Hi Guys~
One of the students showed me this article from the China Post. It seemed interesting and tackles the education system in Taiwan head on.
Hope you enjoy.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/daniel-j.-bauer/2009/11/22/233749/Im-sorry.htm
Here is the updated article which describes the current situation of the girl who wanted to sail around the world alone to set the world record.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8335092.stm
You can read the courts decision in the BBC news article above.
Here is a hot topic for students who are learning more grammar: compound adjectives. They are important and one of the most useful tools in English. You can build adjectives in so many ways and they are quite important for accurate descriptions of things. You will look like a genius if you can know some compound adjectives, and you will look like a God if you can become efficient at making them.
Some of the basic formulas are as follows:
1) adj / adv + past participle (eg. brightly lit)
2) adj / adv / noun + present participle (eg. never-ending, time-saving)
3) adj + noun + ed (eg. long-legged, black-masked)
Here are some website with info, quizzes, and activities which can help:
Hyphens in Compound Adjectives
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/hyphens_in_compound_adjectives.htm
ESL Compound Adjective Worksheet
http://www.yourdictionary.com/esl/ESL-Compound-Adjective-Worksheet.html
Compound Adjectives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv224.shtml
Fun Activity Worksheet
http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/structure/Structure1/haired.html
Compound Adjective Matching Quiz with Video
http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/advanced/compound%20adjectives%20match.htm
Complete Compound Adjective Guide
http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaCompound_Adjectives.htm
OK, It’s getting cold. So, it’s time to get out the blanky, and plant yourself in front of the TV. What to watch? Here are two websites. The first is one which suggests the top ten movies from the past 10 years. The other website suggests the best 49 movies upcoming in 2010 (with trailers for every movie). The second one is a pretty good guide of what to look for in 2010. Check it out!
Top 10 Films of the Past 10 Years
http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-films-of-the-past-10-years/william-bibbiani
The 49 Films That Will Define 2010
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-49-films-that-will-define-2010
** P.S. Here is a link to a Youtube video which describes, and reviews the movie “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” which is from the Advanced article last weekend. It looks great, and I am downloading it now.
I don’t use K.K. because it’s not normal for native speakers to learn K.K., at least not when i went to school. However, I understand how important K.K. is for ESL learners. Here is a website that can teach you all the K.K. sounds with video.
The K.K. sounds are divided into categories based on what part of the mouth is used. You can click on the different categories and then see the symbols on the left side at the bottom. Then you can click on the symbol to hear the sound, and see the video.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html
If you have questions, then please as me 
I have clown-phobia. I hate clowns, and they make me feel physically sick and angry. It’s incredible but true that lots of people actually have crippling or debilitating fear of things that are so normal. It seems so senseless and irrational. Anyway, here’s a list of phobia’s at the website link below and you can get a laugh at the things that cause some people such anguish.
Although it might look like the chickens are just having a good time, getting a suntan and enjoying a beer just like we do, this is actually a picture of a recipe called “Beer Butt Chicken”. I learned this from my mom, and it’s a tasty snack. You can check the recipe here. Lately we have been talking about a few different chicken recipes. Maybe because of Thanksgiving. In my classes this week we talked about wine soaked chicken, and I got the recipe from one student (thanks Suzie!) and Korean rice stuffed chicken, ginger duck soup, and maybe even a few more, but I can’t remember. Maybe we can all share some recipes with each other to help pass the cold season. We all have more time to be inside, and cook (also, cooking more will help keep the house warm, and old Canadian trick!)
Here is a link to the recipe for “Beer Butt Chicken”
http://www.barbecueamerica.com/pressrelease.cfm?pr=12
Please feel free to post your recipes in the comment section below! Have a great day!”
Here is a great way that Canadians and Americans use to protect themselves from getting locked out of their cars, and homes. You can store a spare key under your car with these magnetic key holders. Here are some websites that offer pictures:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61NkYUjZkrL._SL500_AA280_.gif http://static.promopeddler.com/prodpics/bigprodimgs/4710000/4712811.jpg
If you get locked out, you have another key under the car. Anyone know where to get these in Taiwan?
Here are two documentaries on Youtube which are about the Love Canal disaster. Hope you enjoy them.
Here’s a video about the Hotel de Glace.
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