1. articles => a /an/the/some/any/ singular or plural (subject or object)
2. subject verb agreement => I go/ He goes
3. Tenses => active / passive
4. conjunctions => and, but, or, when, since
5. Prepostions => in, on, at, through, past, along, by
6. Parts of speech => noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb
7. spelling
8. choice of vocabulary (collocation)
9. phrasal verbs
10. modal verbs (shall, may, might, could, can, will, would, should)
11. gerund or infinitive (swimming, to swim)
12. sentence structure
2008年11月26日 星期三
2008年11月12日 星期三
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a neurological condition most characterized by Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), in which a person falls asleep during the day at inappropriate times, such as at work or school. A narcoleptic will most probably experience disturbed nocturnal sleep, which is often confused with insomnia, and disorder of REM or rapid eye movement sleep. It is one of the dyssomnias. A narcoleptic may also fall asleep at random.
Narcolepsy is characterised by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of sleep at irregular and unexpected times. Attacks may occur in the middle of a conversation or during a meal and can last minutes or hours.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/narcolepsy1.shtml
Narcolepsy is characterised by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of sleep at irregular and unexpected times. Attacks may occur in the middle of a conversation or during a meal and can last minutes or hours.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/narcolepsy1.shtml
Rice-gas Comic
Rice-gas man has a dog. The dog is cute and clever. Rice-gas man trained him to play different acts. The acts include: giving hand to his master when asked, sitting down as requested, playing to be a dead person, and even attacking people when ordered.
The dog is so clever and he can act all the trained acts. But when it comes to job hunting, it is not easy. The dog also needs to send job application.
Rice-gas man's friend asked him, "What's wrong with the dog?" He said, " It has to start job-hunting now. Haha.."
2008年11月5日 星期三
Literature Question and Answer
Hattie ordered Ella to give her her mother's necklace. She wanted the necklace because she thought it was beautiful. She also liked to own the necklace that was highly treasured by Ella. Ella was very sad about losing the necklace that was one of the memories for her mother who had just died. This shows that Hattie was greedy and inconsiderate.
2008年10月21日 星期二
Comprehension - Healthy weight loss
I believe that it is time for some plain common sense about losing weight.
Being overweight is serious and it is an increasing problem, especially for children. It is destroying their health and, in some cases, causing great unhappiness.
Weight loss can be so simple but you shouldn't expect it to happen quickly. Research has shown how unhealthy it is for your weight to go up and down as it often does when people follow crash diets.
It makes me angry to see the amount of time and money people waste on expensive weight loss treatments and programmes. What is even more worrying is that so many people are putting their health at risk with some of these fad crash diets, especially those that do not allow food from some of the important food groups.
There are only two simple rules to follow to lose weight or to maintain a healthy weight. They are to eat a balanced diet with less fat and sugar and to exercise more.
You don't have to starve to lose weight. If you eat fewer sweets things like lollies, cakes and biscuits, eat more fruit and vegetables, drink water instead of soft drinks and juices, and reduce facts by eating less fried food, you will lose weight and be healthier.
You don't need to pay a lot of money to join a gym or buy expensive equipment. Exercise should be part of your everyday life, like walking or cycling instead of going by car. Your need to be active instead of watching TV or sitting at a computer. Start some organized activity you'll keep up because you enjoy it.
It is important that you continue with your lifestyle changes, not just for a few days, weeks or months. Of course, sometimes you will eat the wrong food and that is fine as long as it only happens occasionally and you normally eat, drink and exercise wisely.
It really shouldn't be too complicated, difficult or expensive to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. You just need to be patient and makes some changes to your life. If you do, you can be healthier and have a much better future without spending a lot of money and making a lot other people very rich.
Being overweight is serious and it is an increasing problem, especially for children. It is destroying their health and, in some cases, causing great unhappiness.
Weight loss can be so simple but you shouldn't expect it to happen quickly. Research has shown how unhealthy it is for your weight to go up and down as it often does when people follow crash diets.
It makes me angry to see the amount of time and money people waste on expensive weight loss treatments and programmes. What is even more worrying is that so many people are putting their health at risk with some of these fad crash diets, especially those that do not allow food from some of the important food groups.
There are only two simple rules to follow to lose weight or to maintain a healthy weight. They are to eat a balanced diet with less fat and sugar and to exercise more.
