E-Concussion

Please find the right-hand side of the blog page!
I built some linkings of websites in "My Links".

And If you have other websites to share with everyone,
just tell me or set it up by yourself.

Another suggestion is about "Writing".
I came up with an idea about writing.
We can add a specific category called "Writing" for our writing.
Daily life, sentiments about movie you jsut watched, or hosts may give a topic to us..
Then we can share something and check the article for each other at the same time.

How do you say?

Dear E-concussioner,

The hostesses of the coming Wed. are Sharon and Peggy. Please see the schedule below:

1ST Hour:
1. Phrases & Slang (45 mins)
Each group will be given 15 phrases & slang, and group members have to discuss the meaning & example sentences of the phrases & slang. After discussion, each member has to present the meanings & sentences to the other group.
Discussion: 15 mins
Presentation: 15 mins x 2 groups

2. Grammar Focus: Preposition (15 mins)
Explanation: 5 mins
Exercises: 10 mins

2ND Hour: Reading & Sharing Opinions

Location: the old place – Dante
Time: 19:30 – 21:30

See you then~

Peggy

Dear Dear all E-concussioners,

Really appreciated all of cute you^^.
Because I used to stay low about my birthday, it was my first time that my good friends holding a birthday party for me. And I counted it as the best one.

It's my pleasure to know all of you. Hope we'll be best friends forever. And of course the most important thing is - we all improve our English as much as possible.^^

Leo

Yesterday, we played two games about vocabularies, I believed all of you learned lots of new words. Here are the words that we mentioned yesterday.

Hope that can make you remember the word easier and straight.^ ^

air-condition vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
給...裝上空氣調節設備
用空氣調節設備調節(空氣)
air conditioner ph. (片語 phrase)
空氣調節裝置;冷氣機
air conditioning ph. (片語 phrase)
空氣調節
socket 插座
plug 插頭
stapler 訂書機(小)
bookbinding machine 裝訂機
column 段
plum 梅子
elbow 手肘
joint 關節
razor or shave 刮鬍刀
squid 魷魚
faucet 水龍頭
(Am.) a shopping bag; (Br.) a carrier bag 購物袋
peace-keeper; peacemaker 和事佬
wealth manage 財富管理
sentiments 感想
boom 景氣
dissolve; melt; solution; dissolution 溶解
foam; lather; spume 泡沫
dormitory 宿舍
interior; spirit 心靈
crash helmet 安全帽
offshore fund 海外基金
reliable 可信賴的
boating 划船
advantage 優點
depart 出發
familiar 熟悉的
torture 折磨; 拷打
satellite 衛星
handicap 障礙
weakness 弱點
essential 必要的
gasoline 汽油
innovation 創新
aborigine 原住民
mortgage 扺押
scout 童子軍
hemisphere 半球
reputation 名聲
hesitate 猶豫
pregnant 懷孕
flatter 高興
harass 煩擾
abortion 墮胎
religion 宗教
trend 趨勢


attention 立正
at ease 稍息
convulsion 大笑
slots 吃角子老虎機
Jack pot 吃角子老虎機最大的獎
guardman 衛兵
guard (V.) 守衛


Here I recorded about our group’s “First”.
Peggy: She shared a book about “Offshore Fund”, I thought it’s also her
first time to read this kind of book. She wanted to learning how
to invest to make more money. So she bought a book to know
how. And we believed that she can learn very fast. Because she
is a smart girl. Hope she can teach us about fund in the future.

James: He shared his “First Performance”, his first performance played
in 台科大, and he play guitar by his own, when he walk on the
stairs, he almost forgot the lyrics of the song “kiss me”, but
when he was on the stage, he can recall the lyrics. I thought he
did a good job at the time. It’s an unforgettable memory for him.

Joyce: She said she met her ex-boyfriend yesterday in a coincidence.
When she with Amy on the way to econcussion. She teached Amy how to ride a scooter. At that time, she turned to her left side and she saw her ex-boyfriend. She was astonished. No matter what her feel, I believe she will find a good guy in the future.

