Assignment #3 Six Minutes English

Today's assignment is to choose an episode from 6 Minute English and write a summary of it.
After viewing all the topics, i chose  "On Your Bike".
It's a conversation about the history of the bicycle and the trousers women used to wear when they bike.
In these days, cycling is more and more popular, people not only use the bicycle as a transportation but also as a leisure activity. I personally love cycling very much and I do it as a leisure activity. And about the trousers we use today, is very different from the old days. The one women used to use was loose and not safe because it might tangle with the gear and cause accident. Nowadays, it became very functional and good looking.
To conclude, cycling is very convenient, you can go anywhere you want without making any air pollution and make yourself healthy at the same time.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-161110

Assignment #2 Vocabulary Exercise

➤tentative (adj.)

   1. not definite or certain, because you may want to change things.
      e.g. I passed on my tentative conclusions to the police.

   2.done without confidence
      e.g. Evan's writing is very tentative.


➤summit (n.)

   1.an important meeting or set of meetings between the leaders of several governments.
      e.g. The two presidents agreed to hold a summit in the spring.

   2.the top of a mountain.
      e.g. Many people have now reached the summit of Mount Everest.


➤leverage (n.)

   1. influence that you can use to make people do what you want.
      e.g. The national brewers' leverage has been intensified as a result of the rise of lager.

   2. the action, power, or use of a lever.
      e.g. The consequent leverage is the most distinctive feature of our financial era.


➤regime (n.)

   1.a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of for some other reason.
      e.g. The regime got rid of most of its opponents.

   2.a particular system – used especially when talking about a previous system, or one that has just been introduced.
      e.g. Under the new regime, all sheep and cattle will be regularly tested for disease.

   3.a special plan of food, exercise etc that is intended to improve your health.
      e.g. The doctor enforced a strict dietary regime.

➤dispute (n.)

   1.a serious argument or disagreement.
      e.g. The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.

Assignment #1 Greeting

Hello, I'm Maggie from Taipei, Taiwan.
I major in apply foreign language in NTUB.
I do a lot of sports in my spare time, such as running and cycling.
I always participate in at least a half marathon and a triathlon every year.
And I also like making dessert for my friends and family in their special days.