Studio Classroom- September 24- [People] The Sun Is Shining; The Winds Are Blowing

【Chat Room】

• 搬到異國時需留意到的：
• 1. language barrier 語言障礙
  - means it's hard for people to communicate with each other because they speak different languages.
  - barrier 障礙
  -- to keep someone from being able to do something
• 2. culture barrier 文化障礙
  - means that a person coming from one culture to another may face challenges because he or she is in a different culture.
• to overcome language barrier/culture barrier

【Grammar on the Go】

• 本日討論例句：
  Many ask tons of questions about the differences between Taipei and Los Angeles.
• "tons" means "a lot"
• In the English language, there are many ways to say "a lot" or "many".
• ex:
  1. plenty: plenty of choices
  2. loads: loads of fun
  3. masses: masses of people
  4. piles: piles of clothes
  5. heaps: heaps of junk
• When you communicated and need to talk about how there are lots of certain things, trying to use different words to add variety to your message, trying not to repeat the same word again and again, because this can make your words sound boring or uninteresting.

【Language Tips】

1. academic adj. 學術上的，學業上的
   ex:
   1. You need to have execllent academic record in order to be accepted by this university.
   - to be accepted by~ 被~錄取
   2. The professor's academic achievement was not fully recognized until recently.
2. orientation n. 幫助新生或新進人員適應的課程或訓練(職前訓練)
   (orient v. 使適應，使熟悉)
   ex:
   1. Freshmen orientation day will be on September 1st.
   2. New employees need to attend our 3-day orientation.
3. unique adj. 獨特的，獨一無二的
   (uni- 單一的)
   ex:
   1. His unique directing style is well received in Europe.
   - unique directing style 獨特的導演手法
   - be well received 備受青睞
   2. This kind of butterfly is a species unique in Taiwan.
   - a species unique 獨特的品種