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2013-1-30 Lesson 18 P.296~P.298

2013-1-30 Wednesday 10:30AM~12:30AM

From Page 296 to Page298

Lesson 18 We are Going to Take a Train Trip
我們要坐火車去旅行



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Sentence Patterns

A: 你家離學校遠不遠?
Ni 3 jia1 li2 xue2 xiao4 yuan3 bu4 yuan3?

B: 不太遠。 開車只要五分鐘。
Bu2 tai4 yuan3. Kai1 che1 zhi3 yao4 wu3 fen1 zhong1.

A.: 你每天怎麼來學校?
Ni3 mei3 tian1 zen3 me lai2 xue2 xiao4?

B: 我常騎自行車。
Wo3 chang2 qu2 zi4 xing2 che1.
有時候坐公共汽車。你呢?
you3 shi2 hou zuo4 gong1 gong4 qu4 che1. Ni3 ne1?

A. 你們怎麼去旅行?
Ni3men zen3 me qu4 lu3 xing2?

B.我們先做火車，然後坐船去加拿大。再從加拿大坐 飛機回來。

Wo3men xian1 zuo4 huo3che1, ran2 hou4 zuo4 chuan2 qu4 Jia1na2da4.

zai4 cong2 Jian1na2da4 zuo4 fer1ji1 hui2lai1.


Language in Use:
我們要坐火車去旅行
Wo3men yao4 zuo4 huo3 che1 qu4 lu3xing2

秋影 你住在校外嗎? 離學校遠不遠?
Qiu1ying3, ni3 zhu4 zai4 xiao4wai4 ma? Li2 xue2xiao4 yuan3 bu yuan3?

不太遠 開車只要五分鐘。
Bu2 tai4 yuan3, kai1che1 zhi3yao4 wu3 fen1zhong1.

你每天怎麼來學校?
Ni3 mei3 tian1 zen3 me lai2 xue2 xiao4?


我常騎自行車，下雨下雪的時候就坐公共汽車。
Wo3 chang2 qi2 zi4xing2 che 1, xia4yu3 xia4xue3 de shi2hou jiu4 zuo4

gong1gong4 qi4che1.

有時候我也走路，可以鍛鍊鍛鍊。你呢?
yao3shi2hou wo3ye3 zou3lu4, ke3yi3 duan4lian duan4lian. Ni3 ne?


我住在宿舍，離學校很近，我每天走路來學校
Wo3 zhu4zai4 su4she4, li2 xue2xiao4 hen3jin4, wo3 mei3tian1 zou3lu4

lai2 xue2xiao4.

對了，這個春假你要做什麼?
Dui4le, zhe4ge chun1jia4 ni3 yao4 zuo4 she2me?

2013-1-23 Lesson 18

1-23-2013 Wednesday 10:30AM ~~11:30AM
Telephone Class

Lesson 18 We are Going to Take a Train Trip
From page 294 to page 296

 

 

2013-1-21 NO School

1-21-2013  Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
NO SCHOOL

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Lesson 18 We are Going to Take a Train Trip

