Registration for new students will begin at 2 p.m. on Dec 23, 2019

The Spring Term Will Begin On March 3, 2020

and end on May 19, 2020.  Both the first and last classes are free auditing days. Please invite anyone interested in learning English to join us!

For those of you who can't join us for the whole term, please feel free to drop in on Mar 3 or any time during the term. No worries if you have to be late due to work or other good reasons. It would be great to see everyone back and catch up a bit!

January 3, 2020 is the last day for returning students to receive 15% off tuition fee

for the spring term of 2020.

For Nov 26, 2019 (Last class this term)

Great work, everyone!

Thank you for making the effort to come to class even when you are tired and busy!

You can still sign up for next term by yourself and receive tuition discount.

For Nov 26, 2019 (Pizza party 7~7:30 pm):

1. Progress check: How are you doing in reaching your English learning goals for this term? What would you like to do more?

2. Survival English unit 8, Culture File 8 (p.85). 

Grammar Review: Modal Verbs, Part 2 (p.79).

3. Review "Intonation",  "Linked Sounds", and "Reduced Sounds" using class materials. 

4. "God's Word" (handout given on Nov 19).

5. Pronunciation.

6. Free talk topic(s): Thanksgiving– Whom and what are you thankful for?
7. Reduced Sounds (Part 4).

Happy (American) Thanksgiving! (November 28, 2019.)

For Nov 19, 2019 (Free Auditioning Day)

So good to see everyone making so much progress!
Thanks so much to Grace for helping out with group registration!


For Nov 19, 2019 (Last day for group registration of the spring term of 2020):

1. Reduced Sounds (part 3).

2. Survival English unit 7, Culture File 7 (p.85). 

Grammar Review: Modal Verbs, Part 1 (p.79).

3. Review "Intonation",  "Linked Sounds", and "Reduced Sounds" using class materials. 

4. "Jealousy" (handout given on Nov 12).

5. Pronunciation.

6. Free talk topic(s): The Media.  

For Nov 12, 2019

Thank you for helping one another out!

For Nov 12, 2019:
1. Reduced Sounds (part 2).

2. Survival English unit 6, Culture File 6 (p.85). 

Grammar Review: Prepositions (p.78).

3. Review "Intonation",  "Linked Sounds", and "Reduced Sounds" using class materials. 

4. "Generosity" (handout given on Nov 5).

5. Pronunciation.

6. Free talk topic(s): Entertainment.

Group registration for the spring term of 2020

The spring term of our class will be from March 3 to May 19, 2020, for 12 weeks.

Please bring NT$2,100 to class on Nov 5, 12, or 19, 2019 if you'd like to register with the group and receive 15% off tuition fee. This includes NT$1,700 tuition fee (15% off), NT$200 registration fee, and NT$200 insurance premium.

Free auditing on Nov 19, 2019

Please invite anyone interested in learning English to join us!

Our last class this term is Nov 26, 2019

We'll use the class fund to buy food for a party. Please let the class leader Jason know if you have any food preference and/or if you would like to help with the food purchase.

For Nov 5, 2019 (No class on Oct 29, 2019)

Great to see everyone making so much progress!

For Nov 5, 2019:

1. Reduced Sounds (part 1).

2. Survival English unit 5, Culture File 5 (p.85). 

Grammar Review: Verbs with prepositions (p.78).

3. Review "Intonation" and "Linked Sounds" using class materials. 

4. "Gratitude" (handout given on Oct 22).

5. Pronunciation.

6. Free talk topic(s): Arts.

For Oct 22, 2019

A warm welcome to the new member of our class Winnie! Thank you all for the hard and great work!

For Oct 22, 2019:

1. Linked Sounds.

2. Survival English unit 4, Culture File 4 (p.84). 

Grammar Review: Questions (p.77).

3. Review "Intonation" using class materials. 

4. "Pride and Humility" (handout given on Oct 15).

5. Pronunciation.

6. Free talk topic(s): Sports, exercise.

Announcements:

1. Group registration for the spring term of 2020: Please bring NT$2,100 to class on Nov 5, 12, or 19, 2019 if you'd like to register with the group and receive 15% off tuition fee. This includes NT$1,700 tuition fee (15% off), NT$200 registration fee, and NT$200 insurance premium.

The spring term of our class will be from March 3 to May 19, 2020, for 12 weeks.

2. Please give the class leader Jason NT$150 for the class fund if you have not done so.

No class on October 29, 2019 (Civil Development Week).

Please take the time to attend any of the informative talks prepared by the school throughout the week. 

For Oct 15, 2019

Thank you all for the great work and effort!

For Oct 15, 2019:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials.

