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The EnglishPod audio review

Listen to the meaning then say the vocabulary word.

bachelor of arts

BA

the main subject studied in a college

major

the second subject studied in college

minor

excellence

distinction

a person who likes reading and studying

bookworm

to affect positively

pay off

extra activities

extracurricular

willing or eager to do something

keen on

want to do something without being forced to pay

volunteer

contain

involve

full of happiness and satisfaction

fulfilling

to encourage or persuade someone to do something

push

Let’s try that faster.

willing or eager to do something

keen on

want to do something without being forced or pay

volunteer

the second subject studied in college

minor

full of happiness and satisfaction

fulfilling

extra activities

extracurricular

to affect positively

pay off

bachelor of arts

BA

contain

involve

excellence

distinction

a person who likes reading and studying

bookworm

to encourage or persuade someone to do something

push

the main subject studied in a college

major

Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.

Major:

You’re almost finished with your first year of college. Have you decided on a major yet?

Major:

Mark graduated with a double major in philosophy and East Asian studies.

Major:

I attended the University of Washington where I majored in economics.

Distinction:

It may be difficult for some English learners to hear the distinction between the words eyes and ice.

Distinction:

Only the best of the best students at British universities receive distinction.

Distinction:

Inbo Shi Shoon had the distinction of being the tallest man in the world.

keen on:

I think Tom is keen on Sherry. He’s always flirting with her.

keen on:

I’d rather not go to McDonald’s for lunch. I’m not keen on fast food.

keen on:

My boss’s really keen on golf these days so we bought him monogrammed golf balls as a gift.

pay off:

All that studying really paid off. I got 100% on my final exam.

pay off:

My daughter doesn’t like going to violin lessons three times a week but I tell her that all this practice will pay off someday.

pay off:

We took a risk with this marketing campaign but it really paid off. Our customer base nearly doubled.

Extracurricular:

What extracurricular activities did you participate in while you were in college?

Extracurricular:

Many students in Asian countries had to study so much, they have no time for extracurricular activities.

Extracurricular:

I’m a happily married man with no extracurricular relationships.