Read Faster

On Monday 31^st October 2016
At 8.30 am. Teacher came to class and checked that that who present or absent.

First of all, Teacher used Cambridge Dictionary online to teach us how to pronounce each word correctly.

The words that I’ve learned are...

Accurate (adj.): correct, exact, and without any mistakes

Accuracy (n.): the fact of being exact or correct

Reluctant (adj.): not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it

Approach (v.): to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount

Effective (adj.): successful or achieving the results that you want

Consistent (adj.): always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way

Acquire (v.): to get something

MBA:  Master of Business Administration: an advanced degree in business, or a person who has this degree

BEd: Bachelor of Education: a degree taken by some teachers, or a person who has this degree

PhD:  doctor of philosophy: the highest college or university degree, or someone who has this

After that, she told us to check homework’s answer with friends and then she gave us a corrective feedback.

After finishing, teacher let us write note and spoke with friend about
1. How do you improve English skills? and 2. How do you read in English?

 This is my answer that I’ve written.

          “I watched English movies a lot for improve my listening and speaking skills then I read in English and usually write on Web Blog. It makes me improve writing skill

          When I read in English I used many strategies that I’ve learned in this class. The strategies that I usually use are skimming and scanning. Initially, I read and don’t stop and find out the definition on dictionary when I find difficult words. I just read to get main idea of the text. I don’t read every words because it takes time a lot.” And then read the note that we write to friend who sat next to.

source: http://tumalo.redmond.k12.or.us/teacher-pages/title-reading-program/

Next Question is “What are obstacles to faster reading?”

Obstacle (n.): something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made more difficult

source: http://jumpmanualblog.com/overcome-obstacles-jump-hurdle/

        
For me I think that difficult words that I can’t guess from the context. It makes me read slower. Sometimes noise environment make me confuse when I read.

#NOISE

Teacher let us answer the question that you agree or disagree about faster reading and answer by our opinion. And then she gave us new handout “Faster Reading”. We read in sheet and did exercises.

At 10.25 am. It’s time to break and came back to class 10.40 am.

 When we all back to class teacher gave us a corrective feedback. And continued did exercises.

source: http://www.clipartkid.com/break-time-cliparts/

The strategies that I’ve used today are Scanning, Skimming and guessing words meaning from the context.

Today’s lesson I think It isn’t too difficult but it  isn’t too easy as well. We have to read faster and get the main idea of each text. Sometimes I can understand all the text but sometimes there are some points  that I don’t understand. I felt sleepy and hungry because this class too long sometimes it make me felt bored.

That’s all for today. Good bye

Extensive Reading

On Monday October 17^th, 2016

Today I went to class 8.32 a.m. so I’m late two minutes. It’s the first time that I went to class late but next time I won’t late.

First of all, teacher checked name list and told us the mid-term test scores. I got 16/20 but next test I will try harder. And then she explained about project work and examination schedule for us to review the lesson and get ready to “Final Test”.

source: http://cyberies.blogspot.com/2013/05/1st-of-eso-revision-for-final-test.html

Today we have started the new lesson “Extensive Reading”

Teacher let us talked about the meaning of this word and talked with partner who sat next to us.

First of all, teacher asked us the question “Do you often read in English for your private study?”

IF “Yes” what is the way that you use 1.Internet, 2.Magazine, 3.Books or 4.Study books. She let us talked with partner.

The way that I use to read in English for my private study is “Internet”. I use my phone to read in English so it is easy way to read.

source: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/optimizing-blog-readership-reading-off-internet/

Teacher shared her experience about her studying. She is my inspiration. I want to be like her. I want to study abroad and I want to have a good career like her.

source: http://www.hercampus.com/school/brandeis/pros-and-cons-studying-abroad

After that, teacher gave us new handout “Extensive reading” and let us thing the words relate to “Research” and wrote on the board.

Extensive reading = simply reading a lot of English (reading almost every day) but it not too difficult because it will make you bored and you can understand the text without needing a dictionary.

source: https://qahs.eq.edu.au/reading-2/

After that, we started reading in handout, summarize each paragraph and answered the questions and she provides corrective feedback.

