12/17/2008

Skill:listening

Site:Lexica

Level (if any):

Topic:Sharron's thought on christmas

Main point and/or Your Score (if any):The christmas is coming around the corner. Sharron loves christmas becoause of spending time with her family and company. Her family and she spend on Christmas day lazy like eating nice meal and just watching traditional British TV like Queen's speech at 3 o'clock.
Next day of christmas is called Boxing day. On that day they spend busier and more active.　There are a lot of sport　activities in her hometown. For example,they have Boxing Day swim which is held in winter's cold sea for charity. Sharron thinks it's fun event. She spends good time on both of christmas and boxing day.

Key language points to review (words or rules):
nuisance :annoying,not pleasant
build up:the time before an important event,when people are preparing for it
trimming:things around the main meal
stuffing:a mixture of finely chopped food,such as bread,onions and herbs,placed inside a chicken etc.
crumb:very small piece of food
crisp:hard and dry
clue:a fact or a piece of evidence that helps you discover the answer to a problem
unheard of:very unusual,rare,uncommon

Lesson Rating: (^ u ^)

Comments: (a little bit difficult to listen / interesting / )

Self-evaluation: * * * * *

Study time: 60minutes

Comments: (studied hard / concentrated / /thought about my goals / thought about my progress)

1. Take a look at the goals you wrote at the beginning of the summer. Have they changed? If so, how? Why?
No, I haven't changed.

2. Do you think you are making progress this semester? How? If not, why?
I want to think I made progrss. But I was shocked about score of TOEIC test which I took last week. It was terrible. I think it shows I'm not enough to study by myself.

3. Overall, what grade would you give yourself so far? (Are you studying enough? Are you studying smartly?)

12/03/2008

Skill: Listening

Site:Net academy

Level (if any):

Topic:To lose weight,diet

Main point and/or Your Score (if any): A man is trying to lose his weight. He doesn't eat anything during his work. But finally he goes to fast food shop and asked a 3 burgers, french fry of L size and diet coke. This is not good way to lose weight. If you want to diet and control your weight,eating regularly but not too much is the best.


Key language points to review (words or rules):
eating binge:to eat or drink too much,especially without being able to control yourself.
tention:the feeling of anxiety and stress that makes it impossible to relax
peak:the point when somebody or something is best

Lesson Rating:(・u・)

Comments:not so difficult,
I want to lose my weight too. I think every girls in japan worry about their weight and their body. But we have to be careful about unreasonable diet.

Self-evaluation: * * *

Study time: 70 minutes

Comments: ( concentrated / thought about my goals / thought about my progress/studied hard)

High school prom

Skill: Listening

Site: ELLO,Lexica

Level (if any): ADV

Topic:High school Prom

Main point and/or Your Score (if any):This is about high school prom in USA. Prom is dance party which is held in spring a month before school ends. Girls become crazy about it but some boy feel pressure about this. Everyone dress up for prom like taxede and nice dresses. Prom is one for junior & senior, especially senior. Younger students(freshman and sophomore) can't go to the prom but if bigger student ask younger student to go with,youger also can go.

Key language points to review (words or rules):
prom:a formal dance,especially one that is held at a high school
senior:the last year in high school
jnior:a student in the year at high school or college
sophomore:a student in the 10th grade

Lesson Rating:(・u・)

Comments:not so difficultlevel. I hope Japanese school would have prom. It seems so exiciting event.

Self-evaluation: * *

Study time:30 minutes

Comments: ( concentrated / thought about my goals / thought about my progress)

11/11/2008

Skill:Listening

Site:Soutparkstudiod.com

Level (if any): N

ListeniTopic:American President Election

Lesson Rating:(^▼^)

Comments: (so interesting & funny )

Self-evaluation: * * * * *

Study time: ４５minutes

Comments: (watched hard / concentrated / ）

Week5

Skill: Listening ,vocablary　　　

Site:Lexica, Net Academy

Topic: Common errors in English

Key language points to review:
sarcastic:showing or expressing sarcasm
ironic:showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying
fighting a losing battle:to try to do something you will probably never succeed in doing
usage:the way in which words are used in a language

lesson rating:(・u・ )

Comments:I think expression of language is complex both japanese and English.

Self-evaluation: ****

Study time: 60 minutes

Comments: ( concentrated /studied hard)

Week4

Skill: Listening ,vocablary　　　
Site:Lexica　　
Comments: That was interesting.


Skill: listening Site: ELLO

Level (if any):

Topic:various type of media (movie, TV, concert,and book,etc.)

Key language points to review (words or rules):
bridesmaid:a young woman or girl who helps a bride before and during the marriage ceremony.
non fiction :books,articles or t
lesson rating:(’u ’)

Comments:Good level for me but not so interesting

Self-evaluation: *****

Study time: 80 minutes

Comments: ( concentrated /studied hard)