E-Concussion

Gathering on 2/13

Part I – Reading
7:30-7:50 The origins of Valentine's Day
7:50-8:10 table etiquette
Please try to memerize new vocabularies in Part I
We will use them in Games

Part II – Games
8:10-8:25 card game
8:25-8:45 role paly
8:45-8:50 take a rest

Part III
8:50-9:30 free talk
Topic: What activities E-concussioners can do in orphanage?

Happy New Year
Amy&Peggy

Gathering on 30thJan 2008
Hosts: Shavia and Peggy

7:30-7:50 Test for revision
7:50-8:10 Vocabulary guessing contest
8:10-8:30 heart attack (poker)
8:30-8:40 break time
8:40-9:10 punishment time(winners have to punish lousers)
9:10-9:30 Free talk ( the topic is when you break up with your partner, what would you do to recover form the pain?)
Please prepare in advance.

Cheers and Love,

Shavia and Peggy

hosts: Leo and Joyce

7:30-8:00 Psychological test

(just for fun...)

8:00-8:40 Super Explaining Game

(The game you watched on TV last Sat. night and laughed so loudly..)

8:40-8:50 pee time

8:50-9:30 Free Talk--What is the most impressive thing in this winter trip? What are your suggestions for our trip?


*You had better come because we miss you...

Dear all Econcussioner,

We are going to do the listening this time!
Wash your hear and listen carefully then complete this story, please!

What do you do in chinese new year?
Ma-chung? Poker?
Ok~ let's have a "Black Jack"(21 scores)


Schedule:

7:30-8:00 Listening
(6 mins for listening, 10 for discuss, 14 for presentation)
8:00-8:30 Game (Black Jack)
8:30-8:40 Break
8:40-9:30 Free talk
1. If you were a richman, what kind of things you want to collect?
2. If tomorrow is the last day of the world, what do you want to do the most?)


Can't wait to see you!!

James

Answer Sheets
A.
1. to see eye to eye
2. raised a few eyebrows
3. to have eyes in the back of your head
4. to turn a blind eye
5. saw out of the corner of his eye
6. didn’t bat an eyelid

B.
1. need to
2. need washing
3. needs to work
4. need posting
5. need to be hurried
6. need marking

C.
1. commentator
2. demolish
3. ventilation
4. ponder
5. jumble
6. prophetic
7. foretell
8. detour
E
1.C 2.D 3. B 4. D 5.B 6.C

Free talk about Ideal Lover

Paul:

He thinks the most important is a tacit understanding, without much communications can know each other very well. He likes woman to be more independent and smart like 陶晶瑩.

Leo:

He thinks the most imoportant is the character. He likes girl who has kind haert and thoughtful. Easier to compromise and always support him bihind to be his great helper.

Amy:

She thinks she is still childish. She hopes someone who can take care of her and be responsible. No bad habbits(like somking, gambling), he must love her.

Shavia:

She likes the guy who is mature and tackful. He must be kind, and can endure that sometimes she could be like a child can't alwways be a mature woman.

Wally:

He likes the woman who can travel togather with him, must be attractive and has same interests with him. Also must be able to communicate with him friendly. She needs to be a lady.

The hosts for Jan term:

1/9 Sharon and Carey
1/16 James and Amy
1/23 Joyce and Shavia
1/30 Leo and Peggy




Vocabulary of reading article:

Globalization n.全球化
Porcelain n.瓷;瓷器
Pivotal adj. crucial; affecting the success of something
Oriental adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of the orient
n. a native or inhabitant of East Asia, or a person of East Asian descent
Orient n. countries of Asia
Craft n. a art or trade requiring special skill, especially with hand
Interpret v. to explain the meaning of; translate
Found v. 建造; 基於
Nominate v. 提名,指定
Deserving adj. 值得的;該受賞的
Entry n. 參賽作品;參賽者
Aesthetics n. 美學
Nouveau 反傳統,創新
Sought pp\pt of seek
Avid adj. 渴望的
Intricate adj. complicated
Encompass v. to encircle; surround
to include completely
hue n. 類型;樣式;色調;色彩
innovation n. 改革;創新
revive v. 復興
incorporate v. 合併;混合
heritage n. 遺產
sustainable adj. 能維持的
civilization n. 文化;文明
mankind n. 人類
pride n. 巔峰; 得意; 自豪
breakthrough n. 突破
brand awareness 品牌知名度
embrace v. 擁抱; 環繞
ideology n. 意識形態
strive v. 努力; 奮鬥

Guys,
The hosts of the coming Wed. gathering will be Amy & Leo.
Please see the schedule below:

7:30 ~ 8:10
A. Give your ideas of promoting (separate into 2 groups, choose one product)
a. There are many products in the market, but not all of them appeal to both men and women. Please give your ideas to appeal products as below to the opposite sex.
1.video game 2. American football 3. cosmetic 4. lip balm
b. 3 min. explaining the rule
17 min. brainstorming (think up your own ideas)
10 min. presentation (share ideas to your group)
10 min. show your team’s ideas to the other team

8:10 ~ 8:50
B. Talking about the sexual difference between men and women in following perspectives.
a. relationship of 2 genders (affection)
b. career
Separate into 2 groups (Group A stands for men and B, women). Write down your opinions and try to
defend your standpoints. (a little bit like debate)

8:50 ~ 9:00
C. Let’s take 10

9:00 ~ 9:30
D. Free talks (2 topics, choose one of them or both)
1. Share your experiences about traveling abroad including travel alone or with travel agency or others.
2. Share your special X’mas.

