four seasons in a year的八卦，YOUTUBE、PINTEREST和Yahoo名人娛樂都在討論

動態回顧跳出十年前的這一天，我在大小霸山~
The FB Dynamic review show me this day ten years ago, I was in Mt.Papak waqa~

十年前的雪況，與現在的雪況...「哎呀，今年是暖冬啦！」，每年都聽到這句話，是否也太多年了~
Compare the condition of snow ten years ago, and the poor condition of snow now... "Oh, this year has a warm winter!" I hear this sentence every year. Is it too many years~

這真的是全球暖化的影響，還是地球間冰期的正常起伏？
我真的不知道...
Is this really the effect of global warming, or is it the normal ups and downs of weather in the interglacial period?
I really do not know...

只是很懷念四季分明的山，每個季節都獨具風格。
I just miss the mountains with four clear distinct seasons, each season has its own style.

#大霸尖山 #taiwan #mountain

🍁 Xu hướng ra đề IELTS hiện nay có gì khác trước? ☘️

Hế lô đại gia đình IWD, mọi người cùng tham khảo bài chia sẻ trải nghiệm thi IELTS trên giấy vào ngày 20/05 vừa qua của thầy nghen. Trong bài này, thầy sẽ điểm qua xu hướng ra đề hiện nay của IELTS cũng như đưa ra một số tips cực chất giúp bạn chuẩn bị tốt hơn cho kỳ thi sắp tới của mình nhé!

🔈 Listening:

☘️ Part 1: trong 2 năm trở lại đây thì mình thấy IELTS có xu hướng nói tốc độ khá nhanh cho phần này, và thường đáp án sẽ được nhắc đúng 1 lần và bạn phải đủ nhạy để bắt câu trả lời, tần suất xuất hiện của thông tin sai để distract các bạn cũng ít hơn trước (mình ít thấy có trường hợp người này check lại với người kia và thay đổi thông tin). Đặc biệt các số điện thoại sẽ được đọc 1 lần rất nhanh và để làm đúng thì bạn nên “tụng lại” dãy số đó trong đầu rồi viết ra dần cho kịp :))).

Các bạn nên để ý các cách đọc số kinh điển như 00 (double zero / double oh), 444 (triple four), 1700 (seventeen hundred; họ thường đọc 17 trăm thay vì 1 ngàn 7 trăm).

☘️ Part 2: thường xuất hiện các dạng matching / labelling maps

☘️ Part 3: multiple choice (thường là combo chọn 2 trong 5 đáp án, và chọn A/B/C cho 1 bài thảo luận giữa 2 người)
Vẫn motif cũ là đoạn hội thoại giữ giáo sư & sinh viên, hoặc 2 sinh viên thảo luận với nhau. Nhưng mình quan sát thấy hầu hết các keywords trong các đáp án đều được speakers nhắc đến và cân nhắc, sau đó sẽ bị bác bỏ 1 số lựa chọn và đáp án đúng sẽ được họ chốt lại. Nếu bạn chỉ nghe keywords thì khả năng làm sai là khá cao, nên phần này mình cảm thấy khó làm hoàn hảo nhất, vì nó yêu cầu bạn phải hiểu tường tận ý tứ của cả 2 nhân vật. Dần dần thì IELTS đang ra đề theo hướng phải nghe hiểu mới làm đúng được, nên bạn cũng nên luyện nghe đa dạng chủ đề (bắt đầu từ chủ đề mình thích trước) chứ không nên dựa vào mẹo để làm IELTS listening nhé.

☘️ Part 4: hầu hết là 1 bài lecture và điền 1 word only
Tốc độ vừa phải, nhưng các từ xung quanh chỗ trống được paraphrase khá nhiều và đôi khi đáp án bị “tách” ra làm 2 câu. Bạn phải nghe cả 2 câu và kết nối ý để suy ra đáp án; mình thấy các pronouns như “this / these” để nhắc lại ý trước hay được dùng để tạo độ phức tạp cho câu hỏi.

