Nation score ... 2000level 66%
3000level 11%
University Word List 16%
Blog Questions ...
Q1. I tried level 3 of dictation of ALC NetAcademy2.
I cooperated with friends to get answer which I didn't know.
I tried to guess the meaning of vocabulary before I using dictionary.
Q2 In fact, it was hard work for me. Because I had never have my own blog. and also I am unused to using PC. But I think vocabulary list was so helpful for me because I learned many vocabulary.
Q5. I think that people who want to master English need to used to many types of English. So it is important for us to read the content of the story both easy and difficult and also listen to the conversation both easy and difficult ones. So the fluency was very helpful for me.
Dear Jana,
You may use my blog for reserch.
I know you will not use my name.
And if something is published, you will let me read it.
09AA053 Shiori Szuzuki (Class E)
2010年1月22日金曜日
2010年1月15日金曜日
From January 8th Class E,F
I studied Reading Section Level2 Unit40, the title was 'A ballroom dancing robot'.
This story is about a ballroom dancing and a ballroom dancing robot.
The word 'ballroom dancing' was new to me.
If I translate a word which means ballroom dancing in Japan to in English, I can say it 'social dancing'.
So I really want to know that where does the word 'ballroom' come from.
I could read the whole sentence in 120WPM, so this story was comparatively easy to read for me.
I tried level 3 of dictation, so I had to type all of the words in sentence.
But I made a lot of mistakes.
It was really hard for me to type all words.
So I listened to sound many times and typed each word carefully not to make more mistakes.
>>Summary
Recently in Japan, ballroom dancing has become very popular.
And also ballroom dancing studios have opened around the country.
A team of scientists at ABC University developed a robot which has three wheels instead of feet.
This robot was made with the purpose of teaching people how to dance in many styles like waltz, tango, cha-cha and so on.
To be surprised, it can also sense which way its partner is moving.
>> Unknown Vocabulary List
ballroom dancing ... a type of dancing that is done with a partner
extremely ... to a very great degree
develop ... to grow into something more advanced
wheel ... one of the round things under vehicle
sense ... a feeling about something
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
This story is about a ballroom dancing and a ballroom dancing robot.
The word 'ballroom dancing' was new to me.
If I translate a word which means ballroom dancing in Japan to in English, I can say it 'social dancing'.
So I really want to know that where does the word 'ballroom' come from.
I could read the whole sentence in 120WPM, so this story was comparatively easy to read for me.
I tried level 3 of dictation, so I had to type all of the words in sentence.
But I made a lot of mistakes.
It was really hard for me to type all words.
So I listened to sound many times and typed each word carefully not to make more mistakes.
>>Summary
Recently in Japan, ballroom dancing has become very popular.
And also ballroom dancing studios have opened around the country.
A team of scientists at ABC University developed a robot which has three wheels instead of feet.
This robot was made with the purpose of teaching people how to dance in many styles like waltz, tango, cha-cha and so on.
To be surprised, it can also sense which way its partner is moving.
>> Unknown Vocabulary List
ballroom dancing ... a type of dancing that is done with a partner
extremely ... to a very great degree
develop ... to grow into something more advanced
wheel ... one of the round things under vehicle
sense ... a feeling about something
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
2010年1月8日金曜日
From December 18th Class E,F
I studied three crossword puzzles of ESL Christmas Activities.
The titles are, the first one is 'Christmas Crossword Puzzle', the second one is 'Christmas Dinner', and the third one is the same title as former.
The first one and the second one were easy for me because there weren't any difficult vocabulary in the sentence of questions.
So I could answer those questions easily.
But the third one was a little difficult because I couldn't get the answers although I could understand the content of questions.
So I cooperated with friends to get answers.
The vocabulary which I didn't know were sprout, gravy, evergreen, ornament, and egg nog.
sprout ... if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing shoots, buds, or leaves
gravy ... a sauce made from the juice that comes from meat as it cooks, mixed with flour and water
evergreen ... an evergreen tree or bush does not lose its leaves in winter
ornament ... a small object that you keep in your house because it is beautiful rather than useful
egg nog ... a drink made from eggs, sugar, milk, and alcohol, useally drunk at Christmas
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
The titles are, the first one is 'Christmas Crossword Puzzle', the second one is 'Christmas Dinner', and the third one is the same title as former.
The first one and the second one were easy for me because there weren't any difficult vocabulary in the sentence of questions.
So I could answer those questions easily.
