Self-Study

Today i have practised listening skill on BBC website and did the exercise on that.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/skillswise/mod_quizzes/words/listening/typesoflistening/2/quizengine?quiz=simplequiz2;templateStyle=simplequiz

Self-Study

Today i have done the reading exercise from the website below:

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/3part2.htm

and i have got some new vocabulary as follow:

Rash – careless or unwise, without thought for what might happen or result

Ex. Six months ago I made a rash promise.

Flatter – to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important

Ex. I was a little flattered to be asked

Duly – in the correct way or at the correct time; as expected

Ex. I duly put the date in my diary and of course I forgot all about it.

Dawn – the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky

Ex. before I knew it, the day was dawning.

Trepidation – fear or anxiety about what is going to happen

Ex. I arrived at the youth centre that morning feeling full of trepidation.

Contend with – to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation

Ex. I asked myself why I had elected to spend a day with all these ‘little monsters’ especially when I have two all of my own to contend with.

Self-Study

Today i look at the academic vocabulary from the website below:

http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/CiLL/eap/wordlists.htm and these following are some :

Analyze - break down into components or essential features

Ex.: Project includes a litter survey to analyze the amounts, type and materials.

Assume – to accept something to be true without question or proof.

Ex.: We can’t assume the suspects to be guilty simply because they have decided to remain silent.

Authority - the power or right to give orders or make decisions

Ex.: He has the authority to issue warrants.

Available - convenient for use or disposal

Ex.: The house is available after July 1.

Derive – obtain

Ex.: The institute derives all its money from foreign investments.

Economy - the system of production and distribution and consumption

Ex.: Tourism contributes millions of pounds to the country’s economy.

Identify – to recognize someone or something and prove who or what they are

Ex.: Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice.

Interpret – to decide what the intended meaning of something is

Ex.: It is difficult to interpret these statistics without knowing how they were obtained.

Involve – to include someone or something in something

Ex.: The second accident involved two cars and a lorry.

Proceed - continue a certain state, condition, or activity

Ex.: The lawyer has decided not to proceed with the case.

Process – a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result

Ex.: This decision may delay the process of European unification.

Significant – important or noticeable

Ex.: There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent year.

Paragraph

The fair trade gives the benefits to many countries. It encourages development of the local communities. Producers of fair trade goods use their financial and technical expertise in their communities. For example, a coffee co-operative in Mexico started a public bus service in the village. Some people believe that the fair trade also helps to reduce environmental damage. Many fair trade producers use systems which allow the soil to recover naturally without chemicals. This is exemplified by producers of organic rice in Thailand use traditional techniques which do not use chemicals or exhaust the soil.

Self Study

Today i practice by reading a news in BBC website and i have got some new words as follow:

abide by - to obey exactly laws or rules

assess - to evaluate the quality of something

pilot - to test or try out something by means of a pilot scheme

bring actions - to sue someone; to make a claim for damages in court

grounds - reasons or justification for saying or doing something

buzz - feeling of pleasure or excitement

laudable - deserving of praise, worthy, creditable

conclusive - convincing, putting an end to doubt

Self-Study

Today i pratise reading skill by reading the news and do the quiz on the following website :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/inthenews/newstome/0327.shtml

Summarize from reading

King’s Cross originally opened in 1852 and has grown to be one of London’s busiest stations. Originally it had just one arrival and one departure platform and was the hub of Great Northern Railway. It serves over 40 million customers each year. A figure is expected to rise then it is undergoing a huge redevelopment. After renovation completed in 2013, it will able to cope with an extra 10 million people.

Shopping in supermarket

Shopping in supermarket help people save their money. There are various products and brands for you to compare which one are suitable and more reasonable prices. This may be true but local shop makes people more convenience and may also save their money. An example of this is there are many local shops around their house, then they can just walk to the shop to buy anything they want, while they may have to pay for traveling cost to go shopping in supermarket.

Tippex

Tippex is a white liquid used for painting over the wrong writing. It was invented in 1965 by Tippex Company. After getting high demand for those, they launched the correction tape in 1992 and followed by the pocket mouse correction tape in 1995.

Self-study

Today i do AWL exercises for sublist 1 group 1

Self study

Today i practise listening skill from the website as follow:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/listening/typesoflistening/quiz.shtml

Seminar reflection

The seminar was good. Everybody in my group prepared very good information but it came from the same sources. Then i think i spoke not too much. I was a good listener and i try to support any idea i agree. I gave some examples about cctv to support my idea. I asked some questions about any detail i didn't understand. In some topics, i could not create my idea to discuss. I think this seminar was better than the last time.

Self-study

I review grammar prefixes and suffixes by practise with grammar prefixes and suffixes games in Jim's blog.