The Academy News - July 1st, 2013

new place in Los Angeles, talk to Americans and learn about the variety of cul-tures. You can explore USC’s many facilities so conveniently because you are right on

See Director’s Welcome on p. 3)

Dear Summer B Students:

Welcome to the USC Lan-guage Academy Intensive English Program! We are excited about this summer and have been working hard to prepare for your arrival. The faculty and staff of the Academy are ready to help you achieve these goals:

1. Increase your English and use it with confidence: For 21 hours each week, your in-structors will work hard to help you learn more Eng-lish. You will speak Eng-lish with USC students in small conversation groups to help you speak English comfortably and confi-dently.

2. Improve your test scores: You may select iBT TOEFL classes to help improve

your test scores. Daily writing and listening exer-cises will also help you im-prove your writing and listening scores.

3. Get to know American cul-ture, Los Angeles and USC: Every week you can visit a

Summer B 2013 Welcome Lunch Today, 12-2:00pm JEF Courtyard Walk over after class to JEF Courtyard, come meet all the Language Academy students at the Welcome Lunch TODAY and sign up for the upcoming 2 activi-ties.

Hollywood Bowl Fireworks Thursday, July 4, 2012 5:30PM-11:30pm Celebrate American Inde-pendence Day by watching a fantastic fireworks dis-play at the Hollywood Bowl. You can bring food and drinks or purchase food there. Sign-up today at the Welcome Picnic! Tickets are limited!

Kayaks on the Water Friday, July 12, 2013 1:30pm-6:30pm Come kayaking with Lan-guage Academy in Long Beach! This summer sport is very popular in Califor-nia and is sure to be a memorable activity. Sign-up today at the Welcome Picnic!

Summer Semester B 2013

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Program

Announcements

2

Entertainment

in Los Angeles

3

Mini Hot Pot

in L.A.

4

Who’s Who at

LangAcademy

4

Ethiopian

Coffee

5

California

Quiz

6

Fourth of July

in L.A.

6

N E X T W E E K ’ S A C T I V I T I E S

The Academy News J U L Y 3 , 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 5 6 , I S S U E 1 Find out about

some great places

to visit in Los An-

geles, p. 3

Who do you go to

for college appli-

cations? For hous-

ing issues? See p.

4

Try the Taiwanese

Mini Hot Pot. See

p. 4 for details.

Ethiopia has a rich

coffee culture. See

p. 5

New students attended a two-day orientation on Monday and Tuesday.

Language Academy Announcements

Thank you PALs!

We appreciate your help

and hard work during

orientation for our new

students. We could not do

it without you!!!

Language Labs

Language Academy has many

interesting Language Lab options for

students to improve their English skills

out of class. Some examples are

Conversation Groups, Statement of

Purpose and IELTS practice. More

information will be sent via email next

week!

NEW STUDENTS

Mandatory!!!

There will be mandatory immunizations, and email

and Language Lab account set-up session

on Thursday, July 11th after classes. You will re-

ceive more information early next week about

these sessions by email and in class with your ap-

pointment time.

P A G E 2

P A G E 3

WHAT TO SEE IN

LOS ANGELES

By ELSIE CHEN

Are you looking for a

good place to enjoy movies,

live shows or concerts in

Los Angeles? Here is a

variety of choices including

indoor and outdoor venues

where you can experience

vigorous California culture.

Since you are in Los Ange-

les, do not miss out on

these three fantastic enter-

tainment places.

1. Hollywood Bowl

The Hollywood Bowl

is not only an outdoor place

where you can enjoy fantas-

tic music or shows under

the sun or stars, but also a

great place to hang out with

family and friends. In the

summertime, the Los Ange-

les Philharmonic presents

jazz and classical music

here. Moreover, the Holly-

wood Bowl celebrates In-

dependence Day with col-

orful fireworks, and this has

become a tradition. There-

fore, it is a good time to

appreciate lovely music at

the Hollywood Bowl.

Address: 2301 North High-

land Avenue, Hollywood,

CA 90068

How to get there: Metro

Lines 156, 222

Website: http://

www.hollywoodbowl.com/

]

2. Walt Disney Concert

Hall

Walt Disney Concert

Hall is mainly constructed

with stainless steel, which

gives it a mirror-like and

modern appearance. It has

become a famous landmark

in downtown Los Angeles.

