Dec 19

1. Register on www.mylanguageexchange.com

This site is like lang-8. but for speaking. You can find language exchange partners. Registration is free (other people can contact you), but unfortunately, you have to pay to initiate contact with others.

2. Find your favorite movie's subtitles on divxstation.com . Download an English file and open it with メモ帳. With a partner (or with me, if you like), read your favorite part of the movie out loud. Let's see your acting skills!

3. Playstation Vita hits store shelves (Japan Times)

Dec 12

In today's exercise, we try to answer this question:

If a student learns the 2000 words in this vocabulary list, what percentage of a newspaper can they read?

Vocabulary List

1. Check all nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in your news article against the vocabulary list. Ignore everything else.
2. If not listed, mark the word.
3. Count all the words in the article. (Total Words)
4. Total Words - Unlisted Words/ Total Words = %.


Today's Japan Times Article - Please write comments.
Scientists a step closer to cloning mammoth

Dec 5

No TOEIC Listening Test today.

1. Make a new account at lang-8.
2. Write one English diary entry (日記を書く）
3. Correct one Japanese entry. (from あなたの添削を待っている最新日記）
4. Make a new account at habit forge.
5. Decide on a new habit (and do it for 21 days consecutively).
6. Read and comment on this article.
The Myth of Innate Genius
7. When you finish, show me your lang-8 entries, habit forge confirmation email, and comments.