Thursday, April 30, 2015

#4 The expressions I learn from Steve Job's address

1. You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking  backward.

2. You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something-your gut, destiny, life , karma, whatever.

3. Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.

4. The only way to do great work is to love what yo do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.

5. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.


※ Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUUjU4Om0KI

Sunday, April 19, 2015

#3 Podcast

     After I used Podcast, I found it very intriguing to enhance listening skills for English learner. In the Podcast, there are quite a few commercial articles for readers to surf. More importantly, we can use the function of listening player to train our listening ability at the same time. When we read the newspaper or magazine in our daily life, it is impossible to hear someone repeating the content of the article simultaneously. As a result, Podcast plays an essential role in strengthening  listening and reading ability. Also, the listening player will repeat the article from slower speed to normal speed with detailed descriptions, which is the significant difference compared to the common materials.
     In my opinion, using Podcast is beneficial not only for listening but also for reading skill. I can learn plenty of new vocabularies from the essay as well. That is "two birds with one stone" ! It goes without saying that I benefit a lot from using Podcast !