Graduation Photos

Today is the last day of the year 2010. The students had their graduation photos taken. A beautiful day, cold but sunny. The following are two photos taken with my camera.



My homeroom class: Class 314

Discussion in Class--Universal Qualities of Human Decision-making

Today, when we discussed the interpretation part in the textbook of Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" and came to the sentence "the poem itself beautifully captures the universal qualities of human decision-making," I asked Class 314 what they thought the qualities were. Surprisingly, they offered quite a few, such as hesitation, fear, uncertainty, excitement, doubt, and regret. Before I posed the question, I assumed that the students, at such a tender age, would keep silent. However, they responded enthusiastically. Good!

On Writing--學生寫作最大問題 「平常都不寫」

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=13&f_SUB_ID=1259&f_ART_ID=290730

學生寫作最大問題 「平常都不寫」

【聯合報╱記者王維玲／台北報導】2010/12/26

Poetry Writing

Last Friday,after I reviewed with Class 309 a very important element of a poem--rhyme/rhyme scheme, I asked them to give me words rhyming with "snow." They gave me "flow," "glow," "so," etc. Then I challenged them to write a four-line stanza, the four lines ending with "snow," "flow," "glow," and "so" respectively. June immediately handede in her little poem as follows. Cute!

Two Mock Exam Essays by Students

Today students got back their mock exam essays. The following are two that score 18 out of 20. They are both the original pieces, with mistakes underlined.

Benefits of Reading--閱讀好處 吳念真：花少錢見到名人

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=13&f_SUB_ID=1259&f_ART_ID=290733

閱讀好處 吳念真：花少錢見到名人

【聯合報╱記者莊宗勳／台南報導】2010/12/26

A Study on the Correlation Between Cram School and BCT Performance--基測十年 補愈多成績未必愈好--基測十年 補愈多成績未必愈好

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=290591

基測十年 補愈多成績未必愈好

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】 2010/12/25

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Here is a Christmas quote from the Quote Garden, whose URL following the quote.

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.  ~Peg Bracken

http://www.quotegarden.com/christmas.html

Three Essays by Students about Animal Abuse

The following are three essays by students for the writing task on the 3rd mock exam. All the three are in their original form. 

作文：請寫120字的作文，第一段寫一件你印象最深刻的虐待動物事件或新聞，第二段請陳述身為高中生的你，可以在生活周遭為動物們做些什麼來幫助他們。

new words coined--維基解密紅火 成英文慣用字

http://udn.com/NEWS/WORLD/WOR4/6049758.shtml

維基解密紅火 成英文慣用字

【世界日報╱路透洛杉磯21日電】

2010.12.22 08:01 pm

Stop Bullying--廖玉蕙：請正視霸凌現象

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/6043014.shtml

廖玉蕙：請正視霸凌現象

【聯合報╱廖玉蕙】

2010.12.19 03:01 am

兩岸對望／傳承文化記憶 教育要多點彈性

http://udn.com/NEWS/MAINLAND/MAI1/6044297.shtml

兩岸對望／傳承文化記憶 教育要多點彈性

【聯合報╱記者陳宛茜、梁玉芳、鄭朝陽】

2010.12.20 04:34 am

A Happy Reunion--An Essay by a Student

Here is another essay for the same writing task about a boy and his dog. The essay was written with a different approach from the one presented the day before yesterday in my blog.

 

Translation Problems--檸檬愛上玉 華山欠錢？菜英文搞笑

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/6041694.shtml

檸檬愛上玉 華山欠錢？菜英文搞笑

【聯合報╱記者曾懿晴／台北報導】

2010.12.18 03:02 am

Max and Lucky--An Essay by a Student

The following is an essay written by a student in Class 309, based on the pictures given on the 2007 2nd SAT mock exam.

Learning from Mistakes--不用罰寫！自己訂正錯誤

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/6037416.shtml

不用罰寫！自己訂正錯誤

【聯合報╱陳欽興／退休國中校長（北縣中和）】

2010.12.16 01:46 am

More Than Academic Success

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=12&f_SUB_ID=21&f_ART_ID=271022

拼命補習 教部：家長觀念要改

聯合晚報╱記者王彩鸝╱台北報導】2010/09/13

About SAT--a Publication of CEEC

The following is a publication of CEEC, which includes some important information for the examinees of the coming SAT in January.

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/CeecMag/index.aspx

What to Read--濫閱讀 余秋雨：比沒讀還糟

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=287745

濫閱讀 余秋雨：比沒讀還糟

【聯合報╱記者陳宛茜／台北報導】 2010/12/10

Leave Them Alone and They Will Learn to Be Independent--王品集團董事長 戴勝益：我為何斷絕孩子的退路

  王品集團董事長 戴勝益：我為何斷絕孩子的退路

 作者：李翠卿 出處：親子天下18期‧2010/11/05

Speak in Class!--省話王…大學生在怕什麼

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/6027858.shtml

省話王…大學生在怕什麼

【聯合報╱沈曉翠／大學生（北縣新莊）】

Overcoming My Fear-2--More Essays by Students

Here are more essays by my students on yesterday's topic, writing about their old fear. They are interesting.

