I. Activity one
Site:
1. It's A Wonderful Life Fan Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blWL6qoUWUE&feature=related
2. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=decUIVkZ4GI
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx8HqWC1A6Y&feature=related
4. Elf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvtmsqyOkhc
5. Love Actually
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYCkFTyADJ0
Topic:
watch Christmas movie trailers
Your score (if any):
none
Key words learned:
･fatso=fatty
an insulting word for someone who is fat
･rubbished
to say something is bad or useless
･nasty
extreamly unkind or unpleasant
･browsing
to look something as if you are watching web sites
･jail
a place where criminals are kept as part of their punishment
･dimension
a part of a situation or a quality involved in it
Rating of the site:
5
Comments:
I have only seen "The Nightmare before Christmas", but I want to see all the movies that watched on YouTube today and also watch "The Nightmare before Christmas". As I was watching these movie trailers, it reminds me my Christmas in USA. It was so fun that I want to go back again. Each movie trailers were different accents, so it was very useful for me, but I had little trouble with understanding not American English one. Nightmare before the Christmas's trailer was the best trailer to listen because speaker spoke clearly and nice and slow. I feel like I want to watch movie sometime!!!!
Time spending activity:
2~3 min.
Dec 19, 2011
Dec 12, 2011
week11
I. Activity one
Site:
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/presperf1a.html#practice1
Topic:
to train my grammar skill
Your score (if any):
18/24
Key words learned:
･update
to make something more modern in the way it looks or operates
･onboard
carried on a ship, plaane, car etc.
･foodies
someone who is very intersted in cooking or eating food
･warn
to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it
･lifetime
the period of time during which someone is alive or something existts
Rating of the site:
4
Comments:
It was very useful site for me to train my grammar skill because grammar is the most weakest point of my English. The reason why I cant make a good paragraph is because I am always pointed out the mistakes of grammar. I can judge past tense and past perfect, but I have a problem with past perfect and past participle. Not to make such a mistakes, I think I should use this site to study. Everything is written in English, so it will train my reading skill, too!
Time spending activity:
5 min.
Site:
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/presperf1a.html#practice1
Topic:
to train my grammar skill
Your score (if any):
18/24
Key words learned:
･update
to make something more modern in the way it looks or operates
･onboard
carried on a ship, plaane, car etc.
･foodies
someone who is very intersted in cooking or eating food
･warn
to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it
･lifetime
the period of time during which someone is alive or something existts
Rating of the site:
4
Comments:
It was very useful site for me to train my grammar skill because grammar is the most weakest point of my English. The reason why I cant make a good paragraph is because I am always pointed out the mistakes of grammar. I can judge past tense and past perfect, but I have a problem with past perfect and past participle. Not to make such a mistakes, I think I should use this site to study. Everything is written in English, so it will train my reading skill, too!
Time spending activity:
5 min.
Dec 5, 2011
week 10
I. Activity one
Site:
http://www.wordengine.jp/
Topic:
to check my vocaburaly level
Your score (if any):
8,092/20,000
Key words learned:
･assumption
something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
･lad
old-fashioned or in formal a boy or young man
･patent
a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy
･amendment
a small change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document or the process of doing this
･wee
informal very small- used in Scottish English
Rating of the site:
3
Comments:
To check how many words that I know was very useful for me and learned that I only know few words, so I realized that I need to improve my vocaburaly level more and more. When I was taking a test, there are so many words that I have never seen before. I don't know the reason, but TOEIC words was the highest score and basic words was the lowest. I should study from beginning!
Time spending activity:
2.30 min.
II. Activity two
Site:
Ms. Tatsuki's 2,000 Word activities
Topic:
to train my vocaburaly level
Your score (if any):
23/50(47%) → 37/50(74%)
Key words learned:
･refer
to mention or speak about someone or something
･ swear
to promise that you will do something
･ deserve
to have eraned something by good or bad acrions or behaviour
･firmly
very strongly
･swell
to become larger and rounder than normal
(used especially about parts of the body)
Rating of the site:
4
Comments:
Training my vocaburaly skill by taking a quiz was fun for me to study. This one was easier than the one that I took at ActivityI. I took a quiz twice because I want to know that I was taking a quiz inaccurately. As a result, I wasn't, but I couldn't get 100% after my second one, but I want to keep on doing this when I don't have nothing to do.
