Extensive reading (week 11)

On Monday 17th October, Teacher taught us about “extensive reading”. She asked us to discuss with my partner about “what is the extensive reading” and “do you often read in English for your private study?”   

       

    After that, she told her experiences about her studying. Then, she shows the words that definition and how to read.

Develop :  /dɪˈvel.əp/ meaning : to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form

Development :  /dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/ meaning : the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced

Developing :  /dɪˈvel.ə.pɪŋ/ meaning : A developing country or area of the world is poorer and has less advanced industries, especially in Africa, Latin America, or Asia

Extensive :  /ɪkˈsten.sɪv/ meaning : covering a large area; having a great range

    And then, the teacher assigned us to read “simply read” for a long time. Then, we were asked to write sum-up of each paragraph. So, we wrote the sum-up just 4 paragraphs.

Paragraph1 :  A research conducted with English language students in Japan, who failed compulsory English courses.

Paragraph2 :  Research methods and result of the study.

Paragraph3  : Use of extensive reading to improve students’ English language skills.

Paragraph4 :  Important role of extensive reading in language learning success.

    After that, we did exercises “comprehension1 and comprehension2”. Comprehension1 was about “decide the sentence true or false and then write the line number where the evidence is”.

The summarize each paragraph was very difficult for me.

I found the exercises “true or false” were easy for me because it was similar to scanning.

I used the previewing, finding references, and making inferences for reading the text.

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Scanning (Week 10)

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On Monday 10th October, I learned about scanning. Teacher gave me the handout and she taught me about “what is scanning” and “how to read by using the scanning.

Before I studies she gave me a meaning of scanning and how do you scanning?

  “Scanning is a type of speed reading technique which when you want to find specific information without necessarily understanding the rest of the text or passage. For example, you might scan the list of names in a telephone directory in order to find a phone number. You might scan job advertisements to find a right job.”

    When scanning you:

1. Need to have a question in mind-what the specific information you need;

2. Decide on a key word or expressions that will signal the needed information;

3. Do not read every word, i.e. you can skip over unimportant words or read only the words that answer your questions; and

4. Need to read fast.

Scanning is a skill that you use in the daily life. The following exercises are example of texts that you can use to practice your scanning skill.

    

      After that, I did the exercise 1 -9 in the handout.

Exercise 1:  I had to read and work quickly about reader’s digest.

Exercise 2:  That was about the index.

Exercise 3:  It was about the telephone listings.

Exercise 4:  That was about the house advertisements.

Exercise 5:  It was about the job advertisements and wrote the correct information in the boxes.

Exercise 6:  That was about the flight and airfare schedules.

Exercise 7:  That was about the TV programs. It had a lot of information.

Exercise 8:  It was about the news the Light Plane Crashes, it was a new story.

Exercise 9: that was about the biography of Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson

   

I found the difficult thing that exercise 7 because it had a lot of information about TV programmed.

    

I found the exercise 4 was very easy because it had the key word each picture.

All of exercise I used the scanning skill to do the exercise.

West meets East #continuous (week 9)

On Monday 3 October l studied continuous last week about West meets East. We are checked the answers part comprehension 1 and 2 and then teacher ordered to answers part vocabulary focus 1

#she said that when you answer the question you should read the text and guessing the words in the box. After that you choose the words to complete the text. I think so this part difficult for me because the words difficulty.

In the part vocabulary focus 2 to complete the sentences with the correct words.

                                                              

Part grammar: we often introduce within a sentence using like and such as.

Examples:

1. Some of the best actors or actresses in my country like Mario have become popular throughout Asia.

2. Many foods from my country such as papaya salad, curry green, and stir fried noodles, have become popular overseas.

Part speaking: Discuss the questions with a partner.

A: The text mentions many celebrities, foods, and products from Asia. Which are you familiar with? Do you like them?

B: Foods, it had many kind and special.

#this part is easy because answers about own ideas.

Essential Skills

Personalization: If you met a foreigners living in your country, what questions would you most want to ask him/her? With a partner make a list of questions. What kind of answers do you expect?

Examples:

A: Have you ever been to visit in Thailand?

B: I visit to Thailand the first time.

A: What impressed you the most in Thailand?

B: Foods, it special for me.

Used a predicting the words.

And then I read and answer Expat in Asia.