-Fill in the blanks with appropriate form
47)monotonous
48)adaptation
49)elegance
50)excellent
51)sympathetic
52)complexion
53)remarkable
54)archaeological
55)significance
56)recognision
57)responsibility
58)computation
59)accessibility
60)appointment
61)educational
Thursday 31 July 2008
Tuesday 29 July 2008
Gap fill
I tried to practice gap fill, but my score is...21%...!
I have to learn more vocabularies...
Education Gap-fill exercise
When the desks in the classroom are in straight rows and the pupils sit silently while the teacher talks and writes on the board, education is teacher-controlled.
When there are groups of tables and the pupils are facing in different directions and the teacher talks to each one in turn, education is individually-based.
In Britain, education is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16. After that, it is optional; you don't have to stay!
Most schools are state-controlled. The fees are paid for out of taxation. However, some schools are private. It can cost several thousand pounds per year to send a child to one of these schools. Many are boarding establishments. This means that children live as well as study in the school premises. They eat and sleep there. Some of these schools are for girls only or boys only. These are called single-sex schools, but in recent times most parents prefer to send children of all ages to coeducational schools.
In the 1950s and 60s, teachers in Britain were usually very strict. They were permitted to beat their pupils with a cane or hit them with a slipper. Consequently, they were feared and respected, though some people did not have real respect for them.
Nowdays, school in Britain is usually more relaxed. Teachers are more liberal and spend more time giving advice to individual pupils. That is to say they play the role of consultants. Either they come to you to offer help or you can easily go to them. They are much more approachable than the teachers of the past.
However, some parents are unhappy about the new relaxed atmosphere in many schools. They prefer their children to be put under pressure. They feel that their children cannot be trusted to learn by themselves and that the teachers are failing to check that the pupils have learnt anything. Informal assessment is not sufficient. They prefer their children to be tested regularly.
These parents are often unhappy too about the way their children are put into classes. Some schools prefer to put pupils in mixed-ability groups so that the fast ones can help the slow ones, but ambitious parents usually prefer the classes to be streamed. Of course, they want their own child to be in the top group - the A-stream and certainly not the D-stream!
At Secondary School level, between the ages of 11 and 16, most classes are subject-based. For example, a 45-minute period of Mathematics is followed by a French period of similar duration.
Some Primary Schools operate a different system, They do not timetable different areas of study for 45-minute periods in the morning or afternoon. They prefer the integrated day. Not all parents like this system. They would prefer to see even small children following set periods in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic.
The Government has responded by making all schools follow a National Curriculum with some compulsory subjects.
I have to learn more vocabularies...
Education Gap-fill exercise
When the desks in the classroom are in straight rows and the pupils sit silently while the teacher talks and writes on the board, education is teacher-controlled.
When there are groups of tables and the pupils are facing in different directions and the teacher talks to each one in turn, education is individually-based.
In Britain, education is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16. After that, it is optional; you don't have to stay!
Most schools are state-controlled. The fees are paid for out of taxation. However, some schools are private. It can cost several thousand pounds per year to send a child to one of these schools. Many are boarding establishments. This means that children live as well as study in the school premises. They eat and sleep there. Some of these schools are for girls only or boys only. These are called single-sex schools, but in recent times most parents prefer to send children of all ages to coeducational schools.
In the 1950s and 60s, teachers in Britain were usually very strict. They were permitted to beat their pupils with a cane or hit them with a slipper. Consequently, they were feared and respected, though some people did not have real respect for them.
Nowdays, school in Britain is usually more relaxed. Teachers are more liberal and spend more time giving advice to individual pupils. That is to say they play the role of consultants. Either they come to you to offer help or you can easily go to them. They are much more approachable than the teachers of the past.
However, some parents are unhappy about the new relaxed atmosphere in many schools. They prefer their children to be put under pressure. They feel that their children cannot be trusted to learn by themselves and that the teachers are failing to check that the pupils have learnt anything. Informal assessment is not sufficient. They prefer their children to be tested regularly.
These parents are often unhappy too about the way their children are put into classes. Some schools prefer to put pupils in mixed-ability groups so that the fast ones can help the slow ones, but ambitious parents usually prefer the classes to be streamed. Of course, they want their own child to be in the top group - the A-stream and certainly not the D-stream!
At Secondary School level, between the ages of 11 and 16, most classes are subject-based. For example, a 45-minute period of Mathematics is followed by a French period of similar duration.
Some Primary Schools operate a different system, They do not timetable different areas of study for 45-minute periods in the morning or afternoon. They prefer the integrated day. Not all parents like this system. They would prefer to see even small children following set periods in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic.