Ví dụ:
- Câu hỏi là: In the 1800s, the creation of the _________ helped people keep in touch.
- Bạn nghe: The 1800s saw many technological breakthroughs, with the telephone being the most ground-breaking invention. This device then quickly gained popularity among the population who stay connected with one another.
- Đáp án: bạn phải chú ý bắt được từ “telephone” ở câu trước vì nó chính là “this device” ở câu sau. Các từ được paraphrase là [creation ~ invention] và [keep in touch ~ stay connected] —> đáp án là “telephone”

📚 Reading:
Các dạng câu hỏi luôn ra là True False Not Given / Yes No Not Given / điền từ (bạn nên ôn cho nhuyễn các dạng này vì theo mình 3 dạng này dễ lấy điểm nhất)
Các dạng câu hỏi thường xuất hiện là matching info / matching headings / matching tên các nhà nghiên cứu với quan điểm / chọn ABCD (thường xuất hiện trong passage 3)

Nhìn chung độ khó không thay đổi so với trước lắm. Về phân bổ độ khó thì passage 1 luôn là passage dễ nhất, tuy nhiên đôi khi passage 2 lại khó hơn passage 3 về dạng câu hỏi / nội dung, nên mình vẫn ưu tiên làm P1 trước, sau đó tuỳ vào độ khó của P2,3 thì sẽ làm passage nào dễ hơn trước để tiết kiệm thời gian. Cách phân bổ của mình là 15/20/25 minutes cho các passage từ dễ đến khó.

Mình là night owl nên hôm đó thi sáng thực sự buồn ngủ nên bị xuống phong độ tí cho skill này :)).

✏️ Writing:
☘️ WT1: maps về sơ đồ tầng (floor plan) của 1 toà nhà nào đó —> bạn phải so sánh 2 bản vẽ này trong quá khứ và hiện tại
☘️ WT2: “A country benefits greatly if some of its young population study abroad. To what extent do you agree or disagree?”

😵 Speaking:
☘️ Part 1: decorating my house / view from my windows / New Year celebrations
☘️ Part 2: Describe your favorite kind of weather
☘️ Part 3: ôiiiii có nhiều câu hỏi lạ lẫm về “rain”, mình chỉ nhớ sương sương được bấy nhiêu đây thôi, hình như còn nữa thì phải:
- Are there different types of rainy seasons in your country?
- How do seasons affect tourism in your country?
- Are there any celebrations or customs in your country related to the rainy season?
- Do seasons affect work patterns?
- Do you agree with the claime that we are experiencing climate change?
- How will global warming affect cities?

Nhìn chung mình gặp 1 cô giám khảo cũng nice và chuyên nghiệp, đeo khẩu trang đầy đủ. Đọc câu hỏi rất nhẹ nhàng và chậm rãi tuy accent hơi khó hiểu xíu (cảm giác không phải giọng Anh/Mỹ). Mình cũng bị ngắt vài lần ở part 3 và cô hỏi rất nhiều câu trong P3 - theo mình chủ yếu lầ để test phổ từ vựng của mình xem có đủ rộng không, nên đôi khi cô không cho mình nói quá nhiều, nên sẽ hỏi nhiều câu / chủ đề khác nhau trong mức giới hạn thời gian.

Hôm đó thì mình nói cũng thoải mái, chủ yếu là phải relax để đưa cảm xúc vô bài nói được, không quá áp lực phải khoe từ vựng vì sẽ dễ ảnh hưởng đến thần thái. Thực sự có gặp câu hỏi về “các loại mùa mưa” mình hơi đứng hình chút - ủa alo??? Nên mình đã thực tình nói với cô là “em cứ tưởng đó giờ có 1 loại mùa mưa thôi chứ, câu hỏi này làm em đứng hình xíu đó cô…không nghĩ lại có vụ phân loại mùa mưa nữa, nhưng theo phỏng đoán của em thì chắc mình phân loại theo tần suất và thời điểm xuất hiện mưa, và có thể mỗi vùng miền sẽ có các kiểu mưa khác nhau”.

