For For Dec 7, 2021 (Last class this term, free auditing day.)

Excellent progress, everyone!

Thanks so much to Sania for going out of the school to photocopy the Christmas and Silent Night handouts during class time on Nov 30!

Thank you for continuously keeping the social distance and wearing a mask in class and in the school! Please write down your body temperature when you sign in on the Attendance Sheet.

For Dec 7, 2021:
1.  Practice "Intonation", "Linked Sounds", and "Reduced Sounds" using class materials.
2. "Shopping Struggles" (p.50~51 of Studio Classroom magazine).
3. Survival English unit 6, Culture File 6 (p.85) ; Gerunds and Infinitives (p.80).
4. "Christmas" (handout given on Nov 30, a slight change of lesson plan, as the school invited us to open our class again for the school-wide free auditing week on Dec 7).
5. Free talk topic(s): Gifts. What is one gift you would like to receive/give?
6. Pronunciation.
7. Sing along "Silent Night, Holy Night" song.
8. Reduced Sounds (review parts three and four, /t/, and /d/ again if there's time). Please bring the "Reduced Form" handout to class.
9. Progress check: What have you done to reach your English learning goals for this term? What would you like to do more?

For Nov 30, 2021

Excellent work, everyone!

Please continue to keep the social distance and wear a mask in class and in the school. The school also asks you to write down your body temperature when you sign in on the Attendance Sheet.

Thank you very much for your cooperation!

For Nov 30, 2021:

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

2. "Plyscrapers" (p.48~49 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 5, Culture File 5 (p.84) ; Communication Activities A (p.60), O (p.66). Modal Verbs part 2 (p.79). 

4. "Generosity" (handout given on Sep 14).

5. Free talk topic(s): Housing; Land.

6. Pronunciation.

7. Reduced Sounds (review parts three and four, /t/, and /d/). Please bring the "Reduced Form" handout to class. 

Happy (American) Thanksgiving! (The fourth Thursday in November. Nov 25 this year.) 

Nov 23, 2021: Free Auditing Day and Last day of Group Registration

Nov 23, 2021 is free auditing day. Please invite anyone interested in learning English to join us, and have them call the school's office before auditing our class.

It is also the last day of group registration for the spring term of 2022. If you would you like to register with the group but can not make it to class on November 23 and need assistance, please let us know.

Thank you! 

For Nov 23, 2021

Great progress in "Intonation", "Linked Sounds", and "Reduced Sounds", everyone!

Thanks to Sania for the terrific idea of ordering the December issue of Studio Classroom magazine now for next term, so that everyone can get it in class on November 30, and for ordering them for the class!

Thanks to Anna for the good job helping with group registration, Tina for assisting Jason, Sania for assisting Anna and Jo, and all of you who remembered to register on November 16!

Thanks to Amy Chang for initiating discussions in the small group to meet your learning needs!

For Nov 23, 2021:

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

2. "The Boy who Harnessed the Wind" (p.46~47 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 4, Culture File 4 (p.84) ; Commutation Activities A (p.60) and N (p.66); Modal Verbs (p.79). 

4. "Prayer" (handout given on Sep 14).

5. Free talk topic(s): Dreams, Hopes, Wishes.

6. Pronunciation.

7. Reduced Sounds (part four). Please bring the "Reduced Form" handout to class. 

Happy (American) Thanksgiving! (November 25 this year.) 

For Nov 16, 2021

Good work on "Intonation", "Linked Sounds", and "Reduced Sounds"!

Thanks so much to Amy Chang for reminding us to keep the social distance in class! Please continue wearing a mask in class and in the school for everyone's safety. 

Thank you very much!

For Nov 16, 2021:

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

2. "Juno's Successful Mission" (p.42~44), OR 

"Food Truck Fans" (p.45 of Studio Classroom magazine) if you prefer a shorter article.

3. Survival English unit 3, Culture File 3 (p.84) ; Prepositions (p.78). 

4. "Jealousy" (handout given on Sep 14).

5. Free talk topic(s): Birthdays. You can also practice numbers. 

6. Pronunciation.

7. Reduced Sounds (part three). Please bring the "Reduced Form" handout to class.  

8. Please bring NT$2,100 on Nov 16 or 23 for group registration. Thanks so much to Anna for being willing to help with group registration!

