Peer review -- Emily's summary
Emily's summary
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He wanted a sport car for his graduation present. But, in the morning of his graduation, his father gave him a leather-bound Bible. He was very angry and leave his home. After many years, he was success in his business and had a great family. While he wanted go back to see his father, a telegram told him his father was dead. When he went back to his home, he found the Bible and watch the verse by his father. Then, a car key dropped from the Bible, and it had a tag with the date of his graduation.
1. What do you like best about your peer's summary?
Emily's summary is quite clear and the sentences are easy to understand.
2. Is it clear what is being summarized?
Yes, Emily lists all important points of this story.
3. Is the thesis of the original essay clear in the summary?
Yes, it is very clear.
I can know the happened time and what was happened very clear from this sentence: "He wanted a sport car for his graduation present. But, in the morning of his graduation, his father gave him a leather-bound Bible."
4. If you have read the original source, did you identify the same thesis?
Yes, she follows the original thesis.
5. Did your peer miss any key points from his or her summary?
No, I think Emily didn't miss any key points.
6. Did your peer include any of his own opinions in his or her summary?
No, Emily just wrote the summary of this story and she did not write her opinion.
7. Did your peer include any unimportant details in his or her summary?
No, it is quite brief and clear.
8. Were any points in the summary lost?
No, I don't think so.
Summary 2 -- A Full Box of Kisses
A man was very angry because his daughter decorated a box with gold wrapping paper when money was tight. Next morning, the man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction after his daughter brought the gift to him. However, a man was angry again due to the empty box. Nevertheless, it was a box which filled of her blowing kisses, his daughter said. This man kept the box for many years when he was discouraged because it is a love from his child. The most precious possession for human is the gold container filled with love and kisses form our children, friends, family and God.
Summary -- the Graduation Present
A young man wished his father would purchase a sports car to him on his Graduation Day. However, this young man’s father just said something to him than gave him a Bible. A young man got angry so stormed out the house and didn’t come back until he knew that his father had passed away. After that, this young man came home because he needed to take care of things that his father left. With sadness and regret, he found out the Bible than opened it. His father had underlined the verse and finally the young man found the sport car’s key dropped from the back of the Bible.
Summary
The Challenge of Teaching Listening Skills
Teaching listening has some difficult problems for teacher. That are listening is not like writing and speaking have its specific exercise, also, listening has no rules as in grammar teaching. On the other hand, mental block is the largest problem for student when they are learning listening. However, there are some methods for teacher to teach their students to improve their listening skills. First, convince students not understanding the spoken English is OK. Second, encourage students listen English four or five times a week but short period. They will improve their listening skill one day.
The Challenge of Teaching Listening Skills
The Challenge of Teaching Listening Skills
Teaching listening skills is one of the most difficult tasks for any ESL teacher. This is because successful listening skills are acquired over time and with lots of practice. It's frustrating for students because there are no rules as in grammar teaching. Speaking and writing also have very specific exercises that can lead to improved skills. This is not to say that there are not ways of improving listening skills, however they are difficult to quantify.
One of the largest inhibitors for students is often mental block. While listening, a student suddenly decides that he or she doesn't understand what is being said. At this point, many students just tune out or get caught up in an internal dialogue trying translate a specific word. Some students convince themselves that they are not able to understand spoken English well and create problems for themselves.
They key to helping students improve their listening skills is to convince them that not understanding is OK. This is more of an attitude adjustment than anything else, and it is easier for some students to accept than others. Another important point that I try to teach my students (with differing amounts of success) is that they need to listen to English as often as possible, but for short periods of time.
I like to use this analogy: Imagine you want to get in shape. You decide to begin jogging. The very first day you go out and jog seven miles. If you are lucky, you might even be able to jog the seven miles. However, chances are good that you will not soon go out jogging again. Fitness trainers have taught us that we must begin with little steps. Begin jogging short distances and walk some as well, over time you can build up the distance. Using this approach, you'll be much more likely to continue jogging and get fit.
Students need to apply the same approach to listening skills. Encourage them to get a film, or listen to an English radio station, but not to watch an entire film or listen for two hours. Students should often listen, but they should listen for short periods - five to ten minutes. This should happen four or five times a week. Even if they don't understand anything, five to ten minutes is a minor investement. However, for this strategy to work, students must not expect improved understanding too quickly. The brain is capable of amazing things if given time, students must have the patience to wait for results. If a student continues this exercise over two to three months their listening comprehension skills will greatly improve.
My favorite TV program -- Sex and The City -- Final
There are many America TV programs and my favorite one is "Sex and The City". Not only in America but also in Taiwan, many women like this TV program. "Sex and the City" has six seasons totally. The first season was produced in 1998 and the final season ended in 2006. People who don't like this program feel it is just a program about sex, males and famous brands of clothes, bags and shoes and etc. On the other hand, people who like this program, including my friends and I, think it is a good program because it shows us many things that we are shy to discuss, such as sex, and it also shows how to social with other people.
