2009/09/12 Saturday—8:00~10:00 GEPT Intermediate 全民英檢中級入門班

1. Complete Unit #7 A Surprising Mother’s Day (pages 31~35).

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 Julia, the 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 any seven 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 2009/09/17. Accordingly, any submissions received after the deadline will be filed in your digital portfolio but may not necessarily be corrected, discussed or analyzed.

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

01. What is not an example of a sibling?

02. What kind of doctor is Irene?

03. What would not be flattering to say to someone?

04. What hero was mentioned by the teachers?

05. What is “housekeeper” an example of?

vi) Complete and self-correct the Listening Comprehension Questions on page 32 with your MP3 file.

vii) Complete and self-correct the Communicative Interaction Exercises on pages 34~35 with your MP3 file.

2. Complete Word Review #1 in 504 Absolutely Essential Words. Bring your completed exercise to the next class on 2009/09/19.

3. Review the six-page conversation handout about Family. Please bring it back to class on 2009/09/19.

4. Look at Picture Story#11 – The Little Mouse comic strips.

i) Word-process a paragraph using the past tense containing at least 75 words

ii) E-mail i) as an attachment to winstontaiwan@gmail.com no later than 11:59 p.m. on 2009/09/17.

5. Examine the hidden picture puzzle, Free Kittens. Identify and color the 13 items embedded in the image. Bring your hidden picture puzzle to the class on 2009/09/19 to discuss your findings. Be prepared to describe the location of the objects using appropriate prepositional phrases.

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L&S—D		Unit: 06		Date:		中文名字:		英文名字:
##	Vocabulary			中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary			中文翻譯
01	wrinkle			皺紋	02	dug			挖
03	ancestor			祖先	04	gravestone			墓碑
05	broom			掃把	06	(X) Lantern Festival (O) lantern			元宵節
07	excellent			傑出的	08	fold			包;對折
09	pointy			尖的	10	arrow			箭
11	smart			聰明的	12	blow up			炸毀
13	eggnog			蛋酒	14	gravy			肉汁
15	yummy			美味的	16	grateful			感激的
17	coffin			棺材
omitted words below:
03	dig				09		Mom
10	mum				11		Mama
02 03 04 07 13 15 17	(X) The excellent tomb raider blow up ancestor's gravestone also dug the coffin for the yummy eggnog at Lantern Festival. (O) At the Lantern Festival, the excellent tomb raider blew up his ancestor’s gravestone and also dug a hole for the coffin of the yummy bottle of eggnog.

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L&S—D		Unit: 06	Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	ancestor		祖先	02	gravestone		墓碑
03	lantern		燈籠	04	excellent		很棒
05	mom		媽媽	06	fold		對摺
07	pointy		尖銳	08	arrow		箭
09	smart		聰明	10	gravy		肉汁
11	yummy		好吃	12	blow up		吹牛
13	eggnog		蛋酒	14	grateful		感激
15	coffin		棺木	16
01	(O) His ancestors were from England.
02	(X) The West people carve name and birth date on gravestones. (O) (Western people) (Westerners) (People from the West) carve the names and date of births and deaths on (their) gravestones.
03	(X) My sister bought a lantern of Micky Mouse style for my nephew at lantern festival. (O) My sister bought a lantern styled after Mickey Mouse for my nephew at the Lantern Festival. (O) My sister bought a Mickey Mouse lantern for my nephew at the Lantern Festival. (O) At the Lantern Festival, my sister bought a Mickey Mouse lantern for my nephew.
04	(X) My grandfather is excellent doctor. (O) My grandfather is an excellent (doctor) (physician).
05	(O) My mom is our housekeeper. (O) My mom is a homemaker.
06	(O) I folded up the letter and put it into the envelope.
07	(O) The arrow is pointy.
08	(O) He shot an arrow at that bird.
09	(O) How smart you are!
10	(X) My nephew likes adding gravy into the rice. (O) My nephew likes adding gravy to his rice. (O) My nephew likes to add gravy on his rice.
11	(O) This cake is yummy.
12	(X) He always blows up that he can eat 10 bowl of rice a meal. (O) He always boasts that he can eat 10 bowls of rice in (a) (one) meal.
13	(X) I don’t like eating eggnog. (O) I don’t like drinking eggnog. (O) I don’t like to drink eggnog.
14	(O) We are so grateful for your assistance.
15	(O) The dead people were usually put in the coffin and buried. (O) Dead people were usually put into coffins and buried.