Sharon: She talk about “First Job”, her first job started at junior high
school. She helped her aunt in the breakfast store. But she
was too young to innocent, so when she saw a big cockroach
walked through her feet, she just yell out and said cockroach.
Her aunt walked to her and stare at her, because there were
still lots of customers stand there. After that experience, when
she go to help her aunt again, she will keep her mouth quiet.
It’s really a deep impression for her.
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I am Carey about free talk in my group, Shavia, Amy and Leo shared their funny experience to me, let me share to you as well.

Shavia: When she was 16 years old, she went to U.S.A that was she first time went there, within 2 weeks she visited so many beautiful places such as Hollywood, San Francisco and Great Canyon and so on, she has saw the display of the movie “Back to the future” and played the slots in Las Vegas, by the way she met a handsome boy when she in the U.S.A.

Amy: When she was a college student, she learned how to ride a bicycle and after that she learn scooter too, and another experience is in her childhood one day afternoon when she was eating a green bean soup, her father hit her forehead by a hammer unexpectedly.

Leo: The first experience been an army, during that time many things are limited under the order. One word only can have one action even eating. Such as attention and at ease, the most unforgettable thing is fight shower. It means you need to finish your washing in 3 minutes including take off and put on your clothes. Leo said when he saw everyone take off their clothes at the same time, He almost convulsion

Carey: I shared my first impression of everyone in our club.
Shavia: My first time met Shavia was in our club time, I felt nervous and Shavia said Hi to me , helps me to conquer my nervous, and I think Shavia is a warm person.

Amy: Happy personality and loves to help everyone, I suggest if you feel upset you can talk to Amy, I think she is a good listener.

Leo: Leo has special style of humor, before I know him I think Leo is a serious man, but the fact shows he is a funny guy and a good leader as well.

Peggy: Wow such a beautiful girl and good at English. That’s my first impression, after familiar with Peggy I felt she loves to help everyone and loves to take ugly pictures and I think she is a good adviser.

Joyce: I know you are a nice person when I first time saw you. Please keep your good habits that are easy to say compliments to others.

Sharon: Funny personality and generous,always smile and love to help everyone that's my first impression about you.

James: You are a funny guy, after familiar with you I felt you are a thoughtful person too.

**********************In the future we will*************************
We will modify our program in the future, more reading and grammar practice. In first one hour, still have game but content of grammar. Second hour Host better to prepare an article for us then everyone have to read it out and discuss together.

Carrot, Egg, or Coffee...



(You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again...)
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how
things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to
make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and
struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water
and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the
first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the
last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil,without
saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and
placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in
a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She
did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter
to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed
the hard-boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the
coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
adversity - boiling water. Each reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being
subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its
liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its
inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the
boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on
your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee
bean?"

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with
pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the
heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a
financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and
stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and
tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water,
the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot,
It releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when
things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation
around you.

When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you
elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are
you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make
you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make
you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The
brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't
go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and
heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was
smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling
and everyone around you is crying.

You might want to send this message to those people who mean something
to you (I JUST DID); to those who have touched your life in one way or
another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those
who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down;
to those whose friendships you appreciate; to those who are so
meaningful in your life.

If you don't send it, you will just miss out on the opportunity to
brighten someone's day with this message! It's easier to build a child
than repair an adult.

May we all be COFFEE!

Dear E-concussioner:
This Wed's host are Carey and me
Please check the information below.

Part 1: Have a game!
We will have 2 games in first part that about vocabularies.

*First game: Word pool
each one have draw a lot then take turns try to explain it. Some
vocablaries are from our blogs,so please review our blog again before
you come.

*Second game: Let me complete
is about fill the blank of the words. We will give you a word with
begining and the end , then try to make them complete.

Time
7.30-7.35 Explain the rules shortly (5 MINS)
7.36-8:10 Have fun, Take turns and try your best to explain it. (35 MINS)
8:11-8.25 Second game, fill the blank of the word. (20 MINS)
8.26-8.30 Read one chapter of ? for us (that's a sercet !!) (5 MINS)

Part 2 FREE TALK!
In case ,each team will have 4 people ,everyone could have 12 MINS to share!
This week's topic is "FIRST", you can prepare ANYTHING about first ,such as first book , first job...etc.
Or you want to share anything that's out of this topic, it's fine

Part 3 Club affairs
1.Let's talk about Yenney's suggestion.

If you can't join us this time, pls let me or Carey know

looking forward to see you,
Sharon