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Sheng-Kung Girls' High School Graduation Ceremony 2011

2011-06-21T10:24:00.001+08:00

Here is the video of the graduation ceremony at Sheng-Kung Girls' High School

Graduation video

Sheng Kung's 46th Birthday

2010-12-08T10:37:00.004+08:00

Today is our school's birthday. Everyone in our school is really happy today, stduents did not even want to study, they want to have fun. In the afternoon, we will have a big program, some stduents will dance and perform. All of us are reall happy. The song of today is from the Taiwanese pop music 伍思凱, the song is 生日快樂 (happy birthday).

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Patrol Control Week!

2010-10-12T09:08:00.002+08:00

It is the seventh week, it is my turn already. I am the patrol control at my school. I need to control students' traffic line when they go home. 30 minutes standing outside, just looking at the students.

Testing Week!

2010-10-12T09:07:00.001+08:00

Today is the testing time at my school. I am very relaxing here because I am waiting for my turn to monitor the exam. I will see who is cheating.... ha ha ha...

Nobody In Chinese

2010-02-03T19:42:00.003+08:00

The Korean group "Wonder Girls" are very famous with their song "Nobody." They are not even famous in Taiwan, but through whole Asia continent. Because everybody likes thier song, they create the song nobody in Mandarin Chinese. Here is the video clip in Chinese.

Twilight

2010-01-04T11:45:00.003+08:00

I promissed my junior twos (eight graders) after finishing oral test, I will show them the movie Twilight. I still keep my promise. I finished the last unit of the book and the test for my class, two weeks before the final test. They are so excited today and they still remember what I told them. They started to watch the movie today. It will take three days of class time to finish the movie.

Nobody But You!

2009-12-29T14:50:00.004+08:00

This is also very popular song in a junior and high school life in Taiwan. This song sang by the Korean group WOnder Girls

Here is the video of Nobody but You!

Here is the lyrics of the song
You Know I still Love You Baby.
And it will never change. (Saranghae)

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

Why are you trying to, to make me leave ya
I know what you're thinking
Baby why aren't you listening
How can I just
Just love someone else and
Forget you completely
When I know you still love me

Telling me you're not good enough
My life with you is just too tough
You know it's not right so
Just stop and come back boy
How can this be
When we were meant to be

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

Why can't we just, just be like this
Cause it's you that I need and nothing else until the end
Who else can ever make me feel the way I
I feel when I'm with you, no one will ever do

Telling me you're not good enough
My life with you is just too tough
You know me enough so
You know what I need boy
Right next to you is where I need to be.

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody

I don't want no body, body
I don't want no body, body

Honey you know it's you that I want, it's you that I need
Why can't you see~

I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You
How can I be with another, I don't want any other
I want nobody nobody nobody nobody (2x)

Back to the days when we were so young and wild and free
Nothing else matters other than you and me
So tell me why can't it be
Please let me live my life my way
Why do you push me away
I don't want nobody nobody nobody nobody but you.

Sorry Sorry!

2009-12-29T14:48:00.002+08:00

Now, this song "Sorry Sorry" is very popular in junior and high school life in Taiwan. My stduents are crazy for them. Here is the video of Super Junior,a group singer from Korea.

Here is the lyrics:

Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry
Naega naega naega meonjeo
Nege nege nege ppajyeo
Ppajyeo ppajyeo beoryeo baby
Shawty Shawty Shawty Shawty
Nuni busyeo busyeo busyeo
Sumi makhyeo makhyeo makhyeo
Naega michyeo michyeo baby

Baraboneun nunbit soge
Nunbit soge naneun machi
Naneun machi mwoe hollin nom (Ijen beoseonajido motae)
Georeooneun neoui moseup
Neoui moseup neoneun machi
Nae simjangeul barpgo wannabwa (Ijen beoseonajido motae)

Eodil gana dangdanghage
Utneun neoneun maeryeokjeok
Chakhan yeoja ilsaegiran
Saenggakdeureun bopyeonjeok
Dodohage geochim eopge
Jeongmal neoneun hwansangjeok
Dorikil su eobseulmankeum
Nege ppajyeo beoryeosseo

Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry
Naega naega naega meonjeo
Nege nege nege ppajyeo
Ppajyeo ppajyeo beoryeo baby
Shawty Shawty Shawty Shawty
Nuni busyeo busyeo busyeo
Sumi makhyeo makhyeo makhyeo
Naega michyeo michyeo baby

Ttanttan ttanttada tta ttaranttan
Ttanttan ttanttada tta
Nege banhaebeoryeosseo baby
Ttanttan ttanttada tta ttaranttan
Ttanttan ttanttada tta ttarappappara

Hey girl gir gir gir gir gir girl I
Nunmantteumyeon ni saenggak (Hey girl)
Janakkaena sasil neo hana bakke anboyeo
(Malhaebwa) Ni mame naega
(Malhaebwa) Jari jabanneunji
(Malhaejwo) Naege malhaejwo
(Naneun babo babo babo)

Jubyeon saramdeureun malhae
Naega neomu jeokgeukjeok
I sesange geureon saram
Eodi handurinyago
Geugeol molla geunyeol molla
Sigihamyeo haneun mal
Naega bureopdamyeon geugeon
Geudaedeuri jineun geo

Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry
Naega naega naega meonjeo
Nege nege nege ppajyeo
Ppajyeo ppajyeo beoryeo baby
Shawty Shawty Shawty Shawty
Nuni busyeo busyeo busyeo
Sumi makhyeo makhyeo makhyeo
Naega michyeo michyeo baby

Ttanttan ttanttada tta ttaranttan
Ttanttan ttanttada tta
Nege banhaebeoryeosseo baby
Ttanttan ttanttada tta ttararara
Ttanttan ttanttada tta ttarappappara

Let's dance dance dance dance
Let's dance dance dance dance
Let's dance dance dance dance
Dance dance

Hey ije geuman naege wajullae
Jeongmal michil geotman gata yeah
Nan neoman saranghago sipeo
Jeoldae dasi hannun pal saenggak eobseo hey, hey, hey

Aeiniragiboda chingugateun
Naega doego sipeo
Neoui modeun gomin seulpeum
Hamkke ganjikhagopa
Dasi eobseul mankeum mankeum
Neoreul neomu saranghae
Naega baran saram niga baro geu
That that that girl

Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry
Naega naega naega meonjeo
Nege nege nege ppajyeo
Ppajyeo ppajyeo beoryeo baby
Shawty Shawty Shawty Shawty
Nuni busyeo busyeo busyeo
Sumi makhyeo makhyeo makhyeo
Naega michyeo michyeo baby

J1J

2009-12-08T11:14:00.003+08:00

This is my Junior One class j. I really enjoy teaching them daily. They are very sweet and very understandable people. Even they are very noisy and active, it is hard to deal wirh them sometimes, but most of the time, I enjoyed their company.

Sheng Kung's Birthday

2009-12-08T08:41:00.006+08:00

Early in the morning around 7:40 A.M. the entire school were listen to the Principal's talk. We cannot do the assembling because of H1N1 virus.

The school General Affairs' office made the cake for whole school. All staff members, students, nuns and other workers they have a piece of cake.

The cake smells good and taste so good.

Everybody are so busy over here cutting the cake. They have to measure the cake and cut it.
It is so funny to see people who are cutting the cake. This year of school's birthday is so special. We have a cake and candies. As year before, we had performance. This year we do not have any performances, but we enjoying eating the cake. Even the cake is just a little piece, but we enjoyed it a lot.

School also prepared a nice lunch for everyone. They prepared special food for not only for teacher but also for students. All the teachers will go to the school history room to have the lunch. This is really a special day.

After lunch, it is torture time for us, we have teachers' workshop.

The workshop time is around 1:30 P.M. After lunch there's no time to take a rest, so we had worksho right away. The worst part is that the guest speaker did not motivate teachers to listen, most of the teacher felt asleep.

Two hours of seatting at the conference room, I did not know what was the speaker's talk.

Some of them can listen very well, and some of them are just not listening. This was the worst workshop in my whole teaching life.

More pictures

Classes Canceled

2009-12-07T13:43:00.002+08:00

I often got papers like this. they will tell me which class is cancel today or next time. Now, we have a lot of H1N1 case here in our school. Not all of the classes have, some of them have in one week or two. Since, we have so many classes, it is possible to get H1N1 virus anytime.

H1N1 Case

2009-12-07T10:07:00.002+08:00

More paper work for H1N1. I have 10 Junior Ones (7th graders) and three junior twos(8th graders). Each of these classes can be one case of fever or H1N1. If one or two students have fever, the teacher who is teaching that class has to fill out forms like this. Also the teacher have to take a temperature daily.

I have so many forms each day. the forms cannot even finish. I cannot even finishing filling these forms. Everyday is a new case.

I have to fill out my personal information and daily temperature in my body. I have to do it for 7 days. Also, I have to measure the temperature twice a day. One in the morning and another one in the afternoon. After a week, I have to give the form to the school and the school will handle to the ministry of health department in Tainan.

H1N1

2009-12-07T09:58:00.004+08:00

With H1N1 in Taiwanese society it is very dangerous. The PTA parents of the school gave us a bottle of H1N1 prevention.

Joanne, came back!

2009-12-05T10:29:00.003+08:00

Joanne, my good students who graduated from Junior three (9th grader) at Sheng-kung Girls' High School, she went to another school because of her major. She came back to see on Saturday afternoon. At that time, I am not even at school. She left a note for me. She is so sweet. She is the only student who keeps in touch with me all the time.

