[Gram./Vocab.] Week3 Vocabulary Pop Quiz

I. Terminology

A. acrophobia – ACRO ( ) + PHOB ( )
(n.) ____________
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B. claustrophobia – CLAUS ( ) + PHOB ( )
(n.) ____________
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C. hydrophobia – HYDR ( ) + PHOB ( )
(n.) ____________
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D. philharmonic – PHIL ( ) + HARMONIA ( )
(n.) ____________
_______________________________________

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E. bibliophile – BIBL ( ) + PHIL ( )
(n.) ____________
____________________________________
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E. phillipic – (n.) ____________
_____________________________________
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II. Blank-filling

A. Complete the blanks of the following sentences. (i)

a. Lincoln once said, “I won’t be a slave _____ _____ _____ I will be a master.”

b. As a matter of fact, air as well as water pollution _____ (be, simple present) no less

harmful than noise one.

c. Nancy is not so much a poet _____ a scholar.

d. Living in a highly competitive society, you definitely have to arm yourself with as much

knowledge _____ possible.

e. A man’s worth lies _____ _____ _____ in what he has as what he is.

B. Complete the blanks of the following sentences. (ii)

a. Edgar is a real ___________________; he often buys books once being immersed in those.

b. Kris' ___________________ prevented himself from staying at home alone.

c. Eric’s offer was declined by Fiona; he urged her to take switchback, which may arouse ___________________ herself.

d. There was an outbreak of ___________________ amongst the dogs of that urban area.

e. That night Chace as well as Jasmine was listening to the New York ___________________ Orchstra.

f. Socrates valued ___________________ much more than anything else.

C. E to C translation

a. dread (n.) : ___________________
b. dreadful (a.) : ___________________
c. rim (n.) : ___________________
d. ram (n.) : ___________________
e. abnormal (a.) : ___________________
f. subnormal (a.) : ___________________
g. moral (a.): ___________________
h. immoral (a.) : ___________________
i. amoral (a.) : ___________________
j. excessive (a.) : ___________________
k. cliff (n.) : ___________________
l. illogical (a.) : ___________________
m. enclosed (a.) : ___________________
n. morbid (a.) : ___________________
o. rabies (n.pl) : ___________________
p. to be a characteristic of : ___________________
q. to be characterised by : ___________________
r. productive (n.) : ___________________
s. to be suspectible to : ___________________
t. induce (v.) : ___________________
u. gloomy (a.) : ___________________
v. unwholesome (a.) : ___________________
w. grisly (a.) : ___________________
x. gruesome (a.) : ___________________
y. overdose (v.n) : ___________________
z. alcoholism (n.) : ___________________
aa. alcoholisity (n.) : ___________________
bb.alcoholisation (n.) : ___________________
cc. alcoholic (n.) : ___________________
dd.alcoholic (a.) : ___________________
ee. alcoholic beverages (n. phr) : ___________________
ff. DUI = ______________________________________(E&C)
gg. acute (a.) : ___________________
hh.nervous system (n.phr) : ___________________
ii. mammal (n.) : ___________________
jj. reptile(n.) : ___________________
kk. to be caused by : ___________________
ll. transmit (v.) : ___________________
mm. salivation (n.) : ___________________
nn.paralysis (n.) : ___________________
oo.aesthetic (n.) : ___________________
pp.analgesic (n.) : ___________________
qq. karoshi (n.) : ___________________
rr. tsunami : ___________________
ss. the working poor : ___________________
tt. SOHO : ______________________________________
uu. LOHAS : ______________________________________
vv. sustainable devt / development: ___________________
ww. leukemia (n.) : ___________________
xx. hemophilia (n.) : ___________________
yy. anemia (n.): ___________________
zz. hemorrhage (n.) : ___________________
aaa. unprecedented (a.) : ___________________
bbb. feasible (a.) : ___________________
ccc. untenable (a.): ___________________
ddd. unequivocal (a.) : ___________________
eee. insatiable (a.) : ___________________
fff. confident (a.) : ___________________
ggg. differdent (a.) : ___________________
hhh. disinfectant (n.) : ___________________
iii. detergent (n.): ___________________
jjj. antidote (n.) : ___________________
kkk. antipathy (n.): ___________________
lll. apathy (n.): ___________________
mmm. sympathy (n.): ___________________
nnn. empathy (n.): ___________________