提示：幾乎每個人都有特別害怕的事或物，請以自身經驗為例，寫一篇120至150個單詞(words)的英文作文。文分兩段，第一段以I used to be really afraid of…為開頭並加以發展；第二段則以To overcome this fear, I tried many different techniques.為主題句。

Overcoming My Fear--A Student's Essay

 The following is the writing task I gave on Monday (Class 314) and Tuesday (Class 309), which I had found in English Digest.

提示：幾乎每個人都有特別害怕的事或物，請以自身經驗為例，寫一篇120至150個單詞(words)的英文作文。文分兩段，第一段以I used to be really afraid of…為開頭並加以發展；第二段則以To overcome this fear,…為主題句。

Most students did quite a good job. Here is one by a student in Class 309.

PowerPoint for Relative Clauses

Today we discussed relative clauses. I made a PowerPoint for this grammatical structure. The use of different colors made it easier for me to get my message across.

I told the students not to take notes but just concentrate and think. After class they can visit my blog and download the PowerPoint for review work.

Here is the ppt.

Count Your Blessings--幸福與殘缺存乎一心

This morning, Ken (王慶剛) visited me and shared with me a very good article, which was the assigned article he recited in the National Chinese Prose Recitation.

Ken read part of the prose aloud to demonstrate how to manipulate one's voice to vividly convey the meaning of the prose. He did a fantastic job. No wonder he got first place in the contest.

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/psyche-camp/article?mid=2831&prev=-1&next=2829

幸福與殘缺存乎一心

北育輔導教師沈湘縈

Improving Reading Competence--提升閱讀力 老師是關鍵

提升閱讀力 老師是關鍵

【聯合晚報╱記者王彩鸝╱特稿】 2010/12/07

從15歲學生的核心能力表現，可以看到一個國家的未來競爭力。OECD今天公布的2009PISA閱讀素養國際評比，台灣學生的排名倒退的背後，代表著國家未來競爭力的一大危機！

PowerPoint for Comparatives and Superlatives

Last Thursday and Friday, the grammar point we discussed in class was comparatives and superlatives. I made a PowerPoint, based on the key points mentioned in the grammar book my classes use.

grammar--comparatives and superlatives.ppt

A Webpage for Smilies

http://frostar.2y.net/News/!/mysmilies.htm

While I was getting some pictures from the Net as visual aids for Unit 11 "The Cellist of Sarajevo," I found a picture at this webpage to vividly illustrate the word "agonized." At this page, there are many more smilies to be found for different emotions.

Be Thankful--洪蘭：感恩的月 感恩的心

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/6011851.shtml

洪蘭：感恩的月 感恩的心

【聯合報╱洪蘭】

2010.12.03 01:44 am

The Third Anniversary of My Blogging

Today is the third anniversary of my blogging!

I still remember the two days when I learned blogging at Jingmei Girls High School, the instructors Mr. Chen (陳怡杰老師) and Ms. Tsai (蔡明璇老師), the excitement of seeing my first entry online, and the exhilaration of discovering an easy way to connect with the world, to share with the world my thoughts, my ideas, my beliefs, and my love for many things.

Bill Gates' Ten Rules of Life

This morning at the students' assembly, our principal Mr. Wu (吳正東校長) mentioned Bill Gates' ten rules of life.

I read these rules somewhere before and, if my memory serves me right, gave them to my students on a handout. However, among the ten rules, I only remembered the first one: Life is not fair. To review them, just now I decided to find the English version online and here is one.

http://www.sbioagujarat.org/articles.php?article_id=1&c_start=30&y=2014&m=7

Say the Word and Make Sentences with the Word

Today when we were discussing the review test, a student mistook the word "preserve" for "persevere." I told him that was why I'd always encouraged him to read aloud, to speak English. If he had made a sentence for each of the words, he would not have mixed them up. Even very simple sentences like "We must preserve the historic building" and "He persevered and finished the tough work" are OK as long as they help retain the words.

Earlier College Admission--清大招體育人才 台大法律要口試

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=284691

清大招體育人才 台大法律要口試

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】 2010/11/24

Fruit and Vegetable Carving

The first flower shown in yesterday's entry was carved from a watermelon by Ke Ming-Tsung (柯明宗), a chef at Monarch Skyline Hotel (尊爵大飯店).

Guess What They Are Carved from

Note-taking Skills--筆記活用術／演講到上課 關鍵字歸納筆記

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=285282

筆記活用術／演講到上課 關鍵字歸納筆記

                                                                                                                  2010/11/27

【聯合報╱記者孫蓉華／台北報導】

Having Fun Learning English--臺北縣的孩子：我喜歡這樣的英文課！

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=285225

臺北縣的孩子：我喜歡這樣的英文課！

【聯合晚報╱記者吳志雲╱台北報導】2010/11/26

Don't Jump to the Conclusion

Today as a proctor, when handing out the math test papers to students, I found all the three pages are printed one-side only. At that moment, I was wondering how much paper would have been saved if the test had been printed double-sided.

EnglishDNA: Bilingual E-News

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=284522

EnglishDNA電子報 迅速提昇你的英語能力

【聯合新聞網╱台北訊】2010/11/24

Reading News Can Be Fun

To make news reading more challenging, yesterday and today while having students read news on the screen together, I left some blanks in the reading and invited the students to guess the missing words.

