Thứ Bảy, 6 tháng 8, 2016

LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING, WRITING

IELTS Test:   http://www.roadtoielts.com/testdrive/

1) http://www.getnewsmart.com/articles   Reading on WallStreet Journal
Reading, Speaking, Listening following several topics such as : working, law and government, family...
3) http://www.listen-and-write.com/ Listen and typing
 IELTS SPEAKING
Especially: All vocabulary sources
1) IELTS Speaking
2) Tips for IELTS Speaking from Simon
3) 31 High-Scoring Formulas To Answer The Ielts Speaking
Ex “he has a good sense of humour” (band 7) better than  “he is funny”( band 5.0)
https://www.mediafire.com/?tv9z9fd8xgpt25q         PASS: ngocbach
4) Ielts speaking Mat clark
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Website IELTS 2: http://ielts-fighter.com/ Đây là website luyện IELTS online IELTS thầy Tùng (9.0 cả 3 kỹ năng Speaking, Reading, Listening IELTs
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Website IELTS 4: http://www.ielts-blog.com/ 
Website IELTS 5. http://ielts-yasi.englishlab.net/index.htm

Thứ Sáu, 5 tháng 8, 2016

5 minute function

Expressing likes or dislikes:
what kind of films do you enjoy watching?
what was your favourite subject at school?
fond of : having a liking for something
                I’m (quite) fond of painting and drawing …
                I’m not very fond of DIY
                what are you fond of doing in your spare time?
keen on: very interested or enthusiastic about something
talk about your interests or hobbies
                I’m quite/really keen on gardening …
                I’m not (very) keen on maths …
                which subjects were you keen on at school?
a fan of: to be a fan mean to be admire
                can be used to talk about a person or sport team
                I’m a (big/massive) fan of football …
                I’ve never (really) been a fan of Fomular I …
                Are you a fan of a particular sport or team?
a soft spot: to have a soft spot for something means to have a particular fondness or affection for it
                I’ve always had (quite) a soft spot for chocolate …
                My daughter loves music and has (quite) a soft spot for a group called Elbow …
                Is there a type of food you have a soft spot for?
appeal: something could peels to you like the idea of it or find it attractive
                A few things appealed to me about working abroad …
                Going to the gym has never really appealed to me …
                What have you never done that appeals to you?
to be intoslightly informal means you find it interesting
                I’ve spent time abroad and I’m really into trying different food …
                I’m not really into keeping up with the latest fashions …
                Is there a singer or group that you’re into?
can’t stand: to hate someone or something
                I eat most things … there’s nothing I really can’t stand …
                I can’t stand loud noise …
Is there a TV show that you can’t stand?
can’t bear: means to not be able to accept or tolerate something
                I can’t bear staying in bed too long …
                I can’t bear the thought of having nothing to do …
                Is there anything about studying you can’t bear?

Comparing and contrasting:
Would you prefer to live in the town or the countryside?
How does studying English compare to learning other subjects?
Do you take after any of your relatives?
comparatives (using with adverb)
                smaller than …
                                more expensive than …
                                                not as busy as …
What’s your hometown like?
Well, my hometown is rather smaller than where I’m living at the moment …
And things are considerably more expensive in London than where I’m from …
 The roads in my country are not quite as busy as here …
A lot of adverb we can use to give precision to your comparisons:
                slightly                  much
                a little                    a lot
                a bit                       significantly
                rather                   noticeably
when you want to explain the difference a very small or even non-existent
little to choose between: means very similar
                Are you interested in politics?
                A lot of people think there’s little to choose between the main parties …
much the same: same meaning with little to choose between
                Is English more difficult than any other subjects you study?
                I think the subjects I’m studying at the moment are much the same. They’re all quite challenging.
similar to
                Do you enjoy living with a host family?
                Yes. It’s like being at home. In fact my host mother is very similar to my mum in so many ways.
no comparison: is useful expression in the differences between two things are quite large
                Do you think it’s better to live in the city or the countryside?
                I think there’s no comparison. I’ve spent time in the countryside and I much prefer city life.
like chalk and cheese: is the idiom in which means completely different;
                it’s often used when comparing to people’s character
                Do you take after any members in your family?
                Not really, no. For example, my brother and I are like chalk and cheese. We have very little in common.
in contrast to/compared to
                How does English food compare to that of your own country?
                In Thailand the food is very hot in contrast to/ compared to England, where spices don’t seem to be used so much.
or: In contrast to/ Compared to England, where spices don’t seem to be used so much, in Thailand the food is very hot.

