I need to improve both my reading speed and skills in understanding the passages. I need to put the emphasis first on comprehension. The speed will then be improved later. In other words, I must understand and remember what I have read before I try to increase my reading speed.
The target of enhancing comprehension can be achieved by repeated reading. So, I should try to keep the speed of reading 300 words per minute with 80% of comprehension. Read the same passages for about 3 to 4 times with an increasing comprehension of the passage.
After the reading, I need to get to the MC questions and answer them by eliminating the irrelevant items. Read the passage again only if I am asked; such as in line 1.....
2009年9月4日 星期五
2009年8月27日 星期四
The Mystery of the Mixed-up Zoo - Chapter One
A summary of Chapter One - Edward Marlow
The story started with a visit to Edward Marlow by James Alden with his four grand children: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny.
The setting of the story was at Rosedale, Massachusetts with a population of 85,000. It is all about the zoo run by Edward Marlow.
The children were all excited about seeing the zoo in the next morning after their arrival.
A summary of Chapter Two - The Mix-Up
After they helped Edward to clean his kitchen in the morning, they went to the zoo.
All the animal signs at the zoo have all been changed. They help Edward to put the signs in their right places.
They found that it was strange. The children went back to Edward's house and continue to helped him to clean his house and cooked dinner for him.
A summary of Chapter Three - The Snapshot
Edward had told them about the dirty basemant so they went to the basement to clean out the things and brought upstair anythings that they could use.
The children knew that Edward was a pilot in World War 2 by an old photo album in the basement. They were suprise for that.
On the next day, they went to a bookstore to find books about animals and they met the owner of the shop called Mac Thatcher.
A Summary of Charpter Four - More Trouble at the Zoo
They saw a woman was talking to Edward called Helen when they went back to Edward's house. Then they heard a bad news. The zoo should be closen down.
Edward told the children about the history of the zoo when they were walking to the zoo. He didn't want to close down the zoo because of his friend Billy. Billy was passed away and he loved animals.
Edward told the children the details of the animals in the zoo. Suddenly the electricity was cut off and the big food processor turned off. They worried about the food for the animals. They thought that they were done by Helen.
A Summary of Charpter Five - Hungry Animals
The story started with a visit to Edward Marlow by James Alden with his four grand children: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny.
The setting of the story was at Rosedale, Massachusetts with a population of 85,000. It is all about the zoo run by Edward Marlow.
The children were all excited about seeing the zoo in the next morning after their arrival.
A summary of Chapter Two - The Mix-Up
After they helped Edward to clean his kitchen in the morning, they went to the zoo.
All the animal signs at the zoo have all been changed. They help Edward to put the signs in their right places.
They found that it was strange. The children went back to Edward's house and continue to helped him to clean his house and cooked dinner for him.
A summary of Chapter Three - The Snapshot
Edward had told them about the dirty basemant so they went to the basement to clean out the things and brought upstair anythings that they could use.
The children knew that Edward was a pilot in World War 2 by an old photo album in the basement. They were suprise for that.
On the next day, they went to a bookstore to find books about animals and they met the owner of the shop called Mac Thatcher.
A Summary of Charpter Four - More Trouble at the Zoo
They saw a woman was talking to Edward called Helen when they went back to Edward's house. Then they heard a bad news. The zoo should be closen down.
Edward told the children about the history of the zoo when they were walking to the zoo. He didn't want to close down the zoo because of his friend Billy. Billy was passed away and he loved animals.
Edward told the children the details of the animals in the zoo. Suddenly the electricity was cut off and the big food processor turned off. They worried about the food for the animals. They thought that they were done by Helen.
A Summary of Charpter Five - Hungry Animals
2009年7月16日 星期四
The Toy Club
Alvin walked into his bedroom. he is carrying his mobile phone he had borrowed from his friend. And he was taking his black, narrow, and old cupboard.
"Cool!" said Avin's sister, Sally, looking into the cupboard near the door. "We can make a camp!"
"It's going to be a clubhouse for my Toy Club!" Avin said, thinking about the toy book he had just read.
"What does the club do?"
"You'll see when you come inside," Alvin replied, picking up the idpot and crawling into the box. Sally followed.
Suddenly the cupboard began to shake and shake and shake. When it stopped, they tumbled out.
A 50-foot-long Lion walked toward them. It was a big Lion toy, but it was still walking.
A loud scream suddenly blasted from the mobile phone. The lion toy picked up the mobile phone
and then lay down.
"Its unconscious!" Alvin said with amazament.
"Let's go home!" Sally whispered.
"NO WAY!" said Alvin. "If I don't get that mobile phone back, I'll be in big trouble!"
Alvin thought hard and came up with an idea. He picked up a bough that had fallen off a tree and tickled the lion toy under its armpit. The lion toy move its hand that Alvin could catch the mobile phone. Alvin caught it and scrambled into the cupboard, pulling Sally behind him.
The minute they were in the cupboard, it began to shake and shake and shake. When they peeked out, Alvin and Sally were home.
"Want to go again tomorrow?" Alvin asked. "I'll ask my father, too!"
"Okay!" said Sally. "but let's not take his mobile phone this time."
"Cool!" said Avin's sister, Sally, looking into the cupboard near the door. "We can make a camp!"
"It's going to be a clubhouse for my Toy Club!" Avin said, thinking about the toy book he had just read.
"What does the club do?"
"You'll see when you come inside," Alvin replied, picking up the idpot and crawling into the box. Sally followed.
Suddenly the cupboard began to shake and shake and shake. When it stopped, they tumbled out.
A 50-foot-long Lion walked toward them. It was a big Lion toy, but it was still walking.