But the third one was a little difficult because I couldn't get the answers although I could understand the content of questions.
So I cooperated with friends to get answers.
The vocabulary which I didn't know were sprout, gravy, evergreen, ornament, and egg nog.
sprout ... if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing shoots, buds, or leaves
gravy ... a sauce made from the juice that comes from meat as it cooks, mixed with flour and water
evergreen ... an evergreen tree or bush does not lose its leaves in winter
ornament ... a small object that you keep in your house because it is beautiful rather than useful
egg nog ... a drink made from eggs, sugar, milk, and alcohol, useally drunk at Christmas
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
2009年12月17日木曜日
From December 15th Class E,F
I studied Reading Section Level2 Unit35 of ALC NetAcademy2, the title was 'The Beatles are musical immortal'.
Of course, I know Beatles, but I didn't know the cause of John Lennon's death.
So I was so surprised to know that John Lennon was murdered by a crazy Beatles fan.
I wondered why the fan murdered Lennon, although he was one of people who like Lennon.
And I thought that great persons are always die young, sudden, and unexpected.
For example, John Lennon, Elvis Presley, and Michael Jackson and so on...
This unit isn't so difficult for me, but I can't always read quickly including this time, so this is my weak point.
To improve this weakness, I tried to Reading Training again and again.
>>Summary
The Beatles were formed by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in 1956.
They are widely recognized as the greatest pop band ever.
Although they split up in 1970, their songs are as popular as ever.
John Lennon and George Harrison already have passed away, but if all of them have passed away, their music will live on.
>>Unknown Vocabulary List
recognize ... to know who someone is or what something is
split up ... to break up
credit ... trust
murder ... the crime of killing someone
live on ... keep living
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
Of course, I know Beatles, but I didn't know the cause of John Lennon's death.
So I was so surprised to know that John Lennon was murdered by a crazy Beatles fan.
I wondered why the fan murdered Lennon, although he was one of people who like Lennon.
And I thought that great persons are always die young, sudden, and unexpected.
For example, John Lennon, Elvis Presley, and Michael Jackson and so on...
This unit isn't so difficult for me, but I can't always read quickly including this time, so this is my weak point.
To improve this weakness, I tried to Reading Training again and again.
>>Summary
The Beatles were formed by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in 1956.
They are widely recognized as the greatest pop band ever.
Although they split up in 1970, their songs are as popular as ever.
John Lennon and George Harrison already have passed away, but if all of them have passed away, their music will live on.
>>Unknown Vocabulary List
recognize ... to know who someone is or what something is
split up ... to break up
credit ... trust
murder ... the crime of killing someone
live on ... keep living
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
2009年12月15日火曜日
From December 11th Class E,F
I'm sorry, I was absent the class on November 20th.
So I didn't access the preposition website.
I studied ELLLO No.987 whose title is 'Class Crush' from Ferris Online.
In this conversation, a man whose name is George asked a woman whose name is Crystal some advice about how he talk to a girl who has been on his mind.
Crystal adviced him to go out for a cup of coffee or something with her, and then George asked that he should pay on the first date.
Then Crystal answered that he dosen't have to do that because sometimes that can be offensive to women.
I was so surprised to hear this answer because if I don't have to pay for the date, I'm really happy and thank man for paying.
I think that almost all of Japanese women don't feel it is offensive to them.
From this point, I learned a difference of thinking between Japan and America.
There were no difficult vocabulary in this conversation, so it was relatively easy for me to understand the content.
But this is differ from ALC NetAcademy2 in the point of natural conversation.
So it was hard for me to follow the speed of natural conversation.
To follow the speed, I tried to read the whole sentence with their voice together.
>>Summary
George asked Crystal some advice about how he talk to a girl who has been on his mind.
And then Crystal gave him a lot of advices about it.
For example, just going straight-forward and ask her out, saying "Hi, my name is George" and give her an appearance, and going out for a cup of coffee or something with her.
George wrote those advices down.
And finally, Crystal added that she think that he should just ask the girl casually, not like a date-date.
>>Unknown Vocabulary List
personally ... used to emphasize that you are only giving your own opinion
crush ... to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged
appearance ... the way someone or something looks to other people
assume ... to think that something is true
offensive ... very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
So I didn't access the preposition website.
I studied ELLLO No.987 whose title is 'Class Crush' from Ferris Online.
In this conversation, a man whose name is George asked a woman whose name is Crystal some advice about how he talk to a girl who has been on his mind.
