Week12

Topic: Christmas Movie


Site:  1. It's A Wonderful Life Fan Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blWL6qoUWUE&feature=related

(Questions)

① Have you wathced the movie?      No.
② Would you like to watch the movie again?   No.



2. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=decUIVkZ4GI

(Questions)
① Have you wathced the movie?      No.
② Would you like to watch the movie again?   No.
 

3. The Nightmare Before Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx8HqWC1A6Y&feature=related
 
(Questions)

① Have you wathced the movie?      No.
② Would you like to watch the movie again?   Yes.

4. Elf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvtmsqyOkhc

(Questions)

① Have you wathced the movie?      No.
② Would you like to watch the movie again?   Yes.

5. Love Actually
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYCkFTyADJ0

(Questions)

① Have you wathced the movie?      No.
② Would you like to watch the movie again?   Yes.



Key words: grace=prayer
                   deny=refuse
                    genuinely=purely
                    nest=web
                    defeate=win
                    symmetry=balance
                   


Raiting of the site: a little bit difficult

 

Time spent doing activity: 45min

Comment: All movies were so good. I try to watch some movies in this winter vacation.

Week11

Topic: Article Usage (using a, an, the, -s or no article) 

 Site:  http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/articlesum.html


Key words: freeway=speedway
                   prefer=like
                   specific=particular
                   fill up=swell
                   proud=boast


Raiting of the site: easy

Time spent doing activity: 70min

Comment: Grammer is not easy. I should study more.               

Week10

Topic:Word Engine


Site:http://www.wordengine.jp/


Key words: relevent=necessary, needed
                   primary=main
                   administration=management
                   sought: past tense of 'seek' which means to look for
                   lad: a boy or young man
                   patent: a right to protect a product
                   invoice: a written request for payment for goods or services
                   array: a group or set of displayed things
                   allege: to state something without proving it
                
Raiting of the site: a little bit difficult

Time spent doing activity: 70min

Comment: I have a small vocabulary...I try to study hard.

               

Week9

Site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/


Topic: "Onling Dating is changing how we flirt" and "Twitter celebrates its fifth birthday"


Key words:  socially acceptable(seen as approved of by other people)                   

replicate(imitate or make happen in a similar way)                   

flirting(taking and behaving in a way that makes someone think you are sexually attracted to them)
anthropologist(researcher who studies people, society and culture)
single(not married, not currently in a romantic relationship)
medium(means used to communication)
strike up a conversation(start to talk someone)          

chance encounter(meeting between two people which is not arranged)
seize the day(take advantage of the situation or take action)
insomnia(medical condition which causes people to have difficulty sleeping)
about right(close to the truth)
means(way or method)
putting out(here, publishing)                    

out there(here, online ore on the internet)                    

walk this little line(achive a balance or strike a balance)

Raiting of the site: a little bit easy

Time spent doing activity: 40minutes.

Comment: Both of two topics was interesting.                

 It is easy to remember the words

Week8

Site: http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/episodes.htm

Topic: Episode30,13,15

Key words learned: by far=by a long way=to a large degree(very far)
                               mint=coin(a lot of money)
                               fuss=tumult(get upset)
                               lay back=relax and casual
                               malarkey(joke)
                               go out=die out(go out of fashion)
                              
                            
Comments: a little easy
Time spent doing activity: 60min

Week7

Site: http://www.elllo.org/

Topic: About Grades

Key words: binary=two
                  detriment=disadvantage(bad point)
                  easy on(not strict)      

Raiting of the site: a little bit difficult

Time spent doing activity: 50minutes.

Comment: This topic was interesting.

Week 6

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

Topic: Reading Unit10

Key words learned: pessimistic=gloomy(to think negative)
                              possess=have
                              preserve=maintain(to keep)
                              human nature
                              lead to ～(to guide)


Comments: easy
Time spent doing activity:90

Week 5

Site: https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2
Topic: Listening Unit7

Key words learned: privation=inconvenience(doing something is difficult)
                             tremendous=vast(so big)
                             epic=courageous(to be brave)
                             revelry=pleasure(to make noise)
                             reception=welcome(to receive with pleasure)

Comments: a little difficult

Time spent doing activity:90

Week4

Site: Reflections of the American Popular Culture(KOUDOKU's text)

Key words learned: tumultuous=noisy(all kinds of things are loud)
                              distinguished=great(to be know by everyone)
                              sultry=passionate(to be filled with passion)
                              excessive=deadly(a degree  goes over)
                              dispute=discussion(to discuss each other)
Comments: good level

Time spent doing activity:90

Week3

1. to work using English, and live

2. TOEIC,TOEFL

                   

3. my weakness is reading
    my strength is writing

4. like listening to the Podcast in the train in the morning

    and like studying alone in a quiet place5. Ferris Lab: Reading, Vocab, Grammar

     

    Other: ask my teacher

    Out of class: listening to Podcast, use the text book

    Be specific: TOEIC, TOEFL

                       In the library for 2hours,and in my house for 1hour

Week2

Site: https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2/login.aspx

Key words learned: torment=distress(to be in pain)
                              inclination=feeling(to feel angry,sad,happay,,,)
                              rally=recover(to change the bad condition to the good condition)
                              yield=provide(to give something to someone)   
                             thrust=jab(to give a push)

Comments: good level

Time spent doing activity:90

Week one

I. Activity one
Site: My dictionary

Topic: intrtoduction

Key words learned: encounter=come across(to meet someone by chance)
                               affirm=declare(to say frankly)
                               relieve=get rib of(to remove something away)
                               describe=expound(to explain the meaning and contents of things)
                               allocate=distribute(to divide the whole into several things and share them)
Comments:  interesting

Time spent doing activity: 90min