Live Your Best Life--張忠謀中大演講 教授勤筆記

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=283707

張忠謀中大演講 教授勤筆記

【聯合報╱記者楊德宜／中壢報導】2010/11/18

More at Expo Dome--International Indoor Floriculture Exhibition and Competition

Click on the small photo twice, and you can read the illustration of the above flora design, both in Chinese and English.

For convenience sake, I copied the words as follows so that you can enjoy the design and read the illustration at the same time.

International Indoor Floriculture Exhibition and Competition at Taipei Flora Expo

Key to 2nd Mid-term Preparation Practice Exercises

Here is the key to the three practice exercises for the 2nd mid-term handed out on Friday.

Key to Exercises Sanmin 506-608.doc

Welcome Back, Tony

Today Tony, the student who underwent lung surgery two weeks ago due to pneumothorax, came back to school. A few minutes before the first class, when hearing a student say, "Hey, here you are back," I, at that moment talking to another student, turned and saw him stand beside me. He looked good. It was a great joy to have him back in class!

"Yes, I Can"--印度校長談教育 教孩子「我做得到」

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=283954

印度校長談教育 教孩子「我做得到」

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】2010/11/19

About the Disqualification of Yang Shu-chun--A Report on CNN

This morning, in the first class period, the moment I entered the classroom, Class 314 students asked me if I watched the news yesterday about the taekwondo athlete's disqualification at the Asian Games. They seemed to be very angry about the ruling, deeming it unfair. I told them I couldn't make any comments until I got a clearer picture of what had really happened. To know more about the case, I surfed the Net and found this news report at the CNN website.

For English learners, I underlined in the article some fixed chunks, or collocations, and two important grammar points I've just discussed with my classes recently.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/11/17/asian.games.china.taiwan/index.html?hpt=T2

Taiwan fury after athlete's Asian Games disqualification in China

November 17, 2010 -- Updated 2050 GMT (0450 HKT)

In Their Element--嚴長壽談教育：我們更需螺絲釘

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=277765

嚴長壽談教育：我們更需螺絲釘

【聯合報╱記者李威儀／台北報導】 2010/10/18

Congratulations, Ken!

This morning, Ken (王慶剛) called and told me he's got admitted to the Graduate Institute of Journalism at NTU. Knowing how hard-working he'd always been, I was happy but not surprised.

On Cheating--當作弊成理所當然…

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5974179.shtml

當作弊成理所當然…

【聯合報╱蘇復興／大學教授（嘉義市）】

2010.11.15 01:40 am

A Visit to the Taipei Flora Expo

With All Your Heart--洪蘭：凡事用心 台灣會更好

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5971522.shtml

洪蘭：凡事用心 台灣會更好

【聯合報╱洪蘭】

2010.11.13 02:10 am

Modals, plus Two Handouts

Yesterday and today, we had a brief discussion about modal auxiliaries in class. Modals are different from auxiliaries like "do, does, did." The latter has only grammatical function, helping to form questions or negative sentences. Modals carry the meaning of "obligation" or "possibility/certainty." Take the following three sentences for example.

About the 2011 UEE

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=282468

指考採計 台大外文重新算「數」

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】 2010/11/11

On Rote Memorization--評論／誰讓學生死背的？

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=282085

評論／誰讓學生死背的？

【聯合報╱李家同／暨南、清華、靜宜大學榮譽教授（新竹市）】2010/11/09

A Blog of an Adventurer

A former 306 student, who is a junior in college now, told me last Saturday, NHSH anniversary, that his classmate You-cyuan (王有全) keeps an interesting blog with an unconventional layout. Then, by typing his Chinese name, I easily found his blog.

Take a look at it, and you will be attacted not only by its layout but also by its content.

http://my.opera.com/amoswang1027/blog/amos

Rote Memorization Won't Lead to Success--死記強背 狀元非頂尖

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5959873.shtml

死記強背 狀元非頂尖

【聯合報╱賴鼎銘／世新大學校長（台北市）】

2010.11.08 02:11 am

Comparison Between Taiwanese and Chinese Students--教導陸生 台灣老師找到成就感

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=281784

教導陸生 台灣老師找到成就感

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】2010/11/07

Happy Birthday, NHSH

 

May Him Get Better Soon

A student in my homeroom class has suffered from pneumothorax (氣胸) for the past few days and underwent an operation yesterday afternoon. This Tuesday morning, the student felt acute pain in the chest during the 2nd class period. His classmate then sent him to the school's health care center near noon. Ms. Chu, after listening to his chest through the stethoscope, called the student's father and suggested that he take him to a hospital soon for some examination because she detected noises in the student's chest and suspected he had pneumothorax.

Poor English on Signs. Let's Debug--小心零食與蜂？ 快揪「菜英文」

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/5950324.shtml

小心零食與蜂？ 快揪「菜英文」

【聯合報╱記者沈育如／台北報導】

2010.11.03 03:38 am

The Importance of Language Education--王正方：語文教育是重中之重

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5950221.shtml

王正方：語文教育是重中之重

【聯合報╱王正方】

2010.11.03 03:21 am

Learning English is No Sweat--水美國小 學生不再「菜英文」

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=280408

水美國小 學生不再「菜英文」

【聯合報╱記者楊德宜／楊梅報導】2010/10/31

Going Through Unit 6 "Body Imperfect"

Today in Class 314 we moved on to Unit 6 "Body Imperfect." It is a lesson assigned for independent study. However, taking it as a good chance for students to hold different attitude toward people with disabilities, I had decided to go through the lesson quickly with them, without going into details.

