Learning Log
Week 7
Learning Log
Out class
Week 7
Week 7
The seventh class
15 July, 2013
Today, my friend and I arrive to the class late
about 15 minute. When I sit, teacher give task for me go to the school in 19-30
August, 2013. There are many things that me must do and plan for going to
school. Then, when teacher explain about them finish, teacher give 4 students
show Syllabus and explain about it. Now, I know concept about making Syllabus
more. I think, if I don’t see others Syllabus, I can’t change my Syllabus
better.
The first that teacher tell me that is task for
observation at school. I know many things that I must d o when I go to school.
I must observe about lesson, teacher, students, and environment in classroom. I
think, I must observe teaching of teacher in the first because teacher is the
most important in the classroom. So, I observe technique, method of teaching
and using material with activities. The second that teacher tell about
Syllabus. When my friends show and explain their Syllabus, teacher give example
about name of lesson plan that appropriate or not and tell me about the
Syllabus that too close or large. Teacher give students fix on level and
abilities of my Syllabus and focus on listening and speaking skills. Teacher
suggest about activities that can use in lesson plan such as, jig saw and
information gap. These are important to teach English for communication.
In my opinion, before I go to observe teacher,
students, and environment in classroom at school, I just not only make plan but
I must know and understand that I will do or observe something that important
and teacher give to me. I think, the Syllabus is important to make a lesson
plan. If Syllabus dose not has objective that clear, the lesson plan is not
good because teacher can’t evaluate students that they can or can’t do
something teacher want in objective. T Before teacher make course, teacher must
know need analysis of students. That is important to making a good class.
Learning Log
Out class
Week 7
Dragon fruit from cactus named `hot new
superfood for 2013`
Reading Skill
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London, January 17 : If you're bored of blueberries and have had enough of splashing the cash on goji berries, the pitaya could be the super fruit for you for it has been hailed as having remarkable health-giving properties, including the ability to regulate blood sugar levels in diabetes as well as providing a dose of anti-oxidants.While it might look innocuous, the pitaya is harvested from a South American cactus and has the spines to prove it, the Daily Mail reported. Although the fruit originates in South America, it is now grown in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Philippines, where it's loved for its many health benefits.
Said to be rich in vitamin C, fiber and calcium, the pitaya - or dragon fruit as it's also known - gives you a bigger bang for your buck than similar super fruits such as acai berries.
Already available in Waitrose and Tesco, the bright pink fruit is full of edible black seeds and boasts flesh that tastes like a cross between a kiwi fruit and a pear.
Along with a mega-dose of vitamin C, pitaya is also thought to help lower cholesterol and is packed with skin-boosting antioxidants.The tiny black seeds are a great source of healthy Omega-3 fat and there''s plenty of magnesium and calcium in the flesh.Pitaya is even believed to help regulate blood sugar levels. (ANI)
Reference: http://www.topnews.in/dragon-fruit-cactus-named-hot-new-superfood-2013-2370421
Summarize:
Eating food every five categories are necessary. There are proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. In this section, we refer to a fruit that are full of high vitamin. London, on January 17; are given if you're bored blueberries and have to spent cash on goji berries. The Pitaya is the super fruit for consumers for good health-giving, including regulating blood sugar levels in diabetes as well as providing anti-oxidants.
Vocabulary: Dragon fruit from cactus named `hot new superfood for 2013`
Vocabularies
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Pronunciation
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Meaning
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Innocuous (adj.)
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/ɪˈnɑkyuəs/
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ไม่มีพิษ
not harmful or
dangerous
Ex: It seemed
a perfectly innocuous remark.
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Harvested
(adj.)
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/ˈhɑrvəst/
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เก็บเกี่ยว
to
collect cells or tissue from someone's body for use in medical
experiments or operations
Ex: She
had her eggs harvested and frozen for her own future use.
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Originate
(v)
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/əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪt/
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ถือกำเนิด
to happen or appear for the first time in a
particular place or situation
Ex: The
disease is thought to have originated in the tropics.
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Edible
(adj.)
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/ˈɛdəbl/
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ไม่มีพิษ
fit or suitable to
be eaten; not poisonous
Ex: The food
at the hotel was barely edible.
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Learning Log
Week 7 Listening Skill
Early Classes = Sleepy Teens (Duh!)
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need. One reason for this deficit is biology. Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.
As a result, many students go to class feeling like sixteen-year-old Danny. He plays two sports, lacrosse and football. He is an active teen -- except in the morning. DANNY: "Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I'm just very out of it and tired. And then going to school I'm out of it, and through first and second period I can barely stay awake." Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleep disorders. MICHAEL BREUS: "These aren't a bunch of lazy kids -- although, you know, teenagers can of course be lazy. These are children whose biological rhythms, more times than not, are off." Teens, he says, need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that could have big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road.
Michael Breus says any tired driver is dangerous, but especially a teenager with a lack of experience. So what can schools do about sleepy students? The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning. He points to studies showing that students can improve by a full letter grade in their first- and second-period classes.
Eric Peterson is the head of St. George's School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island. He wanted to see if a thirty-minute delay would make a difference. It did. He says visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to first period fell by a third. And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day.Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small, private boarding school like his. But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way. ERIC PETERSON: "In the end, schools ought to do what's the right thing for their students, first and foremost."
