“Best job in the world!”

Many of you are possibly still in school, others in university, others working and others looking for work. Whatever your situation, however, we think this news item will interest you.

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The deadline has officially passed to apply for Australia’s six “Best Jobs in the World”, which includes such titles as “Chief Funster” and “Taste Master.” 

More than 40,000 people from nearly 200 countries have applied for the six-month positions that come with a 100,000 dollar (Australian dollar) salary. Interested applicants were asked to create a 30-second video explaining their qualifications and most were of high quality says Karen Halbert of Tourism Australia.

- They are all mad, we’re really excited it’s going to be a really tight contest but an amazing outcome when we pick the final six.

First officials have to choose 18 finalists among the 40,000 entries who will be flown to Australia for interviews and final selection. Other vacant dream job positions are Outback Adventurer, Wildlife Caretaker, Lifestyle Photographer and Park Ranger. The six winners will be announced on June 21.

Vocabulary 

Deadline - a date or time when something must be finished : the last day, hour, or minute that something will be accepted. 

Tight - close or equal in score, progress, or ability.

Outcome - something that happens as a result of an activity or process.

Vacant - not occupied by a person : available to be taken by someone.

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Chicken at "Garden Mai" - Gà Vườn Mai

Guest Post by Huu Nghiem.

I realize that Vietnamese love chicken much more than beef or pork. Chicken is an unavoidable item for any traditional celebrations, this "bird gives birth every day" always has a special place on the altar during any of family anniversaries.

And whenever we talk about chicken - it should be "Vietnamese chicken" (gà ta) or "garden chicken" (gà thả vườn). These two phrases means a kind of chicken being kept freely in the farm, not in a huge industrial cage, they are not fed with special industrial bran, but anything they find in the garden, from human's leftovers, rice to the earthworms. Those "free" chicken are smaller in size, give less meat but their meat is far better, tastier than the"industrial chicken".


Gà hấp hành - steamed chicken with green onion, superb good, flavored with onion.

Last night I've been to a place - called "Gà Vườn Mai", an eatery - famous for their seven chicken dishes (only garden chicken!): steamed chicken with green onion (gà hấp hành), roasted chicken with garlic (gà rôti), chicken with Vietnamese mint (gà hấp rau răm), sour and sweet salad with chicken (gà bóp thấu), steamed chicken with fermented tofu (gà hấp chao), with salt (gà hấp muối)...


Head to toe chicken - costs you 230.000 VND (by Mar of 2013)

When they serve, not a plate of few pieces of chicken, but a whole chicken. So either you go there alone or with friends they always serve a full plate. Better be in company, if you don't want to end up with a lot of leftovers on the table.



Roasted chicken with a lot of garlic. Very tasty.


I really like small golden ground garlic, so garlicky, so tasty, crispy and flavored with fish sauce!


same as others chicken dishes, always in whole - from head to toe...


and from toe to buttock, by the way, chicken's buttock is a favorite part to many foodies.

We couldn't order all seven chicken dishes in their menu, I would love to try others, so I surely come back here one day. The only problem I have is how to get here! It's a real tricky, the place looks very spacious but located in small alley that we do need a guidance. But believe me, it's worth trying!


Chicken "Garden Mai"

Here's the address 958/10/13/18 Lac Long Quan, Tan Binh district, (one "/" means one alley, so we need to turn right or left at least three alleys to get there!)

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ESL Podcast : Talking About Movies

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Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

SCRIPT:

Martin: What did you think of that movie?

Joanna: It was okay, but I’m not really into big-budget movies with a lot of special effects and big-name stars.

Martin: Oh, you’re a film snob. I bet you only watch indie films made on a shoestring budget with low production values.

Joanna: No, that’s not true. I just don’t like crowd-pleasers that are predictable. I like movies that stretch the imagination and have some artistic value.

Martin: You mean you like those weird movies with no plot and a lot of strange characters. They’re artsy, but leave you totally confused.

Joanna: I don’t mind some ambiguity, if that’s what you mean.

Martin: Well, I’m going to see the new Spiderboy movie next week. I don’t suppose you want to come?

Joanna: Spiderboy? I’ve been looking forward to seeing that movie.

Martin: But it’s a big-budget blockbuster.

Joanna: I can’t watch artsy films all the time. Variety is the spice of life, don’t you think?

Reference

 Timeline of the most expensive productions:

Year	Production
1946	Duel in the Sun
1947	Forever Amber
1951	Quo Vadis
1956	The Ten Commandments
1959	Ben-Hur
1962	Mutiny on the Bounty
1963	Cleopatra
1978	Superman
1988	Rambo III
1990	Die Hard 2
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1994	True Lies
1995	Waterworld
1997	Titanic
2003	The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions
	The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003)
2005	King Kong
2006	X-Men: The Last Stand
	Superman Returns
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2007	Spider-Man 3
	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

 snob  [snɑb /snɒ-]

n.  a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

 

 

blockbuster  n.

1.

a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)

2.

an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

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Advertising Jobs on the Internet [ ESL Podcast ]

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Script:

Wendy: I just heard that you’re not going to use a recruitment agency to fill the new position.

Pedro: No, I’m not. There are so many Internet job boards out there that I think we can find good candidates without using headhunters.

Wendy: But headhunters do a good job of weeding out people who don’t have the right experience or qualifications.

Pedro: Yes, but they also charge a large commission. I’m going to post an ad on a few major job boards to see what happens. Most of them don’t charge a listing fee so there’s no harm in trying.

Wendy: I predict you’re going to be flooded with applications, and it’s going to take a lot of time to separate the good from the bad.

Pedro: That’s where you come in.

Wendy: What do you mean?

Pedro: You are my assistant, aren’t you?

Wendy: Yes.

Pedro: And your job is to assist me, right?

Wendy: Yes.

Pedro: Good. Roll up your sleeves and get ready for a busy week!

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China’s Blind Lawyer May Come to the US

 

 

Nghe Audio về Chen Guangcheng  , 1 luật sư mù có quan điểm bất đồng chính kiến với nhà cầm quyền Trung Quốc và đang tị nạn chính trị ở tòa đại sứ Mỹ

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English quote: the greatest battle is

 

… not physical but psychological.

Chào!

 

Today we want to share with you a a great inspirational quote of a English writer, playwright and broadcaster. He says:

The demons telling us to give up when we push ourselves to the limit can never be silenced for good. They must always be answered by the quiet, the steady dignity that simply refuses to give in. Courage. We all suffer. Keep going.”

 

I think when the going gets difficult, we must calm our doubts and keep on going.

 

Vocabulary

Nugget – a piece of valuable information.

Prolific – producing a large amount of something.

Play writer – a person who writes plays.

Broadcaster – to tell (something that is private or secret) to many people.

Dignity – a way of appearing or behaving that suggests seriousness and self-control

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Play Bloomin' Gardens

Are you green fingered? How does your garden grow? You will need to be really horti-cultured to succ-seed at this garden-based puzzle game. Good luck! If you are studying at high school, college or at home, take a break from learning English and enjoy this fun game! Great for all learners of English, ESL and EFL. We love getting your feedback, so students and teachers - please do let us know what you think of Bloomin' Gardens...!"

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Alfred Korzybski

"There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking." - Alfred Korzybski

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