Week One

2008 spring

Reading and Writing

Syllabus

basic information weekly syllabus mid-term exams and final exams Basic course design text book

Weekly homework

Write on a B5 paper ( 活頁紙 ). (by handwriting)

A list of 30 words. Select at least 20 out of these 30 words and give a sample sentence to each word.

Turn in on the due date. For details, refer to the course webpage.

samples Showcase (v.):This comedy sketch showcases their unique style of humor. powerhouse (n.): The Internet is becoming a commercial powerhouse. upgrade (n.): The world’s agency for assuring global security in nuclear installations n

eeds an upgrade. ferret out (v. phr.): The team is trying to ferret out missing details. badmouth (v.)Stop badmouthing him all the time.

Week one (list of 30 words)

airwaves assassination bilingual communicate conduct dialect diplomacy ecumenical extraordinary implement incorporated instructions invadelingua franca memorandums native official overwhelming periodicals potential replace resident slang state-run statistics status transportation verbal vessels widespread

Due (the first weekly homework)

中醫 2008/03/11工設 2008/03/12電子 2008/03/13機械 2008/03/12放射 2008/03/13

Weekly quiz

Writing class: grammar and vocabulary test Reading class: listening and vocabulary test

Other information

讀書會 http://www.lc.cgu.edu.tw/reading96_d.htm

其它活動

Live ABC 英語學習資源網

http://www.lc.cgu.edu.tw/liveorg

Caves’ 2nd Annual English Book Review Contest

http://www.cavesbooks.com.tw/files//webpage/cavesweb/200712-caves2nd/index.html