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• English 0933
• Chou Shu-Chuan 周淑娟

0933
Chou Shu-Chuan 周淑娟
September 15, 2015

0933
An exciting course:
You’ll meet people majoring in different subjects

The Different Majors of This Class
• 法律
• 昆蟲
• 獸醫
• 土環
• 食生
• 資工
• 資管
(Law)
(Entomology)
(Veterinary Medicine)
(Soil and Environmental Science)
(Food Science and Bio-Technology)
(Computer Science and Engineering)
(Management Information
System)

Two Parts
• 1. Listening & Speaking: Lab ( 語言中心 AA303)
--- textbook: ( Interactions 2: Listening/ Speaking )
--- handouts
--- on-line free resources
• 2. Reading: Y303 ( 綜合大樓 )
---articles:
* the training of reading strategies
---etymology handouts
* the improvement of word power

Listening & Speaking: In-Class
Activities
• 1. homework check (weekly tests):
--- ESL-Lab Conversation
--- ICRT EZ News
• 2. Audio exercises: listening comprehension;
Q&A
• 3. oral practices: role-play; discussion; individual speech;
• 4. entertainments games
--songs;
--sit-com (situation comedy; 情境喜劇 ) Friends ;
--films

A Course to Help You Fulfill the
English Graduation Requirement
• You need to take the test equivalent to GEPT High-Intermediate Level and pass the required standard .
• Stage One ( 前測 ): Week 4 or 5
• Stage Two ( 後測 ): Week 11 or 12

A Course Stressing the
Importance of Self-Access
Homework
• 1.
Listening proficiency requires constant practice and training.
• 2. It’s impossible to make big progress by simply attending the class 2 hours per week.
• 3. The goal of this course is to point out where the resources are and to teach the methodology of self-training.

The Way the Course Is
Conducted: I
• 1. the importance of team work
• 2. the importance of volunteering and speaking up
• 3. the route to get access to the teacher’s instructions or handouts:
NCHU homepage  中文  學術單位
 文學院  外文系  師資介紹  周淑娟
 課程講義  2015 Fall 大一英文 0933
<http://web.nchu.edu.tw/pweb/downloadlesson.php?userid=sc3262&class_id=1809>

The Way the Course Is
Conducted: II
• 1. the route to get onto ICRT EZ News www.icrt.com.tw
 News Room
 EZ News  Morning News
Afternoon News
( http://www.icrt.com.tw/info_list01.php?&mle vel1=6&mlevel2=15&mlevel3=1 )

The Way the Course Is
Conducted: III
• 1. the route to get onto ESL-Lab
Conversations:
<www.esl-lab.com>  Easy Level
• 2. the importance of visiting the Language
Self-Access Center (5th floor of
Language Center)

How will you do your homework:
(Will be introduced in Week 2 with actual practice)
Jump to Slide 33

How will you do your homework: I
A. ICRT:
--EZ News: 3 clips every other week
(as listed on the teacher’s homepage)
B: ESL-Lab:
--5 topics by its order of arrangement every other week
C: ICRT Glossary: one page per week

How will you do your homework: II
• A. ICRT:
1. Listen without script.
2. Read the script and understand each word.
3. Listen again without script and see how much you progress.
4. Listen while reading the script along and check out your blind parts.
5. Memorize new words.
B. ESL-Lab: the same

Morning news: stock exchange & weather report

2014-07-24 AM (stock)

st
Does the trading go up or down at this point compared with yesterday?
Did the market go normal yesterday? Why?

1. Up
2. It’s suspended because of typhoon.

Stock Exchange: Basic Vocabulary
Example: 2014-07-24 AM
Turnover ( 成交量 )
Tai-Ex (Taiwan Stock Exchange ；台灣證
券交換市場；台股 )
Trading ( 交易；買賣 )

Answers to Catch before 2nd
Listening
How many points does the market gain this morning?
What is the amount of turnover?

8.9-points
2.8-billion NT

What is the total point of the market now?

9,508

1
12
123
1,234 (thousand)
11,345
123,456
1,234,567 (million)
12,345,678
123,456,789
1,234,567,890
(billion)
12,345,678,900

Example: 2014-08-01 AM (4:00) occasional ( 偶或的 )
Thundershowers ( 雷陣雨 )
With the high of . . . ( 高溫 )
Current ( 目前的 )
Temperature ( 溫度 )

Is there possibility of rain in the north?
What is the high temperature of Taichung?