2. Survival English unit 3, Culture File 3 (p.84).

Grammar Review: Passive Voice (p.77).

3. "Learning from Failure" handout (given on Oct 8).

4. Pronunciation.

5. Free talk topic(s): Education.

6. Progress check: How are you doing in reaching your English learning goals for this term? What would you like to do more?

Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving! (Mon Oct 14 this year.)

For Oct 8, 2019

A warm welcome to the new member of our class Tina! Thank you all for helping out one another and the new members!

For Oct 8, 2019:

1. "Intonation" (continued). Thanks to Grace for the great job teaching it and for the wonderful handout!

2. Survival English unit 2, Culture File 2 (p.84).

Grammar Review: Future Tenses (p.76), or Present Perfect Tense (p.76) if you did not get a chance to go through it on Oct 1 and would like to. 

3. "The Trap of Perfection" handout (given on Oct 1).

4. Pronunciation.

5. Free talk topic(s): Shopping; Values.

For Oct 1, 2019 (No class on Sep 24, 2019)

Good work! Thank you for making the effort to come to class! Please keep coming! Keep practicing in-between classes if you can.

For Oct 1, 2019:
1. Tips for Learning English (continued).

2. Survival English unit 1, Culture File 1. 

Grammar Review: Present Perfect Tense (p.76).

3. "Intonation" (continued). Thanks to Grace for being willing to teach it and for the wonderful handout!

4. "True Beauty" handout (or "Building Faith"  if you've already finished "True Beauty").

5. Pronunciation.

6. Free talk topic(s): Family; Friends.

Announcement for Oct 1, 2019:

Please give the class leader Jason NT$150 for the class fund.

Have two blessed weeks!

No class on Oct 29, 2019 (Civily Development Week)

The school will prepare informative talks for you to attend throughout the week. Please take the time to attend any or as many as you can. Please sign up online ahead of time.

No Class on Sep 24, 2019

We'll make up for it by adding a class at the end of the term on Nov 26, 2019.

For Sep 17, 2019

A warm welcome to the new member of our class Felicia! Thank you all for the enthusiastic participation!

For Sep 17, 2019:

1. Tips for Learning English (continued).(Please bring this handout to class weekly as we may refer to it from time to time).

2. Your English learning goals: Please write down your English learning goals for this term, keep a copy for yourself, and give me a copy so I can help you better. Please be specific- Write down how (what you plan to do to reach your goals), when, for how long, and how often.

We'll use them to check your progress halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

3. "Intonation" (continued)(handout given on Sep 3). Thanks to Grace for being willing to teach it and for the wonderful handout!

4. "Building Faith"  (handout given on Sep 3).

5. Pronunciation.

6. Free talk topic(s): Food; Nutrition.

Announcements for Sep 17, 2019:

1. Please feel free to eat your supper in class while listening to others talk.

2. Please give the class leader Jason NT$150 for the class fund.

Have a blessed Moon Festival with your family!

Announcements for September 10, 2019

1. A warm welcome to the new members of our class Mei, Jessica, Shannon, Sandra, Fan, Jason, Pearl, and Sophia!

Please keep coming to review the English you have already learned and improve your English conversation skills further! 

If on the first day you were nervous and had doubts about whether you should keep coming, particularly because you have not used English for some time, please come at least two more times. People usually feel at ease, and have their doubts resolved, by asking questions to clarify and participating in the class one or two more times. 

2. To order the textbook "New Edition, New Survival English" (or "New Edition, Survival English"): Please make sure the title has the word "New" when you order it second hand.

It'd be a good idea to check to ensure the person is still selling it before placing the order.

Please note the textbook is out of stock on books.com.tw. Please don't order the "Practice Book" of New Edition, New Survival English which is NT$209 on that site and not used in our class.

I found this:

Survival English (New Edition) - 英文 | 誠品網路書店

http://www.eslite.com/product.aspx?pgid=1002145561232431

NT$468.

3. Please give the class leader Jason NT$150 for the class fund. Thanks to Jason for being willing to be the class leader, and to Grace for helping everyone out in so many ways!

For Sep 10, 2019:

1. Tips for Learning English (continued)(Please bring this handout to class weekly as we may refer to it from time to time).

2. Your English learning goals: Please write down your English learning goals for this term, keep a copy for yourself, and give me a copy so I can help you better. Please be specific- Write down how (what you plan to do to reach your goals), when, for how long, and how often.

We'll use them to check your progress halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

3. "Intonation" (handout given on Sep 3). Thanks to Grace for being willing to teach it and for the wonderful handout!

4. "Building Faith"  (handout given on Sep 3) if there is time.

