2009年12月22日火曜日

Week Eleven

I. Activity one
Site:Net Academy
Topic:Listening Unit41
Your score (if any):2/3

Key words learned:
●commodity:a product that is bought and sold≒goods
●fluctuate:if a price or amount fluctuates, it keeps changing and becoming higher and lower≒change
●authentic:done or made in the traditional or original way≒genuine
●identification:official papers or cards, such as your passport, that prove who you are≒confirmation
●authorities:the people or organizations that are in charge of a particuler country or area≒the powers that be

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: interesting
Time spent doing activity:30 minutes

2009年12月8日火曜日

Week Ten

I. Activity one
Site:https://bb-sv.ferris.ac.jp/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_6405_1%26url%3D
Topic:
Your score (if any):50% (25/50)

Key words learned:
●ANXIETY:the feeling of being very worried about something≒worry
●CAUTION:the quality of being very careful to avoid danger or risks ≒guard
●INQUIRE:to ask someone for infomation ≒ask
●OMIT:to not include someone or something, either deliberately or because you forget to do it ≒neglect
●REJOICE:literary to feel or show that you are very happy ≒please

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments:difficult
Time spent doing activity:30 minutes

2009年12月1日火曜日

Week Nine

I. Activity one
Site:https://bb-sv.ferris.ac.jp/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_6405_1%26url%3D
Topic:Hollywood films in Georgia
Your score (if any):

Key words learned:
●Floodlight:a very bright light that is used to light the outside of a building or sports ground at night
●parliament:the group of people who are elected to make a country's laws and discuss important national affairs≒diet
●soil:the top layer of the earth in which plants grow≒factory
●permit:to allow something to happen, especially by an official decision, rule, or law≒admit
●dispute:to say that something such as a fact or idea is not correct or true≒argue

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments:effective
Time spent doing activity:20 minutes

2009年11月24日火曜日

Week Eight

I. Activity one

Site:http://www.ourbrisbane.com/

Topic:

Your score (if any):4/5



Key words learned:

●structural:connected with the structure of something≒constructive

●decorative:pretty or attractive , but not always necessary or useful≒decorate

●activate:to make an electrical system or chemical process start working≒eager

●scat:a style of JAZZ singing, in which the singer sings sounds rather than words

●choirs:a group of people who sing toghter for other people to listen to≒chorus

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)

Comments: effective

Time spent doing activity:20 minutes

2009年11月17日火曜日

Week Seven

I. Activity one
Site:https://bb-sv.ferris.ac.jp/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_6405_1%26url%3D
Topic:Next Step
Your score (if any):4/5

Key words learned:
●boring:not interesting in any way≒dull
●pretty:very≒rather
●discount:to reduce the price of something≒reduction
●trick:something you do in order to deceive someone≒cheat
●guess:to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure whether you will be correct≒assume

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments:effective
Time spent doing activity:about 15 minutes

2009年11月10日火曜日

Week Six

I. Activity one
Site:Net Academy
Topic:Reading Unit35
Your score (if any):2/3

Key words learned:
●recognize:to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc≒admit,accept
●split up:to divide people into different groups, or to be divided into groups≒break up
●announce:to officially tell people about something,especially about a plan or a decision≒publish
●murder:to kill someone deliberately and illegally≒kill
●live on:if something lives on, it continues to exist

Rating of the site:
Comments:effective
Time spent doing activity:about 30 minutes

2009年10月27日火曜日

Week Five

I. Activity one
Site:Net Academy
Topic:Listening Unit32
Your score (if any):2/3

Key words learned:
state-of-the-art:using the most modern and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge
timepiece:old use a clock or watch
dial:the round part of a clock, watch, machine etc that has numbers that show you the time or a mesurement≒adjust
list price:a price that is suggested for a product by the people who make it≒net price
toll-free:if you telephone a particular number toll-free, you do not have to pay for the call≒free-phone

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: effective
Time spent doing activity:30 minutes

Week Four

I. Activity one

Site:http://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2/lms/student/crsmenu/stCourseMenu.aspx
Topic:Listening Unit23
Your score (if any):1/3

Key words learned:
common error≒mistake
professor:a teacher at a university or collage≒doctor
fight a losing battle≒struggle
ironic:using words that are the opposite of what you really mean,often in a joking way≒cynical
sarcastic:saying things that are the opposite of what you mean, in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are≒ironic

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments:difficult
Time spent doing activity:30 minutes

2009年10月20日火曜日

Week Three

I. Activity one
Site:Net Academy
Topic:Listening Unit4
Your score (if any):2/3

Key words learned:
nutritionist:someone who has a special knowledge of nutrition≒dietitian
tip:a helpful piece of advice≒hint
weight:how heavy something is when you measure it≒gravity
chew:to bite food several times before swallowing it≒bite
take it from~≒take one's word for it

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: difficult
Time spent doing activity:about 30 minutes

2009年10月12日月曜日

Week Two

I. Activity one
Site:Net Academy
Topic:Reading Unit3
Your score (if any): 2/3

Key words learned:
●identify:to recognize and correctly name someone or something≒confirm
●substance:a particular type of solid, liquid, or gas≒matter
●exposure:when someone is in a situation where they are not protecte from somethingdangerous or unpleasant ≒abandonment
●frequently: often; many times; at short intervals≒often

●reserved:kept or set apart for some particular use or purpose≒composed
●gloomy:filled with or showing gloom; sad, dejected, or melancholy≒depressed
●mood:a state or quality of feeling at a particular time ≒ temper

Rating of the site:
Comments: good level
Time spent doing activity: about 30 minutes

2009年9月29日火曜日

Week One

I. Activity one
Site:http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/levels/
Topic:
Your score (if any): 33/39
Key words learned:
Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: interesting
Time spent doing activity: 30 minutes

II. Activity two
Site: http://www.blogspot.com/
Topic:
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:
Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: interesting
Time spent doing activity: