6.Topic: Starfish
From: http://mrnussbaum.com/starfish-reading-comprehension/
Date: 2014, July 29
Starfish, sometimes called sea stars, are found in all of the world's oceans. All starfish have at least five arms but some have more. Many kinds of starfish can re-grow arms that are bitten off by predators. Starfish can be dull or colorful and come in many different sizes. Scientists believe there are more than 1,500 types of starfish.
Starfish attack and eat other invertebrates. Some starfish, however, are harmful to undersea communities because they eat special kinds of coral or fish. Starfish are rarely eaten by humans because their bodies are bony and taste bad. Humans often use them as ornaments or collectibles.
I think starfish are beautiful but I sometimes fear them because they may bit me.
5.Topic: Green Color
From: http://mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/green/
Date: 2014, 22 July.
Green is a beautiful color. In nature, the grass that you walk on is green and the leaves that you see on trees are usually green . Most of the plants that you see are green too! Frogs are green and many grasshoppers are green too. Turtles are different shades of green.
Green color is good for our earth. Green is also the name used to describe the movement to make products the do not harm the earth. Green products are often those made from recycled materials or those that are safe to throw out in the trash
I read that green color passage and I think so it is my favorite color because green like the nature. When I saw trees or grass at my home or the waterfall I fell good, it made my eyes comfortable.
4.Topic: Dolphins
From: http://mrnussbaum.com/dolphins-reading-comprehension/
Date: 2014, 15 July.
Dolphins are marine mammals and they are one that live in the water. Dolphins are found all over the world's oceans as well as in rivers and marshes.
Dolphins are carnivores (meat-eaters) are feed on fish, squid and other marine life They often swim together because like they are family. When we saw they are swimming together we can called them "pods". They are thought to have powerful eyesight and hearing, but do not have a sense of smell. Dolphins come in different sizes. Dolphins are thought to be very intelligent and communicate with each other using clicks and whistles.
I read this passage I fall in love the dolphins beacase I think that they are powerful swimmers. Have you ever seen a dolphin? I ever see group of dolphins can often be seen bobing in and out of waves close to the shoreline.
3.Topic: Test English with vocabulary
From: Stuart, R.,&Ruth,G. , (2002)
Date: 2014, 8 July
I was read some website the writer wrote about learning vocabulary and told the important of vocabulary. Vocabulary is basic and very important when you learn foreign languages. You can't understand, read,
write, and speak if you don't know vocabulary.
Learn English vocabulary is a long process that you must follow. There are some tips for you:
- Find and buy a good dictionary because dictionary is the best friend to help you understand meaning of the new words.
- Set up a habit to learn vocabulary everyday, every where, any time.
- Don't learn too many words in a day. You will feel tired and bored after few days. 5-10 words a day are enough.
- Reading is a good way to learn vocabulary. Take note all new words and learn them.
- Play with words by crossword games, hangman, flash cards, etc...
- Listening is a good method to learn vocabulary. Copy listening mp3 to your cellphone, mp3 players, etc ... and listen to them anywhere, any time.
- Test your vocabulary you have just learned to refresh your memory. Remember that the more often you read, listen, and speak a word, the longer you remember it.
If we remember many vocabulary, it is easy for us to study or talking with the foreifners. There are many resorces for improve our language.
1. Date: 2014, June 24.
The teacher told the class about this subject. The name of subject is ' Curriculum and Learning Management in English '
The objective is making the curriculum of raise subject, analyse standard and content of learning in each grades for make learning unit. The plan of management in period, form and the method of management that connect with learning English.In addition, They are connect with the materials in English content and measured the management of English subject. Next, this is the content in curriculum standard in English subject. There are four contents or four cores.
First, The language for communication. It is focus on understanding and interpret when you listened and have read from the others materials. You can give opinion reasonably.Second, The language and culture. It is focus on understanding relationship between language with culture and suitable for use it.Third, The language of the relationship with the contents. It is focus on using the foreign language to connect with the knowledge of other contents and it is basic to develop, finding knowledge and opening the world by yourself. And the last one, The language and relationship with community. It is focus on using the foreign language in other situations within school, community and society.
The curriculum is the useful to teach subject to learners and when the teacher want to teach many contents, many contents must match with core or objective with curriculum. The teacher can put the standard and indicator in her/his lesson plan. Finally, all of these are process.
Date: 2014, July 1.
There are eight countries are the best education in Asean group consist of Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippine, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand. In addition, In 2013 Thailand is 55 of 60 countries about the ability of language.
First of all, there are three techniques of many good techniques for teaching English. First, communicative Language Teaching (CLT). It has many principles to describe consist of make real communication the focus of language learning, provide opportunities for learners, be to learnt of learners' errors, the learners must develop both accuracy and fluency, to teach all skills and let learners doing and thinking by themselve. In addition, The communicative Competences have four purposes such as linguistics competence, sociolinguistics competence, discourse competence and strategic competence. The activities are develop students' communicative by teaching grammar and they can use these to real situation. Moreover, they can apply to knowledge and use the real materials. Next, the content-Based Instruction (CBI) is the use of content more than language. The last technique is task-based language Teaching (TBLT) is an approach based on the use of task. Task is an activity or goal that using language. In addition, the main points of TBL are process, communication and purposeful activities and tasks. There are three for process of activity consist of pre-task is introduction to topic and task, the task cycle consist of task and planning and report. Its focus analysis and practice.
These are what I learned today. It may difficult for me but it is the important to make the curriculum and use for teach in the future. Most of techniques for teaching English are very very important to develop learners' skill and teacher's work. If all teachers have to develop and do his/her teaching the best and learners have to develop exactly!
