Group Reading Log by Janet Gao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh Janet&Kiri&Yidi en-us 2017-10-05 19:52:20 UTC 2017-12-02 03:35:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Vocabulary: Article 1 JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195829598 Editing by Janet
containment (n.):
Original: Wyatt said the fires were at "zero percent containment", noting that the "massive" perimeters of the fires .....
My own sentence: To protect his citizens, the mayor established a strict policy for containment of decease.
contain (v. ):
Definition: hold back, cut down
Synonyms: stop, defend


]]> 2017-10-10 22:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195829598 Article 1:”California Wildfires Kill 11, Burn 1,500 Buildings” by VOA News https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195830457 Editing by Yidi
Discipline: U.S. & THE AMERICAS
Summary: A natural disaster, wildfire, sweeps California. From the article, the state fire officials announced that the fires had burned 1,500 homes and businesses, while more than 100 people got injured. In order to avoid more damages, the government had evacuated 20,000 people and tried best to find out the cause of the fires.
Response: Life is the weakest thing in the world. I am so sorry that such disaster have happened. Hopefully, those missing victims are still fleeing the inferno and will be reunited with families. The natural disaster is inescapable and tragedy won’t be gone. But what we can do is to try best to help those who need help. Thus, no matter how tragedic it is, we all gonna make through it!
DQs: 1) Should government spend million dollars to help build new home for the victim?
Yes, it's government's responsibility to protect the citizens.
2) What factors do you think make wildfires?
The most of wildfires should be made by human activities because of their carelessness.
3) How can people avoid wildfires?
Calm down and Run away as fast as you can, and follow the instructions from the government.

]]> 2017-10-10 22:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195830457 Vocabulary: Article 1 JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195834675 Editing by Janet
inhalation (n.):
Original: State fire officials estimated Monday the fires had burned 1,500 homes and businesses, while hospitals said more than 100 people had sought treatment, mostly for smoke inhalation.
inhalant (n.): a type of medicine in gaseous state using for treatment.
inhalator (n.): a breathing device
My own sentence: Her grandma is so weak that she has to take medicine by using inhalator.
Synonyms: intake, breathing in]]> 2017-10-10 22:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195834675 Source 1 JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195834827 California Wildfires Kill 11, Burn 1,500 Buildings]]> 2017-10-10 22:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195834827 Vocabulary: Article 1 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195836051 Editing by Kiri
evacuate(v.)
Original:Twenty thousand people have been evacuated, including hundreds from area hospitals.
evaluation(n.)
Definition:making a judgment
My own sentence:They will first send in trained nurses to evaluate the needs of the individual situation.
Synonyms: assess, judge]]> 2017-10-10 23:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195836051 Vocabulary:Article 1 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195836737 Editing by Kiri
emergency(n.)
Original:...has declared a state of emergency in Napa.
My own sentence: Under much pressure, he deals with emergencies promptly.
emergent(adj.)
Definition:a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
Synonyms:exigency, pinch]]> 2017-10-10 23:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/195836737 Vocabulary: Article 1 cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/196261072 Editing by Yidi
estimate(v.)
Original: State fire officials estimated Monday the fires had burned 1500 homes......
My own sentence: To estimate the orbital of electron, we need to understand the structure of atom.
estimation(n.): an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth.
synonyms: approximate, gauge


]]> 2017-10-12 01:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/196261072 Vocabulary: Article 1 cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/196267280 Editing by Yidi

