“Comprehension can measured by reading ability. It spans the breadth of your ability. Your comprehension of speaking, writing and listening can never go beyond it. If you want to get better at comprehension, you should train your reading skill.” I heard Mr.Sato say this when I attended his seminar. I agree with his opinion. I (4)know which side my bread is buttered. “How many people finished reading the assignment book?” He asked us. Only one out of about 20 attendees finished it. Half of the attendees were still in the middle of reading the book. (I didn’t read it until the seminar started.) He let us know what he (3)made of this unfortunate turn by changing the agenda of the seminar. We read the book aloud in turns and he commented and lectured related topics at appropriate times while we were reading. He (2)made an hour of rest time into homework time. He (5)made for the 2 issues before us in the chapter we had just read at that time. He required us to make a short report in 45 minutes. After that, he corrected and commented on our reports in 15 minutes and returned it to us. He didn’t (1)make fun of us, but my curiosity was extremely satisfied in this seminar. I realized he deeply considered how to improve our skills and knowledge.
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Title:Understanding ability can measure by reading ability.
“Your understanding ability can measure by reading ability. It’s the maximum of your ability. Your understanding ability of talking, writing and listening never beyond it. If you want to get the high ability of understanding, you should be training a reading skill.” I heard it which Mr.Sato made of when I attended his seminar. I agree with his opinion. I (4)know which side my bread is buttered. “How many people finished to read the assignment book?” He asked us. It’s only one of about 20 attendees. Half members still reading in the middle of the book. (I didn’t read it until the seminar started.) He (3)made of changing the agenda of the seminar. We read aloud in turn the book and He comments and lectures related topic appropriate time while we are reading. He (2)made an hour of rest time into a homework time. He (5)made for 2 issues us about the chapter which we read at that time. It required to make short reports in 45 minutes. After that, he corrected and commented on our reports in 15 minutes and returned it to us. He didn’t (1)make fun of us, but My curiosity was extremely satisfied in this seminar. I realized he deeply considered how to improve our skill and knowledge.
homework:
(1)make fun of: Laugh at; make jokes about.
(e.g)”The old lady dresses so strangely that the children make fun of her.”
(2)make (something) into: Convert or change into.
(e.g)”We’re going to make our garage into a playroom.”
(3)make of: Have an opinion about something.
(e.g)”What do you make of his latest suggestion?”
(4)know which side your bread is buttered: If you know which side your bread is buttered, you know where your interests lie or what will be to your advantage.
(e.g)Jack never argues with his father-in-law. He knows which side his bread is buttered.
(5)About the phrasal verb make for– this is usually used when talking about physical direction. Of course, it can sometimes be used for something theoretical but often as a joke or exaggeration.
(e.g)The event organizer better serves refreshments or else the attendees will be making for the exits.
notice
In this article, I try to appropriate use 4 phrasal verbs(No.1~4) in this article which I write my daily life and thoughts because I’m learning English. This is one of writing training.