Sunday, August 16, 2009

2009/08/15 Saturday—8:00~10:00 GEPT Intermediate 全民英檢中級入門班

1. View Family Album Episode 2—The Blind Date:

i) For Act I, please click on the link below:

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ii) For Act II, please click on the link below:

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iii) For Act III, please click on the link below:

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iv) Watch this episode enough times so that you become familiar enough with the story such that you would be able to discuss the story. Below are twelve questions to help you view the episode for a purpose:

01. What food was the vendor selling?

02. Why was Harry late for his date with Susan?

03. Why did Harry leave the restaurant after he received a phone call?

04. Who used a payphone to make a phone call?

05. Who is Michelle?

06. How old is Michelle?

07. Why was Marilyn staying overnight at Susan’s apartment?

08. What important event happened to Harry two years ago?

09. How often does Susan have dates?

10. Who knocked on Susan’s door in Act III?

11. What was the significance of a bonsai tree?

12. What funny or embarrassing situation happened at the end of Act III?

2. Complete Lesson #4 in 504 Absolutely Essential Words. Bring your completed exercise to the next class on 2009/08/22. Click the link below to for a pronunciation drill of the word list for Lesson #4.

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3. Review the six-page conversation handout about Family. Please bring it back to class on 2009/08/22.

4. Complete Unit #4 An Alaskan Adventure (pages 16~20).

i) Listen to the MP3 file for this unit.

ii) Word-process each of the “listening” vocabulary on your electronic template as spelled out by Grace, the Chinese translator. Spell each of the words regardless if they are spelled out once or twice.

iii) In your own words, word-process one sentence using any eight of the “listening” vocabulary contextually. As always, do not use a dictionary.

iv) E-mail (ii) + (iii) to winstontaiwan@gmail.com no later than 11:59 p.m. on 2009/08/20.

v) While listening to the MP3 file, pay attention to Regan and Karen’s conversation and keep in mind the following questions:

01. What kind of adventure did Regan and Karen talk about?

02. What does Regan imagine doing on a hot summer day?

03. What was the example did Karen use of something grizzly looking?

04. How did Karen describe moose?

05. What did the teachers use as an example of something amazing?

vi) Complete and self-correct the Listening Comprehension Questions on page 17.

vii) Complete and self-correct the Communicative Interaction Exercises on pages 19~20.

5. Examine the hidden picture puzzle, Country Ride. Identify and color the 13 objects embedded in the image. Bring your hidden picture puzzle to the class on 2009/08/22 to discuss your findings. Be prepared to describe the location of the objects using appropriate prepositional phrases.

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Selected Submitted Assignments

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L&S—D

Unit: 02

Date:

中文名字:

Name:

A. Word-process each of the vocabulary sequentially as spelled out by the teacher.

B. Word-process the corresponding translation.

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

01

(X) skip

跳來跳去

02

(X) tourist

**from textbook

旅遊者

03

(X) staff

**from textbook

工作人員

04

(X) journalist

**from textbook

新聞記者

05

(X) interview

面試

06

(#2) surfboard

衝浪板

07

(X) economy

**from textbook

節約

08

(#4) lift

舉起

09

(#5) increase

增加

10

(X) condition

**from textbook

情況

omitted words below:

01

bounce


03

sail


C. Based on the assignment, select the above vocabulary you wish to use for composing the sentence(s).

D. Word-process the vocabulary address number in the left cell below.

E. Without using a dictionary, word-process the sentence(s) using the vocabulary contextually.

01

(O) The child skipped over the fence.

02

(O) Kenting is full of tourists in the summer.

03

(X) The teaching staff of viator high school are excellent.

(O) The teaching staff of Viator High School is excellent.

05

(O) Don't be late for your interview.

08

(O) These books are too heavy for me to lift.

09

(X) Exercise increases one's healthy.

(O) Exercise increases one’s health.

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(O) What's your father's condition?











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L&S—D

Unit: 03

Date:

中文名字:

Name:

A. Word-process each of the vocabulary sequentially as spelled out by the teacher.

B. Word-process the corresponding translation.

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

01

slang

俚語

02

fine

罰錢

03

legal

合法

04

public

公共場合

05

art

藝術

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spray

07

acknowledge

認可

08

finish

完成

09

drug

毒品

10

marijuana

大麻

11

artist

藝術家

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C. Based on the assignment, select the above vocabulary you wish to use for composing the sentence(s).

D. Word-process the vocabulary address number in the left cell below.

E. Without using a dictionary, word-process the sentence(s) using the vocabulary contextually.

01

(O) This book shows a lot of slang.

