Self-study

Today i review some grammar about prefixes :

a, an not, without atheist, anarchy, anonymous
ab away from absent, abduction, aberrant
ambul to walk ambulatory, amble, ambulance
ante before anteroom, antedate, antecedent
anti, ant against, opposite antisocial, antiseptic, antibody
audi to hear audience, auditory, audition
auto self automobile, automatic, autograph
bene good, well benefactor, beneficial, benefit
chron time chronology, chronic, chronometer
circum around circumnavigate, circumstance, circulatory
con, com with, together convene, contemporary, converge, compact, combine, compress
cred to believe credible, credence, credit
cycl wheel cyclical, cycle, bicycle

Steve's homework

Spending free time in front of the TV alone or with friends to watch the news, movies, or sport events, has become a habit for most people. Habitual behavior is potentially harmful because it’s passive and uninvolved. These people usually prefer indoor activities such as playing computer games and watching TV and are not eager to attend public events, study and develop family relationships. According to journal of development and behavioral pediatrics (2002), watching TV was related to weight status, the frequency of meal eating while watching TV increases over time. More than 2 hours of TV daily was a risk factor for higher weight. Undoubtedly, this could have positive and also negative influences on people’s behavior and even their health. In this essay, I would like to consider previous research carried out on this topic specifically with regard to the decrease in healthy social bonds due to television watching, and then look at ways in which we can lessen the negative aspects of the media.

Remark : I use google scholar search engine, search for TV influence. I took about 10 minutes to find out.

Self-study

Reading a topic from newspaper : Stand out for a sale

Home buyers are dwindling in numbers and the challenge for sellers now is to make their property more irresistible than the house next-door. Dropping the price expectations is the first step to realising the property bubble is floating out of sight. Remember buyers are now struggling to meet high property prices with expensive mortgage deals. Other ideas seller could try are:

• Offering to pay extras such as the deposit or stamp duty.
• Taking quality pictures of home
• Spending more on premium advertisements
• Presenting the house to a high standard

sammarize seminar on friday

In my group, we discussed about how much TV people watch and the answer was depended on whether they work or not. If they've got a job, they will feel tired after working and want to sleep early. But if there was nothing to do (no job), they will spend more time watching TV. The kinds of programmes they like most is the programme that give them some knowledge such as travelling and cooking programme.

High technology can crate more realistic movie that lead to easier to copy. But nowsday, government in many country try to control the bad behavior in the TV to prevent bad copy. We think that media literacy is not neccessary to be taught in schools because the parents can teach their children at home. The purpose of TV should be both entertain and educate.

Comment : I think the seminar on friday was good but there were somethings should be improved. For example, speak louder and accent more clearly

Media

TITLE 3: Would we be better off (i.e be happier, in a better situation) in a world without trashy magazines/newspaper (e.g OK, London Lite, Heat)?

*Newspapers and magazines are the easiest way for people to perceive what is happening in the world around them. There are many kinds of newspaper/magazines. Some contains more necessary information while some have more trashy information. Before buying, we should consider what's kind of information we want to know?

Friday self-study

1. What should a good introduction contain?

• a few general statements about the subject
• information attracting the reader's attention
• statement of the specific subdivisions of the topic
• indication of how the topic is going to be tackled

2. On the University of Manchester page, look at the suggested language for different sections of the introduction. Which verb tenses are most commonly used in each section? (write down a verb tense and an example for each…)

Establishing the importance of the topic:

• In the new global economy, X has become a central issue for ......
• present perfect

Establishing the importance of the topic (time frame given):

• In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in ......
• present perfect

Highlighting a problem or controversy in the field of study:

• One of the most significant current discussions in legal and moral philososphy is .....
• present simple

Highlighting a knowledge gap in the field of study:

• However, there have been no controlled studies which compare differences in ......
• present perfect

Focus and aim:

• This paper will review the research conducted on ......
• future

Outline of structure:

• The essay has been organised in the following way.
• present perfect

1. What is the introduction a chance for you to do?

• to make a first impression

2. Why do you think planning is important when you are writing an introduction?

• It's can help me to organize an introduction

3. Look at the example essay question: "Is the present level of immigration in the United Kingdom beneficial to the country?" Read the introduction (below the plan). You should be able to see that the introduction contains all the elements from your answer to question 1 in the Section A. Also, notice the use of verb tenses

• present tenses

4. I would like you to rewrite this introduction (to the same question) using the language suggestions from the University of Manchester website and post it on your blog by the end of this class. If you do not have a blog, write it on a separate sheet of paper to give to me by the end of class.

• Immigration is the one way to get more opportunities. Most of people prefer to move to developed country. They want to get a good life by working and living in the best country. United Kingdom is the one of developed country that many people around the world want to immigrate.

Self-Study

Today i review some grammar about present tenses.
Present simple

• He always leaves the house at 8.30 pm. (habit)
• Cows eat grass. (real)
• Students go back to school in september. (schedule)

Present continuous

• I'm reading a book.
• I'm taking a bath when he arrives.

Present perfect

• Have you ever been here before?
• I have read the books all this evening.
• He has just sent the mail.

Present perfect continuous

• I have been reading the books all the evening.

Weaker reporting verbs

1. The writer describes about his book.
2. The students discuss their research project.
3. A teacher explains how to do the self-study.
4. Some students hypothesize that part time job is necessary for university student.
5. A teacher implies that some questions in the exam are in the sheet.
6. The graph indicates that demand for the house is increased.
7. A student notes that "I have to bring a calculator to the class tomorrow".
8. One student in a group proposes that "we should work together to get a good report".
9. A journalist reports that " there was an accident on holloway road".
10.A student said that "I had to work hard to pass the examination".
11.Government state that "you should be careful to spend money ".
12.A policeman suggest that "you should not leave your personal belonging".