欣蓉的教學網誌: 2月 2008

2008年2月29日星期五

This English composition got 20 points on the SAT

Just click

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=12&f_SUB_ID=27&f_ART_ID=112836

(from the United Daily News)

And you can read the English composition which got 20 points, the full score, on this year's SAT.

2008年2月28日星期四

To Shih-huai: 如何準備全民英檢中高級？

Dear Shih-huai,

The following is my suggestions on how to prepare for the first stage of the High-intermediate Level in GEPT:

First, go over the guide book and the 3 past tests. You can buy them from LTTC (The Language Training & Testing Center, 語言訓練測驗中心）Going over them helps you know what the test is like. The best way is to do Book 1 of the past test to know your level of English. Do the other two before the test as practice.

Then, listen to and read English Digest (實用美語雜誌) or/and Advanced every day. Reading Reader's Digest or other English magazines or English newspapers enables you to improve your reading speed.

Of course, it is also helpful to test yourself on the vocabulary you downloaded from the GEPT website.

Common mistakes in students' compositions

The following are some common mistakes students made in their compositions on the first UEE mock exam.

(The writing task: 如果你可以發明一樣新產品，你會開發什麼產品？寫一篇文章，第一段描述你的新產品，第二段說明為什麼需要這樣的產品。)

I. Vocabulary:

1. ~~invite~~--> invent

2. press the ~~bottom~~ --> press the button

3. ~~creat~~ --> create

4. ~~morden~~ --> modern

5. create a production --> create a produt

6. ~~robbot~~ --> robot

7. ~~convinent~~ --> convenient

8. The bag is ~~slight~~. --> The bag is light.

II. Grammar

1. ~~Why I need this product?~~ --> Why do I need this product?

2. ~~I always late for school.~~ --> I am always late for school.

3. The reasons why I need to make this robot are ~~as follow~~. -->

The reasons why I need to make this robot are as follows.

III. Chinglish:

It can clean the entire house ~~without~~ three hours.

--> It can clean the entire house within three hours.

To my surprise, the two students who mentioned the proverb "Time is money," which is so easy to remember, didn't get it right. One of them wrote "The time is the money." The other wrote "Time is more."

P.S. Many students would like to invent an alarm clock which can walk so that they have to get out of bed to catch it and stop the loud noise it makes. Some even want an alarm clock which will hit them to wake them up. The reason for inventing such alarm clocks is that the students find it hard to wake up, even with a normal alarm clock.

Many students also want to create a door which can take them anywhere they want to go.

My conclusions are that students really feel guilty of being late for school and that they want freedom.

2008年2月26日星期二

A good webstie for high school seniors

This website, set up by Taichung First Senior High School, offers valuable informatio for high school seniors:

http://www.tcfsh.tc.edu.tw/cou/career_1_1.htm

Among others, there are common interview questions for those who are going to apply to college in March and April and a flow chart of possible ways to enter college. Highly recommended.

2008年2月24日星期日

To EC, plus a "healthy" website

Thanks for introducing such a "healthy" website:

http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/coca-cola/coke-20oz

For those who care about health, on this page, you can find some healthy alternatives for coke-20oz.

健康須知：你也和我一樣嚇一跳嗎？

今天下午在收音機上聽到：

喝一瓶養樂多等於吃下五顆方糖。

吃一套燒餅油條需要走6公里(即72分鐘)的路才能消耗其熱量。

吃十顆花生等於喝下一大匙油。

好可怕的數字!

2008年2月21日星期四

a composition by a student

The following is a composition a student in Class 316 wrote for the 96 1st UEE mock exam.

提示：請敘述目前一件讓你覺得幸福美好的事，其進行的過程及讓你覺得幸福的原因。

2008年2月19日星期二

A very useful website

If you don't know how to transcribe your Chinese name into English, you will find this website helpful:

http://pank.org/pinyin/

Just key in your Chinese name in Chinese characters, and you'll see five different ways to transcribe your name. Here is an example:

王建民

漢語拼音	wang jian min
注音二式	wang jian min
通用拼音	wang jian min
Wade-Giles(威妥、韋式)(護照標準)	wang chien min
Yale(耶魯)	wang jyan min