The Store I Want--A Student's Essay

The following is an essay by a student in Class 314 on a topic given by the Ivy League magazine.

作文題目：The Store I Want

提示：在現代社會裡，許多年輕人都想創業或自己當老闆請。寫一篇約120至150單詞(words) 的英文作文，文分兩段，第一段以Most people want to have their own businesses…為開頭，說明他人或自己想當老闆的理由；第二段則以Someday I will run…開頭，假設自己可以開一家店，會希望開什麼店，經營這家店實現了自己什麼理想或帶給自己什麼感受。

The Effect of Reading--Comments by miguel

The following is a message recently left on my 2009/9/15 entry. I'd like to put it on my blog as an entry to share with those who want to have a good command of English and those who want not to sweat the standardized tests such as TOEFL, GMAT, etc. when they consider taking the tests.

http://www.tiec.tp.edu.tw/lifetype/post/1130/32343#54062

The Fun of Learning--評論／讀書的真滋味

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=280092

評論／讀書的真滋味

【聯合報╱梁玉芳】2010/10/29

301 Class Reunion

John Coutis--An Inspiration for All

We finally finished Unit 5 "I Have a Dream," inspired by Martin Luther King's speech and his dream. Unit 6 "Body Imperfect" was assigned as an independent study. However, I'd like to have a brief discussion about the content with the students. Before that, I'll show them a video of an inspirational speaker John Coutis, whose picture can be found in Warm-up of Unit 6. He is a double amputee and at 30 was diagnosed with cancer. However, never believing in "impossible," he became an inspiration for people all over the world.

I Have a Dream--An Essay by a Student

The following is an essay written by a student in Class 314 on the topic "I Have a Dream." For this topic, many students write about traveling around the world. Some dream to be a teacher and some a successful businessman. It is understandable that having never experienced racial discrimination, none has a dream like Martin Luther King's.

題目: I Have a Dream

Set the Goal Right--操控潛意識／確保目標讓你快樂 錯訂會很慘

http://mag.udn.com/mag/life/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=279319

 

操控潛意識／確保目標讓你快樂 錯訂會很慘

【文、圖／摘自《操控潛意識，訓練更厲害的自己！：在家自修的心想事成課，開發你還沒用到的90％》／哈利．卡本特 著／大寫出版】2010/10/26

A Letter to Computer Virus--A Student's Short Essay

The following is a letter written by a student in Class 309 to the computer virus. This writing task appears on a Meow-meow practice test. Though quite creative and interesting, the task is unlikely to be given on the entrance exam for fear that it would be politically incorrect. 

說明：1. 依提示在答案卷上寫一篇英文作文。            2. 文長約120個單詞(words)左右。

提示：電腦病毒無所不在，有時只是再瀏覽網站時它就悄悄潛入你的電腦，有時還會假冒熟人寄信給你呢！請寫一封信給電腦病毒，第一段敘述它的惡形惡狀，第二段說明你打算要如何防範這個討厭鬼。

Where There Is a Will, There Is a Way--洪蘭：看見偏鄉窮校校長的創意

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5929691.shtml

洪蘭：看見偏鄉窮校校長的創意

【聯合報╱洪蘭】

2010.10.24 03:15 am

Stop and Smell the Roses--名人專欄／陳豐偉：出賣青春 便宜了誰

http://mag.udn.com/mag/life/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=277718

名人專欄／陳豐偉：出賣青春 便宜了誰

 

【元氣周報／陳豐偉】 2010/10/22

Mission Possible: Memorize "The Commonwealth of Great Unity" in 70 Seconds--禮運大同篇英文版 70秒要背完

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=277781

禮運大同篇英文版 70秒要背完

【聯合報╱記者鄭惠仁／台南報導】2010/10/18

Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream," plus an Old Entry Re-posted

Today in Class 309 I had the students repeat after Martin Luther King, imitating the way he delievered part of his famous speech "I Have a Dream." The students tried their very best and did a good job. They were stunned when Martin Luther King said a long sentence or passage without running out of breath, for example,

A Visit to Yilan Senior High School

Holding on to the Dream

Yesterday when Annie (詹麗馨老師) told me about the story of Paulo Coelho, the author of the international best-seller The Alchemist, mentioned in the book The Element, I was speechless. Then today I sped up my reading of the book. Finally in Chapter 6 I read the story. Again, I was overwhelmed.

Melody's Presentation, on the Calgary Study Tour and Writing Projects

This afternoon, Melody (陳美麗老師) gave a presentation on this summer's three-week Calgary study tour, based on her observation as one of the leaders. In her opinion, an important factor determining whether the students enjoyed the tour or not was the host family. Besides, she pointed out that to expect students' English to improve by leaps and bounds within three weeks is unrealistic. However, she added, the experience did plant the seed of love for English in students' mind.

