From the store in your smart phone, download these two free apps. Use the apps then evaluate their usefulness in learning English.
1. British Council Learn English. Some parts of this app are free. Download the Professionals Podcasts series 1 then listen to Episode 3, an interview between two students talking about genetically modified food. Listen to the interview and answer the 6 questions in the exercise. After that, write a paragraph of 8 lines to say
- how useful this was for learning English and why
- how easy the app was to use
- how interesting the app was
- if you would use the app again
2. Cambridge English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy. The first section on Past and present is free.(If you want to do other tenses in this app, you need to buy it.) Do the 5 exercises in Unit 6 (Past Continuous), then write a paragraph of 8 lines to say:
- how useful this was for learning English and why
- how easy the app was to use
- how interesting the app was
- if you would use the app again
Best of luck in whatever you are doing next semester.
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An encyclopedia or encyclopaedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of information from either all branches of knowledge or from a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries that are often arranged alphabetically by article name and sometimes by thematic categories. Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries.
During the holidays you need to collect news clippings about current issues and the most useful sources are The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph. Current concerns are usually, immediately covered by the press and it will mean you become familiar with some of the local and macro environment. 