You don't have to starve to lose weight. If you eat fewer sweets things like lollies, cakes and biscuits, eat more fruit and vegetables, drink water instead of soft drinks and juices, and reduce facts by eating less fried food, you will lose weight and be healthier.
You don't need to pay a lot of money to join a gym or buy expensive equipment. Exercise should be part of your everyday life, like walking or cycling instead of going by car. Your need to be active instead of watching TV or sitting at a computer. Start some organized activity you'll keep up because you enjoy it.
It is important that you continue with your lifestyle changes, not just for a few days, weeks or months. Of course, sometimes you will eat the wrong food and that is fine as long as it only happens occasionally and you normally eat, drink and exercise wisely.
It really shouldn't be too complicated, difficult or expensive to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. You just need to be patient and makes some changes to your life. If you do, you can be healthier and have a much better future without spending a lot of money and making a lot other people very rich.
2008年10月7日 星期二
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet, knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet, knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
2008年10月5日 星期日
Tenses Exercise
A. Fill in the right forms of the verb in the blanks.
1. He ___washes______ (wash) his bike by himself.
2. My friend sometimes _____plays_____ (play) with his uncle.
3. I like to _____talk_____ ( talk ) with the actor.
4. My friend often ____goes______ (go) shopping.
5. My mother ______cooked_____ (cook) the dinner last weekend.
6. My coaches _________swim________ (swim) in the sea.
7. We _finish___(finish) doing our homework before dinner everyday.
8. My younger brother ___ate______ (eat) three apples yesterday.
9. One of my friends _____likes______ (like ) to play the guitar.
10. Can you _____run_____ (run) two miles ?
11. The teacher _____has______ (have) a headache.
12. They ____watch________ (watch) a movie every week.
13. Does it _______snow_______ (snow) outside?
14. He often _____takes____ (take) his umbrella with him.
15. My good friends ___stayed_______ (stay) in a good hotel last week.
16. I was very happy to ___play_______ ( play ) in the park yesterday.
17. My friends often ______bring____ (bring) his books to read.
18. The workers _______washed____ (wash) his car last weekend.
19. Tom and Jerry _______climb__________ (climb) the hill.
20. I __finish____(finish) practise playing pinao before dinner everyday
21. My aunt ____cooked_____ ( cook) lunch with me yesterday.
22. One of my uncles ____doesn't __like_____ (not like ) to play the guitar.
23. Did you ___fly_______ (fly) by plane last week ?
24. The teacher ____does not have_______ (not have) a headache.
25. They ______do not watch______ ( not watch) a movie every week.
26. Did it _______rain_______ ( rain) outside?
27. He often ______rides___ (ride) bike by myself.
28. My best friend _____lives_____ (live) with his uncle.
29. I like to _____travel_____ ( travel ) to USA.
30. My friends often ___go_______ (go) shopping.
1. He ___washes______ (wash) his bike by himself.
2. My friend sometimes _____plays_____ (play) with his uncle.
3. I like to _____talk_____ ( talk ) with the actor.
4. My friend often ____goes______ (go) shopping.
5. My mother ______cooked_____ (cook) the dinner last weekend.
6. My coaches _________swim________ (swim) in the sea.
7. We _finish___(finish) doing our homework before dinner everyday.
8. My younger brother ___ate______ (eat) three apples yesterday.
9. One of my friends _____likes______ (like ) to play the guitar.
10. Can you _____run_____ (run) two miles ?
11. The teacher _____has______ (have) a headache.
12. They ____watch________ (watch) a movie every week.
13. Does it _______snow_______ (snow) outside?
14. He often _____takes____ (take) his umbrella with him.
15. My good friends ___stayed_______ (stay) in a good hotel last week.
16. I was very happy to ___play_______ ( play ) in the park yesterday.
17. My friends often ______bring____ (bring) his books to read.
18. The workers _______washed____ (wash) his car last weekend.
19. Tom and Jerry _______climb__________ (climb) the hill.
20. I __finish____(finish) practise playing pinao before dinner everyday
21. My aunt ____cooked_____ ( cook) lunch with me yesterday.
22. One of my uncles ____doesn't __like_____ (not like ) to play the guitar.
23. Did you ___fly_______ (fly) by plane last week ?
24. The teacher ____does not have_______ (not have) a headache.
25. They ______do not watch______ ( not watch) a movie every week.
26. Did it _______rain_______ ( rain) outside?
27. He often ______rides___ (ride) bike by myself.
28. My best friend _____lives_____ (live) with his uncle.
29. I like to _____travel_____ ( travel ) to USA.
30. My friends often ___go_______ (go) shopping.
2008年9月30日 星期二
Ella Enchanted
The 1998 Newbery Honor Book, Ella Enchanted, is the funny and charming story of a girl who receives a most unfortunate "gift" of complete obedience. The interesting characters and events can be seen in the inventive and humorous award-winning novel by Gail Carson Levine.
