2011年5月29日 星期日

CEEC Pilot Exams--大考中心100年研究用試卷

Yesterday while browsing online, I found at the CEEC websites the pilot exams in 8 subjects, which was made for the sake of research.  UEE examinees can do them as practice.

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/PaperForResearch/100ResearchPaper/100ResearchPaperIndex.htm
大考中心100年研究用試卷

2011年5月25日 星期三

The Most Impressive Scenes in the Movie "3 Idiots"

So far, I've asked 7 students what the most impressive scene in the movie 3 Idiots is to them. The following are the responses:

1. Farhan's father finally consents to Farhan's pursuit of his dream of being a photographer. (3)

2011年5月19日 星期四

2011年5月16日 星期一

314 Teacher Appreciation Banquet

teacher appreciation banquet

My homeroom class 314 held their teacher appreciation banquet this evening. Everyone had a great time, totally relaxed after the final. During the banquet, they came in groups to express their gratitude to us teachers. Sweet and lovely! We chatted until around 9 o'clock.

I'll put more photos on my blog.

I love you all, my dear 314.

2011年5月14日 星期六

Composition Topics--4

After the final, most students will focus on preparing for the UEE, which is held on July 1~3. During the last 43 days, the students will want to practice English writing.

Here is a list of writing tasks given in a mock exam book published by Hanlin Publishing Co. Before brainstorming ideas, it is advisable to bold the key words in the instructions, just as I did with the first writing task.

2011年5月13日 星期五

Thank You for Saying Thank You

A student came to my office after the exam this afternoon. After taking the seat beside me, he said in a very soft voice, "Hsin-jung, thank you. Thanks for what you've taught me over the past two years."

2011年5月11日 星期三

Have Fun!

The other day when a few of my homeroom class students came to ask me to suggest a motto for our class T-shirt, I said, "Have fun!"

What else can be better than these two simple words? By "Have fun," I didn't mean fooling around, or just doing something we enjoy, but having fun with what we are doing. We can even have fun when working really hard.

2011年5月9日 星期一

To Update Your English--BBC Learning English

Want to learn some new English words? Visit "The English We Speak" on the BBC Learning English website. You'll hear a dialogue between William and Wang Fei about some new English words. The scripts are provided. You have three options: Just listen to the dialogue, read the dialogue while listening to it, or just read the dialogue.

2011年5月7日 星期六

Showing Our Love to Our Mom

A touching true story!

http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2011/new/may/7/today-fo6.htm

《媽媽辛苦了》孝親家庭楷模…單親娃王盈婷 睡前幫媽暖被

〔記者林曉雲、邱紹雯/綜合報導〕

2011年5月6日 星期五

Mother's Day Gift Ideas--An Interview on CNN

On the eve of Mother's Day, I'd like to share with everyone a video clip from YouTube, which is also provided as an audio-visual teaching aid by San Min Book Co. for Unit 11. In the video is an interview between Anderson Cooper, a CNN anchor, and his mother. Guess what Mrs. Cooper regards as the best gift for Mother's Day.

2011年5月5日 星期四

Encounter with a Historical Person--An Essay by a Student

The following is the essay which scored the highest among the nearly 70 essays I graded. It is the original. There are only a few mistakes, which were underlined. You might like to guess why I marked some words blue.

提示: 如果你有機會和任何一位中外的歷史人物對話,你最想和誰交談?請寫一篇英文作文,文分兩段,第一段描述你想和誰對話,為什麼?第二段說明你希望和他/她談些什麼。

2011年5月4日 星期三

Which Historical Person Would You Most Like to Talk to?

The English writing task on the 3rd UEE mock exam is quite interesting. Students were asked to choose a historical person who they would most like to talk to and write about why they chose the person and what they would like to talk about in the conversation. The following chart shows all the historical people selected by the students whose essays I graded.

提示: 如果你有機會和任何一位中外的歷史人物對話,你最想和誰交談?請寫一篇英文作文,文分兩段,第一段描述你想和誰對話,為什麼?第二段說明你希望和他/她談些什麼。