“The Enormous Radio” John Cheever published in: The Enormous Radio and Other Stories. New York: Funk & Wagnalls‚ 1953. Jim and Irene Westcott were the kind of people who seem to strike that satisfactory average of income‚ endeavor‚ and respectability that is reached by the statistical reports in college alumni bulletins. They were the parents of two young children‚ they had been married nine years‚ they lived on the twelfth floor of an apartment house near Sutton Place‚ they went to the theatre
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TV vs Radio Ellen Bullard p.5 Isn’t it amazing that people who lived two hundred years ago didn’t have radios or televisions? Today it is difficult to imagine life without these two forms of communication. These technological wonders have many similar characteristics. As you will see‚ they are also quite different. To start with‚ both radios and televisions need a source of power in order to run. If you have no electric socket or batteries on hand‚ you won’t get to watch TV or listen to the radio
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My listening effectiveness In order to have effective listening a communicator must go beyond the mechanical process of hearing to truly understand what is being said. There is more to the process than reacting “automatically and routinely without much mental investment” (Adler‚ Rosenfeld‚ & Proctor‚ 2010). To truly have effective listening‚ a communicator must give “careful and thoughtful attention and responses to the messages we receive” (Adler‚ Rosenfeld‚ & Proctor‚ 2010). (Good definition/explanation
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The Radio Pakistan Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) As observed in the case of television‚ the state maintained a position of monopoly in the radio sector until the2002 liberalisation of the media and PEMRA’s emergence as a broadcasting licences-awarding authority. Sincethen‚ there has been a steady growth in FM radio stations across the country. According to figures from 2009‚ there are presently 40 FM radio stations operating in Pakistan. After an initial surge in new radio stations‚
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Radio Analysis 1. Introduction Every day‚ many people tune in to radio news. In Britain alone‚ every week over 12 million listen to news bulletins from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on five radio networks. The language of the news media‚ especially of radio news‚ offers a number of areas which are worth researching and investigating. An investigation of the linguistic features of the language in radio news - similar to any other investigation - needs a definition of what is to be
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In On Habit‚ Alain de Botton writes about how people become habituated and believe there is nothing left to see or learn about the certain location they are in. In this essay‚ Botton discovers an attitude to approach places we think we already know‚ and no longer find interest in. This mindset is intended for the environment you are in‚ but can also be apply to styles of reading and writing. Botton had arrived to London from a trip to Barbados only to realize his home city hadn’t changed one bit
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Listening Journal Guidelines 1. Listen. Listen to a talk‚ lecture or broadcast in English each week. a. The broadcast should be a minimum of 5 minutes. b. The broadcast should be on a subject appropriate for Academic English (i.e. no celebrity gossip or fashion news). 2. Take notes. Take notes as you listen. (Follow the guidelines provided by your teacher. See the example below.) 3. Summarize. At the bottom of your notes‚ summarize the main idea of the talk in 1-3
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Survey on the Reading Habits of Students in Hong Kong Education Department December 2001 Abstract ‘Reading to learn’ is an essential tool for life- long learning. Promoting a reading culture among students is therefore one of the key tasks in the curriculum reform with the aim to strengthen students’ learning capabilities. To understand the current situation of the reading culture of students‚ the Education Department conducted a survey in February 2001. The objective is to investigate
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show A are unsuitable for rounding off the exhibition. B do not manage to engage the visitor’s interest. C lack artistic originality. 2 Extract Three You hear a woman talking on the radio about her favourite piece of music. 5 How does the speaker say she feels when listening to her favourite piece of music? A B nostalgic C 6 engrossed inspired The speaker believes that critics of her favourite music are wrong to A doubt the level of its popularity.
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