Eslite, the Best Bookstore in Asia--an Article in TIME

When it comes to the convenience of living in Taiwan, a feature included in "Taiwan the Formosa," my blog entry dated Nov. 15, 2011, Eslite, recognized as the best bookstore in Asia by TIME, has its contribution.

The following is the article in TIME. You may like to write an outline for it, which is a good writing exercise.

"How I Learned English" by Husan Yuan-Yo (旋元佑)

I'm really glad to find this article online.  In fact, it is the preface of the grammar book by Mr. Hsuan Yuan-Yo.  The book is out of print.  I have one, though.

http://leeoxygen.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/%e5%88%86%e4%ba%ab%e6%88%91%e5%ad%b8%e8%8b%b1%e6%96%87%e7%9a%84%e7%b6%93%e9%a9%97%e6%97%8b%e5%85%83%e4%bd%91/

我學英文的經驗

Extensive Reading--精學修辭不如讓孩子廣泛閱讀

http://parenting.cw.com.tw/blog/blogTopic.action?id=65&nid=220

精學修辭不如讓孩子廣泛閱讀

作者：洪蘭 2009.03.27

No Cheating!--零分總比作弊好

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/6723170.shtml

零分總比作弊好

【聯合報╱黃志祥／大學副教授（斗六市）】 2011.11.17 01:56 am

The Gist & Tolerance of Ambiguity

Today students had to hand in their assignment for last weekend. It was an article entitled "Wings of Life," which is one of my favorites. The article was given with 10 words missing, which are all verbs. The students had to choose from the ten words given below the article a right word for each blank and then on the back of the handout write the theme of the story.

Taiwan the Formosa--他們看台灣／來台灣 半夜不怕肚子餓

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/6715909.shtml

他們看台灣／來台灣 半夜不怕肚子餓

【聯合報╱本報記者蔡明樺】 2011.11.14 02:54 am

The First Taiwanese to Get Full Marks for TOEFL iBT--首位網路托福滿分 網友讚「托福之神」

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/6716549.shtml

首位網路托福滿分 網友讚「托福之神」

【聯合新聞網╱綜合報導】

2011.11.14 12:35 pm

The 12-Year-Old Girl That Silenced the World for 6 Minutes

Here I'd like to present a speech by a Canadian school girl Severn Suzuki at UNCED (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development) in Rio de Jenairo in 1992 on environmental issues. Talking to the delegates from around the world, she was only 12 years old then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPx5r35Aymc&feature=fvsr

 

The Provisional New 7 Wonders of Nature

Curious about the new 7 Wonders of Nautre? Click on the link and you'll see the list. However, they are yet to be confirmed.  Make a guess before you click.

Teaching Book 5, Unit 7 "Where There Is a Will"

Recently, we've been discussing Unit 7 "Where There Is a Will," which is about the construction of Taiwan's Hsuehshan Tunnel. Here I'd like to present the first period of the lesson.

School or Major--性向不明確 選校再選系

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=351601

多元入學Q&A／性向不明確 選校再選系

【聯合報╱記者張錦弘】2011/11/02

CEEC Vocabulary List Levels 5-6

For those who have familiarized themselves with the words at Levels 3-4 and want to proceed to Level 5 and/or Level 6, which will be covered on the UEE in July, here is the list provided by CEEC.

CEEC Vocabulary List Levels 3-4

The following is a list of the vocabulary words covered on the SAT, which is provided by CEEC.

CEEC Vocabulary list LEVELS 3-4.doc

Thank You for Giving Feedback

This morning, after the second period of class, a girl in Class 311 came up to me and told me that she was really touched by the story I gave last Friday "Information Please."  She said she was even on the brink of tears.  I told her the first time I read the story in Chicken Soup, the ending of the story did make me cry. 

Get Exposed to English Every Day to Learn It Well--英語演講比賽冠軍 堅持每天讀

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=352474

英語演講比賽冠軍 堅持每天讀

【聯合報╱記者陳智華／台北報導】2011/11/06

On Reading--學者：台灣學生「悅」讀 沒讀到重點

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=352241

學者：台灣學生「悅」讀 沒讀到重點

【聯合晚報╱記者王彩鸝╱台北報導】2011/11/04

926 More Students Will Get Admitted to College Earlier Through Star Plan in 2012--明年繁星增926名額 台大醫有2人

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=351922

明年繁星增926名額 台大醫有2人

【聯合晚報╱記者嚴文廷╱台北報導】2011/11/03

Correlation Between the Performance on Mock Exams and That on SAT--多元入學Q&A／模考能預測申請落點?

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=351196

多元入學Q&A／模考能預測申請落點?

【聯合報╱記者陳智華、張錦弘 】2011/10/31

20 Legends Who Shook the World

I was exhilarated to receive the supplement to the latest issue of TIME (Nov. 7, 2011): LIFE'S LEGENDS: 20 Who Shook The World. In it are a big photo of each of these 20 legends and a short article about them. Better yet, the same stories are accessible online.

http://www.life.com/gallery/66401/image/ugc1329101/20-legends-who-shook-the-world#index/0

The 20 legends are Marion Brando, Jackie Robinson, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther King Jr., Chuck Yeager, Winston Churchill, Georgia O'Keeffe, Margaret Bourke-White, Edmund Hillary, Ingrid Bergman, Edwin Hubble, Muhammad Ali, Frank Lloyd Wright, Audrey Hepburn, Yves Saint Laurent, Marian Anderson, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Isamu Noguchi, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

"A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs" from the New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-jobs.html?pagewanted=all

A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs

By MONA SIMPSON

October 30, 2011