2008年12月17日水曜日
Week 9
Level (if any): *** Topic: Sharron's Thoughts on Christmas
Main point:Dai interviewed Sharron about her Christmas . Your Score (if any): 5/5
Key language points to review (words or rules):
builed-up:a description before an event.
nuisance:something that annoys you.
trimming:decration
clue:information that helps you solve problems.
Lesson Rating: :I'm looking forward to Christmas!!
Comments: ( good level / interesting / effective)
Skill: Listening Site: Ferris Lab/Geo
Level (if any): **** Topic: Chocolate shops in Paris.
Main point: Marais has many good chocolate shops. If you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, find yourself a chocolate shop in Marais. Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
indulge:to let yourself do someting thar you enjoy.
delight:a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction.
district:an area with particular features.
Lesson Rating: :Chocolate is my favorite food. I love chocolate very much!!
Comments: ( good level / interesting / effective)
Self-evaluation: * * * * *
Study time: 60 minutes
Comments: (studied hard / concentrated / studied smartly / studied intensively / thought about my progress)
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2008年12月3日水曜日
Week8
Level (if any): 2 Topic: Baby Pandas
Main point: 12 baby pandas were moved to their new home at the China Protection and Reasearch Center. Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
tranceport: carrying something from one place to another.
trunk: thick central body of a tree.
Lesson Rating: :I like panda very much.
Comments: ( little easy / interesting / effective )
Skill: Listening Site: Ferris Lab/Geo
Level (if any): 3/ 4 Topic: the street "Lan Kwai Fong"
Main point : Lan Kwai Fong is the busiest street in Hong Kong. Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
cloud: a large number of people.
trendist: a general tendency in the place.
district: an area of a country or a city.
Lesson Rating: :I want to visit Lan Kwai Fong some day.
Comments: ( good level / interesting / effective)
Skill: Listening Site: Ferris Lab/Geo
Level (if any): 4 Topic: French Bistro
Main point: "Royal Madeleine" is a famouse French restaurant. It has many French tradition. Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
ambience: the qualities of a particular place and what there make you feel.
chic: the thing which is very fashionable,expensive and attractive.
ingredience: material,constituent
slightly: a little
veal: the meat of a young cow
sole: only one
Lesson Rating: : I like French food very much!!
Comments: ( good level / interesting / effective)
Self-evaluation: * * * * *
Study time: 80 minutes
Comments: (studied hard / concentrated / studied smartly / studied intensively / thought about my progress)
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2008年11月19日水曜日
Week 7
Level (if any):3 Topic:Mother's Day
Main point and/or Your Score (if any): 3/3
Key language points to review (words or rules):
1.derive from:to get something from something
2.esteem:a feeling of respect for someonr
Lesson Rating: :I think Mother's DAy is a good day.
Comments: ( easy / interesting / effective)
Skill: Listening Site: Ferris Lab/Geo
Level (if any): Topic: Venice Beach
Main point: Veinece Beach is very famous and unusual place. Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
Lesson Rating: :I want to visit to Venice Beach someday.
Comments: ( little easy / interesting /effective)
Skill: Listening Site: Net Academy2
Level (if any): 4 Topic: Now is the bargain time
Main point : The terevision shows the watch is on special. Your Score (if any): 2/3
Key language points to review (words or rules):
1.exclusive:not share with oter peaple
2.timepiece:a watch
3.luminous:shining in the dark
4.quartz:a hard mineral substance
5.state-of-the-art:the newest thing
6.dial:the round part of watch that has numbers that show you the time or a measurement.
7.magnificent:very good, beautiful and impressive
8.definitely:without any doudt
Lesson Rating: :I like bargain!!
Comments: ( littel difficult / interesting / effective)
1. Take a look at the goals you wrote at the beginning of the summer. Have they changed? If so, how? Why?
Yes. I think my vocabulary increased a little and I feel English is more interesting than before.
2. Do you think you are making progress this semester? How? If not, why?
Yes. However I think I should study harder, but I like English more than before.
3. Overall, what grade would you give yourself so far? (Are you studying enough? Are you studying smartly?)
I think I studied hard, but I have more things to learn.
Self-evaluation: * * * * *
Study time: 80 minutes
Comments: (studied hard / concentrated / studied smartly / studied intensively / thought about my goals )
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2008年11月12日水曜日
Week 6
Level (if any): 3 Topic: Lose weight
Main point: Excessive diet is not effective. Your Score (if any):3/3
Key language points to review (words or rules):
eating binge:to eat too much
appetite:a desire for food
Lesson Rating: :I think this openion is true.
Comments: ( good level / interesting /effective)
Skill: Listening Site: Ferris Lab/Geo
Level (if any): Topic: Berthillon Ice Cream
Main point: Berthillon is said to have the best ice cream in Paris.Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
coriander:a herb
exotic:unusual and interesting things
Lesson Rating: :I love ice cream!!
Comments: ( good level / interesting /effective)
Self-evaluation: * * * * *
Study time: 60 minutes
Comments: (studied hard / concentrated / studied smartly / studied intensively / thought about my progress)
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2008年11月5日水曜日
Week 5
Level (if any): Topic:Beaver Family
Main point: The dam beavers made is the home for beaver family. Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
strip:take off something
stock:supplies
Lesson Rating: :I think beaver is very cute.