5. Pronunciation.

6. Free talk topic(s): Hobbies and Interests.

The Fall Term of 2019 Will Begin on Sep 3, 2019

It's also free auditing day. Please invite anyone interested in learning English to join us.

The Fall Term of 2019 Will Start on Sep 3, 2019

Our class will be from Sep 3 to Nov 19, 2019, for 12 weeks. Sep 3, 2019 is free auditing day. Please invite everyone interested in learning English to join us!

For May 28, 2019 (last class this term)

1. Review Past Tenses (p.75 of the Survival book): Please make a sentence and write it down ahead of time to share in class. 

2. Survival English unit 48, Culture File 48 (p.95). Listening exercise. 

3. Any handout(s) you would like to go through but haven't got a chance to.

4. "Part of God's Family" handout.

5. Pronunciation.

6. Reduced Sounds (parts two and three).

7.  Free talk: Current Affairs.

8. Review "Linked Sounds", "Intonation", and "Reduced Sounds" using class materials.

9. Progress check: How have you been doing in reaching your English learning goals for this term? What would you like to do more?

For May 21, 2019 (Second to the last class this term)

1. Review Present Perfect Tense (p.76 of the Survival book): Please make a sentence using present perfect tense and write it down ahead of time to share in class. 

2. Survival English unit 47, Culture File 47 (p.95). Listening exercise. 

3. Any handout(s) you would like to go through but haven't got a chance to.

4. "Prayer" handout.

5. Pronunciation.

6. Reduced Sounds (part two).

7.  Free talk: Parenting.

8. Review "Linked Sounds", "Intonation", and "Reduced Sounds" using class materials.

9. "Building Self-Confidence" handout.

Announcement:

Group registration for the fall term of 2019:  (Our class will be from Sep 3 to Nov 19, 2019, for 12 weeks.) Please bring NT$2,100 to class on May 21 if you know you'll return in the fall and would like to receive 15% off tuition fee. This includes NT$1,700 tuition fee (15% off), NT$200 registration fee, and NT$200 insurance premium. It's easier to register with the group than by yourself as Erica will do it for you on May 21. Thanks so much for helping out, Erica!

1. Review Present Perfect Tense (p.75 of the Survival book): Please make a sentence using present simple tense and write it down ahead of time to share in class. 

2. Survival English unit 47, Culture File 47 (p.95). Listening exercise. 

3. Any handout(s) you would like to go through but haven't got a chance to.

4. "Prayer" handout.

5. Pronunciation.

6. Reduced Sounds (part two).

7.  Free talk: Parenting.

8. Review "Linked Sounds", "Intonation", and "Reduced Sounds" using class materials.

9. "Building Self-Confidence" handout.

Group registration for the fall term of 2019

 (The fall term of our class will be from Sep 3 to Nov 19, 2019, for 12 weeks.) Please bring NT$2,100 to class on May 14 or 21 if you know you'll return in the fall and would like to receive 15% off tuition fee. This includes NT$1,700 tuition fee (15% off), NT$200 registration fee, and NT$200 insurance premium. It's easier to register with the group than by yourself as Brian will do it for you on May 14 and 21. Thanks so much for helping out, Brian and Grace!

For May 14, 2019

1. Review Present Progressive Tense (p.75 of the Survival book): Please make a sentence using present progressive tense and write it down ahead of time to share in class. Thanks to Amy for sharing your sentences on May 7!

2. Survival English unit 45, Culture File 45 (p.95), if you did not get a chance to go through it on May 7 and would like to. Unit 46, Culture File 46 (p.95), if you would like to move on. Listening exercise. 

3. Any handout(s) you would like to go through but haven't got a chance to.

4.  "Louis Pasteur" handout.

5. Pronunciation.

6. Reduced Sounds (part one).

7. Tips for Learning English (Please bring this handout to class weekly as we may refer to it from time to time).

8. Review "Linked Sounds" and "Intonation" using class materials.

Our Last Class of the Spring term of 2019 is on May 28, 2019

For May 7, 2019 (No class on Apr 30, 2019)

1. Review Present Simple Tense (p.75 of the Survival book): Please make a sentence using present simple tense and write it down ahead of time to share in class if you'd like to review it. Thanks to Amy for suggesting it!

2. Survival English unit 44, Culture File 44 (p.94), if you did not get a chance to go through it on Apr 23 and would like to. Unit 45, Culture File 45 (p.95), if you would like to move on. Listening exercise. 

3. Any handout(s) you would like to go through but haven't got a chance to.

4. "Understanding Loneliness" handout if there's time left for it or if you wish to go through it on May 7. 

