Saturday, 7 May 2022

Group registration for the fall term of 2022 will be on May 10 and May 17, 2022.

The fall term of our class will be from Sep 6 to Nov 22, 2022, for 12 weeks. 

The total fee is NT$2,100 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. 

July 8, 2022 will be the last day to receive 15% off tuition fee for returning students if you register by yourself in person in the school's office. 

Thursday, 21 April 2022

For Apr 26, 2022

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

2. "Are Esports Really A Sport? (p.34~35 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. "Grief and Comfort" (handout given on March 29. For those who didn't pick yours up on Mar 29, please have Sania grab them for you from the drawer I borrowed in the office. I've written your names on your copies.)

Link: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/ortv.download/fnl/FNL_TopicalBibleStudies/18_GriefandComfort_e.pdf

4. Survival English unit 13, Culture File 13 (p.87). Adverbs (p.74).

5. Free talk topic(s): What/Who gives you comfort? How do you relax and find peace?

6. Pronunciation.

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No Class on May 3, 2022 (Civil Development Week). Please sign up for and attend the talks prepared by the school. 

Link: https://reurl.cc/MbY6eL

Thursday, 14 April 2022

For Apr 19, 2022

Thank you for the wonderful participation! 

Thanks to Sania, Grace and Jean for helping the group in the classroom on Apr 12!

For Apr 19, 2022:

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

2. "The Joy of Fishing" (p.32~33 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. "Understanding Loneliness" (handout given on March 29). 

4. Survival English unit 12, Culture File 12 (p.86). Adjectives (p.73).

5. Free talk topic(s): Interests and Hobbies. What do you do for fun?

6. Pronunciation.

Happy Easter! (April 17, 2022.)

Thursday, 31 March 2022

For Apr 12, 2022

Everyone is making excellent progress! Thank you for correcting one another in group work!

Thanks to Jean and Leo again for helping arrange the group seating on march 29!

For Apr 12, 2022:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. 

2. "Salzburg, Austria" (p.22~24 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 11, Culture File 11 (p.86). 

4. "The Resurrection of Jesus" (p.6~8 of handout given on Mar 15). Past Perfect Tense (sample sentence on p.4) which we didn't get to cover on Mar 29.

5. Free talk topic(s): Food; Cooking.

6. Pronunciation.

7. Linked Sounds.

Happy Easter! (Apr 17, 2022.)

Thursday, 24 March 2022

No Class on May 3, 2022 (Civil Development Week).

Please attend the talk(s) prepared by the school in that week.

No Class on Apr 5, 2022 (Tomb Sweeping Day)

We'll make it up by adding a class at the end of the term on May 31, 2022. 

May 31, 2022 is our last class this term. 

For March 29, 2022

Good work! Thank you for helping one another out!

Thanks to Jean and Leo for helping arrange the group seating on march 22!

For March 29, 2022:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. 

2. "Memes " (p.20~21 of Studio Classroom magazine).

3. Survival English unit 10, Culture File 10 (p.86). Pronouns and Possessives (p.73).

4. "The Passion of Christ, part 2" (p.3~5 of handout given on Mar 15).

5. Free talk topic(s): Friendships and relationships.

6. Pronunciation.

Thursday, 17 March 2022

For March 22, 2022

 A warm welcome to the new member of our class Jean! We're all happy to see Jo back! Thank you for helping out the new members!

For March 22, 2022:

1. Review "Intonation" using class materials. Please bring the wonderful handout by Grace. Thanks so much to Grace for the great job teaching it again to the new members of the class and helping the returning members review it on Mar 15!

2. Your English learning goals for this term. Please specify what, when, how, where, and how often. We will review them halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

3. "Airspeeders" (p.18~19 of Studio Classroom magazine).

4. Survival English unit 9, Culture File 9 (p.86). Be and Have (p.72).

5. "The Passion of Christ, part 1" (p.1~2 of handout given on Mar 15).

6. Free talk topic(s): Values. What are the most important things in your life?

7. Pronunciation.

8. Please bring NT$150 for the class fund if you haven't done so. 

Thanks so much to Sania for the terrific work as the class leader!

9. If you are the first ones to arrive, it would be great if you could help set up the desks and chairs for small groups. Thanks to Sania for the suggestion of having the groups spread out to maximize the use of the spacious classroom, and to Jean for helping set up on March 15!

Thursday, 10 March 2022

For March 15, 2022

 A warm welcome to the new members of our class Sandra, Miranda, and Melanie! Glad Sam joined us in the first class! Thank you for helping out the new members!

For March 15, 2022:

1. Intonation. Please bring the wonderful handout by Grace. Thanks so much to Grace for being willing to teach it again to the new members of the class along with anyone interested in reviewing it!

2. Your English learning goals for this term. Please specify what, when, how, where, and how often. We will review them halfway through the term and at the end of the term.

3. "Th Nutcracker" (p.14~15 of Studio Classroom magazine)

4. Survival English unit 8, Culture File 8 (p.85). Articles (p.72) .

5. "The Prodigal Son" (handout given on Mar 8).

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

7. Pronunciation.

8. Please bring NT$150 for the class fund. Thanks so much to Sania for being willing to be the terrific class leader again!