In addition, it is considered

to be one of the most acous-

tically designed concert

halls in the world where

you will experience both

visual and aural stunning

performances.

Address: 111 South Grand

Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

90012

How to get there: Metro

Rail Red Line Civic Center

Website: http://

www.laphil.com/

3. L.A. Live

L.A. Live is the closest

entertainment complex to

our campus,. It includes

concert theatres, movie

theatres and restaurants.

The features of L.A. Live

are Nokia Plaza, Grammy

Museum and Regal Enter-

tainment Group, where you

can spend all day there and

never feel bored.

Address: 800 W. Olympic

Blvd. Los Angeles, CA

90015

How to get there: Metro Rail Blue or Expo Line

Pico Station / Metro Red or

Purple Line 7th St.

Website: http://lalive.com/

Walt Disney Concert Hall is an architectural landmark in L. A.

Director’s Welcome Continued from p. 1

campus!

1. Make new friends from other cultures: You will live with, study with and have adventures with people from all over the world! You can get to know them very well while you share your cultures and dreams. Visit USC Language Academy on Facebook. Then, stay connected after you leave Language Acad-emy using our alumni website.

2. Fully understand your options for admission to USC or other colleges and universities: You can meet with our Academic Advisor, Pam Ya-

mamoto-Ireland, to help you un-derstand all your admission op-tions, timelines and requirements.

6. Be involved in your classes, with the faculty, staff, and with your class-mates to make this term the best it can be: Actively participate in classes. Ask questions! Focus on your homework and contribute to group projects by doing your best work. Organize study dates with friends. Make your session here the best it can be!

7. Have fun!: All of our students have serious goals and plans, but don’t forget to have fun! The Student Services Coordinator will plan

many fun activities for you. Be friendly and outgoing. Remember a smile is the universal language.

We believe we attract the best stu-dents of English in the world (YOU!). That means we have to be the best English program in the world. If we work together we will accomplish all of our goals.

On behalf of the faculty and staff, let me welcome you again to the USC Language Academy. I look forward to meeting each of you and helping you have a great summer session.

Kate O’Connor

Director

P A G E 4

By WAYNE CHANG

There are a lot of dishes in

Taiwanese eating culture. To-day, I want to introduce you to Taiwanese hot pot. Mini hot pot came from Taiwan, and there were also a lot of mini hot pot restaurants opening in Taiwan.

The mini hot pot restaurants developed new styles of the meals several years ago. We can enjoy different kinds of hot pots today, such as seafood, lamb, and Taiwanese super spicy hot soup.

Mini hot pot can fit the indi-vidual’s. People can choose their own mini hot pot without sharing with other people. Mini

hot pot has been also intro-duced to California.

There is a mini hot pot res-taurant, Boiling Point, opened by Taiwanese in California. There are seven Boiling Point restaurants around Los Ange-les, and they are always crowded. House Special Hot Soup is a recommended meal

of the restaurant. The hot pot is made of beef, chives, and Tai-wanese stinky tofu. House Spe-cial Hot Soup combines with a lot of ingredients. The soup smells little stinky but tastes fantastic.

People always enjoy mini hot pot with a cup of Taiwanese rice, and finish with Taiwanese Boba milk tea. Moreover, there are a lot of types of mini hot pot in the menu, such as curry fishball, Japanese Miso, and Korean Kimchi.

People can choose their fa-vorite and enjoy Taiwanese mini hot pot.

“Who do I go to if I want help

with my email account? “ Stu-

dents often ask questions like

this. This directory can help:

See Deb for

Electives

Attendance

[email protected]

See Pam for

Activities

Advising for college applica-

tions

Statement of Purpose

[email protected]

See Silvia for

Signing up for Language Labs

Problems with email accounts/

[email protected]

See Gil for

USCard/health

Immigration questions

Fees and Billing

[email protected]

See Kate for

General Information

[email protected]

See your teachers for

Level changes

Classroom policies

Homework questions

Who’s Who at Language Academy?

Bovard Auditorium is the venue for many

concerts during the academic year.

Mini Hot Pot

Mini hot pots are individual servings.

Cultural Notes

By FITSUM FANTA

In legend, a goat herder Kaldi, in

the 9th century found the coffee plant in Ethiopia after noticing the stimulant effect the plant had on his flock.

