2009年12月22日火曜日

Week Eleven

I. Activity one

Site:http://www.history.com/home.do

Topic: THIS DAY IN HISTORY



*Key words learned*

courtesy:good manners

explod:blow up

hidden:unseen

resident:citizen

restitution:compensation

remorse:anguish



Rating of the site: :)

Comments: interesting

Time spent doing activity: 60 minutes

2009年12月8日火曜日

Week Ten

Title: Week Ten
I. Activity one
Site: http://www.edict.com.hk/lexiconindex/wl-2k/
Topic: The Most Basic 2,000 Words
Your score: Quiz 1 50/114

*Key words learned*
apply: put into use
applicable: appropriate
applicant: hopeful
applicability: application
command: instruction
commander: boss
arise: appear
defeat: beating
artificial: fake

Rating of the site: :)
Comments: effective
Time spent doing activity: 60 minutes

2009年12月1日火曜日

Week Nine

Title: Week Eight
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: BBC LEARNING ENGLISH / Words in the News
*Ghost rainforest in London
*Why do we sleep?
*North Korea jails US journalists
*Japanese pop star goes on trial
*Music legend Michael Jackson dies
*Language after stroke

*Key words learned*
albeit: although
deforestation: clear-cutting
vital: essential
python: snake
harsh: acrid
diplomat: agent
convict: criminal
lottery: chance
leniency: compassion
controversy: debate
hemisphere: division

Rating of the site: :)
Comments: good level
Time spent doing activity: 60 minutes

2009年11月24日火曜日

Week Eight

Title: Week Eight
I. Activity one
Site:http://www.bue.gov.ar/actividades/?menu_id=84&info=git&ncFuncion=6
Topic: ACTIVETIES Tango/Kids

*Key words learned*
inhabit: abide
armadillo: primitive animal
build: body
melange: assortment
dump: magazine


Rating of the site: :)
Comments: interesting
Time spent doing activity: 25minutes

2009年11月17日火曜日

Week Seven

Title: Week Seven

I. Activity one
Site: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0911/091106-suicide.html
Topic: Breaking News English / Blue Light to Stop Tokyo Train Suicides
Your score: 1. 4/8  2. 4/10 3. 5/10

*Key words learned*
reduce: cut
fitting: installing
alarm: anxiety
sharply: clearly
deter: avoid
calm: bland
obser: beam
proof: evidence
suicide: self-muder

Rating of the site: :)
Comments: good level
Time spent doing activity: 50 minutes

2009年11月10日火曜日

Week Six

Title: Week Six

I. Activity one

Site: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0910/091031-mcdonalds.html


Topic: Breaking News English McDonald's Pulls Out of Iceland

Your score (if any): 1. 4/8 2. 5/10 3. 5/10

*Key words learned*
pulled out: exited
lined up: queued
combination: mix
tariffs: taxes
produce: food
plug: connection
chain: group
profitable: beneficial

Rating of the site: :)

Comments: interesting

Time spent doing activity: 50 minutes



II. Activity two

Site: http://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2/lms/student/training/stTrainingMenu.aspx

Topic: vocabulary training room ( tango-doujo ) Unit 46, 47, 48, 49

Your score (if any): Unit 46. 10/10 47. 10/10 48. 10/10 49. 10/10

*Key words learned*
plant: flower

Rating of the site: :)

Comments: interesting

Time spent doing activity: 15 minutes

2009年10月27日火曜日

Week Five

Title: Week Five

Activity one

Site: http://www.elllo.org/hews/study_page1.htm

Topic: ELLO English Language Listening Lab Online -News Center-
lessue# 21, 22, 23, 24

Your score: lessue#21 4/6 #22 4/6 #23 2/6 #24 3/6

*Key words learned*

jail: place for incarceration
pirate: buccaneer
grenade: bomb
assassination: killing
psychological: concerning the mind
punishment: penalty
justice: lawfulness, fairness
racist: bigoted
wane: diminish, lessen
postcode: ZIP, ZIP code
stormy: windy

Rating of the site: :)

Comments: interesting

Time spent doing activity: 50 minutes





Activity two

Site: http://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2/

Topic: vocabulary training room Unit 42, 43, 44, 45

Your score: Unit 42 10/10, 43 10/10, 44 10/10, 45 9/10

*Key words learned*
miss: failure

Rating of the site: :)

Comments: interesting

Time spent doing activity: 10 minutes

2009年10月20日火曜日

Week Four

Activity one: Net Academy 2

Site: http://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2/

Topic: Reading Unit 35 / Listening Unit 21, 24, 27

Your score: Unit 35 3/3
Unit 21 2/3, Unit 24 3/3, Unit 27 3/3


*Key words learned*

recognize: identify
split: break up, pull apart
credit: accredit, assign to
lawn: cultivated area of green grass
besides: in addition, as well
steep: very expensive
aisle: corridor
completely: entirety

Rating of the site: :)

Comments: good level

Time spent doing activity: 70minutes

2009年10月13日火曜日

Week Three

Title : Week Three

Activity one : NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS

Site : http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/PuzzlesQuizzes

Topic : Puzzles & Quizzes

Quiz Your Noodle! (Halloween, Harry Potter, and Pirates)

Your score : Halloween 3/10

Harry Potter 6/10

Pirates 4/10



Key words learned

celerity : swiftness

turnip : timekeeping device

spinach : undetailed lie, fiction

disguise : covering, makeup for deception

mummify : embalm, lay to rest after death

pearly : having light-colored hair

tutor : person who teaches another privately

pirate : buccaneer

hire : commission for responsibility, use

valuable : very important; priceless
prized possession

capture : catching, forceful holding (noun)
catch and forcefully hold (verb)

ferocious : violent, barbaric

reputation : commonly held opinion of person's character

sailor : person who travels by sea

navy : fleet

bunch : collection of something (noun)
gather in group (verb)

slave : work very hard

salvage : save, rescue

punishment : penalty

wore : be clothed in



Rating of the site : :)

Comments : interesting

Time spent doing activity : 60minutes

2009年10月6日火曜日

Week Two

Activity one


Site : http://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2/

Topic : Net Academy Reading Unit 31, 32

Your score : Unit 31 3/3 , Unit 32 3/3

Key words

let : allow

hold : grasp; possession

invite : ask to do something socially

significance : meaning

central : main, principal; in the middle

warrior : person who fights in combat

triumph : extreme happiness

bare : without covering or content

Rating of the site: :I

Comments: good level

Time spent doing activity: 40 minutes

2009年9月29日火曜日

Week One

Activity one

site : http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r21270/levels/

Topic : vocabruary test

Your score : 34/39

Key words
sail : boat,captain
remain : stay,wait
fall : descent,lowering
cost : expense
attack : physical assault

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