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What is the primary purpose of the suggested online course?
What is the primary purpose of the suggested online course?
- To provide lessons on English grammar rules
- To focus solely on reading and writing skills
- To improve fluency and communication on various subjects (correct)
- To teach basic vocabulary to beginners
Which of the following features is NOT included in the online course?
Which of the following features is NOT included in the online course?
- Practice quizzes
- Downloadable PDFs
- Lessons on American vowel sounds
- A section on creative writing (correct)
What type of students is the course primarily designed for?
What type of students is the course primarily designed for?
- High school students preparing for exams
- Casual learners interested in travel English
- Professionals seeking to improve advanced communication skills (correct)
- Elementary school students learning English
Which of the following aspects of pronunciation is emphasized in the course?
Which of the following aspects of pronunciation is emphasized in the course?
How long is the video content in the course?
How long is the video content in the course?
What is the expected annual salary of a power lineman after completing a yearlong training program?
What is the expected annual salary of a power lineman after completing a yearlong training program?
How much can a journeyman expect to earn after 3 to 4 years?
How much can a journeyman expect to earn after 3 to 4 years?
What does the term 'let go of' imply in the context provided?
What does the term 'let go of' imply in the context provided?
To propel someone means to:
To propel someone means to:
What term is used to describe someone who earns money from work?
What term is used to describe someone who earns money from work?
What does 'out earn' mean?
What does 'out earn' mean?
What is the correct meaning of 'yearlong'?
What is the correct meaning of 'yearlong'?
How is the term 'elite university' defined?
How is the term 'elite university' defined?
What does 'poised to' indicate?
What does 'poised to' indicate?
What does it mean to 'outperform'?
What does it mean to 'outperform'?
What reference does 'peers' relate to?
What reference does 'peers' relate to?
If someone needs to 'let go of' a dream, what should they do?
If someone needs to 'let go of' a dream, what should they do?
In terms of earnings, what does the term 'wage' signify?
In terms of earnings, what does the term 'wage' signify?
What aspect is highlighted when someone is described as a 'wage earner'?
What aspect is highlighted when someone is described as a 'wage earner'?
What does the term 'lucrative' mean in the context of university majors?
What does the term 'lucrative' mean in the context of university majors?
What is the primary purpose of attending a community college before transferring to a university?
What is the primary purpose of attending a community college before transferring to a university?
What does 'to out earn' mean?
What does 'to out earn' mean?
The term 'peer' refers to which of the following?
The term 'peer' refers to which of the following?
What does the word 'poised' imply when discussing someone's future earnings?
What does the word 'poised' imply when discussing someone's future earnings?
What is meant by the term 'yearlong'?
What is meant by the term 'yearlong'?
Which statement best describes the relationship between elite universities and salary?
Which statement best describes the relationship between elite universities and salary?
What does 'overtime' refer to in the context of work?
What does 'overtime' refer to in the context of work?
In terms of education, what distinguishes a community college from a university?
In terms of education, what distinguishes a community college from a university?
What is the expected income of the power lineman discussed?
What is the expected income of the power lineman discussed?
Which of the following best defines 'elite university'?
Which of the following best defines 'elite university'?
What does the phrase 'stands to make' indicate about someone's future earnings?
What does the phrase 'stands to make' indicate about someone's future earnings?
Which statement is a misconception about community college graduates?
Which statement is a misconception about community college graduates?
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Study Notes
Advanced Vocabulary and Accent Practice for Fluency
- Fluency involves understanding news articles and discussing various topics.
- Lucrative means profitable or producing a lot of money.
- A community college is a two-year institution offering courses at lower cost than a four-year college/university.
- Students can transfer from a community college to a four-year university, completing their education in four years.
- A graduate is someone who has completed a degree.
- Out earn means to earn more money than someone else.
- An elite university is a prestigious institution known for academic excellence and difficult to get into.
- Peers refer to individuals of the same age, level (work or education).
- Yearlong means lasting for the duration of a year or spanning the entire year.
- Poised to means ready, prepared, or about to start doing something.
- A power lineman works on electrical power lines.
- To stand to means to be likely to or to be expected to.
- Overtime is extra time at work beyond the regular 40 hours per week.
- To let go of means to stop holding onto something, to release it, or to forget it.
- To propel means to push forward or cause something to move in a particular direction.
- Wage earners are individuals who earn money from work.
- To out earn means to earn more money than someone else.
- A prestigious university is a respected and highly regarded institution.
- Graduate (noun) is pronounced with a reduced 'a' sound.
- Graduate (verb) is pronounced with a full 'a' sound.
American Accent and Pronunciation
- Words like 'lucrative' are pronounced differently in an American accent.
- Stress the first syllable in multi-syllable words like 'overtime' and 'lineman'.
- Reduce the vowel sound in the second syllable of 'lineman' to 'man'.
Online Course
- The online course "400 Advanced Words You Must Know for Fluent English" covers words from various newspaper articles.
- The course includes making sentences, practice quizzes, downloadable PDF files, and video lessons.
- The course provides practice for American accent and pronunciation, with lessons on sounds, linking rules, word stress, and intonation.
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