Thursday, April 27, 2017

Environmental refugees unable to return home
Summary


     Environmental refugees are people who cannot go back to their home because of natural disasters. More than 1000,000 people in developing countries might move by disasters. A majority of refugees is trying to move to by cities in own countries. Refugees move to village, town and city step by step. Eventually, many people get together in the big city, which causes unproductive urbanization. It leads to lack of food, water and energy. Aid group established primary school, because, many refugees have a little money to live; therefore, they cannot move their home town where their children can go to school. If they were to save money and make their house, they cannot live their village because of pollution of river.
Word:affirm
Definition: to state firmly or publicly that sth is true or that you support sth strongly
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: he affirmed that we must deal with global warming
Collocation: confirm

Word: enthusiast
Definition: a person who is very interested in sth and spend a lot of time doing it
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: there are many baseball enthusiasts in the ball park.
Collocation: addict, admirer

Word: inaugural
Definition: first, and marking the beginning of sth important, for example the time when a new leader or parliament starts work, when a new organization is formed or when sth is used for the first time
Part of Speech: noun, adjective
Sentence: Inaugural meeting of the new team was a completely failure
Collocation: admission, baptism, beginning

Word: deter
Definition: to make sb decide not to do sth or container¥¥ew doing sth, especially by making them understand the difficulties and unpleasant results of their actions
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: punishment deters people from cheating.
Collocation:  act like a wet blanket, block

Word: ring-fence
 Definition: to protect particular sum of money by putting restrictions on it so Thea it can only be used for a particular purpose
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: schools provide students with the internet that is ring-fenced
Collocation: budget, save money

Word: jurisdiction
Definition: authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about sb/sth
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: the police have no jurisdiction to go into the house without permission
Collocation: administration, area of authority

Word: capitalize
Definition: to write or print a letter of the alphabet as a capital,   to sell possession in order to change them into money
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: He is trying to capitalize his company
Collocation: exploit,

Word: controversial
Definition: causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: I have a controversial meeting in the afternoon.
Collocation: arguable

Word: pernicious
Definition: having a very harmful effect on sth/sb, especially in a way that os gradual and not easily noticed
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: My friend has a pernicious habit that is to  go to bed over night.
Collocation: damaging, dangerous

Word: infection
Definition: the act or process of causing or getting a disease
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: is there any sign of infection?
Collocation: contagion

Monday, April 17, 2017

THE UNICORN IN THE GARDEN

Question 5    Is the man crazy?  Discuss evidence for and against the view of that he is.

Answer          I think he is not crazy, because he was planned the situation that she was caught by the police and the psychiatrist. After her was taken away, he is happy. It points out that the wife is burden for him and he wants to live separately. In paragraph three, he does not like these   words, booby and booby-hatch. it also illustrates that he does not like his wife. It is clear his act is intentional; thus, he is not crazy.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Word: Underneath
Definition: Under or below sth else, especially when it is hidden or covered by the things on top
Part of Speech: Preposition, Adverb,
Sentence: I hide underneath the chair.
Collocation:

Word: Ignite
Definition: To start to burn; to make sth start to burn
Part of Speech: Verb
Sentence: Fire ignites gas easily.
Collocation:

Word: Collide
Definition: If two people, vehicles, etc, collide, they crash into each other
Part of Speech:Verb
Sentence: A bike collided with a luxury car in the rainy day.
Collocation: Crash

Word: Flawless
Definition: Without flaws and therefore perfect
Part of Speech: Adverb
Sentence: The ruby is flawless even if the it is crashed with a rock.
Collocation:

Word: Reincarnation
Definition: The belief that after sb's death their soul lives again in a new body
Part of Speech: Noun
Sentence: Jesus Christ is reincarnation of God.
Collocation: Religion

Word: Rendezvous
Definition: An arrangement to meet sb at a particular time and place. To meet at a time and place that                        have been arranged in advance.
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Sentence: I make a rendezvous with my friend.
Collocation:

Word: insecure
Definition:Not confident about yourself on your relationships with other people
Part of Speech: Adjective
Sentence: You are insecure about your first presentation.
Collocation:

Word: overwhelm
Definition: To have such a strong emotional effect on sb that its¥ is difficult for them to resist or know how to react
Part of Speech: Verb
Sentence: I was overwhelm by his attitude.
Collocation: overcome

Word: kryptonite
Definition: A chemical element that exist in stories, especially in stories about superman, a character with special powers which he loses when he is near to kryptonite.
Part of Speech: Noun
Sentence: you are a kryptonite because infant of you, everyone gets tired.
Collocation:

Word: Sneak
Definition: To go somewhere secretly, trying to avoid being seen
Part of Speech: Verb
Sentence: I sneak into her house.
Collocation: Creep

Friday, April 7, 2017

My name is Tsuyoshi Miwa.

I'm from Japan.

I like to play sports, soccer, tennis, rugby.

I have played rugby for 3 years when I was a high school student.

My hobby is to listen to music.

I am big fan of Mai Kuraki which is known in Asian countries. she is awesome!

Also, I like Michael Jackson. My favorite song is "The Way You Make Me Feel". This music video is 

very cool.

I have graduated from a Japanese high school and I go to "Nagoya University of Foreign Studies" in 

Japan. 

I major in the department of "World Liberal Arts" in Japan. 

Now, I came here to to study English as a foreign student.

Nice to meet you!


Thursday, April 6, 2017

word: etc.
definition: used after a list to show that there are other things that you could have  mentioned
part of speech:noun
sentence: Michael Jackson gave people hope, passion, etc.
collocation: etc, etc.

word: alliteration
definition: the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in poetry
part of speech: noun
sentence: one example of alliteration is "sing a song of sixpence".
collocation:

word: indeed
definition: shortened form "in deed"
part of speech: adverb
sentence: that's a great idea indeed
collocation: yes indeed

word: decree
definition: an official order from a ruler government that becomes a law
part of speech: noun, verb
sentence:  a king decreed that people should have only one child
collocation: a decree of divorce, by decree

word: superficial
definition: only affecting the surface, seeing only what is obvious
part of speech: adjective
sentence: he was hit by a car, but he got a superficial wound.
collocation: a superficial person

Word : cantankerous Definition:  disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man Part of Speech : adjec...