Week 10

Site:

CNN Learning Resourses



Topics:

・Earthquake Science

(From a news story byCNN San Francisco Reporter Rusty Dornin)

・Dreams of New Ways To fly



Key words learned:

demolished=destroyed,torn down=崩壊

seismic recorders =a device to measure movement in the Earth=地震計(?)

explosive= able or likly to explode=爆発しやすい；一触即発の

shock waves=a force moving through solid, liquid, or gas=衝撃波

nisqually= ？

magnitude=a measurable size or force=マグニチュード

destined=very likely to happen=運命づけられた

geologists=scientists who study the Earth’s crust=地質学者

aftershock=a small earthquake that happens after a larger one=余震

(↑from"Earth Science")

throttle= to kill or injure someone by holding their throat very tightly=のどを締める；圧迫する



Rating of the site: B



Comments: Bit too difficult. Maybe it's too early for me to study with site.Time spent in one topic were longer then thoses in week8 & week9.there were words I didn't understand and which I also couldn't find in my dictionary. I've put them in the "Key Words" to make sure I won't forget them.



Time spent doing activity: 70min.

Week 8

I. Activity one
Site:English-trailers.com


Topic: Movie(Charlie,Harry Potter)



My score (if any):4,16,10,5,5



Key words learned: boogie, generosity, gross, freak, squirrel, bloody,pixiy,ravalrites, culprit, disguies





Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)



Comments: interesting


Time spent doing activity:about 60min.

Week 9

I. Activity one
Site:Minako's Blog for Intensive Course


Topic:(all from "elllo")

972 Common Errors

964 Vietnam Visitor

956 Gender Roles in Sri Lanka

961 Kids and Money



955 Gender Roles in Estonia


My score (if any):5,6,5,5,5


Key words learned:

get this over to her=explain

non-commital=haven't choosen one side or the other

the mentality is such=the way people think

value what they do=you think what they do is important

the bread winner=the person who earns the most in the family

revolves around money=everything happens because of money

conquenses=something that happens after you do something=result

kids are kids=you shouldn't expect that much,

flip out =start acting very worried,crazy, stressed,funny

gender role=responsibility devided by their gender(male or female)

masculine=act like man(⇔feminine)




Rating of the site:A


Comments: Interesting.Lots of topic and different English.



Time spent doing activity: About 70 min.