Lời khuyên của mình là khi bạn không biết nói gì hoặc bạn nghĩ câu hỏi hơi lạ thì cứ thành thật nói về cảm xúc của mình lúc đó trước, và giải thích tại sao bạn nghĩ vậy, và sau đó cũng cố gắng hết sức đưa ra 1 sự “phỏng đoán” bằng tất cả kiến thức của mình. Vậy cũng ổn rồi. Bạn nên nhớ, CÁCH bạn trả lời mới quan trọng, chứ NỘI DUNG bạn nói sẽ là thứ yếu, nhưng nếu bạn có nhiều trải nghiệm để trả lời tất nhiên sẽ tốt hơn rùi. Ví dụ như gặp chủ đề về global warming ở trên mình có nhiều ý và từ vựng vì mình quan tâm đến chủ đề này và xem khá nhiều shows về chủ đề này - mình đã dùng được các cụm như “the melting of the ice caps / lead to a rise in sea level / coastal cities would be the hardest hit / many parts of the world could be submerged under water / climate refugees / be rendered homeless”.

☘️ Sắp tới mình sẽ làm 1 clip mô phỏng lại bài thi nói của mình ngày hôm đó để chia sẻ cách mình tiếp cận bài thi và vocab mình đã dùng hôm đó, bạn có hóng thì cho xin cái comment nhá :))).

☘️ Mọi người có câu hỏi gì về bài thi ngày hôm đó của mình cũng như thắc mắc về xu hướng ra đề / tips làm bài thì cứ comment thoải mái nhé, mình sẽ tranh thủ trả lời mọi người hihi.

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Michael Jordan's coach pleaded with him to go back in the game, and the opposing coach made sure Jordan had the chance to end his career with a basket.

Jordan's last shot was a free throw, and like his final appearance in an NBA uniform, it was good.

One of the greatest players in NBA history played the final game of his illustrious career Wednesday night, not in the setting that he would have preferred but in a special atmosphere nonetheless. Jordan's final moment on the court ended with him receiving applause and a lengthy standing ovation from nearly everyone in the arena -- including the coaches and the other players.

He soaked it all up with a wide smile and a wave to the crowd after exiting for good with 1:44 remaining in the fourth quarter of a 107-87 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

``Now I guess it hits me that I'm not going to be in a uniform anymore -- and that's not a terrible feeling,'' Jordan said afterward. ``It's something that I've come to grips with, and it's time. This is the final retirement.''

Jordan finished with 15 points, four rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes -- drawing several adoring ovations from the last sellout crowd that will ever watch him play.

``The Philly people did a great job. They gave me the biggest inspiration, in a sense,'' Jordan said. ``Obviously, they wanted to see me make a couple of baskets and then come off. That was very, very respectful, and I had a good time.''

Jordan's final points almost looked scripted, with Eric Snow of the 76ers fouling him in the backcourt for no apparent reason except to send him to the line.

``Coach (Larry Brown) told me to foul him, get him to the line to get some points and get him out of there,'' Snow said.

Both foul shots went in, and the Wizards committed a foul one second later so that Jordan could be removed from the game and receive the proper send-off. In a rare scene, the 10 players who remained on the court turned to Jordan and applauded, too.

The 40-year-old Jordan would have preferred to end his career in the playoffs, but the Wizards never clicked during his two years in Washington and finished 37-45 in both seasons.

But that was merely a footnote on this stirring night, the last time the basketball public was treated to one of the greatest athletes in history playing the game one last time.

Jordan finished his career with 32,292 points -- the third-highest total in league history, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. His final career average of 30.12 goes down as the best in NBA history, just ahead of Wilt Chamberlain's 30.07.

``I never, never took the game for granted. I was very true to the game, and the game was very true to me. It was just that simple,'' Jordan said.

With the Sixers ahead by 21 points with 9 1/2 minutes remaining, the crowd began chanting ``We want Mike.'' The chant grew louder as the period progressed with Jordan remaining seated, and fans ignored the game to stand and stare at the Wizards' bench, wondering why Jordan wasn't playing.

