Intermediate English Conversation
Final Presentation
Sephiroth’s Incoming Trip
Group 6
(by presenting order)
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Evelyn
陳秋儒
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Peggy
邱沛綺
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Carol
呂欣韻
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Sophie
張婉柔
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Vicky
鄭伊珊
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Sephiroth
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Content
• Topic: Sephiroth’s Incoming Trip
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Where is HE going?
Which school is HE studying?
When on holidays, HE should go to?
How does HE get there?
What must HE do?
Why is HE so ambitious?
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Where is HE going?
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Where is HE going?
He is going to Ashland,
which is a city in the U.S.
state of Ohio and the
county seat of Ashland
County.
Ashland was designated
a Tree City USA by the
National Arbor Day
Foundation.
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Where is HE going?
Time difference: 12 hours
(between Ohio and Taiwan)
Climate in Ohio:
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Where is HE going?
 What’s fun & famous out there?
- Center of the Arts
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The county will host world-renowned speakers,
as well as top-notch musicians and plays .
Performances are outstanding among the States.
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Where is HE going?
 What’s fun & famous out there?
- Myers Memorial Band Shell
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A variety of musical acts.
Time: every Thursday and Sunday evening
beginning mid-June through mid-August.
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Where is HE going?
 What’s fun & famous out there?
- Parks and Recreation facilities
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There are 7 different parks.
Hosting many softball, golf, tennis, and soccer tournaments.
Brookside Golf Course.
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Where is HE going?
 What’s fun & famous out there?
- Ballonfest
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One of Ashland’s premier events
Time : July 1st – 4th
Myers Memorial Band Shell
Activity: balloon races, ice cream socials, motorcycle races, classic car shows, an
antique tractor and engine show.
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Which school is HE studying?
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Which school is HE studying?
Myers Memorial Band Shell
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Which school is HE studying?
 Ashland University:
• A mid-sized, private, non-profit university.
• Judeo-Christian values are the foundation of the educational
and social environment
of the university.
Myers Memorial Band Shell
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Which school is HE studying?
 Ashland University:
• 70 undergraduate majors and 9 pre-professional programs.
• Science and arts majors, business and education.
(education program--pre-K)
Myers Memorial Band Shell
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Which school is HE studying?
• Motto: "Accent on the
Individual"
• Establish: 1878
• Faculty: 200
• Students: 6,500
• Location: Ashland,Ohio,
United States
• Mascot: Tuffy Eagle
• Colors: Purple and gold
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Which school is HE studying?
 College of Arts and
Sciences
• The largest college on campus,
including 17 departments.
Myers Memorial Band Shell
• From fine art to environmental
science, mathematics to fashion
merchandising.
• Studios for WRDL-FM (an
educational radio station)
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Which school is HE studying?
 College of Business and
Economic
• 60,000-square-foot building.
• Business administration,
economics
Myers Memorial Band Shell
and MBA programs.
• Featured rooms with Wall Street
style workstations and wallmounted market news.
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Which school is HE studying?
 College of Education
• 52,000-square-foot building.
• Offer one of the largest program
among institutions in Ohio.
Myers Memorial Band Shell
• Education program is accredited by
the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education.
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Which school is HE studying?
 Athletic:
• Athletic teams are known as the Eagles.
• Ashland's colors are purple and gold.
• Ashland offers athletic
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10 men’s and 10
Myersscholarships
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women’s sports.
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Which school is HE studying?
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Built: April 13th, 1870.
• Location: 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York.
• One of the world's largest and finest art museums.
• Three biggest museums in the world:
– Metropolitan Museum of Art
– British Museum
– Musée du Louvre
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
• Guest pass
• Special Offer
• Advance admission
• A gift for a friend
• Lower price
• Five other New York
City attractions are
included
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
• Statue of Liberty
• Location: Liberty Island, New York City, New York
• Built: October 28, 1886
• Architect: Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
• Officially titled:
English: Liberty Enlightening the World
French: la Liberté éclairant le monde
Location: Liberty Island in New York Harbor
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
Children 4-12
$5.00
Ages 13+
$12.00
Seniors 62 and over
$10.00
• There is no entrance fee to enter the Statue of Liberty or Ellis
Island.
• National Park Passes only apply to entrance fees.
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
More places
to suggest
him…
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
• Broadway (New York City)
• Location: New York……
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
• Broadway: Come Fly Away
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
• Broadway: Memphis, Cats, The phantom of the Opera
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
• Time Square
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When on holidays, HE should go to?
