E-Concussion

Dear all,

This Wed. James and I are going to be the hosts.

In the 1st hour, I want to devide into 2 parts and I'm going to play a "Reporter" game for 30 minutes. The details of this game are described as below...
First, we separate into 2 groups, A and B.
People in group A are reporters and the others paly the roles of being reported.

There are 4 situations for them to draw the lots:
a. A boss who is famous for selling Shaved ice(剉冰).
b. A patient who has been suffering from a rare disease for a long time and finally found a good doctor who can treat him.
c. A stupid guy who was cheated by a fraud gang(詐騙集團) for 1 million NT dollars.
d. A brave cop who has arrested 2 robbers by himself alone without any weapon.
Reporters have to cover(採訪、報導) these events and write down the news releases(新聞稿).

The time schedule is as below...
3 mins for me to explain the rules.
5 mins for all people to consider what to ask or answer.
10 mins for covering time.
5 mins for reporters to write down their news releases.
7 mins for reporters to report and we'll also vote who is the winner and explain why.

Concerning the next 30 minutes. James prepared 10 headlines for group A, and the texts of 10 headlines for group B. Everyone of group B have to draw two or three texts and read it out for A to guess what's the topic(headline) of text which B is reading. And then we may change the roles.

Regarding the 2nd hour, we thought that we could still give some topics for you to share. One topic which I've thought of was "talking about our strength and weakness of our personal characteristic". And James will give you "What are the best and worst thing in this week" for your reference.

Leo & James

The hostesses:Shavia and Sharon
Because something happened,we didn't do the activities last Wed,so we are going to do it next Wed on 7/18.You can check the information posted by Shavia last week.

look forward to see you guys
Sharon

Hostesses: Wally and Shavia

The first session: game time
7:30-35 Explaining the rules for game 1:
We divide members into two groups. Members of each group take turn to explain Chinese idioms in English, the rest guess the idioms and speak out and write down in Chinese. We spend 15 minutes then compare which group guess the most correct idioms.

7:35-50 first game:
2 hosts will be the judges.

7:50-7:55 Explaining the rules for game 2:
We have three questions for 2 groups to answer. We spend 15 minutes to compare which group will get the most correct anwers.

7:55-8:10 second game:
2 hosts will be the judges.

8:10-30 Evaluation
l announce the winner!
2 the losers have to prepare an English song to perform in our next outing.
3 discuss the unknown words


The second session: imaginary world
8.30-9.30
Think about your favorite cartoons and choose which role you would like to be and why.
Please prepare copies of the vocabularies you will mention to help others follow up


Looking forward to see you all soon!

By the way,if you have class on Sunday,after class you want to by bus to Artco,here I draw a map for you.The station you should get off is 華山公園(you can see the station of the other map)

Sharon

All of you know that we have gathering on this Sunday 7/8, so we choose a good restaurant to get together. Here are the information of the restaurant.

Name: ARTCO DE CAFE'
Address:台北市長安東路一段8-1號
Tel:2542-9871
website: www.artouch.com
time:18:30pm
map:

Hello E-concussioners,

After tonights' happy bar gathering with Yenney、we'll have another gathering!!! Wow、I am so excited...(maybe I am drunk now、talking non-sense :P)

Here is the information of our gathering for next Tuesday~
Date: July 3rd、Tue.
Time: 19:00
Location: 放牛班 (市民大道四段183號)---please see the map below

How to get there:
1. By MRT: to 忠孝敦化 station、exit 2 (near 加州健身房)
2. By Bus: 605、630、285、292、262、0東,902,909,906,905 to 市民大道口stop
204 to 捷運忠孝敦化站(on 忠孝東路,near 加州健身房)
3. Website of 放牛班: http://www.h2ocity.com/school/

If you get lost、just call me!!

Peggy :)

Dear all,

As we know the bar gathering next Wed. with Yenney,
I'm telling you the informations about this gathering.

Location: Cafe Bastille 泰順街40巷23號
Time: 8:00 pm Wed. 27th June

If you wanna ride MRT, we meet at 7:00 台電大樓station Exit 3.
We could have something in the Night Market first!
I'm thinking what gift we can present beside buy Yenney this time.
Do you have any advice?


about the bar:
http://www.taiwanfun.com/north/taipei/nightlife/0512/0512BastilleTW.htm


James

I wanna know which one of the MRT TaiPower station or the GuTing station is closer to our destination? Maybe we could choose a closer one unless you guys want to have a walk.