What a Parent Learned from His Son--國教司長楊昌裕：兒子給我的教育更大！

國教司長楊昌裕：兒子給我的教育更大！

【聯合晚報╱王彩鸝】2010/10/17

I'm Always Here for You--楊昌裕教養觀：老爸，永遠在這裡…

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=277744

楊昌裕教養觀：老爸，永遠在這裡…

【聯合晚報╱王彩鸝】2010/10/17

Earlier Admission to College--超完美備審資料 推薦甄中脫穎而出

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=277353

超完美備審資料 推薦甄中脫穎而出

【文／多益情報誌提供】 2010/10/14

PowerPoint for Compound Adjectives 複合形容詞練習

Yesterday when we were discussing the 1st mid-term, a student asked me to explain the following question:

leg-lengthened surgery or leg-lengthening surgery?

PowerPoint for Subjunctive Mood

For today's grammar lesson, I made a PowerPoint as follows. It can be used not only by teachers in class but also by students to review the sentence pattern.
subjunctive mood.ppt

A List of Supplementary Materials for Teaching "I Have a Dream"

The following is a list of what my colleague Chris (林詠梅老師) prepared for Unit 5 "I Have a Dream." She put all the supplementary materials in a file, including some film clips and documents, and shared them with all the teachers of senior students. We owe her a debt of gratitude.

Thanks to the Internet and YouTube, we now don't need to go to the library or buy CDs and videos for a single lesson. Just with a few clicks, we got all these supplementary materials in hand to use in class. It's a blessing indeed.

Accept; Don't Expect

"Accept; don't expect."

This is a sentence I read in Ron Clark's The Essential 55. Ron Clark is an award-winning teacher in the US. In the book he offered 55 rules for his students to follow. Though I forgot many, I remember some, and "Accept; don't expect" is one of them.

Go Abroad as an Exchange Student--為出國當交換學生 延畢也不怕

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=276466

為出國當交換學生 延畢也不怕

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】2010/10/11

As An Exchange Student--交換學生／葉恩旬增廣見聞 高雅憶體驗生活

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=276467

交換學生／葉恩旬增廣見聞 高雅憶體驗生活

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】 2010/10/11

If the Movie Theather Was Like a Classroom--王道還：假如電影院像教室一樣

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5900741.shtml

王道還：假如電影院像教室一樣

【聯合報╱王道還】

2010.10.10 03:28 am

A Happy Gathering

They Need Your Company--當我老了… 請陪我過日子

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5897047.shtml

當我老了… 請陪我過日子

【聯合報╱黃多加／臨時工（澎縣馬公）】

2010.10.08 01:29 am

We Don't Need to Be Somebody to Fulfill Our Life--廖玉蕙：不必做大官，也不必然得做大事

This title drew my attention because it contradicts the commonly-held belief that we should do "big" things.

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5892082.shtml

廖玉蕙：不必做大官，也不必然得做大事

【聯合報╱廖玉蕙】

2010.10.06 01:22 am

What Kind of Life Do We Want Them to Live?--5天補教人生+周末模擬考

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5892081.shtml

5天補教人生+周末模擬考

【聯合報╱石鵬來義／家管（高雄市）】

2010.10.06 01:22 am

Education Reform, What to Reform?--看問題／愈改愈糟 教改聚焦中後段吧

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=275124

看問題／愈改愈糟 教改聚焦中後段吧

【聯合報╱記者 薛荷玉】 2010/10/05

Expose Yourself to English--英文單字賽冠軍 愛讀英文小說、聽英文歌

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=274770

英文單字賽冠軍 愛讀英文小說、聽英文歌

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】 2010/10/03

The Power of Positive Thinking--正面思考／好命才自己出錢

The following is a simple but very inspiring article from yesterday's UDN.

http://udn.com/NEWS/LIFE/X1/5884277.shtml

正面思考／好命才自己出錢

【聯合報╱林玫伶（台北汐止）】

2010.10.02 03:45 am

Listening Tests Won't Be Included in the College Entrance Exam--英聽 「三年內不會成考科」

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=274543

英聽 「三年內不會成考科」

【聯合晚報╱記者王彩鸝╱台北報導】2010/10/01

Get Some Exercise--運動改造大腦 愈動愈靈光

http://udn.com/NEWS/HEALTH/HEA1/5882258.shtml

運動改造大腦 愈動愈靈光

【聯合報╱記者李威儀／台北報導】

2010.10.01 10:17 am

A Letter from an Alien to Earthlings--An Essay by a Student for the Writing Task of Meow-meow Practice Test 2

The following is an essay by a student in my homeroom class. The writing task requires that the students imagine themselves as an alien and write a letter to earthlings. Interesting!

提示: 這是讓你盡情發揮想像力的時刻，假設妳室外興人，請以外星人的身分寫一封信給地球人，文常至少120單詞(words)。文分兩段，第一段敘述一兩件你對地球人感到好奇的事，第二段則介紹一些外星人與地球人不同的行為或習慣。

Some Cards from Students I Got Yesterday

A card from my homeroom Class 314, inside which are words, very concrete and sweet words, from the students in the class.





A homemade card from Class 309, on the back of which are words from the students. Looks like me, doesn't it? You can imagine how I look when I am teaching. Haha!

Happy Teacher's Day--To Sir with Love

A song dedicated to all the teachers.

