Taiwansoninlaw: June 2009

1. View Act I from Episode 22—Career Choices. For Act 1, please click on the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP6W-z6FrMk. Watch this episode enough times so that you become familiar with the story.

2. The answer key for today’s hidden picture contains 13 items: banana, baseball bat, light bulb, ice-cream cone, fish, boomerang, drinking glass, egg, bowling pin, saw, golf club, heart, flower.

3. Examine the hidden picture puzzle, Pool Fun. Identify and color the 16 objects embedded in the image. Bring your hidden picture puzzle to the class on 2009/07/04 to discuss your findings. Be prepared to describe the location of the objects using appropriate prepositional phrases.

4. Complete Unit #6 Tiger Wang—Tainan’s Most Valuable Player (pages 30~38).

i) Listen to the MP3 file for this unit.

ii) Word-process each “listening” vocabulary on your electronic template as spelled out by Gillian, the Chinese translator.

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

iv) Listen to all 14 of the “vocabulary sentences” provided near the end of the unit just before the Listening Comprehension Questions.

v) Word-process the following four “vocabulary sentences” on your electronic template: #2, #7, #10, and #12.

vi) E-mail ii) + iii) + v) to winstontaiwan@gmail.com no later than 11:59 p.m. on 2009/07/02.

vii) While listening to the MP3 file, pay attention to Sean and Dana’s conversation and keep in mind the following questions:

01. What did the teachers say was valuable?

02. What did the students go on to do after opening their textbooks?

03. Which country was not mentioned as being Asian?

04. What career was not mentioned by the teachers?

05.What does Johnny have a bad attitude about?

viii) Complete the Reading Comprehension Questions on page 31.

ix) Complete the exercises on pages 36~38.

5. Using your MP3 file, listen to the passage from Unit #8: Foods In History 2: A Smuggler’s Secret (page 45) repeatedly (over and over again) and read aloud the passage repeatedly until you master your recitation with perfect pronunciation and perfect fluency. You will recite the passage in class on approximately 2009/08/01. Your recitation will be recorded and analyzed. You will recite the passage by reading it the first time, then by memory the second time. Practice! Practice! Practice!

Selected Submitted Assignments

Picture Story #8—Looking for Mushrooms, A

One fine morning,

I took a basket and went into the woods.

I was looking for mushrooms.

Just then I could see a little rabbit and it ran away.

I followed the little rabbit. After, it hid in the bushes.

Oh! I could see a big mushroom.

Then picked the mushrooms and put it in my basket.

I walk home, cut it, cooked it and eat it.

Mmmh, it tasted good.

Said “ thank you, little rabbit”.

One fine morning, I took a basket and went into the woods. I was looking for mushrooms. Just then, I saw a little rabbit and it ran away. I followed the little rabbit as it hid in the bushes. Oh! I saw a big mushroom. I picked the mushroom and put it in my basket. Later, I walked home. I cut the mushroom, cooked it and ate it. Mmmh, it tasted good. I said “Thank you, little rabbit”!

Picture Story #8—Looking for Mushrooms, E

You took a basket and went into the woods. You looked for mushrooms. And then you saw a little rabbit. It ran away. You followed the little rabbit. It hid in the grass. Oh！You saw a big mushroom. So you picked the mushroom and put it in your basket. And then you walk home. You cut the mushroom, cooked, and ate it. Mmmh, it tasted good. You Shouted “Thank you, little rabbit.”

You took a basket and went into the woods to look for mushrooms. Then, you saw a little rabbit but it ran away. You followed the little rabbit. It hid in the grass. Suddenly, you saw a big mushroom. So, you picked it and put it in your basket. Afterwards, you walked home. You cut the mushroom, cooked, and ate it. Mmmh, it tasted good. You shouted: “Thank you, little rabbit!”

Picture Story #8—Looking for Mushrooms, T

Take a basket and gone into the woods. Looking for mushrooms and you could saw a little rabbit. It was running away and you were following the little rabbit. It was hidden in the bushes. Oh! You could see a big mushroom. Pick it and put it in basket. You were walking home. Cut the mushroom, cook it, tastes it. Mmmh , it tastes good .You say “Thank you , little rabbit”.

