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