On the Writing Topic "The Person I Am Most Grateful to"--最感謝的○○…別扼殺學生創意

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5872571.shtml

最感謝的○○…別扼殺學生創意

【聯合報╱洪翠娥／大學教師（彰化市) 】

No Vandalism--An Essay by a Student for the Writing Task on Meow-meow 7

A Turning Point in Taichung Mayor Hu's Life--校長一句話 點醒夢中胡志強

I came across this article while I was searching for an article run on today's UDN. Very inspiring.

http://vote2010.chinatimes.com/election/content.aspx?cat=7&art=515

校長一句話 點醒夢中胡志強 2010-07-25 （盧金足）

Stay Happy Even When You Don't Feel Well

Yesterday morning in the hallway I came across two students of my homeroom class. One of them told me that she didn't feel well and that she had had a fever the day before. Besides suggesting that she drink more water, seeing her look a little down, I told her that since she felt a bit under the weather, there was every reason for her to stay happy. At my words, she seemed a little perplexed. Understanding this sounded paradoxical to her, I explained that if she allowed herself to feel down, she had two losses, one in her physical condition, and the other her mental state. Hearing my explanation, she smiled, appearing enlightened.

All-English Class?--台大新老師 要能全英語授課

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=272870

台大新老師 要能全英語授課

【聯合晚報╱記者嚴文廷╱台北報導】2010/09/22

Happy Moon Festival!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Everyone!

Yesterday afternoon I asked two students who came to ask questions and say goodbye respectively what they were going to do today. To my great surprise, they answered, "Study." That was not what I had expected to hear from them. Hearing their response, I laughed and reminded them to watch the moon and enjoy the festival with their family.

It seems that in the third year of high school, all one has to do is study. In fact, with good time management, one can still enjoy all the holidays during this year.

Is a Master's Degree a Must?--碩士、學士誰出色 45%企業：差不多

The following is a statistical study on a comparison of work performance of college graduates and those with a Master's degree.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=270063

碩士、學士誰出色 45%企業：差不多

【聯合報╱記者周小仙／台北報導】2010/09/09

Lisa's Singing Dream--A Story by a Student

The following is an article written by a student in Class 314 for the writing task on the 1st practice test. I love the touch of humor.

Beyond the Textbook--教科書的話 不能全盤接受

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=11&f_SUB_ID=270&f_ART_ID=272333

教科書的話 不能全盤接受

※《交大接班人的家庭作業》系列                 2010/09/19

【聯合報╱李家同（大學教授）】

Because I Love It--A Thought-provoking Excerpt from The Element

The following is an excerpt from the book The Element. It's thought-provoking and inspiring.

The Musical Cats

I went to watch the musical Cats this evening at Taipei Arena. Here I'd like to thank my student Hsiao-yo and her parents for the two tickets. They got two complimentary tickets but could not go this evening. They offered me this great chance.

Admission to University--繁星推薦「不只看智育」

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=271094

繁星推薦「不只看智育」

【聯合報╱記者李威儀／台北報導】2010/09/14

They Need Guidance--王正方：走投無路的青少年

http://www.tiec.tp.edu.tw/lifetype/admin.php?op=newPost

王正方：走投無路的青少年

【聯合報╱王正方】

2010.09.15 01:39 am

The Thank-You Note Is Not a Lost Art

Welcome, Dear New Comrades

   

Our dear new colleagues: Hui-han Cheng (1st row, 2nd from right), Chia-chi (2nd row, 2nd from left), and Chen-wei (2nd row, 1st from left). 

Good Essays by Students for the 1st Mock Exam

The following are four good essays written by students for the writing task on the 1st mock exam, all in their original forms except for the 1st one, part of which was modified by my colleague. These essays were graded by different raters, not including me. 



 

School Day

Dear Teachers, We Need Your Care--老師態度 決定後段班升機

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5840456.shtml

老師態度 決定後段班升機

【聯合報╱陳招池／國小校長（苗縣頭份）】

2010.09.10 03:07 am

Blesed Are Those Who Count Their Blessings--珍惜既有的 幸福就能99

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5837925.shtml

珍惜既有的 幸福就能99

【聯合報╱李枝桃／國中校長（南投市）】

2010.09.09 02:33 am 

Should Students with Different Levels of Ability Be Placed in the Same Class?--評論／不分組 學習效果一起差

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=269823

【聯合報╱黃樹仁／台北大學社會系主任（台北市）】2010/09/08

Though Difficult, It Is Not Difficult--苦讀英文 「零分王」變頂呱呱

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=269086

苦讀英文 「零分王」變頂呱呱

【聯合報╱記者顏福江／高雄報導】 2010/09/04

Mass Media & Global View--加強國際觀 教部請媒體幫忙

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=13&f_SUB_ID=104&f_ART_ID=269308

加強國際觀 教部請媒體幫忙

【聯合報╱記者薛荷玉／台北報導】2010/09/06

Class Reunion of Class 314 (Graduated in 2008)

Pep Talk from 2010 Graduates

 

Family, the First Priority in Life--「最後14堂課教我 家人勝工作」

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/5826257.shtml

「最後14堂課教我 家人勝工作」

【聯合報╱記者李承宇／專訪】

2010.09.03 03:35 am

Compulsory Education--評論／教室坐針氈 再關三年？

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=268356

評論／教室坐針氈 再關三年？ 2010/09/01

【聯合報╱溫蘭英／退休教師（屏東市）】

On Taiwan's Education--楊照：錯誤的教育資源配置

The following UDN article can serve as a wake-up call. It's a must read for educators.