This being Philadelphia, they eventually booed.

Jordan finally pulled his warmups off and re-entered the game with 2:35 left for his brief final appearance.

``I played here. I told him I at least have to be able to come back (to Philadelphia),'' Wizards coach Doug Collins said. ``I told him to go back in for a minute. He said, 'I'm stiff.' I said, 'Please. They want to see you.' He said, 'Larry Hughes is going to foul out soon, so put me in then.'''

Earlier in the game, Jordan showed his age.

There was a play in the first quarter when he looked like the Jordan of old, except for the result. Starting near the foul line, Jordan ducked his shoulder, lowered his head, stuck out his tongue and drove to his right, the ball rolling off his fingers ever so softly as it arched toward the net.

Rather than going in, though, the ball hit the front rim and missed -- one of several of his shots that came up a few inches short.

One of the exceptions was Jordan's final shot of the first half -- a one-handed dunk that came after he received a nice pass under the basket from Bobby Simmons.

Jordan hit his first two shots of the third quarter but didn't do much else positive in the period. On an alley-oop pass from Tyronn Lue, the ball hit him in the fingertips and bounced harmlessly away. A lazy crosscourt pass was picked off by Aaron McKie, leading to one of Philadelphia's 31 fast-break points. Jordan's final field-goal attempt was a missed layup with 8:13 remaining.

``I'm not embarrassed,'' Jordan said, ``but it's just not ... I've had better feelings in terms of playing a competitive game.''

The standing ovation that Jordan received lasted about three minutes, with Jordan smiling, nodding and chewing gum throughout. The group Boyz II Men sang ``It's So Hard To Say Goodbye'' between the first and second quarters as a montage of Jordan's career highlights was shown on the scoreboard.

Long after the Golden State Warriors were presented with their third NBA Finals trophy in the past four years on Friday night, the game operations crew at Quicken Loans Arena had a few unenviable final tasks to get through.

Because these Finals were so short, and the last game so noncompetitive, the flame-blowing machines affixed to the jumbo screen high above the court had to burn off extra fuel in their tanks before the arena and the NBA season turned over to a long, uncertain summer.

As the Warriors players and coaches celebrated in their locker room, fire sprang forth from the scoreboard toward their families and friends on the court. One last angry, empty lament from the Cavaliers and every other franchise that's tried and failed to dethrone these Warriors over the past four seasons.

"Wow, that felt like that last scene in 'Game of Thrones,'" Warriors coach Steve Kerr's wife, Margot, said, referencing the iconic battle scene in Season 7 of the hit HBO show, when the presumptive ruler of the Iron Throne, Daenerys Targaryen, flies in on her fire-breathing dragon to destroy the superior Lannister army. A great analogy, except the dragon was far more effective.

These flames, like the flames 29 other teams in the NBA hurled at Golden State this season, never really touched them.

Yes, the Cavaliers had a chance to win two of the four Finals games. But that was only due to the brilliance of LeBron James. And even then, there was never a time when the Warriors genuinely felt threatened in this series.

The Houston Rockets took them to seven games in the Western Conference finals and may have prevailed if point guard Chris Paul hadn't injured his hamstring at the end of Game 5. Of course, the Warriors might've won that series in five games if former Finals MVP Andre Iguodala hadn't missed most of it with a leg injury. And even when the Warriors faced elimination, it always felt like they should win, if they simply played up to their capabilities.

Golden State had more talent, more depth, more swagger and more experience than any team in the league -- maybe ever. That's been the case since the Warriors added two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant to a team that won an NBA-record 73 games two years ago.

"We're loaded, and I'm not afraid to say that," Steve Kerr said.

Kerr's challenge this year hasn't been harnessing that talent or figuring out what to do with it. The challenge this time came from within. The Warriors' toughest opponent this year was themselves. Could they stay motivated through the slog of the regular season? Could Kerr remind them to be grateful for the chance at history, rather than bored or resentful at the obligations of greatness?

