The Listening Note on ESL Podcast 237

English Cafe 237

In this podcast, Dr. McQuillian talked about different type of topic like famous American Tyler Perry, a successful screen writer, director and even an actor, and he also talks about the history of NASA from the 1961 to 2007.

1. musical: a type of play that have a lot of music, singing, and dancing

2. adapted: a book made into film

3. unhibited: without feeling restricted

4. earring: a piece of jewelry usually weared by women on ears.

5. to be nominated: your name is purposed or suggested to win an award.

6. space: everything beyond our planet, like sun, moon, and stars.

7. in orbit: going around the planet of earth.

8. frontier: an explored area.

9. shuttle: a vehicle that goes to one place from anther back and forth.

10. launch: the space craft leave the ground.

11. unmanned: not control by people personally

12. to think on one's foot: to be able to think and react to something quickly

13. recogniton = acknowledgement: get attention or approval because you do something good



After listening to this podcast, I learned some very useful vacabulary like "unhibited", "unmanned" and the idiom "to think on one's foot". The teacher explained each words in detail, which made me remember them very well even after I finished the podcast. However, the speed this doctor spoke still too slow for me. I would like to write a letter to suggest the doctor to speak more quickly, or I think I would fall asleep.