2009/08/29 Saturday—15:30 ~ 17:30 GEPT Basic 英檢基礎班

1. Complete Unit #6 A New Friend Like Me (pages 11~16).

i) Listen to the MP3 file for this unit.

ii) On your electronic template, word-process the two sentences provided by Andrew and Cylinda at the beginning of the unit.

iii) On your electronic template, word-process all of the “listening” vocabulary as spelled out by Julia, the Chinese translator.

iv) In your own words, word-process one sentence using no more than eight of the “listening” vocabulary contextually on your electronic template.

v) E-mail ii) + iii) + iv) to winstontaiwan@gmail.com no later than 11:59 p.m. on 2009/09/03.

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

01. What is the day after today called?

02. What language do people from France speak?

03. What does the color brown look like?

04. What is it called if you go to a store to just look?

05. What did one of the teachers wish for?

vii) Give yourself a spelling dictation quiz of the vocabulary list on page 11. Press the link below:

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vii) Complete the exercises on page 16.

viii) Using your MP3 file, listen to the passage on page 11 repeatedly (over and over) and read aloud the passage repeatedly until you master your recitation. You will recite the passage in class on 2009/09/12. Your recitation will be recorded and analyzed. Practice! Practice! Practice!

2. The answer key for Reading Review #1 (questions 1 ~ 15) is below:

1D; 2C; 3B; 4B; 5A; 6D; 7A; 8B; 9C; 10C; 11D; 12A; 13D; 14C; 15B

3. The answer key for Reading Review #2 (questions 1 ~ 15) is below:

1A; 2B; 3A; 4C; 5C; 6D; 7C; 8B; 9A; 10C; 11D; 12B; 13D; 14A; 15B. Please bring this paper back to class on 2009/09/05 so that we can complete the Listening Exercises on the reverse side.

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Selected Submitted Assignments
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L&R—A1		Unit: 05		Date:		中文名字:		Name:
01	(X) It is important to (O) It is important to keep your eyes on your own test paper.
02	(O) How many questions are on the test?
03	(X) (O) Pardon me? Please, talk more slowly.
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯		##		Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	answer				02		dark
03	snake				04		test
05	paper				06		pardon
07	quietly				08		during
09	grade				10		exam
11	take				12		ear
13	history				14		day
omitted phrase below:
12	pay attention
13	(X) I like history. (O) I like History.
11	(O) You take a pen. (O) You took (a) (my) (his) (her) (our) (Melody’s) (this) (that) (the) pen.
12	(O) I have two ears.
03	(O) There are snakes on the floor.
14	(X) What day is today? (O) What day is it today?

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2009/08/29 Saturday—8:00~10:00 GEPT Intermediate 全民英檢中級入門班

1. Without the aid of a dictionary, complete Exercise #1 in the back of your Listening & Speaking textbook (pages 2~11). Use your MP3 sound file for pages 6~11. Play the sound file only once. We will correct your responses on 2009/09/05.

2. Complete Lesson #6 in 504 Absolutely Essential Words. Bring your completed exercise to the next class on 2009/09/05. Click the link below to for a pronunciation drill of the word list for Lesson #6.

3. Review the six-page conversation handout about Family. Please bring it back to class on 2009/09/05.

4. Examine the hidden picture puzzle, The Zoo. Identify and color the 14 animals embedded in the image. Bring your hidden picture puzzle to the class on 2009/09/05 to discuss your findings. Be prepared to describe the location of the objects using appropriate prepositional phrases.

5. Examine the hidden picture puzzle, The Baseball Game. Identify and color the 16 items embedded in the image. Bring your hidden picture puzzle to the class on 2009/09/05 to discuss your findings. Be prepared to describe the location of the objects using appropriate prepositional phrases.