There are four main characters and they are Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. They are close friends and every one of them has different personalities. Carrie, a columnist, has a good sense of humor so that she writes many columns about love. Her feeling and inspiration of those columns are from her three close friends and their lives. Samantha is outspoken and she always tries to be herself so that she won't hide her mood. For example, she will tell you what the problems are when she feels unhappy.Also, she is the one who likes having sex the most. Miranda is a successful businesswoman but sometimes she doesn't know how to express her love and feeling. Charlotte is very romantic and always has lots of beautiful imagination about her love or marriage.
The plots of Sex and The City are similar to many other females' lives, but women in Taiwan are shy to talk about their sexual life or their own opinions. This program shows us how to social and get along with other people, friends and lovers. Even though this program has some sexual plots, the most important thing is that this program wants to express the emotions, like happiness, sadness, anger, depression and love to everyone who surround us. That is why I love this program. If you are attentive to what this program wants to express, you can learn something from it.
My favorite TV program -- Sex and The City -- Draft 2
There are many America TV programs and my favorite one is “Sex and The City”. Not only in America but also in Taiwan, many women like this TV program. “Sex and the City” has six seasons totally. The first season was produced in 1998 and the final season ended in 2006. People who don’t like this program feel it is just a program about sex, males and famous brand of clothes, bags and shoes and etc. On the other hand, people who like this program, including my friends and I, think it is a good program because it shows us many things that we are shy to discuss, such as sex, and it also shows how to social with other people.
There are four main characters and they are Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. They are close friends and every one of them has different personalities. Carrie, a columnist, has a good sense of humor so she writes many columns about love. Her feeling and inspiration of those columns are from her 3 close friends and their life. Samantha is outspoken and she always tries to be herself that she won’t hide her mood. For example, she will tell you what the problems are when she felt unhappy.
Also, she is the one who likes having sex the most. Miranda is a successful businesswoman but sometimes she doesn’t know how to express her love and feeling. Charlotte is very romantic and always has lots of beautiful imagination about her love or marriage.
The plots of Sex and The City are similar to many other females’ life, but women in Taiwan are shy to talk about their sexual life or their opinion. This program shows us how to social and get along with other people, friends and lovers. Even though this program has some sexual plots, the most important thing is that this program wants to express the emotions, like happiness, sadness, anger, depression and love with everyone who surround us. That is why I love this program. If you are attentive to what this program wants to express, you can learn something from it.
Interpretation of Data
This chart shows the number of baby that women give birth to from 1971 to 2001. As can be seen from the chart, during the period 1981 to 2001 there was a steady decrease in the number of babies that every mother gave birth to. At the beginning of the period, each mother gave birth to 3 babies in average in 1971 and by the end it had just less than 1 baby. The fastest decrease was the decade from 1971 to 1981; therefore, the decrease was more gradual.
My favorite TV program
There are many America TV programs and my favorite one is “Sex and The City”. Not only in America, there are also lots of women in Taiwan like this TV program. Sex and The City has sixth seasons totally and the first season was produced in 1998. The final season ended in 2006. The people who don’t like or agree about this program will feel it is just a program talks about sex, males and famous brand. In many women who like this program, include my friends and I, think it is a good program because it show us many things that we are shy to discuss, such as sex, and it also show how to social with other people and etc.
There are four main characters and that are Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. They are the best friends and every one of them has difference personalities. Carrie has a good sense of humor and emotional and she is a columnist, so she will write many columns about love and those stories, feeling and inspiration are all form her 3 best friends and their life. Samantha is outspoken and she always try to be herself. Also, she is one who likes having sex the most. Samantha won’t hide her mood. For examples, she will tell you what the problems are when she felt unhappy to you. Miranda is a successful businesswoman but sometimes she doesn’t know how to express her love and feeling. Charlotte is very romantic and always has lots of beautiful imagination about her love or marriage.
Sex and The City are similar to many females life, but Taiwan women are shy to talk about their sex life or their opinions. This program shows that how to social and get along with other people, friends and lover. Even though this program has some sex plots, but the most important thing is that this program want to express the emotion, like happy, sad, angry, depressed and love with everyone who surround with us. It is why I love this program, if you are attentive to what this program wants to express, you can learn something from it.
Combined Qualifications
1. Attractive people have more favorable personal attributes than unattractive people.
→The results establish that attractive people may tend to have more favorite personal attributes than unattractive people.
2. Economic sanctions are ineffective.
→It seems that the economic sanctions are probably ineffective.
3. Alcohol causes people to become violent.
→It has been said that alcohol might lead people to become violent.
4. Passive smoking causes cancer.
→According to preliminary studies, passive smoking might lead to cancer.
5. Recycling is the best solution to the waste disposal problem.
→In the view of some experts, recycling is probably a good solution to the waste disposal problem.
6. Physical exercise prevents depression.
→It seems that physical exercise may reduces depression.
7. Deep tunnels are safer and less vulnerable to earthquake shaking than are shallow tunnels.
→Based on the limited data available, deep tunnels are highly likely safer and less vulnerable to earthquake shaking than are shallow tunnels.
8. Private schools provide a better education than do public schools.
→It seems that the private schools might provide a better education than do public schools.
