Week 13 : Problem and Solution

            In the class, the teacher introduced about this lesson, it about "Problem and Solution".

The Language of Problem-Solution

   Here's a list of problem-solution markers that you will find in your academic reading.

Problem Markers

Nouns
burden      danger         hardship        puzzle

risk             challenge    deficiency      issue

setback      shortage      difficulty        lack

threat         concern       dilemma        mystery

trouble       conflict        dispute           obstacle

crisis           excess          problem 

complication 

Solution Markers

Verbs                                                     Nouns
to address        to ease             to resolve               relief         
to alleviate       to respond      to improve             remedy     
to answer         to overcome   to settle                   resolution
to cope with    to relieve         to solve                    response  
to deal with     to remedy        to tackle                  solution   

         After that, we set tables for mini-test. It took a time for 1 hour and it's very difficult for me. I couldn't understand with the passages on mini-test.

Week 12 : Exemplication

         In class, The teacher assigned to checked and answered homework last week.

      After that, The teacher introduced about "Exemplification".

  

 Exemplification is writing uses specific, vivid examples for the purpose of adding more information to explain, persuade, define, or illustrate a general idea.

           Commonly used abbreviations and transitions in exemplification text
🍎 f.e./e.g. - for example

🍎 i.e. - that's (to say); in other words

🍎 viz. - namely; it is/ there are

🍎 e.g. There're four language skills, viz. listening, speaking, reading and writing.

🍎 to illustrate

🍎 specifically

🍎 here're a few examples

🍎 another illustration

🍎 another example of 

🍎 another instance of

🍎 a case in point is 

🍎 for example

🍎 for instance

             And then, she assigned to read and complete activities. Today, there are many good techniques for help me to read and understand each of texts.

From this lesson.
➧ There are many abbreviations and transitions, it's hard to remember it.
➧ Each of activities in handout are not too difficult.

Week 11 : Definition and Classification

          In class, teacher gave the new handouts and talked to introduce new lesson about Definition & Classification. "What’s the definition marker?" she asked all students and, need to us found and told about it.

The language of definition and classification
       Here’re some common Definition and Classification Markers.

Definition Markers                           Classification Markers

Verbs           other                           Verbs                Nouns

to be               i.e.                                 to categorize      category

to define        in other words            to classify           class

to refer to      +comma between      to distinguish    component

                        a technical term         to divide             division

                        and its defining          to group              group

                        noun or noun 

                        phrase:­­­­­­­___, __

 - Look for Definition Markers. They will help you identify both technical terms and their meanings.

 - Look for Classification Markers. They will help you identify both the general concepts and its types.

From this lesson
    ♥ The most difficult is "How to remember the words marker because there're too many to do it".
     ♥ The passages in each of text aren't hard to understand.