Leo



Hi all,

Joyce is right!
I change the station we meet at Taipower(台電大樓) station Exit3!

James

English Concussion Club time on June 20、2007/6/17
Hostesses: Peggy and Joyce

The first session: Super Guessing Game超級猜一猜

7:30-33 Explaining the rules:
l We want one group to explain the given words and the other to guess out the words!
2 Everyone in the interpreting time needs to try everyway explaining the word to the other group. If the other group cannot guess out、you can give hints like the kinds (noun、adjective or adverb)、the number of letters or the first letter of the word.
3 Evaluation: When the word is spoken out、both groups will get one score. And every three right words are meet the interpreting group will add one score! Let’s see which one will win.


7:34-50 Preparation time:
l each group discuss and prepare for the words hosts give
2 host will add some assistant words to the vocabularies

7:50-8:10 Guessing time A
l everyone will be asked to interpret the vocabularies as many as you can within the required time
2 the guessing group work together to guess what the interpreter indicates

8:10-30 Guessing time B

8:31-35 Evaluation
l decide which group is the winner!
2 else



The second session: Story Tellers 說書人

l Each member tell a story you like (to hear of or written by yourself)…try to be a story teller
2 Please prepare copies of the vocabularies you will mention to help others follow up


Ladies and Gentlemen、Look forward to your coming!

Dear all!
This time we're going to have a new commer - Sharon.
Hope everyone will get along with her well.^^
Leo


**** NOTICE****

Dear E-concussioner:
This Wed.'s host are Leo and me
Please check the information below and I've already emailed to you please go for check it too.

Part 1 Have a game!
We will have a game is about " detective and suspect " (Just like what we played in Lusia's class.)

The most expensive diamond ring on earth was stolen on Wed. night ~~~
Who is the thief ????

First 、You need to divide into "detective" and "suspect " groups
Each group will have three people ,and we will assign a real thief in the suspect group
So please find out the real thief after questioned one-on-one .

Time
7.30-7.35 Explain the rules shortly (then divide into 2 groups) (5 MINS)
7.36-8:00 Each team need to discuss the queries and responses (25 MINS)
8:01-8.26 Query one-on-one. And you could change pairs if you want. (25 MINS)
8.26-8.30 Announce who is the criminal and why ?(5 MINS)

Part 2 FREE TALK!
In case ,each team will have 4 people ,so everyone have 12 MINS to share!

This week's topic is "LIFE"、maybe you could try to prepare the questions below
1.How do you think the meaning of your life ?
2.What is your principle (motto) in your life ?

Or you want to share anything is related to LIFE is fine

Part 3 Club affairs

1.Invite someone to join our club time ?
2.Draw lots about about HOST


Hope see you all on WED.
Carey 11-June-07

Hi all,

There are some basic rules as below.
Please follow these things to make our blog good for use!

A. Sign your name in your article.

B. Reply by "say something"

C. You can "Edit" Vocaburary and Phrase in "Dictionary"

D. "Take a look, Please" is a noticeboard.
Hosts can post the gathering information(time, location, topic..)
and something you wanna remind others!

E. "Gathering things" is a collection of our gathering records.
Of course we can reply anything as feedfack

F. Share anything by "I'm speaking"!
Articles, jokes, lyrics, poems..haha
Practice Writing on it!

G. If you have any question to discuss with all,
Use the "I'm wondering".
we can discuss topic by topic.
If we just have a little problem,
we can also use guestbook to ask.




Whish you have a good time in E-concussion!

James

Place: 樂雅樂餐廳
Address:許昌街19號1樓
Time: 6:30pm
Host: Sandy (0952-730-880)
Participants: Yenney, Sandy, Amy, Joyce, Shavia, Carey, Wally, Paul, Hank…

Yosemite
Come see nature at its best

American President Theodore Roosevelt called Yosemite National Park the most beautiful place on Earth. “Many others who have seen the park would agree with him. Located in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, Yosemite covers 1200 square miles (1920 square km) of wilderness.
In Yosemite, huge rock domes rise from the earth. Spectacular waterfalls plunge from cliffs. Green forests cover the hills and valleys. All this natural beauty creates a paradise that 4.1 million people enjoy each year. Most come in summer to escape crowded California cities, although the park welcomes visitors year round.
Visitors began traveling to the park in 1855. Back then, it was a bumpy, two-day trip by stagecoach from the nearest railroad station. But that didn’t stop people from coming to admire, photograph and paint Yosemite’s natural wonders. In 1868, famous naturalist John Muir visited Yosemite. He fell in love with the area and encouraged the U.S. government to make it a national park. To his great joy, he succeeded in 1890.
The first car arrived in Yosemite in 1900. By 1920, two-thirds of the park’s visitors were coming by automobile.

