on a great show.

11. PUT ON
(separable) to fool; mislead for amusement

You’re putting me on!

12. PUT OUT
(separable) to extinguish

The firefighters put the fire out.

13. PUT OUT
(separable) to publish; issue

The government put out a news brief to misinform the public.

14. PUT OUT
(separable) to exert, extend

The workers put out considerable effort to get the job done on time.

15. PUT OUT
(separable) to expel

Please put the cat out.

16. PUT THROUGH
(separable) to implement; bring to a successful conclusion

The committee was unable to put through any reforms on campaign financing.

17. PUT THROUGH
(separable) to make a telephone connection for

Operator, put me through to the president!

18. PUT UP
(separable) to raise; erect; build

The construction workers put the buildings up in just a few days.

19. PUT UP
(separable) to accommodate; provide food a shelter to

The government put the refugees up in temporary housing.

20. PUT UP WITH
(inseparable) to tolerate
Max has great difficulty putting up with noisy children.

Phrasal verb with TAKE
TAKE

-1. The lecture was rather boring and I didn't TAKE IN much of what the lecturer said.
2. The jacket was far too big around the shoulders, so I had it TAKEN IN so that I could wear it.
-3. He TOOK UP squash as he felt he had to lose some weight.
4. Business is good so the company is taking on extra staff.
5. We invited Sarah to our party but all her time is taken up with looking after her new baby.
6. If you take 4 away from 12 you get 8.
-7. That piece of music really took me back (to my schooldays).
8. Her singing career had just begun to take off.
9. She took too much on and made herself ill.
10. Digging in the garden certainly takes it out of me these days.
-11. This desk takes up too much room.
12. She watched his lips carefully and took her cue from him.
13. The minister took up office in December.
14. Banks need to take on board the views of their customers.
-15. We lit the fire to take the chill off the room.


ANSWER KEY:
1.Absorb information-in
2.Make clothes smaller-in
3.Start a new hobby, pastime, etc.-up
4.hire or engage staff-on
5.To be taken up with something is to be very busy doing something.-up
6.to subtract a number (= remove it from another number)-away
7.If something takes you back, it makes you remember a period or an event-back
8.to suddenly start to be successful or popular-off
9.to accept a particular job or responsibility-on
10.to make someone very tired.-it out
11.to fill an amount of space or time-up
12.to take notice of someone's words or behaviour so that you know what you should do-cue
13.to start an official job-up
14.to understand or accept an idea or a piece of information-on
15.to make something slightly less cold-off

READ

READ UP ON/ABOUT research
READ OUT read aloud
READ OFF read a list aloud for someone to write down
READ IT OVER/THROUGH read sth quickly from the beginning to the end
especially to find mistakes

ADVANCED ENGLISH WORDS

ADVANCED ENGLISH WORDS

1. ALACRITY : (n.) Eagerness

2. AVARICE: (n.) Extreme greed for material wealth.

3. CAJOLE: (v.) To urge

4. INEPT: (adj.) Not suitable or capable, unqualified

5. INTREPID: (adj.) Brave in the face of danger.

6. FLIMSY: (adj)Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.

7. COMPENSABLE: (adj) For which money is paid.

8. DIVERSE: (adj) Many and different

9. en passant: (adv) In passing

10. DELICATESSEN : (noun) ready-to-eat food products