Is there possibility of rain in the north?
 Yes. (Occasional showers)
What is the current temperature of
Taichung?
 29 degrees

How Will the Quiz Be Conducted
• A. ICRT: cloze questions
• B. ESL-Lab:
--multiple choices (as given on line)
--some extra brief questions
--cloze / transcription
• C. ICRT Vocabulary:
--multiple choices

• on Deaflympics
•
We're four days into the 2009 Summer Deaflympics Taipei but exactly how are deaf athletes different in competitions compared with their ________ counterparts? Even experienced Deaflympics participants , such as Netherlands' team official Rino
Westerink, who has won ________ in bowling events in previous games, insists that there's no difference. But as Chinese Taipei team's Lin Jian-chen points out, deaf athletes face two big ________ in his sports of badminton. First, it takes them longer to _______ on the badminton courts because they can't hear if it's from right or left or whether it's a spike or a _______ and so they have to wait until they see the
_______ cock coming. Secondly, Lin says often times deaf athletes don't understand what their coaches are trying to teach, which may lead to a lot of __________ and limited progress, not to mention the problem of finding a coach in the first place. On the other hand, although I haven't been to a whole lot of sports events, I'm sure the camaraderie and goodwill among these deaf athletes are hard to ________ by elsewhere. I saw a U.K. badminton player touching his Chinese Taipei __________'s face after his lost the game. I also saw Zhang Li-xiao, Taiwan's bowling champion, constantly giving _______ bumps to bowlers from other countries during his
_________. Maybe that's how deaf athletes are really different.

Sample of ICRT Vocabulary Test a)depression c) cocktail drugs b) drug abuse
1. Education is believed to be the key in preventing _____ among young people, but things seem not so now; this problem is getting more and more serious on campus.
• 2. _____ have so far shown the greatest promise in treating HIV infection, although they remain extremely costly.
• 3. New drugs have made tremendous advances in treating _____, which caused a lot of people’s suicide.

Sample of ESL-LAB Conversation
Test: Party Time
1. Who is visiting Jori for the weekend?
A. her best friend B. her brother Bob
C. her sister
2. What is Carol wearing?
A. a sweater
C. a black blouse
B. a red sweat shirt
3. What is Carol like?
A. She's sociable. B. She's timid
C. She's very reserved.

• When Dave sees the party is at its high point, he says, “The party is at its
__________4 __________5.
• When Jori means her guests are eating all of her food, she says, “They are eating me out of __________6 and
__________7.

1. Who is visiting Jori for the weekend?
A. her best friend B. her brother Bob
C. her sister
2. What is Carol wearing?
A. a sweater B. a red sweat shirt
C. a black blouse
3. What is Carol like?
A. She's sociable.
B. She's timid
C. She's very reserved.

• When Dave sees the party is at its high point, he says, “The party is at its full 4 swing 5 .
• When Jori means her guests are eating all of her food, she says, “They are eating me out of house 6 and home 7 .

• A. homework
---preview of etymology vocabulary
• B. in class activities:
--Q&A on homework
--explanations of the root of words
--article reading: fast reading; Q&A

An English Song:
“Let It Be” by Beatles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajCYQL8ouqw

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom: Let it be

And when the broken-hearted people living in the world agree
There will be an answer: Let it be
For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer: Let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Yeah, there will be an answer: Let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom: Let it be

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom: Let it be

The positive meaning of the song:
• Try to stay hopeful and to search for a better solution for the frustration or difficulties you are confronted with.
• Don’t be overwhelmed by your anger or sadness.

柳樹
葉慈

• It was down by the Sally Gardens, my love and I did meet.
• She passed the Sally Gardens with little snow-white feet.
• She bid me take love (life) easy, as the leaves grow on the tree,
• But I was young and foolish, and with her did not agree.

• In a field down by the river, my love and I did stand
• And on my leaning shoulder, she laid her snow-white hand.
• She bid me take life easy , as the grass grows on the weirs ( 水壩 ; 堰 )
• But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

Oral Practice: A Chance to Know
Your Partners Better
• Try to find 3 similarities and 1 difference between your partners.

Similarities: Examples
• We all come from _____ (southern
Taiwan).
• “We all enjoy (like) ______
(swimming; playing basket ball).
• “We are all fans of ______ ( 周杰倫；
Beyonc é).

Difference: Example
• Some of us like ____ (on-line shopping) but others don’t.

• Don’t make nonsensical statement like “We are all human beings.”

Oral Practice: Self-Introduction
My name is _____. ( 春嬌 ; 志明 ; 都敏俊 ; etc.)
I come from _______. ( 台北 ; 新竹 ; 雲林 ; etc.)
I graduated from _____ Senior High School.
I joined _____ club in high school. (badminton; volley ball; guitar; etc.)
____ is my favorite subject. (History; Geography;
Chemistry; English; etc.)

Oral Practice: A chance to Know your classmates better
Interview 4 people, each of them from a different group other than yours.
Try to remember who is who.