Week7

I. Activity one

Site:Net Academy (https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2)

Topic:Unit-48

Your score (if any):
Key words learned:

1. assault (v)

    mean: to attack someone in a violent way

    two men assaulted him after he left the bar

2. heritage (n)

    = inheritance

3. to make something publicly known especially after it has been kept secret

   = reveal

4. ascendancy (n)

    mean: a position of power, influence or control

    Ex: moral ascendancy

5. affirm(v)

    mean: to state publicly that something is true

    = confirm

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: a lot of difficult words!
Time spent doing activity: 65min

Week12

I. Activity one

Site:Net Academy (https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2)

Topic:Unit-51

Your score (if any):
Key words learned:

1. dismal(ad)

    mean: bad and unsuccessful

    Ex: The team's record so far is pretty dismal

2. utensil (n)

    mean: a thing that you use when you are cooking

    Ex: kitchen utensils

3.  inferior (ad)

     mean: not good or not as good as someone or something else

     Ex: I felt very inferior among all those academics

4. gratify (v)

    mean: to make someone feel pleased and satisfied

    Ex: He was gratified by Lucy's response

5. corrupt (ad)

    mean: immoral or dishonest

   Ex: a corrupt society

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: good level
Time spent doing activity: 65min

Week11

I. Activity one

Site:Net Academy (https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2)

Topic:Unit-43

Your score (if any):
Key words learned:

1. authentic (ad)
  mean: done or made in the traditional or orifinal way
  Ex: authentic french food

2. submit (ad)
 mean: to give a plan to someone in authority for them to consider or approve
 = hand in

3. verify (v)
  mean: to discover whether a something is correct or true
  Ex: a computer program verifies that the system is working

4. evaluation (n)
  mean: a judgment about how good, useful or successful something is
  =assessment

5. installation (n)
  mean: when someone fits a piece of equipment somewhere
  Ex: the installation and maintenance of alarm systems

6. revise (v)
  mean: to change something because of new information or ideas
  Ex: the college has revised its plans  because of  local objections



 Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: very tired...

Time spent doing activity: 60mins

Week 9

I. Activity one

Site:Net Academy (https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2)

Topic:Unit-54

Your score (if any):
Key words learned:

1 shipment (n)
 mean: aload of goods sent by sea,road or air
 Ex: a shipment of grain

2. recipient (n)
  mean: someone who receives something
  Ex: the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

3. asset (n)
  mean: the things that a company owns, that cna be sold to pay debts
  Ex: a corporation with $9 billion in assets

4.  provisional (ad)
  mean: likely or able to be changed in the future
  =preliminary

5. sincere(ad)
  mean: afeeling, belief, or statement that is sincereis honest
  = genuine




 Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: a lot of difficult words.

Time spent doing activity: 65mins

Week8

I. Activity one

Site:Net Academy (https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2)

Topic:Unit-30

Your score (if any):
Key words learned:

1.insert(v)
   mean: to put something inside
   Ex: His hand shook slightly as he inserted the key into the lock

2. gadget (n)
    mean: a small, useful and cleverly-designed machine
    =device
    Ex: a neat gadget for sharpening knives

3.miniature (ad)
   mean: heavy and awkward to or use
   =unshapely
   Ex: miniature rases

4. require (v)
    mean: to need something
    =need
    Ex: Campbell's broken leg will probablly require surgery

5. fabric (n)
    mean: cloth used for making clorhes, curtains etc...
    =material
    Ex: our new rangs of fabrics and wallpapers

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: so difficult words!

Time spent doing activity: 60min.

Week6

I. Activity one

Site:Net Academy (https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2)

Topic:Unit-25

Your score (if any):
Key words learned:

edgy(ad) 

mean: nervous and worried

Ex: she became edgy and defensive

replenish(v)

mean: formal to put new supplies into something, or to fill something again

Ex: my father replenished his supply of wood in preparation for the winter^¥-¥


racket (n) 
mean: informal a dishonest way of obtaining money, such as by threatening people and selling illegal goods
Ex: he was engaging in a racket


tipsy(ad)
mean: slightly drunk
Ex: she was a little tipsy last night


surly(ad)
mean: bad-tempered and unfriendly
Ex: I saw a very surly waiter in a restaurant


estate(n)
mean: law all of someone's property and money,especially everything that is left after they die
Ex: he divided his estate between his wife and son

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: There are many words which i don't know in English.

Time spent doing activity: 65min.

Week5

I. Activity one

Site:Net Academy (https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2)
Topic:Unit-23　
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:


usage(n)

mean: the way that words are used in a language

Ex:water usage is increasing

sarcastic(ad)

mean: saying things that are the opposite of that you mean in order to make mankind joke or to show that you are annoyed

Ex: He can't help making sarcastic comments

possibly(ad)

mean: used when saying the something may he true or likely, although you are not completely certain

Ex: This last task is possibly the most difficult

edge(v)

mean: to change gradually, especiall, so as to get better or worse

Ex: Profits have edged up

ritual(n)
mean: a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion
Ex: Ancient pagan rituals



Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: I think my weak point is noun words
Time spent doing activity: 70min.

Week4

I. Activity one

Site:Net Academy (https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2)
Topic:道場　Lv6 7-20
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:

1. explosive (ad)
    mean: able or likely to explode
    Ex: A small explosive device

2. converge (v)
    mean: to come from different directions and meet at same point to become onr thing
    Ex: The two rivers converge into one near Pittsburgh.

3. inspection (n)
    mean: an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is satifactory.
    Ex: regular inspections of the prison

4. fragment (n)
    mean: a small piece of something that has broken off or that comes frome something larger.
    Ex: glass fragment

5. solitary (ad)
    mean: used to emphasize that there is only one of something
    Ex: the solitary goal of the match

6. carrier (n)
   mean: a company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another
   Ex: an international carrier

7. impatience (n)
    mean: annoyance at having to accept delays, other people's weaknesses etc...
    Ex: him impatience with the slowness of bureaucratic procedures

Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: My words variation are few..
Time spent doing activity: 70min.

My Plan

1. To be an English teacher.
2. To speak English fluently and read speedy.
3. I am not good at listening and speaking so I want to improve those skills.
4. Listening strategies 2,3,4,8,10,11,12,14,16,17,18
    Vocabulary strategies 21,25
    Speaking strategies 27,29,34,36,38
    Reading strategies 43,44,45,46,47,48,50,52,53,54
    Writing strategies 56,59,60,61,62,64,67,69
    Translation strategies 71,72,75
5. In class   Net Academy
    out of class  study with my text books

Week 3 ( May 2, 2012)

I. Activity one

Site:Net Academy (https://netacademy.ferris.ac.jp/anet2)
Topic:Reading (Unit30)
Your score (if any):
Key words learned:
stipulate (v)
Mean: if an agreement, law, or rule stipulates something, it must be done
Ex: Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that banks can charge.


candidate (n)
Mean: someone who is being considered for a job or is competing in an election
Ex: a presidential candidate


electorate (n)
Mean: all people in a country who have the right to vote
Ex: A majority of the electorate oppose the law.


ballot (v)
Mean: a system of voting, usually in secret, or an occasion when you vote in this way
Ex: The party leader is elected by secret ballot.


legitimacy (n)
=justice,legality


assortment (n)
Mean: a mixture of different things or of various kinds of the same thing
Ex: a wide assortment of friends.


uphold (v)
Mean: to defend or support a law, system, or principle so that it continues to exist
EX: a committee that aims to uphold educational standards.


Rating of the site: :( :/ :I :)
Comments: I thought words are difficult!
Time spent doing activity: 85min.