2014年4月16日 星期三

English King- An English Learning App That Brings Vocabulary Memorizing More Fun




Preface: When learning English, most of the Chinese have problem of memorizing English vocabularies.
I always feel bored and easily fall asleep when memorizing English vocabularies in traditional vocabulary books. 
Then, I find the APP "English King" to help me memorize English vocabularies during my fragmentary time which is efficient and effective!   



 There are basically two learning modes of this APP. One is vocabulary learning mode (單字學習), which provides meaning, spelling and has a example sentence.  Another is challenging mode (單字挑戰賽). I think this is one of the most interesting part of this APP. It makes vocabulary learning a competition, which motivates me to learn quickly.


Another part of this APP I like most is the TOEIC learning mode. In TOEIC learning mode, I learn lots of  commercial vocabularies. Vocabularies pop out randomly, and the words are all frequently used in work place. It's an useful learning tools not only for students but commercial people. 


 And here is another example from TOEIC level. Compared to the traditional vocabulary books, the app has pronunciation device that helps user memorize the pronunciation. However, the pronunciation function only available when your device is connected to the internet.





Conclusion:
This APP is easy to operate, because the operation interface is simple and clear. It also runs smoothly under every learning mode, and it doesn't take time to wait. I feel convenient when using it to review. Through this app, it is like someone training and interacting with you, so it won't be boring when memorizing vocabularies.

2014年4月10日 星期四

4/10 Online English LEARNING

This time, I finally got my head back.
However, I feel bored to be a rabbit anymore.
I then decided to transfer into a panda.
How good it would be if the real life can be switched back and forth all the time!!!
Because I want to try some new outfits on my panda,
I asked Evelyn if she could take me to the outfits shop.
In the real life, Evelyn always knows where to buy new clothes.
No wonder in Second Life she is still highly professional on searching places to buy clothes.
However, because I haven't been added to the group, she cannot teleport me.
Then my professor tried again to add me, I can be teleported by Evelyn.
Thanks to Evelyn, or I will get some trouble if not in the group list.
The shop is very convenient for us to change our outfits.
I tried some ugly looking dresses that I would definitely not wear in the real life, which makes me look really ridiculous.
But somehow I enjoy this brand new looking on me very much.

▲I enjoy this grandma-looking dress and the unknown red stockings. 
I should take a close shot to show  more details on my clothing. 
What a pity! This design is so great! 
But I will definitely not buy it in my real life. XDD 
It will make me look very old-fashioned.

Then we get to another place. I forgot the name of the place.
Everyone stays together there. Someone told me to take picture with them.
So I change my outfits again. This time, I wore a pink dress with little white spots on it.
It is super!!!! I think this is even stranger than my last dress(I called it Grandma-Looking Dress). The pink one is lighter, which makes my panda look younger.
And the cutting is very tight! This time I know how to control the camera.
I took a close shot on my panda and look at the lens.


It's more accurate now. At least, the panada can be controlled! It's a big progress for me.
 
▲ I am very curious about who put the grilled sausage here?! 
▲And don't know why I become a human. This time I learned how to pose. There are so many gestures to choose. I have forgotten the name of the pose. I guess it is called "muscle." Another gesture called "dance 2" is hilarious as well. But the avatar dances so fast that I cannot catch it.


▲In the end of the class, I started to feel a little dizzy. Perhaps it was because I flew very fast that I cannot get used to it. I found an empty place with the sun setting and took a picture here. I carried a guitar on me and tried to look cool. There is only black and white on my clothes and sunglasses. Still, I took a flower with me to make myself look a bit ridiculous. Although the pose is called "bored," I don't look bored at all, right?