Agreeing and Disagreeing:
In part3, the examiners ask you about the opinion:
                Some people say that …
                                Do you agree with the idea that …
                                                Is it a good idea to …
For agree:
                I totally agree
                Definitely
                I couldn’t agree more
                Absolutely
                Precisely
When you answer: use some expressing for starting the answer:
                I see your point
                I see what you’re getting at
                I go along with that view to a point
                That’s one way of looking at it
Example:
                Is being qualified the most important thing to have to get a job?
                I go along with that view to a point … it is always useful to get qualifications as that’s what employers are looking for … but exam don’t suit everyone and it’s also important to have experience in an area of work …

Adding about for however so the end of the same expressions enables you to disagree.
This is a very gentle polite way of disagreeing
                I see your point but …
                I see what you’re getting at but …
                That’s one way of looking at it however …
Example:
                Is a prison sentence the best way to make people change their way?
                That’s one way of looking at it but it doesn’t really help to understand or deal with the reasons why people turn to crime, does it?
If you may wish to show a little more forcefully that you disagree:
                I see things rather differently
                I’m not so sure about that
                I’m not sure I go along with that view
                I don’t really agree with that idea
                I completely disagree
Example:
                Some people think private healthcare is a good thing. Do you agree?
                I don’t really agree with that idea … I don’t like that thought of business interests interfering with the type of healthcare people receive …



Thứ Năm, 4 tháng 8, 2016

Laboratory in PhD

Laboratory in PhD:
CS lab

YNU
MICT:      
Shima        Biomedical
Kohno       Biomedical Communication - Lab Hải - A Quân
Okajima:   Human Vision & Image Processing
Gotoh        Medical Imaging, Vehicle Recogning
Fujimoto:  Robot

Nagaoka
YANAGI Kazuhisa
NAKAGAWA Masahiro    : Biomedical - Graduate School of Engineering
Yamada                               : Energy robot
KAIT
Vehicle lab:     
Prof Ishihama
Write an email to KAIT.jp  ask about extending the PhD

Keio:
SAITO, Hideo Gsu a Hung:   CV
FUJISHIRO, Issei :    CV, CG
IMAI, Michita:       Robot

AOYAMA, Tojiro:            Machine tools / Manufacturing / Machine elements / Tribology
KOHIYAMA, Masayuki:    Earthquake Engineering
MITA, Akira:                 Biofied BuildingEarthquake Engineering
OHNISHI, Kouhei:          Medical Robot surgery
MURAKAMI, Toshiyuki:    Robotics, Visual Servo Control, Vibration Control -> bicycle, wheel chair
Yoshiyuki Matsuoka :        Robust design (xe lăn)
TAKAHASHI, Masaki       Control Engineering/Space Engineering/Robotics/Vehicle engineering
OKADA, Eiji                   Optical Measurement / Biomedical Optics, Brain Image
AOKI, Yoshimitsu           Image Engineering/Image Recognition/CV/ 3D mesh
ISHIGAMI, Genya           Space Robot ***


National Institutes of Informatic:   
Gene Chung    3D Imaging
Isao Echizen    
ANDO Ryoichi  CG
LeDuy Linh       Digital Content and Media Sciences 
Kitamoto Asanobu  Image Information Processing, Pattern Recognition
SATO Imari   Computer Vision, Computer Graphics - imarik@nii.ac.jp
SUGIMOTO Akihiro   CV- Discrete Geometry Group
Kenshi Takayama  CG

Naoki Hashimoto          
CG research:   lab    ^   2lab   ^   3 Prof Hiroshi Masuda   h.masuda@uec.ac.jp     
Takayuki Nagai    robot-CV : tnagai@ee.uec.ac.jp
Matsuno               robot  lab
Image-Graphic 1lab- ^  2lab
robot group

Kyoto University:

Thứ Tư, 3 tháng 8, 2016

Giving Examples

Linking Words for Giving Examples
§  for example
§  for instance
§  to illustrate
§  as an illustration
§  to give a clear example
§  take, for example,
§  such as
§  namely

Sample Sentences with Supporting Examples
Please note that the linking words do not need to be at the start of the sentence. You can use them more flexibly by changing their location.
Global warming should be taken more serious as it can result in a number of disastrous consequences. To give a clear example, the melting polar ice caps have not only caused a loss of habitat for polar bears but are also threatening seas levels worldwide.
More and more women are choosing to start a family later in life. 20% of women giving birth to their first child, for instance, are over the age of 30 in the UK.
Crimes should not have the same punishment. Minor crimes, such as pick pocketing and traffic offences, should not have the same penalty as major crimes, namely murder and manslaughter.
Children often learn behaviour from the adults around them subconsciouslyTo illustrate, around 50% of children who are brought up by aggressive parents often use aggression to solve their own problems later in life.
Parents should be responsible for teaching their children right and wrong. If, for example, they see their child using bad language, they should spend time explaining to their child the serious consequences that can result from this type of behaviour.
More and more people are leading sedentary life styles due to work conditions. Take, for example, office workers in the UK who spend at least 8 hours a day, 5 days a week sitting in front of their computers.

