The day before yesterday I read an article in the United Daily News. The writer told his friend and his friend’s wife a story of his to remind his friend not to take his wife for granted. (more…)
Archive for November, 2008
“Thank Buddha. Thank Dad and Mom” –an Article
Friday, November 21st, 2008Curiosity
Thursday, November 20th, 2008A student in Class 310 asked me this afternoon why I didn’t hold any negative attitude toward studies or tests when I was their age. I told her because I have always been full of curiosity. I just wanted to learn more, not only from the textbooks, my teachers, but from the mistakes I made on the tests.
I remember when i was in high school, I spent a lot of my free time listening to classical music. While I was listening, I would read the score of the music, because I couldn’t just be satisfied with hearing the notes. Out of curiosity, I wanted to see how the notes went up and down. That’s me.
Earning Grains of Rice for Hungry People
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
This evening, I got a mail from Konraad, a friend from the US. He has always been enthusiastic about charitable activities. The following is the mail: (more…)
Shopping Coupons
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
To boost economy, our government is going to distribute NT$3,600 worth of shopping coupons to each of the 23 million people next year. (more…)
A Lesson from Someone Who Has a “Not-So-Perfect” Body
Monday, November 17th, 2008
“I had the blues because I had no shoes,
Until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.”
The Secret to Losing Weight
Sunday, November 16th, 2008According to The Secret, those who want to lose weight should not dwell on the thought “I have to lose weight,” because this would attract more I-have-to-lose-weight thought to them, and thus, they will always have to lose weight. What would really help is to keep thinking about their perfect weight, about how they look with their perfect figures. Then the dream will come true. I like this mindset. Very positive.
When You’re Feeling Down–a Passage from The Secret
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Last night before I went to sleep, I re-opened The Secret and read it. Here is a passage from the book that might help lift you up when you are feeling down. (more…)
Reading comprehension exercise from Sanmin
Saturday, November 15th, 2008Sanmin emailed me a reading comprehension exercise, with explicit explanations of the words and a Chinese translation. It’s about the recent global economic chaos. Those who are interested in this issue or who would like to test their reading ability may download it.
A Way to Get Students to Speak English
Friday, November 14th, 2008
When I finish discussing and teaching a paragraph, I usually have the students do the read-look up-and-say activity in pairs. Then I ask them to tell me from their memory the language items they have learned from that paragraph. This is an exciting moment. (more…)
An Interesting Letter Written by a Student
Thursday, November 13th, 2008The following is a letter written by a student. The writing task requires students to write a letter to someone in the past or in a story.