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5821613.shtml

楊照：錯誤的教育資源配置

【聯合報╱楊照】

2010.09.01 03:20 am

Whose Responsibility?--美加家長責任大 台灣怪老師

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5819043.shtml

美加家長責任大 台灣怪老師

【聯合報╱游萍惠／離職教師（竹縣新埔）】

2010.08.31 12:18 pm

Giving up the Seat--博愛座戰爭／這社會…雞婆的人太少

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5816566.shtml

博愛座戰爭／這社會…雞婆的人太少

【聯合報╱徐澤倩／退休教官（北縣三芝）】

2010.08.30 03:37 pm

Helping Students Find What They Are Good at--教育害了我？／是誰害了台灣的教育？

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5815120.shtml

教育害了我？／是誰害了台灣的教育？

【聯合報╱葉明達／教（高雄市）】

2010.08.29 02:58 am

Smile--洪蘭：台灣人的微笑 怎麼不見了？

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5813791.shtml

洪蘭：台灣人的微笑 怎麼不見了？

【聯合報╱洪蘭】

2010.08.28 03:32 am 

A Trip to Tainan by HSR

1. 2.



3. 4,



(1. HSR shuttle bus route 2. Me at Tainan Confucian Temple

3. Wishing cards          4. Me at Koxinga Temple)

The Last Day of the Summer Vacation

Guess where I spent the last day of the summer vacation.

A Letter to Mother Nature

The following is an essay written by a student in Class 309 for the writing task given in the 5th Meow-meow practice test.

英文作文

說明：1. 依提示在答案卷上寫一篇英文作文。

2. 文長約120個單詞(words)左右。

提示：近年來天災頻傳，大地在反撲，請寫一封信給大自然。文分兩段，第一段表達對大自然的歉意並描寫我們過去如何破壞周遭環境，第二段則述說未來我們要如何彌補大自然，以矯正之前所犯的過失。

A Happy Gathering & A Marvelous Website for Avid Readers of Chinese Literature--好讀網站

This noon I have a gathering with some good friends, Angel (林佩蓉老師), Anna (張倚鳳老師), Wei-yun (徐慰筠老師), Daisy (袁梅英老師). Wei-yun showed us a good website where good Chinese essays can be read. You can find works by Lu Xun (魯迅), Eileen Chang (張愛玲), Jin Yong (金庸), and so on.

http://www.haodoo.net/

Practice, Think, & Concentrate--蔡豐璟：點線面 融會貫通

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=266082

蔡豐璟：點線面 融會貫通

【聯合報╱記者 姜宜菁】2010/08/20

Learn from the Past & Plan for the Future--朱宗慶：夢想是多麼美好的生日禮物

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5794855.shtml

朱宗慶：夢想是多麼美好的生日禮物

【聯合報╱朱宗慶】

2010.08.19 03:14 am

A Coming Talk on SAT English Writing--學測英文寫作說明 陳超明教授開講

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=266193

學測英文寫作說明 陳超明教授開講

【聯合報╱台北訊】 2010/08/22

English & College Diploma--大學設英文畢業門檻 李家同不認同

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=253374

大學設英文畢業門檻 李家同不認同

‧大學網 2010/06/11

【大學網／記者王佩苓／高雄縣報導】

Leadership--交大 哺育未來的領袖

The reason why I put this article on my blog is that there is a lesson on leadership in Book 5.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=265810

交大 哺育未來的領袖

※《交大接班人的家庭作業》系列

【聯合報╱尹啟銘（行政院政務委員）】2010/08/19

Start with Listening and Speaking--彭蒙惠：加強英聽 不要只為考試

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=265811

彭蒙惠：加強英聽 不要只為考試

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】 2010/08/20

Do Extensive Reading--紐時周報加分 多益考滿分

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=381&f_SUB_ID=3658&f_ART_ID=265259

紐時周報加分 多益考滿分

【聯合報╱記者曹馥年／嘉義縣報導】 2010/08/18

Good UEE Chinese and English Essays

The CEEC has posted good UEE Chinese and English essays on its website, along with some comments. Worth reading.

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/GoodWritingPieces/99DrseGoodWritingPieces/99指考國英佳作.htm

Learn to Be Independent--教育觀念／老闆的孩子也要助學貸款

http://udn.com/NEWS/LIFE/X1/5789723.shtml

教育觀念／老闆的孩子也要助學貸款

【聯合報╱賽夏客（苗栗頭份）】
2010.08.17 03:05 am

Interview with Students from Mainland China

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NATS1/5788221.shtml

陸生瘋台灣 在台日子怎麼過

【聯合報╱記者 梁玉芳】
2010.08.16 08:18 am

314 Class Reunion

Helping Strangers--國中生單車環島 免費幫修車、教科學

This is really something!

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/5785505.shtml

國中生單車環島 免費幫修車、教科學

【聯合報╱記者彭芸芳／新竹市報導】

2010.08.14 03:59 am

Students Could Be Their Own Teachers

In today's remedial classes, instead of guiding the students to figure out the missing words in an article from Book 4, I had them do group discussion. They had to put away their textbook, focus on their handout in which is the article with 46 blanks, and come up with the answers on their own, with the help of the context.

