Lesson six : Classic Ann Landers, Descriptions of Books and Novels (Continue)

Classic Ann Landers, Descriptions of Books and Novels (Continue)

On 27 October 2015, We had a mid-term test about 1 hour. Then my teacher asked us about homework. We didn't finish the  homework because I can't understand the story in each letter. My teacher is very angry, but she told us had done homework 15 minutes. After that, she told us had made groups and each group had 5 people. we discussed  answered in our worksheet. After that, the one in other group write the best of answered on the whiteboard.

On handout has 4 letters to Ann Landers. 

The first  letter is about she worry about her worker

The second letter is about his wife has got cancer and everybody say to her " get well soon" He didn't want to hear that because his wife will not get well.

The third  letter is about a new wife of her ex-husband is constantly overstepping her bounds with her children.

The fourth letter is about she annoy her friends and relatived.

Lesson six : Classic Ann Landers, Descriptions of Books and Novels

Classic Ann Landers, Descriptions of Books and Novels
On 20 October 2015, I started to learn unit 6. First of all, I learnt about "Descriptions of Books and Novels".

Books

    Diana: Her True Story                                               Aspects of Britain and the USA

Aung San Suu Kyi: The voice of Hope                                 A Life for God: The Mother Teresa

Novels

                  

The Lost World                                                                          You Belong to Me

           

 Message in a  Bottle                                                            Sacrament

Books and Novels-including with the title, author. description, publisher, year ,number of page and cost of book etc.

She told student skimming read worksheet and discuss with my friends.I have already finished the exercise in this worksheet. 

Then the teacher explained about Ann landers. Ann Landers was a pen name created by Chicago Sun-Times advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over byEsther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer in 1955. 

The Ask Ann Landers syndicated advice column was a regular feature in many newspapers across North America.

 We didn't start the first letter because time up. The teacher assigns us to do next letter and next week she is going to give  a corrective feedback.

Lesson five : West meets East (Continue)

West meets East (Continue)
On 20 October 2015, The teacher gave a corrective feedback.

Then I read the passage "Expat in Asia" is about interview with an American English professor (Michael) teaching in Taiwan.

The question in Interview.
-Why did you choose to come to Taiwan initially?
-Why have you decided to stay long term? What are some things you like about living in Taiwan?
-What is till difficult for you in Taiwan?
-What do you perceive as Taiwan's strengths and weaknesses?
-What differences do you see between Taiwanese culture and American culture?

When I found the difficult words, phrases and main idea or I had problems, I tried to guess words meaning, so if I can't guess I 'll find the meaning in the dictionary online.

Lesson five : West meets East

West meets East
On 6 October 2015, We started to learn about "West meets East"

My teacher opened a powerpoint then she asked us to guess the picture is about.

McDonald's Happy meals

Hello Kitty toys

Jackie Chan

Tazo chai tea

Bobo drinks

Then we learnt  " The "Asianization"  of the United States" This passage is about integration of Asian-American cultural such as

Levi's uses karaoke to sell jeans.

Mountian Dew commercial does a parody of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

When I read this passage. I used skimming, scanning, finding the main idea. it's very hard to understand when I came across the difficult word.

I tried to guess. But I can't guess. So, I had to find the meaning in a dictionary. Then the teacher assigns worksheet and next week she is going to give a corrective feedback.