Time spending activity:
15min.
Site:
http://www.wordengine.jp/
Topic:
to check my vocaburaly level
Your score (if any):
8,092/20,000
Key words learned:
･assumption
something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
･lad
old-fashioned or in formal a boy or young man
･patent
a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy
･amendment
a small change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document or the process of doing this
･wee
informal very small- used in Scottish English
Rating of the site:
3
Comments:
To check how many words that I know was very useful for me and learned that I only know few words, so I realized that I need to improve my vocaburaly level more and more. When I was taking a test, there are so many words that I have never seen before. I don't know the reason, but TOEIC words was the highest score and basic words was the lowest. I should study from beginning!
Time spending activity:
2.30 min.
II. Activity two
Site:
Ms. Tatsuki's 2,000 Word activities
Topic:
to train my vocaburaly level
Your score (if any):
23/50(47%) → 37/50(74%)
Key words learned:
･refer
to mention or speak about someone or something
･ swear
to promise that you will do something
･ deserve
to have eraned something by good or bad acrions or behaviour
･firmly
very strongly
･swell
to become larger and rounder than normal
(used especially about parts of the body)
Rating of the site:
4
Comments:
Training my vocaburaly skill by taking a quiz was fun for me to study. This one was easier than the one that I took at ActivityI. I took a quiz twice because I want to know that I was taking a quiz inaccurately. As a result, I wasn't, but I couldn't get 100% after my second one, but I want to keep on doing this when I don't have nothing to do.
Time spending activity:
15min.
Nov 28, 2011
week 9
I. Activity one
Site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/
Topic:
Reading- Nokia and Apple settle
Your score (if any):
none
Key words learned:
･infringed its patents
used its legal recognized technology without permission
･counter sued
took legal action against someone who had taken legal action against them
･a carefully worded statement
an announcement expressed in a way that does make them sound guilty
･innovations
new technological and design developments
･decoded
expressed in simple way
Rating of the site:
4
Comments:
His pronounciation had different accent compared with native English speakers, but I liked his way of speaking because he spoke strongly when he spoke words. On the other hand, he spoke weakly when he spoke auxiliary verbs and articles, so easy to catch words. Also the topic was interesting for me. I think this amount of article is the best for me to listen- not too short but not too long.
Time spending activity:
30 min.
Site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/
Topic:
Reading- Nokia and Apple settle
Your score (if any):
none
Key words learned:
･infringed its patents
used its legal recognized technology without permission
･counter sued
took legal action against someone who had taken legal action against them
･a carefully worded statement
an announcement expressed in a way that does make them sound guilty
･innovations
new technological and design developments
･decoded
expressed in simple way
Rating of the site:
4
Comments:
His pronounciation had different accent compared with native English speakers, but I liked his way of speaking because he spoke strongly when he spoke words. On the other hand, he spoke weakly when he spoke auxiliary verbs and articles, so easy to catch words. Also the topic was interesting for me. I think this amount of article is the best for me to listen- not too short but not too long.
Time spending activity:
30 min.
Nov 21, 2011
week 8
I. Activity one
Site:
http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/episodes.htm
Topic:
Listening: City Lights
Your score (if any):
none
Key words learned:
･gentrify
people who belong to a high social class
･reputation
the opinion that people have about someone or something because of what has happended in the past
･clamp down
to take official action to stop something
･vandalism
the crime of deliberately damazing things, especially public property
･queue
people waiting to do something like to enter a building
Rating of the site:
3.5/5
Comments:
This speaker spoke fast and his English has differtent accent from native American, so I had struggle with listening without looking a script, but to train myself, I listened twice. At first, I listened without looking a script. This time, I understood 55%. Second time, I listened with looking a script. This time, I understood 100%. To tell you the truth, I had some words that I don't know, but used the dictionary to find out the meaning. I think this is good for me not only to improve listening skill but also my vocaburaly skill, so I want to keep on doing this when I listen to these kind of dialogs. Each dialogs take only few minutes, so I can listen before I go to bed or in my free time.