Inaguration of Fleat Market (Love Month)

2009-12-03T14:46:00.001+08:00

Today we had a special day, it is the fleat market in our school. It is the inaguration of the love month. The month of December is a fun month, where we can buy cheap stuffs and we can help people by donating money. It is also the birth of Jesus Christ.

We had a special speech, which nuns went to Angola, she was sharing her experience over there with our students.

This is the power point presentation.

This is the presentation about Angola.

The Mother Superior is lighting the first light of the x'mas week.

Also the principal and the nun were giving soks to students. Students can put any donation over here.
This is my school's auditorium. Here are the 500 students total for one grade leve. They are all junior ones (7th graders). We have 50 students per class. We total have 10 classes of the same level. So 50 X 10 = 500 students per level.

It is a lot of stduents compared to another shcools. Western schools do not have as many students as in Taiwan. teachers job will be much easier to teach them, students, also will understand better.

Story Telling Rehersal

2009-12-02T16:40:00.010+08:00

This is our team for Story Telling competition outside of school. It is the national competition between schools which will held each year.
For this kind of competition, they cannot even move, they should stand in their places. It is like story telling in the radio, people cannot see them, they have to show their voices, not expressions. The students of this year are very good students. Their English ability is also good. They are from the advance English Class at Sheng-Kung Girls' High School, Tainan.
Today's rehearsal was not very good in today's performance. They did their performance in front of the principal and in front of 500 students. They should train a little bit more next time. If they go outside for competition, I am sure, we are not going to have a good ending.

English Singing Rehersal

2009-12-02T15:44:00.003+08:00

This is our group of English singing competition. All of the stduents over here I know. I taught them before, now, I do not teach them anymore. I did not know they can sing very well. They have wonderful voice and their song is so wonderful. They are like a famous group singer "Spice Girls". They have been practicing so many times in our school. Their dance, music, voice are so great. Their hard work is paid off.
However, they still have to work a little bit on their smiles and presentation. They should smile more. Since this is the national English singing competition between schools, they should do a beter performance. Other than that, everything is very good. Good luck to them!

Here is the video of their rehersal

Back to Summer School

2009-07-20T08:34:00.002+08:00

Today, we started already our first day of summer school. I am so excited to see my students, I do not know how much they grew up in these days. I am glad that I came back to school.

Oral Test Junior One B

2009-06-18T11:54:00.003+08:00

Gina and Michelle doing the conversation about their trips.

Nan Yuan (南元)

2009-04-25T13:55:00.000+08:00

With Junior One I, the special class, we went to the Nan Yuan Resort Farm. It is located in Liouying county (柳營). It is only 40 minutes from Tainan city. Here is our picture taken at the resort farm.It is the first time for me to be here. This place is gorgeous. There's water, mountain and playground for kids. Here is our departure. A lot of people were seating on the bus. Alan has been very popular child among so many young girls. A lot of people would like to take picture with Alan. Alan let them to take picture, he will have so many kinds of poses for them. In the middle of our trip, the police man came to ask questions about the security on the bus. It is just to prevent accidents. In case of accidents people should know what to do. There's a lot of nature to see. It is a beautiful view. There's a little zoo with all kinds of birds. Alan and the students enjoyed to see the birds. Here is our picture taken. Everyone had a great time. This is Alan and myself. He really enjoyed to be with my students. Alan enjoyed the view of the river. Students are giving food to the fish.During lunch time, we had a BBQ. I do not know how to do BBQ, but they know how to open the fire. After lunch, we will ride on the boat. Also, students and Alan had a great time playing in the water.

Junior One Field Trip (烏樹林)

2009-04-23T08:15:00.002+08:00

Junior Ones ( seventh graders) at Sheng-Kung Girls' High School went to a field trip in Wushulin烏樹林. It seems every year at this time of the year, we will go to the same place.
They are my students from junior One B class. In Taiwan, we have 10 classes from junior one, 10 classes from junior two and 10 classes from junior three. We have 30 classes total from junior high school level. There's 50 students per class. These girls really enjoying their field study. This place is amazing, it is an open museum where people can see everything and enjoy the nature. These students are my students from the B class. They are very active and talkative in my class. I cannot never control them in my class.

Here is the dinosaur. There are all kinds of dinosaurs here in this museum.

If you have time with your family, you can go to this place and enjoy one day of educational trip with children.

Where: 台南縣後壁鄉烏林村184號
Telephone: (06) 685-2681

Children can enjoy playing in the water, there's water ball and they can be inside of the ball and run on top of the water. It is so cool. All the prices will include everything even the train ride.

Special Guest

2009-04-18T15:05:00.002+08:00

Today I have a special guest in my Spanish class. This is a young man, Carlos who came from Mexico and study here in Taiwan. He is a exchange studuent. He is the first one and only one in his entire shcool.

I was talking to my stduents about Latin America, they really like it. So I want them to hear what is real latin american country. Carlos, introduced about Mexico to them, they seems so excited to go. I am hopping that my stduents learned something new from Carlos.

Last Supper

2009-04-09T14:44:00.005+08:00

Sheng-Kung is a Catholic School. Every year in our school we have the last supper. This day is very important not only for Christians but also Catholics. Everyone cannot choose their own seat. The counseling center is already settle down for everyone. Here is my name in table number 12.

A lot of people arrived at the last supper. Some dtuents arrived early and some stduents arrived late.

Other people are settle down the table for the last dinner. They do not only have to prepare the food but also they need to decorate the table.

A lot of food is ready to share with others. I really like the chicken is wonderful.

Students and teachers start to arrive.

Here are the stduents who will get washed their foot tonight. Here is my stduent and her friend.

Celine and Vicky are so happy.

My former stduents enjoying their meal.

This is my plate of food. It is so good.

After supper, we all go to the church. 12 stduents will get washed their feet.

Here is the process of washing feet one by one.

Our principal Juliana also helped.

At the end, we all take a group picture with my stduents who washed their feets today.

Our Father ( 天主經)

2009-04-01T17:30:00.003+08:00

Song: Our Father

Lirics:
Hear our prayer
We are your children and we're gathered here today
We're gathered here to pray
Hear our cry
Lord we need your mercy and we need you peace today
Hear us as we pray

Chorus
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Our Father hear us from heaven
Forgive our sins we pray
Hear our song, as it rises to heaven
May your glory fill the earth like waters in the seas
Clean our hearts and remove anything
That is standing in your way
Of loving us today!

REPEAT CHORUS
And though we are few
We're sorrounded by many who have crossed that river before
And this is the song we'll be singing forever
Holy is the Lord x2

Here is the video:

Chinese version:

我們的天父
願祢的名受顯揚
願祢的國來臨
願祢的旨意奉行在人間
如同在天上求祢今天賞給我們日用的食糧
求祢寬恕我們的罪過如同我們寬恕別人一樣
不要讓我們陷於誘惑但救我們免於凶惡阿們

Here is the song:

Holy Music Competition

2009-04-01T17:16:00.008+08:00

Time comes for all 8th graders. They were practicing for a month and this afternoon, they are going to be singers. They were all prepared in this competition. I am the judge in this competition, I had to listen to the same song 8 times.

The song of this holy competition is "Our Father" in Chinese

I just recorded three best performances in this afternoon.

Here are their performances:
You can click to see the video

Class J2E

Class J2G

Class J2H

Christian Music Competition

2009-04-01T15:22:00.002+08:00

Today I am the judge for the Christian Music Competition. The participants from this event are the Junior Two (Eight Graders) stduents. They san everything in Chinese. This competition is held every two years in our school.

The first class is Junior two E class.

The second one is Junior two G class

The third one is Junior H class

I only teach three classes of eight graders only.

Holy Music

2009-04-01T09:53:00.004+08:00

I got the invitation to be the judge for the Holy musical competition. Personally, I do not understand about the Holy musics very much. I am Christian and I came from Christian family, so I know the songs which we san at the church. In terms of competition, I do not know.

All the junior twos (8th graders) have to sing in this competition. The two English Advance clases won't participate in this competition. I really enjoying their rehersals. I hope this competition, they will be wonderful.

Touching Story

2009-04-01T09:47:00.002+08:00

Usually, when parents got diverced, children usually do not want to accep another mom. This is very touching story of a step mother who changed Eric's life. I will use this story as a role- model of most powerful woman who changed lives.

The English here is very clearly spoken and easy to understand for second language learners.

I hope this sotry will touch my studets' lives.

Fun for Singing

2009-03-26T11:06:00.005+08:00

Finally, we finished the test, after the test everyone was so tired. It makes me tired also for grading their tests. So I decide to teach them a song in English.This song is very easy for seventh graders.

This is an honor class (English Advance) class, so their English level is pretty high. I want to challenge them by changing the words in this song.

Personally, I chose the easiest song for me and my students to be able to sing. The song's name is Tomorrow by Amy Diamond.

Here is the lyrics of the song, "Tomorrow"

The sun'll come out, tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar, that tomorrow
There'll be sun!
Just thinking about, tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs, and the sorrow
'Til there's none!
When I'm stuck in a day
That's gray and lonely
I just stick out my chin
And grin and say
The sun'll come out, tomorrow
So you gotta hang on 'til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, tomorrow
You're always a day away
When I'm stuck in a day
That's gray and lonely
I just stick out my chin
And grin and say
The sun'll come out, tomorrow
So you gotta hang on 'til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, tomorrow
You're always a day away
Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, tomorrow
You're always a day, away...

