Sunday 30 May 2010

Final presentation

The introduction was clear enough.
I used a note paper and I read from it some points. I think the eye contact was good enough but I was a little nervous.
The slides were colorful, clear and with images; I think the words in each slide were good and sufficient.
Content: I explained the causes and the problems and I think I had explained some important solutions.
Language: I used simple words to make it easy to understand.

Wednesday 26 May 2010

20 words

# Word (N, v, adj, adv, prep, etc.) definition: 2-5 words Sentences
1 alternative
N A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities
I had two alternative choices in my major
2 circumstance
N That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things. circumstances of the lesson was good
3 comment
V A spoken remark
I wrote very good comments to my teachers in the evaluations.
4 access
N A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
i can access level 2 by having more courses
5 constrain
V to force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige
in army , generals constrain their soldiers
6 annual
ADJ Happening once every year
the total annual salary of some players are above 4 millions
7 apparent
ADJ Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
the traffic in the street is apparent
8 Attitude
N position of the body or way of carrying oneself
Many people have to change their attitude in order to be successful in their lives.
9 Civil
ADJ Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. working in civil places is very good for some people
10 commit
V To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign.
I commit my parents to do well in my studies
11 convene
V To come together; to meet; to unite
I convene my friends to come to the college
12 emphasis
N Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important
He paused for emphasis before saying who had won
13 interact
N A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time. there was an interact in the meeting yesterday
14 philosophy
V An academic discipline that is often divided into five major branches: logic; metaphysics; epistemology; ethics; and aesthetics
I hate listening to philosophies
15 shift
V To change, swap
in the hotel there are shifts between day and night
16
justify
V To provide an acceptable explanation for
How can you justify spending so much money on clothes
17 ensure
V To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition to ensure that you are healthy , check with the doctor
18 error
V A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately When you put wrong commands in the calculator, usually you get an error.
19 concentrate
V To bring to, or direct toward, a common centre; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force to concentrate rays of light into a focus
20 ethnic
ADJ Of or related to a group of people having common racial, national, religious or cultural origins
There are many ethnic Indonesians in the Netherlands

* http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/vocab/index.htm