1. When she started writing this novel, Gail Carson Levine wanted to base her story on Cinderella but didn't want Ella to be a "goody two-shoes." So Levine created the obedience "gift," which forces Ella to be good. Identify additional differences and similarities between Ella Enchanted and the classic fairy tale Cinderella
A:Like Cinderella, Ella Enchanted is also a fairy tale. In the Cinderella tale, the fairy did not come out at the beginning; but the fairy appears at the beginning of the story, Ella Enchanted. However, both stories develop the plots through mystery power help to solve problems for the main characters of the stories.
The blessing curse made by the fairy in Ella Enchanted was clearly told in the beginning of the story but not in Cinderella tale. However, both girls have the same personality, i.e. they are obedient to the people around them.
2. Ella's father tries to set up a marriage for her with a man who is much older. How are marriages arranged in Frell? Do people marry for love or other reasons? How are marriage customs in Frell like and unlike modern marriage customs in our society?
It was not good for Ella's father to arrange a marriage for Ella, because the man was rich. Nowadays, people usually marry for love. But there are women who also marry for money.
3. What kind of relationship does Ella have with her father? Do you feel he is wrong to try and marry her off to a wealthy man or to leave Ella alone with Dame Olga and her daughters? How is Ella's relationship with her father different from the relationship she had with her mother? Do you think Ella takes more after her mother or her father? Explain why
A:The relationship of Ella and his father is not too good,because her father did not care of Ella. But the relationship of Ella and her mother is very good because her mother really care of her . I think Ella takes more of her after mother than her father.
4. What is the difference between small and big magic? Give some examples of both. Why is Mandy so reluctant to cast big magic? Why does she rarely tell people that she is a fairy?
Small magic is not harmful to people, it doesn't affect them. Big magic is usually harmful. For example, when Mandy broke the dish, the broken pieces of the rubbish went into bin without human hand putting them into the bin. However, the big magic, such as a curse made on another person could cause a bad result on the person, so it was harmful. Mandy gave an example, using a big magic, she could cause a flood and people would be killed.
5. What does it mean that Ella is in a line of women who are "Friends of Fairies" (page 25)? Are there instances in the story when Ella demonstrates her "fairy blood" and performs some magic of her own?
According to Mandy, all the Eleanor line are friends of the fairies. So, Ella had fairy blood in her.
6. While at finishing school Hattie orders that Ella discontinue her friendship with Areida, her only friend. After Hattie's command is issued, Ella proclaims, "In all the times I'd imagined the miseries she could inflict on me, I'd never imagined this. I'd thought of injuries, and I'd imagined terrible embarrassment, but I'd never thought of this kind of hurt" (page 81). How is the hurt she feels at ending her friendship with Areida similar to the conflict she feels at the prospect of marrying Char? How is this curse of obedience potentially dangerous to everyone she loves or befriends?
7. Why do you think Ella is finally able to break her curse of obedience when she initially refuses to marry Char? What does Ella mean when upon breaking the curse she says, "In that moment I found a power beyond any I'd had before, a will and a determination I would never have needed if not for Lucinda, a fortitude I hadn't been able to find for a lesser cause. And I found my voice" (page 226)?
8. Do you think Lucinda finally learns the damaging effects of big magic by the end of the novel? Why or why not?
9. Lucinda's spells don't always work as she intends them. Ella's father does not transform into a loving person after he is cast into eternal love with Dame Olga and Ella finds ways to make mischief despite her obedience spell. What difference is there between choosing to do good and being forced into it?
10. How does Ella's knack for learning languages help her in social situations? What effect does she have when she speaks or attempts to speak to others in their native tongue?
11. Why does Ella attend the three balls that the king throws for Prince Charmont and risk getting caught by her stepfamily and by the prince himself?
2008年9月28日 星期日
Prepositions
Fill in the blanks with the prepositions: to, in, at, by, between, about, from, with, of
- Susan sits __between__ David and Nancy.
- Sam works _____in___ Central.