I took a basket and went into the woods. While I was looking for mushrooms, I saw a little rabbit. It ran away and I followed it. The rabbit hid in the bushes. Oh! I saw a big mushroom. I picked it and put it in my basket. Later, I walked home. I cut the mushroom, cooked it, and ate it. Mmmh, it tasted good. I said: “Thank you, little rabbit!”

L&R—C1, Composition#2, A

Cathy went to the park on one Friday.

She saw many people brought their pets to walk, and they played were happy together.

So she wanted to have a pet.

Second day, she went to the pet store.

There are various pets in the shop.

The price with some pets such as cat and dog are too expensive for her.

Because Cathy has only five hundreds dollar, she could buy a bird.

In the end, this bird could sing the melodious sound.

The bird made Cathy was very glad.

Cathy went to the park on one Friday. She saw many people who were walking their pets. They played and were happy together. So, she wanted to have her own pet. The next day, she went to the pet store. There were various pets in the shop. The price for some pets such as a cat and a dog were too expensive for her. Because Cathy had only five hundred dollars, she could only buy a bird. In the end, her bird sang lovely songs. The bird made Cathy very glad.

1) To begin a paragraph, indent with five spaces.

2) Use “auto wrap”. Do not use the “return” key. For the purposes of GEPT Level One, this composition requires just one paragraph.

L&R—C1, Composition#2, C

Cathy go to park for walk in the Friday. She to see the many people to bring pets. Saturday Cathy thinks to buy pet. She to choose animals. But she not enough money. Later she was deciding she went a bird. Sunday Cathy sounds the bird sing song in the morning. She is happy.

Cathy went to the park for a walk on Friday. She saw many people bringing their pets. On Saturday, Cathy thought she should buy her own pet. When she was choosing a new pet, she realized that she did not have enough money. Later, she decided that she wanted a bird. On Sunday morning, Cathy heard the bird sing. She was very happy.

1) To begin a paragraph, indent with five spaces.

L&R—C1, Composition#2, E

One Friday, Cathy went to the park. She saw many people bring their pet and had a good time. And then she wants to buy a pet too. On Saturday, she went to the pet store. She costs 500 dollar for the bird. On Sunday, she was happy because the bird sang all the time.

One Friday, Cathy went to the park. She saw many people bring their pets and have a good time. Then, she wanted to buy a pet too. On Saturday, she went to the pet store. She paid 500 dollars for a bird. On Sunday, she was happy because the bird sang all the time.

2009-05-30 L&R—C1, Composition#2, T

On Friday, in the park Cathy was sit on the chair and she very envy seen everyone playing with pets. At that time Cathy was thinking about if she can to buy a pet and to feed like a cat or a dog. On Saturday, Cathy will want to go to pet store and she wants to buy a pet, but her money only 500 NT. So, she only brought a bird. On Sunday, Cathy was very happy, because she has feed a pet and she can listen to sing a song of the bird.

In the park on Friday, Cathy sat on a chair feeling very envious as she watched everyone playing with their pets. At that time, Cathy was thinking if she could buy a pet. On Saturday, Cathy went to a pet store and she wanted to buy a pet, but she had only NT$500. So, she only bought a bird. On Sunday, Cathy was very happy because she has her own pet. She was happy listening to her bird sing.

1. Review Classroom Language (pages vi~vii) with CD#1, track 2.

2. Review Do You Remember? (page viii) with CD#1, track 3.

3. Preview Unit #1 At Home with Annie (pages 1~4) with CD#1, tracks 4~16.

4. Listen to CD#1 tracks 4~16 repeatedly.

5. 請寫藍色字母練習本上作業，** crayons ** take ** break ** run ** name ** hello ** day ** girl ** boy ** hungry ** 個字各寫四遍。

6. Complete and color the phonics worksheet for little oo: cook, book, look, hook, took AND long oo: coo, moon, soon, shoot, tooth. Bring it back to the next class on 2009/07/04. Practice sounding out those new words. Press the link below to play the video. Listen and repeat.