• Time Square
• Location: New York……
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How does HE get there?
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How does HE get there?
• 1. By plane:
• the most convenient
• long-distance intercity travel
• 2. By train:
• scarce and relatively expensive
• Amtrak: The national rail system
• Special: students and seniors→ discounts of 15%
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international travelers → 30-day U.S. Rail Pass
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a week of traveling → weekly specials
• 3. By car
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How does HE get there?
• 4. By bus:
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widespread, but not available everywhere.
connect many smaller towns with regional cities.
dependable, safe, affordable
Greyhound Bus Lines:
predominant share of American bus travel
Mega bus: offers inexpensive daily bus service in the Midwest
and Northeast
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How does HE get there?
• 5. By thumb:
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More common
Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC):
laws related to hitchhiking in the U.S.
many states: use entrance ramps
few states(Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon): allow pedestrians on
the highway shoulder
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What must HE do?
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1. Do cosplay in school!
…To know more about the dress and the local custom
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2. Have a part time job at a wellknown restaurant
…To serve dishes as an Asian waiter and observe different diet culture
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3. Go to a night club
…To be a party animal and dance on stage.
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4. Yell “I come form Taiwan and I
like Taiwan” in NY subway
…To build Taiwan’s reputation (or destroy?)
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5. Say “Ｉwant freedom and love”
loudly on top of Statue of Liberty
…To take a free-spiritual picture in front of the Statue of Liberty
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6. Be a street vendor in the streets
of New York.
…To promote stinky tofu and earn living expenses
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7. Go gambling in Las Vegas
…To become a rich man (maybe…)
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8. Go to the Grand Canyon
Skywalk
…To recognize the miraculous geology (wanna play skydive, huh!!?)
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9. Dress as a cowboy and ride a
horse in Western America
…To be ridden by a horse and experience western culture
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10. Have a blonde girlfriend
…To have a romantic affair and as your wish
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What must HE do?
Force him to
complete
more mission
impossible…
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Why is HE so ambitious?
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Why is HE so ambitious?
• I want to be a...
CEO,
to earn much money for a luxurious life.
diplomatist,
to negotiate with international officials, and win their
trust for foul things I plan...
lawyer,
to charge much money from penal friends.
procurator,
to arrest those unjustified policemen before
caughting friends.
minister of MoE, to shut down all cram schools and lay off unsuitble
teachers (especially those watching the ppt) .
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Why is HE so ambitious?
• Dreams are...
composed of possibility from impossibility.
• “The conditions around one’s life would not be
changed if the one leaves.”
• “no matter how good you think you are, there is
always someone out there that is better.”
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Why is HE so ambitious?
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The world is cruel, rough, but natural.
do not forget your dreams,
do not underestimate yourself,
do not misunderstand the surrounding conditions
would be changed because of you
• Imagine it, next year, at this moment:
we will attend in graduate ceremony.
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Why is HE so ambitious?
• The life should be composed of possibilities, but not
self-denial.
• Next goal:
• becoming a solider
• …to draw lot and become a navy, wearing in white
uniform.
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Sites:
http://www.visitashlandohio.com/index.php
http://www.city-data.com/city/Ashland-Ohio.html
http://www.ashland-ohio.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashland_University
http://www.ashland.edu/future-undergraduates
http://www.metmuseum.org/about/
http://www.nps.gov/stli/index.htm
http://wikitravel.org/en/United_States_of_America#Get_arou
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square
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Photos:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ImageMetropolitan_Museum_of_Art_entrance_NYC_NY.JPG
http://cheapostay.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/facade-of-metropolitan-museum.jpg
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/wuyinghua/photogallery/travelling/Metropolitan/124_2485.JPG
http://attractions.uptake.com/blog/files/2009/06/3225718260_1273951bbe.jpg
http://www.a2c2.org/conferences/acc2007/ACC2007_NYC_files/broadway_shows.jpg
http://backstage.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c9cc153ef01157140dbd8970b-500wi
http://www.sinatra.com/files/main-images/CFWM_610x260.png
http://pta.parkhill.k12.mo.us/phhs/auction/AuctionPics2004/SouthwestAirlines.jpg
http://chicagoagainstobama.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/amtrak_train.jpg
http://rvtravel.com/blog/rvnow/uploaded_images/RV-742023.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2173/2455561797_e93bd9018a.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_G2EgKE3otBQ/SkFc2XbQz0I/AAAAAAAADpE/cee8s6969M/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg
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