Teachers always use http://dictionary.cambridge.org/to teach us how to pronounce each word correctly.

The strategies that I’ve used today were finding the references, making inferences and scanning.

Nothing was easy today because text was academic so there were a lot of difficult words and also difficult to understand. I felt sleepy because the class took long time and the weather quite cold.

source: http://theberry.com/2014/03/05/can-i-go-back-to-sleep-now-17-photos/

See you next post.

Scanning

On October 10, 2016 I came to classroom around 8.10 am. There was a blackout at that building. I felt very hot and it’s available again around 9.20 am. Teacher came to classroom at 8.30 am. She is always punctual. She gave us a new handout. The new lesson was “Scanning”

        source: http://ideas.ted.com/what-should-you-read-this-summer-a-mega-reading-list/

Scanning = A type of speed reading technique which is used when you want to find specific information without necessarily understanding the rest of the text or passage.

source: http://appman.in.th/line/index.php?route=sticker/sticker&id=1130

First of all, teacher let us started reading and answered the question by used the keywords and then located it. After finishing, she let us worked in group of five. She told us to read the information and answered by used scanning skill to make it faster.

Not only worked in group but teacher let us do the exercise by ourselves and noticed that it’s faster or not. The first exercise my group spent seven minutes but for the second exercise we spent just only three minutes. Wow! it’s faster.

source: https://www.123rf.com/photo_45937049_stock-vector-cartoon-attractive-woman-with-bubble-wow-face-girl-retro-and-vintage-fashion-female-character-person.html

and then had a break for fifty minutes and back to classroom at 10.45 am.

source: http://dawsoncrossfit.com/crossfit-kids-break-time/

After break, teacher let us do the exercise again it’s about “Flight Information” and teacher show us how to book the ticket online.

source: http://www.emirates.com/english/destinations_offers/timetables/flightschedule.aspx

Teacher assigned us the project work. It was four new stories that we have to write summary of news and handed to her on 31 October 2016.

Today we did a lot of exercise and the strategy that we used today was SCANNING.

I like this lesson because we did a lot of exercise to practice scanning skill and this subject not too difficult. It’s made me enjoy when I did exercise and found the answer by scanning.  

That's all for today. Good bye. See you next post!

West meets East (continued)

On Monday October 3, 2016 I went to class earlier than other day because I wanted to check the answer of homework in handout with my friends. At 8.30 am. Teachers came to class, told us the quiz score and also checked name list in the same time. Then she let us checked answer with friends who sat next to us or behind us. After that, teacher let us continued reading and the exercise in handout. We took a break at 10.15 am.

source: http://www.indiebusinessnetwork.com/my-intentional-24-hour-facebook-break/

After break, teacher let we spoke about produce, foods, celebrities that we like in Asian country . So celebrity that I like is Dan Worrawech Danuwong because of his smile and ability such as singer, actor and director.

source: https://www.facebook.com/Dan-Worrawech-Danuwong-112547505444695/

The food that I like is Thai foods. I love Thai foods the most because I think it’s more than delicious than others.

source: http://www.sstlimousine.com/thai-cultural/thai-food/

After finishing, she let us did exercise about part of speech and then made question about “When foreigner living in your country. What the question that you want to ask him or her?” and shared with friends. These are the question that I want to ask him or her.

                                              Where do you from?

                                              What’s your name?

                                              Have you been to Thailand before?

                                              How long have you stayed in here?

                                             Which place in Thailand do you like?

                                             Do you like the weather in Thailand?

                                             What’s Thai food that you like?

source: http://www.thai-blogs.com/2008/10/30/you-you-farang/

After that, we started reading in handout again and did exercise together.

The strategies that I used today was guessing words meaning from the context, predicting, finding the references, making inferences and teacher always use http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ to tough us how to pronounce correctly.

Sometime I felt bored and sleep because this class is too long 4 hours

source: https://a2ua.com/sleepy.html

Today’s lesson I think it was quite difficult because it difficult to understood each paragraph and I had to analyze it. I know that I’m not good at reading  but I will try hard to good at it and I will practice more and more. I like that time when teacher let us talked with partner or work in group. We can talk in English It mean we can practice speaking and made me more confident to speak.

See you next post. Good bye