Time spending activity:
listening time: 5.17min. total: 20min
Site:
http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/episodes.htm
Topic:
Listening: City Lights
Your score (if any):
none
Key words learned:
･gentrify
people who belong to a high social class
･reputation
the opinion that people have about someone or something because of what has happended in the past
･clamp down
to take official action to stop something
･vandalism
the crime of deliberately damazing things, especially public property
･queue
people waiting to do something like to enter a building
Rating of the site:
3.5/5
Comments:
This speaker spoke fast and his English has differtent accent from native American, so I had struggle with listening without looking a script, but to train myself, I listened twice. At first, I listened without looking a script. This time, I understood 55%. Second time, I listened with looking a script. This time, I understood 100%. To tell you the truth, I had some words that I don't know, but used the dictionary to find out the meaning. I think this is good for me not only to improve listening skill but also my vocaburaly skill, so I want to keep on doing this when I listen to these kind of dialogs. Each dialogs take only few minutes, so I can listen before I go to bed or in my free time.
Time spending activity:
listening time: 5.17min. total: 20min
Nov 14, 2011
week 7
I. Activity one
Site:
http://www.elllo.org/
Topic:
Listening: #698 Favorite Drinks
Your score (if any):
none
Key words learned:
･switch=change
to change from doing or using one thing to do doing or using another
･absorb
to take in liquid, gas, or another substance from space around something
to read or hear a large amount og new information and understand it
･contribute
to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in
･processed
processed food has substances added to it before it is sold, in order to preserve it, improve its color etc
･a couple of
two
Rating of the site:
4/5
Comments:
This dialog was conversation style with two women. Talking speed was little bit fast, but they paused in each context or end of the sentence, so it could chatch by each meaning. Person who answer the question used "um" or "and" which is not in the scription, so it made me in the real conversation.
Time spending activity:
listening time: 2.50min. total: 20min.
Site:
http://www.elllo.org/
Topic:
Listening: #698 Favorite Drinks
Your score (if any):
none
Key words learned:
･switch=change
to change from doing or using one thing to do doing or using another
･absorb
to take in liquid, gas, or another substance from space around something
to read or hear a large amount og new information and understand it
･contribute
to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in
･processed
processed food has substances added to it before it is sold, in order to preserve it, improve its color etc
･a couple of
two
Rating of the site:
4/5
Comments:
This dialog was conversation style with two women. Talking speed was little bit fast, but they paused in each context or end of the sentence, so it could chatch by each meaning. Person who answer the question used "um" or "and" which is not in the scription, so it made me in the real conversation.
Time spending activity:
listening time: 2.50min. total: 20min.
Oct 31, 2011
week 6
I. Activity one
Site:
NetAcademy
Topic:
Reading Unit10 level3
Your score (if any):
120WPM 62sec.
Key words learned:
echo:そのまま繰り返す
if a sound echoes, you hear it again because it was made near something such as a wall or hill.
philosophy:哲学
the study of nature and meaning of exsitance, truth, good and evil etc.
pessimistic:悲観的な
expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that something will have a bad result
possess:保有する
formal to have a particular quality or ability
preserve:維持する
to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed
Rating of the site:
4/5
Comments:
It was about international relations so there were few proper nouns such as Theodore Roosevelt and George Washington so I feel like I was studying History but it was fun to read. I thought there were few similar words than usual. It was lucky for me to learn not only new words but also synonym.
Time spending activity:
20min.
Site:
NetAcademy
Topic:
Reading Unit10 level3
Your score (if any):
120WPM 62sec.
Key words learned:
echo:そのまま繰り返す
if a sound echoes, you hear it again because it was made near something such as a wall or hill.
philosophy:哲学
the study of nature and meaning of exsitance, truth, good and evil etc.
pessimistic:悲観的な
expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that something will have a bad result
possess:保有する
formal to have a particular quality or ability
preserve:維持する
to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed
Rating of the site:
4/5
Comments:
It was about international relations so there were few proper nouns such as Theodore Roosevelt and George Washington so I feel like I was studying History but it was fun to read. I thought there were few similar words than usual. It was lucky for me to learn not only new words but also synonym.
