What's the most influential sentence to you? The following are four essays by my students on this topic.
提示：在人生的過程中，你覺得影響你最深的一句話是什麼？請寫一篇短文，第一段說明你在什麼情況下從什麼人口中（或哪本書中）聽到這一句話？第二段描述這句話對你所產生的影響。
2012年4月30日 星期一
2012年4月29日 星期日
Admission without the Entrance Exam?--免試？ 唉！那聲重重嘆息…
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/7057930.shtml
免試？ 唉！那聲重重嘆息…
【聯合報╱李枝桃／國中校長（南投市）】
2012.04.28 02:30 am
免試？ 唉！那聲重重嘆息…
【聯合報╱李枝桃／國中校長（南投市）】
2012.04.28 02:30 am
2012年4月28日 星期六
"The Fringe Benefits of Failure"--J.K. Rowling's Harvard Commencement Address
In the second last paragraph of Unit 12 "Have a Good Four Years," where Derek C. Bok suggested the right attitude toward frustration and bewilderment, he said, "...these moments of frustration and bewilderment are often indispensable to our well-being, for they are the spurs that push mind and spirit to some new and greater conception of ourselves and the world around us." To illustrate this idea, I presented to the class the related topic in J.K. Rowling's Harvard Commencement Address, with "sidetitles" I made.
2012年4月27日 星期五
Character Building--品德教育… 比讀書重要的事
http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/7055601.shtml
品德教育… 比讀書重要的事
【聯合報╱林佳佳／高中生（台北市）】 2012.04.27 02:18 am
品德教育… 比讀書重要的事
【聯合報╱林佳佳／高中生（台北市）】 2012.04.27 02:18 am
2012年4月26日 星期四
Poem in Your Pocket Day
I just learned that today is American national Poem in Your Pocket Day while I was browsing the NPR (National Public Radio) website. On the following webpage, you can watch a 4'30'' video depicting how this holiday is celebrated in the town of Charlottesville, Virginia. The English is clear and easy.
2012年4月25日 星期三
2012年4月24日 星期二
English in the News
The following is a link to English in the News, a program of ICRT. At the website, you can learn some English phrases in the news , and you can even listen to the reading of the passages. Enjoy it.
http://www.icrt.com.tw/blog/index.php?blogId=11&poId=6&ptId=24&pthreeId=5
In case you fail to get connected, read on for a sample.
http://www.icrt.com.tw/blog/index.php?blogId=11&poId=6&ptId=24&pthreeId=5
In case you fail to get connected, read on for a sample.
2012年4月23日 星期一
2012年4月21日 星期六
The Power of English
Today on the FB, I found an interesting picture posted by a former student of mine Eric Lee (李鎮宇). In the picture, he, the one in the blue shirt, was having a meeting at Croatia with a German, an American, and an Italian. I guess they must be talking in English.
2012年4月20日 星期五
Wikipedia - how accurate is the online encyclopedia?
This is imaginable but still shocking!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-441432/Wikipedia--accurate-online-encyclopedia.html
Wikipedia - how accurate is the online encyclopedia?
Last updated at 22:00 10 March 2007
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-441432/Wikipedia--accurate-online-encyclopedia.html
Wikipedia - how accurate is the online encyclopedia?
Last updated at 22:00 10 March 2007
2012年4月19日 星期四
"Why Bilinguals are Smarter"--an Article from K
On Monday, Konraad mentioned in Class 303 that bilinguals are smarter. He told the class he would send me an article on this issue so that I can show it to them.
Here is the article for you to download and read.
Why Bilinguals Are Smarter.docx
Or you can just read on.
Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
Here is the article for you to download and read.
Why Bilinguals Are Smarter.docx
Or you can just read on.
Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
By YUDHIJIT BHATTACHARJEEPublished: March 17, 2012
2012年4月18日 星期三
2012年4月17日 星期二
"Is Sugar Toxic?"-CBS News Video
Yesterday morning when I gave Konraad the cake I bought for him as a snack, he thanked me but told me he didn't consume sugar anymore after he watched a news report "Is Sugar Toxic?". Here is the link to the news.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7403942n&tag=pop;videos
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7403942n&tag=pop;videos
2012年4月16日 星期一
2012年4月15日 星期日
Six Ways to Cope with Stress
http://www.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=5031713
壓力管理６心法：能做的下手，不能做的放手
2012-04 天下雜誌 494期
你如何對待壓力，將決定壓力如何影響你。陷在消極負面的情緒中，只會癱瘓你的腦袋，反而使你看不見其他的可能。
壓力管理６心法：能做的下手，不能做的放手
2012-04 天下雜誌 494期
你如何對待壓力，將決定壓力如何影響你。陷在消極負面的情緒中，只會癱瘓你的腦袋，反而使你看不見其他的可能。
2012年4月14日 星期六
"I Believe in You"--an Awesome Upbeat Song
On Thursday and Friday I taught my three classes the song "I Believe in You," sung by IL DIVO and Celine Dion. A wonderful song with beautiful melody and meaningful lyrics!
