pronunciation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/skillswise/mod_quizzes/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/quizengine?quiz=simplequiz3;templateStyle=simplequiz;pagerType=pages;pagerData=1

As Steve's suggestion, i do some exercise on the above website and have a look at list of common homophones.

allowed aloud

You are not allowed to smoke until you are 16. She spoke her thoughts aloud (to say something so it can be heard).

bear bare

A bear is a large furry animal. She walked on the beach with bare feet.

bored board

To be bored is to have lost interest in something. A board is a flat piece of wood.

break brake

If you break something you damage it. When you brake the car slows down.

caught court

He caught a large fish. You play tennis on a tennis court.

check cheque

Did you check that the door is locked? You can write a cheque to pay your bills.

find fined

I can't find my socks. She was fined £40 for driving too fast on the motorway.

flower flour

A daffodil or a rose is a flower. You need some flour to make the birthday cake.

hair hare

She has really long hair. A hare is an animal like a rabbit.

here hear

Please come over here. Can you hear that noise?

heal heel

His leg is broken, but it will heal (get better). Your heel is at the back of your foot.

hire higher

When we go to Spain we'll hire a car. The mountain was higher than the clouds.

hour our

There are 60 minutes in an hour. This is our house.

maid made

The maid cleaned all of the 15 rooms. I made the bed this morning.

new knew

I spilt wine on my brand new shirt. I knew the answers to all the questions.

one won

There was only one piece of birthday cake left. She won the running race.

pear pair

I ate a pear and a banana for breakfast. I won the card game with a pair of aces.

piece peace

I ate a very large piece of pie. He went on an march for world peace.

plain plane

I painted over the wallpaper in a plain colour. The plane landed late because of heavy fog.

pour poor paw

Can you please pour some milk on my cereal. He grew up in a poor neighbourhood. The cat hurt his paw in a fight.

saw sore

He cut the tree down with a saw. His ankle was sore after he fell over.

see sea

She couldn't see without her glasses. I went swimming in the sea while on holiday.

shore sure

She built a sandcastle by the shore. I'm sure that I turned the oven off. (to be absolutely certain)

sight site

Don't let the children out of your sight. There were four cranes on the building site.

stairs stares

She ran down the stairs to answer the phone. He stares out of the window at the neighbours.

steal steel

The thief got caught trying to steal the diamond. The buildings were made of steel and glass.

they're their there

They're is a shorter way to say they are. It was their dog that bit the postman. The supermarket is over there.

through threw

I walked through the door into the room. She threw the ball a long way.

to too two

He isn't going to work today. Too is another way to say as well. Two is the number between one and three.

waste waist

Waiting for the wrong train was a waste of time. Her old dress was a bit tight around the waist.

week weak

A week is seven days long. He was too weak to lift the heavy box.

where wear

Where are you going tonight? Which tee-shirt are you going to wear out?

whether weather

I'm not sure whether to phone her or not. Sun, rain, wind and snow are types of weather.

which witch

Which ice cream would you like? The witch was seen flying on a broomstick.

whole hole

Two halves make a whole. There was a hole in his sock.

worn warn

I am tired and worn out. He tried to warn her about the wet floor.

would wood

Would you like a drink?. Wood comes from trees.

write right

I must write a letter to my friend soon. Right is the opposite of left.

first draft of research report

I am trying to send my draft to Helen but gmail doesn't working at that time. Meanwhile, i save it here because i don't have my own computer at home now. I haven't enough more than 700 words but i still haven't thought any new idea to write. Is my brain too old to think? Why can't i do it quickly? Work hard i s not enough.:-(

RESEARCH REPORT OF PART-TIME JOB

Le Nguyen

Background:

Recently, the price has increased with strong growth rate due to the higher oil price. It is making the living cost of London higher than before and has also caused some difficulties for pre-sessional student to study at London Metropolitan University, especially financial problems. Some students could find the part-time job to support themselves. It is useful, then to discover whether London Metropolitan University ‘s pre-sessional students need to do the part-time job or not, and what they think about it.

Aims:

The aim of this report is to investigate pre-sessional students’ attitudes at part-time job and the suitable time that the students choose to work.

Method:

The sample:

The sample size was 10 questions. Thirty-three people joined this research. These participants were all the pre-sessional student of London Metropolitan University and from different countries.

Data collection:

This research was conducted by ten questions and face-to-face interview of thirty-three people. The questionnaire was designed by the common answers and provided open end responses for additional comments. The survey was voluntary and anonymous. No personal information was collected.