Happy (American)

Thanksgiving! 

(Nov 25 this year.)

Group Registration for Spring Term of 2022

The spring term of our class will be from March 8 to May 31, 2022, for 12 weeks.

Please bring NT$2,100 to class on Nov 9, 16, or 23, 2021 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. Thank you!

 

For Nov 9, 2021

Thank you for the consistent and diligent work!

For Nov 9, 2021:

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

2. "Julian Dennison" (p.37~39 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 2, Culture File 2 (p.84) ; Verbs with Prepositions; Phrasal Verbs (p.78). 

4. "Building Faith" (handout given on Sep 14).

5. Free talk topic(s): Entertainment. 

6. Pronunciation.

7. Reduced Sounds (part two). Please bring the "Reduced Form" handout to class. 

For Oct 26, 2021

Excellent work again, everyone!

Thanks to Lois and Grace for the feedback and suggestions!

For Oct 26, 2021:

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

2. "Lijian, China" (p.32~34 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 1, Culture File 1 (p.84) ; Questions (p.77). 

4. "True Beauty" (handout given on Sep 14).

5. Free talk topic(s): Fashion; Shopping; Consumerism; Minimalism.

6. Pronunciation.

7. Progress check: What have you done to reach your English learning goals for this term? What would you like to do more?

8. Reduced Sounds (part one). Please bring the "Reduced Form" handout to class. 

No class on November 2, 2021 (Civil Development Week.)

Please sign up and attend the informative talks prepared by the school that week. 

For October 19, 2021

A warm welcome to the new member of our class Leo and Willie!

Thanks so much to Sania for helping the new members order the magazine!

Thank you all for helping the new members, one another, and me!

For Oct 19, 2021:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. Thanks so much to Grace for the great job teaching it again on Oct 12!

2. "Join the Club" (p.26~27 of Studio classroom magazine); "Hot Words in the News" (p.31 of Studio classroom magazine) if you'd like to.

3. Survival English unit 48, Culture File 48 (p.95), Passive (p.77). 

4. "Gratitude" (handout given on Sep 7).

5. Free talk topic(s): What are some things you are thankful for, and people you are thankful to?

6. Pronunciation.

7. Submit your English learning goals for this term (if you haven't done so), so that I can help you better. Please be specific re: What, how, when, for how long each time, and how often. We'll review them halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

8. Linked Sounds.

For Oct 12, 2021

A warm welcome to the new member of our class Katherine!

Good work, everyone!

For Oct 12, 2021:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. Thanks so much to Grace for the great job teaching it again on Oct 5!

2. "Vertical Farming" (p.22~24 of Studio classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 47, Culture File 47 (p.95), Future Tenses (p.76). 

4. "The Trap of Perfection" (handout given on Sep 7).

5. Free talk topic(s): Values.

6. Pronunciation.

7. Submit your English learning goals for this term (if you haven't done so), so that I can help you better. Please be specific re: What, how, when, for how long each time, and how often. We'll review them halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

8. Tips for Learning English. 

9. Linked Sounds.

For Oct 5, 2021. Bring student ID

A warm welcome to the new member of our class Lois!

Thank you for helping one another out!

For Oct 5, 2021:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. Thanks so much to Grace for the great job teaching it on Sep 14!

2. "N*Gen" (p.18~19 of Studio classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 46, Culture File 46 (p.95), Present Perfect Tense (p.76). 

4. "Pride and 

Humility" (handout given on Sep 7).

5. Free talk topic(s): Family. Friends. Relationships.

6. Pronunciation.

7. Submit your English learning goals for this term (if you haven't done so), so that I can help you better. Please be specific re: What, how, when, for how long each time, and how often. We'll review them halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

8. Tips for Learning English. 

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The school asks you to bring your student ID when you go to the school starting from the 3rd week (Sep 22, 2021.) Thank you! 

No class on September 21, 2021 (Mid Autumn festival) and September 28, 2021

We'll make up for them by adding two classes at the end of the term on November 30 and December 7, 2021. 

For September 14, 2021

A warm welcome to the new members of our class Megan, Amy Chang, Ivy, and Wilson!

