2009/10/03 Saturday—8:00~10:00 GEPT Intermediate 全民英檢中級入門班

1. Complete Unit #10 Celestial Splendor Of The Aurora Borealis (pages 46~50).

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 Linda and the other male Chinese translator. Spell each of the words regardless if they are spelled once or twice.

iii) In your own words, word-process one sentence using each 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 2009/10/08. Accordingly, any submissions received after the deadline will be filed in your digital portfolio but may not necessarily be corrected, analyzed or discussed.

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

01. What color cat was bad luck?

02. What are usually associated with love?

03. Where is Alaska?

04. Where is the Eiffel Tower?

05. What animal is in Alaska?

vi) Complete and self-correct the Listening Comprehension Questions on page 47 with your MP3 file.

vii) Complete and self-correct the Communicative Interaction Exercises on pages 49~50 with your MP3 file.

2. Complete Lesson 9 in 504 Absolutely Essential Words. Bring your completed exercise to the next class on 2009/10/10. Click the link below to for a pronunciation drill of Lesson 9 word list:

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3. Word-process a composition on any one topic that you selected in class on 2009/09/19: “family”, “friends”, “new life” or “new school”. If you submitted a composition on 2009/09/26 and/or on 2009/10/03, please write on a different topic selected from the four choices above. The composition will be a minimum of 200 words. E-mail your composition to winstontaiwan@gmail.com no later than 7:59 a.m. on 2009/10/10. Accordingly, any submissions received after the deadline will be filed in your digital portfolio but may not necessarily be corrected, analyzed or discussed.

4. Examine the hidden picture puzzle, Summer Vacation. Identify and color the 15 items embedded in the image. Bring your hidden picture puzzle to the class on 2009/10/10 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: 08	Date:		中文名字:	英文名字:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	(X) vending (O) vending machine		自動販賣機	02	(X) machine (O) vending machine		機器
03	cockroach		蟑螂	04	tires		輪胎
05	shopper		顧客	06	actually		事實上
07	dance		跳舞	08	favorite		最喜愛的
09	onion		洋蔥	10	meat		肉
11	cloth		布料	12	get rid of		擺脫
13	flavor		味道	14	(X) be reach		伸手可及
15	illness		病症	16	disease		疾病
17	infection		傳染	18	(X) fight (O) fight off		戰鬥
19	brown		棕色	20	blonde		白膚金髮
Omitted word below:
03	nap
08	(O) What is your favorite color?
07	(O) My cousin likes to dance.
19	(X) The Asians are brown hair and yellow skin. (O) Asians have brown hair and yellow skin. (O) Asians are brown haired and yellow skinned.
13	(X) Here has a very smelly flavor. (O) (This) (That) flavor has a strong (odor) (smell).
09	(X) We don’t eat onion. (O) We don’t eat onions.
11	(O) There are many cloths over the garden. (O) Many cloths are strewn all over the garden.
04	(X) The car’s tire is broke. (O) The car’s tire is broken. (O) The car tire is broken. – better
18	(X) I always fight we my sister. (O) I always fight with my sister.

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L&S—D		Unit: 09		Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary			中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	army			兵隊	02	bomb		炸彈
03	honest			誠實的	04	surfer		衝浪運動員
05	cool			酷	06	wild		瘋狂
07	aim at			瞄準	08	stress		壓力
omitted words below:
03	teen				04	fifteen
06	picture				07	know how
08	surfing				10	rock star
14	change				17	grades
18	drugs				19	president
20	hammer				21	pencil
01	(O) He has to go to the army this year. (O) He must go to the army this year. (O) This year, he (is supposed to) (needs to) go (in) (to) (into) the army.
02	(O) They bombed the mountain to make a tunnel. (O) In order to make a tunnel, they (exploded) (blasted) the mountain.
03	(X) To be honest to yourself; you know what did you do at that time. (O) To be honest with yourself, you know what you did at that time.
04	(X) He wants to be a good surfer, when he grows up. (O) He wants to be a good surfer when he grows up. (O) When he grows up, he wants to be a good surfer.
05	(O) It’s a cool decision to visit Ken-ting now. (O) Visiting Kenting now is a cool decision.
06	(X) His mother was wild with his bad score from the school. (O) His mother went wild after hearing about his bad score (at) (from) school.
07	(X) For the little boys, they don’t like to aim at the toilet. (O) Little boys do not like to aim at the toilet.
08	(X) Parents give a lot of stress to her for kids not having a good score at school. (O) Parents give a lot of stress to their (kids) (children) for not having good scores at school.