A loud scream suddenly blasted from the mobile phone. The lion toy picked up the mobile phone
and then lay down.
"Its unconscious!" Alvin said with amazament.
"Let's go home!" Sally whispered.
"NO WAY!" said Alvin. "If I don't get that mobile phone back, I'll be in big trouble!"
Alvin thought hard and came up with an idea. He picked up a bough that had fallen off a tree and tickled the lion toy under its armpit. The lion toy move its hand that Alvin could catch the mobile phone. Alvin caught it and scrambled into the cupboard, pulling Sally behind him.
The minute they were in the cupboard, it began to shake and shake and shake. When they peeked out, Alvin and Sally were home.
"Want to go again tomorrow?" Alvin asked. "I'll ask my father, too!"
"Okay!" said Sally. "but let's not take his mobile phone this time."
2009年6月5日 星期五
Paul's Trip to Hong Kong
The tour started from Peak Tower. It was a sunny day. The sky was blue. My cousin Paul and I joined the HK tour. We took the mono-rail tram at Mid-level. When we arrived at the Peak Tower, Paul was amazed at the nice view of Hong Kong. He took a lot of pictures.
Ocean Park is our second stop. We arrived at 11 am. We took a lot of photos at the entrance. We visited many places: panda house, aquarium and performance theater. My cousin was excited when he saw the cute pandas.
That night we went to a Chinese restaurant in Tsin Sha Tsui for dinner. We ate a lot of Chinese dim sum. It was the first time that Paul tried dim sum. He said that the dim sums were so delicious but actually he did not like Chinese tea.
My cousin likes shopping very much. He said the products in Hong Kong are so cheap so we went to a shopping mall in Mong Kok on the last day's morning. He bought so many things that he must buy one more luggage case to hold them.
The Big Buddha in Lantau Island was Paul's last stop of the trip. But it rained so heavily that we canceled the plan. My cousin was disappointed about it.So we left to the Airport two hours ealier to make sure he would be on time for the flight.
Ocean Park is our second stop. We arrived at 11 am. We took a lot of photos at the entrance. We visited many places: panda house, aquarium and performance theater. My cousin was excited when he saw the cute pandas.
That night we went to a Chinese restaurant in Tsin Sha Tsui for dinner. We ate a lot of Chinese dim sum. It was the first time that Paul tried dim sum. He said that the dim sums were so delicious but actually he did not like Chinese tea.
My cousin likes shopping very much. He said the products in Hong Kong are so cheap so we went to a shopping mall in Mong Kok on the last day's morning. He bought so many things that he must buy one more luggage case to hold them.
The Big Buddha in Lantau Island was Paul's last stop of the trip. But it rained so heavily that we canceled the plan. My cousin was disappointed about it.So we left to the Airport two hours ealier to make sure he would be on time for the flight.
2009年5月22日 星期五
Items to work on
Items to work on
A. Reading and Usage
1. Reading Comprehension
2. Tenses - Grammar Book Unit 1
3. Conditional Sentences Unit 4
4. Parts of Speech Unit 7
5. Adjective Clauses Unit 8
6. Adverb Clauses Unit 9
7. Vocabulary - Treasure Plus 3A Unit 2
8. MC Cloze and Open Cloze
9. Proofreading
B. Writing
1. Long Task – picture writing
2. Short Task
C. Listening
1. Short tasks – MC /filling in form / labeling / ordering
2. Integrated Task
3. TSA listening format
D. Oral
1. Individual Presentation ( 2 minutes)
2. Group Interaction ( 3 minutes)
A. Reading and Usage
1. Reading Comprehension
2. Tenses - Grammar Book Unit 1
3. Conditional Sentences Unit 4
4. Parts of Speech Unit 7
5. Adjective Clauses Unit 8
6. Adverb Clauses Unit 9
7. Vocabulary - Treasure Plus 3A Unit 2
8. MC Cloze and Open Cloze
9. Proofreading
B. Writing
1. Long Task – picture writing
2. Short Task
C. Listening
1. Short tasks – MC /filling in form / labeling / ordering
2. Integrated Task
3. TSA listening format
D. Oral
1. Individual Presentation ( 2 minutes)
2. Group Interaction ( 3 minutes)
2009年3月23日 星期一
poor (adjective) poverty (noun) poorly (adverb) 窮人（形容詞）貧困（名詞）很差（副詞）
I am poorer than you.我比你窮。
I write more poorly than you.我寫比你更差。
Driven by poverty, he robbed a bank.由於貧困，他搶劫銀行。
act (verb) action (noun) active (adjective)
The active actress acts so well in the action film.
decide (verb) decision (noun) decisive (adjective)
The decisive director decided to make smart decisions.
courage (noun) encourage (verb) courageously (adverb)
The director has the courage to encourage his staff to work courageously.
I am poorer than you.我比你窮。
I write more poorly than you.我寫比你更差。
Driven by poverty, he robbed a bank.由於貧困，他搶劫銀行。
act (verb) action (noun) active (adjective)
The active actress acts so well in the action film.
decide (verb) decision (noun) decisive (adjective)
The decisive director decided to make smart decisions.
courage (noun) encourage (verb) courageously (adverb)
The director has the courage to encourage his staff to work courageously.
Parts of Speech
wise (adjective) wisdom (noun) wisely (adverb)
poor (adjective) poverty (noun) poorly (adverb)
- I have the wisdom about science.
- I am wise in science.
- I speak wisely.
poor (adjective) poverty (noun) poorly (adverb)
- Most Indians are poor.
- Their poverty is due to their poor lands.
- They can do their farming poorly.
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