English Angel 在師大 (鄭苔英老師)

You have to think anyway, so why not think big? Donald Trump http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/d/donaldtrum153798.html Donald Trump 的名言，你喜歡哪一句呢？

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we see k. Barack Obama 這個網站有很多名人的名言，今天介紹的是美國總統Barack Obama 說的其中一句名言！ http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/barackobam409128.html

Some of you are interested in making new friends from other countries. This is a website where you can know people from different places all over the world. Give it a try. 步驟一： http://www.englishclub.com/esl-chat/index.htm 步驟二：按 English Chat Room 1 （第二個English Chat Room 1不需要設定帳號密碼，只需要鍵入user name） http://www.englishclub.com/esl-chat/chatroom-2.htm Have fun!

有沒有聽過結婚時新娘要準備以下的東西呢，如果這樣做就可以帶來好運呢！ 參考連結： http://www.somethingoldsomethingnew.co.uk/ http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_did_the_wedding_custom_of_something_old_something_new_something_borrowed_something_blue_come_from 『新娘結婚時要準備 帶在身上的東西』 Something old, something new, Something borrowed, something blue, And silver sixpence in your shoe. (1) something old 一樣舊的東西，代表和娘家的連結穩固且會永遠持續。 (2) something new 代表未來結婚後的生活成功且幸福。 (3) something borrowed 代表朋友與家人的永遠支持。 (4) something blue 表示忠誠、純潔與忠貞。 (5) silver sixpence 代表財富與日後經濟穩定。

http://www.entertonement.com/clips/zfnxnclgqm--tiger-Tiger-Woods-Speaks-at-TPC-Sawgrass-February-19th 程度稍微好一點的同學，可以聽聽看Tiger Woods 的道歉聲明，Tiger Woods講話很清楚、速度適中。 裡面有很多可以學的單字片語。文稿與重點字請看此網站。 http://my2.tmu.edu.tw/slimangela/doc/11634

http://www.entertonement.com/clips/skzwbxqnxv--My-real-apology-to-her-Tiger-Woods-Apologizes-at-TPC-Sawgrass-Feb-19 My real apology to her will not come in the form of words, it will come from my behavior over time.   這是什麼意思呢 ? 有興趣的同學翻譯一下 …

Here are two interesting statements for you! 1. Don't compare your situation to somebody else's; you have everything you need to be happy. 2. If you don't learn to be happy where you are, you will never get to where you want to be. Enjoy your life right now.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/taiwan.earthquake/index.html 同學可以看影片，順便聽一聽地震常出現的英文。 1. northern Taiwan 北台灣2. southern Taiwan 南臺灣 3. blackout 停電 4. crack 裂縫 5. construction worker 工人 6. injured 受傷 7. aftershock 餘震 7. Richter Scale 芮氏規模 8. THEY ARE IN SHOCK. 他們受到驚嚇。 9. Haiti earthquake海地地震, Chile earthquake 智利地震10. disrupted 中斷 11. dizzy 昏眩的 12. common 普通的 12. be situated 位於 13.titanic plates 大的板塊 1 4 . magnitude強度

想要知道常用的慣用語嗎? (1) FML (2) have a blast (3) give someone the cold shoulder (4) SMH (5) a leopard can't change its spots 請看以下的link: http://www.idiomeanings.com/idioms/fml/ (逐一點選左下角的top 5 慣用語，請看影片或解釋)   請問如果有人喜歡 "澆冷水" 這個英文怎麼說呢? 答案在此: http://www.idiomeanings.com/idioms/throw-cold-water-on/  

http://resource.liveabc.com/resource/post/down.asp 基礎日常生活英文免費學習資源，可以好好看一看喔!  

Hi everyone!  不同種類的住宅名稱你會幾種呢? 1. house 2. apartment complex 3. duplex 4. condo 5. mobile homes 6. cabin 7. camper 8. trailer 請看網頁找答案喔! http://www.elcivics.com/housing_lesson_1.html http://www.elcivics.com/housing_lesson_2.html http://www.elcivics.com/housing_lesson_3.html

1. Goldilocks and the three bears. 金髮女孩與三隻熊 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS3nN6PH96Y (1) woods 樹林 (2) stood still 一動不動的站著 (3) wee baby bear 小熊 ( 4) porridge 麥片粥 (5) bear's cottage 熊的小木屋 (6) frightened 害怕的 (7) gobble up 吃東西吃的很快 (8) slippery 滑的 (9) peer into his bowl 盯著他的碗看(10) puzzled 困惑的 看一下童話故事，紓解一下壓力吧!!