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L&S—D		Unit: 06	Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	wrinkle		皺紋	02	ancestor		祖先
03	grave stone		墓碑	04	broom		掃把
05	lantern		燈籠	06	excellent		傑出的
07	fold		皺痕	08	pointy		尖銳的
09	arrow		劍	10	smart		聰明的
11	blow up		吹牛	12	eggnog		蛋酒
13	gravy		肉汁	14	yummy		好吃的
15	grateful		偉大的	16	coffin		棺木
omitted words below:
02	dug			03	dig
09	mom			10	mum
11	mama
01	(O) There are a lot of wrinkles on my grandma’s face.
02	(X) People believe that our ancestor are monkeys. (O) People believe that our ancestors were monkeys.
03	(X) She always put some flowers on her father’s grave stone. (O) She always puts some flowers on her father’s gravestone.
04	(X) I clean my house with broom. (O) I cleaned my house with (the) (a) (this) (that) broom. (O) I am cleaning my house with my grandmother’s broom.
08	(O) Be careful, the knife is pointy.
10	(X) She is so smart that she can pass all the test. (O) She is so smart that she can pass all (of) the tests.
11	(X) Don’t believe what he said, he always blow up. (O) Don’t believe what he said; he always blows up. (O) Don’t believe what he said. He always blows up.
14	(X) The beef taste yummy. (O) The beef tastes yummy.

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L&S—D		Unit: 06		Date:		中文名字:		Name:
##	Vocabulary			中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary			中文翻譯
01	(X) dirty			骯髒	02	wrinkle			皺紋
03	dig			挖的現在式	04	ancestor			祖先
05	grave stone			墓碑	06	broom			掃把
07	lantern			燈籠	08	excellent			好極了
09	mum			媽媽(英式)	10	mom			媽媽(美式)
11	mama			媽媽	12	fold			皺痕
13	pointy			尖銳	14	arrow			劍
15	smart			聰明	16	blow up			誇張
17	eggnog			蛋捲	18	gravy			肉汁
19	yummy			好吃的	20	grateful			棒的
21	coffin			棺材
omitted word below:
03	dig
01	(X) Your room looks very dirty and messy. clean it up! (O) Your room looks very dirty and messy. Clean it up!
02	(O) Beverly is almost 60 years old, but she doesn’t have a single wrinkle on her face.
03	(O) The thief digs a hole and put things in it. (O) The thief dug a hole and put (some) things (in) (into) it
06	(O) I used a broom to sweep the floor.
07	(X) Jenny made a puppy shape of the lantern. (O) Jenny made a lantern into a shape of a puppy. (O) Jenny made a lantern shaped like a puppy. (O) Jenny shaped a lantern into a puppy.
08	(O) Zoë is an excellent student in this class.
10	(O) Jim’s mom has a beautiful party dress.
15	(O) Your mom looks smart in her new dress.
17	(X) He likes to eat eggnog and bacon for breakfast. (O) He likes to have bacon and eggnog for breakfast. (O) He likes to eat bacon and drink eggnog for breakfast.
19	(O) This cherry tastes yummy.
20	(X) I’m grateful what I have. (O) I’m grateful for what I (just) have. (O) I am grateful for just what I have.
21	(X) The dead people are lie in the coffins. (O) The dead people are lying in the coffins. (O) Dead people are lying in their coffins.

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L&S—D		Unit: 06	Date:		中文名字:	Name:
##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯	##	Vocabulary		中文翻譯
01	ancestor		祖宗,祖先	02	gravestone		墓碑
03	broom		掃帚;長柄刷	04	(X) Lantern Festival (O) lantern		元宵節
05	excellent		出色的;傑出的	06	(X) Spring chicken		天真無邪的年輕人
07	fold		摺疊;對摺	08	blow up		炸毀
09	eggnog		蛋酒	10	gravy		肉汁
11	yummy		好吃的;美味的	12	grateful		感謝的,感激的
13	coffin		棺材
omitted words below:
01	wrinkle			02	dug
03	dig			09	mom
10	mum			11	mama
13	pointy			14	arrow
15	smart
01	(O) All his ancestors were famous basketball players. (O) All of his ancestors were famous basketball players.
07	(O) He folded up the letter and put it in his pocket.
10	(O) Add some wine to the gravy, please. (O) Please add some wine to the gravy.
12	(O) I am grateful to have your help moving my house. (O) I am grateful for your help in moving my house. (O) I am grateful for the help you have given me in moving my house.
04	(O) Lantern Festival is one of the major festivals in Taiwan.
05	(O) He is excellent in science.
08	(X) Bombers blew up enemy's castles in one second. (O) Bombers blew up their enemy’s castles in one second. (O) The bomber blew up (his) (her) enemy’s castles in one second.
11	(O) My mother's common dishes are yummy.

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