The activities this time will be a little bit difficult than before. Just try you best to show how much you have improved your English during these months.

The more you prepare, the more you'll learn.

Tricky Leo... ha ha ha ^^

Dear all,

The hostesses this week are Joyce & Peggy.
And the schedule is as following:

19:30-20:00 Language Point-Idioms with eyes
20:00-20:30 Grammar Game
20:30-20:40 Breaktime
20:40-21:20 Speech Contest-Each of you will draw a lot from some topics, prepare for 10 mins, and then present your speech.
21:20-21:40 Free Talk-share your recent life

This time, you don't really need to prepare in advance, just bring your joyful heart and join us!

See you then,
Joyce & Peggy

E-Concussion Gathering on Nov. 21
Leo and Joyce

7:30-8:00 Singing (two groups)
hosts will prepare two songs

8:00-8:30 The “One Question Behind” game
3 min. hosts explain and demo.
10 min. prepare and think questions
10 miu. Play in pairs
7 min. draw lots to pick members showing in front of all


8:30-8:40 break time

8:40-9:00 Decoration Ideas
10 min. for design
5 min. discuss in separate groups
5 min. recommend one person in your group to present team ideas


9:00-9:30 Free Talk: The experiences that you were fined or punished
please prepare it in advance

Dear everyone,

The hostesses are Amy & Peggy this coming Wed.
The schedule is as below:

7:30-8:10 Free Talk Time-Share your bad shopping experiences or anything related to shopping experiences.

8:10-8:20 Break Time

8:20-8:50 Advertisement Appreciation
8:50-9:00 Introduction of Prepositions
9:10-9:20 Grammar Game part 1 & part 2(2 Groups)
9:20-9:30 PK Time-past tense + preposition(Combine 2 groups into 1)

9:30 Discussion-Winter Trip
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Instruction of Grammar Game:
You will be divided into 2 groups、and each person has to make a sentence with "past tense (part 1)" and "preposition (part 2)". You have to repeat the previous person's sentense and then make your own sentense. The ones who make a mistake will be out of the game. And we will have a winner or winners in each part of the game. Winners will have a little gift!

Example for Part 1 (past tense):
[Peggy] I went to Sogo last Thursday.
[Amy] Peggy went to Sogo last Thursday. I bought a new cell phone few months ago.
[Carey] Peggy went to Sogo last Thursday. Amy bought a new cell phone few months ago. I took a TOEIC exam last month.

Example for Part 2 (preposition for time/place):
[Peggy] I went to a beach at Kenting.
[Amy] Peggy went to a beach at Kenting. I usually go to work at 9.

Example for PK time (past tense + preposition for time/place):
[Peggy] Last night、I went to bed around 12.
[Amy] Last night、Peggy went to bed around 12. I ate breakfast at home.

See you then,
Amy & Peggy

Sorry guys, I forgot to posted next round's hostesses, please check below:
11/14 Amy and Peggy
11/21 Joyce and Leo
11/28 Carey and Sharon
12/5 James and Shavia
Sharon

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One more thing、guys~

The weather on Sunday is cloudy、and the temperature is 17-24 degrees.
It will be colder in a mountain (about 14-18 degrees)、so please bring a big coat or wear as warm as you can. (ha..i am saying this as if we are going to see snow.)

p.s. please bring an umbrella in case there will be a little shower.

Peggy
Nov. 9
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Hey guys,

We will have an outdoor activity on this Sunday! Please see the details below:

Date: Nov. 11th (Sunday)

Meeting Time & Place: 14:30 at MRT 芝山站(there is only one exit)

Schedule:
14:30 Setting off from 芝山站 to 金山 through 陽金公路
15:30-16:30 大屯山自然公園
17:30-18:30 YoungDoor 洋荳子咖啡屋 (if the time is limited、we will skip this stop.)
18:30-21:30 金山鴨肉+水田園溫泉餐廳 (NT$250-300/person including dinner & hotspring)

p.s. Please bring your SWIMMING SUITS & HATS、we will go to the hotspring before dinner!

YoungDoor--> http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!9b7A4F.FEQOuuecu.izlnxVR3Q--/article?mid=147
水田園溫泉餐廳--> http://waterfarm.myweb.hinet.net

Peggy

Hey dear E-concussioners !!