Findings:

* Findings regarding pre-sessional students’ attitudes at the part-time job:

The statement that over half (52%) of the interviewees agreed that it was necessary for students to take the part-time job, whereas a negligible number of people (6%) disagreed with that. Similarly, about forty-two percentage of those surveyed said that they did not mind the importance of the part-time job.

The fact that two thirds (67%) students did the part-time job and twelve out of thirty-three (36%) of them admitted that the part-time job could affect their studies. They stated that it was too tired to go to school after working very hard. It seemed to explain why pre-sessional students went to school late.

Almost sixty-seven percentage of participants thought that the part-time job could improve their skills generally. Conversely, nearly a third (30%) of those who responded agreed with was that the part-time job improved their skills greatly.

A very interesting finding was what the biggest benefit the students got from the part-time job. A significant number (30%) revealed that they felt more confident to establish the foundation for the future career and got more experience in the life than before. Six in thirty-three people only thought about the future career. They did not pay attention other factors. As expectation, twenty-seven percentage of those who answered said that they felt encourage when they supported in finance by themselves.

* Findings regarding the suitable time for pre-sessional students to take the part-time job:

Unsurprisingly, less than a half (48%) of the respondent worked at the weekend and thirty-nine percentage of people worked when they have spare time. Just a small number (6%) of students wanted to work on holidays.

In terms of the duration of working, a minority (6%) of those who were interviewed worked from five to ten hours per week. Approximately twenty-seven percentage of students who worked from ten to fifteen hours a week is slightly higher than those who work over fifteen hours a week (21%). Only four in thirty-three people worked from one to five hours a week. The trend of working over fifteen hours per week was more likely to increase in the future because nearly seventy percentage of the participants were willing to do the part-time time as much as possible if they could find a better job with higher salary and promotion.

These results suggested that pre-sessional students seemed to like to take the part-time job at the weekend.

academic vocabulary

Today i continue to enrich my academic vocabulary in 'Essential academic vocabulary' of Helen Huntley, especially useful phrase. I want to know which verb comes with suitable noun together. Here is what i found:

1. analyze the data
2. conceptualize (verb) form an idea or principle in your mind
concept (n)
Ex: He argued that morality could be conceptualized (= thought about)
We conceptualize the idea for the project after discussing it in our group.
3. formulate / express (our own) opinions.
4. occurrence (n) something that happens
occur (v)
ex: Street-fights are an everyday occurrence in this area of the city.
There was a strange occurrence in the dorm last night when all the lights suddenly went out.
5. experience period
It is normal for first-year students to experience period homesicness during their first semester away from home.

But i am not sure this sentence i made is right.

vis/vid (Latin words that means 'see')

1 g	evidence	a	change the original version
2 j	invisible	b	a device for seeing images on a screen
3 a	revise	c	the stage of being visible
4 f	supervisor	d	the sense of sight
5 k	television	e	relating to the sense of sight
6 d	video	f	person in charge
7 c	visibility	g	facts that show the truth
8 e	vision	h	a person who visits
9 h	visitor	i	form a mental picture
10	visual	j	impossible to see
11 i	visualize	k	the visual part of a broadcast

visibility: the degree to which something is seen by the public
visualize: to form a picture of someone or something in your mind, in order to imagine or remember them

evaluation and emphasis

49.1

1. Adjectives have negative association:
misguided: based on wrong information/ beliefs
inadequate: not match
2. Adjectives sound most positive and exciting:
intense: great or strong used of felling
ground-breaking: basic, from everything else originates
3. to play a(n) important/fundamental/ significant role
4. crucial: the only one of its type

49.2

1. Nierinck gave credit to the input of her research associates and acknowledged that they had played a crucial role in the project.

2. Unfortunately, these results are not borne out by other work in the field and you are challenged to claim that there is hard evidence to support your theory. There are mistaken in some of your calculations, and they need redoing.

3. Herbert flaws Evensson on the validity of his conclusions claiming that his data were flawed and were too limited to be reliable.

4. This superb article can be viewed as a seminal piece of work which has made ground-breaking discoveries about the nature of cancerous cells.

49.3

1. By no means is it certain that all the students will pass their final exams.
2. He had never taught before such an outstanding student.
3. Rarely has the country witnessed such a display of public feeling.
4. We will no way be able to halt the process of global warming.
5. Under no circumstances will student be allowed to defer the completion of their thesis longer than one month.
6. Only when we gather a lot more data, will we know the answer.

49.4

1. The study highlights the need for more research.
2. I don't find your arguments either solid or convincing.
3. Unfortunately, the two studies came up with results which were not compatible.
4. She wrote the first comprehensive study of this key period of Athenian history.
5. It is worth recalling that his work was initially criticised for being too limited.
6. The article underlines the importance of literacy and numeracy skills in early education.