Here is video of the song
Amy Diamond performed this song in 2005

Fun for Singing Performance

2009-03-26T10:00:00.002+08:00

In my junior one (7th graders) advance class, I taught them an English song, titled "Tomorrow" by Amy Diamond. Students have to change the original song into their own words. After they changed it, they have to sing the song aloud. Personally, I am not a music teacher, so I do not expect them to sing perfectly.

All of them are so creative, I am really enjoying their singing performances.

Group One

Group Two

Group Three

Group Four

Group Five

Group Six

Pen Pal in Spain

2009-03-20T09:56:00.004+08:00

We are ready to make connection qith people in Spain. My students can practice Spanish and English at the same time.

Thanks to Teacher Monica in Spain is willing to have pen pal with us. Kids are so excited about it.

We are waiting for their reply. I hope they will get my mail and reply to us soon.

I do not know how to encourage my students to learn a new language. I hope Pen pal will help them to learn Spanish. I just want to use what they have learned into real life situations.

Cooking Lessons

2009-03-13T09:49:00.002+08:00

Junior High School (7th graders)
Junior One A
Junior One B
Junior One C
Junior One D
Junior One E
Junior One F

Junior High School (8th Graders)
Junior Two E
Junior Two G
Junior Two H

Bulletin Board Competition

2009-03-05T15:50:00.002+08:00

Today, I got the paper by saying I will be the judge for the bulletin board competition. I am in charge of junior ones (seventh graders). A lot of guidelines to follow. For example, classroom organization will be 30 points. Bulletin creativity will be 30 points. The last 40 points will be using recycle materials and creativity of it. Finally, I ahve to sign my name and tell them who is the winer of competition.

Today’s Thanksgiving Day

2009-03-04T15:56:00.002+08:00

This is Junior One G at Sheng-Kung Girl's High School. in this Jazz Chant competition, they are performing; "Today’s Thanksgiving Day".

Here is the video of their performance:

They did a great job of using visual adds in this competition. Everyone seems well prepared.

I am the Judge!

2009-03-04T15:39:00.000+08:00

Today is Junior Ones' (seventh grader) Jazz Chant competition. I am going to be the judge of this competition. I am very excited to see my students' performance. This is the invitation to be a judge in this competition. This is our Assembly. It is huge and students in this competition they will need to speak louder. In the middle, there's a table where I am going to seat to be the judge. Here I am seating on the table, I am ready. They also gave me grading papers. I am waiting for other judges to come.

Here is the group of J1I who are rehearsing for Jazz Chant. I really enjoyed their rehearsal.

Tomorrow

2009-03-03T12:01:00.005+08:00

This is the song that I want to teach my stduents after the test.

This song sings by Amy Diamond .

直週老師's Lunch

2009-02-27T16:16:00.003+08:00

During the week of my duty, the school gave me a free lunch everyday. The lunch is not good. The quantity of food is not enough. Anyways, this week, I did not even need to worry about cooking and bring my lunch to school.

終於直週老師結束了!!

2009-02-27T13:36:00.003+08:00

Today is Friday, finally, my duty is already finished. I had very tough duty, I have to stand in front of school's door and see student's uniform. If they do not wear appropriate uniform, I have to deduct points.

In western schools, teachers do not have to stand in front of school door and see students. Here schools in Asia, teachers have to stand in front of schools. Asian teachers not only teach in the classroom but also, they have to do some other extra works at schools.

The worst part is, teachers in Asia do not earn as much as teachers in western countries such as USA, Australia, or New Zealand.

This was a tough duty, I have to be 7:00 AM at school and leave at 6:00 PM. All my family have to leave early with me. My lovely husband is helping me a lot in this week. I drive Alan to my school and my husband is picking him up and drop him to school. David will take Alan to eat breakfast. Alan loves that. This week, father and son had a good relationship.

Next week, I do not have to do it my duty anymore. I am very happy now, I believe my family is happy too.

直週老師開始了!!!

2009-02-20T14:05:00.003+08:00

From February 20th to February 27th, I have to do my duty. I have to check students' uniform. This duty is very tough, I have to arrive at school early and leave school late. More than that, during nap time, I have to see if the school is clean or not. It is very tiring duty. I really do not understand why Taiwanese schools made us to do it.

Finally...

2009-01-16T09:06:00.000+08:00

Can see imagine how many test papers are here? Well, I have total of 12 classes. 50 students per class. You can see 50 x 12 = 600. Yes, it is 600 test papers for my class only to grade. I have to finish it in two days. Is that possible? Yes, it is possible because I made only 20 question, 2 points each question and everything is multiple choice questions. So it should be easy for me to grade ABC's or BBC's. After two days, I grade them all.

Monitoring the Exam

2009-01-16T08:48:00.000+08:00

In these days, I have to monitor the exam. We are in the finals exam. In my school, we have three days to finish the exam. Students have to study for the test and teacher have to finish grading the test. During the exam time, students have to put their backpacks in the hallway. It is because to prevent cheating. This is the floor of eight graders only. We have total of 10 classes for 8th graders. Five classes in one side of the hallway and the other five will be in the other side of the hallway. Each class will have 50 students. You can imagine 50 x 10= 500. Yes, it is 500 students on this floor.

This is the class I monitored the exam. Before I arrived to their classrooms, they have to put their backpacks outside.

This is 8th grader class D. I have been monitoring them 3 times in two days. I think they are tired to see me. When I arrived to their classroom, they asked me why are you here teacher? why you again? I do not know why, I am just here.

After giving the test papers to the students, they start to concentrate on their tests. They cannot even say one word. They cannot see each other. They have to see their test papers only.

Burritos

2009-01-10T16:38:00.005+08:00

Today is a happy hour for everyone of us at my Spanish class. We are making Mexican Burritos. This is me and my students here preparing for the burritos. The entire class brought their own ingredients. Everyone is moving and preparing for the food

I divide students in each group, each group has to bring their own ingredients. For example, some groups will bring cheese, some groups will bring lettuce, others will bring rice, meat, onions, tomatoes, and more. I myself as a teacher brought tortillas for them. I also prepared corn soup.

Students will need to wash, cut all the ingredients and put all the ingredients in separate plates.

Food is ready, students are ready to eat. I taught them how to rap into a burritos. They are all excited and hungry.

Everybody is doing their work here. Everyone seems enjoyed eating.

Everyone had their own tortillas. They are very busy making the food.

Even we needed one hour to prepare for the food, after they enjoyed eating Burritos. For them burritos is very special dish. My hard work is paid off. Even tortillas costs me a lot of money.

My little TA, Lifely is helping in this project at the end everyone had burrito except for her. Through this lesson, I taught everyone sharing with others not just think by themselves.

Singer

2009-01-08T13:26:00.005+08:00

This is my J1D class. They are very active in my class. Even they are very active, they did the best oral ever in this semester.

I could see from each group their hard work.

I divide them into groups of three. One has to be the newscast, another one , the reporter, and the third one is the singer. The singer has to change her clothe because they are going to talk about outfits.

Also, the person who is going to be the singer, she needs to sing a song. The song that she is going to sing, doesn't have to be too long. I just want a little bit.

This group is the best one. I think after this semester, they are going to have another teacher. I will have my new group of students. I am really going to miss them very much.

Here is the video:

Assignment for oral:

Divide students into groups, two or three.
One student has to be the newscast, another one the reporter and the third one the singer. The singer has to sing a song and everything has to be in English.

Newscast:
The newscast has to say the singer's life. She has to say in one paragraph about her life. What did she do, what kind of job did she have before, what is her new album, etc.

Reporter:
The job of the reporter has to catch the singer. Just pretend they are in a singer's concert. When the pop star has the free time, the reporter must go and interview her.

Here the reporter has to ask questions in English. Also, she needs to say her outfits in English (Clothing Style). She can tell her to introduce about her hometown, etc.

Singer:
As singer must be active. remember she or he is the singer. She has to sing her new song, so everyone would buy her CD. Also, she will need to answer all the questions.

Overall, this project is a lot of fun, they have been planning for two hours, and after two hours, they did a great job! I am very proud of them.

Students

2009-01-07T16:18:00.005+08:00

These are my Junior One I students. They are very hard workers. They always want a good grade in my class. This is the last day of the semester, I won't see them until next year, if God let me.

I am going to have new students for next semeter. We switch students from semester to semester. I am really going to miss them. This is Grace. Her brother, Sam is my son's classmate. This is a small world. I will know everyone around me.

Catherine and Annie are very good students. They are not only cute but also hard workers.I really had a great time teaching my Junior Advance class. This is my first time teaching advance class, I really enjoying beign with them.

Itinerary

2009-01-07T15:34:00.008+08:00

This is my Junior One I Oral test. In my class, English Conversation, students will prepare test speaking in English. This class is doing Itinerary. I made them to prepare three days trip, they have to choose one country outside of their own.

It is like travel's agency, they have to plan a schedule for people to choose the plan. Also in the back of the paper they have to include suggestions and recomendations, emergecy numbers, address and of course the cost.

This group made canada, they plan three days trip to Edmonton, Banff, and Vancouver.

They provide the most important sites in each city. They also give suggetsions and recomendations.

This is Glory, My Tz and her partner. They made three days trip to France.

They planed very comfortable trip to this country. Also, there's interesting sites and food to eat.

Vanessa and Celine are planing the trip to California, USA. they include the most ntersting places of the city.

They laid out nicely what is special over there.

