Talk Given at Taipei University of Technology

http://www.cet-taiwan.com/drCET/detail.asp?serno=699

This afternoon, my dear friend Annie (詹麗馨老師) LINEd me the link to my part of the talk we gave at Taipei University of Technology on Sunday, March. 23 on Teaching English Listening Skills.

Carla Visiting 109

This morning, Carla visited Class 109 and had a conversation with the students. Weeks ago, at a gathering, knowing I was going to teach as a substitute, Carla asked if she could visit my school to see what high school in Taiwan is like, and I said yes. Last Saturday evening, it occurred to me that this week is my last week to teach the three classes, so I LINEd my invitation to Carla. Happily, she agreed to come on Monday. Since she lives far from school, we decided on the 4th class periold.

Mass protest held in Taiwan against China trade deal

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26809066

Mass protest held in Taiwan against China trade deal
30 March 2014 Last updated at 11:06

At least 100,000 people have taken to the streets of Taiwan's capital Taipei, to protest against a controversial trade agreement with China.

Dr. Daniel Amen's Talk on Differences Between the Male and Female Brain

In Unit 5 "Blame It on the Brain," Dr. Amen's research is also mentioned. The above TV interview of Dr. Amen sheds light on how men's brains are different from women's, and how it affects what they do, including language, sense of direction, etc.

"Be Happy for No Reason"

I really love the words and the photo shared by a FB friend, but sorry I forgot his/her name.

A Tale of Two Brains by Dr. Mark Gungor--Video for Unit 5, Sanmin Book 2

You can choose to watch the video with the subtitles on or off, which come in different languages. My suggestion is watching it without subtitles first and then with the English subtitles. There are some mistakes in the subtitles, though.

Unit 5 in Sanmin Book 2 "Blame It on the Brain" analyzes the differences between men's and women's brains, which causes the misunderstanding and even friction between the two sexes.

Photos Taken Before and After the Relay Races

Blog is a good place to share photos. My students can just save the photos as long as they know my blog name or URL. Facebook or email isn't this convenient. If I posted photos on my FB page, the students have to be my FB friend first. If I use email, I have to know all of my students' email address.

Say Words Aloud

On the first mid-term, which was held yesterday, the misspelling of the word "gratitude" surprised me. Go over the following misspellings, and you'll know where the problem is:

An Interesting Webpage for English Proverbs--from Really Learn English

This webpage was recommended by my friend Sarah (殷彩鳳老師) on her FB page. It contains common English proverbs, with explanation for each and illustrations.

http://www.really-learn-english.com/english-proverbs.html#List_of_common_English_proverbs:

 

"Taiwan's president asks protesters to talk over trade deal"--from CNN

There are photos on the webpage.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/26/world/asia/taiwan-trade-deal-protest/index.html

Taiwan's president asks protesters to talk over trade deal

By Sophie Brown, CNN

March 26, 2014 -- Updated 1113 GMT (1913 HKT)

(CNN) -- A week after students seized Taiwan's legislative building over a controversial trade deal with China, Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou agreed to meet with protest leaders to help end the standoff and allow the legislature to get back on track, a spokesperson for the president's office said.

TPR & Relative Clause

What are the students doing?

English 4U Review Exercises for Classes 109, 116, & 120

English 4U Review Exercises_20140325

Key to Workbook Unit 3 and Some Exercises for Classes 109, 116 & 120

KEY to Workbook Unit 3 and others

Stop and Smell the Rose

This is a picture I took yesterday morning in front of my office when I didn't have class. It's the biggest rose I've ever seen. I don't know how many teachers and students who passed by ever noticed such a big rose. They might not know it was a rose, but how many have stopped and asked?

"Clashes as Taiwan students storm government HQ"--BBC

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26705779

Clashes as Taiwan students storm government HQ

24 March 2014 Last updated at 05:06

Taiwanese police have clashed with hundreds of students who occupied government headquarters to protest at a trade deal with China.

Relative Causes_Basics_ppt_for 109, 116, and 120

Recently I re-used a good function of blogs. I posted three vocabulary review lists on my blog so that students who need one of them can just download it.

Here is a ppt I've used to review the relative clause for the past few days.

Relative Clauses-20140324_basics

 

Talk on Teaching English Listening Skills in Taipei

This afternoon from 2 to 4:20pm, at National Taipei University of Technology, along with Annie (詹麗馨老師), I shared with around 200 English teachers in Taipei some tips for teaching English listening skills. This was not the first time we completed a mission together, but it was the first time we two gave a talk together to a big audience. On March 9 and 16, I went alone to Kaohsiung and Taichung to have an exchange of ideas on the same topic.

"Shift workers beware: Sleep loss may cause brain damage, new research says"--from CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/19/health/sleep-loss-brain-damage/index.html

Shift workers beware: Sleep loss may cause brain damage, new research says

By Ben Brumfield, CNN

March 19, 2014 -- Updated 1208 GMT (2008 HKT)

(CNN) -- Are you a truck driver or shift worker planning to catch up on some sleep this weekend?

English Vocabulary Lists for Self-test_for Classes 109, 116 & 120

Classes 109, 116 & 120:

Please select from the following three lists the one you like. Download it and give yourself a self-test. You don't need to finish reviewing all at a time.  There are four to days to go before the mid-term. So divide the vocabulary into four or five units so that the review task wouldn't be too overwhelming. How about a page a day? While doing the self-test, mark the words which are unfamiliar to you and review it the next day before going over the new unit. Good luck!

"Protesters occupy Taiwan parliament over China trade deal"--from BBC

Take a look at how BBC reported this protest in Taiwan.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26641525

Protesters occupy Taiwan parliament over China trade deal

19 March 2014 Last updated at 05:59

Hundreds of students and activists opposed to a trade deal with China have occupied Taiwan's parliament and defied police efforts to evict them.