For Nov 22, 2022 (free auditing, last class this term)

Thank you for the great job and progress, everyone!

Please invite people who are interested in learning English to join us online and send them the Google Meet link for the class.

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

2. Pronunciation.

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Please think ahead and choose what you'd like to go through in small groups:

3. "Great Smoky Mountains National Park" (p.46~48 of Studio Classroom magazine),

or "The Reflection Page: Three Tips for Language Learning" (p.56) if you would like to go through a shorter discussion to leave time for the Survival book.

4. "Learning from Failure" handout.

5. Survival English: Culture File 24 (p.89), unit 24 (p.30), Communication Activities G (p.62) and T (p.68), Modal Verbs 2 (p.79), which we didn't get to cover on on Nov 15.

6. Reduced Sounds (part 4). 

7. Progress check: How satisfied are you with the progress you're making in improving your English so far? What would you like to do more or keep doing to reach your English learning goals for this term?

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Happy (American) Thanksgiving! (The 4th Thursday in November. Nov 24 this year.)

For Nov 15, 2022

Thank you for the excellent work and the effort to attend class!

Announcements:

1. Our last class this term is Nov 22, 2022.

2. On November 8, 2022, members of the class decided to use the December 2022 issue of Studio Classroom magazine for the Spring term of 2023 (which will start on Mar 7, 2023).

If you would like to order it and have it mailed to you to study during the break and get the group rate of NT$100 per copy (the regular price is NT$160), please contact the sales rep of Studio Classroom. The postage is NT$15.

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For Nov 15, 2022:

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

2. Pronunciation.

Please think ahead and choose what you'd like to go through in small groups:

3."Snack Attack" (p.38~39 of Studio Classroom magazine) .

4. "The Trap of Perfection" handout. 

5. Survival English: Culture File 24 (p.89), unit 24 (p.30). Modal Verbs 2 (p.79).

6. Reduced Sounds (part 3).  

Group registration for the Spring term of 2023 will be from Nov 8, 2022 at the Kaiping Branch

 The spring term of our class will be from Mar 7 to May 30, 2023, 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. 

The school needs you to go to the office to fill out the registration form and pay cash for the fees.

The office of the Kaiping branch is open Monday through Friday 2:30 PM to 9:30 PM.

Jan 6, 2023 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. 

So from November 8, 2022 to January 6, 2023 you can register in person during office hours at the Kaiping branch.

If you register at the Jin-O or Dong-Fong branch, please go between Dec 26, 2022 and January 6, 2023 to receive 15% off tuition fee.

Thank you!

For Nov 8, 2022

Thank you for your enthusiastic participation and all the effort to practice and remember the correct English expressions, pronunciation, intonation, linked and reduced sounds!

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For Nov 8, 2022: 

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

2. Pronunciation.

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Please think ahead and choose what you'd like to go through in small groups:

3."The Alhambra" (p.34~36 of Studio Classroom magazine) if you'd like to go through it like Susan.

For the people who would like to go through the Survival book : 

You could consider going through "Prevent Periodontal Disease" (p.37) instead, a dialogue easy to get through and discuss, so there will be time left for you to do the Survival book. 

(This page is not numbered. It's the page after page 36.)

4. "Facing Fear" handout. 

5. Survival English: Culture File 23 (p.89), unit 23 (p.29). Modal Verbs 1 (p.79).

6. Reduced Sounds (parts 1 & 2, the whole page of the handout), as we didn't get to cover part 1 on Oct 25. 

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Have two restful and blessed weeks! 

No class on Nov 1, 2022 (Civil Development Week)

Please sign up for and attend the talk(s) prepared by the school throughout the week (online or in the school.)

For Oct 25, 2022

Thank you for your dedication to studying English and the great work! 

Everyone is making terrific progress!

Thank you again for the questions and feedback!

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For Oct 25, 2022: 

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

2. Pronunciation.

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Please think ahead and choose what you'd like to go through in small groups:

3."Virtual Museum Tours" (p.16~18 of Studio Classroom magazine) if you'd like to go through it like Susan.

For the people who would like to go through the Survival book but didn't get the chance on October 11 and 18, and would like to catch up on the Survival unit(s): 

You could consider going through "Debunking the Myths of Escaping from Fire– Keys to Survival" (p.11) instead, a dialogue easy to get through and discuss, so there will be time left for you to do the Survival book. 

4. "Security" handout. 

5. Survival English: For the people who would like to go through the Survival book but didn't get the chance on October 11 and 18, and would like to catch up on the unit(s)--

Culture File 21 (p.89), unit 21 (p.27). Verbs with prepositions; Phrasal Verbs (p.78).

And/or Culture File 22 (p.89), unit 22 (p.28). The transcripts are on p.56. Prepositions (p.78). 

6. Reduced Sounds (part 1).  

For Oct 18, 2022

Thank you for making the effort to participate in class! Thank you again for the questions, feedback, and suggestions!

Speedy recovery to James and Amy!

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For Oct 18, 2022: 

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

2. Pronunciation.

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Please think ahead and choose what you'd like to go through in small groups:

3."World Blood Donor Day" (p.28~29 of Studio Classroom magazine.) 

4. "God's Promises" handout. 

5. Survival English: Culture File 22 (p.89),unit 22 (p.28). The transcripts are on p.56. Prepositions (p.78).

6. Progress check: How satisfied are you with the progress you're making in improving your English so far? What would you like to do more or keep doing to reach your English learning goals for this term?

Have a restful and blessed week!

For Oct 11, 2022

Thank you for the terrific and hard work, and for your continuous support and help to one another and me!

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For Oct 11, 2022: 

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

2. Pronunciation.

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

3."Let's Learn A Language" (p.32~33 of Studio Classroom magazine.) 

4. "Generosity" handout. 

5. Survival English: Culture File 21 (p.89),unit 21 (p.27). Verbs with prepositions; phrasal verbs (p.78).

6. Free talk: Exercise; Fitness; Sports.

Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving! (The second Monday in October. October 10th this year.)

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!