5. Pronunciation

6. Free talk topic(s): Education.

7. Tips for Learning English (Please bring this handout to class weekly as we may refer to it from time to time).

8. Review "Linked Sounds" and "Intonation" using class materials.

Announcements:

1. If you would like to share a new vocabulary word with the class, please let me know by Thursday so that it can be posed in the class blog for those that might want to look it up before it is presented in class in the following week. Thanks to Brian for suggesting it!

2. Our last class this term is on May 28, 2019.

For Apr 23, 2019

1. "Grieve and Comfort" handout.

2. Survival English unit 43, Culture File 43 (p.94), if you did not get a chance to go through it on Apr 16 and would like to. Unit 44, Culture File 44 (p.94) if you would like to move on. 

3. Review "Linked Sounds" and "Intonation" using class materials. 

4. Free talk topic(s): Exercise, Sports, Fitness.

5. Pronunciation

6. Tips for Learning English (Please bring this handout to class weekly as we may refer to it from time to time).

7. Progress check: How have you been doing in reaching your English learning goals for this term? What would you like to do more?

No class on Apr 30, 2019 (Civil Development Week)

The school will prepare informative talks for you to attend throughout the week. Please take the time to attend any or as many as you can. Please sign up online ahead of time.

https://www.daancc.tw/events/【臺北市大安社區大學│1081期公民素養週免費講座/

<金甌校本部 線上報名> https://reurl.cc/nq9el 講座地點：臺北市大安區杭州南路二段1號(金甌女中)
<開平教學點 線上報名> https://reurl.cc/p9l0a 講座地點：臺北市大安區復興南路二段148巷24號(開平餐飲學校)
<東方教學點 線上報名> http://x.co/6njkk 講座地點：臺北市大安區信義路四段186巷8號(東方工商)

For Apr 16, 2019

Thanks to Grace for helping answer the grammar question about relative clause that Brian brought up on Apr 9! Thanks to Brian for the question and Jones for the additional question!

1. Linked Sounds.

2. Survival English unit 42, Culture File 42 (p.94), Communication Activities L (p.65) and Y (p.71), if you did not get a chance to go through it on Apr 9 and would like to. Unit 43, Culture File 43 (p.94) if you would like to move on. 

3. Review "Intonation" using class materials. Thanks to Brian for using a sentence from the class materials to review it weekly!

4. "Defeating Depression" handout, which we did not get to on April 9.

5. Pronunciation

6. Free talk topic(s): Food, Nutrition, and Diets, if you would like to talk about them but didn't on April 9.

7. Tips for Learning English (Please bring this handout to class weekly as we may refer to it from time to time).

For Apr 9, 2019 (No class on Apr 2, 2019)

A warm welcome to the new member of our class Mae! Thanks to Grace for recommending our class to her and orientating her on her first day with us! Thank you all for making the effort to come to class and help one another out!

1. Tips for Learning English (Please bring this handout to class weekly as we may refer to it from time to time).

2. Survival English unit 42, Culture File 42 (p.94).

3. Review "Intonation" using class materials. Thanks to Brian for using a sentence to review it weekly, and Grace for the clarification about the "to-infinitive" on Mar 26!

4. "Defeating Depression" handout.

5. "Mackinac Island" handout. 

6. Free talk topic(s): Food, Nutrition, and Diets.

7. Pronunciation.

For Mar 26, 2019

1. Tips for Learning English (Please bring this handout to class weekly as we may refer to it from time to time).

2. Survival English unit 41, Culture File 41 (p.94) if you have already got the book and would like to use it.

3. Review "Intonation" using class materials. Thanks to Brian for using a sentence to review it, and Grace and Jo for the input on Mar 19!

4. "What's the Beef with Meat" handout.

5. "Priorities" handout.

6. Free talk topic(s): Values.

7. Pronunciation.

No class on Apr 2, 2019

We'll add a class at the end of term on May 28, 2019 to make up for it.

Announcements for Mar 12, 2019

1. Please give the class leader Brian NT$150 for the class fund.

2. To order the textbook "New Edition, New Survival English" (or "New Edition, Survival English"): Please Make sure the title has the word "New" when you order it second hand.

It'd be a good idea to check to ensure the person is still selling it before placing the order.

You can order brand new copies on https://books.com.tw with 5% discount.

Class Will Start on March 5, 2019 (Free Auditing Day)

Hope you all had a good Chinese New Year. 

The spring term of our class will start on March 5, 2019. Free auditing is available on that day.

Thank you for spreading the word around about our class and inviting anyone interested in learning English to join us!  We will miss the members of the class that cannot join us this term. Hope you can join us again in the future. Please drop by to say hello anytime : )