Patricia Moss, an assistant dean at St. George's School, says students were not the only ones reporting better results. PATRICIA MOSS: "I can say that, anecdotally, virtually all the teachers noticed immediately much more alertness in class, definitely more positive mood. Kids were happier to be there at eight-thirty than they were at eight." And that's the VOA Special English Education Report. You can read, listen and comment on our programs at voa special english.com. We're also on Facebook and Twitter at VOA Learning English. I'm Bob Doughty. Reporting by Julie Taboh, adapted by Lawan Davis
Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need. One reason for this deficit is biology. Experts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.
As a result, many students go to class feeling like sixteen-year-old Danny. He plays two sports, lacrosse and football. He is an active teen -- except in the morning. DANNY: "Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I'm just very out of it and tired. And then going to school I'm out of it, and through first and second period I can barely stay awake." Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleep disorders. MICHAEL BREUS: "These aren't a bunch of lazy kids -- although, you know, teenagers can of course be lazy. These are children whose biological rhythms, more times than not, are off." Teens, he says, need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that could have big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road.
Michael Breus says any tired driver is dangerous, but especially a teenager with a lack of experience. So what can schools do about sleepy students? The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning. He points to studies showing that students can improve by a full letter grade in their first- and second-period classes.
Eric Peterson is the head of St. George's School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island. He wanted to see if a thirty-minute delay would make a difference. It did. He says visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to first period fell by a third. And students reported that they were less sleepy during the day.Eric Peterson knows that changing start times is easier at a small, private boarding school like his. But he is hopeful that other schools will find a way. ERIC PETERSON: "In the end, schools ought to do what's the right thing for their students, first and foremost."
Patricia Moss, an assistant dean at St. George's School, says students were not the only ones reporting better results. PATRICIA MOSS: "I can say that, anecdotally, virtually all the teachers noticed immediately much more alertness in class, definitely more positive mood. Kids were happier to be there at eight-thirty than they were at eight." And that's the VOA Special English Education Report. You can read, listen and comment on our programs at voa special english.com. We're also on Facebook and Twitter at VOA Learning English. I'm Bob Doughty. Reporting by Julie Taboh, adapted by Lawan Davis
Referent : http://www.manythings.org/voa/0/13116.html
Summarize:
Early Classes = Sleepy Teens (Duh!)
Listening Skill
Listening Skill
Sleeping is important factor to start life for a new day happily. Younger people want less time to sleep than older people because of biological factors. There are surveys in group of American teenagers and find they get an average of 60-90 minutes less than their need. In addition, there are several reasons why younger people go to sleep later than older people in several opinions.
Firstly, Experts say teens biologically to go to sleep later and wake up earlier than other age groups because many schools start class at seven o’clock in the morning. As a result, many students who are seventeen years old go to study. For example, Danny plays two sports, lacrosse and football. He is active not studying in the morning. He don’t like to get up in the morning because he is so tired. Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist who says "These aren't a group of lazy kids, although teenagers can be lazy. He says teenagers need to sleep about 8-10 hours per days. Teens, he says, need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. Michael Breus says tired drivers is not safe, especially a teenager who don’t have experience.
Secondly, the psychologist says if starting classes in the morning, students can improve their full letter grade. He says visiting to the health center and to getting half of tired students decreased and they were less sleepy during day. Eric Peterson knows changing start easier classes, private school like his. Patricia Moss, an assistant dean at St. George's School, says students were not the only ones to report better. PATRICIA MOSS says, all the teachers noticed immediately much activeness in class and more positive mood.
To sum up, every part of bodies want enough rest in each day in order to spend live in a new day happily. Especially, teenagers are a group who want to sleep well about eight to ten hours or even nine hours per day. Most of young people don’t like to study in the morning because they are so tired and lazy. On the different way, if they go to bed early and get up in the morning, they may feel fresh for new morning.
Vocabulary:Early Classes = Sleepy Teens (Duh!)
Vocabularies
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Pronunciation
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Meaning
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Bunch (n)
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/bʌntʃ/
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กลุ่ม
A
number of things of the same type that are growing or fastened together
Ex: She picked me a bunch of flowers.
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Barely (adv.)
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/ˈbɛrli/
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แทบจะไม่
in a way that almost does not happen or exist
Ex: She barely acknowledged his presence.
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Anecdotally (adv.)
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/ˌænɪkˈdoʊt̮li/
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โดยแท้จริง
Based
on anecdotes and possibly not true or accurate
Ex: Anecdotal evidence suggests there were
irregularities at the polling station on the day of the election.
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Virtually (adv.)
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/ˈvərtʃuəli/
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โดยแท้จริง
almost or very
nearly, so that any slight difference is not important
Ex:
This year's results are virtually the same as last year's.
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Definitely (adv.)
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/ˈdɛfənətli/
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อย่างแน่นอน
a way of emphasizing
that something is true and that there is no doubt about it
Ex:
Some old people want help; others most definitely do not.
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Alertness
(n)
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/əˈlərtnes/
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การเตรียมพร้อม
aware
of something, especially a problem or danger
Ex: We
must prepare alertness to the possibility of danger.
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Learning Contract (Week 7)
ndefined/undefined
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Day
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Time
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Week 7
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Sunday
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10.24
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Learning
Log
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Wednesday
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08:30
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Reading
skill
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Monday
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14:50
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Listening skill
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