declare(v.)
Original: California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in Napa, Sonoma....
My own sentence: Only president has the right to declare a war.
declaration(n.): a statement that is emphatic and explicit.
synonyms: announce, exclaim]]> 2017-10-12 02:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/196267280 Article 3: “Pictures Reveal Life Inside Tiny Futuristic Cubes” kiribi1202 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/200949046 Discipline: photography and human activity
Summery: Built in 1972, the Nakagin Capsule Tower was the benchmark of Japan’s post-war economic boom. Now the future about it is uncertain
Response:
In my perspective, these room are very cute. Actually when I went to Tokyo this spring, I had seen this hotel—It is very gorgeous with it unique design. And people travelled there could hardly book a room since it was too hot. So I think this hotel should be preserved. Anyway, if I go to Tokyo again, I wanna have a try in this hotel.
DQs:(1)Would you like to have a try to stay in this capsule hotel? Why?
         (2)What do you think about this hotel?(like its style or tiny space?)
         (3)Imagine what will be like if there is a similar hotel in USA？
]]> 2017-10-26 17:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/200949046 Vocabulary: Article 3 kiribi1202 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/200949287 capsule(adj.):
Original:Some capsule owners have moved out or converted their rooms into offices.
Definition: a small container
My own sentence:
you can also take red ginseng in convenient tablet or capsule form.
Synonym: container
]]> 2017-10-26 17:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/200949287 Vocabulary: Article 3 kiribi1202 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/200949596 demolish（v):
Original: It’s important can continue to stay there instead of going through the usual routine of being demolished for the sake of economic progress.
demolition (n)
Definition: destroy completely
My own sentence:A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets.
Synonym: destroy
]]> 2017-10-26 17:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/200949596 Vocabulary: Article 3 cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201097370 envision (v)
original: Kurokawa envisioned this building as the dawn of a new age.
My own sentence: I just can't envision my future.
envisioning(n.):  visual imagery
synonyms: fancy, image]]> 2017-10-27 06:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201097370 Vocabulary: Article 3 cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201100442 halt(v)
original:.....a plan which was halted by the 2008 stock market crash.
My own sentence: After the long walking, the army halt for a rest.
halt(n.):  an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement.
synonyms: block, stop]]> 2017-10-27 07:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201100442 Response of Article 3. cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201106232 1) I would like to stay in this capsule hotel because I have never lived in such a tiny space. I want to see how comfortable the room will be and whether the capsule hotel has a further development in the future.
2)  Capsule hotel is a new concept of housing design. With the development of medicine, the death rate decreases dramatically. The world becomes more and more crowded. Thus, the idea of capsule hotel is to make every one have their own living space.]]> 2017-10-27 07:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201106232 Vocabulary: Article 3 JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201312550 anachronism (n.)
Original: The tower now stands as an anachronism in the midst of the more practical buildings that have sprung up around it.
Definition: Something or somebody is wrong in the historical period.
anachronistic (adj.)
anachronistically (adv.)
My own sentence: It is anachronistic to wear loose pants and colored-spots shirt in 21 century. 
Synonym: misplacement]]> 2017-10-27 18:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201312550 Vocabulary: Article 3 JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201319357 reignite (v.)
Original: ....development has been reignited development across the city as well as the debate about the historic tower’s future.
Definition: to catch fire or cause to catch fire again
ignite (v.)
ignitable (adj.)
ignitability (n.)
My own sentence: My spirit was ignited when there was a voice hovering in the football field: "go aggies"!
Synonym: burn, inflame, flare up]]> 2017-10-27 18:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201319357 Response: Article 3 JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201321743 1)If there is a chance, I definitely will stay in one of futuristic cubes. When I first saw the picture of this unique architecture, I thought it should be a new modern design because it has a advanced appearance of structure. However, after reading the article, I was touched by its history and the process of construction. Besides, I appreciate how Japanese people design the room; even though the room is extremely small, they can fully used the room, providing all living facilities. So I want to visit this architecture.
2) In my opinion, capsule hotel will be loved and pursued by young people because of the unique and modern appearance. The room of hotel is not large, if it is popular in the world in the future, the price for one night will not be so expensive. It will become a good choice for young people who travel outside. So I think the business in hotel industry can expand this idea to build their future. ]]> 2017-10-27 18:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/201321743 Article 3: rabiebrigitte https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/204697264 Sounds like a fascinating piece of architecture. Make sure to provide me with a link to the article.
I like the vocabulary you all chose!]]> 2017-11-08 07:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/204697264 Source 4: cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205840016 Japan suicide websites targeted after 'house of horrors']]> 2017-11-10 22:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205840016 Article 4:"Japan suicide websites targeted after 'house of horrors'" cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205840807 Discipline: World Crime
Summary: the article starts with the news that a person killed nine people and hided the dismembered bodies in his suburbs, indicating the danger of suicide websites. The murderer,  Takahiro Shiraishi, said he came to know victims through social media where they had expressed suicidal thoughts. Then he killed them after luring them to his apartment.
Response: 
This is a horrible event that the murderer killed nine people and dismembered them. After reading the article which shows me the statistics of suicide rates in Japan, I can't imagine that there are such many people complain the world and try to suicide. To avoid such thing happens again, the government should take actions. Suicide websites should be prohibited.
DQs:
1. what can government to decrease the suicide rates?
2. what is your feeling after reading the article?
3. What is suicide website and what do you think about it?]]> 2017-11-10 22:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205840807 Vocabulary: Article 4 cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205842589 allege(v.)
Origin: The move comes in response to an alleged serial murder case in which such sites were used.
Definition: report or maintain
My own sentence: With the clear evidence, he alleged that he is the murderer.
alleged(adj)
allegation(n):a formal accusation against somebody.
Synonyms: declare/ asseverate


