2008年12月17日水曜日

Week 9

Skill: Listening Site: Ferris Lab/ELLLO

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)
0 comments

2008年12月3日水曜日

Week8

Skill: Listening Site: Ferris Lab/National Geographic KIDS

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)
0 comments

2008年11月19日水曜日

Week 7

Skill: Reading Site: Net Academy2

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 )

0 comments

2008年11月12日水曜日

Week 6

Skill: Listening Site:Net Ac2

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) 0 comments

2008年11月5日水曜日

Week 5

Skill: Listening Site:Ferris Online Lab/National Geographic KIDS

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)



Self-evaluation: * * * * *

Study time: 40 minutes

Comments:
(studied hard / concentrated / studied intensively / thought about my progress) 0 comments

2008年10月22日水曜日

Week 4

Lexxica 40 min.

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)

0 comments

My Vocab Test

General English 96%:(7102 words)
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

Skill: Listening Site:ELLO news

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) 0 comments


2008年10月8日水曜日

Skill: Listening, Site: FOEL

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)

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).