Time spending activity:
20min.
Oct 24, 2011
week5
I. Activity one
Site:
NetAcademy
Topic:
Listening-Unit7-Level4
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:
make...history: to do something that will remain in the history 歴史を作る
privation: formal a lack or loss of the things that everyone needs, such as food, warmth and shelter 困難
tremendous: very big, fast powerful etc 途方もなく大きい
epic: very large and impressive 壮大な、勇ましい
revelry:wild noisy dancing, eating drinking etc. usually celebrate something お祭り騒ぎ
Rating of the site:
3/5
Comments:
Today's dialog's speaking speed was little bit fast for me.
I think it was Indian or African's English because he spoke with an accent differently from native American English, but when I listen with "slow" , it was fine. From this dialog, I think I need to do more listening to be albe to listen not only American English but also other countries' English.
Time spent doing activity:
20min.
Site:
NetAcademy
Topic:
Listening-Unit7-Level4
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:
make...history: to do something that will remain in the history 歴史を作る
privation: formal a lack or loss of the things that everyone needs, such as food, warmth and shelter 困難
tremendous: very big, fast powerful etc 途方もなく大きい
epic: very large and impressive 壮大な、勇ましい
revelry:wild noisy dancing, eating drinking etc. usually celebrate something お祭り騒ぎ
Rating of the site:
3/5
Comments:
Today's dialog's speaking speed was little bit fast for me.
I think it was Indian or African's English because he spoke with an accent differently from native American English, but when I listen with "slow" , it was fine. From this dialog, I think I need to do more listening to be albe to listen not only American English but also other countries' English.
Time spent doing activity:
20min.
Oct 17, 2011
week4
I. Activity one
Site:
NetAcademy
Topic:
Reading-Unit3-Level3
Your score (if any):
step1: 120WPM/72sec.
Key words learned:
national characteristic:the characteristic of the people who live in the country. 国民性、民族性
in some way:until some level of something ある程度まで
gloomy: making you feel that things will not improve 憂鬱な、気のめいる
exposure: when someone is in a situation where they are not protected from something dangerous or unplesant/ the action of showing the truth about someone or something, especially when it is bad. さらすこと、暴露
affect: to do something that produces an effect or change in something or in someone's situation 影響を与える
Rating of the site:
:)
Comments:
From this topic, I learned not only vocaburaly, but also phrases.
It was very useful, so I want to use them during the conversation or writting a paragraph.
Today's level was not hard but not too easy to read.
But medical words made me the impression of the topic a little bit complicated.
Time spent doing activity:
20min.
Site:
NetAcademy
Topic:
Reading-Unit3-Level3
Your score (if any):
step1: 120WPM/72sec.
Key words learned:
national characteristic:the characteristic of the people who live in the country. 国民性、民族性
in some way:until some level of something ある程度まで
gloomy: making you feel that things will not improve 憂鬱な、気のめいる
exposure: when someone is in a situation where they are not protected from something dangerous or unplesant/ the action of showing the truth about someone or something, especially when it is bad. さらすこと、暴露
affect: to do something that produces an effect or change in something or in someone's situation 影響を与える
Rating of the site:
:)
Comments:
From this topic, I learned not only vocaburaly, but also phrases.
It was very useful, so I want to use them during the conversation or writting a paragraph.
Today's level was not hard but not too easy to read.
But medical words made me the impression of the topic a little bit complicated.
Time spent doing activity:
20min.
Oct 10, 2011
week 3
I. Activity one
Site:
http://sitesgoogle.com/a/ferris.ac.jp/englishlab/how-to-study/making-a-plan
Topic:
making a plan
Your score (if any):
listening:4 reading:2
Key words learned:
preference:you like something more than anything and will choose it if you can 好む
strategy:a planned series of acrions for achieving something 方略、計画、戦略
aspect:one part og a situation, idea, plan etc. that has many parts (ある時点での)状況
academic:relating to education, especially at college or university level 一般教養
vocab=vocabulary
Rating of the site:
:D
Comments:
It was easy for me to do this.