This is the trip to Australia, made by Catherine and Doris. This itinerary is great, they have pictures and words. I thought they made a great job here.

This group also did a great job doing their project.

Overall, everyone seems enjoying thier project. At the end of the project, they can take it home. I just took pictures for future references.

At end of the project, they have to made a report. They cannot read anything, what they have to do is doing the overall summary.

I really enjoying teahcing them, unfortunately, after Chinese New year, I will have my new group of students. I am going to miss them all.

Great job! Junior One I, you did a grat work! I am very very happy for you!

Introducing singer, Junior One E

2009-01-07T15:26:00.000+08:00

This is my junior one E class. They are very good kids in this class. I taught them to be polite. When they were late, they will say "Sorry" to me. I am very lucky in this semester to have good kids like them. I am really going to miss them after we change class.

This is the first group, they have a lot of imagination. Even people in this group is a little bit shy, but they did a great job. The girl who is a singer, she did not even sing louder.

This group with my TA is very active. They can try many things. They can talk very loud, so everyone can heard them.

Sophi is very good student, she is always helping me explaining things in Chinese for them. She is an easy going person in her class.
Group of Jane is also very outgoing.

They are so happy doing the oral test in my class. I can see a lot of smiles. It is so good to heard them speaking in English.

Lulu is trying very hard speaking English in my class. From this test, I can see how much effort she prepared. This group of students are very hard working. They want always a perfect score in my class.

Here is the video of the best of all groups. This is what I want .

Overall, even some students are very shy and some of them are outgoing in the class, I can see their effort that they are putting in this test. I am very happy to see them growing and improving at the same time.

J1B Oral test

2009-01-07T10:49:00.001+08:00

We're Ready to Send the Presents

2008-12-09T12:50:00.001+08:00

I collected presents from my students. I put them in this little box. Some of the presents are really big. Some people are not even listen what I said.

This girl made a nice gift.

Even is Small but it is colorful. She did a great job. I am ready to send it to them, I am hopping they will like their presents.

Gifts from Other Class

2008-12-09T12:48:00.002+08:00

The other class prepare gifts for us. I am ready to collect their presents and sent it to them also. Everyone is so excited, they did not want to listen to me.

Exchange Present Junior One I

2008-12-09T12:30:00.002+08:00

My Junior One I class exchanged present with students from other group. This girl prepared a gift for number 13. This gift looks very cool.

Another student prepared a candy for number 22. She also prepared a nice appearance.

Mirian got a small gift from her secret friend. She is so happy about it.

Doris and Catherine also got presents from their secret friends.

My J1I TA got a very small gift from her friend.

Everyone got small things from their secret friends. These gifts for them is something special. They really enjoyed this kind of activity.

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Exchange Present Junior One A

2008-12-09T08:08:00.003+08:00

This is my Junior one A (7th graders). In Taiwan, there's no x'mas, so I decide to have a x'mas feeling for my students. I want them to know what is x'mas. I made an exchange present for x'mas. My class exchanged their presents with people from the other class. I gave them different colors each week. Colors can be x'mas colors or something related to x'mas.

This seventh graders are very creative. They can create cards, presents and more. I really enjoy teaching them.

The most important thing in this activity is that they have to keep their secrets until the day of x'mas. For most people this part is the most difficult part. I told them from the beginning, if they told their secret friend who they are, I will cancel this activity.
Here are the blue cards for the color of the week. They did a nice creation for their friends. The most important, they cannot say who is the person who send the card.

Here is the other color from the previous week. They could bring any red things, like piece of chocolate, candy or cookies.

Nana got her present, even is small, but she is so happy. She still doesn't know who is her secret friend.

Shelly also got her present, she is guessing who is her secret friend.

Jennifer is happy, too. She wants to know who sent the present to her.

This x'mas activity can be enjoyable, but at the same time, if they got present they do not like, is a real pain. The most important part is that children enjoyed and they will know their classmates better.

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Post Card Junior One I

2008-12-04T16:44:00.002+08:00

This is my Junior One I class. They are also English Advance class. These girls always working so hard on their projects. each group are making their presentations, i really enjoy each of them. It is so nice to hear who they wrote to. Some of them wrote to me, some of them wrote to their grammar English teacher , math or science teachers. It is so nice to hear from their inside voices.

This two people wanted a perfect score, even they pronounce words wrong, they always asked me for a second chance.

One students in this above picture is shy, and another one is very active. Both of them together made a great team. I really enjoyed their courage in front of the class.

My Teacher Assistance, Glory also worked so hard on her project. Her friend Julia also wants a perfect score. Julia's English is perfect. She has native-like pronunciation. She is always worrying about her grades in my class.

Taiwanese students are always worrying about their grades. If they do not get higher grades or their parents expecting grades, their parents will hit them. I know that this situation in USA is illegal.

Post Card Junior One A

2008-12-04T16:41:00.001+08:00

This is my junior one A. They are English advance class. each student in this class has a very good skills in English. Some studenthas native like pronounciation. This is because they parents send them to a good elementary school.

According to the study, to learn another language must be between ages 8 to 12. Children at that age will have native like pronounciation. This class is not very cute but also they have very intelligent girls. I gave them a project. We've been studying unit 5 from the book Impact Topic. The last page of this unite is that they have to write letters to their friends.

I made them to imagine that they are in overseas. they have to make a post card and send to their families or friends. Also, they have to create a stamp. They can draw stamps or they can cute from magazines. Believe me or not, these kids did a wonderful job.

After they made their post cards, they have to introduce their post cards to the entire class. they have to tell us how do they make it, wy do they choose the country and for who they wrote to.

This gropu of my junior one A is very active. because of them, my class can be very fun. They always like to act and they use a lot of their imaginations.

This group of stduents were telling us about their post cards. They worked so hard for 20 points. Some classes did not even care about 20 points.

This group also worked so hard from the begining. I know they want a full score. they also draw their own stamps. It was so fun to see all of them using good of English.

Overall, this project is so fun for them to create. They really enjoyed creating an talking to their partners. i am just hopping that they will keep their hard work for future.

Fashion Show Junior One E

2008-12-04T16:31:00.002+08:00

This is my junior One E class. This class is very cute. They are very polite and kind. They know how to take care of people. As their teacher, I am very proud of them. Do you know where am I in this picture? Before we start the fashion show, I took picture with the entire class with their outfits. Do you know where am I in this picture? Before we start the fashion show, I took picture with the entire class with their outfits.

Group one had very comfortable clothing. They all like comfortable shirts. They are so cute on their normal clothing.

Group number two wore fashionable clothing.
This group is a little active. They have different kinds of styles.
This group also has another kind of style. They suppose to present they have picture on their t-shirts.

This is a perfect group for them. These students over there want to be perfect. They all dressed up with cute designs. They are very cute, too.
his is another active group. They also have different kinds of styles.

My Teacher assistance, Jane, is the tallest one in this group. They wore beach style. Can you see the differences?

I really enjoy giving them challenging about their projects. They all enjoyed their projects and use their imaginations. I am really happy, they did a great job!

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Fashion Show Junior One B

2008-12-04T13:13:00.005+08:00

This is my Junior One B (7th Graders). We studied about all kinds of clothing on unit 5th. We studied basic clothing vocabulary like jeans, T-shirt, skirts, mittens, shirts and more.

To do something in my class, I decided to do fashion show. I divide students into 4 groups each, Each of them has to create their own style. For example, informal, formal, casual, swimming suit, sporting, and more.

Group members has to wear the same, for example, if they want to wear jeans, everyone should wear jeans.

More than that, they should introduce each other. They should tell what other members of the group are wearing. They should introduce in English.
Group number one wore jeans, they have all kinds of jeans: black, white, and blue. They have different colors but same styles. At least this group is well uniformed.

Group number two is wearing uniforms. they wore all kinds of uniforms form other schools. After this show, we thought our school winter uniform is the most beautiful, but our Summer uniform is the ugliest. Also, from this presentation, we could see different kinds of styles and colors of uniforms to be able to compare with our own.

Group number three prepared sport topic. you can see from this picture, everyone wore their shorts, hat, and t-shirts.

This group is very special because they combine formal clothing with informal clothing. This group has the story of a woman before going out and after went out. You can see a girl with a un-wearing tie.

This project is enjoyable for everyone. Every single person in each team worked so hard. If they have different opinions, they can deal with it. I think this project is meaningful for them and for me.

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My Classroom

2008-11-19T12:45:00.005+08:00

Every year, I want to decorate something different into my classroom. I always ask students to do some projects. This year, I had the unity on technology, so they can create it and make it into posters.

Junior Two Project

2008-11-19T11:56:00.002+08:00

This is my junior two project for oral test. They have to create a piece of technology. they do not need to make it, they have to draw the picture and make it into a poster presentation, so we will have an idea what is the product.

This class junior two G made a "Moving Hotel." They said if you are traveling all over and you do not have any place to stay, you can bring this little box. What this little box can do for you? this box can became a six star hotel for you to relax. Now, you do not need to worry where are you going and do not worry if the hotel you are staying is good for you or not. you can just do is using this box.

After their presentation, I really want this box, too. i know this is impossible, but one day who knows it can be come true or not.

What imagination they have! I really enjoyed their presentation.

Comics

2008-11-18T10:45:00.005+08:00

My Oral test topic for my Junior three (ninth graders) is to create comic poster. I gave them a topic and they have to draw 10 pictures and write the shortest sentence that people can be understood.

