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 Academy using our alumni website. 5. Fully understand your op- tions for admission to USC or other colleges and uni- versities: You can meet with our Academic Advi- sor, Pam Yamamoto- Ireland, to help you un- derstand all your admis- sion options, timelines and requirements. (Continued on p. 2) Dear Summer B Students: Welcome to the USC Lan- guage Acad- emy Inten- sive English Program! We are ex- cited about this summer and have been working hard to prepare for your arrival. The faculty and staff of the Acad- emy are ready to help you achieve these goals: 1. Increase your English and use it with confidence: For 21 hours each week, your instructors will work hard to help you learn more English. You will speak English with USC students in small conver- sation groups to help you speak English comforta- bly and confidently. 2. Improve your test scores: You may select iBT TOEFL classes to help improve your test scores. Daily writing and listen- ing exercises will also help you improve your writing and listening scores. 3. Get to know American culture, Los Angeles and USC: Every week you can visit a 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 campus! 4. Make new friends from other cultures: You will Summer B Session 2012 Welcome Lunch 12-1:30pm @ Parkside Dining Hall Walk with your Oral Skills class to Parkside Dining Hall, come meet all the Language Academy students at the Welcome Lunch TODAY and sign up for the upcoming activity. Hollywood Bowl Fireworks Spectacular Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Meet @ 6PM Watch Barry Manilow, a famous Ameri- can singer, perform live and celebrate American Independence Day by watch- ing a fantastic fireworks display at the Hollywood Bowl. You can bring food and drinks or purchase food there. You should bring a light jacket, some money to buy souvenirs, a camera, and MUST be ready to sing along. Welcome to Summer Semester B 2012 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Language Labs 2 Entertainment in Los Angeles 3 Chinese Res- taurants 4 Who’s Who at LangAcademy 4 Language Partners 5 California Quiz 6 Events Calendar 6 N EXT W EEK ’ S A CTIVITIES The Academy News JUNE 29, 2012 VOLUME 55, ISSUE 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 Missing your favor- ite Chinese food? Jessy recommends a couple of restau- rants to cure your homesickness, p. 4
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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 Academy using our alumni website.
5. Fully understand your op-tions for admission to USC or other colleges and uni-versities: You can meet with our Academic Advi-sor, Pam Yamamoto-Ireland, to help you un-derstand all your admis-sion options, timelines and requirements.
(Continued on p. 2)
Dear Summer B Students:
Welcome to the USC Lan-guage Acad-emy Inten-sive English Program! We are ex-cited about this summer and have been working hard to prepare for your arrival. The faculty and staff of the Acad-emy are ready to help you achieve these goals:
1. Increase your English and use it with confidence: For 21 hours each week, your instructors will work hard to help you learn more English. You will speak English with USC students in small conver-sation groups to help you speak English comforta-
bly and confidently.
2. Improve your test scores: You may select iBT TOEFL classes to help improve your test scores. Daily writing and listen-ing exercises will also help you improve your writing and listening scores.
3. Get to know American culture, Los Angeles and USC: Every week you can visit a 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 campus!
4. Make new friends from other cultures: You will
Summer B Session 2012 Welcome Lunch 12-1:30pm @ Parkside Dining Hall Walk with your Oral Skills class to Parkside Dining Hall, come meet all the Language Academy students at the Welcome Lunch TODAY and sign up for the upcoming activity.
Hollywood Bowl Fireworks Spectacular Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Meet @ 6PM Watch Barry Manilow, a famous Ameri-can singer, perform live and celebrate American Independence Day by watch-ing a fantastic fireworks display at the Hollywood Bowl. You can bring food and drinks or purchase food there. You should bring a light jacket, some money to buy souvenirs, a camera, and MUST be ready to sing along.
Welcome to Summer Semester B 2012
I N S I D E
T H I S I S S U E :
Language
Labs
2
Entertainment
in Los Angeles
3
Chinese Res-
taurants
4
Who’s Who at
LangAcademy
4
Language
Partners
5
California
Quiz
6
Events
Calendar
6
N E X T W E E K ’ S AC T I V I T I E S
The Academy News J U N E 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 V O L U M E 5 5 , 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
Missing your favor-
ite Chinese food?
Jessy recommends
a couple of restau-
rants to cure your
homesickness, p. 4
Welcome continued from p. 1
6. Be involved in your classes, with the faculty, staff, and with your classmates to make this term the best it can be: Actively participate in classes. Ask ques-tions! Focus on your homework and con-tribute to group pro-jects 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 Ser-vices Coordinator will plan many fun activi-ties for you. Be friendly and outgoing. Remember a smile is the universal lan-guage.
We believe we attract the best students 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 ac-complish 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.
Sincerely,
Kate O’Connor
Director
ALL students will sign up for Language Labs starting TODAY at NOON until Tuesday
morning at 8:00 AM. Don’t forget to sign up. Email Pam if you have any problems at
Remember when you sign up to write down which lab you are attending on which day.
Some Language Labs have changed times.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Time Location Description Facilitator
1-2pm WPH 203 The New GRE Workshop
Heather Robertson
1-2pm WPH 202 Writing your Statement of Purpose (SOP) Topic:
SOP across the majors
Jeminah Espinoza
1-2pm GFS 113 Writing Skills “Writing that looks Professional”
Nevena Fairclough
1-2pm HED 103 Reading Power
“Learn to read faster and understand more!”