"Probably the hardest road we have had," Warriors guard Stephen Curry said. "A lot went into this year, mentally and physically, to get to the finish line."

High-class problems, to be sure. But nothing compared to the problem Golden State has created for the rest of the league.

Practice? Allen Iverson didn't need any of it to score 29 points and lead the Denver Nuggets past the San Antonio Spurs 80-77 Thursday night.

Iverson revealed after the game that the reason he had missed all of the Nuggets' workouts this week was because his 4-year-old son, Isaiah, fell face-first from a stool early Monday morning and required plastic surgery.

"He got a big gash up under his mouth," Iverson said. "He was sitting on a stool and what really messed him up was he had his hands in his shirt. And it was a high stool, so when he fell, he couldn't brace it. So he just (smacked the floor)."

Iverson said it was a bloody scene but the toughest part was watching his young son sedated for surgery, "and I was just mentally out of it, man."

Iverson said his son will have to undergo a series of procedures over the next week but that he's back to being his usual rambunctious self -- which took a load off Iverson's shoulders, allowing him to concentrate for a few hours on beating the defending NBA champions who knocked the Nuggets out of the playoffs last year.

"I mean, when he's around the house screaming and yelling like he usually does, then I'm pretty sure he'll be all right," Iverson said. "That was my biggest thing once he started acting like himself again. He's real loud, man."

While Iverson was doing the dirty work offensively, the Nuggets' big men -- Kenyon Martin, Marcus Camby, Nene and Eduardo Najera -- throttled Tim Duncan, who scored 20 points but missed 13 of 20 shots and turned the ball over four times, including a crucial one in the closing seconds.

Anthony Carter, whose 3-pointer pulled the Nuggets to 77-76, stripped Duncan, then fed Martin at the other end for the bucket that gave the Nuggets a 78-77 lead with 45 seconds left.

"He made big plays," Iverson said of Carter. "Everybody talks about 'Melo and myself when it comes to this team, but so many other guys can do things."

"I had a rough shooting day up until that point," said Martin, who was 1-for-7 before his big basket but had a career-high seven blocks, none bigger than his last.

After he put the Nuggets ahead, Martin, who had missed four of five games since straining his right hamstring last month, rejected Tony Parker at the other end, and Iverson sank two free throws with 6.6 seconds left.

After a timeout, Martin had one more defensive gem in him, altering Michael Finley's desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.

"Kenyon switched out onto Michael and made it a real difficult shot," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "It was a good read by Kenyon to switch. Otherwise, Michael would have been open in the corner."

Finley finished with 18 points. Duncan and Parker each had 20.

The Spurs were without Manu Ginobili (finger) for the fourth straight game, and they sorely missed his offense along with Duncan's usual shooting touch.

"They were very physical and I expect that from Denver. I thought they played it the right way. It was frustrating," Duncan said. "A lot of extra fouls here and there. But it wasn't that. It came down to us turning the ball over in rotations. A lot of it down the stretch was my fault. I'll take a lot of responsibility for it."

Duncan missed 14 of his first 18 shots but banked one in, sank a layup and made one underneath to give the Spurs a 75-73 lead with 2 1/2 minutes remaining. Still, he was kicking himself for two late turnovers.

The Nuggets' point total was a low for the season, as was their opponents'. But for once, it was the Nuggets who seized control down the stretch, improving to 3-8 in games they fail to score 100 points.

Carmelo Anthony, who scored 17 points, said the Nuggets' emphasis on defense is finally paying off, and his coach, George Karl, agreed.

"We beat a very good team in their type of game," Karl said. "Defensively, we're actually stronger than offensively right now. It's strange to say, but ... that's good, because the foundation of specialness usually is at

Notes

Martin's previous career high for blocks was six, most recently at Chicago on April 11, 2003. ... G DerMarr Johnson, who played the past three seasons in Denver, returned with the Spurs and scored two points. ... Camby pulled down 18 boards, the 10th time he's recorded at least 18 rebounds this season. The Nuggets are 7-3 in those games. He also scored his 7,000th career point.