I divide this work into pair work. Some of the groups put a lot of effort and some other groups did not even put any efforts. This class, J3E, they put a lot of effort into this test. This is my best class and the best project ever seen in my life. I am very happy with them. they did a great job!

This is the piece of work from Shaiya and Amy. They did a picture of the train. The story behind is the father of the girl in the story is working in a train station, he earned a lot of money, but until one day, the girl's family became poor. The girl was thinking how to help her family. She wanted to study harder and harder to be able to college and earn money. She said, "Dad do not worry, I will make money for you." That is meaningful story.

Mr. Happy's Adventure is also a fun story of a man who is traveling all over, he did not have any girlfriend. Even he is traveling all over, but he always felt lonely. Until one day, he met a girl who wants to be his girlfriend. Mr. happy is so happy forever.

A pig father and the pig baby went for a walk one day. the baby pig saw 10 dollars and 5 dollars coin. He asked his father if he could pick up the money. The father answered, "Which one would you pick up, the five or the ten?" The baby said 10 of course. He picked up the money and he contributed to his class at his school. I though this is a cool learning story.

One young person always wanted to live in a dark. He is always sad, he always wanted to kill people, but until one day, he discovered himself that he is very valuable in this life. From that time, his life changed completely.

This is also a nice story of two girls that after graduating from high school, they did not see each other. One day, they met accidentally. They were chatting and they were happy ever since.

This poster is very political. This theme is very similar to the Chinese diplomat came to Taiwan. At that time, they met problems.

When people forget something in their lives, they have to learn how to apologize or say sorry. No excuse is good when you hurt somebody. I think this is a good learning lesson for all of students.

Junior One Drama

2008-11-14T16:09:00.003+08:00

My Junior One regular did their oral test. The topic of my oral test for them is to perform drama. They have to use unit three and four from the book Impacts: Intro. Unit three and four are about pastime and household chores.

They also have to use vocabulary form these two units. I do not expect them to use all of them, but they can use some of them or the words they need.

All o my junior ones are excellent. However, junior one B, they put more effort into their work. It is easy for me to give them very high points, no problem.

This class did their performance, I really enjoy the show. I am very proud of my seventh grader B. great job everyone!

In the following, you can enjoy their perfromance:

Grandfather did not do the housework
North Pole
Sister calling each other

Two sisters are Calling Each Other

2008-11-14T15:54:00.005+08:00

Are they very cute?
Yes, they are very cute. They are performing two sister in two different countries, one is the USA and another one in Taiwan. They are calling each other and talking about housework.

I really enjoy their performance, here is the video of their presentation.

Not everyday I can get students like them who works very hard. Keep your hard work for the future. Keep studying hard.

Actresses: Amanda and Annie
photo: Mary

In the North Pole

2008-11-14T15:46:00.004+08:00

It is spring here in Taiwan, it is so hot outside, these girls are performing "The north Pole". They have to fit into the theme.

here is their video presentation, I hope you will enjoy as I did enjoy in my class.

It is also nice to see how much their improve in their English. They put a lot of effort into their performance, I am very proud of you. You did a great job, keep your hard work for the future.

Performers: Patti and Minnie
Potographer: Mary

Grandfather Did Not Want to Do The Housework

2008-11-14T15:34:00.005+08:00

Today, my Junior One B (seventh graders) had their oral test. this group of students did a great job in performing drama.

They prepared so hard, and I am sure they all want a very good grade. They use all the vocabulary and contents from unit three and four.

here is the video of thier presentation.

After thier presentation, I am very happy to see how hard they prepare for it. I am hopping that all of my students will work as hard as them.

Great job!

Performers: Sally and Cindy
Photo: Mary
Class: J1B

Junior Three Composition

2008-11-14T15:25:00.005+08:00

I gave to my 9th graders a composition about the arrangement of your room. How are you going to change your room? Every student has to write their composition in English. They have to write 150 words total.

This amount of words for American kids is not even a lot. However, for EFL students, they will think it is a lot of already. This amount of words will be a pian for some of students whose English skill is not good enough.

In my school, Sheng-Kung, we have 10 classes per level and 50 to 55 students in one class. I gave this assignment for my Junior three (9th graders) E and I classes. Both of them did a great effort. I am very proud of their work.

Here are their writings:

Junior Three E

1. Stacy
2. Jennifer
3. Ella
4. Vivian
5. Shaiya
6. Melody
7. Linda
8. Siraya

Keep your hard work everyone, you did a great job in this assignment.

My Own Room

2008-11-14T15:14:00.004+08:00

It has been wight years since we moved to the new house. There are five floor in the house. And my room is located on the third floor.

I like bright colors because they can make my room look clean and warm, I do not like dark because the color will make me feel sad.

There are not only teddy bears but also dolls in my room. I like them very much. I used to sleep with them, although I do not hold them all day now as I did it before., I still put them around me when I go to sleep.

Having my own room is very different from before, Maybe someday, I will decorate my room into a palace, so I can feel that I am little cute princess.

My Very Own Room

2008-11-14T15:08:00.004+08:00

When I first moved into my room, I felt it was boring and no colors. I found there are some things I can do to make it not only in a comfortable but also personal environment.

First, I iwll put the big blue table next to the big chair that I have in my room, then, I will put flowers on the table. Next, I wil paint my walls blue and hang a clock with a cute birds on my wall.

I will buy a lot of foods, so I can have al kinds of foods on my table. I will also need a very handsome waiter to enjoy the life with me. finally, I need to change my bed. I need a very soft bed in my room.

This is my ideal room, what is your ideal room?

Author: Linda

My Dream Room

2008-11-14T15:00:00.003+08:00

If I have a bedroom, so I can decorate on my own, and I will change everything.

First, I will rid of the things which I do not use for years. I can put them into different boxes and send them to the recycling center or give to people who really need it.

Second, I will put some cute dolls beside my blue bed, I can also put some flowers on my desk. I will set a small white white table and to chairs among my room. There will be also a lot of poems and novels in my bookshelf.

Wow! it sounds wonderful, right?

The last thing that I will do is to put my favorite chair and seat on it and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. What I life I have in my room.

The life in my dream room is so perfect, isn't it? it is also not so difficult to do all these things. If I have time and money, I will make my room comfortable and beautiful.

Author: Melody

My Beautiful Room

2008-11-14T14:54:00.003+08:00

Everyone has his or her room and so do I. My room is just like most common people's room, there's nothing special but in a different style than the others.

I have a little balcony in my room, so I can put all of wet clothes. Also, I have a big closet, so I can out all of my clean clothes into my closet.

I have a lot of dolls in my bed and that makes me so confusing, because I do not know where is my pillow and my blankets. I have a little radio next to my bed, when I am bored, i can just listen to it.

I also have a bookcase next to my window. It used to be mine but now it belongs to my brother.

This is my room, it might nor be big but I like it very much.

Author: Shaiya

My Room

2008-11-14T14:46:00.004+08:00

My room is not big enough but it is already comfortable. It is a peace place which it could make me clam down when I have stress.

I decorate my room in a very simple way. I put a big table, single bed, and bookshelf.

On my table, there are some books and some stationery's for me to use everyday. To tell you the truth, it is quiet messy.

There are many kinds of books on my bookshelf, such as novels, comic books, school books, dictionary, cyclopedias, and some Cd's.

I like to do many things in my bed, I like to read my novel and listen to my music. I also put a big map in front of my bed. when I am free, I can see the map and see all the countries in the world. I do not have money to go country per country but i can just see the map and imagine that I am traveling around the world.

My room is my favorite place in my house, What is your favorite place?

Author: Vivian

Class: J3E

My Room

2008-11-14T14:39:00.005+08:00

When I was in kindergarten, I moved to live with my grandparents. At that time, I have to share the room with my sister.

In our room, I have a huge closet. I have a lots of clothes inside and I have the warmest bed, It is very comfortable. My desk is next to my bed, so that's why I can study veryday here.

I have a lot of book on my my bookshelf that I really like all of my books. Also, there are many citations and letters written by my friends. I put the letter on my walls.

Even though, I do not have my own room, but I live all I have. I love my family, and my house. I am very lucky to have everything I want in my life.

Author: Ella

Class: J3E

Jennifer's Composition

2008-11-14T14:28:00.003+08:00

My room is on the third floor of my house. In the morning, it is reflecting the sunlight. In the afternoon, it is a perfect place for me to have a rest. In the evening, I can sleep like a baby on my bed. There's desk, chair, closet and a piano in my room, When I am bored, I will play the piano or read some comic books.

I design my room, in many different ways. I like the way I design my room. I put a lot of pictures of my idol on the walls, I bought a bed and I put all my dolls on it. A lot of visitors who comes to my room, they all like to stay in my room. They said,"your room is so nice". I am very proud of myself.

Stacy's Composition

2008-11-14T14:00:00.004+08:00

Three days ago, I moved into my new apartment, I felt very happy. because my new life is starting. I found a lot of things to let me feel surprised.

Near to my house there's a little park, department store and a big bookstore. My new apartment is close to the sea , so when I get up in the morning, I can see the beautiful scenery.

The beautiful view is always waiting for me in the morning. When I see it, I could relax a little bit.

My apartment has living room, bathroom, and the bedroom, but I try my best to decorate my apartment to be more beautiful. I put a big book shelves in my room. Study is my hobby, I like to be in my room and study. Sometimes, I read novels. Novels are the most important thing in my life, I cannot live without it.