Coffee is the major cash crop in the country and makes Ethiopia the world seventh largest producer and first in Africa in terms of consump-tion as well. Half of the production goes to domestic consumption. It is also one of the major export commodities in the country’s econ-omy.

There are two types of coffee varieties in the world- Coffee Ara-bica and Coffee Robusta. Ethiopian coffee is ‘Coffee Arabica’ in its vari-ety. It has three different types in terms of growing areas in the coun-try. Yirgachefe or Limu, Sidamo, and Harar. They have differences in their beans’ size, color, flavor and caffeine content. These varie-ties are used as trademark in inter-national market. Big coffee compa-nies like Starbucks and The Coffee Beans are bulk traders of Ethiopian Coffee.

Coffee has more than eco-nomic value in Ethiopians’ lives. It has high social values. Being a family, at least one time a day, es-pecially at noon or at night, coffee is boiled.

This time is a wonderful time for every family member to get to-gether and pass time. They share their daily experience, solve prob-lems, advise one another or argue on a topic, as a family. When a guest comes to a family, the first thing to be served is coffee. It has a big role in social relationships, especially among women. They use coffee as a discussion venue for success, happiness or their indi-vidual or communal problems.

Boiling coffee has its own unique ceremony and process in Ethiopian culture. At the beginning, the coffee beans are washed and roasted till theyvbecome dark brown. Next, the roasted beans are ground with a

pestle and a mortar. Then we dis-pense the coffee powder in boiling water in a local pot, made from clay. When the coffee boils, it is poured in to cups and served.

Ethiopia: Home to Coffee

P A G E 5

Top: Coffee is part of the social fabric of Ethiopia: Above: Roasted coffee beans.

Answers

to

“Californi

a Quiz”

1. c

2. C

3. A

4. C

5. B

6. B

Right: New

students enjoy

lunch at EVK

on Tuesday

during Orien-

tation..

The Coliseum The Fireworks show itself will get

under way at about 9pm and will

feature a full 60 minute pyrotechnic

display set to music.

Admission is free. Parking during

the hours of 8am to 5pm will be $10,

and free after 5pm. The best vantage

points from which to view the show

would be Christmas Tree Lane, as

well as the South Lawn - immedi-

ately adjacent to the Natural History

Museum.

Santa Monica 4th Annual 4th of July Parade –

July 4th, 9:30-11:30am

Main Street

The entire stretch of Main Street, in

Santa Monica will be closed during

the 4th of July Parade. After the

parade there will be a refreshment

area at Ocean View Park, including

one band that will continue to play

until noon. (310) 564-1968

Nearby Santa Monica

Marina del Rey July 4th Fireworks

– 9:00pm

Burton Chace Park & Fisherman’s

Village

Fireworks shot over Marina’s main

channel. Burton Chace Park & Fish-

erman’s Village are popular viewing

spots, but any water view seat is a

good one! Park early because most

public spaces are filled by 6 p.m.

Queen Mary Celebrate Independence day in

style, come early and spend the day

touring, dining and shopping on the

Queen Mary.

There’s something for everyone

aboard the Queen Mary. Explore the

ship, listen to live music, enjoy fam-

ily-friendly entertainment and get

front and center to our giant fire-

works extravaganza. The 4th of July

aboard the Queen Mary is a South-

ern California tradition unlike any

other.

Go to the website for more infor-

mation: www.queenmary.com

Pasadena also has great fireworks. Go to www.pasadenaviews.com/ for more information.

USC Language

Academy

Rossier School of

Education

Phone: 213-740-0080

Fax: 213-740-0088

Web: www.usc.edu/

langacad

What do you know about

California?

1. When the Europeans came

to America, California was

first settled by the —.

A. English

B. French

C. Spanish

2. California became a state

in —.

A. 1823

B. 1850

C. 1868

3. The capital of California is

—.

A. Sacramento

B. San Francisco

C. Los Angeles

4. The governor of the state

is —.

A. Antonio Villaraigosa

B. Arnold Schwarzenegger

C. Jerry Brown

5. California is called —.

A. The Sunshine State

B. The Golden State

C. The Orange State

6. The population of Califor-

nia is—.

A. 37 million

B. 50 million

C. 75 million

Fourth of July Fireworks in Los Angeles

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California

Quiz

Answers

on p. 5

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