6. Look at Picture Story#11 – The Little Mouse comic strips and the accompanying story. Each letter is the first letter of a word and each line represents one single sentence. Each comic matches one sentence. Therefore, there are twelve comics with twelve corresponding sentences. Use the key words below to help guide you in writing the story. Note that all of the words are in lower case, yet some of them will begin with capital letters when you compose your story. Some of the words are used more than once. All but three of the words below represent text from your storyline. Therefore, three of the words below represent illustrations from your storyline.

looks	is	lot	dad	drops
falls	comes	out	on	cupboard
open	he	climbs	her	of
out	into	jumps down	asleep	around

i) Word-process your nine sentences telling the story using the present simple tense

ii) E-mail i) as an attachment to winstontaiwan@gmail.com no later than 11:59 p.m. on 2009/09/03.

Selected Submitted Assignments

L&S—D		Unit: 05	Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	coin		錢幣	02	cent		一分錢
03	motorcycle		重型摩托車	04	present		現在
05	loan		貸款	06	act on		採取行動
07	dial		撥打
01	(X) I love to collect every countries coins. (O) I love to collect every country’s coins. (O) I love to collect coins from every country. (better)
02	(X) This apple coast two dollars and twenty cents. (O) This apple costs two dollars and twenty cents.
03	(O) Jim parks his black motorcycle next to the swimming pool. (O) Jim is parking his black motorcycle beside the swimming pool. (O) Jim parked his black motorcycle near the swimming pool.
04	(O) She’s busy at present. (O) At present, she is busy. (O) Presently, she is busy.
05	(O) Will you loan me your car? (O) Will you lend me your car? (better)
06	(X) I must act on something that happened on Sue’s party. (O) I must act on something that happened at Sue’s party.
07	(O) Chris dialed the number, and the phone started ringing. (O) When Chris dialed the number, the phone started to ring. (O) Just as Chris finished dialing the number, the phone began to ring.

L&S—D		Unit: 05	Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	coin		硬幣	02	cent		一分
03	present		目前的	04	loan		貸款
05	act on		遵照...行事	06	dial		撥打
01	(X) I would like to change some coins? (O) I would like to change some coins, please. (X) I would like changing some coins? (O) May I change some coins?
02	(X) One hundred cents equal one dollar. (O) One hundred cents equals one dollar. (O) One dollar is one hundred cents. (O) One hundred cents are one dollar. (O) One hundred cents is equivalent to one dollar.
03	(X) He is doing a great job at present time. (O) He is doing a great job at the present time. (X) He does a great job at present time. (X) At present time, he is doing a great job. (O) At the present time, he is doing a great job.
04	(X) He wants to loan some money from the bank. (O) He wants to get a loan from the bank. (O) He wants to get a bank loan. (O) He wants the bank to loan him some money. (O) He wants to borrow money from the bank. (O) He wants the bank to lend him some money. (X) The bank loaned some money for him. (O) The bank loaned some money to him. (O) The bank loaned him some money.
05	(X) You have to act on teacher’s suggestion. (O) You have to act on (the) (your) (this) (that) teacher’s suggestion. (X) Acting on teacher’s suggestion is your choose. (O) Acting on (the) (your) teacher’s suggestion is your choice.
06	(O) My sister likes to dial her friends twice a week. (O) My sister likes dialing her friends twice a week. (X) To dialing her friends twice a week is her hobby. (O) (To dial) (Dialing) her friends twice a week is her hobby.

L&S—D		Unit: 05		Date:		中文名字:	英文名字:
##	Vocabulary			中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	coin			硬幣	02	cent		分
03	present			禮物	04
omitted words below:
04	loan				05	act on
06	dial
01	(X) Can you borrow me a coin? (O) Can you lend me a coin?
02	(O) How many cents do you have?
03	(O) There is your present. (O) Here is your present. (O) This is your present. (O) That is your present.

