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.

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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

pyamamot@usc.edu

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:

http://golosangeles.about.com/od/losangelescalendar/a/July4th.htm

P A G E 4

Hsin I Chen (Jessy)

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

“Who do I go to if I want help

with my email account? “ Stu-

dents often ask questions like

this. This directory can help:

See Deb for

Electives

Attendance

detzel@usc.edu

See Pam for

Activities

Advising for college applications

Statement of Purpose

pyamamot@usc.edu

See Jessica and/or Pam for

Signing up for Language Labs

See Gil for

Problems with email accounts/

USCard/health

Immigration questions

Fees and Billing

gcho@usc.edu

See Kate for

General Informa-

tion

keo@usc.edu

See your teachers for

Level changes

Classroom policies

Homework questions

Who’s Who at Language Academy?

Bovard Auditorium is the venue for many concerts

during the academic year.

Exploring Chinese Restaurants

J. R. Bistro has a variety of seafood.

Building English Skills: Levels 1-3—Do you want

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.

J.R. Bistro http://www.yelp.com/biz/jr-bistro-los-angeles Phoenix Restaurant http://phoenixfoodboutique.com/Phoenix/Locations.html ___________________________

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.

Life in L. A.

Ans

wers

to

“Cal

ifor

nia

Qui

z”

1.

C

2.

B

3.

A

4.

C

5.

B

6.

A

Language Partners Help Each Other

Marshall Liu

I have a language partner whose

name is Jake. He is an American,

but he graduated from Beijing Uni-

versity in China. He returned to

the U.S. from China and applied to

the USC Annenberg School for his

master’s degree.

He has been studying Chinese

for four years, but he has forgotten

many difficult Chinese words since

he came back. So Gilbert intro-

duced him to me in order to let me

help him to practice Chinese; also

he helps me to practice English.

We usually meet each other

every Tuesday afternoon. This

Tuesday afternoon, we met each

other at USC Annenberg school,

and we had already chosen a topic.

The topic was stray cats.

Jake said he had found a stray

cat, and he wanted to adopt this

stray cat. He asked me what I

would do if I found this cat. I said I

would do the same as him.

I reminded him that adopting a

cat was not easy. He said he knew

that. And then we used this topic to

have a two-hour conversation.

As we talked, I found out that

Jake was a really nice person. He is

caring and has a sense of responsi-

bility. In the future, I will build this

kind of sense of responsibility be-

cause this world needs love.

Phoenix Restaurant is famous for its sweets.

LACMA also has free jazz concerts on Friday

evenings at 6 p.m. Visit the website for details

at www.lacma.org.

The Coliseum The Fireworks show itself will get

under way at about 9pm and will

feature a full 60 minute pyrotechnic

display set to music.

Admission is free. Parking during

the hours of 8am to 5pm will be $10,

and free after 5pm. The best vantage

points from which to view the show

would be Christmas Tree Lane, as

well as the South Lawn - immedi-

ately adjacent to the Natural History

Museum.

Santa Monica 4th Annual 4th of July Parade –

July 4th, 9:30-11:30am

Main Street

The entire stretch of Main Street, in

Santa Monica will be closed during

the 4th of July Parade. After the

parade there will be a refreshment

area at Ocean View Park, including

one band that will continue to play

until noon. (310) 564-1968

Nearby Santa Monica

Marina del Rey July 4th Fireworks

– 9:00pm

Burton Chace Park & Fisherman’s

Village

Fireworks shot over Marina’s main

channel. Burton Chace Park & Fish-

erman’s Village are popular viewing

spots, but any water view seat is a

good one! Park early because most

public spaces are filled by 6 p.m.

Queen Mary Celebrate Independence day in

style, come early and spend the day

touring, dining and shopping on the

Queen Mary.

There’s something for everyone

aboard the Queen Mary. Explore the

ship, listen to live music, enjoy fam-

ily-friendly entertainment and get

front and center to our giant fire-

works extravaganza. The 4th of July

aboard the Queen Mary is a South-

ern California tradition unlike any

other.

Go to the website for more infor-

mation: www.queenmary.com

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

The Academy News is a weekly newsletter pro-duced by students in the Journalism Elective of the USC Language Academy. All students in the Lan-guage Academy Program are encouraged to send news stories and photos to Sonja Lovelace at slove-lac@usc.edu.

Check out The Academy News online at www.usc.edu/langacad.Go to “Student Informa-

tion” and then click on “The Academy News.”

California

Quiz

Answers

on p. 5

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