For Oct 4, 2022

Thank you for thinking about the material you would like to begin with in the large group and in the small groups before class, and setting up your alarms, which helped us use class time more efficiently on Sep 27!

Thank you for the feedback and questions!

Thanks to James for bringing up Teachers' Day and for all your blessings!

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For Oct 4, 2022: 

1. Linked Sounds.

2. Practice and review "Intonation" using class materials.

3. Pronunciation.

4. "Cheng-Tsung Pan" (p.22~24 of Studio Classroom magazine.) 

5. "Finding Joy" handout. 

6. Survival English: Culture File 20 (p.88), unit 20 (p.26), Communication Activities F (p.62) and S (p.68). Questions (p.77).

7. Free talk: What makes you happy/joyful? 

For Sep 27, 2022

Thank you for the feedback, questions, and suggestions, and for helping one another out!

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For Sep 27, 2022: 

We will begin the lesson by going through together in the large group either the magazine article or the handout which everyone has, by your choice, from 7 to 7:35 pm. This way I can correct everyone's intonation and pronunciation. 

1. Practice and review "Intonation" using class materials.

2. Pronunciation (see the snapshots of the two-page handout sent on Sep 20). Thanks so much to Grace for typing it out!

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Please think ahead if you can and choose what you'd like to go through first in small groups 7:40~8:20 pm and 8:30~9:15 pm:

3."Handmade Soap" (p.20~21 of Studio Classroom magazine.) 

4. "Gratitude" handout. 

5. Survival English: Culture File 19 (p.88),unit 19 (p.25). (Listen to the relevant sections in your Student CD if you have time before the class. The transcripts are on p.56). Passive (p.77).

6. Free talk: Shopping; Materialism; Consumerism.

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Please write down the corrections so that you can remember the correct expressions/pronunciation/intonation/grammar/word choices to practice on your own after the lesson. 

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Thank you very much!

Have a blessed weekend! 

For Sep 20, 2022

Good work, everyone!

For Sep 20, 2022: 

1. Finish Tips for Learning English. 

2. Practice and review "Intonation" using class materials.

3. Pronunciation. Thanks so much to Grace for typing out the handout!

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Choose what you'd like to go through in small groups:

4."Call A Physical Therapist" (p.14~15 of Studio Classroom magazine.) 

5. "Contentment" handout. 

6. Survival English unit 18, Culture File 18 (p.88), Future Tenses (p.76), for those who would like to go through it but didn't get to on Sep 13.

7. Free talk: Health.

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Link(s) for small group practice from 7:40 to 8:20 pm, then from 8:30 to 9:15 pm: 

After people decide what they would like to do in small groups, I will send the Line Meeting link(s) for small group practice labeling the material(s) and the names of the people who choose to work on it/them.

This way people will be clear about who will stay on Google Meet and the material they choose to work on, and who will go to the LINE Meeting Room(s).

I will be going back and forth between/among the groups to correct and coach everyone.

Please have a person in the Line Meeting group(s) set the alarm to remind yourselves to come back to the large group on Google Meet at 9:15 pm.

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Thank you!

Have a blessed week!

For Sep 13, 2022

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

Thank you all for your wonderful participation, encouragement, questions to clarify things about the class, feedback, and suggestions on Sep 6!

We're all very glad that James decided to stay : )

Thanks to James for sharing the advantages of online class that you discovered on Sep 6, including being able to focus/ listen better with your headset on!

Thanks to Jean for sharing how Amy Chang helped you benefit from your online practice group in the summer that enabled you to continue with the online class!

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Link for small group practice: 

Right before the break on Sep 13, after people decide what they would like to do from 8:30 to 9:15 pm, I will send the Line Meeting link for small group practice labeling the material and the names of the people who choose to work on it.

This way people will be clear about who will stay on Google Meet and the material they choose to work on, and who will go to the LINE Meeting room.

I will be going back and forth between the two groups to correct/coach everyone.

Please have a person in the Line Meeting group set the alarm to remind yourselves to come back to the large group on Google Meet at 9:15 pm.

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For Sep 13, 2022: 

1. Continue/Finish Tips for Learning English. 

2. Continue "English Learning Goals" handout. Please think about and write down your English learning goals for this term. Be specific about what, when, how, how often, and where. Send me a copy so I can help you better. We will review your progress halfway through the term and at the end of the term. 

3. Intonation. Thanks so much to Grace for the wonderful handout!

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Choose what you'd like to go through in small groups:

4."Should You Get A Pet?" (p.12~13 of Studio Classroom magazine.) 

5. Free talk: Feel free to share in the large or small group what James suggested on Sep 6 : 

Something impressive, interesting, or woeful (sorrowful/sad). 

Or share what you've learned that has helped you improve your English.

6. "Living with Purpose" handout. 

7. Survival English unit 18, Culture File 18 (p.88), for those who already got the book and would like to go through it.

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Thank you!

Have a blessed Mid-Autumn Festival! 

Celebrating the 20th year of our class!

This is our 40th term. Thank you all for your continuous support and wonderful participation!

For Sep 6, 2022, Free Auditing Day

Online using Google Meet. Please invite everyone interested in learning English to join us and give them the link. 

 1. Introduction: 

 a) What are your English learning goals for this term? 

 b) What would you like to get out of this class? 

 c) What challenge(s) have you had in learning or speaking English? 

 d) Please share one or two method(s) that has/have helped you improve your English. 

 e) What do you do for fun? (Your hobbies and interests.) 

2. Tips for Learning English. Handout link: http://eztalkup2u.blogspot.com/search/label/Tips%20for%20Learning%20English 

3. "English Learning Goals" handout. Please think about and write down your English learning goals for this term. Be specific about what, when, how, how often, and where. Send me a copy so I can help you better. We will review your progress halfway through the term and at the end of the term.  

4. If there's time left, and everyone already has a copy of the June 2022 issue of Studio Classroom magazine and would like to start practicing it: "Debunking the Myths of Escaping from Fire – Keys to Survival" (p.11).