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40 Useful Words and Phrases for Top-Notch Essays

General explaining
Let’s start by looking at language for general explanations of complex points.
1. In order to

Usage: “In order to” can be used to introduce an explanation for the purpose of an argument.
Example: “In order to understand X, we need first to understand Y.”

2. In other words

Usage: Use “in other words” when you want to express something in a different way (more simply), to make it easier to understand, or to emphasise or expand on a point.
Example: “Frogs are amphibians. In other words, they live on the land and in the water.”

3. To put it another way

Usage: This phrase is another way of saying “in other words”, and can be used in particularly complex points, when you feel that an alternative way of wording a problem may help the reader achieve a better understanding of its significance.
Example: “Plants rely on photosynthesis. To put it another way, they will die without the sun.”

4. That is to say

Usage: “That is” and “that is to say” can be used to add further detail to your explanation, or to be more precise.
Example: “Whales are mammals. That is to say, they must breathe air.”

5. To that end

Usage: Use “to that end” or “to this end” in a similar way to “in order to” or “so”.
Example: “Zoologists have long sought to understand how animals communicate with each other. To that end, a new study has been launched that looks at elephant sounds and their possible meanings.”


Adding additional information to support a point
Students often make the mistake of using synonyms of “and” each time they want to add further information in support of a point they’re making, or to build an argument. Here are some cleverer ways of doing this.

6. Moreover

Usage: Employ “moreover” at the start of a sentence to add extra information in support of a point you’re making.
Example: “Moreover, the results of a recent piece of research provide compelling evidence in support of…”

7. Furthermore

Usage: This is also generally used at the start of a sentence, to add extra information.
Example: “Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that…”

8. What’s more

Usage: This is used in the same way as “moreover” and “furthermore”.
Example: “What’s more, this isn’t the only evidence that supports this hypothesis.”

9. Likewise

Usage: Use “likewise” when you want to talk about something that agrees with what you’ve just mentioned.
Example: “Scholar A believes X. Likewise, Scholar B argues compellingly in favour of this point of view.”

10. Similarly

Usage: Use “similarly” in the same way as “likewise”.
Example: “Audiences at the time reacted with shock to Beethoven’s new work, because it was very different to what they were used to. Similarly, we have a tendency to react with surprise to the unfamiliar.”

11. Another key thing to remember

Usage: Use the phrase “another key point to remember” or “another key fact to remember” to introduce additional facts without using the word “also”.
Example: “As a Romantic, Blake was a proponent of a closer relationship between humans and nature. Another key point to remember is that Blake was writing during the Industrial Revolution, which had a major impact on the world around him.”

12. As well as

Usage: Use “as well as” instead of “also” or “and”.
Example: “Scholar A argued that this was due to X, as well as Y.”

13. Not only… but also

Usage: This wording is used to add an extra piece of information, often something that’s in some way more surprising or unexpected than the first piece of information.
Example: “Not only did Edmund Hillary have the honour of being the first to reach the summit of Everest, but he was also appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.”

14. Coupled with

Usage: Used when considering two or more arguments at a time.
Example: “Coupled with the literary evidence, the statistics paint a compelling view of…”

15. Firstly, secondly, thirdly…

Usage: This can be used to structure an argument, presenting facts clearly one after the other.
Example: “There are many points in support of this view. Firstly, X. Secondly, Y. And thirdly, Z.

16. Not to mention/to say nothing of

Usage: “Not to mention” and “to say nothing of” can be used to add extra information with a bit of emphasis.
Example: “The war caused unprecedented suffering to millions of people, not to mention its impact on the country’s economy.”

Words and phrases for demonstrating contrast
When you’re developing an argument, you will often need to present contrasting or opposing opinions or evidence – “it could show this, but it could also show this”, or “X says this, but Y disagrees”. This section covers words you can use instead of the “but” in these examples, to make your writing sound more intelligent and interesting.

17. However

Usage: Use “however” to introduce a point that disagrees with what you’ve just said.
Example: “Scholar A thinks this. However, Scholar B reached a different conclusion.”

18. On the other hand

Usage: Usage of this phrase includes introducing a contrasting interpretation of the same piece of evidence, a different piece of evidence that suggests something else, or an opposing opinion.
Example: “The historical evidence appears to suggest a clear-cut situation. On the other hand, the archaeological evidence presents a somewhat less straightforward picture of what happened that day.”