S1 Singing Competition

2008-11-05T15:15:00.003+08:00

Today, in my school, Sheng-Kung organized English singing competition. All of the tenth graders did a great job. Each class is very unique and they really practice hard in this competition. They put all of their efforts into it.

I was the judge in this afternoon and I really enjoyed listening how they sang in each class. It is really amazing to see their presentations.

There are total six classes with six different songs in it. The songs are: Let All the People Praise You, O God, Winter Magic, Take This Wings, Season of Love, The rhythm of Love, The World is Yours.

Below is the song, Winter Magic.

Halloween, Junior One B

2008-10-31T13:52:00.005+08:00

When I entered to my room this morning, half of my students arrived to my classroom. My question is where is my another half of students? I started to ask them, nobody answered me. I started to get angry and I was going to mad at them, at that time, half of my students showed up and walk through the classroom. Nobody saw me or said "Sorry" to me. I was more angry at them.

I opened my class with Halloween topic, I asked them, what can you see in Halloween? two students answered. I started to get angry, I raised my voice, everyone seemed to be quiet. I start to bla bla bla at them. I told them, I am not talking to table or chair, I am talking to people like you.

At that time, they started to answer my question. I had very good Halloween topic and game for them to play, the problem is they get so excited sometimes.

This class is very unique because half of the classes came dressed up with witches' hat, six of them painted their faces, and some of them had scary masks.

I mean the dressing up for Halloween in this class is not mixure of costumes, it is very unique that everyone seemed uniformed with only three topics.

This student made her own costume. I really like her Jack or Lantern and her white crown. She is not very scary, but she is very creative.
This student wore her mask, I did not know who was she until I saw her face. This child is very special in my class. Her English is ok good but she is trying very hard to speak mainly English with me all the time.

This is the group of students who painted their faces or wore a mask.

After I introduced Halloween vocabulary, we played Halloween bingo. The winner got pieces of chocolates. After playing the game and knowing more vocabulary, I asked them to come to trick or treat, so I can give them candy.

Trick or Treat, Junior One A

2008-10-30T14:04:00.008+08:00

This morning, I had my junior one A, the advance English class. I made everyone came dressed up something scary. However, this group of students are very lady, so they did not wear something scary. Most of the costumes are very good. They are very creative. Some of them did not have money to buy the outfits, they just made one from the recycle papers. I thought that is very brilliant way of saving parents' money.

First, I introduced them what is Halloween. Some people really like and some of them did not even like. I think this tradition is not very Chinese tradition, it is more western tradition. As an ESL/ EFL teacher, I want my EFL students know what is the meaning of Halloween.

When I was a child, We had Halloween in Ecuador. I really dressed up in very scary thing and we did not go door to door to ask for candies. It is more like costume dance party and everyone chat and enjoyed it.

After introducing them about Halloween, we went for treat or trick. What is trick or treat? this is a very good question for some people who do not know Halloween. According to the phrase finder, trick or treat means: The ultimatum given by children who call on houses to solicit gifts at Hallowe'en. How can EFL student understand this meaning.

I want them to understand more and get into it. We went to trick or treat at Sheng-Kung's library. We are ready to go to the Library for trick or treat. Everyone are so happy, they show smiling faces. This might be the first time for them to have Halloween in their lifetime.

The Dean of library, Lily was welcoming everyone to her place.

Everyone had their best poses for picture taken. Lily prepared a lot of candies for everyone. Also, she chose three best costumes among them and She gave them a piece of chocolate as a price.

These students have their best costumes.

After trick or treat at the library, we decide to trick or treat at James, my co-worker, but first we want to take a group picture. Everyone show their best of everything.

Now, we are ready to go to the office for trick or treat. I made students to line up outside of my office and I went inside and called James. James was ready and he prepared a lot of candies for students.

I am taking a picture with my coworker, James. Everyone are so happy for having a lot of candies.

After all, it was so hot, the ring bells, the class is over. I brought my students to my classroom and I gave everyone candies. I can see from their faces, now, I believe they will know what is Halloween.

Halloween is Here!

2008-10-29T14:25:00.004+08:00

What is Halloween? and how it is celebrated in Taiwan? Actually, nobody knows what is Halloween and nobody celebrates here in Taiwan.

When I was in the United States, my son Alan had a great time treat or trick people. I had so much fun dressing him up and go house per house to ask for treat or trick. When Alan was very little, he really enjoyed Halloween, because of this, I want to bring fun into my classroom.

Taiwanese students did not have this kind of holiday, I want them to try to dress up anything they want. This is the only time of the year that they can dress up whatever they want.

I asked my students at the second day of the week to dress up. They really looking forward to do it. They have a lot of time planning what they want to be on that day.

Today, my J1I (Junior One I) students had the celebration of Halloween. Everyone came to my class really prepared. Some of them are ghosts, witches, dracula, vampire, pumpking, spiders, scary Jack and more.

When I saw them coming to my class, I was really excited. They really did a great job doing this kind of things. I am very happy to see their creativities.

I gave them 10 minutes to prepare. Some of them put their make ups and some of them was wearing some other clothings on top of schools' uniform. I really like to see how much they prepare and had fun to do it.

After 10 minutes, I taught them a song. They were singing, "In the Grave Yard" and "Trick or Treat."

Lyrics of Grave Yard

In the graveyard,

In the graveyard

When the moon

Begins to shine

There's a doctor,

Crazy doctor

And his monster,

Frankenstein

Oh, my monster,

Oh, my monster

Oh, my monster,

Frankenstein

You are very,

Very scary

Don't come near me,

Frankenstein

Lyrics of Trick or Treat

Chant:

Trick-or-Treat

Smell my feet

Give me something good to eat

If you don't,

I don't care

I will pull down your underwear

Overall, they had to learn how to say the magic words, so I can give them candy. I also brought them to the school's library and the counseling center for trick or treat.

My students really enjoyed. One of the student wrote me a thank you card. It is also a nice surprise that one of my student, Mirian remembered my birthday. She wrote me a birthday card.

Junior1I Halloween 2008

2008-10-29T14:22:00.000+08:00

Today, at 1:15 to 2:05 I have my seventh graders. I meet them twice a week. I meet them Tuesday and Wednesday. I decided to have early Halloween with them.

First we learn the Halloween song, Trick or Treat and The Grave yard. The song or chant was very easy, they can learn it in 5 minutes.

After that Jojo's class, the teacher next to my classroom came to my class for trick or treat. Also, my class went to her classroom for trick or treat. Everyone got sweets. They really enjoyed it.

After trick or treat at our room, we decided to go to the library and the counseling center. When we arrived at the library, the librarian forget that we came to celebrate Halloween. She did not prepare a lot of candies.

We are trick or treat at the counseling center. They really prepared a lot of candies for students. Also, stduent got so excited about it.

Junior Two H, Halloween Celebration

2008-10-29T13:51:00.000+08:00

Halloween, can be very special in Taiwan. As before, school did not even celebrate Halloween, but now because of western civilization or influence, a lot of people will get into this custom. Culture is sharing and learning. It is good to share between diferent cultures and learn it.

Now, most schools in Taiwan, specially elementary schools will have Halloween celebrations.

Students made a Sandwich for me

2008-10-28T12:09:00.002+08:00

I was in my office doing nothing and a group of students came and gave me what they had made in their cooking class. They made a sandwich. I was so surprised that they made it for me, they remembered me. I am very touched. I was looking inside of the sandwich and it is just egg and cucumber. I did not try the sandwich right away. I ate it at 5:30 P.M. when I finished all my classes. It is was good, even it is simple sandwich, it made from my students' heart for me.

Proud of You

2008-10-27T14:43:00.002+08:00

Today, I was teaching the song, Proud of You by Fiona Fun. Everyone like it the song. I made movie maker and Power Point. Everyone enjoyed it. they did not know who is Fiona Fung, until today. Most of my students knows the song but not the singer. I also introduced the country where the singer came from. They know Hong-Kong also.

Lyrics of the song:

Love in your eyes
Sitting silent by my side
Going on Holding hand
Walking through the nights
Hold me up Hold me tight

Lift me up to touch the sky
Teaching me to love with heart
Helping me open my mind

I can fly
I'm proud that I can fly
To give the best of mine
Till the end of the time

Believe me
I can fly
I'm proud that I can fly
To give the best of mine
The heaven in the sky

Stars in the sky
Wishing once upon a time
Give me love
Make me smile
Till the end of life

Hold me up Hold me tight
Lift me up to touch the sky
Teaching me to love with heart
Helping me open my mind

I can fly
I'm proud that I can fly
To give the best of mine
Till the end of the time

Believe me I can fly
I'm proud that I can fly
To give the best of mine
The heaven in the sky

Can't you believe that you light up my way
No matter how that ease my path
I'll never lose my faith
See me fly

I'm proud to fly up high
Show you the best of mine
Till the end of the time
Believe me I can fly
I'm singing in the sky

Show you the best of mine
The heaven in the sky
Nothing can stop me
Spread my wings so wide

Here is the Video Clip

First Oral Test in 2008

2008-10-08T16:39:00.000+08:00

This is the first time for seventh graders, new comers to have thier first oral test. Everyone were so nervous, they did not know what are my expectations of the test. They did not know if they can do well or not.

Overall, they did what I told them to do. They have to practice more public speaking or presentation. At least they memorize, they wrote their conversation and they prepare for the test. I am very happy to see their hard work.

I should train them public speaking next time. They can do better for thier second test.

