2010年1月12日火曜日

Week 13

☆Activity one☆

Site:Net Academy2

Topic:(37)Traditional sports of Japan; SUMO

My score:2/3

●Key words learned●
warrior:(n)combatant, soldier
triumph:(n)victory (vi)defeat
opponent:(n)rival (a)opposite
swift:(a)quick, speedy (ad)immediately
bare:(a)naked, nude (vt)undress a person

Rating of the site:★★★

Comments:effective---(I like SUMO so I could guess difficult words to read. I want to keep a tradition of Japanese culture.)

Time spent doing activity:60 minutes

2010年1月5日火曜日

Week 12

☆Activity one☆

Site:English Page

Topic:Irregular Verb

My score:89%/100%(Basic)
47%/100%(Intermediate)

●Key words learned●
quit-quit-quit:(vt)resign, retire (vi)abondon, give up
dig-dug-dug:(v)excavate (n)irony
withdraw-withdrew-withdrawn:(vt)drawback, cancel (vi)investment
sting-stung-stung:(v)stab (n)pain, agnoy
bleed-bled-bled:(vi)lose blood (n)blood
swear-swore-sworn:(vi)make a vow, scold (vt)assert (n)curse

Rating of the site:★★★

Comments:interesting---(Today's work was intersting. I practiced many times about Irregular Verb's conjugation when I was high school student, but there were a lot of Irregular Verbs which I forget.)

Time spent doing activity:40 minutes

2009年12月22日火曜日

Week 11

☆Activity one☆

Site:History.com

Topic:Shopping Mall Santas

My score:Question is nothing.

●Key words learned●
rejuvenate:(v)restore youth
advertise:(v)announce, make public
lure:(vt)tempt (n)fascination, decoy
peek:(vi)look into, peep (n)peep
solicit:(vt)entreat, implore, invite

Rating of the site:★★★

Comments:effective---(I like Christmas season because streets and shopping malls are filled with ornaments and lights of Christmas, especially Christmas tree is most beautiful!! I think Christmas makes us happy and Santa Claus gives us dream & hope. So I belive Santa Claus is in our heart.)

Time spent doing activity:60 minutes

2009年12月8日火曜日

Week 10

☆Activity one☆

Site:Net Academy2

Topic:(23)Future of Indian IT

My score:0/3

●Key words learned●
intensify:(v)strengthen, increase
initiative:(n)lead, guide
demand:(n)claim, request (v)require
endeavor:(n)effort, (v)make effort to do
crucial:(a)essencial, important
astonish:(vt)surprise, startle

Rating of the site:★☆☆

Comments:difficult---(I often hear Indian IT is developing. IT is famous in Japan now, so I want an interaction grows between Indian and Japan.)

Time spent doing activity:50 minutes

2009年12月1日火曜日

Week 9

☆Activity one☆

Site: BBC

Topic: Obama first day

My score:4/6

●Key words learned●
effort:(n)exertion
administration:(n)management
military:(n)army, force, troops
candidate:(n)applicant
collapse:(v)break down, be crushed
executive:(n)administartor, president (a)practically

Rating of the site:★★☆

Comments:difficult---(The story of politics is difficult for me, but I want to read such as the stories smoothly because I should know about foreign politics and the international economy.)

Time spent doing activity:45 minutes

Week 8

☆Activity one☆

Site:Buenos Aires Website

Topic:about Buenos Aires

My score:Question is nothing

●Key words learned●
element:(n)factor, component
extend:(vt)magnify (vi)spread
browse:(v)inspect, peruse (n)buds
sullen:(a)gloomy
subscribe:(v)join, apply for

Rating of the site:★★★

Comments:interesting---(Ms.Adriana's lesson was very interesting! I wanted to go to BUENOS AIRES. Especially, I was interested in "Argentine Tango"! Tango is not so familiar for me, but Passion & Costume & Mood & Rhythm of Tango is very attractive!
Also I thought that studying abroad(...not only studying abroad but also traveling abroad the world) was valuable for me because encounter might wait there, for instace Ms.Amanda and Ms.Adriana!!! If I have a chance, I want to travel abroad.
This lesson was great!!)

Time spent doing activity:60 minutes

2009年11月17日火曜日

Week 7

☆Activity one☆

Site:ELLLO

Topic:(37)England and Japan

My score:4/5

●Key words learned●
wise:(a)clever, intelligent, smart
certainly:(ad)surely, indeed (o)of course
renown:(a)famous
polite:(a)courteous, refined
drought:(n)a sunny
humid:(a)damp, moist, wet

Rating of the site:★★☆

Comments:difficult---(A sentence which I have to compare something with something is defficult for me. In this sentence, I was surprised at a sunny day in England was more than in Japan because I thought England was cloudy and mist town.)

Time spent doing activity:25 minutes