在人生的旅途中，起起伏伏是家常便飯! 如果剛好遇到了，只要朝著目標勇敢前進，並記得以下這一句話! 那麼你就不會那麼擔憂了! Cross the bridge when you get there! 船到橋頭自然直!

After watching this video, I cherish my life more. Besides, I learn to be like what Nick says "to be thankful, to dream big and to never give up!" I hope you all find this encouraging and inspiring. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnT9vIX048E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTVGbwlAoqo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNFawu2QuSM&feature=related (附中文字幕) Nick Vujicic (一個天生沒有四肢的人，但是他的生活態度是你我所不及的! ) 有興趣的同學可以把其他的部分(4-13)也看完喔!

同學每次上 Angela 的 blog 時都可以看一下圖片框框的英語喔 ! (1) Enlgish Idioms Daily 每日英語慣用語 ( 右邊第一張圖 ) (2) British English 英式英語 ( 右邊第二章圖 ) 今天的用語你們學會了嗎 ? (1) drop in 非正式的拜訪 (2) return ticket 來回票

每一期第一節上課時，總是會有學生很驚訝!以下是第一堂的反應... A: 要說英文喔? B: 上課不能講中文啊? C: 一直要聽英文喔? D: 中籍老師為甚麼要說英文? E: 有的聽不懂耶 F：我的英文很爛耶 其實如果同學仔細看一下這些反應，是不是心有戚戚焉的感覺。 如果你是很想躲到陰暗的角落，不要被老師發現，拒絕說英文，能說中文就說中文，不能說中文就應付一下敷衍幾句。那麼Angela要告訴你，學英文要開始學習態度了喔。最值得注意的是：大家來到了課堂，不管程度好不好，不管緊不緊張，不論害不害怕，只要先調整一下心態，改變一下，跟隨Angela 的指導，雖然不一定保證突猛進，不過進步空間一定是可以預期的。 :) 俗說 No pain, no gain.  沒有痛苦，哪來收穫阿！ 又說 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧！ Angela

If you are a dentist and you don't know how to communicate with your patients, you might want to read the following. Here are some of the lines that you might hear from your dentists. 1. I'll see you in six months to make sure everything looks good. 2. You are one of my best patients. 3. I'm proud of you. (To kids when they did a great job sitting on the chair for a long time.) 4. If you feel uncomfortable, just let me know. 5. If you need to rinse, just let me know. 6. I'll see you in six months. 7. That's it unless you want to come back earlier. (You can tell a joke to your patient.) 8. Everything looks good/fine. 9. If you feel any pain/discomfort, let me know. 10. You make my job so easy. (If you patient is not a trouble maker. )

These few years I have had experiences teaching students from different settings, universities and school of continuing education. Some students are studying at a prestigious university. Some are studying at a low ranking university. The others are adults who take English classes just to improve their English abilities or personal satisfaction. I have to say that I actually learned a lot from teaching these students. For example, high level students who are currently at a so called "good university", the majority of them has good English abilities and their attitudes toward English are positive. They have the habits to read English and they are more responsible for their own studying. A lot of them are from a family where their parents pay attention to their education and will be willing to provide them a good learning environment. Therefore, students' general English abilities are higher. On the contrary, lower level students who are from low ranking universities do ha...

Good teachers make a difference. But the question is "What is a good teacher?" "Am I a good teacher?", sometimes, we all ask ourselves the same question. From time to time, we examine ourselves and hope we are the one who inspires the students and helps them learn in class. Sometimes, I hear complaints from students and I am so surprised by what they say. Students who have a problem learning or hate English due to the teacher's attitudes. Therefore, I believe that as a teacher we can do the following. A good teacher should: 1. have enthusiasm and patience. 2. answer students questions patiently. 3. give students challenging tasks. 4. inspire students to learn. 5. motivate students. 6. have good interaction with students. 7. provide variety of activities in class. A good teacher shouldn't: 1. deride students. 2. look down at slower learners. 3. have a superior attitude toward students.

When I teach freshman English Reading class at universities, I do find out students' attitudes are quite negative toward English. I remembered the previous year when I taught lower level students at a university. I asked students how much they enjoyed learning English. The students' answers were quite disappointing. Students told me that they hated English a lot. Like usual, I had a big class around 65 students. Many students attended the class simply because it was compulsory. Few students really liked or were motivated to learn English reading. In order to know their attitudes toward English, I asked them on my very first class to tell me how much they hate or like English. I would draw a graph from 0 to 100, every ten is an interval, to see if they like or dislike English. O means they like English very much; 100 means they hate English the most. The survey results showed that almost 2/5 of my students hate English a lot. 1/3 of the students say they don'...