Lesson 18 We are Going to Take a Train Trip
我們要坐火車去旅行
1.火車 【 buo3che1】(车)  train
2.旅行 【luxing  】to travel
3.離【li2 】(离) to be off, away,from
4.學校【xue2xiao4】(学 )school
5.遠【yuan3 】(远)far
6.只要【zhi3yao4】only
7. 分鐘【fen1zhong1】(钟)  minute
8.騎【qi2 】(骑 )to ride
9. 自行車【 zi4xing2che1 】(车)bike
10.公共汽車【gong1gong4qu4che1 】(车)bus
11. 走路【zou3lu4】to walk
12.近【jin4】near
13.西部【xibu4】west
14.先【xian】first
15.風景【feng1jing3】(风 )scenery
16.船【chuan2】ship
17.南部【nan2bu4】south
18.聽說【 ting1shuo1】(听)to be told;to hear of, it is said
19.海邊【hai3bian1】(边 )seaside
20.景色【jing3 se4】scenery, view
21.一共【yi2gong4】altogether, in all
22.租【zu1】to rent, to hire, to lease
Paper Nouns
1.季長風【Ji Chang2 feng 1】季长风
2.白秋影【Bai2 Qiu ying3】
3.加拿大【Jia1 na2 da4】
Supplementary Vocabulary
1.海灘【hai3 tan1】seashore
2.東【dong1 】east
3. 北【bei3】north
4.旺季【wang4 ji4】busy season
5.淡季【dan4 ji4】off season
6.單車【dan1 che 1】bicycle
7.汽車【qi4 che1】car
8.摩拖車【mo2 tuo1 che 1】motorcycle, scooter
9.出租汽車【chu1 zu1 qi4 che 1】taxi
10.火車【huo3 che 1】train
11.公車【gong1 che 1】bus
12.麵包車【mian4 bao1 che 1】minibus, van
13.吉普車【ji2 pu3 che 1】jeep
14.跑車【pao3 che1】sport car
15.大貨車【da4 huo4 che1】truck
16.四輪驅動【si4 lun2 qu1 dong4】4 wheel drive
17. 越野車【yue4 ye3 che 】off-road vehicle
18.車站【che1 zhan4】stop, station
19.捷運【jie2 yuan4】MRT (Mass Rapid Transportation) in Taiwan
20.地鐵【di4 tie3】subway
21.磁浮鐵路【ci2 fu2 tie3 lu4】magnetic railway
22.天橋【tian1 qiao2】overhead bridge
23.馬路【ma3 lu4】road, street
24.地下道【di4 xia4 dao4】underground passage
25.隧道【sui4 dao4】tunnel
26.碼頭【ma3 tou2】wharf, dock, pier
27.司機【si1 ji1】driver

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Suntence Patterns
A:你家離學校遠不遠?
【ni3 jia1 li2 xue2 xiao4 yuan3 bu4 yuan3】

B:不太遠。開車只要五分鐘。
【bu2 tai4 yuan3  Kai1che1 zhi3 yao4 wu3 fen1 zhong1】

A:你每天怎麼樣來學校?
【Ni3 mei3 tian1 zen3 me lai2 xue2xiao4?】

B:我常騎自行車
【wo3 chang2 qi2 zi4xing2 che1】
有時候坐公共汽車。你呢?
【you3 shi2 hou4 zuo4 gong1 gong4 qi4che1 Ni3 ne?】

A:你們怎麼去旅行?
【Ni3m3n zen3me qu4 lu xing2?】

B:我們先坐火車，
【wo3men xian1 zuo4 huo3che1,
然後坐船去加拿大
zan2hou4 zuo4 chuan2 qu4 Jian1na2da4,
再從加拿大坐飛機回來
zai4 cong2 Jiana2da4 zuo4 fei1 ji1 hui2lai】

Language in Use:

2013-01-14-Lesson 17 TEST

(一) Match the English with the Chinese and Chinese in pinyin  :  (25%)

A. Spring B. time C. to have, start (a vacation) D. climate  E. Autumn F. to pass G. Winter

H. Summer I. among (whom, which) J. Adv. (indicates the superlative degree)

K. short L. warm M. Spring break N. sometimes O. hot P. Fahrenheit

Q. degree R. for a long time S. hundred T. to meet each other U. cold V. snow W. to rain X. to blow Y. extremely

__X_1. 刮風  __U_ 2. 冷    _W__3. 下雨___H_    4.  夏__R__    5. 久    

_A__6. 春天__C_   7. 放__T__  8. 見面 _E__    9. 秋   __G_ 10. 冬  

_F_11. 過__D   12. 氣候 __I_   13. 其中__K_   14. 短__N_  15. 有時候

__O_16. 熱  __M_ 17. 春假__B__  18. 時間 _J_  19. 最_L_ 20. 暖和

_P__21. 華氏__S_22. 百__Q_ 23. 度__Y_ 24. 極__V_ 25. 雪

 

___A____1【chun1 tian1】   ___F_2【guo4】___C____3 【fang4】_H___4【xia4】

__R___5 【jiu3】____B__6 【shi2 jian1】____M___7【chun 1 jia4】__E____8 【qiu1R

 
__I____9 【qi2 zhong1】___D__10【qi4 hou4】__J___11【zui4】__G___12【dong1】

 