Summer Reading List Given by TFG--高中新生書單／談美談教養 北一女品味人生

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=11&f_SUB_ID=4665&f_ART_ID=263924

高中新生書單／談美談教養 北一女品味人生

【聯合報╱記者張錦弘／專題報導】2010/08/10

Expand Your Vocabulary Through Reading--學英語 陳超明：累積有用單字

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=262395

學英語 陳超明：累積有用單字

【聯合報╱記者李承宇／台北報導】2010/08/01

Books Recommended for High School Freshmen--新生必讀 明星高中職推薦書

新生必讀 明星高中職推薦書

【聯合晚報╱記者嚴文廷╱台北報導】

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=264081

Good Columns in the UDN

The UDN is a treasure box. Recently, several new columns have been added.

Two are related to English learning. The first is "Novels One Has to Read in One's Lifetime," presented in the paper every Thursday:

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=263746

The other is "TOEIC 900!" run through Monday to Friday:

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=262855

The following column is on Chinese literature:

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=262394

Here read a sample for each:

The Top 20 Misspelled English Words--分離不對separate 最常拼錯的單字

An article in today's Liberty Times lists the top 20 misspelled English words. The first on the list is "separate."

http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2010/new/aug/8/today-int7.htm

分離不對separate 最常拼錯的單字

2010-8-8

Hsuan-an Talking to Class 314

What Can a College Student Do?--大學生能做的最酷的一件事

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI1/5770035.shtml

大學生能做的最酷的一件事

【聯合晚報╱社論】

2010.08.06 02:10 pm

An Assignment

Today when we reviewed the word "embrace" in Unit 4 of Book 4, I gave Remedial Class A an assignment--giving their parents a hug this evening and telling me about their parents' response tomorrow. Sounds crazy? An idea from "The Girl in the Fifth Row."

Testing Listening on the UEE?

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=262989

考英聽 教長：大考先基測後

【聯合晚報╱記者王彩鸝╱三峽報導】2010/08/04

Work Harder--平凡，更要努力 林建豪K書三心法

This is an article I read half a month ago. I love the title "Since I am ordinary, I need to work harder."

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=260148

平凡，更要努力 林建豪K書三心法

【聯合報╱本報記者 喻文玟】2010/07/17

310 Class Reunion

Yesterday evening I attended Class 310's reunion. They are as lively and lovely as a year ago. I love them all.

A Happy Reunion

 

Yesterday evening, I had a reunion with my former 303 students, Alex, Spencer, and Wei-yi. They graduated from NHSH four years ago and this year they graduated from NTU or NTNU. We have stayed in touch over the past four years, seeing each other almost every semester. Now Alex is going to join the army, Spencer to Japan to study as an exchange student, and Wei-yi to study in graduate school. Wish them good luck!

Concentrate--預習、複習、練習 王瑋：讀書專心最重要

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=262260

預習、複習、練習 王瑋：讀書專心最重要

【聯合報╱記者 邱瓊玉】 2010/07/31

Good Study Habits--指考優秀學生的讀書方法

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=260541

指考優秀學生的讀書方法

2010/07/20

Congratulations, Xue-ling!

7C--「心」想事成 掌握7C就對了

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=260315

「心」想事成 掌握7C就對了 

※《交大接班人的家庭作業》系列    2010/07/19

【聯合報╱錢煦（中研院士)】

On Writing, Be Genuine--廖玉蕙：寫出文章的真精神

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/5748268.shtml

廖玉蕙：寫出文章的真精神

【聯合報╱廖玉蕙】

2010.07.27 03:00 pm

Where to Go--選興趣、顧爸媽 轉系看本事

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=261348

選興趣、顧爸媽 轉系看本事

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】2010/07/25

Organize Your Knowledge--張祐瀚致勝法 彩圖筆記搞懂生硬學科

Every Saturday, the UDN runs a column on the study habits of those who got 75/75 ranking score on the SAT.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=261259

張祐瀚致勝法 彩圖筆記搞懂生硬學科

【聯合報╱記者簡慧珍】2010/07/24

Reunions of Friends

Time: Noon, Friday, July 23, 2010

Place: Taipei Garden Hotel

Nature or Nurture?--讀書靠天分 家長醒醒吧

Just now I came across the article cited by Mr. Hus in his blog. The title sounds like a rude awakening.

http://life.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Life/life-article/0,5047,100304+112010072200459,00.html

讀書靠天分 家長醒醒吧

2010-07-22 中國時報 林希陶

Grammar or not? --活化英語課 陳超明：棄文法廢課綱

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=260859

活化英語課 陳超明：棄文法廢課綱

【聯合報╱記者張錦弘／台北報導】2010/07/22

Dream Big--麵攤小子洗碗邊K書 如願上台大

Yesterday I heard the news story on the radio.  I was very impressed and have been planning to tell my students the story.

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=12&f_SUB_ID=31&f_ART_ID=260521

麵攤小子洗碗邊K書 如願上台大
【聯合報╱記者張祐齊／台北縣報導】2010/07/20

Shanghai Expo--Day 2-4, July 6

Shanghai Expo--Day 2-3, July 6

Spoken English before Written English--要英文溜 先學語再學文

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/5730088.shtml

要英文溜 先學語再學文

【聯合報╱胡健驊／海洋大學海洋環境資訊系教授（基隆市）】
2010.07.17 03:00 am

Shanghai Expo--Day 2-2, July 6