Comments: ( good level / interesting / cute / effective)
Skill: Listening Site:Ferris Online Lab/National Geographic KIDS
Level (if any): Topic:Cuba
Main point:Cuba is a unique country in the West Indies. Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
kaleidoscope:something that is always changing and has many details or bright colors.
imagery:use words or pictures to describe actions or ideas in books,films.
Lesson Rating: :I want to visit to Cuba someday.
Comments: ( little difficult / interesting /effective)
Study time: 40 minutes
Comments: (studied hard / concentrated / studied intensively / thought about my progress)
Posted by CalPrich at 7:34 PM 0 comments
2008年10月22日水曜日
Week 4
Skill: Listening Site: Lexxica
Level (if any): N/A Topic: vocabulary
Main point and/or Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
inn:a small hotel
diploma:a document showing that someone has completed a course of study
Lesson Rating: :/
Comments: ( good level / interesting/effective)
elf-evaluation: * * * *
Study time: 50 minutes
Comments: (studied hard/concentrated/studied intensively)
Posted by CalPrich at 8:23 PM 0 comments
My Vocab Test
TOEFL:98%(4665 words)
TOIEC:99%(3285 words)
I am very surprised at my score. I want study harder.
2008年10月15日水曜日
Week 3
Level (if any):N/A Topic: Pirates,protesters,etc.
Main point and/or Your Score (if any):2/4
Key language points to review (words or rules):
simulate:copy
Lesson Rating: :I think this news is a little boring.
Comments: ( good level / okay,a little boring)
Skill: L Site:Yahoo Odd news
Level (if any):No Topic:a giant pumpkin
Main point and/or A man won the contest because he grew a huge pumpkin.Your Score (if any):
Key language points to review (words or rules):
soil=dirt
superb=super
gourd=pumpkin,etc.
LB.=pounds
Lesson Rating: :I like pumpkin!
Comments: ( good level / interesting / effective)
Skill: L Site:BBC Entertainment
Level (if any): No Topic:Harry Poter
Main point and/or Your Score (if any):Explain why Harry Poter is so popular and everyone love to read it.
Key language points to review (words or rules):
gaze=look something for a long time.
generate=to produce something.
phenomenon=someone or something that is unusual.
Lesson Rating: :I love Harry Poter too!
Comments: (a little difficult / interesting / effective)
Skill: L Site:Geo Beats
Level (if any): No Topic:Boulangerie Paris,France
Main point and/or Your Score (if any):How to make French baguettes and croisants.
Key language points to review (words or rules):
baguette=a long thin bread.
croisant=a piece of bread which shaped in a curve.
meringue=a light sweet food.
Lesson Rating: :The foods look very delicious.
Comments: (a little difficult / interesting / effective)
Self-evaluation: * * * * *
Study time: 70 minutes
Comments: (studied hard / concentrated /studied intensively / thought about my progress) Posted by CalPrich at 6:52 PM 0 comments
2008年10月8日水曜日
Level (if any):N/A Topic:Siena,Italy
Main point and/or Your Score (if any):Siena is a old town in Tuscany in Italy.It has nice architecture.
Key language points to review (words or rules):
exterior:outside of a building
interior:the inside
picturesque:beautiful
Lesson Rating: very intresting
Comments: ( good level / interesting / effective)
Skill: Listening, Site: FOEL
Level (if any):N/A Topic:Transexual Cabaret
Main point and/or Your Score (if any):This is about Transexual Cabaret performers in Thailand.They are mostly accepted in Thailand.The performers feel sustained by it.
Key language points to review (words or rules):
Transexual:a man who pretends to be a woman
sustain:give us life
Lesson Rating: I want to see it.
Comments: ( a little difficult / interesting / effective)
Skill: Listening, Site: ELLLO
Level (if any):N/A Topic:Speed Dating
Main point and/or Your Score (if any):3/4
Key language points to review (words or rules):
vice-versa:both ways
any luck:auccessful
Lesson Rating: It is interesting.
Comments: ( interesting / effective)
Do this once each study period:
Self-evaluation: * * * * *
Study time: 70 minutes
Comments: (studied hard / concentrated / studied smartly / thought about my progress)
Posted by CalPrich at 6:52 PM 0 comments
2008年10月1日水曜日
My goals
1. What is your current language level? (For this class, consider your listening fluency, reading fluency, vocabulary, grammar, and test scores). How do you feel about you ability? Are you satisfied?
A. I am not satisfied with my English level.My listening is fine but I think I should study my vocabulary and grammar harder. I want to speak English more fluently too.
2. What are your long-term English goals? (getting a job using English or requiring a high TOEIC score, volunteer work, maintaining relationships, travel, entertainment, living abroad, etc.)
A. I want to getting a job using English and I want to living abroad someday so I hope I can communicate with people whose mother tongue is English without difficulty.
3. What are your short-term goals for this class this semester?
A. I want to learn more vocabulary and I hope I can speak English more fluently.
4. What is your plan in Language Development to reach these goals?
(NetAcademy2: listening, reading, TOEIC, grammar dojo)
(Ferris Online English Lab: reading, vocabulary, listening to news, topics, or conversations)
A. I want to study TOEIC and Ferris Online English Lab mainly.
You can add to or change these goals as the semester goes on. Please put a asterisk (*) by any new or changed info (so I can see how your goals have changed).