Archive for January, 2008

Mr. Chen's speech–Photos

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

Here are some photos taken during and after Mr. Chen’s speech:

學測英文應考須知–陳坤田老師的演講 我的筆記

Friday, January 11th, 2008

時間:今天上午10:00~12:00

地點:內湖高中活動中心

題目:學測英文應考須知

內容:

陳老師首先用蘇格拉底 (Socrates)和一位年輕人的故事點出了 I want English badly是學好英文的必備心態。接下來便開始今天演講的主題。以下提綱挈領的記下一些要點: (more…)

A student's writing–No Cross, No Crown

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

A student in Class 316 wrote her afterthought after reading General MacArthur’s Prayer for His Son. To have a better idea of what she wrote, you’d better read the prayer first:

http://www.scborromeo.org/prayers/father.htm

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Reading aloud

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Class 316 asked me to let them read aloud Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” in class. I was surprised. Whether it was because they just wanted to have a review before the test or because they really loved the speech, I was happy that they made the request. During the break, Yi-ching (林怡青) told me last night when she was studying this lesson, she read aloud the speech, thinking about Dr. King giving the speech. This is great! The speech has touched her heart.

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A blog for computer lovers

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Eric’s response made it very easy to find his blog. For those who are interested in computers, his blog is a place to go:

http://blog.leezhenyu.com/


如何準備學測及指考英文科 Suggestions from Spencer on how to prepare for the English test on the SAT and UEE

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Given that Spencer took the SAT or UEE last year, in the email I sent him today, I posed the question Ben asked yesterday: How should the students prepare for English on the SAT. He got 15 on the scale for SAT English and 84.xx for UEE English.

I got a prompt reply. The following are Spencer’s suggestions: (more…)