Down in the Valley
Yosemite Valley is the heart of the park. As you drive into it, look up, up, up. Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in North America, plunges 2425 feet (739 meters) from the valley rim.
Get out of your car and go for a hike. The Mist Trail leads to a bridge with a spectacular view of Vernal Falls. The mist from the falls will spray you as you hike. On full-moon nights in spring, take the walk to the base of Lower Yosemite Fall. Watch for “moon bows” in the water.
After taking a hike, continue to explore the valley. Rent a bike and go cycling on eight miles of paved bike trails or go for a horseback ride. Fish in the Merced River. But don’t forget to buy a California fishing license first.


Trails, Rocks and Giant Trees
About 80 percent of Yosemite visitors stay in Yosemite Valley. But there’s much more to see than just the valley. More than 800 miles of hiking trails crisscross the backcountry. Experienced hikers can disappear into the wilderness for days. But they should get a good map before they go!
Yosemite’s huge rocks make the park a paradise for rock climbers. You’ll see climbers clinging to rock faces high above the ground. But don’t try this without some training. You can take climbing lessons from Yosemite Mountaineering School.
Near the south entrance of the park, you’ll find the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Some of these trees stand almost 300 feet (88 meters) tall. Hike into the grove and find The Grizzly Giant. It’s estimated to be 2700 years old. Beyond it stands the California Tunnel Tree. The hole was cut into it in 1895. Go ahead and walk through the tree.
You could spend a day, a week or even a month in Yosemite. There’s so much to see in “the most beautiful place on Earth”.


Vocabularies
1. plunge (v.): to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards
The man plunged into the water to save his friend who couldn’t swim.
2. year round (adv.): happening or continuing through the whole year
3. bumpy (adj.): a bumpy surface is flat but has a lot of raised parts so it is difficult to walk or drive on it = uneven; ≠ smooth
After riding in the bus over bumpy roads for two hours, Edward felt sick.
4. stagecouch (n.): a vehicle pulled by horses the was used in past times for carrying passengers and letters
5. bow (n.): a weapon used for shooting arrows, made of a long thin piece of wood held in a curve by a tight string
6. crisscross (v.): to travel many times from one side of an area to another
The children crisscrossed their neighborhood, looking for their lost puppy.
7. backcountry (n.): an area, especially in the mountains, away from roads and towns.
8. cling (v.): to hold someone or something tightly, especially because you do not feel safe
Shy children often cling to their parents.
9. grove (n.): a piece of land with trees growing on it
There once was a forest here. But now there’s only a small grove of trees left.
10. sequoia (n.) [ ]: a tree from the western US that can grow to be very tall = redwood
Sequoias are among the tallest trees in the world.

Dear E-concussioners,

Joyce and I will be the hostesses in the coming Wed. Here is our plan for the clubbing:

Time June 6th (Wed.) 19:30

Location Dante across from CKS Memorial Hall.

1ST HOUR - Itinerary(traveling plans) Designing
In this activity, you have to pretend as tour guides or itinerary planners in a travel agency, then work as a group to design your own itinerary (domestic tour) for customers. Each group has to listen carefully to the other, and speak out your thoughts after their presentation. To express which points you like or dislike. Please see the next article for reference.

19:30 ~ 19:32 Rule Explanation (2 mins)
19:32 ~ 19:52 Group Discussion (20 mins)
19:52 ~ 20:22 Group Presentation (30 mins = 15 mins x 2 groups)
20:22 ~ 20:30 Feedbacks (8 mins = 4 mins x 2 groups)

Break Time 20:30 ~ 20:40 (10 mins)

2ND HOUR – Free Talk 20:40 ~ 21:30 (50 mins)
This week’s topic is about “proposal”. If you don’t know what you can share, you can share your parents’ or friends’ proposal experience. And what is your ideal proposal?

Club Affairs Discussion 21:30 ~ 21:40 (10 mins)
After free talk, we will spend 5~10 mins talk about how to manage our website.
As I mentioned in the guestbook, we can have some members taking turns to take care of each section of the website(blog – dictionary, I’m speaking, gathering things; album; guestbook, etc).

Hope to see you all this Wed.

Peggy:)