19. Having said that

Usage: Used in a similar manner to “on the other hand” or “but”.
Example: “The historians are unanimous in telling us X, an agreement that suggests that this version of events must be an accurate account.  Having said that, the archaeology tells a different story.”

20. By contrast/in comparison

Usage: Use “by contrast” or “in comparison” when you’re comparing and contrasting pieces of evidence.
Example: “Scholar A’s opinion, then, is based on insufficient evidence. By contrast, Scholar B’s opinion seems more plausible.”

21. Then again

Usage: Use this to cast doubt on an assertion.
Example: “Writer A asserts that this was the reason for what happened. Then again, it’s possible that he was being paid to say this.”

22. That said

Usage: This is used in the same way as “then again”.
Example: “The evidence ostensibly appears to point to this conclusion. That said, much of the evidence is unreliable at best.”

23. Yet

Usage: Use this when you want to introduce a contrasting idea.
Example: “Much of scholarship has focused on this evidence. Yet not everyone agrees that this is the most important aspect of the situation.”

Adding a proviso or acknowledging reservations
Sometimes, you may need to acknowledge a shortfalling in a piece of evidence, or add a proviso. Here are some ways of doing so.

24. Despite this

Usage: Use “despite this” or “in spite of this” when you want to outline a point that stands regardless of a shortfalling in the evidence.
Example: “The sample size was small, but the results were important despite this.”

25. With this in mind

Usage: Use this when you want your reader to consider a point in the knowledge of something else.
Example: “We’ve seen that the methods used in the 19th century study did not always live up to the rigorous standards expected in scientific research today, which makes it difficult to draw definite conclusions. With this in mind, let’s look at a more recent study to see how the results compare.”

26. Provided that

Usage: This means “on condition that”. You can also say “providing that” or just “providing” to mean the same thing.
Example: “We may use this as evidence to support our argument, provided that we bear in mind the limitations of the methods used to obtain it.”

27. In view of/in light of

Usage: These phrases are used when something has shed light on something else.
Example: “In light of the evidence from the 2013 study, we have a better understanding of…”

28. Nonetheless

Usage: This is similar to “despite this”.
Example: “The study had its limitations, but it was nonetheless groundbreaking for its day.”

29. Nevertheless

Usage: This is the same as “nonetheless”.
Example: “The study was flawed, but it was important nevertheless.”

30. Notwithstanding

Usage: This is another way of saying “nonetheless”.
Example: “Notwithstanding the limitations of the methodology used, it was an important study in the development of how we view the workings of the human mind.”

Giving examples
Good essays always back up points with examples, but it’s going to get boring if you use the expression “for example” every time. Here are a couple of other ways of saying the same thing.

31. For instance

Example: “Some birds migrate to avoid harsher winter climates. Swallows, for instance, leave the UK in early winter and fly south…”

32. To give an illustration

Example: “To give an illustration of what I mean, let’s look at the case of…”

Signifying importance
When you want to demonstrate that a point is particularly important, there are several ways of highlighting it as such.

33. Significantly

Usage: Used to introduce a point that is loaded with meaning that might not be immediately apparent.
Example: “Significantly, Tacitus omits to tell us the kind of gossip prevalent in Suetonius’ accounts of the same period.”

34. Notably

Usage: This can be used to mean “significantly” (as above), and it can also be used interchangeably with “in particular” (the example below demonstrates the first of these ways of using it).
Example: “Actual figures are notably absent from Scholar A’s analysis.”

35. Importantly

Usage: Use “importantly” interchangeably with “significantly”.
Example: “Importantly, Scholar A was being employed by X when he wrote this work, and was presumably therefore under pressure to portray the situation more favourably than he perhaps might otherwise have done.”

Summarising
You’ve almost made it to the end of the essay, but your work isn’t over yet. You need to end by wrapping up everything you’ve talked about, showing that you’ve considered the arguments on both sides and reached the most likely conclusion. Here are some words and phrases to help you.

36. In conclusion

Usage: Typically used to introduce the concluding paragraph or sentence of an essay, summarising what you’ve discussed in a broad overview.
Example: “In conclusion, the evidence points almost exclusively to Argument A.”

37. Above all

Usage: Used to signify what you believe to be the most significant point, and the main takeaway from the essay.
Example: “Above all, it seems pertinent to remember that…”

38. Persuasive

Usage: This is a useful word to use when summarising which argument you find most convincing.
Example: “Scholar A’s point – that Constanze Mozart was motivated by financial gain – seems to me to be the most persuasive argument for her actions following Mozart’s death.”

39. Compelling

Usage: Use in the same way as “persuasive” above.
Example: “The most compelling argument is presented by Scholar A.”

40. All things considered

Usage: This means “taking everything into account”.

Example: “All things considered, it seems reasonable to assume that…”

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