- She walks _____from___ the museum ___to______ the MTR station.
- The system starts functioning ______at_______
- The school term begins ______in________ September.
- We always travel ______by___ bus.
- John complains _____about_____ the quality of service provided __by__ the receptionist of the Sha Tin Shopping Centre.
- Jimmy was familiar ____with____ the construction __of_____ the building.
- He made a phone call ___to_____ his friend living in San Francisco.
- I sought (seek) help _at____ the front desk.
2008年9月16日 星期二
Today's Lesson
Today Coco learnt to chunk sentences into groups. She also learnt to remember some basic sentence structures, i.e. positive and negative statements, yes/no question, and wh-questions.
She should have finished the following tasks:
She should have finished the following tasks:
- type in her story, Billy's Building into the blog.
- read-aloud the blog messages
- read 44 phoneme sounds
2008年9月2日 星期二
This Week's Tasks
1. Read aloud the blog messages until you can read faster.
2. Read to remember - what is story and what is story map.
3. Practise the concept of using brain exercise to enhance learning.
4. Listen to chapter 1 of the conversation book.
2. Read to remember - what is story and what is story map.
3. Practise the concept of using brain exercise to enhance learning.
4. Listen to chapter 1 of the conversation book.
Story Writing
What is story?
Story is a piece of writing that describes a chain of related events. Every story is about one or more characters trying to deal with some sort of difficulty.
What is a story map?
A story map is a map that helps writer organise the story by focusing on characters, setting, plot; i.e. events that starts with beginning, rising, climax and ending.
What are the eight types of plot?
Plot can be defined as the arrangement of narrative events in a story. It is usually organised in such a way as to create interest and involvement for the reader. It also helps to establish and emphasise causality. There are usually eight types of plot mapped by writer to devise the sequence of events in the story.
They can arrange from:
- problem to solution
- mystery to solution
- conflict to peace
- danger to safety
- confusion to order
- dilemma to decision
- ignorance to knowledge
- questions to answers
Bob and Books
Bob reads books every day.
Bob has a pet bird.
Bob's bird likes insects.
Bob brought his bird to a book shop.
Bob read books about bats and bees.
Bob brought home the bought books.
Bob has a pet bird.
Bob's bird likes insects.
Bob brought his bird to a book shop.
Bob read books about bats and bees.
Bob brought home the bought books.
2008年9月1日 星期一
Show Time
Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
We're going to a show.
There's a trick Mary hopes the performers know.
She'll bring a big fish,
She hopes they turn it into a delicious dish!
We're going to a show.
There's a trick David hopes the performers know.
He'll tie on his back a large balloon,
He hopes they let him fly to the moon!
We're going to a show.
There's a trick Daniel hopes the performers know.
He'll bring a heavy stone,
He hopes they turn it into a huge bone!
We're going to a show.
There's a trick I hope the performers know.
I'll give the performers a beautiful flower,
I hope they grant me their secret power!
Choose the correct answers.
1. Which of the following sentences is FALSE?
a. Mary wants the performers to cook for her.
b. David wants to go to the moon.
c. Daniel wants to have a big bone from the performers.
d. The author wants to give some flowers to the performers.
2. Which pair of words from the poem does not rhyme?
a. show, know
b. balloon, moon
c. big, large
d. stone, bone
3. Who is the greediest in the poem?
a. David
b. Mary
c. Daniel
d. The author
4. If you need to choose another title for the poem, which of the following is the best?
a. My friends and I
b. May our dreams come true!
c. Tricky performers
d. A helpful maid
Answer the questions.
1. What kind of show are the friends going to watch?
2. Do you think the author is the greediest among the four? Why do you think so?
We're going to a show.
There's a trick Mary hopes the performers know.
She'll bring a big fish,
She hopes they turn it into a delicious dish!
We're going to a show.
There's a trick David hopes the performers know.
He'll tie on his back a large balloon,
He hopes they let him fly to the moon!
We're going to a show.
There's a trick Daniel hopes the performers know.
He'll bring a heavy stone,
He hopes they turn it into a huge bone!
We're going to a show.
There's a trick I hope the performers know.
I'll give the performers a beautiful flower,
I hope they grant me their secret power!
Choose the correct answers.
1. Which of the following sentences is FALSE?
a. Mary wants the performers to cook for her.
b. David wants to go to the moon.
c. Daniel wants to have a big bone from the performers.
d. The author wants to give some flowers to the performers.