Diana Hicui
1-2pm GFS 216 Preparing for Grad School—Levels 4-6 Group work
Gil Cho
1-2pm GFS 114
American Culture: Slang and Sarcasm
Jackie Kim
1-2pm
JEF Courtyard
Conversation Levels 1 & 2 Scott Williams
JEF Courtyard
Conversation Level 3 Natalie Reyes
JEF Courtyard
Conversation Level 4 Adam Prohoroff
JEF Courtyard
Conversation Level 5,6 Alexandria Johnson
GRE/ Preparation—Find out
the best ways to succeed on the new GRE exam
Statement of Purpose Work-
shop—Learn how to write an amazing Statement of Purpose for graduate school.
Writing Skills—
In this lab, you will have
the opportunity to work on
improving your writing
skills. You'll get tips and
tricks that will make you a
better English writer. Reading Power: Levels 1-3—
Do you want to become a better, faster reader? Attend this lab to get tips and tricks on how to improve your reading skills.
Preparing for Grad School at
USC: Levels 4-Learn about how to prepare for University study and make the most of your aca-demic experience. Recom-mended for USC Graduate Stu-dents for the Fall Semester.
American Culture—Thursday
“What’s up!” We’ll look at
some common slang terms
in use in America, as well
as how to understand the
American use of sarcasm
in humor. Conversation Practice—Practice speaking
English by level with USC stu-dents. This is an interactive dis-cussion in which you will partici-pate in group discussions about several interesting topics. This is your opportunity to practice speaking and to ask questions.
P A G E 3
WHAT TO SEE IN
LOS ANGELES ELSIE CHEN
Are you looking for a
good place to enjoy mov-
ies, 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 fan-
tastic 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 An-
geles Philharmonic pre-
sents jazz and classical mu-
sic here. Moreover, the
Hollywood Bowl celebrates
Independence Day with
colorful fireworks, and this
has become a tradition.
Therefore, 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
acoustically designed con-
cert halls in the world
where you will experience
both visual and aural stun-
ning 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.
Independence Day (Fourth of July)
Yes, please attend classes on Monday AND Tuesday.
Language Academy will be closed on Wednesday.
There are many fun activities around Los Angeles to celebrate this great American
holiday. Here’s a list of activities that you can join:
As a new arrival to L.A., I was very homesick the first two weeks of school. Not only did I miss my hometown—Taipei, but also the food from there. Luckily, there are many Chinese restaurants in L.A., where my appetites could be fulfilled. There are a couple of Chinese restaurants in China-town that I especially recom-mend.
J.R. Bistro has a great vari-ety of Chinese food with fair prices. The price of each meal ranges from $8 to $14, and the size of the plates is more than enough for two to three
people. You would not want to miss this restaurant if you are a seafood-addicted person because they have the great-est fried lobster, crab, and shrimp. Besides, the restau-rant serves free Chinese red bean soup after the main dishes.
If you love sweets, you
must visit the Phoenix restau-rant because it is famous for its desserts. Most of the cus-tomers recommend its jelly and taro tapioca. The prices of the dishes are about the same as J.R. Bistro, and the portions are big as well. The Phoenix restaurant has sev-eral different branches. For the Chinese cuisine, you may visit the ones in Alhambra and Chinatown; for a food bou-tique, you may go to San Gabriel and South Pasadena, depending on your needs. See Chinese Restaurants on p. 5
to pronounce words better when you read aloud in class? Do you want to have beautiful handwriting? Do you want to improve your spelling and basic gram-mar? This lab will focus on handwriting, spelling, read-ing aloud and sentence grammar.
Speak English Fluently—
Practice and perfect your English speaking skills!
Reading Power: Levels 1
-3—Do you want to become a better, faster reader? Attend this lab to get tips and tricks on how to im-prove your reading skills.
IELTS Preparation: Test
Overview—In this lab, you’ll have the opportunity to learn tips and tricks on how to ace the IELTS test. This week we’ll discuss the overview of the test.
Statement of Purpose
Workshop—Learn how to write an amazing Statement of Purpose for graduate school.
GRE/GMAT Prepara-
tion—Find out the best ways to succeed on the GRE/GMAT.
American Culture—
Tuesday Everyone has something
that annoys/bothers them. Discuss some popular pet peeves and share some of your own!
American Culture—
Thursday We’ll take a look at “culture
shock,” something that hap-pens when people live/study in a culture different from their own. Learn how to recognize and deal with the problems that come from the “Shock.”
CHINESE RESTAURANTS
Bovard Auditorium is the
venue for many concerts dur-
ing the academic year.
Continued from p. 4
Both restaurants are highly rated by experienced customers and the Yelp website. There is street parking and validated parking around the restaurants, and it is good for groups, too. No matter where you are from, you must give Chinese food a try—it will never disappoint you!
Visit these websites for more infor-mation about these restaurants.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART (LACMA) Daniel Shim
Last Friday, I went for a stroll in the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) with my family after an early dinner. Although it is very close to my house, I didn’t realize it was such a nice and cool place until then. It is the largest art museum in the western United States and is composed of seven-building complex on the twenty acres with 100,000 objects.
The newest exhibition is James Bond which covers 22 films during the life of 007. There are also a lot of programs that
you can enjoy such as film, music, and education. In addition, there is a restau-rant called “Ray’s,” which has been rec-ommended by some newspapers for its Mediterranean food. Enjoy a day in LACMA.
LACMA has art collections from all around the world as shown on the left. Especially, it is very famous for Asian art, which is housed in the Bruce Goff-designed Pavilion for Japanese Art; Latin American art, ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to works by leading modern and contemporary art-ists including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and José Clemente Orozco; and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world.
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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