HSINMUN

This year we have six 11th-graders participating in this conference.  They all spoke out bravely and actively at HSINMUN and made a lot of friends. Good to see their progress and satisfaction! :)

DGHS Delegates

大考中心聽力測驗

禮拜六高三就要考試了!
趕快來做練習題吧! :)

http://www.ceec.edu.tw/TELC/AboutTELC_3.aspx

The 3rd DG MUN

The 3rd DGMUN --- May 17, 18

Opening Speech

Lobbying

Advisors

The most likely to be diplomat

the most likely to start a war

the most likely to survive the hunger game

the best leaders

the best delegate

the most persuasive delegate

the most sarcastic delegate

the most peaceful delegate

the most attractive delegate

the most aggressive delegate

Group Photo

Preparing for GEPT Intermediate Test

To prepare students for GEPT Intermediate Level Test, any good thoughts/ websites / materials?

Welcome to share your experiences and teaching materials with me.  

歡迎各位老師和我分享輔導學生準備全民英檢中級測驗的任何資訊，謝謝 : )

For your reference, the following are the speaking questions I have collected:

以下是我自己收集的中級口說題庫，歡迎交流參考~

1.    Which book / What kind of book (comic book/ novel/ magazine…..) do you like most/least? Why?Who is your favorite author/ writer?

2.    Which movie / What kind of movie (comedy / horror film/ romance/ sci-fi ….) do you like most / least? Why?  Do you often go to the movies?

New Drama Script Wanted! 徵求新劇本~

Congratulations! DeGuang won the first place in the national senior high school drama contest!!!

恭喜! 本校S206獲得全國私中英語話劇比賽第一名!

Helen, Judy和Willie老師們，辛苦了!  : )

在此徵求任何對撰寫劇本有興趣的同學，歡迎提供明年新劇本的點子~

English Slang

Check out these common English slang!  They are provided by my professor in the graduate school. 

Music Time --- No Matter What

Recently we have learned the sentence pattern "No matter wh-," so let's enjoy the classic song by Boyzone in 1998.  

No Matter What
No matter what they tell usNo matter what they doNo matter what they teach usWhat we believe is true

Ice Hotel in Quebec (Totally True Unit 16)

For 8th graders, this month we read about the Ice Hotel in Canada in Unit 16.  Actually I had been there four years ago.  So here are some pics for you to enjoy.

@ Quebec, Canada, in spring, 2009

Outside Hot Spring

Overseas Volunteering

暑假快到了，不要浪費你的寶貴時間! 來當海外志工增加生活體驗、擴展視野吧!
父母及親友都可以一同參加喔，意者請到副校長室領取報名表~

非洲肯亞志工

DeGuang Kenya Volunteering Last Year 

There's another chance for you to experience overseas volunteering.
The organization ELIV provides the trip for you to improve the living condition of Cambodia.
If you are interested, please refer to the following website: ELIV國際志工服務~柬單生活

SanMin B4 L4 --- Magic Bean

Ellen's Monologue - 30 is the New 20 (March, 23^rd, 2010)

Starbucks Coffee

*Please listen to the video clip for two times and take notes.  Later you will make and answer questions.

Starbucks

1. tall

2. grande

3. venti

4. trenta

5. ring your bell --- Taco Bell (the fast foos restaurant selling Mexican tacoes)

TAINAN MUN

Opening Speech

Debate Time

Reading Club Activity --- The Cat Who Went to Heaven

In the novel, the artist drew a painting about the death of the Buddha.  So the four groups of S202  used their imagination and creativity to paint a similar picture as the artist had done.  In their paintings, there were the Buddha, the ten animals and their stories as required.

Group Discussion 

Literature Circle --- Murder by Art

After reading the novel Murder by Art, S201 had the reading activity of literature circle to finish the worksheet.  Also they needed to draw a picture about the organization of this novel to display the connection between all the events and the reasons behind.

Group Discussion

The 2nd DG MUN

The Second DG MUN 

Opening Speech

Lobby Time

DeGuang English Drama Contest --- S201

Makeup Time!

German Exchange Student in S201!

Let's Have Some Fun with Past Tense!

Story Telling (for 8th graders):  Past Tense

1. Watch the silent film and guess what happened to Mr. Simpson

2. Watch the video clip with sounds to see if you get it right or wrong

3. Tell your partner what happened by using past tense

***For bigger screen, please click here.

                            Made by Jasmine Hung, adapted from the video clip of The Simpsons

SanMin B3 L2 Let's Dig In!

Class, in lesson 2 we learn a lot about food.  There are some interesting idioms and phrases about food.  Check how many of them you understand!

1.      Bad egg

2.      Egghead

3.      Not my cup of tea

4.      Too many cooks spoil the broth

5.      The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

6.      Have a finger in every pie

7.      The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

8.      All meat pleases not all mouths.

9.      go bananas

10.  the apple of one’s eye

11.  bring home the bacon

12.  full of beans

13.  bread and butter

14.  pie in the sky

15.  butterfingers

HSIN MUN

HSIN MUN 

English Song --- The Chain of Love

Class, in Lesson 1 we learn about the story of The Chain of Love. 
Let's enjoy the song sung by Clay Walker.
For listening test, you can try to fill in the blanks of the lyrics.

The Chain of Love

He was ____________________ home one evening,

In his beat up Pontiac

When an old lady flagged him down,

Her Mercedes had a ________________

He could see that she was ____________________,

Standing out there in the snow

'Til he said I'm here to help you ma'am, _____________________________ my name is Joe

Summer Reading --- James and the Giant Peach Trailer

This summer we are going to finish the novel James and the Giant Peach, so here's a movie trailer for you to preview the story.  Enjoy!