The Government has responded by making all schools follow a National Curriculum with some compulsory subjects.
Sunday 27 July 2008
Summary of the seminar (25/07/08)
On Friday, we had a first seminar about media.
Our group consists of seven members and discussed about the topic.
-summary-
We discussed about three points which the text suggests as a task.
First of all, we talked about 'television viewing habits'.Each of the members introduced the research of their country's habits. After the few minutes' discussion, we found the common problems of TV viewing habits of children. Recently, the children tend to spend too much time on watching TV. That's because they have little opportunities to play outside and the lack of communications with their friends and family. Then, we moved on to the next points about 'television images'.We all agree with the opinion that television influence on the young people.And it depends on the case whether the influence is good or bad. And the last discussion is that 'the future for television and television viewers'. The importance of media literacy is the same idea among all members. We suggested the children should be taught the media literacy in school.
-In my point of view-
The habits of viewing television are different from each country, but the problems about the television and media are quite similar to all the countries in which the members came from. I think the television will be taken place of by the internet in the near future. However we should be more attentive about the internet because of its passive aspects.
-My attitude to the seminar-
I tried to be talkative and did my best. However, it was not enough. Next time, I'll try to express my ideas (not only the agreement with others but the opinions of my own.)
And we should be more careful of time management.
Our group consists of seven members and discussed about the topic.
-summary-
We discussed about three points which the text suggests as a task.
First of all, we talked about 'television viewing habits'.Each of the members introduced the research of their country's habits. After the few minutes' discussion, we found the common problems of TV viewing habits of children. Recently, the children tend to spend too much time on watching TV. That's because they have little opportunities to play outside and the lack of communications with their friends and family. Then, we moved on to the next points about 'television images'.We all agree with the opinion that television influence on the young people.And it depends on the case whether the influence is good or bad. And the last discussion is that 'the future for television and television viewers'. The importance of media literacy is the same idea among all members. We suggested the children should be taught the media literacy in school.
-In my point of view-
The habits of viewing television are different from each country, but the problems about the television and media are quite similar to all the countries in which the members came from. I think the television will be taken place of by the internet in the near future. However we should be more attentive about the internet because of its passive aspects.
-My attitude to the seminar-
I tried to be talkative and did my best. However, it was not enough. Next time, I'll try to express my ideas (not only the agreement with others but the opinions of my own.)
And we should be more careful of time management.
The preparation for seminar
1.Television viewing habits around the world
'How much TVpeople watch'
-In Japan, children (especially primary school and junior high school) get in touch with media(TV,video,game) for 1825 hours.
-Japanese spend the longest time on watching TV all over the world.
-They watch television about 4 hours on weekday and 5 hours on weekend.
'The kinds of programmes people watch'
-In Japan, comedy is the most popular programme.
-Also, the sports programme is still popular among wide age.
'How television viewing habits have changed in the last 20 years'
-'The Nintendo Wii','cell phone','internet' these stuffs are taking the place of television.
'The positive/negative effects'
positive:-To get latest information visually and aurally.
-To have the same time with family.
negative:-Celebrity culture negatively impacted the aspiration of the pupils.
(Try to look like celebrities and dressed in unsuitable styles.)
-The understanding of TV contents differ depending on the media riteracy of each person.
2.Television images
'Does reality TV show reality?'
-In Japan, sometimes even the reality TV programme was intentionally-fabricated.
'Who cotrols the images we see on TV?'
-The creator of TV programme
-By ourselves
3.The future for television and television viewers
'How important is media riteracy?'
-It is important for children to acquire the ability to distinguish whether the information is effective or not.
'What should the main purpose of TV be?'
-To entertain
'How do you think TV will develop over the next twenty years?'
-Corneal TV ( Using corneal as a screen)
'How much TVpeople watch'
-In Japan, children (especially primary school and junior high school) get in touch with media(TV,video,game) for 1825 hours.
-Japanese spend the longest time on watching TV all over the world.
-They watch television about 4 hours on weekday and 5 hours on weekend.
'The kinds of programmes people watch'
-In Japan, comedy is the most popular programme.
-Also, the sports programme is still popular among wide age.
'How television viewing habits have changed in the last 20 years'
-'The Nintendo Wii','cell phone','internet' these stuffs are taking the place of television.
'The positive/negative effects'
positive:-To get latest information visually and aurally.
-To have the same time with family.
negative:-Celebrity culture negatively impacted the aspiration of the pupils.
(Try to look like celebrities and dressed in unsuitable styles.)
-The understanding of TV contents differ depending on the media riteracy of each person.