On September 7, 2021, members of the class discussed, voted, and decided to have our class in the school throughout this term. 

Could Jason and Jo please let me know if you're OK with this? If you are, I will tell the school as the school needs all members of the class to be aware of what the class decides and feel OK about it before reporting to the Education Bureau.

If you would like to participate online while the class is held in the school, please let me know as well, so that I will get online and wait for you to join in like I did on September 7. I will also need to let the school know we're running the class in the school and online simultaneously.

Please call up a member of the class to prompt me you are waiting to come in if I'm not responding to let you join the Google Meet meeting (class) because I may be helping other members of the class and not looking at my cell phone screen at the moment. 

If you plan to participate in the second class online, please let me know by this Sunday, September 12.  I'd like to know a couple of days ahead to prepare.

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For September 14, 2021:

1. "Intellectual Curiosity"  (p.14~16 of Studio Classroom magazine).

2. "Intonation". Please bring the handout. Thanks so much Grace for being willing to teach it again and for the wonderful handout!

3. Survival English unit 45, Culture File 45 (p.95).

4. "Defeating Depression" (handout given on September 7.)

5. Submit your English learning goals for this term. PleaseI'mí specify what, how, when, how often, and for how long each time. We will review them halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

6. Tips for Learning English.

7. Free talk topic(s): Hobbies and Interests; Travel.

8. Pronunciation.

9. Practice using Google Meet for online lessons (for those who are not familiar with it).

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Lesson plan for the upcoming week is posted by Thursday night.

Fall term of 2021 will begin on September 7, 2021

We will have the first class in the school on September 7, 2021. 

As some prefer in-person class while others prefer online, we may have a combination of in-person and online lessons this term, and will discuss together on September 7 to determine which dates to have class in the school and which dates online.

We will use the same Google Meet link that we used for the two make-up online lessons in July for September 7 if you wish to participate in the first class online. Please let me know by September 5 if you plan to participate online for the first class.

The school gives students the option to participate in the class online if the class is held in the school, throughout the term.

Please bring The following on September 7:

1. Your schedule

2. The Aug issue of Studio Classroom magazine, "Beach Cleanup" (p.12 and 13).

3. NT$200 for class fund (for photocopies, magazine order for next term, etc.) 

4. Survival English unit 44, Culture File 44 (p.94 ), for those who wish to practice it.

5. Your student ID.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on September 7! 

Online Group Registration for Fall Term of 2021

Please register online from July 26 to August 6, 2021, If you did not get to register with the group on May 11. Link: https://daan.twcu.org.tw/course/

Gregistration fees: NT$2,100, which includes NT$1,700 tuition fee (15% off), NT$200 registration fee, and NT$200 insurance premium. There's also a small service charge for the online payment as the school is not open to receive payment in person.

The fall term of our class will be from September 7 to December 7, 2021, for 12 weeks.

No class on September 21, 2021, which is Mid Autumn festival. I plan to take an online course on September 28, 2021, so we will not have class on that day either.

If you need any assistance, please let us know. Thank you!

Have a blessed summer!

Order Studio Classroom Magazine for the Fall Term of 2021

We will order one copy of Studio Classroom magazine for each member of our class, whether you will return in the fall term or not. Yes, even if you are not sure if you will or are unable to come back in the fall, you will get one magazine delivered to you by the post office without having to pay for it. The class fund will cover the cost of the magazine and postage. 

Studio Classroom will mail out the August issue starting in mid July. So if we order the August issue now for the fall term, people can start studying it in August. 

Thanks so much to the class leader Sania for suggesting it in our online class on July 13, 2021!

Please let Sania know the address you would like the magazine to be mailed to and phone number to be put on the group order form, for the August issue, by July 21, 2021. 

If you prefer a different issue, as one member of the class had said, please let us know.

Thank you!

Happy studying in the summer!

Second online lesson: July 13, 2021

Thank you all for your wonderful participation in our first online lesson on July 6! I really appreciate your contribution and helping one another and me out in the so many and timely ways! You make our class a truly supportive community for all of us to learn and grow with!

For July 13, 2021 using Google Meet:

1. Feedback and suggestion(s) for online lessons, and progress check (What have you done to reach your English learning goals for this term? What would you like to do more?)

