9/19 Notes

‧What is the goal of the oral presentation?

→To train your profession and to maintain your ability.

‧What do we need CD in our text book?

→First, you can focus on your reading when you’re listening. Second, having a great review after your lecture. Third, it there, use it.

‧How to make an oral presentation PPT?

→First, Pick one unite in the text book. Second, find the hypothesis in the article. Third, find out the connect about these two chapter and their difference. Next, figure out the title question and the main idea (unite theme) of each paragraph. Last, give some extra information (where did you locate [indicate the line and page]? What is the meaning of the target? And three additional words).

‧Next time should give the oral presentation list to teacher (include all the teammates and the unite).

Roman numbers

I: 1                    IV: 4

V: 5                   IX: 9

X: 10                 XIX: 19

L: 50                 XL: 40

C: 100               XC: 90

D: 500               MMXIV: 2014

M: 1000

→e.g.: 99=90+9=XC IX

五段論證法

Introduction (thesis statement) +

3 supporting paragraphs (topic sentences)+

conclusion

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Words of a day

9/15

‧distraction(n.)

a.      Things that distracts.

b.      Relaxation; amusement

c.       Confusion; frenzy madness

 

‧toddler(n.)

a.      Child who is just learning to walk.

 

‧attach(v.)

a.      Fasten, affix, join

b.      Be very fond of

c.       Attribute or be attributable; assign

d.      Accompany; form part of

e.      Take part in; join

 

‧levity(n.)

a.      Lack of serious thought, frivolity

       

 

‧revelation(n.)

a.      The supposed disclosure of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency.

b.      Striking disclosure

c.       Last book of New Testament

 

9/16

‧plagiaristic(adj.)

a.      copied and passed off as your own

 

‧suppression(n.)

a.      put an end to, esp. forcibly

b.      prevent from being seen, heard, or known

c.       partly or wholly eliminate

 

‧decency(n.)

a.      correct, honorable, or modest behavior

b.      proprieties; manners

 

‧preoccupy(v.)

a.      dominate of the mind of a person to the exclusion of all else

b.      otherwise engrossed; mentally distracted

 

‧riotous(adj.)

a.      wild, exciting, and uncontrolled

 9/17

‧excursion(n.)

a.      journey (a day-trip) to a place and back, made for pleasure

 

‧exempt(adj.)

a.      free from an obligation or liability etc. imposed on others

 

‧intricate(adj.)

a.      very complicated; perplexingly detailed

 

‧flabby(adj.)

a.      limp; flaccid

b.      feeble

 

‧responsive (n.)

a.      responding readily

b.      sympathetic

c.       answering

d.      by way of answer

 9/18

‧dignified(adj.)

a.      having or showing dignity

 

‧abortive(adj.)

a.      fruitless, unsuccessful

 

‧elation(n.)

a.      a feeling of extreme happiness and excitement

 

‧prominent(adj.)

a.      jutting out, projecting

b.      conspicuous

c.       distinguished, important

 

‧migration   

a.      the movement from one place to another of a large group of people

9/19

‧raid(n.)

a.      rapid surprise attack, esp.

b.      in warfare

c.       in order to commit a crime, steal, or do harm

d.      surprise attack by police etc. to arrest suspected persons or seize illicit goods

 

‧permanently(adv.)

a.      lasting, or intended to last or function, identifitely

 

‧prep(n.)

a.      homework esp. in boarding-schools

b.      period when this is done (abbreviation of preparation)

 

‧practical(adj.)

a.      of or concerned with practice rather then theory

b.      suited to use; functional

c.       (of a person) good at making, organizing, or mending things

d.      Sensible, realistic

e.      That is such in effect, virtual

 

‧volumes(n.)

a.      Single book forming part or all of a work

b.      Solid content, bulk

c.       Space occupied by a gas or liquid

d.      Amount or quantity

e.      Strength of sound, loudness

f.        Moving mass of water etc.

g.      Mass of smoke etc.