2.Television images
'Does reality TV show reality?'
-In Japan, sometimes even the reality TV programme was intentionally-fabricated.
'Who cotrols the images we see on TV?'
-The creator of TV programme
-By ourselves
3.The future for television and television viewers
'How important is media riteracy?'
-It is important for children to acquire the ability to distinguish whether the information is effective or not.
'What should the main purpose of TV be?'
-To entertain
'How do you think TV will develop over the next twenty years?'
-Corneal TV ( Using corneal as a screen)
Wednesday 16 July 2008
New vocabulary
Yesterday, we had the end of month exam.
From the exam, I found some unknown words.
New vocabulary
1.inspection
a)an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is legal
b)noun
c)NIKE has a standard rule of inspection.
2.scepticism
a)when you doubt that something is true or useful
b)noun
c)I had scepticism about my boss.
3.concede
a)to admit that something is true, even though you do not want to
b)verb
c)We have to concede our defeat.
From the exam, I found some unknown words.
New vocabulary
1.inspection
a)an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is legal
b)noun
c)NIKE has a standard rule of inspection.
2.scepticism
a)when you doubt that something is true or useful
b)noun
c)I had scepticism about my boss.
3.concede
a)to admit that something is true, even though you do not want to
b)verb
c)We have to concede our defeat.
Sunday 13 July 2008
Practice of translation
I tried to translate BBC article into Japanese for my subject study.
Sorry to write Japanese.
To Japanese students,
If you read this, please give me a comment.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/07/080711_mexico_china.shtml
メキシコのCalderon大統領は中国を訪れ、両国の経済協力を助長するようはたらきかけた。メキシコは多くのラテンアメリカ国家と違い、近年中国経済の急速な成長の恩恵を受けていないのである。ラテンアメリカ解説者であるJames Painter氏に詳細を聞いた。
「アルゼンチン、ブラジル、ペルー、チリでは大豆・鉄鉱石・銅・その他金属などの産物を数多く中国へ輸出したことで近年の経済は急速に成長した。しかし、メキシコは靴や服など、特に中国と同じような製品をアメリカ市場に供給しているため中国との経済競争に苦しんでいる。 実は、メキシコでは中国との国交はチャンスではなく脅威であるという見方が多い。中国では労働賃金が安いため、メキシコの組み立て産業は中国に取って代わられ、その分の外国投資の損失が指摘されているのである。また、中国との貿易赤字は２００億以上となっている。
Sorry to write Japanese.
To Japanese students,
If you read this, please give me a comment.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/07/080711_mexico_china.shtml
メキシコのCalderon大統領は中国を訪れ、両国の経済協力を助長するようはたらきかけた。メキシコは多くのラテンアメリカ国家と違い、近年中国経済の急速な成長の恩恵を受けていないのである。ラテンアメリカ解説者であるJames Painter氏に詳細を聞いた。
「アルゼンチン、ブラジル、ペルー、チリでは大豆・鉄鉱石・銅・その他金属などの産物を数多く中国へ輸出したことで近年の経済は急速に成長した。しかし、メキシコは靴や服など、特に中国と同じような製品をアメリカ市場に供給しているため中国との経済競争に苦しんでいる。 実は、メキシコでは中国との国交はチャンスではなく脅威であるという見方が多い。中国では労働賃金が安いため、メキシコの組み立て産業は中国に取って代わられ、その分の外国投資の損失が指摘されているのである。また、中国との貿易赤字は２００億以上となっている。
Saturday 12 July 2008
BBC Learning English
I read and listen the article BBC from BBC Learning English.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/07/080711_mexico_china.shtml
New vocabulary
a)meaning b)part of speech c)example sentence
1.boost:
a)to increase or improve something
b)verb
c)I have to boost my English vocabulary
2.boomed
a)grown rapidly
b)verb
c)The economy of China has boomed in recent years.
3.assembly industries
a)businesses where workers and machines in factories make products
b)noun
c)The most famous assembly industries in Japan are cars.
4.deficit
a) the money that you spend is more than the money that you receive
b)noun
c)He has a lot of deficit.
5.meagre
a)not enough in amount
b)adjective
c)My savings are meager to live comfortably in the U.K.
6.burgeoning
a)growing very quickly
b)adjective
c)Burgeoning economy in China causes some problems in South America.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/07/080711_mexico_china.shtml
New vocabulary
a)meaning b)part of speech c)example sentence
1.boost:
a)to increase or improve something
b)verb
c)I have to boost my English vocabulary
2.boomed
a)grown rapidly
b)verb
c)The economy of China has boomed in recent years.
