BEL 260

Tomorrow I’ll have bel class,,

Excited and happy,,

Since bel is one of the class that I love more,,

Although sometimes miss zu like to ‘membebel’ but it’s for reminding us about the important of applying the knowledge that we had been learned,,

Almost every class miss zu will emphasized the same thing,,

Learning is not enough if you do not apply it,,

What is the purpose of learning if you do not use it as your routine??

If the knowledge can say, I think it will say the same word like miss zu,,

SPEAKING TEST

25 march 2010

Today I just finished the speaking test,,

Wow,,, surprising to me,,,

I only practice for about 15 minutes before the real test,,,

Alhamdulillah,,,

I had done the best,,,hope I’ll get excellent result,,,

At the test I was asked to describe about entrepreneurship class,,,

Urmmm,,,

It’s not easy but as I have the knowledge about the entrepreneurship,,,

As I study it,,,

Entrepreneur is a person that develops business, taking opportunity from the problem and thinking analytically to solve the problem.

Entrepreneurship is a process or a job done by an entrepreneur,,,

As the economy is turndown, student with excellent result will suffer to find a job too,,,

So, the university have to provide the best alternative as to help the student future,,,

Other alternative that can be done is:

Provide inter-personal class

Provide information centre about job and their skills needed

LISTENING TEST

19 march 2011

Sharp 9.00 am we start our listening test,,,

It is held at LT1,,,

We seat in a group of a class,,,

It’s very as we focusing at the recording voice to answer the question that is provided,,,

Listening test have three section that is A, B and C,,,

All section have 5 question,,,

3 objective and 2 fill in the blank,,,

It’s about half hour the test to be finish,,,

Sometimes I’m wondering what is the purpose of listening test,,,

Then I realize one thing,,,

People from the beginning learn by listening to other,,,

Listen how they pronunciation the word correctly and correct the wrong pronunciation,,

Catch up the word that may be the important topic,,,

Understanding by relate it with the example and the first point view,,,

Try to get as many information as you could,,,

The important tips to score this paper is read the question paper first,,,

Listen to the main point question ask and list some answer,,,

At the second time the recording is playing tick or choose the best answer,,,

It’s a fun learning when you hearing someone’s voice then you try to pronounce it’s as them,,

  Make a conversation with your friends but it must fully English,,,

Then you will realize what is wrong with you,,,

Do not be shy when you talk in English but be proud,,,

Yeah! I can talk in English!!!

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

What is introductory paragraph??

How can if affect the essay and influence the reader??

How many types of introductory paragraph??

As you read further you will know the answer,,

The purpose of the introductory paragraph is to get the reader’s attention, to set tone for the rest of the essay and it will make a contract with the reader – what will be happen at the rest at this essay??

In introductory paragraph there have three parts, that is:

§  The Hook – Design to grab attention immediately and give some indication about the essay’s topic

§  The Transition – Moves the reader from the hook to the driving force of the essay…

§  The Thesis – Makes the contract with the reader about what will be discussed without a blatant announcement.

There are seven types of hook, that is

·        Personal examples

·        Quotations

·        Facts or statistics

·        Rhetorical questions

·        Current events

·        Contrast to the thesis statement

·        Definition

Now I will explain each one by one.

Personal example

·        Provide strong, dramatic incidents to use. Honesty in expressing thoughts and feelings will ring true the reader. While you can make up the personal experience, be careful that it sounds credible.

·        Personal observation – different from a personal example, an observation is something you saw happening.

Using Quotations

·        Dramatic

·        Emotionally appealing

·        Surprising

·        Humorous

Quote does not have to be from a famous person

·        Must be relevant to the thesis statement

Using Facts or Statistics

·        Must be stating or unusual

·        Must be from a credible source

·        Use journal as a place to record both quotes and facts or statistics that might work for an introduction

Using Rhetorical Questions

·        Asked questions but not answering the questions

·        Asking the main topic view

Using Current Events

·        Must be recent

·        Must be important

·        Should be made public by newspaper, television, or radio.

Using Contrast to the thesis Statement

·        In direct contrast to the thesis statement

·        It’s fun to prove an expert wrong

Using definition

·        Meaning of some unfamiliar word such as scientific word and reference words

Prediction and inference

An inference is a logical conclusion based on what has been stated in the text. Information which is provided must be analyzed in order for you to understand what is not directly stated or hidden between the lines. In other to infer, you need to use your experience, knowledge, common sense and power of reasoning to draw logical conclusion.

Predicting is an important reading skill as it will enable you to enhance your understanding of the text by anticipating what will happen next. Predicting can be done by using what you know about the text, plot, setting, characters, issues and relating them to your own knowledge to figure out possible outcomes. 

TITTLE / EVENT	WHAT WE THINK WILL HAPPEN	CLUE FROM THE VIDEO CLIPS	WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
Grenade	He change his mind and going back with his piano	He saw his girlfriend with other guy	He killed himself
Toy Story 3	They walked together just to show the place surrounding	Ken asked Barbie for a walk	They all walk together

The above table shows the activities that happen during the class.

Miss Zu was showing different video and we were required to predict what will happen next. It is funny; sometimes our prediction is largely different from the reality. Miss zu ensure us, to think carefully before making prediction and inference from what we were shown rather it is a video clip or a movie or even when we read a book.

Making inference and prediction is not a s easy as we say, it need a lot of thinking and clue to be link in way to make a correct one.

FACT AND OPINION

What is fact???

What is opinion???

How to use it???

FACT,,,

i)             Objective information that can be checked or proved to be true

ii)            Information that does not change

iii)          Not a statement about the future

The use of dates and year	Walt Disney was born on5th December 1901, and died on 15th December 1966.
The use of statistic/figures/precise numbers or quantities	Since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 more than 1600 climbers from 20 countries have conquered the 8848 metre mountain.
The use of definitions	Adolescence can be defined as the stage of a person’s when one develops from child to adult.
When stating with geographical or scientific fact	Kuala Lumpur is situated near Selangor. Water is made up of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen.

OPINION,,,

i)             Is a statement that cannot be proved to be true or false

ii)           Is one’s personal belief, idea, or feeling about a subject

iii)          Can be a statement about the future

The use of adjective which show your point of view or emotion	Exiting/fun/excellent/worst/ugly/pretty/stupid/ cool/loving 1.   The party was great fun 2.   My student gave an excellent performance at the concert
The use of comparison words which show comparison between two or more thing	More/most/better/best/worse/bad 1.   Siti Nurhaliza is the most talented singer in Malaysia. 2.   Julian thinks his father is a better cook than his mother.
The use of other word which show frequency, possibility, advisability, and necessity	Perhaps/may/should/must/always/usually/often/ occasionally/probably 1.   Grace is probably still angry with her boyfriend for not remembering her birthday. 2.   You must return the money you owe Maizun as soon as possible.
The use of phrase which show a belief, a suggestion, a feeling, or an opinion	It seems/it look like/it appears that/ in my opinion/I believe/I suggest/I feel/I think 1.   In my opinion, heavy metal music is not music but a lot of noise that gets on many people’s nerves. 2.   Lydiawati felt that the jazz concert was boring.