2010年12月15日 星期三

Celebrating Christmas!

Christmas is coming up! Celebrate this special occasion by participating in karaoke contest through KaraokeParty. Have you formed your group and chosen the song you want to sing in class?


2010年12月13日 星期一

2010年12月12日 星期日

2010年12月8日 星期三

Listening practice

1. Changes in the Family on Listen and Write-Dictation.

2. KaraokeParty


2010年12月7日 星期二

Phobias


1. pre-reading questions
Which of the following situations would make you most nervous?

  • seeing a rat in the street
  • travelling by airplane
  • travelling by motorcycle
  • seeing a large spider in the bathroom
  • making a speech to a large audience
  • standing on a roof
  • an important exam
  • walking home alone late at night
  • swimming alone in deep water
  • making a parachute jump

2. reading comprehension questions
  • How do people feel about flying in an airplane? (P1)
  • What are the three common phobias? (P2)
  • Is flying more dangerous than riding in a car? / What are people with a phobia about flying afraid of? (P3-4)
  • What do older people feel about the noise and people at an airport? (P6)
  • What are the real reasons for people's phobia about flying in an airplane? (P7-8)
  • In special classes, how can people learn to overcome the fear of flying ? (P11-12)
  • Are these classes useful? (P13)

3. collocations
  • once in a while (line 4)
  • get on an airplane (line 5)
  • prevent ... from ... (line 6)
  • be afraid of ... (line 8)
  • millions of ... (line 18)
  • get into a car (line 20)
  • have no control over anything (line 40)
  • ride in a plane (line 61)


4. usage and grammar
  • Riding in a car is thirty times more dangerous than flying, ... (lines 18-19)

5. Quizlet


Language lab sessions


12/9 (Thurs) 第2節: 三組三班

12/21 (Tue) 第1、2節: 三組六班

12/22 (Wed) 第3、4節: 二組四班


Please go to the language lab as scheduled.