(O) This book (has / contains) (a lot of slang) (much slang) (many slang words).

02

(X) If you don’t want to slow down your driving speeding, you would get 1700 to 6000 dollar-fine for it.

(O) If you don’t (want to) slow down (your driving speed), you (will / might) get a NT$1,700 to NT$6,000 fine.

03

(O) Driving a car with a seatbelt on is legal.

(O) Wearing a seatbelt while driving a car is legal.

(O) It is legal if you wear seatbelts while the car is moving.

(O) It is the law to wear seatbelts when the car is in motion.

04

(O) The library is open to the public.

(O) This is a public library.

05

(X) My friends would like to visit art museum.

(O) My friends would like to visit (an) (the) art museum.

(O) My friends want to visit the Art Museum.

06

(O) My father sprays flowers and plants every morning.

(O) My father sprays (the) (his) (our) (my) (her) flowers and plants every morning. (better)

07

(X) I acknowledge of his ideal.

(O) I acknowledge his idea.

(O) I acknowledged his idea.

08

(O) I feel happy when I finish my project.

(O) I will feel happy when my project is finished.

09

(O) Don’t touch drugs that will affect your life badly.

(O) Don’t touch drugs that will (adversely) (badly) affect your (life) (body)

10

(X) Taking marijuana caught some actors.

(O) Taking marijuana is the reason why some actors were caught.

(O) Some actors were caught taking marijuana.

(O) Some actors who (took) (were taking) marijuana were caught.

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(O) He wants to be an artist.

(O) He wants to become an artist.











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L&S—D

Unit: 03

Date:

中文名字:

Name:

A. Word-process each of the vocabulary sequentially as spelled out by the teacher.

B. Word-process the corresponding translation.

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

01

slang

俚語

02

fine

罰錢

03

legal

合法

04

public

公開場合

05

art

藝術

06

spray

噴灑

07

acknowledge

認可

08

artistic

藝術感

09

finish

完成

10

drug

毒品or很酷

11

marijuana

大麻

12



Omitted words below:

02

cool


07

paint


C. Based on the assignment, select the above vocabulary you wish to use for composing the sentence(s).

D. Word-process the vocabulary address number in the left cell below.

E. Without using a dictionary, word-process the sentence(s) using the vocabulary contextually.

3

(X) Take the drug is not legal.

(O) Taking drugs is not legal.

4

(X) This party is a public place.

(O) This party is public.

5

(O) I think each thing is an art.

(O) I think everything is a piece of art.

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(X) Marijuana is one kinds of drug.

(O) Marijuana is one kind of drug.

(O) Marijuana is one of many kinds of drugs.

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(O) I sprayed some water on the window.

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(X) I finish my homework.

(O) I finished my homework.

10

(X) Drug is not good for people.

(O) (That) (This) (The) drug is not good for people.

(O) (Those) (These) (The) drugs are not good for people.











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L&S—D

Unit: 03

Date:

中文名字:

Name:

A. Word-process each of the vocabulary sequentially as spelled out by the teacher.

B. Word-process the corresponding translation.

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

01

slang

俚語

02

cool

03

fine

罰金/罰錢

04

legal

合法的

05

public

公開的

06

art

藝術

07

paint

畫畫

08

spray

09

acknowledge

認可

10

artistic

藝術的

11

finish

完成

12

drug

毒品

13

marijuana

大麻




C. Based on the assignment, select the above vocabulary you wish to use for composing the sentence(s).

D. Word-process the vocabulary address number in the left cell below.

E. Without using a dictionary, word-process the sentence(s) using the vocabulary contextually.

01

(X) My teacher want us to remember many slang.

(O) My (teacher wants) (teachers want) us to remember many slang (words) (phrases).

(O) My (teacher wants) (teachers want) us to remember much slang.

02

(O) How cool you are!

(O) You are so cool!

(O) What a cool (dude) (hunk) (stud)!

03

(X) He was fined by policeman due to speeding.

(O) He was fined by (a) (the) (this) (that) policeman due to (his) speeding.

(O) A police officer fined him for speeding.

04

(O) Smoking in the public place is not legal.

(O) Smoking in public (places) is (not legal) (illegal). (better)

05

(O) The concert is public.

(O) This concert is open to the public.

(O) This is a public concert.

06

(O) She majors in Art.

(O) Art is her major.

07

(X) I'm painting a winnie the pooh.

(O) I’m painting Winnie The Pooh.

(O) I’m painting a picture of “Winnie the Pooh.”

(O) I’m painting a portrait of Winnie the Pooh.

(O) I’m painting an image of Winnie the Pooh.

08

(X) My mom told me the strawberries are spraied many pesticides.