]]> 2017-11-10 23:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205842589 Vocabulary: Article 4 cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205843333 stun(v)
Origin: .....admitted to killing nine people since late August in a case that has stunned Japan.
Definition: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief.
My own sentence:
He stunned everyone sitting in the classroom because he gets 100 in his exam while the average is 50.
stunned(adj): knocked unconscious by a heavy blow.
Synonyms: bedaze, daze]]> 2017-11-10 23:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205843333 Vocabulary: Article 4 kiribi1202 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205845750 confront(v)
origin: the only male in the group was killed after confronting Mr Shiraishi about the whereabouts of his girlfriend, Japanese media reported.
Definition: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize.
My own sentence:
when you confront problems, you have to try your best to solve it.
confrontation(n): the act of hostile groups opposing each other
Synonyms: face, present]]> 2017-11-11 00:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205845750 Vocabulary Article 4: JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205847444 baulk (v.)
Original: He says that previously some people had baulked at killing themselves because they had not wanted to die alone - but suicide platforms and social media have changed that.
Definition: to stop, as at an obstacle
My own sentence: I baulked at doing the presentation because I was so nervous.
bulker (n.)
Synonyms: bulk, cramp]]> 2017-11-11 01:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205847444 Vocabulary: Article 4 kiribi1202 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205847760 authority(n)
origin: .... and to cooperate with web operators and the authorities.
Definition: persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
My own sentence: Sometimes, we need to be brave enough to plead against authorities.
authorize (v):
grant authorization or clearance for
Synonyms:  potency, dominance]]> 2017-11-11 01:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205847760 Article 4 Response kiribi1202 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205848015 1. The government is the most responsible for preventing young people from suicide. I think government can focus on the Internet first since nowadays, internet plays an important role in society. Governments can block suicide websites directly. what is more, government needs to take more care on teenagers. They can establish some medical center to treat those teenagers who have mental problems.
2. I feel so bad when i notice that the murderer killed 9 innocent people. And i am stunned that the suicide rate is higher than my imagination. I can not believe people want to end their lives in such a beautiful world. ]]> 2017-11-11 01:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205848015 Vocabulary Article 4: JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205848128 despicable (adj.)
Original: "...... to exploit the cries for help by victims who wrote about committing suicide is despicable," he said."
Definition: to describe someone is mean, disgust or nasty.
My own sentence: People who threw the rubbish on the ground are despicable.
despicability (n.).  despicableness(n.)
Synonyms: mean, disgust