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L&S—D		Unit: 09	Date:		中文名字:	英文名字:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	army		軍人	02	bomb		炸彈
03	teen		十幾	04	fifteen		十五
05	honest		誠實	06	know how		技術
07	surfing		衝浪	08	surfer		衝浪者
09	picture		照片	10	(X) rock (O) rock star		搖滾
11	(X) star (O) rock star		明星;星星	12	cool		酷
13	wild		狂放	14	aim at		瞄準
15	change		改變	16	classmate		同學
17	stress		重音	18	grades		成績;年級
19	drugs		毒品	20	president		總統
21	hammer		錘子	22	pencil		鉛筆
09	(O) I take a picture with my family. (O) I took a picture with my family. (O) I am taking a picture with my family.
15	(X) I want to change a new life. (O) I want to change my life. (O) I want a new life.
22	(O) May I borrow your pencil?
16	(O) I don’t like my classmate very much.
04	(O) I am really just fifteen years old. (O) I am just fifteen years old. (O) I am actually fifteen years old. (O) Actually, I am (just) fifteen years old.
18	(O) I think I had a bad grade on this subject. (O) I think I got a bad grade on this subject.
01	(O) There are many armies around the beach. (O) There are many armies on the beach.
11	(O) There is my favorite movie star. (O) Here is my favorite movie star.

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L&S—D		Unit: 09		Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary			中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	army				02	fifteen
03	honest				04	picture
05	change				06	surfer
07	rock star				08	wild
omitted words below:
02	bomb				03	teen
07	know how				08	surfing
11	cool				13	aim at
14	change				15	classmate
16	stress				17	grades
18	drugs				19	president
20	hammer				21	pencil
	(O) He is in the army.
	(O) She is fifteen, but her height is 165cm. (O) She is fifteen, (but) (yet) her height is already 165cm. -- better
	(O) Be honest to your parent. (O) Be honest to your (mother) (father). -- better (O) Be honest to your parents. -- better
	(X) The picture “Last Supper” is drawn by Leonardo da Vinci (O) The picture, “The Last Supper”, was drawn by Leonardo da Vinci. (O) The Last Supper was drawn by Leonardo da Vinci. -- better
	(O) After I cogitated, I changed my mind. (O) After cogitating, I changed my mind.
	(O) He is a good surfer. (O) He surfs well.
	(O) How cool the rock star is! (O) The rock star is so cool!
	(X) Those are wild rose. (O) (Those) (These) are wild roses. (O) (This) (That) is a wild rose.

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L&S—D		Unit: 09		Date:		中文名字:		Name:
##	Vocabulary			中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary			中文翻譯
01	fifteen			十五	02	honest			誠實
03	picture			圖畫	04	know how			精華
05	surfing			衝浪	06	surfer			衝浪者
07	rock star			搖滾明星	08	cool			酷
09	wild			野生	10	aim at			瞄準
11	change			改變	12	classmate			同學
13	stress			壓力	14	grades			分數
15	drugs			毒品	16	president			總統
17	hammer			鐵鎚	18	pencil			鉛筆
omitted words below:
01	army				02		bomb
03	teen
05	(O) Katie is surfing at the beach this morning. (O) This morning, Katie is surfing at the beach. (O) This morning at the beach, Katie is surfing.
06	(O) All day, the surfers play in the ocean. (O) The surfers play in the ocean all day (long). (O) The surfers have been playing in the ocean throughout the whole day.
03	(O) She is painting a picture of the beautiful countryside. (O) She is painting a beautiful picture of the countryside.
13	(X) My headache may be by stress. (O) My headache may be caused by stress. (O) My headache may be stress-related. (O) My headache may be due to stress. (O) Stress might be causing my headache. (O) Stress may be the cause of my headache.
16	(O) We elect our president every four years.
02	(X) You may trust that man, because he is honest. (O) You may trust that man because he is honest. (O) Because he is honest, you may trust him.
09	(O) We have to protect wild animals. (O) Protecting wild animals is our (duty) (responsibility).
11	(X) I have to change clothes before I go to the restaurant. (O) I have to change my clothes before I go to the restaurant.

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