Thanks to Jo for suggesting people to mute (turn off) their mic when not speaking during the online lessons, so other people can hear the speaker clearly : )

2. "Money Matters" (handout given on May 11). Thanks so much to Jason for making the big print photocopies for the class!

3. "The Best of Bruno Mars" (p.48 to 50 of Studio Classroom magazine. The Chinese translation is at the back of the magazine.

4. Review and practice "Reduced Sounds" using the handout "Reduced Form", which has "Reduced Sounds" on the reverse of the same sheet.

5. To practice on your own: Survival English unit 43, Culture File 43 (p.94). Modal Verbs part 2 (p.79).

Looking forward to seeing everyone online again on July 13!

Online Group Registration for the Fall Term of 2021

Whether you decide to finish the two remaining lessons of the spring term of 2021 online or not, you can all get 15% off tuition fee when you pre-register for the fall term of 2021 with our class. (This offer for people who decided not to finish this term online is only available at the Kai-ping branch of Daan Community University).

The school is working on online group registration for the fall term of 2021 for your convenience.

First Online Lesson: July 6, 2021

Our first online lesson will be on July 6, 2021 using Google Meet. 

For July 6, 2021:

1. Check-in: How have you been? 

2. "Priorities" (handout given on May 11, snapshots of the four pages already posted in the class Line group by Tina on June 29). Thanks so much to Jason for making the big print photocopies for the class, to Tina for posting the snapshots!

3. "Locust Swarms" (p.45 to 46 of Studio Classroom magazine, snapshots of the two pages already posted in the class Line group by Tina on June 29). The Chinese translation is at the back of the magazine.

4. Review and practice "Reduced Sounds" using the handout "Reduced Form", which has "Reduced Sounds" on the reverse of the same sheet.

5. To practice on your own: Survival English unit 42, Culture File 42 (p.94). Modal Verbs part 1 (p.79). 

No class on May 18, 2021

Thank you for the great work!

On May 14, 2021 the Education Bureau just decided to temporarily suspend all community university classes beginning on May 15, 2021 until further notice. This is because of the current condition of COVID-19.

So we won't have class on May 18, 2021.

We'll wait for the school to 

notify us when to resume class.

Thank you!

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For the next class:

1.  Review Intonation, Linked Sounds & Reduced Sounds using class materials. 

2. "Locust Swarms" (p.45 to 46 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 42, Culture File 42 (p.94).  Modal Verbs part 1 (p.79). 

4.  "Priorities"  (handout given on May 11). Thanks so much to Jason for making the photocopies for the class!

5. Free talk topic(s): Complaints. 

6. Pronunciation.

7. Reduced Sounds (part 3).

For May 11, 2021

Thank you for the hard and good work! 

For May 11, 2021:

1. Practice "Intonation", Linked Sounds", & "Reduced Sounds" using class materials. 

2. "Should I Eat This" (p.42~44 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 41, Culture File 41 (p.94). Phrasal Verbs (p.78).

4. "God's Love" (handout given on Apr 27).

5. Free talk topic(s): Courtesies.

6. Pronunciation.

7. Reduced Sounds (part two).

Group Registration for the Fall Term of 2021

 

The fall term of our class will be from September 7 to December 7, 2021, for 12 weeks.

Please bring NT$2,100 to class on May 11, 2021 if you'd like to register with the group. The class leader Sania will help you register. Thank you, Sania! 

No class on May 4, 2021 (Civil Development Week)

 Please attend the talks prepared by the school.

For Apr 27, 2021

Great progress, everyone!

For Apr 27, 2021:

1. Practice "Intonation" & Linked Sounds" using class materials. 

2. "Why Do We Say It?" (p.39 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 40, Culture File 40 (p.93). Questions (p.77). 

4. "Guilt and Shame" (handout given on Mar 30). Thanks so much to Jason for making the photocopies for the class!