Crystal adviced him to go out for a cup of coffee or something with her, and then George asked that he should pay on the first date.
Then Crystal answered that he dosen't have to do that because sometimes that can be offensive to women.
I was so surprised to hear this answer because if I don't have to pay for the date, I'm really happy and thank man for paying.
I think that almost all of Japanese women don't feel it is offensive to them.
From this point, I learned a difference of thinking between Japan and America.
There were no difficult vocabulary in this conversation, so it was relatively easy for me to understand the content.
But this is differ from ALC NetAcademy2 in the point of natural conversation.
So it was hard for me to follow the speed of natural conversation.
To follow the speed, I tried to read the whole sentence with their voice together.
>>Summary
George asked Crystal some advice about how he talk to a girl who has been on his mind.
And then Crystal gave him a lot of advices about it.
For example, just going straight-forward and ask her out, saying "Hi, my name is George" and give her an appearance, and going out for a cup of coffee or something with her.
George wrote those advices down.
And finally, Crystal added that she think that he should just ask the girl casually, not like a date-date.
>>Unknown Vocabulary List
personally ... used to emphasize that you are only giving your own opinion
crush ... to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged
appearance ... the way someone or something looks to other people
assume ... to think that something is true
offensive ... very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
2009年12月11日金曜日
From December 4th Class E,F
I studied Listening Section Level2 Unit38, the title was 'American job-hunting'.
Through this story, I learned that in America, companies don't hire employees all at the same time.
And also I learned that to start job-hunting in the summer of junior year is too early.
So I think if I become 15th grade, I will deliberate about when I should start job-hunting.
>>Summary
Sara and Ken is looking people in new suits and talking about job-hunting in Japan and America.
There are many different points in style of job-hunting of Japan and America.
For example, in Japan, almost all the people start job-hunting at the same time, but companies in America don't hire employees all at the same time.
To know that, Ken thinks it was too early because he started job-hunting in the summer of his junior year.
>>Unknown Vocabulary List
hire ... to employ
look for ... to search something
waste ... something such as money or skills are not used in a way that is effective, useful, or sensible
job-hunting ... action for getting a job
junior year ... 15th grade
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
Through this story, I learned that in America, companies don't hire employees all at the same time.
And also I learned that to start job-hunting in the summer of junior year is too early.
So I think if I become 15th grade, I will deliberate about when I should start job-hunting.
>>Summary
Sara and Ken is looking people in new suits and talking about job-hunting in Japan and America.
There are many different points in style of job-hunting of Japan and America.
For example, in Japan, almost all the people start job-hunting at the same time, but companies in America don't hire employees all at the same time.
To know that, Ken thinks it was too early because he started job-hunting in the summer of his junior year.
>>Unknown Vocabulary List
hire ... to employ
look for ... to search something
waste ... something such as money or skills are not used in a way that is effective, useful, or sensible
job-hunting ... action for getting a job
junior year ... 15th grade
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
2009年11月27日金曜日
From November 20th Class E,F
I studied Listening Section Level4 Unit13, the title was 'A daring explor'.
I have ever thought that home is a safe place for babies, but through this story, I learned there are many dangerous things in the house.
I was surprised to know that mom's purse is one thing of the most dangerous.
If I become a mother someday, I will be careful of these points.
>>Summary
There are many dangerous things in a house for babies.
One of them is mom's purse.
Many accidental poisonings among children are caused by items in this purse.
It is important to keep handbags and dangerous items out of reach.
>>Unknown Vocabulary List
daring ... involving a lot of risk or dangerous, or brave enough to do risky things
countless ... too many to be counted
intriguing ... something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
commonly ... usually or by most people
ensure ... to make certain that something will happen properly
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
I have ever thought that home is a safe place for babies, but through this story, I learned there are many dangerous things in the house.
I was surprised to know that mom's purse is one thing of the most dangerous.
If I become a mother someday, I will be careful of these points.
>>Summary
There are many dangerous things in a house for babies.
One of them is mom's purse.
Many accidental poisonings among children are caused by items in this purse.
It is important to keep handbags and dangerous items out of reach.
>>Unknown Vocabulary List
daring ... involving a lot of risk or dangerous, or brave enough to do risky things
countless ... too many to be counted
intriguing ... something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
commonly ... usually or by most people
ensure ... to make certain that something will happen properly
09AA053 Shiori Suzuki (Class E)
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