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Foreign interns face tough road in Japan

2017年4月21日

Business - B

Pre-reading questions: Is it easy to work abroad? Have you studied abroad? Vietnamese trainees are studying Japanese language and culture in preparation for a job in Japan. Trainees will eventually leave their families to work abroad so they can provide a better life for them. However, there are trainees who escaped because they are not getting paid properly. They are also starting to feel the pressure because of the expensive lifestyle in Japan. Vocabulary: trainee – [noun] a person who is training for a job abroad – [abroad] in a foreign country escape – [verb] run away pressured – [verb] stressed out expensive – [adjective] high price True or False:…
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Harvard Law School starts to consider GRE scores

2017年4月21日

Education - I

  Harvard Law School experimented with a new program that considers GRE (Graduate Record Examination) score as an admission requirement for law students for the coming school year 2018. The said law school, who produced globally known leaders such as Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and President Barack Obama, is the second accredited law school in the United States to accept GRE scores for admission. Assistant Dean and Chief Admission Officer Jessica Soban said that “it will encourage more students in the United States and internationally from a greater degree of disciplines to apply.” LSAT and GRE are both standardized tests used as a prerequisite for graduate school. LSAT,…
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Harvard Law School starts to consider GRE scores

2017年4月21日

Education - I

  Pre-reading questions: What are the university admission test requirements in your country? Do you think university admission test scores can predict the success of students?   Harvard Law School tried out a new program that welcomes GRE (Graduate Record Examination) score as an admission prerequisite for law students for the coming school year 2018. The said law school is the second accredited law school in the United States to accept GRE scores for admission. Most law schools in the US only recognize LSAT (Law School Admission Test) scores. LSAT is solely used for admission to law school programs Harvard Law School Assistant Dean and Chief Admission Officer Jessica Soban…
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Harvard Law School starts to consider GRE scores

2017年4月21日

Education - B

Pre-reading questions: Do you think academic admission test is important? Why? What are the university admission test requirements in your country? Harvard Law School piloted a new program that accepts GRE (Graduate Record Examination) score as an admission requirement for law students for the coming school year 2018. The said law school is the second accredited law school in the United States to accept GRE scores for admission. Most law schools in the US only recognize LSAT (Law School Admission Test) scores. LSAT is exclusively used for admission to law school programs. Vocabulary: pilot – [verb] test or experiment before formally introducing something admission – [noun] the process of allowing…
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Yoga may beat depression

2017年4月20日

Health - Intermediate

  Major Depressive Disorder, also known as MDD, is a medical condition that can affect one’s mood, behavior, and even physical functions. Up to 40% of people who have the disorder do not achieve desirable results even with proper medication. But who could have thought that the calming, deep-breathing exercises of yoga can become a complementary therapy for overcoming depression? Researchers believe that yoga is helpful to those who are not taking any medications and to those who are taking medications but with unfruitful results. In line with this, individuals with MDD were randomly assigned into “high-dose” and “low-dose” groups. Both groups were involved in 90-minute classes with home practice…
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Yoga may beat depression

2017年4月20日

Health - Beginner

  Pre-reading questions: Do you exercise regularly? Is yoga popular in your country?   A recent study revealed that the calming and deep-breathing poses of yoga might help ease the mind of a depressed person who is not taking medications. Dr. Alan Manevitz, a clinical psychiatrist, stated that yoga can activate brain chemicals that can relax and make a person “feel good.” Yoga can also reduce immune system chemicals that can worsen depression. 30 people with major depressive disorder participated in a research. Doctors tagged the first group as “high-dose” group since they had three 90-minute yoga classes with home practice while the second group was tagged as “low-dose” group…
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Intermediate

Yoga may beat depression

2017年4月20日

Health - Beg

Pre-reading questions: Do you exercise regularly? What are the exercises you know? Yoga is a system of exercises for mental and physical health. A new research suggests that the calming poses and deep breathing exercises of yoga might help people deal with depression since not all people take medications for this kind of disorder. Doctors recommend weekly yoga sessions to keep calm and ease the symptoms of patients such as hopelessness and sadness. Vocabulary: calming [adjective] – without rough motion depression [noun] – a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and worried for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods medication [noun] –…
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