]]> 2017-11-11 01:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205848128 Article 4 Response: JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205848584 1. I felt so sorry when I was reading the news. There are so many people in the world took their own lives which means they do not live in happiness. It is a social pathology. I think there are various reasons of suicides. It is necessary for the government association should take the responsibility to do the study of those reasons in order to figure out possible solutions. 
2. I think it is not bad to have a suicide website because it provide a platform for the people who have suicidal tendency to communicate with each other, but it is much more important to have a website to help those people instead of telling them how to kill themselves. Anyway, people who do the social work should pay attention to this social problem in order to have salve their lives. And setting up a helping website should be one of methods. ]]> 2017-11-11 01:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/205848584 Article 5:" Full product transparency gives consumers more informed choices" kiribi1202 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212118443 Discipline: Environmental science, food
Summery: the article starts with some examples, which talk about most of goods are transparent. And us consumers need a transparent environment for us to compare then purchase. At the end, it says that it is a tendency that we will have a transparent process about a product.
Response: This article criticized about the opaque process of products, and call on that we should have a more transparent environment. In my opinion, us consumers have right to know the process of producing a product, and it would help us to choose what we really want.
DQs：
1, Do you think we would have a transparent environment of producing a product in the future?
2, Which product is the most that you want to know its process of flowsheet?]]> 2017-12-01 00:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212118443 Vocabulary Article 5 kiribi1202 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212120884 credentials(n.)
Original: inventing so many lucrative labels that offer quick assurance about product sustainability credentials.
my own sentence:I can testify to the credentials of the clientele.
credentialed (adj.)
credentialism (n.)
Synonyms:certificate]]> 2017-12-01 00:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212120884 Vocabulary Article 5 kiribi1202 https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212122075 lucrative(adj.)
Original: inventing so many lucrative labels that offer quick assurance about product sustainability credentials.
my own sentence: Thousands of ex-army officers have found lucrative jobs in private security firms.
lucrativeness(n.)
Synonyms: moneymaking, profitable]]> 2017-12-01 01:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212122075 Vocabulary Article 5 cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212122574 assurance(n.)
Original: inventing so many lucrative labels that offer quick assurance about product sustainability credentials.
my own sentence: 
He would like an assurance that other forces will not move into the territory that his forces vacate.
assure(v.)
synonyms: pledge]]> 2017-12-01 01:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212122574 Vocabulary Article 5 cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212123072 sustainability(n.)
Original: inventing so many lucrative labels that offer quick assurance about product sustainability credentials.
my own sentence: This ensures long-term sustainability.
sustainable(adj.)
sustain(v.)
synonyms:property]]> 2017-12-01 01:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212123072 Article 5 Response cydchen https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212123361 (1)I am looking forward to have a totally transparent environment of a product process, since it would  help us consumers of choosing the product that we really need.
(2)I think I want to see how an iPhone has been produced. If it is transparent for us, it must be interesting.]]> 2017-12-01 01:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212123361 Vocabulary Article 5 JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212472443 oblige v.
Original: Many labels duplicate each other, confusing clients and leaving manufactures obliged to certify the same product several times.
My own sentence: The professor obliged us to use buy some expensive textbooks.
obliged adj.
disoblige v.
Synonyms: compel, obligate]]> 2017-12-02 02:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212472443 Vocabulary Article 5 JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212473190 proxy n.
Original: So a metric such as gCO2/km for average emissions for new cars is a good proxy for understanding a car's environmental impact.
Definition: a person authorized to act for another.
My own sentence: He is not a good proxy because he told the secrets to many other people.
Synonyms: agent

]]> 2017-12-02 02:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212473190 Article 5 Response JanetGao https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212474613 1. I believed we will have a transparent environment which can show all of producing process to the consumers. It probably will not come true in a short time, but this kind of idea should be broadcasted in the public. In the future, the business with no transparent producing process will not supposed to exist in the society. People only admit is 100% transparent business. 
2. I really want to know about food processing the supermarket. Nowadays, prepared food is very popular, especially in America. However, when we got food more easily, we ignored the process that we don't even know. Food is the biggest threat to our health, so it is necessary to know the origins of those prepared food. ]]> 2017-12-02 03:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/JanetGao/7r9p9mul9ldh/wish/212474613