Week 9

Title: Week 9
I. Activity one
Site: I Village
Title: 'Bachelorette' Couple Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez Split
http://www.ivillage.com/gone-splitsville-celebrity-breakups/1-b-16462#403763
Main points:
After months of speculation of Ashton Kutcher's affair, Demi moore fainally state the divorce of them. Demi says "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marrige to Ashton." Ashton also said on Twitter that "I will forever cherish the time I sepend with Demi. Marrige is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail. Love and Light, AK"
My opinion:
I was so surprised to hear the news because they were really really good couple. Although there is a big fifteen-year-old difference in age between 48-year-old Demi and 33-year-old Ashton, they had shown their love to each other on public until quite recently. It is a pity.
Key words learned:
speculation = the act of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts
allege = to state something as a fact but without giving proof
infidelity = the act of not being faithful t oyour wife, husband or partner, by having sex eith somebody else
vow = a formal and serious promise, especially a religious one, to do something
sacred = connected with God or a god, considered to be holy
Comments: interesting
Time spent doing activity: 90

Week 8

Title: Week 8
I. Activity one
Site: ELLLO
Topic: 573 Into City, 572 Out of Country
Key words learned:
brain drain = When people from one country go to another country or study in the University to get a grade and they don't go back to the country.
rural areas = country side
subdvided = devided
more or less = about, approximantary
go for = to choose something
Comments: effective
Time spent doing activity: 90

Week 7

Title: Week 7
I. Activity one
Site: ELLLO
Topic: MX102 Dreamhouse
Key words learned:
airy = with plenty of fresh air because there is a lot of space
spacious = large and with plenty of space for people to move around in
strong on = to be good at something / to have a lot of something
lively = a full of life and energy
meditate = to think deeply, usually in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm
Comments: interesting
Time spent doing activity: 90

Week 6

Title: Week 6
I. Activity one
Site: NetAcademy
Topic: Reading Unite 10 Level 3
Key words learned: arms race = a situation in which countries compete to get the most and best weapons(軍備拡張戦争), pessimistic = expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful
Comments: effective
Time spent doing activity: 90

Week 5

Title: Week 5
I. Activity one
Site: NetAcademy 2
Topic: Listening Unite 7
Key words learned: dawn = the time of day when light first appears, aviation = the designing, building and flying of aircraft, epic = taking place over a long period of time and involving a lot of difficulties(壮大な、勇ましい),  enormous =  extremely large, revelry =  noisy fun, usually involving a lot of eating and drinkikng(お祭り騒ぎ), glimpse =  a look at something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely(一目)
Comments: difficult
Time spent doing activity: 90

Week 4

I. Activity one

Site: NetAcademy 2

Key words learned:
spur = to make something happen faster or sooner
mining = the process of getting coal and other minerals from under the ground（鉱業）
petrol =  a liquid obtained from petroleum, used as fuel in car engines, etc.
take over = to replace something
owing to = because of

Comments: effective

Time spent doing activity:90

Week 3

1. Because I want to work using English. In the near furture, I also want to study abroad.

2. First of all, I should get a certain TOEFL score to study abroad.

3. My listening skills is not high, but becoming higher and higher because of English classes every day. My speaking level is low... and I don't have any confidence in my pronunciation. I think my reading & writing level is average. And I have to increase my vocabulary more.

4. I like studying in the library or coffee shop because I cannot concentrate in my room, then I usually write down to study.

5. In class, I want to develop overall my English skills. Out of class, I'd like to develop various aspects of my English skills by many ways for example Netacademy.


I. Activity one

Site: NetAcademy 2

Key words learned:
tip = ヒント
take one's time = 時間をかける
chew =  ～をかむ
take it from = ～(の言うこと)を信じてほしい

Comments: effective

Time spent doing activity:90

Week 2

Title: Week 2

I. Activity one

Site: NetAcademy 2

Your score (if any):
Vocabulary check test 30/42
Listening check test 25/35                          

Key words learned:
wilderness = a place that people do not take care of or control)
convince A of B = to make A believe that B is true
tense =  nervous or worried, and unable to relax
regularly = at regular intervalsor times
humanity = people in general

Comments: effective

Time spent doing activity:90

Week 1

Title: Week 1

I. Activity one
Comments: interesting
I'm Ayaka Yoneda and major in International Communication.
I attend intensive English course because I want to speak English well and communicate with pepole all over the world in the future. So I will do my best.
I'm looking forward to learning with you!!
P.S. I could not understand what I blog this week well, so I'm sorry if I am wrong.

Time spent doing activity:90