Definition and Classification

   

                                     

     On Monday 14, March. Today is I learned about Definition and Classification.This cause resemble with Cause and Effect. After that the lecturer shown the contents that she will teach on the slides. She gave us to do the skill practice 1- In the sentence that given, circle the definition markers, highlight the technical terms, and underline the definitions. The first one has been done for you as an example.  Before did it, she did it for example to us. Then, I did the exercise. I could do it finding the technical terms. And it made me easily for reading. After that skill practice 2 - In the following paragraphs, circle the Classification markers .Then draw adiagram showing the classification  .The first one has been done for you as an example. And skill practice 3 reread  paragraphs 2-5 in skill practice 2 and highlight the defintion fo the following terms . But suddenly, when I was doing it, the electricity switched off. This situation made us didn't concentrate to study because the weather and environment in the class was bad. It's hot, dark and trouble. I think that this lesson was easy for me because I could understand and comprehend about the given text for reading. When I read the texts, I always used how to find the features of a procedure (instructions) for reading easily. Sometimes I used dictionary on my smart phone for helping for finding the meaning that I didn't know. The teacher gave the exercise was to homework.     

   

                                                     
                                 Cause and Effect (continued)

 

On Monday 7, March. Today is I learned about " The Effects of Stress ". The effect of stress.We read this text and answered the questions together and I used how to find cause and effect markers for reading easily.

Advantages that given - 5 Ways To Get Rid Of Stress Before Public Speaking comedian, Jerry Seinfeld made an excellent joke about public speaking anxiety.

“I read a thing that actually says that speaking in front of a crowd is considered the number one fear of the average person. I found that amazing – number two was death! That means to the average person if you have to be at a funeral, you would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy.”

However, besides practicing relentlessly, you need to “stretch” out and set your mind into the right mood right before you get on stage. So here are the tips on how to do the last minute warm up and get your mind into the unbeatable mood.

                                                                                                                  

 


                                              Cause and Effect

On Sunday 6, March. Today is my holiday.But I must study.       I learned about Cause and Effect. Cause/Effect is is used to show how the facts or concepts result due to other facts, events or concepts . Words that signal this type of text structure are because, since, therefore,if.....then,as a result of , thus,and hence. A graphic organizer may be used to represent the relationship between the causes and effects. Started a new lesson about " Cause and Effect " the lecturer asked the questions about " global warming ".

Then, she wanted who to be a volunteer in the class for writing the cause of global warming in these questions on the white board. I went to write that on the white board. I think that global warming is high temperature change more than before and summer is longer than before. And then, She gave us to do the exercise for practicing skills - read the text and complete the diagram by did Skill Practice 1 about Cause and Effect Markers and Skill Practice 2 about circle the Cause and Effect Markers. This lesson is easy because when I read the topic, I can answer the question. When I read,  I use strategies is skimming and scanning and finding discourse markers. I found vocabulary that be bored.                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                      

                                 

                           
          Comparison and Contrast (continued)

On Monday 29, February.Today we are studied about Comparison and Contrast. The lecturer answered  the homework that she gave. It is  Men and Women:  Do They Speak the Same Language? and then she request someone to be a volunteer for writing their opinions on the white board in the topic that " Differences between the language of Men and Women ". Men and Women have problems with "cross-cultural communication to Tannen, while men use to show indepenence, status, and  power, women use language to establish connection and intimacy. After that, we do the exercise about it and answer the question.

I think  man and women use different language to handle conflict differently.

Man

- Use language to show independent,  status and power.

- Use different language from women.

- Show skills and knowledge

- Talk more what they know.

- Voice disagreement openly.

Women

- Use language to establish connection and intimacy.

- Misunderstand what men say.

- Talk about other people.

- Talk less what they know.

- Avoid opening disagreement.

I think that this lesson was easy for me because I could understand and comprehend about the given text for reading. When I read the texts, I always used how to find the features of a procedure (instructions) for reading easily. Sometimes I used dictionary on my smart phone for helping for finding the meaning that I didn't know.    