2. Which pair of words from the poem does not rhyme?
a. show, know
b. balloon, moon
c. big, large
d. stone, bone
3. Who is the greediest in the poem?
a. David
b. Mary
c. Daniel
d. The author
4. If you need to choose another title for the poem, which of the following is the best?
a. My friends and I
b. May our dreams come true!
c. Tricky performers
d. A helpful maid
Answer the questions.
1. What kind of show are the friends going to watch?
2. Do you think the author is the greediest among the four? Why do you think so?
2008年8月19日 星期二
Things to do
1. recite 20 vowel sounds and 24 consonsonts.
2. the letters for home row (remember to bring USB next week)
3. 8 phrases to remember
4. Read poem, Ben and His Bird.
2. the letters for home row (remember to bring USB next week)
3. 8 phrases to remember
4. Read poem, Ben and His Bird.
8 phrases to learn
1. in ruins 毀滅
Last month his dreams shattered and his business was in ruins.
2. serve clients 侍候顧客
These young girls are forced to serve violent clients.
3. look into 調查，研究
The Chief Executive looked into issues surrounding the employment of senior civil servants after retirement.
4. with immediate effect 立即生效
He terminated his employment contract with the company with immediate effect.
5. There is no evidence to suggest that …無證據顯示
There was no evidence to suggest the the bomb hoaxes were linked to the Olympics.
6. commit a crime/ an offence 犯罪
She committed the offence out of suspicion that her husband had been having an affair.
7. sacrifice sth to do sth 犧牲
The fireman sacrificed his life to save the people from burning.
8. at the top/bottom of the list 最緊要的/最不緊要的
Sports were not at the top of the list.
Last month his dreams shattered and his business was in ruins.
2. serve clients 侍候顧客
These young girls are forced to serve violent clients.
3. look into 調查，研究
The Chief Executive looked into issues surrounding the employment of senior civil servants after retirement.
4. with immediate effect 立即生效
He terminated his employment contract with the company with immediate effect.
5. There is no evidence to suggest that …無證據顯示
There was no evidence to suggest the the bomb hoaxes were linked to the Olympics.
6. commit a crime/ an offence 犯罪
She committed the offence out of suspicion that her husband had been having an affair.
7. sacrifice sth to do sth 犧牲
The fireman sacrificed his life to save the people from burning.
8. at the top/bottom of the list 最緊要的/最不緊要的
Sports were not at the top of the list.
Po Po's Bag
Po Po had a bag of pens with different colour.
Did Po Po have a bags of pens with different colour?
If Po Po had a bag of pens with different colour,
Where was the bag of pens Po Po got?
Did Po Po have a bags of pens with different colour?
If Po Po had a bag of pens with different colour,
Where was the bag of pens Po Po got?
2008年8月11日 星期一
Things to do
- recite the 11 phrases
- listen and repeat the 20 vowels
- read-aloud the two tongue twister poems on P.4 of Phonics Lesson
2008年7月24日 星期四
To Do list
Planning how to spend your time wisely can help live a successful live. You may start your day by planning things you would like to finish in the morning.
Write a to-do-list. It can help you better use your time.
Try to fill in the list to help you organise your day. See the sample list below.
Date: ______________
1. to read-aloud my blog message twice a day
2. to write down and spell the words I don't really know
3. to watch TV news in both Chinese and English
4. to finish 2 pieces of summer homework everyday.
Check the list at the end of the day. See how many items you have finished working on them.
Write a to-do-list. It can help you better use your time.
Try to fill in the list to help you organise your day. See the sample list below.
Date: ______________
1. to read-aloud my blog message twice a day
2. to write down and spell the words I don't really know
3. to watch TV news in both Chinese and English
4. to finish 2 pieces of summer homework everyday.
Check the list at the end of the day. See how many items you have finished working on them.
2008年7月21日 星期一
C-o-c-o L-i-n
Coco is the name I used to be called in my primary school.
Oranges are the fruit I eat nearly everyday.
Cycling is the sport I hate.
Octopus card is a must for our daily life.
Luck is the thing I want to have.
Icecream is the snack I enjoy during summer.
NDS gameboy is the plaything I like most.
Oranges are the fruit I eat nearly everyday.
Cycling is the sport I hate.
Octopus card is a must for our daily life.
Luck is the thing I want to have.
Icecream is the snack I enjoy during summer.
NDS gameboy is the plaything I like most.
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