Enjoy Jamaica (1)

• What kind of music is Jamaica known for?

On this Caribbean island everything is "No problem!"

I had not been back to my birth country for seven years. Previous visits to Jamaica had been to see relatives. However, the reason for my most recent visit was to be a tourist. My trip started in the busy capital of Kingston.

Kingston Town
I went to pay my respects to the most famous of Jamaicans, the late reggae singer Bob Marley. I toured his former home and recording studio, which are now the Bob Marley Museum. Because of Bob Marley, people all over the world are familiar with the “rhythm and rhyme” of Jamaica. It’s no wonder the museum is the city’s most visited tourist site.

Afterward I headed to Devon House, a 19th century mansion that has been converted into a historical site and shopping area. There, I saw a piece of Jamaica’s past and tasted the best ice cream on the island.

Blue Mountain Peak
I also took a hike in the Blue Mountains, located east of Kingston. On my way up, I passed coffee trees whose beans make the world-famous Blue Mountain coffee.

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Teaching Topic: Dropped Ds 教學主題: 消失的字尾D
When we speak there’s a natural tendency for us to shorten orskip certain sounds in words. We do this, because it’s convenient. It saves time and effort.

In other words, we’re lazy. There’re many different ways we skip sounds when we speak. One way is by dropping the letter d. Take ice cream for example. Originally, this frozen treat was called iced cream. But over the years the d disappeared.

More examples which also happen to be dairy products include skim milk and cream cheese. These two words used to be pronounced with d’s, like this, skimmed milk and creamed cheese.

Today there’re certain English words that are heading towards losing their d, but half in quite got in there, like tossed salad. Most people don’t pronounce the d, they just say toss salad.

Right! Toss salad of course isn’t officially correct, though someday it probably will be.

And in keeping with the food theme, how about iced tea, it’s another word that’s very close to dropping its d.

Right, ice tea is pretty much how everyone says it, so I think it’s just a matter of time before we all spell it without the d.

Language Lab
rhythm n.
a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements
- I love the jazzy rhythm of the drum in this song.
- Alan has no sense of rhythm at all. It's impossible for him to be a professional singer.
- The gentle rhythm of the boat made me feel sleepy.

rhyme n.
/ˈraɪm/
one of two or more words or phrases that end in the same sounds
- This poem is not written in rhyme.
- Can you think of a rhyme for "tree"?
rhyme v.
to have or end with the same sounds
- The word "free" rhyme with "tree."

convert v.
to change something into a different form of thing, or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way
- The messages are converted into digital codes by a device.
- The chair can be converted into a table.
- The couple converted their study into a nursery.

hike n.
a long walk in the mountains or countryside:
- We went on a 5-mile hike in a forest near the camping site.
- I took a hike in the Blue Mountains.
take a hike 
used to tell someone rudely to go away
- Why don't you take a hike if you're going to keep insulting people?

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