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QuestionsaboutthegivenmaterialWhydowehavetoallocateresourcesefficiently?Haveyoueverconsumedtoomuchofsomething,tothepointwhereyouexperiencedanegativemarginalutility(diminishingmarginalutility)?Pleaseexplain.1,ListeningListentoavideoabouthowtoimproveyourlisteningskills,andanswerthequestionsbelow.•Which4stepsshouldwetaketoimproveourlisteninginstantly?•Whatisthemethodforhomepractice?•Howdoyougettheinformation?/Whichinformationisimportantwhenyouarelistening?Listeningmaterials:CET4,IELTSSteps:1,listenandtakenotes(whateveryouwant).Payattentionthatthisversionwillbeveryfast.2,answermyquestionsaccordingtothenotesyoutake.3,listenagain,writedowneverywordyouhear.Thisversionwillbealittlebitslower.(mainpart)Youcanhearitformanytimes.4,answermyquestionsagain,youwillseeifyouarecorrectornot.5,checkthetranscriptandthinkaboutthequestion:whydidImakemistakes?6,listenitagain,focusonthemistakesyoumade.7,learnthenewwordsandexpressionsinthelisteningmaterial.•Step1:listenandtakenotes(whateveryouwant).Payattentionthatthisversionwillbefast.Step2,answermyquestionsaccordingtothenotesyoutake.•Q1:WhathappenedinNewYork'sProspectParkonTuesday?•Q2:Whatdowelearnaboutthecowfromtheendofthenewsreport?•1.A，Awanderingcowwascapturedbythepolice•2.D，Itwassenttotheanimalcontroldepartment•3,listenagain,writedowneverywordyouhear.Thisversionwillbealittlebitslower.(mainpart)Youcanhearitformanytimes.•4,answermyquestionsagain,youwillseeifyouarecorrectornot.•5,checkthetranscriptandthinkaboutthequestion:whydidImakemistakes?•6,listenitagain,focusonthemistakesyoumade.•7,learnthenewwordsandexpressionsinthelisteningmaterial.transcript•NewYorkCitypolicecapturedacowonthelooseinProspectParkonTuesdayaftertheanimalbecameanattractionfortouristswhilewalkingalongthestreetsandenjoyingtheparkfacilities.Theconfusedcreatureandcamera-holdinghumansstaredateachotherthroughafenceforseveralminutes.Atothertimesthecowwanderedaroundthe526acreparkandtheartificialgrassfieldnormallyusedforhumansportingevents.Officersusetofencetheanimalin.However,thecowthenmovedthroughoneofthenetssoccergoalsknockingdownapoliceofficerintheprocess.Policeeventuallytrappedthecowbetweentwovehiclesparkedoneithersideofabaseballfield’sbencharea.Anofficerthenshotanarrowtoputittosleep.Thenofficerswaitedforthedrugtotakeeffect.Afteritfellasleeptheyloadedthecowintoahorsetrailer.Itwasnotclearwherethecowcamefromorhowitgotlost.Policeturneditovertotheanimalcontroldepartmentaftertheycaughtit.capture•V-TIfyoucapturesomeoneorsomething,youcatchthem,especiallyinawar.•Aspidercapturessmallinsectswithitsweb.•Seamonstershaveoftencapturedpeople'simaginations.•Makeasentence.Ontheloose•adj.havingescaped•Synonyms:atlarge,escape•Threeprisonersarestillontheloose.•Attentioneveryone,there'sachubbypinkstarfishontheloose.•Makeasentenceattraction•Anattractionisafeaturethatmakessomethinginterestingordesirable.•Anattractionissomethingthatpeoplecangotoforinterestorenjoyment,forexample,afamousbuilding.•Amyisalwaysthecenterofattractionatparties.•Whataretheattractionsofthatcity?•Makeasentencefacilities•Facilitiesarebuildings,piecesofequipment,orservicesthatareprovidedforaparticularpurpose.•sportsfacilities•medicalfacilities•trafficfacilities•transportationfacilities•ventilationfacilities•camera-holdinghumans•Humanswhoholdacamera•Stareateachother•Lookateachotherforalongtimewander•V-T/V-IIfyouwanderinaplace,youwalkaroundthereinacasualway,oftenwithoutintendingtogoinanyparticulardirection.•Trynottoletyourmindwander.•Whenhegotboredhewanderedaroundthefair.•Makesentencesartificial•ADJArtificialobjects,materials,orprocessesdonotoccurnaturallyandarecreatedbyhumanbeings,oftenusingscienceortechnology.•Artificialintelligencewillmakeahugeleapforward.•Thecityisdottedwithsmalllakes,naturalandartificial.•Makeasentencegoal•N-COUNTIngamessuchasfootballorhockey,thegoalisthespaceintowhichtheplayerstrytogettheballinordertoscoreapointfortheirteam.•N-COUNTIngamessuchasfootballorhockey,agoaliswhenaplayergetstheballintothegoal,orthepointthatisscoredbydoingthis.•Agoalkeeper•Scoreagoal•MakeasentenceThecowthenmovedthroughoneofthenetssoccergoalsknockingdownapoliceofficerintheprocess.•Grammar?•Makeasentence•Heishardworkinmathsgetting100percentatthisexam.trap•N-COUNTAtrapisadevicewhichisplacedsomewhereoraholewhichisdugsomewhereinordertocatchanimalsorbirds.(v.)•Hewastrappedinaburninghouse.•Thepolicesetatrapforthethieves.•Makeasentencetakeeffect•gointoeffectorbecomeeffectiveoroperative.•Theruleswon'ttakeeffectuntilthissummer.•Theaspirinssoontakeeffect.•Makesentences.Itwasnotclearthat…•pattern•Makeasentence.Turnover•PHRASALVERBIfyouturnsomethingover,orifitturnsover,itismovedsothatthetoppartisnowfacingdownward.•PHRASALVERBIfyouturnsomethingoverinyourmind,youthinkcarefullyaboutit.•Well,Ihaveturnedoveranewleaf.•Andcoulditbeturnedovertopolice?•MakesentencesHomework•Makesentencesusingthewordsorphraseswelearned.•Listentothevideoclip2usingthemethodwepracticedinclass(writedowneveryword,checkthetranscript,thinkaboutthemistakesandlearnnewwords)2,Speaking•1,method:imitation/shadowing(video