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