5. Free talk topic(s): Health. 

6. Pronunciation.

7. Reduced Sounds (part one). 

For Apr 20, 2021

Excellent work, everyone!
For Apr 20, 2021:
1. Practice "Intonation" & Linked Sounds" using class materials. 
2. "The Okavango Delta" (p.34 to 36 of Studio Classroom magazine).
3. Survival English unit 39, Culture File 39 (p.93). Passive (p.77). 
4. "Why Worry" (handout given on Mar 30). Thanks so much to Jason for making the photocopies for the class!
5. Free talk topic(s): Recipes. 
6. Pronunciation.
7. Progress check: What have you done to reach your English learning goals for this trip? What would you like to do more? 

For Apr 13, 2021

Thank you for making the effort to come to class, and the good and hard work!

For Apr 13, 2021:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. 

2. "Just Four Seconds of Exercise" (p.32 to 33 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 38, Culture File 38 (p.93). Future Tenses (p.76). 

4. "Bitterness and Forgivenesses" (handout given on Mar 30). Thanks so much to Jason for making the photocopies for the class!

5. Free talk topic(s): Good Habits for Good Health. 

6. Pronunciation.

7. Linked Sounds. 

For Apr 6, 2021

Thank you for your enthusiastic participation, helping and correcting one another!

For Apr 6, 2021:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. 

2. "Treasures in the Toy Box" (p.26 to 27 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 37, Culture File 37 (p.93). Present Perfect (p.76). 

4. "Our Words" (handout given on Mar 30). Thanks so much to Jason for making the photocopies for the class!

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

6. Pronunciation.

Happy Easter!

For Mar 30, 2021

Great work, everyone! 

Thank you so much for helping one another out, especially for making the new members of our class feel welcomed, comfortable, and so much part of the class!

For Mar 30, 2021:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. 

2. "Vaping" (p.24 to 25 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 36, Culture File 36 (p.92). Past Tenses (p.75). 

4. "Living with Purpose" (handout given on Mar 16). Thanks so much to Jason for making the photocopies for the class!

5. Free talk topic(s): Food. (Holiday) Traditions and Customs. 

6. Pronunciation.

7. Submit your English learning goals for this term, so that I can help you better. Please be specific re: What, how, when, for how long each time, and how often. We'll review them halfway through the term and at the end of the term. 

For Mar 23, 2021

Good job, everyone! 

Thanks to Amy and Grace for initiating mingling with the new members of our class!

For Mar 23, 2021:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. Thanks so much to Grace for teaching it again and helping everyone out in so many ways!

2. "2020: The Year of the Nurse " (p.22 to 23 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 35, Culture File 35 (p.92)；Present Tenses (p.75). 

4. "Resolving Conflicts" (handout given on Mar 16). Thanks so much to Jason for making the photocopies for the class!

5. Free talk topic(s): Friendships; Relationships.

6. Pronunciation.

7. Submit your English learning goals for this term, so that I can help you better. Please be specific re: What, how, when, for how long each time, and how often. We'll review them halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

Announcement:

Tina will order the November 2020 issue of Studio Classroom magazine for those interested in getting a copy. Thank you, Tina! 

Thanks to Jason for suggesting that the whole class use the same issue! 

Announcements for Mar 16, 2021

1. Both the November 2020 and February 2021 issues of the Studio Classroom magazine are in stock. Perhaps we could discuss again, then decide which issue and finalize the number of copies that people would like to order in class on March 16? This will give the new members of the class a chance to consider it.

I will give Tina the sales rep's contact info on March 16. Thanks so much to Tina for being willing to help the class order them!

2. Please give the class leader Sania NT$150 for the class fund. Thank you!

For Mar 16, 2021

A warm welcome to the new members of our class Ellen, T.A., Bess, Ying, and Anna! 

Glad to see everyone back!

For Mar 16, 2021:

1. "Intonation". Thanks so much to Grace for the wonderful handout and being willing to teach it!

2. "Kimonos" (p.20 to 21 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. "The Challenge of Change" (handout given on Sep 9).

4. Survival English unit 34, Culture File 34 (p.92), Quantifiers (p.74). If you haven't got a copy of the book, you're welcome to borrow the copy in the class library : )

5. Free talk topic(s): Family; Retirement; Lifestyle.

6. Pronunciation.

7. Submit your English learning goals for this term, so that I can help you better. Please be specific re: What, how, when, for how long each time, and how often. We'll review them halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

The spring term of our class will be from March 9 to May 25, 2021, for 12 weeks.

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