__L___13【nua3 huo】__P___14【hua2 shi4】_O___15【re4】_N_16【you3 shi2 hou】

_S__ 17【bai3】 _K__18【duan3】__X__19【gua1 feng1】      U__20【leng3】      __W__21【xia4 yu3】__V__22【xue3】 __T__23 【jian4 mian4】 __Y__24 【ji2】   __Q__25­­【du4】

(二) Rewrite the following sentences using the pattern of “就/快要….了” 

For Example: 冬天來了。-----à冬天快要來了。冬天就要來了。(12%)

 

1.   小玲明天和我見面。

小玲明天就要和我見面了。

 

2.  我的朋友下個月從日本回美國。

我的朋友下個月就要從日本回美國了。

 

3. 我媽媽等一下給哥哥打電話。

我媽媽等一下就要給哥哥打電話了。

 

4. 教練下午去公園打球。

教練下午就/快要去公園打球了。

 

 5. 他下學期教我們英文。
他下學期就要教我們英文了。  

 

 6. 同學們下課以後去游泳。 
同學們下課以後就要去游泳了。

 

(三) Write its traditional form; and tell a story.  (48%)

For example,【学】 學à學生 à我是一個學生。

1. 春
春 天、春 假。
春 假太短了 。

2. 久
太久。
冬天太久了。

3. 放
開始放。
現在開始放寒假了。

4. 【气】
氣。天氣。
天氣很冷了。

5. 【时】
時。時間。時間太久了。

6. 暖
暖和。
天氣很暖和。

7.【长】
長。太長。 冬天太長了。

 8.【热】

熱。太熱。夏天太熱了。

 
9.【华】
華。華氏。夏天華氏一百度好熱啊!

10. 度
五十度。華氏一百度好熱啊!
11.【风】
風。刮風。

今天刮大風。

 

12. 【见】
見。見面。 我們好久不見了。

(四) Communicative Activities  (15%)

You and your roommate will be picked up by another friend to attend a birthday party together. Your friend will arrive soon, but your roommate is still trying on his/her best suit/ dress for the party.

1. Topics to cover 

*Talk about the time of the party and your friend’s  arrived time.

*Ask your roommate to be quick.   *Help her select which clothing to wear.

2. Worlds and expressions to use:  就/快要….了。 快一點兒    我覺得      比較/最  裙子  褲子 上衣   這件/條 …還是那件/條….好看…..

2013 June 30 to July 27 Y.E.T.V.S.

活動參加說明 (Admissions) >> Application Guidelines

 

CULTURE CENTER OF TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE IN NEW YORK
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TEL：(718)886-7770 FAX：(718)961-3303

 

 

Application Guidelines for 2013 Overseas
Youth English Teaching Volunteer Service Program in Taiwan

SPONSORS
Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission (Taiwan) (OCAC)
Ministry of Education (MOE)

APPLICATION PERIOD
February 1 to February 28, 2013《Applications must be received by the registration offices on or before March 1》

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
The program will be held from June 30 to July 27 2013. There are 350 volunteer spots available this year. Volunteers will participate in training courses during the first week then teach English at one of various remote schools during the second and third weeks. A tour of various areas of Taiwan will be conducted during the last week.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPLICATION
（1）Applicants must be between the ages of 17 and 27 (as shown on passport) by November 30, 2013, and must currently reside in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or Belize.
（2）Applicants must currently be in 11th grade or higher; applicants in higher grades of study will be preferred.
（3）English must be the applicant’s native language.
（4）The applicant should be in good health.
（5）The applicant must be highly motivated and have basic communication capability of spoken Mandarin.
（6）The program is recommended for applicants of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, but some openings are available for non-expatriate youths who are advocates of Taiwan.