And also, making a plan about studying English was very useful for me to study English after this.
Time spent doing activity:
30min.
1. Think about your long-term goals. Why are you studying English?
I'm studying English because I want to improve my English skill more for my future.
Site:
http://sitesgoogle.com/a/ferris.ac.jp/englishlab/how-to-study/making-a-plan
Topic:
making a plan
Your score (if any):
listening:4 reading:2
Key words learned:
preference:you like something more than anything and will choose it if you can 好む
strategy:a planned series of acrions for achieving something 方略、計画、戦略
aspect:one part og a situation, idea, plan etc. that has many parts (ある時点での)状況
academic:relating to education, especially at college or university level 一般教養
vocab=vocabulary
Rating of the site:
:D
Comments:
It was easy for me to do this.
And also, making a plan about studying English was very useful for me to study English after this.
Time spent doing activity:
30min.
1. Think about your long-term goals. Why are you studying English?
I'm studying English because I want to improve my English skill more for my future.
2. What do you need to reach your goal?
learn more vocaburaly, English phrases.
get good score at TOEIC and TOEFUL.
to be able to understand what native English speaker said at onece when they speak fast.
3. What is your current language level? Think of your strengths and weaknesses.
4. What are your learning preferences?
I usualy study English by writing vocabulary many times on the paper, use dictionary and find the meaning, read English books and listen to western music.
I usualy study at my room or at the library.
5. Considering the above, make a plan for this class.
I need to focas on developing writing and reading skills.
I. Activity two
Site:
Net Academy
Topic:
Listening-Unit 4- Level4
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:
take it from~: to believe ～のいうことを信じてほしい
nutritonist: someone who has a special knowledge of nutrition 栄養士
tip: helpful piece of advice ヒント
take one's time:spend time to do sth 時間をかける
glass of water: one cup of water in the glass コップ一杯の水
Rating of the site:
:)
Comments:
I can understand by listening speed "fast" today.
Net Academy is very useful for me to study.
Someday, I want to try more advanced one to look for my level.
Also, today's topic was so fun!
Time spent doing activity:
15min.
Site:
Net Academy
Topic:
Listening-Unit 4- Level4
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:
take it from~: to believe ～のいうことを信じてほしい
nutritonist: someone who has a special knowledge of nutrition 栄養士
tip: helpful piece of advice ヒント
take one's time:spend time to do sth 時間をかける
glass of water: one cup of water in the glass コップ一杯の水
Rating of the site:
:)
Comments:
I can understand by listening speed "fast" today.
Net Academy is very useful for me to study.
Someday, I want to try more advanced one to look for my level.
Also, today's topic was so fun!
Time spent doing activity:
15min.
Sep 26, 2011
week 1
I. Activity one
Site:
Topic:
make a blog
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:
･evaluate(d):見極める/評価する to judge how good, useful, or successful something is *assess
･prior:前の/優先する existing or arranged befor something else or before the present situation *previous
･consent:同意/承諾/許可 permission to do something *consent to do sth
･synonym:同義語/類義語 a word with the same meaning as another word in the same language
･receptive:受容力がある/理解が早い willing to consider new ideas or listen to someone else's opinions
Rating of the site:
:D
Comments:
Today was my first lesson of autum semester.
I was nervous first, but as the class going, I feel relaxed and can't wait next week!
I didn't do something special today, so I have nothing to write. lol
Hopefully, I can write more longer next week :P
Time spent doing activity:
60min.
.
Site:
Topic:
make a blog
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:
･evaluate(d):見極める/評価する to judge how good, useful, or successful something is *assess
･prior:前の/優先する existing or arranged befor something else or before the present situation *previous
･consent:同意/承諾/許可 permission to do something *consent to do sth
･synonym:同義語/類義語 a word with the same meaning as another word in the same language
･receptive:受容力がある/理解が早い willing to consider new ideas or listen to someone else's opinions
Rating of the site:
:D
Comments:
Today was my first lesson of autum semester.
I was nervous first, but as the class going, I feel relaxed and can't wait next week!
I didn't do something special today, so I have nothing to write. lol
Hopefully, I can write more longer next week :P
Time spent doing activity:
60min.
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