L&S—D		Unit:	Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	coin		硬幣	02	cent		一分
03	motorcycle		摩托車	04	present		現今
05	loan		貸款	06	act on		採取行動
07	dial		撥打	08
01	(O) I bought my lunch with coins.
02	(O) A hundred cents is a dollar.
03	(O) My father will give me a motorcycle as my birthday present. (O) My father will give me a motorcycle for my birthday.
04	(X) There are many cram school in Taiwan at present time. (O) There are many cram schools in Taiwan at the present time. (O) Presently, there are many cram schools in Taiwan.
05	(O) He loaned me ten dollars. (O) He gave me a loan of ten dollars. (better) (O) He lent me ten dollars.
06	(X) We should act on when earthquakes happened. (O) We should act on emergency situations such as typhoons and earthquakes. (O) We should act upon all emergency situations. (O) We should take every necessary action during emergencies.
07	(O) You can dial 119 when you need help. (O) Dial 119 for emergencies only. (O) In an emergency, dial 119.

L&S—D		Unit: 05		Date:		中文名字:		英文名字:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯		##		Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	coin		硬幣		02		cent		分
03	present		禮物
omitted words below:
04	loan				05		act on
06	dial
01	(O) I have one coin. (O) I have a coin.
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03	(O) I have a present from my mom. (O) I (got) (received) a present from my mom. (O) My mom gave me a present.

L&S—D		Unit: 05	Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	coin		硬幣	02	cent		一分
03	present		目前/出席	04	loan		貸款
05	act on		採取行動	06	dial		撥打
	(O) My mother likes to collect foreign coins. (X) Collecting foreign coins is my mother interesting. (O) Collecting foreign coins is my mother’s hobby. (O) My mother (finds) (thinks) (believes) collecting foreign coins is interesting. (O) Collecting foreign coins is my mother’s interest. (O) My mother’s interest is collecting foreign coins. (O) Collecting foreign coins interests my mother. (O) My mother is interested in collecting foreign coins.
	(X) I spend five cents buying this birthday card. (O) I spent five cents buying this birthday card. (O) I am spending five cents to buy this birthday card. (O) This birthday card costs me five cents.
	(X) We are at meeting at present time. (O) We are at (a) (the) meeting at the present time. (O) We are in a meeting (at the present time) (now). (X) How many people would be present at meeting today? (O) How many people would be present at the meeting today? (O) How many are expected (at) (to attend) the meeting today?
	(X) He loan two hundred million from bank to buy a chateau. (O) The bank (loans) (loaned) him two hundred million to buy a chateau. (X) To buy a chateau, he loan two hundred million from bank. (O) To buy a chateau, he secured a two hundred million dollar loan (from the bank).
	(O) Acting on (the) information received, the police caught the drug abuser. (X) Drug acts on his brain due to abuse. (O) Drugs act on his brain.
	(O) You can dial 911 to seek assistance when you are in a dangerous situation. (X) When you are in a dangerous situation, you can dial 911 for seeking assistance. (O) When you are in a dangerous situation, you can dial 911 to seek assistance.

L&S—D		Unit: 05	Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	present		現在的,當前的	02	loan		貸款
03	dial		錶盤;鐘盤	04	(X) scooter		小輪摩托車
05	motorcycle		摩托車	06	coin		硬幣
07	cent		一分值的硬幣	08	(X) scenery		風景
01	(X) I'm nervous with the present situation. (O) I’m nervous about the present situation.
02	(X) The bank made a loan of ten thousand NT to the company. (O) The bank gave a loan of ten thousand NTD to the company. (O) The bank granted the company a loan of NT$10,000. (better)
03	(X) The watch dial is bright at night, so it was very expensive. (O) The watch is probably expensive because the dial is bright at night. (O) Since the watch (dial) illuminates in the dark, it is likely expensive. (O) Considering that the face of the wristwatch glows in the dark, it is more than likely expensive.
05	(O) I ride a motorcycle to school everyday. (O) I ride (my) (my father’s) (my sister’s) (her) (his) (our) (their) motorcycle to school every day.
06	(O) I collect foreign stamps and coins for fun.
08	(O) The ocean scenery is majestic.