Test description of the English test on the 2009 SAT

The following is the test description of the English test on the 2009 SAT.

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/95課綱考試說明/02-95學測英文考試說明_定稿_.pdf

Match the subject and the verb

In today's class, some students don't understand a sentence in the Cloze on the review test.  Here is how I analyze it.   Here is the test items:

... For example, potato chips were invented because the chef George Crum got angry when a guest __27__ complained Crum's French fries were too thick refused to have them.  Crum then remade the fries very thin adn crispy so that teh guest would have trouble eating them with a fork.

___27. (A) which   (B) who   (C) X   (D) being

The answer is ________.

20th century's top 100 novels

This website offers a list of the 20th century's top 100 novels, which was compiled by the Radcliffe Publishing Course. For those avid readers, this list can be a good guide.

http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100rivallist.html

At the same website, two other lists can be found--one is about the best 100 novels and the other the best 100 nonfiction, which were compiled by America's Modern Library.

To Etta

Dear Etta,

You were surprised that my KTV experience came so late.  Well, in fact, I'm an idiot in many areas.  But with Steve Jobs's words "Stay hungry.  Stay foolish," I don't feel too bad about it.  At least, I still have so much to learn.   :)

A Special Experience

This noon I went to Class 316's reunion at Holiday KTV.  This is the first time I have been to a KTV!  I opened my eyes, ears, and heart to this experience.  Many of the songs they sang were new to me.  I don't know how they learned those songs in their hectic third year.  I felt happy for them.  By singing, they released their pressure from the preparation work for the SAT and the UEE

Randy Pausch's 2008 commencement speech

This is Randy Pausch's 2008 commencement speech at Carnegie-Mellon University, a version with Chinese subtitles.

Randy Pausch\'s Commencement Address at Carnegie-Mellon University

Brick walls in life

"Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things."

About going to college

This is the comments my friend Annie left on my blog. Part of the extending reading is about whether to choose a university or a department. Though it is late for this year's freshmen-to-be, it is still useful for those in the coming years.

為什麼要念大學？
天下影音
http://video.cw.com.tw//pages/public/movie/player/tv_player.jspx?id=40288124173953fa01173953fb43009e

Mister Pip

My student Yu-shu (謝雨書) recommended me a book Mister Pip.  Here is what she said on my old blog.

Ms Lee:
I started to read a book called''Mister pip'' recently.  My aunt recommended me to read it;she told me that she saw almost every passenger reading this book on the bus when she was in England.I'll share with you after I finish my reading.

Randy Pausch died on July 25

Randy Pausch, the author of The Last Lecture died on Friday, July 25, at the age of 47.  I posted an entry of his last lecture and its transcripts on my old blog on April 19, 2008.  The lecture was given on September 18, 2007, ten months before his death.  Though he has passed away, what he left is immortal.

http://www.tiec.tp.edu.tw/lifetype/post/1130/24725

 

A special visitor and a wonderful blog

A special visitor came across my old blog and left his comments on it--words of encouragement.  Then I clicked on the name and found a wonderful blog.  The title itself--快樂希望愛的分享家--is quite inspiring. 

http://blog.xuite.net/erickhera.tw/nomore

His name is Hsu Pei-kang (徐培剛), a promising and respectable young man.  You will find some inspiration and power in his blog.

 

 

A website for 97-->96 score conversion

This website is provided by Jianguo Senior High School. It helps students to convert their 97 UEE scores to not only 96 scores but also 95.

http://fudao.ck.tp.edu.tw/ceec/

A Special Bond

This morning, at the end of the fourth class, I saw Ben (吳代華) and Ya-han (曾雅韓) were outside the classroom.  I went up to open the door and found two more--Yu-ting (賀毓庭) and Miranda (萬修安).  Then I invited them each to say a sentence to Class 310.  They told the class to start working hard from this summer and listen to me.  Yu-ting asked them to follow my advice that they should read more. Ben handed me a card.  I was very touched.  Though I am not their homeroom teacher, there seems to be a special bond between them and me.  I love to hear them call me "Ms. Lee."

What do these students go to college for?

In today's United Daily News I read an article on college education.  Accroding to the author, a university professor, a quarter of his students got a zero as the final grade because they never showed up. 

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/4439753.shtml

I don't understand why these students go to college.   They are wasting their life, don't they?  Once a student told me that he didn't like to study at all.  Hearing this, I told him not to go to college.  In college, there is more for one to learn than in high school.   

What makes students lose their appetite for learning?

English ability

Are you worried that your English is poor?  According to a recent report, only 5% employees are confident in their English. 

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080723/1/13r8f.html

To learn English well, the awareness of its importance is important.  Of course, passion always comes first.   Passion, practice, and perseverance are the three P's to pave the way to success in learning English.

To Try Is To Create Possibilities

This evening, I was told by a mechanic from Chunghwa Telecom that I could not get online tonight due to some connection problem.  So I was thinking about keeping my blog on Word.  Then I called a student to recommend to her the website provided by Chengkung University.   Told she could not get connected to the website, I thought to myself, "Why not give it a try?  Why do I have to wait until tomorrow without trying?"  Then I clicked the Explorer icon.  Surprisingly, I got connected to the Net.  Before I started writing this entry, I'd emailed some useful information to the student.

Another Helpful Website

Here is another helpful website, which is provided by National Cheng-kung University.

http://estat.ncku.edu.tw/

A useful website for your possibility of entering certain universities/departments

This website may help you in picking out the 100 university/department.  東海大學落點預測

http://pre.thu.edu.tw/#

97-96 Score Conversion Table

Since I found there is a connection problem in my first entry of today's blog, here is the score conversion table, which one of the handouts from NHSH provides.

分數轉換表

 

Modified forms for decision making about university/department

I simplified one of the handouts provided by NHSH Counseling Office so that students can download the forms and make A4 copies more easily.  

Modified forms for decision making about university/department