The hosts next time will be James and Leo.
Please remember there is going to be a test waiting for you. ^^
Don't forget to review the mateirals we had in previous 3 weeks.
Don't worry!
All you have to do is to keep new words, phrases, skills and ... in your mind. haha ~~
Just take it easy and prepare yourself well to challenge it !!

The shedule is:
7:30 ~ 8:10 => exam time
8:10 ~ 8:20 => tea time
8:20 ~ 8:25 => explaining how to play 1st game
8:25 ~ 8:45 => 1st game
8:45 ~ 8:50 => explaining how to play 2nd game
8:50 ~ 9:10 => 2nd game
9:10 ~ 9:30 => free talk (Talk about your English learning experiences. Say, when did you begin to learn English or how did you learn English in the begining? ...something like that.)

Looking forward to see u all ^^
Wish you luck.

Leo

Dear all,

This week’s hostesses are Peggy and Sharon. Below are exercises we will do on 10/31.

The first one hour、we will do two parts、and we will also divide into two groups.
7:30~8:00 Reading exercise and sharing some skills.
8:00~8:30 Pronunciation exercise
8:30~8:35 Take a rest
8:35~9:30 Award prizes (Two groups)
Each of you have to give an award of the best XXX to each econcussioner
who comes to econcussion on 10/31 (ex. The best "Beauty" is Peggy. Sorry、it's just an example la…). Or you can even share the person
who doesn't come to econcussion. And explain the reason why you want to give this award to the person. If you don't know the person very well、please write down your first impression of the person.
Please prepare it before you come to econcussion. We will let
you write down in the first ten mins、then each of you will have 10 mins to share.

Let's enjoy it.

Looking forward to seeing you,
Peggy and Sharon

Dear E-concussioners,

This is our arragement on this Wed (9/12)

1st hour,
Read one article from Yenney's book.
(Shavia will give you the handout that day.)

2ed hour,
1. 30mins--Learn some collocations for travel, joruney
and trip.
(Amy will give you the handout)
2. 30mins--Chat about the trip,
You can prepare a travel experence or
just talk about our Green Island trip.

yours,

Hostress

I opened an article category named "E-Column".
That's for practicing writing of we all.
So.... let's write!
Don't waste the space of blog, just try to write something!
Yah~



James

Dear E-concussioners,

This Wednesday, Shavia and I are going to in charge of the meeting.

In the 1st hour, we'll discuss chapter 8(passive voice) in the grammer book which I sent to you before. And follow the practices in that book. I'll send you the extracted file directly to your emailbox. Please print it out.


And in terms of the 2nd hour, Shavia has already picked one article chosen from the book which Yenney gave us for reading.

PS: The same place & time.

Leo

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 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

Subject: Every Sunday declared as Bra - free day at Malaysia

Do you wear bra for the whole day and even at home? - You should read this article.
Do you wear bra for the whole day and even at home? I think we should go bra-free
after reading this article. It's a message for your health. Please pass this to all female
friends you know. I think it's important to be aware of the following facts...

For years, a lot of articles with regards to the causes of breast cancer point to an unhealthy
diet and lack of exercise as the major links to this disease which happens to be the biggest
killer among women during these last two decades.
These studies would have been most credible if it were not for the fact that several women
including Linda McCartney who have been religious vegetarians and exercise-freaks have
also been unfortunate in suffering breast cancer.
Perhaps the most convincing article I have ever read with regards to this matter is one which
links breast cancer to the wearing of bras. In the "Bra and Breast Cancer Study" in the United States,
It was discovered that women with breast cancer had a history of sporting tighter and longer
bra-wearing than did the women who had not (yet) developed the disease.
In fact, virtually the entire cancer group wore bras over 12 hours.
When a woman wears a tight bra, she subjects her breasts to pressure, closing off the lymphatic
pathway from the breast to the nodes. This causes fluid built-up swelling, tenderness and cyst
formation. Toxins must be flushed out via the lymphatic. However, a bra-constricted breast cannot
adequately perform this cleansing process, resulting in toxin accumulation in the breast.

Truthfully, bras are creating droopy, weak breasts.... the breast relies on the bras for artificial
support; the body loses its ability to support the breast by itself. This is why many women feel
uncomfortable without the bra.
What is the solution to breast cancer then? DON'T WEAR A TIGHT BRA!
And maybe sleep without them.
There is a remarkable success rate for recovery from fibrocystic breast disease within 10 days to
two weeks of going bra-free. Many women have tried going bra-less and recorded a miraculous
improvement in their health! Bra burning is no longer a feminist issue... .It is now a battle between
life and death. We should make others more aware of the hazards of wearing them.....
To create awareness Malaysian Women welfare organization declare as Sundays as Bra free day at Malaysia.
.... Please pass this to every female you know.

Shavia copied information from net.