3.assembly industries
a)businesses where workers and machines in factories make products
b)noun
c)The most famous assembly industries in Japan are cars.
4.deficit
a) the money that you spend is more than the money that you receive
b)noun
c)He has a lot of deficit.
5.meagre
a)not enough in amount
b)adjective
c)My savings are meager to live comfortably in the U.K.
6.burgeoning
a)growing very quickly
b)adjective
c)Burgeoning economy in China causes some problems in South America.
Monday 7 July 2008
Reading and listening about Wimbledon
Yesterday,I went to see the tennis match in Wimbledon.
It was the most excited game I've ever seen!
I read the article about Wimbledon and also tried to listen the sports news on BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7492520.stm
New vocabulary
a)meaning b)part of speech c)example sentence
1.arguabuly:
a)possibly
b)adverb
c)Rafael Nadal is arguably the best tennis player in the world.
2.timid:
a)shy, frightened
b)adjective
c)Federer was timid in the first set.
3.nail-biting:
a)thrilling
b)adjective
c)The final match is so nail-biting.
Summary
Men's singles final match was one of the most impressive game in the history of Wimbledon.
Federer and Nadal were both playing quite well. But, Federer was a little bit nervous in the first two sets compared to Nadal who kept his pace throughout the whole sets. It is curious to see how Federer recovers from his defeat. We may see both of them in a Wimbledon final next year,too.
It was the most excited game I've ever seen!
I read the article about Wimbledon and also tried to listen the sports news on BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7492520.stm
New vocabulary
a)meaning b)part of speech c)example sentence
1.arguabuly:
a)possibly
b)adverb
c)Rafael Nadal is arguably the best tennis player in the world.
2.timid:
a)shy, frightened
b)adjective
c)Federer was timid in the first set.
3.nail-biting:
a)thrilling
b)adjective
c)The final match is so nail-biting.
Summary
Men's singles final match was one of the most impressive game in the history of Wimbledon.
Federer and Nadal were both playing quite well. But, Federer was a little bit nervous in the first two sets compared to Nadal who kept his pace throughout the whole sets. It is curious to see how Federer recovers from his defeat. We may see both of them in a Wimbledon final next year,too.
Saturday 5 July 2008
Useful Website
I chose these three website for my self-study.
1.http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
This website include business vocabulary and also grammar. As I'll study business translation from September in my Masters' course, it is useful for me to know business words and phrases. In addition, there are many programme such as listening, exams.
2. http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
Our class tries to write a research report now. This website shows exactly how to write an academic sentences and phrases. From this site, we can learn various ways of expressing academic sentence.
3. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/mba/podcasts/
This is very interesting and convenient for the people studying business subject or MBA.
We can take a lecture of many famous business teacher or analyst by reading or listening their materials.We can also download the text. For me, it is useful to know many fields such as economics, finance, marketing, and management.
1.http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
This website include business vocabulary and also grammar. As I'll study business translation from September in my Masters' course, it is useful for me to know business words and phrases. In addition, there are many programme such as listening, exams.
2. http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
Our class tries to write a research report now. This website shows exactly how to write an academic sentences and phrases. From this site, we can learn various ways of expressing academic sentence.
3. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/mba/podcasts/
This is very interesting and convenient for the people studying business subject or MBA.
We can take a lecture of many famous business teacher or analyst by reading or listening their materials.We can also download the text. For me, it is useful to know many fields such as economics, finance, marketing, and management.
Friday 4 July 2008
Expressing differences and similarities
Japan has many eating manners which are allowed in other countries. For example, tapping on table before eating and resting our elbows on table when eating are both considered to be bad manners, whereas it is no problem in some countries like Thailand. However, slurping noodles is not impolite (only Japanese noodles).This is in contrast to Thailand, where slurping noodles is not allowed irrespective of noodle's type.
Tuesday 1 July 2008
Today's homework(01/07/2008)
Today,we trialled our research questions in international London Met pre-sessional students.
From the result, I found four interesting and important feature.
1.Almost all the students want to be married in the future regardless of nationality/culture.
2.Nearly 85% of the students think personality is most important when he/she choose their partner.
3.Japanese tend to choose the different answers with the individual though they have a same cultural back ground.
4. Nobody think he/she doesn't want to have a child.
From the result, I found four interesting and important feature.
1.Almost all the students want to be married in the future regardless of nationality/culture.
2.Nearly 85% of the students think personality is most important when he/she choose their partner.
3.Japanese tend to choose the different answers with the individual though they have a same cultural back ground.
4. Nobody think he/she doesn't want to have a child.
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