Exchange Students From Australia

2008-09-26T16:25:00.003+08:00

Today my Junior two G are spo excited because Natalie from Australia, she is an exchange stduent. 12 students came from Ruyton Girls' School. Why Ruyton girls came to Taiwan? Because one of their second langauges that they are studying is Mandaring - Chinese. So they need to come to practice thier language. It is like for us to go to another country and practice English or Spanish.

It is so cool to see how schools are connected with one another globally. It is good to know more cultures and exchange it. We are so lucky to know them, it is a great opportunity for girls to use thier English and make friends.

Teacher's Day

2008-09-25T16:49:00.001+08:00

Today is a celebration of teacher's Day. All entire school are watching us. This is my first time to step into the new building. I felt very proud of myself to be a teacher.

Also, the Australian girls' came to join us for teacher's day celebration. They did not see celebration like this before in their lives.

For teacher's day, PTA mothers (Angels Mothers) gave us a china plates from Japan. It is so nice crystal plates for salad or fruits. It look like very expensive.

School, gave us red envelop every year. this year because of economy drops , so they gave us $300 NT dollars instead of $ 600 NT dollars to spend at the department store. I can bring Alan to play and eat. I am so happy to have a teacher's day celebration.

New School Year

2008-09-01T16:20:00.000+08:00

During summer class, all of students can wear anything they want. After a month of summer classes, it is now to get into more serious work, the new school year is already started. No more informal classes, no more informal tests, no more relaxation exercise for them. Students need to know how serious is school.

It is so different to see my new grous of students with any clothing and uniform. If they wear uniform, I almost do not recognize them. It is a new start for me. I cannot even believe how clothing can change people's appearance.

Junior Two H (Eight Graders)

2008-08-23T16:12:00.004+08:00

This is my Junior two H (eight graders H). They are very noisy bunch of people, but they are always working hard and speaking in English all the time. I really like to see their team work. They are always working together. unlike other classes, some students do not want to be with others or working with others. Everyone in this class are very good friends.

In this picture, I am standing next to the students and I do not look like a teacher. It is so pity.

Advance Class

2008-08-22T15:52:00.000+08:00

This is my first time in four years at Sheng-Kung Girls' High School, I am teaching advance class (Honor Class). It is my honor to teach two honor classes Junior One A and Junior One I. The girls in both classes are very well educated. They are not only smart but also their English skills are very good. They are almost sounds like native English speaker. I am so happy to be able to know them and teach them. I really enjoying to see them.

This is my Junior One A class, they are energetic and hardworking.

This is Junior One I class, you can see the girls are very energetic and outgoing.

Fashion Show

2008-08-21T16:04:00.001+08:00

We had the lesson about fashion in our book. I decided to do an activity of fashion show. I divided my stduents into ten groups of five people each. Each group has to create a fashion topic, make their own clothing.

The point of this project is using their creativity. They can create everything from hair to clothing or even shoes. They can cut from newspapers, cardboards, or even old clothing.

This class Junior Two G (eight graders) are very creative. Each group can think about different songs and dance for their performance. They are very creative. Even they did not make their own clothing, but they disign songs with all different kinds of music. Well, it should be music competition instead of fashion show.

I really enjoying watching the show. I had a great time today in this summer class.

My New Junior One (Seventh Graders)

2008-08-20T15:30:00.002+08:00

We have to come to work during summer vacation. In Taiwan, we go to school from 7:20 to 5:05. It is very tiring and hot. this year, I teach Junior one (7th graders). they are very nice kids. This J1C, specially, is one of my favorite class because they work hard, and they know what I want. they can do a hard work with wonderful English.

I am very lucky to have them in my class. i really enjoying them.

Early Bird

2008-03-29T11:09:00.002+08:00

Today is saturday in Taiwan. I had to wake very early this week. I am in duty at my school (sheng-Kung Girls' High School). I have to be at school before 7 A.M. and watch students come to school. They cannot wear other clothes beside school's uniform. I have to see the dicipline of students, too.

This duty makes everyone very tirering. My son and my husband had to weak up very early in the morning for me to be able to arrive on time.

直週老師

2008-03-28T14:10:00.003+08:00

Today is the first day of my duty, I am 直週老師. I can mad at students if they do not wear proper uniform. During lunch time, I have to watch hem whether they are napping or not. This duty is very exhausted but I got free lunch at school. I rather buy lunch and eat what I like for lunch.

Before and after the school, students will come and go. I have to watch them if they were wearing proper uniform. I have to make sure no one is drinking or eating while they are walking. I can minus and plus points to them.

Nationality Oral test

2007-11-15T13:41:00.000+08:00

In my junior one (7th) grader we studied about nationality. there's 50 countries and 50 nationalities for them to remember. What I did is set them into groups. Some classes are shorter than others. So I told them that they will get together in groups of two to three.

Once they get together into their groups, I made them to choose the country that they like the most. I told them one country one group. It cannot have two groups with the same countries.

They have to do research and they have to tell me 1. where is the country (location) 2. what places are famous over there? 3. What kinds of food are good to eat? 4. How and why they made it?

The product from each group turned out wonderfully. I am so proud of my junior one this year. This year junior one are the best and they work so hard compared to last year's group.

More Projects

Halloween

2007-10-31T08:23:00.000+08:00

It is very unusual in Taiwan to see Halloween celebrations. My students do not know what is Halloween. I decided today to make them to dress up and I will tell them things about Halloween.

I made the power point into a video, I have the history, terminology, symbols of Halloween, pumpkin patch, trick or treat, games and songs of Halloween.

All of my students dressed up and they were so busy to put their costumes. They were happy to have Halloween here in Taiwan. I dressed up, too. I was the witch with skull eyes. It was so funny to see everyone dressed up in my class.

After explaining about Halloween, I made students to line up for trick and treat. All they had to do is knock my door and say trick or treat, then, I will give them candies and chocolate.

Unfortunately, I could not find 15 minutes videos about Halloween here in Taiwan, otherwise, I will show them how the Halloween is celebrate in USA or other countries.

After all, they had fun and I am glad they did understand what is Halloween, instead of trick or

treat.

Halloween pictures

Oral Test is Over!

2007-10-05T11:29:00.000+08:00

After listening to so many pair of students, I got tired of it. Some of the orals are very good. I have most of junior ones (seven graders) are very good. they put a lot of efforts into it. I gave them very high scores. This pair, did a great job, putting all the words together and make a wonderful speech. Here is the video.

Oral Test

2007-09-29T14:27:00.001+08:00

This week, I have oral tests with my junior one and two students (grade 7th and 8th). They prepared very well, Some of them spoke wonderful English. The oral test is 30 points and some of them because of their hard work, they got full points. I am hopping that they can do well on their listening tests, next week. I am very happy, my hard work is paid off.

Oral Test Guidelines

Junior One:

Two people in one group
One and half minute, two minutes maxim
Use vocabulary from unites one to three
They have to create a dialogue style
They have to act
They have to prepare picture / background scenery

Topic:

The topic of this oral test is greeting, housing and clothing.

Example:

Students can get together and they are going to meet at the cafeteria. they start to greet each other (Unite 1) and they ask each other how they are doing. Students have to choose or create a scenery they like. After having a great snack at the coffee shop, they can say they are going shopping (unite 3) . While they are shopping, they have to like a piece of clothing. For example, the speaker A will say, I like this shirt, Speaker B will say I do not like this shirt but I like this skirt, so and so. After shopping for a shopping, they are tired, they can go to somebody's house to take R & R.

When they are in some one's house, the speaker one will introduce her house, for example, this is my living room, I have a big couch and sofa. This is my bedroom, I have a king size bed,I can sleep better and it is very comfortable. Also, in my bedroom, I have a lots of windows.

When they talk a piece of furniture or clothing, they can also bring their clothing or pictures to show to everyone. Students have to be very creative.

Junior Two:

Two to three people in one group
Two minutes
Use vocabularies from unit one to three
Dialogue style
Background scenery

Topic:

In junior two (8th graders), we have been learning greeting, personality and housing. This time of the test, they have to choose some one's personality. This can be their family members, or the person who they admire (actor/actresses). They have to include good and bad quality of the person.

Example:

Students run into each other at the department store. They greet each other and they ask each other how are they. After that, they can go together at some place. While they are talking, they can say I like Mikael Jordan, the other person can say, ya he is very handsome. they have to show personalities of the person. They have to bring pictures of that person or they can just draw it.

Students must be very creative and they have to prepare and be ready for the test.

Entre el Mar y una Estrella

2007-09-03T21:33:00.000+08:00

I like this Thalia's song. This is very easy Spanish song for everyone. The meaning is very cool and easy for students to understand.

Entre el Mar y una Estrella
Aunque te hayas ido sigues conmigo
Siento el respiro de tu amor
Con un triste suspiro
Llega la noche
Y me platica de los dos

Eterno fué lo que hubo entre tu y yo
Que nunca un adiós se contempló
Entre el mar y una estrella
Seguirás estando al filo de mis venas
Te pondré algunas velas
Para preguntarle a Dios cuando regresas

Ya no me sabe el día
Menos la dicha
Se me entristece el corazón
Lo que te extraño vida
Y lo que sufro
Es tan inmenso como el sol
Te sigo amando en contra del rencor
Aunque se muera mi alma de dolor

Cerca de Ti

2007-08-29T14:16:00.000+08:00

I am searching for Spanish songs. I will include Spanish songs into my lesson plans. My 10th graders will like to sing. They do not only like to sing a song but also they like to play games. As a teacher, I have to prepapre/ think many songs and games for them to sing.

