Week 9

Ⅰ.Activity One
Site:http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/08/110805_witn_moons_page.shtml
Topic:Earth may once have had two moons
My score: There was no quiz.
Key words learned:
①debris=dust
②rubble=dust
③stuck=fixed
④sibling=brother or sister
⑤craters=big holes on the surface
Rating of the site:good
Comments: The topic was seemed interesting, so I chose this story. The narration was difficult to catch the content and he spoke at a fast clip. I caught keywords and a part of this story. If I didn't see the script, I couldn't understand the content entirely.
Time spent doing activity: about 30 minutes

Ⅱ.Activity Two
Site:http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/11/111116_vwitn_whales.shtml
Topic:Whale graveyard unearthed
My exercise score: 2/5
Key words learned:
①fossilise=petrify
②palaeontologists=people who study fossils(=petrifaction)
③excavate, unearth=be dug up
④hoard=a stock of food or money
⑤crucial=extremely important
Rating of the site:good
Comments: This story was easy to understand. There was no need to listen so much. I caught a rough content. But there was many words I didn't know. The length of this story was good for me.
Time spent doing activity:about 40 minutes

Week 8

Ⅰ.Activity One
Site:http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/ep017.htm
Topic:Little Red
My score: nothing(There is no quiz.)
Key words learned:
①work out=do something in a satisfactory or adequate manner
②instrument=any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
③from scratch=from the beginning
④vocal=by voice
⑤inspiration=brainchild, a product of your creative thinking and work
Rating of the site: so so
Comments: It was easy to understand, and I could catch key words. However, they used unfamiliar pronunciations. This story was about a band called Little Red. It told me the story about singing with harmony. It was interesting.
Time spent doing activity: about 35 minutes

Ⅱ.Activity Two
Site:http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/ep012.htm
Topic:Dinostory
My score: nothing(There is no quiz.)
Key words learned:
①sculpt=grave
②adept=expert
③whole gamut=all(gamut means range)
④permanent=forever
⑤pick up=lift up
Rating of the site: so so
Comments:This story was about dinosaurs made from sand. Sculptors recreated so many dino for the exhibition. These works were seemed to be real dino. This story was exciting.
Time spent doing activity:about 15 minutes

Ⅲ. Activity Three
Site:http://australianetwork.com/englishbites/ep027.htm
Topic:Sea lions
My score:nothing(There is no quiz.)
Key words learned:
①stumble=miss a step
②come down=fall
③get on=be successful
④get a buzz=to enjoy
⑤getting on=being friendly
Rating of the site:so so
Comments:This story was a little bit difficult. I couldn't catch the detail, so I listened to it many times.
Time spent doing activity:about 25 minutes

Week 7

I. Activity one
Site:no
Topic:first quiz
Your score (if any):?/10 I will get my score next week.
Rating of the site: no site
Comments: I answered all synonim or definition.
Time spent doing activity:about 15 minutes

II. Activity two
Site:https://sites.google.com/a/ferris.ac.jp/englishlab/listening-topics
       http;//www.elllo.org/english/0300/349KevinBroke01.htm
Topic: Broke in the Big Apple
Your score (if any):Vocablary Quiz: 3/5    Reading Quiz: 2/5
Key words learned:
①broke:moneyless
②quite a bunch:lot
③end up:finish up
④hang out:haunt
⑤brutal:harsh
Rating of the site: :)
Comments: I knew Big Apple means New York City at first. I didn't know the picture mean except this story is about the man. His name seems to be Kevin.  I couldn't catch the main point. This story seemed to talk about Kevin's life all the way through.
Time spent doing activity: about 50 minutes