2012年4月13日 星期五
A New Elective Course--An Essay by a Student
The following is an essay by a student for the English writing on the 2nd mock exam. Some revisions have been made.
提示：學校欲安排新的一門一學期的選修課程(elective course)，想請你針對這門選修課提供想法與意見。請寫一篇英文作文，第一段說明你會建議上什麼課程以及課程的內容或活動，第二段說明你為何提出這樣的建議。
提示：學校欲安排新的一門一學期的選修課程(elective course)，想請你針對這門選修課提供想法與意見。請寫一篇英文作文，第一段說明你會建議上什麼課程以及課程的內容或活動，第二段說明你為何提出這樣的建議。
2012年4月12日 星期四
Life Lesson from an Arrow
"An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it's going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming."
2012年4月11日 星期三
Quakes Strikes Indonesia--News
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/11/us-indonesia-earthquake-idUSBRE83A0BB20120411
Huge quakes off Indonesia stir panic, but no big tsunami
By Reza Munawir
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia | Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:44am EDT
Huge quakes off Indonesia stir panic, but no big tsunami
By Reza Munawir
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia | Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:44am EDT
2012年4月10日 星期二
Line-up Culture--An Essay by a Student
When writing an essay, very often we are required to give a personal experience to support our argument in the previous paragraph. The following essay exemplifies this.
提示: 排隊文化在亞洲非常盛行,大至日本國民品牌和西班牙平價服飾在台灣所展現地經人排隊人潮,小至口耳相傳的街頭巷弄排隊美食,對此你有何看法?請寫一篇英文作文,文分兩段,第一段說明你認同此一排隊現象嗎?原因為何?第二段分享你的排隊經驗,以支持第一段的論點.
提示: 排隊文化在亞洲非常盛行,大至日本國民品牌和西班牙平價服飾在台灣所展現地經人排隊人潮,小至口耳相傳的街頭巷弄排隊美食,對此你有何看法?請寫一篇英文作文,文分兩段,第一段說明你認同此一排隊現象嗎?原因為何?第二段分享你的排隊經驗,以支持第一段的論點.
2012年4月9日 星期一
Commuting and Going to Cram School--通勤、補習 學生無助向誰說
http://www.tiec.tp.edu.tw/lifetype/admin.php?op=blogSelect&blogId=1130
通勤、補習 學生無助向誰說
通勤、補習 學生無助向誰說
2012.04.05 02:16 am
2012年4月8日 星期日
Quotations About Kindness
On the following webpage are some quotations about kindness:http://www.quotegarden.com/kindness.html
Some of the quotations do strike a chord in my heart.
"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice." ~Author Unknown
Some of the quotations do strike a chord in my heart.
"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice." ~Author Unknown
2012年4月7日 星期六
Find the Verb of a Sentence
When grading the essays on the 2nd mock exam, I found quite a few students still had problems with English sentences. The most common mistake is either two verbs in a simple sentence or no verb at all. The following is a website I just came across where the idea of the imporant parts of a sentence is explicitly explained.
http://johnsesl.com/templates/writing/sentenceS.php
Sentence Structure
This tutorial provided by John's ESL Community
http://www.johnsesl.com
http://johnsesl.com/templates/writing/sentenceS.php
Sentence Structure
This tutorial provided by John's ESL Community
http://www.johnsesl.com
2012年4月6日 星期五
April Fool's Day Around the World--5 Spots to Act the Fool Abroad, CNN Article
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/01/travel/april-fools-abroad/index.html
April Fools' Day: 5 spots to act the fool abroad
April Fools' Day: 5 spots to act the fool abroad
By Jennings Brown, Special to CNN
April 1, 2012 -- Updated 1239 GMT (2039 HKT)
2012年4月5日 星期四
2012年4月4日 星期三
Key to the Translation on the 2nd UEE Mock Exam
The following is the translation question on the 2nd UEE mock exam held on
Monday, followed by the answers.
1. 代溝問題主要起因於親子之間缺乏充分的溝通和同理心。
2. 如果父母們能多鼓勵和關心小孩，而非只重視其學業表現，他們之間的關係將會改善。
Monday, followed by the answers.
1. 代溝問題主要起因於親子之間缺乏充分的溝通和同理心。
2. 如果父母們能多鼓勵和關心小孩，而非只重視其學業表現，他們之間的關係將會改善。
2012年4月3日 星期二
A New Elective Course Suggested by High School Students
The English writing task on the 2nd mock exam asks students to write about a new elective course they would like to add to the current curriculum. The following is a list offered by the students whose essays I have graded.
2012年4月2日 星期一
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