When I was searching for the most popular Spanish songs, I really like Cristian Castro y Thalia. Their songs are just amazing and very touching. However, for Spanish learners, they might not understand.

I like to song cerca de ti, here is the lyric of the song by Thalia.

Cerca de Ti

El tiempo transita　　
despacio en mi mente,　
pensando en que hubiera sido diferente　　

No se si tuviera una oportunidad　　
de probarte mi fidelidad
permiteme demostrar　
el gran amor que existe en mi　　

Cerca de ti, cerca de mi,　
tu corazón y mi pasión　

Cerca de ti, cerca de mí,　
amanecer cerca de tí　
es donde quiero estar　　

Que lejos vas, estrella fugaz　
Como llegar donde tu estás?　
Eres brisa de amor que me impulsa a volar　
Comienzo a soñar que voy a llegar
A conquistar tu piel y aprenderé a caminar　

Cerca de ti, cerca de mi,　
tu corazón y mi pasión　

Cerca de ti, cerca de mí,　
amanecer cerca de tí　
es donde quiero estar　

Regresaste aquí mi amor,　
no te vayas por favor,　
esperé por ti (Y esperaría por ti)　　
y lo haría otra vez　
por tenerte frente a mí,　
y saber que estaré hasta el fin...　

Cerca de ti,　
cerca de mi,　
Cerca de ti...　
Cerca de ti,　
(cerca de mi)　　

Cerca de ti, cerca de mi,　
tu corazón y mi pasión　
Cerca de ti, cerca de mí,
amanecer cerca de tí
es donde quiero estar　　

Cerca de ti, cerca de mi,　
tu corazón y mi pasión　　
Cerca de ti, cerca de mí,　
amanecer cerca de tí　　
endonde quiero estar

Ah ah ah ah ah!!!　　
Ah ah ahhhhh!!!　
Ah ah ah ah ah!!!　
Ah ah ahhhhh!!!

Getting to Know You

2007-08-01T21:38:00.000+08:00

Here are some questions that I developed for students to be able to ask you questions, and knowing you better.

What is your name?
My name is _____________.

Where are you from?
I am from _______________.

Have you visited a foreign country?
Yes, I have./No, I haven't.

If you have, Which country/countries?
I have visited ___________________.

How old are you?
I'd rather not say./I am _____ years old.

How tall are you?
I am ______ centimeters tall.

How do you come to school?
I take __________./I drive./ I walk to school.

Did you watch TV last night?
Yes, I did./No, I didn't.

Do you play tennis?
Yes, I do./No, I don't, but I play ________.

Do you know how to type?
Yes, I do./No, I don't.

Can you use a computer?
Yes, I can./No, I can't.

What is your student number?
My student number is _________________.

How many are in your family?
There are ________ in my family.

Do you like to go to movies?
Yes, I do./No, I don't.

Who is your favorite actor/actress?
I like _____________.

Do you like soccer?
Yes, I do./No, I don't but I like __________.

Who is your favorite baseball player?
I like __________./I don't have a favorite player./I don't watch baseball.

Do you have a driver's license?
Yes, I do./No, I don't./No, I don't but I am going to driving school now.

Do you have a car?
Yes, I do./No, I don't./No, but I have a motorcycle.

Do you like English?
Yes, I do./Of course, I do.

Lesson Plan, Introduction

2007-07-31T19:45:00.000+08:00

One of the most important class days is the first. The first day can excite students about the class, calm their fears, and set their expectations for the semester. The first day is an opportunity for the teacher to get to know and begin to evaluate students and to express expectations for the semester.

Be Early
Be early for class, even if only a few minutes, so that you can write on the board what the class is, i.e. Conversation 305, Intensive Level 5. Being early allows you to arrange the room the way you want to and to make sure all the necessary equipment is there. Write your name on the board. Do you want your students first impression of you to be one where you run in like a chicken with your head cut off, or one where you appear organized and in control?

Be Accessible
When your students have arrived (or, frequently, as they are arriving) introduce yourself. If you use a nickname, explain what it means and why you use it. If you have office hours, tell students when they are and where your office is. Giving your students your pager and office or home telephone numbers allows them to call you when they won't be in class or to find out what work they missed, and makes them feel closer to you. You seem more accessible. Give them your e-mail account and tell them they can practice writing by sending you messages.

Nicknames
At this point you can write students names in your roll book. Encourage students to take English nicknames. Not only will this make remembering them easier for you, it allows shy students a false identity to hide behind when they answer questions or do role plays.

Location, Location, Location
Explain the location of rooms and areas in the building. Students need to know where the toilets, smoking areas, and vending machines are.Tell students where the school secretaries and the bursar's offices are. Don't forget to advise the students of procedures in case of emergencies.

Class Rules
Talk about class rules. Students need to know what the absence and homework policies are. If you don't allow cell phones or eating in class, it's easier to deal with it on the first day, rather than address it when it occurs. You may have to address it then, as well, but you laid the ground work on day one.

What's Happening?
Students should be told about school opportunities. Some schools have English clubs, or international student associations. If your school offers TOEFL classes or ESP classes, tell the students. Advise students of study areas. School breaks and holidays should, also, be addressed.

Asking students what they expect and want from class not only gives you ideas of how to tailor the class to your students needs, but it starts them talking.

Show students the textbooks and tell them where they can buy them. This will ensure they have the right books and reinforce that they are in the correct class. However, if possible, don't jump into the book the first day. There are other introductory activities that can be used to get students talking to each other.

Introduction Games
There are a myriad of introduction games to get to know students and to get them talking. Very simple ones, such as introducing yourself and telling an interest, with the next person repeating the information and adding theirs, works well with lower level learners. A variation of this is to toss a ball, or other small object, back and forth, with the person catching providing the information.

Interview games are sometimes better for students too shy to speak in front of groups. Prepare a list of questions, such as "Who can play piano?", "Who can say 'good morning' in German?", and "Who has one brother?", and have students walk around and interview each other to gather the information. A variation of this is to put the questions on a Bingo board. If students shyly stand waiting to be approached, take them to other students and walk them through an interview. The teacher should also participate. This is a chance for you to get to know you students.

An activity that works well with classes that have been together for several months is Timeline. A timeline is a graph that notes important events, such as birth, school graduations, moving from one town to another, and marriage, and the dates they occurred on. Feel free to include less serious moments such as "my first kiss". Students enjoy learning special things about the teacher.

Before class, teachers prepare a timeline of their life. Teachers show their example, explain the idea, give the student paper, and have them prepare one. Tell students to list at least five or six events and not to put their names on the timelines. Collect them, when the students finish, number them, and tape the time lines up around the room. Students then need to walk around the room and interview each other to determine which timeline belongs to which classmate. Students can ask either open ended information questions (When were you born?) or yes/no questions (Did you get your first kiss in 1995?), but can not ask the interviewee's number. After students have determined which timeline belongs to which student, or after a set time, remove the timelines from the walls and ask students who is who.

These introductory tips and exercises work best with a two hour block of time, but can be adjusted for shorter classes. Stretching this into a longer class could become tedious.

All the time you are doing the exercises, you should be evaluating the students. Who has a good command of grammar? Who spells well? Who is shy, or outgoing? You can use all of this information during the semester.

Thank Students
Finally, thank the student for enrolling in the class. This is a simple thing, but in the first days of class, when a lot is happening, students need to know they are appreciated. This is, certainly, important with private language institutes, but university students need this, too.

Closing Comments
Remember when you were a student starting a new class. You wanted to know who those people next to you were. You wanted to know who the teacher was and what was expected of you. And you wanted to know where the bathroom was.

Following this plan, or a similar one, will answer your student's questions and help you to get to know them better and faster.

Introduction

2007-07-30T19:36:00.000+08:00

This is the first week of summer school. I do not know my new students, they are also new at school. They are our youngest students at Sheng-Kung. They just graduated from grade 6th and now they are experience the new academic life.

I want to know them, so I did introduction of my self. I was in a hot seat. I want them to ask anything about me in English. I could see that they need to know me more. They are so shy, they do not want to ask. One or two students are active participants but others are not so good at that. Hopefully, when times come, they will know how to ask me questions in English.

Students are so cute, I like Junior Ones because they listen to the teacher more than anybody else.

Summer School

2007-07-23T19:31:00.000+08:00

This is the first week of summer school. I saw my schedule this morning, and I was very surprised that I have Junior 2 Advance class, this year.I am teaching Junior 2 C and F. I am so nervous, I do not know if I could teach them well. Hopefully, everything will be okay.

Most of the classes that I have are Junior one and two this year. Summer, five weeks of class, just open for these two levels. When normal school start, it will be more classes to teach and more levels to prepare.

So far this summer, all my classes are going well. Students learn a lot of vocabularies and they also know how to play game. They are really enjoying my class, I am so happy that all my hard work are paying off.

La Comida, Spanish Leson

2007-06-17T12:26:00.000+08:00

Today, in our Spanish class, we will learn something about Latino Food. Th food in Latin America are so different from food in Asia or in United States of America. The most popular dish in Mexico as my main dish of teaching are tacos. I prepared 50 tacos for my 50 students. They all enjoyed. I also made salad and cake for them to eat. I think they all have a wonderful sharing time today. It is a very relaxing day.

Through this lesson, I can also ask them what kinds of things are they eating. They have to tell me ll the ingredient in Spanish. This will work very well, because they won't just eat but they will taste and learn at the same time. Teaching about food is my favorite thing to do, not just in Spanish language but also in English, too.