Reading report in class

1. Main idea –Many people are attracted by all the new changes in Virginia Zoo
2. Audience –Someone that interested in Virginia Zoo. The article explained all the new changes and why the crowns loved it.
3. Purpose – Give us information about a new Virginia Zoo and draw more attention. I feel like the author is advertising this zoo because he summarize all the changes and lead us to the zoo's new plans.
4. Fact/opinion – No opinion sentences.

Listening report in class

1. Main idea – This article show how science subjects are important in the future ?
2. Tone – exciting .
3. Organization –It started from a science fair of middle school students and later on some of the students explain their future city  .  Choose one of the following options:  3) There is no controversy in the report; something is described or talked about.
4. Summary –  The reporter introduced to us a competition of middle school students about their future city and let some of the students explain their plans. This news story made me realize how important science subjects are in the future. Middle school students are really creative. And the last thing is the next generations should focus on science subjects, such as: math, physic, chemistry.

Classification essay (final draft)

Khiem Huynh

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Advanced II Writing

1/28/2012

Ways to Learn New Language (Final draft)

To learn a new language is a great thing. People admit that knowing more than one language can give them more opportunities to find a better job. Learning a new language may be troubled for some people. In order to make this challenging process easier, one should focus on three major fields: mastering grammars and writing skills, practicing listening and speaking proficiencies and also constantly expanding his vocabulary bank.

To master grammar and writing skills, people should try to learn verb tenses and understand sentences’ structures so they know how the sentences are made and organized. They also need to practice writing skills after learning grammar so they won’t forget what they have learnt, such as writing a few sentences in different tenses. Reading books and stories is also a good behavior for people who want to improve their grammar and writing skills. While reading, they can also learn new writing styles and verb tenses from the author.

With the purpose of learning a new language, practicing listening and speaking skills are necessary too. People usually listen to music, watch movies, news and cartoons in the languages that they want to learn so that they can get used to native pronunciations and tongues. But listening alone is not good enough speaking also helps to enhance this learning process. Most linguistic professors encourage people to speak up and ask questions in class for this purpose. People who usually communicate are better learners because they are not afraid of making mistakes and learn more things when they make mistakes. While talking, one will have chances to reinforce the listening skills as well. As a result, active speakers are better learners.

            Besides those skills, vocabularies are also critical to discover a new language. To enrich the vocabulary bank, some people try to learn word root, prefixes and suffixes and the meanings of those. The most traditional way of learning new vocabulary until now is flash cards. Besides, clustering notes are good for a big amount of words. They also link words to any events or places that were familiar to them in order to make it easier to remember. Anyone whose vocabulary storage is gigantic has more chances to master their new language.

In conclusion, many people have succeeded in learning a new language by following this strategy: mastering grammar and writing skills, constantly practicing listening and speaking proficiencies and expanding their vocabulary bank. Everyone has their own way to be skillful in learning a new language. Those techniques work perfectly for me. So, how about you?  

Fotobabble week 3

Listening Report week 3

Orange juice imports halted by FDA

1. Main idea –Imported orange juice is banned by the Food and Drug Administration.
2. Tone – Curious from the CBS central reporters and Informative from the Washington reporter. Reporters from the CBS central kept asking the other reporter from Washington.
3. Organization – The news story organized through a conversation between the CBS reporters?  Choose one of the following options: . 2) One side of a controversy or issue is presented.
4. Summary – Based on your answer for question 3, explain further.  The controversy is about the distribution of orange juice. The FDA banned all the imported orange juice because of chemical safety for consumers. Their is no risks founded in orange juice but the FDA have to test all the imported orange juice. Consumers  should buy organic orange juice for safety reason.
5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 1) I want to know why the FDA banned all the imported orange juice.  Because I like orange juice  2) This story reminds me to be more careful when I chose orange juice.  This video affects my point of view about imported orange juice.

 

Reading Report week 3

Who Are You? Google+ Really Wants To Know

 

1. Main idea –Google+ brought you a new way to search and socialize in a safer way.
2. Audience – The author’s intended everyone that interested in Google and a new social network. He compared Google+ to Facebook and gave out information about the new Google+
3. Purpose – The author want to introduce the new Google+. He pointed out Google+'s features.
4. Fact/opinion –And for now, at least, better data is more important to Google than figuring out a way to help dissidents use its social network safely and anonymously.
5. Your opinion – : 1) The title made me curious.  I would like to know more about the new Google+.  2) I think this article mostly compared Google+ to Facebook.  This article may change my mind of using Facebook.

Fotobabble week 2

Listensing Report week 2

CNN Comedy: Chris Hardwick hates 3-D

1. Main idea –Chris Hardwick hates 3-D
2. Tone – Serious and frustrated.  Sharp voice and strong points.
3. Organization –  2) One side of a controversy or issue is presented.
4. Summary – Based on your answer for question 3, explain further. Chris Hardwich disagreed with new technology. There are no different views. He briefly brought us back to the past and compare it to the present. He gave out his point of view about 3-D. Then he explained how he hates it. He compared the development of technology from the past to the present.
5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 1) I like to listen to something funny. Because I'm a big fan of comedy shows.  2) This audio only gave me Chris's thoughts.  It doesn't relate to any events that I have experienced in my life.  It  doesn't remind me of other events that I have learned about in the past.

 

Reading Report week 2

Yahoo! Co-Founder Jerry Yang Resigns

1. Main idea – Some facts about, Yahoo's Co-Founder, Jerry Yang's resignation.
2. Audience – Any one that interested in business and technology. Because his resignation will effect Yahoo company. And Yahoo is one of the biggest company involve in business and technology.
3. Purpose – Give us information about Yahoo's Co-Founder's resignation. The title mentions it.
4. Fact/opinion – Jerry Yang, Yahoo!'s co-founder, has resigned from the company's board of directors and every other position he held.
5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 1) I'm a fan of Yahoo company. Because I want to know more about Yahoo 2) This article is useful for me. It doesn't relate to any events that I have experienced in my life. It  doesn't remind me other events that I have learned about in the past.

 

Fotobabble week 1

Listening report week 1

Another Iranian nuclear scientist killed

1. Main idea –this article is about a few Iranian scientist were killed and the conflict between the US and Iran.
2. Tone –  informative, serious.The speakers sound pretty serious and gave me a lot of information.
3. Organization –  3) There is no controversy in the report; something is described or talked about.
4. Summary – First he gave me the information how the Iranian scientists were killed. And then he gave me a background of Iran's economic problems in 2009. Then he talked about the conflict between the US and Iran.
5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 1)Because it has an interesting topic.  Because it gives me more information about how the Iranian scientist was killed  2) Really political. No, it doesn't relate to any events that I have experienced in my life. No, it doesn't remind me of other events that I have learned about in the past

 

Reading report week 1

Humans And Machines: Beyond Touch

1. Main idea –the evolution of how we interact with machines.
2. Audience – Everyone that interested in technology. The title showed me that.
3. Purpose – Give out information. The author gave out a lot of information throughout the article.
4. Fact/opinion – "Call it the computerization of everything. But how we interact with these machines is bound to evolve."
5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 1) Because it is interesting me.  Because I like to read new things about technology. 2) This article is full of information. It's doesn't related to any of my experiences.  No, it doesn't remind me of other events that I have learned about in the past.

Introduction

My name is Khiem Huynh. I'm from Vietnam. I've been in the US for a month.