2012年2月29日 星期三

A Sample Essay for the 1st Mock Exam

The following is a revised version of an essay graded an 18 written by a student for the 1st mock exam.

The writing task:

 



說明:1. 依提示在「答案卷」上寫一篇英文作文。

2. 文長至少120個單詞(words)。



 

提示:再親密的家人也會有意見不合的時候,請寫下你有記憶以來,印象最深刻的一次家庭爭執,第一段請寫出爭執的起因與簡短的過程,第二段請寫下最後的解決方法與你從當中獲得的心得。

2012年2月22日 星期三

"Lin's Success Crosses Racial Boundaries"--a CNN Video

The following is a CNN video "Lin's Success Crosses Racial Boundaries." Hearing Jeremy Lin's response to the recent racial slur, "I've learned to forgive," the anchorwoman Kyra Phillips says, "What a classic kid! He's showing us more than just a great ball player here" (2:37--). This is another lesson we can learn from Jeremy Lin.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/sports/2012/02/19/snell-pkg-world-of-cheerleading.cnn

2012年2月15日 星期三

2012年2月14日 星期二

2012年2月12日 星期日

Start with What You Love

The following is a message left on my FB, which was from my former student who graduated from NHSH many years ago. He is excellent in math and computer science and is planning to go to the US for further studies. It seems that he's got stuck because of failing to meet the TOEFL requirement set by his dream university.

In the letter, in addition to his problem, he shared his experience of how he improved his English.

2012年2月11日 星期六