PROGRAM INFORMATION
（1）Each participant will be arranged to serve at one of various remote schools after completing the training courses.
（2）Program participants will be assisting elementary or junior high school students at these schools.
（3）The volunteers will teach English with a self-designed lesson plan.
（4）Meals will be comprised of mainly Chinese food.
（5）Accommodations: 4 to 6 people per room, separated by gender.
（6）Participants must serve for the entire duration of the program with exceptions made for health complications or other unexpected conditions. OCAC will issue a certificate of 80 service hours printed both in Chinese and English to those who have finished the whole program.
（7）Participants are required to submit a reflection essay at the end of the program. OCAC will reward a memorial program DVD to those who submit their reflections and revise their original teaching plans.

APPLICATION LOCATIONS
Please apply through Taipei Economic and Cultural / Representative Offices in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa and Belize or their affiliated Cultural Centers (see the attachment for the detailed addresses). Application forms can be obtained at the above offices or downloaded online at the website of OCAC / expatriate youth activities (www.ocac.gov.tw) or the program website (www.aidsummer.net). Please submit the completed application package, the application form including other required documents as detailed in “Application Procedures”, to the above office nearest your permanent address by March 1, 2013.

SUBMISSION OPTIONS
Submit the application package personally or by mail

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
（1）The following documents (the application package) must be submitted by mail to the address in (3):
Application form (see the attachment for a sample)
Internet Registration Sheet (print out the confirmation page after finishing online registration)
Signed General Regulations sheet (see the attachment)
A copy of the applicant’s health insurance card
A copy of the applicant’s passport and birth certificate
A 1½ inch photo taken within six months of the date of submission adhered to the application form
（2）Have your school mail your official transcript including all cumulative grades from the institute(s) of your highest level of education to the following address sometime before submitting your application package: The Volunteer Program, 9443 Telstar Avenue, El Monte, CA 91731, U.S.A.
（3）The program’s online registration will be open starting January 28, 2013 at the website (www.aidsummer.net). The applicant should create an account online to fill in personal information and upload an autobiography or essay, a copy of transcript, a personal photo, and a copy of the completed application form. After completing the registration procedures, print out the portfolio page (Internet Registration Sheet) and submit it with the above mentioned documents as part of the application package to the Taipei Economic and Cultural / Representative Offices or one of the affiliated Cultural Centers nearest your permanent address. See the attachment for a list of detailed addresses.
（4）Your admission status with the program will be posted to your online account on the website (www.aidsummer.net) around the end of March 2013. Those admitted should confirm attendance of the program online, then, within the next 14 days, have their family doctor complete the Health Form included here, upload a copy of the signed certificate onto their account, and mail the original to the same Taipei Economic and Cultural / Representative Offices or Cultural Center where the application package was sent. If the applicant decides not to participate in the program, he/she should log in to the website and mark “Decline” in his/her personal account as early as possible. Those who decide to participate are required to provide their arrival flight information online with a copy of purchased airline ticket and submit a request for airport pick-up if necessary, before May 15, 2013. The conditional admission may be withdrawn without the required information uploaded on time.

PROGRAM FEES
* For the duration of the program, the sponsors will pay for the meals, accommodations and group transportation in Taiwan. The sponsors will also provide NT$4,000,000 travel insurance and NT$400,000 medical insurance.
* The participant must pay the following expenses:
（1）Round-trip air fares from the country of residence to Taiwan.
（2）Personal medical expenses exceeding the insurance’s coverage.
（3）Accommodation and other expenses if the participant arrives earlier or leaves later.

VISA
The program will last for 28 days. The participant should contact the nearby Taipei Economic and Cultural / Representative Offices beforehand to apply for a proper visa. Visa Exempt Entry and Landing Visa are NOT appropriate for any stay over its maximum duration allowance depending on their passport. The OCAC and program organizers should not be held responsible for any inconvenience that may be caused if the participant’s visa is overdue.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
Admitted applicants can not request specific hosting school assignments and must not take break or leave the program for visiting relatives, friends, or personal matters. The program sponsors have the right to withdraw certificates of volunteer service if volunteers do not fully participate in all activities assigned in the first three weeks, follow the hosting school’s rules, and/or fulfill their responsibilities to the program. Exceptions will be made in cases of emergency and/or hospitalization.