(O) My mom told me (that) the strawberries were sprayed with many insecticides.

09

(O) We acknowledge that she is smart.

(O) We acknowledged that she is smart.

10

(X) That building is so artistic.

(O) The (sculptor) (painter) (carpenter) is so artistic.

(O) That building is architecturally (beautiful) (aesthetic).

(O) Can only people be “artistic”?

11

(O) I finished my essay finally.

(O) Finally, I finished my essay.

12

(X) Using drug is illegal.

(O) Using drugs is illegal.

(O) The use of drugs is illegal.

(O) Drug (use) (abuse) is illegal.

13

(O) Marijuana is a kind of drug.

(O) Marijuana (Marihuana) (Mary Jane) (Pot) is a drug.











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L&S—D

Unit: 03

Date:

中文名字:

Name:

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

01

slang

俚語

02

fine

罰錢

03

legal

合法

04

public

公共的

05

art

美術

06

paint

畫畫

07

acknowledge

承認;感謝

08

artistic

藝術感

09

finish

完成

10

drug

毒品

11

marijuana

大麻

12



Words omitted below:

02

cool


08

spray


03

(O) In our country, it is not legal for a person under 18 to drive.

04

(O) The library is open to the public.

05

(O) Joe and Joy went to the famous art class last week.

06

(O) He painted the portrait in oils.

09

(O) Frank finishes his homework at 8 p.m.

(O) Frank finished his homework at 8 p.m.


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seventh sentence











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L&S—D

Unit: 03

Date:

中文名字:

Name:

A. Word-process each of the vocabulary sequentially as spelled out by the teacher.

B. Word-process the corresponding translation.

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

01

slang

俚語

02

fine

罰款

03

legal

合法的

04

public

公共的

05

art

藝術

06

paint

畫畫

07

spray

08

acknowledge

認可

09

artistic

有藝術性的

10

finish

完成

11

drug

毒品

12

marijuana

大麻

C. Based on the assignment, select the above vocabulary you wish to use for composing the sentence(s).

D. Word-process the vocabulary address number in the left cell below.

E. Without using a dictionary, word-process the sentence(s) using the vocabulary contextually.

01

(O) English slang is very difficult to understand.

(O) What is very difficult is (to understand) (understanding) English slang.

02

(O) I need to pay the fine for running the red light.

(O) I need to pay a fine for running through the red light. (better)

03

(O) Is it legal if you park your car here?

(O) Is parking your car here legal?

04

(O) Smoking in public is illegal.

(O) It is illegal to smoke in public.

05

(O) I enjoyed Art class when I was a student.

(O) When I was a student, I enjoyed art class.

06

(X) Tom is painting

(O) Tom is painting.

07

(O) She sprays a lot of insecticide in the garden.

(O) She is spraying lots of insecticide on her garden.

(O) She sprayed much insecticide on her garden (vegetables).

08

(O) I acknowledge his idea is very good.

(O) I acknowledged his idea is very good.

(O) I do acknowledge that he has a very good idea.

09

(O) His artwork is very artistic for me.

(O) His work is very artistic for my (taste) (liking).

10

(X) Finally, I finish my work.

(O) Finally, I finished my work.

(O) My work is finished, finally!

11

(X) Recently, there are many starts were caught due to drug

(O) Recently, there have been many movie stars who have been caught using drugs.

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(X) The marijuana can be used for cooking.

(O) Marijuana can be used in cooking.

(O) The marijuana plant can be cooked for lunch.











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L&S—D

Unit: 03

Date:

中文名字:

英文名字:

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

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Vocabulary

中文翻譯

01

slang

俚語

02

cool

03

(X) sine

(O) fine

罰款

04

legal

非法

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public

公共

06

art

藝術

07

paint

畫畫

08

spray

噴灑

09

acknowledge

認可;肯定

10

artistic

藝術天分

11

finish

完成

12

drug

毒品

13

marijuana

大麻

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(O) Marijuana is a kind of drug.

(O) Marijuana is a drug.

07

(O) My sister likes to paint.

12

(X) Drug is legal.

(O) (That) (This) (The) drug is legal.

(O) (Those) (These) (The) drugs are legal.

10

(X) The arts teacher said my younger sister has the artistic very much.

(O) The Art teacher said (that) my younger sister is very artistic.

(O) The Art teacher said (that) my younger sister has strong artistic abilities.

08

(X) Daddy sprays the water to flowers.

(O) Daddy sprays (the) water on the flowers.

06

(O) Art is a kind of knowledge.

05

(O) The theater is one kind of public place.

(O) A theater is a public place.











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