                       

                                     Comparison and Contrast

 To day in the afternoon, I studied to continue the morning. the content was " Comparison and Contrast ". When the lecturer started to teach the new lesson, she shown us slides on the broad and then, she taught us how to read the texts about comparison and contrast. She  shown the conditional markers for reading and finding about this sort of comparison and contrast. e.g. To show comparison or similarities - both, same, similar, to resemble, common, like etc. , To show contrasts or differences e.g. to differ, to distinguish, to contrast, to oppose, yet, unlike etc.  I did exercises that she gave to read the text 1 and wrote similarities and differences about the text. After that I read the text 2 about " Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Katrina ".

Differences                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                     Hurricane Andrew

                             Category 5

                             120 mph winds

                             Property damage was about $25 billion

                             26 people died

                             Nearly 17 feet storm surges

               

         

                                                   Hurricane Katrina

                             
                              Category 3

                              175 mph winds

                              Property damage was about $81 billion

                             1,800 people died

                             12 feet storm surges

I think I found difficult words and phrases. when I had a problem,

I will try to guess that words but I can not. I will solve the problems to open dictionary book, searching informations on the Internet and line dictionary on my smart phone etc. If I was unfamiliar some words or some phrases, I will note them into my notebook. I used skimming, and scanning strategies and find the references of subject in reading. Finally, I think this lesson is interesting and have benefit for student in reading. Everyone should use knowledge from this lesson for studying other lessons. And improving in reading skill. Lesson it is very benefit for me.      

                                                          procedure

        
         Chicken soup

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   On Sunday 28, February. Today is I learned about "procedure " and " Comparison and Contrast " The  teacher showed pictures about How to Make a Banana Shake , Banana Cake, Omelette and Chicken Soup on the slides etc. in each pictures describe about Method and Ingredients. Procedure  has text organisation e.i. Goal, Materials,Method . And the purpose of procedure text is to tell the reader how to do or make something. I did the exercise about Omelette recipe - Match each sentence with the correct picture. Then put all sentences in the correct order. Next, I did another exercise about How to make Chicken Soup - Read the recipe and answer the questions. And read How to use Toaster Oven - Read this text and answer the questions. we can use do it at home.Lesson it is very benefit for me. 

After that she assigned a volunteer to come and draw pictures   "Apple and Orange " and who gave us to compare that what similarities and differences . I think that this lesson was easy for me because I could understand and comprehend about the given text for reading. When I read the texts, I always used how to find the features of a procedure (instructions) for reading easily. Sometimes I used dictionary on my smart phone for helping for finding the meaning that I didn't know.                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                                 

                         Descriptive ( continued )                                       

Budapest, the Hungarian

On Monday 8, February.Today, we continued to learned about descriptive.Third, we learned the text 2 about history Budapest, Hungary. The teacher assigned us to write the places of Budapest. Here were the words written by us. Then, the teacher told us to find the adjective of the words which describe "Budapest". In this text the author's need to describe about Budapest and tourist attraction. I think this lesson is practice ideas and I can write the summary and answer the questions this text. When I read the text I used skimming and scanning in reading, and find the references of subject in reading. I have Knowles about Budapest in the Hungarian capital. History more than and I can Descriptive many other things e.g. person , place, animal & C.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

                                                       
                                                                Prague


Later, we learned about the "Prague". The teacher assigned us to write the places of "Prague". Here were the words written by us.After that, the teacher told us to find the adjective of the words which describe "Prague". In this text the author describe the city of Prague and its uniqueness.

Finally, the teacher assigned us to work in group. Teacher has 4 topics for students to random it.I think I found difficult words and phrases. when I had a problem,I will try to guess that words but I can not. I will solve the problems to open dictionary book, searching informations on the Internet and line dictionary on my smart phone etc. If I was unfamiliar some words or some phrases, I will note them into my notebook. I used skimming, and scanning strategies and find the references of subject in reading.