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A Coming Talk on SAT English Writing–學測英文寫作說明 陳超明教授開講

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

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學測英文寫作說明 陳超明教授開講

【聯合報╱台北訊】 2010/08/22 (more…)

Congratulations, Xue-ling!

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Xue-ling (more…)

Tentative Review Schedule for 2011 SAT

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

For those who those the review plan I distributed on June 29, you can download another copy.

plan_for_SAT-20100629-209-214.xls

Let’s Sing Together on May 5 the Song “You Raise Me Up”

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

For the recitation in the morning assembly on May 5, the juniors have to familiarize themselves with the song “You Raise Me Up” and be able to sing the first half of it from memory. Here are the lyrics of the first half, followed by three videos of this song from YouTube, one featuring Josh Groban, another Westlife with lyrics, and the other Celtic Woman :

“When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
And I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up to more than I can be.” (more…)

What Might Be Included in the Oral Discussion about Steve Jobs’s Speech “You’ve Got to Find What You Love”?

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Dear 209 and 214,

For the one-on-one oral discussion with me about Steve Jobs’s speech “You’ve Got to Find What You Love,” which you have to do by the end of this semester, the following are some potential topics:

1. Which part of the speech impressed you most? (more…)

內湖高中209 9/17~9/21停課英文科作業 (English Assignment for Class 209)

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

 內湖高中209 9/17~9/21停課英文科作業 20090916 (more…)

Composition Topics–3

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Here are 10 more composition topics for those who would like to practice writing.

composition-topics-3 (more…)

A Word List: SAT Vocabulary (4000 Words)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

My former 316 student Yi-hsin (羅翊芯) once mentioned in Class 313 that a vocabulary list I gave them last year was useful.  This morning, Chen, Ying (陳穎) called and asked me if I would give them the list this year.  (more…)

Composition Topics–2

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Last year I put some composition topics on my blog before the UEE so that students can practice their writing.   Time flies.   The UEE is 33 days away.  I’ve collected 10 more topics.  Just click on the file name and it can be downloaded.  Or just read on for the ten topics.

composition-topics-2 (more…)

Answer Key to the Vocabulary 5000 Quizes: Units 1~10

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Dear 310, 313, and 314,

If you need the answer key to the Vocabulary 5000 quizes, click vocabulary-5000-quizes-key-units-1-10

and download the file.