The Power of Reading--國二生英文 「像碩士生」

http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33354792/IssueID/20110430

國二生英文 「像碩士生」

通過劍橋大學主流英語最高級 台第3人

2011年 04月30日 【王煌忠╱台中報導】

The Royal Wedding

The royal wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton was held at Westminster Abbey today. It seems everyone in Britain is on cloud nine. Click on the URL and you can watch the wedding, and also the interior of Westminster Abbey.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRoyalChannel

A Touching Video to Teach Empathy

Yesterday and today we continued to discuss Unit 12 "Have a Good Four Years." When we came to the paragraph in which Derek Bok advised the Harvard freshmen to give some thought to what they can do for others, I showed them a short video "The Power of Words." Here it is:

Teach Them How to Love--愛人非易事 教教學生怎麼愛

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/6300207.shtml

愛人非易事 教教學生怎麼愛

【聯合報╱呂健吉／華梵大學哲學系副教授（宜縣礁溪）】

2011.04.27 02:08 am

My Favorite Book--An Essay by a Student

The following is an essay by a student in Class 314 on the topic "My Favorite Book." She read the original and fell in love with it. In the essay, she describes the content of the book and explains why it is fascinating.

The Inevitability of Frustration and Bewilderment and Their Benefits

This morning, in Class 314, when we came to the paragraph in Unit 12 about "inevitable anxieties, frustrations, bewilderment" students will be faced with in college, which, according to Derek Bok, "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," I introduced to students J. K. Rowling's commencement speech at Harvard in 2008, entitled "The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination."

王正方：「虎媽戰歌」聲中談子女教育

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/6292834.shtml

王正方：「虎媽戰歌」聲中談子女教育

【聯合報╱王正方】 2011.04.24 03:00 am

Learn to Fall in Love--回到現實吧 愛，值得去學！

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/X1/6281908.shtml

【聯合報╱周祝瑛／政大教育系教授（台北市）】

2011.04.19 01:42 am

An Activity for Unit 12 "Have a Good Four Years"--"Cambridge Freshman's Dinner Speech"

"... examine yourself. Let each of you discover where your true chance of greatness lies,... seize the chance, rejoice in it, and let no power or persuasion deter you in your task."

The Power of Encouragement--洪蘭：鼓勵的力量

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/6284395.shtml

洪蘭：鼓勵的力量

【聯合報╱洪蘭】

2011.04.20 01:25 pm

Write the Truth--廖玉蕙：請鼓勵學生寫些真話吧！

http://udn.com/NEWS/OPINION/OPI4/6281922.shtml

廖玉蕙：請鼓勵學生寫些真話吧！

【聯合報╱廖玉蕙】 2011.04.19 01:42 am

A Special Guest

Tips on Preparation for the UEE (II)--如何準備指定科目考試 (下)

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=313327

如何準備指定科目考試 (下)

【聯合線上企劃╱Study Bank升學資訊小組】2011/04/18

Tips on Preparation for the UEE (I)--如何準備指定科目考試 (上)

http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=313325

如何準備指定科目考試 (上)

【聯合線上企劃╱Study Bank升學資訊小組】2011/04/18

Gap Time in Life--「轉山」作者 生命轉彎

http://udn.com/NEWS/READING/REA8/6278355.shtml

「轉山」作者 生命轉彎

【聯合報╱記者李明賢／台北報導】 2011.04.17 03:59 am

CNN Students News--Friday, April 15

CNN is a good resource for English learners.  A professor of Chengchi University Yun-mei Yin (殷允美教授) once suggested I have students watch CNN one hour a day.  She said persisting in doing so, students would learn English well.

Here is CNN Students News for yesterday, with the transcript coming after it. 

High school students might be more interested in the following three topics in the news:

Tell and Draw

Today in Class 314 we discussed Unit 8 "No Rainbows, No Roses."  It's a sad but beautiful lesson.  

First I had the students brainstorm what rainbows and roses symbolized.   Then we moved on to the article.  The students were challenged to find out by the end of the article why it was entitled "No Rainbows, No Roses."   Then I read to them paragraph by paragraph, stopping to ask them questions at the end of each paragraph. 

The Effect of Extensive Reading on Writing

This morning, Ms. Wen (溫明圓老師) gave me two essays by a girl when the girl was studying at Zhongshan Girls High School several years ago. She was an avid reader, reading a lot of English novels.

The following is one of the essays. Read it, and you would be convinced of the importance of extensive reading.

Is it fair to judge someone by the way they look? Why or why not?

Taiwan in Their Eyes--他們看台灣／我愛吃米飯、愛用筷子吃沙拉

The following article is an interview with Mr. Ann, a South African who has lived in Taiwan for 20 years. The article is from "Taiwan in Their Eyes," a column run by the UDN every Monday.

http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT5/6252630.shtml

他們看台灣／我愛吃米飯、愛用筷子吃沙拉

【聯合報╱記者王慧瑛】

2011.04.04 03:33 am

My Greatest Fear--a Song by Randy Travis

Today Chris introduced me a song "My Greatest Fear." A song new to me. Though not easy to sing, the lyrics are simple and quite beautiful. Well, I like it.

Just read the first verse. Can you guess what the man's greatest fear is?

Sometimes many miles
may lay between us
But only for the job
I choose to do