D. Have a guess! Based upon affixes, and write down the meanings of each word.

a. anglophile : ___________________
b. francophile : ___________________
c. slavophile : ___________________
d. necrophile : ___________________
e. pedophile : ___________________
f. photophila : ___________________
g. photophobia : ___________________
h. xenophobia : ___________________
i. tonitrophobia : ___________________
j. trypanophobia : ___________________
k. testophobia : ___________________
l. scolionophobia : ___________________
m. philophobia : ___________________
n. philema(to)phobia : ___________________
o. pantophobia : ___________________
p. obesophobia : ___________________
http://www.phobialist.com/index.html
http://changethatsrightnow.com/

III. E to C translation

A. Translate only the underlined part of the following sentences into C.

a. When I wanted to borrow some money from him, there was no more than ten dollars.
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b. These batteries are not good. At best they will last not more than two months.
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c. We take it for granted that the detergent does not take out every dirty spot instantly without a lot of hard work － or at least not as quickly as the TV commercial shows.
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d. Many movies are also taken seriously, while others are dismissed as nothing more than entertainment.
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e. 40,000 children under the age of five die every day in the developing conuntries, largely from preventable causes, often for lack of no more than a dollar’s worth of health care, a regular supply of nutritious food, or clean water and sanitation.
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Model Essay

I. Introduction

*Thesis Statement usually places in the last sentence of introductory paragraph.

There are three ways to study English in one's school life:

Preview, concentration in class, review.

II. Body

(i) Supporting paragraph

a. main idea*
b. reason
c. example*
d. detail

(ii) Supporting idea

a. main idea*
b. reason
c. example*
d. detail

(iii) Supporting idea

a. main idea*
b. reason
c. example*
d. detail

III. Conclusion

Thesis Restatement usually places in the first sentence of concluding paragraph.

[Gram./Vocab.] Week 3 -01_11_08

Vocabulary

PHOB - fear

1. acrophobia - acro_high + phob_fear 　懼高症
acrophobe (n.)
acrophobic (a.)

: abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of height or
: an excessive or illogical fear of high places.

*dread (n.) 懼怕
*dreadful (a.) 糟透的

e.g. Rosemary declined Marshell's offer, approaching the rim of the cliff,
because of her acrophobia.

*rim (n.) 邊緣

2. claustrophobia - claus_to close + phob_fear　幽閉恐懼症

Etymology: claustrum + phobia

: abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces or
: an excessive or illogical fear or enclosed places.

e.g. Christopher's claustrophobia made him prefer climbing stairs
to taking the elevator.

3. hydrophobia (n.) - hydr_water + phob_fear 恐水症；狂犬病

: a morbid dread of water or
: an abnormal fear of water or
: rabies

*morbid (a.)
morbidly (adv.)
morbidness (n.)

Etymology: Latin morbidus diseased, from morbus disease

: of, relating to, or characteristic of disease (a.) 病理的；病變部位的
: affected with or induced by disease (a.) 疾病的；疾病導致的
: productive of disease (a.) (因)疾病產生的
: abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings 憂鬱的
: grisly , gruesome 病態的

*induce(v.) 誘發；導致　　　 human-induced 人為的(= man-made / manmade)
*susceptible (a.) (易)受．．．．．．影響的<~to>
*characterise (v.) 以/有．．．．．．的特徵 (常以passive voice呈現)
*gloomy (a.)
*unwholesome (a.) 不衛生的
*grisly (a.) 可怕的；嚴重的
*gruesome(a.) 陰森的；詭譎的
*substance-related disorder [Psy.] 物質關聯疾病
(一種與心理有關的疾病, 如藥物濫用(overdose), 酒精濫用(alcoholism)等)
Refers to
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morbid

*rabies
:an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated

*nervous system of mammals 哺乳動物的神經系統
*is caused by a rhabdovirus 由桿狀病毒所引起
*transmit (v.) 傳播；傳染
*salivation (n.) 唾液分泌； [Med.]流涎症
*paralysis (n.) 癱瘓
*untreated (a.) 無藥可救的；藥石罔效的；不能治癒的

refers to
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabies



PHIL - to love

4. philharmonic - phil_to love + harmonia_harmony 愛好和諧者；愛樂

Etymology:Etymology:

French philharmonique, literally, loving harmony, from Italian filarmonico,

from fil- phil- + armonia harmony, from Latin harmonia

: loving harmony; devoted to music; a symphont orchestra

5. bibliophile - bibl_book + phil_to love 愛書者(特指也在收集者)
bibliophilic (a.)

: one who loves books; a book collector or
:a lover of books especially for qualities of format

e.g. Edgar is a real bibliophile; he often buys books once being immersed in those.

6. philippic

Etymology:
Middle French philippique, from Latin & Greek; Latin philippica,
orationes philippicae, speeches of Cicero against Mark Antony,
translation of Greek philippikoi logoi, speeches of Demosthenes
against Philip II of Macedon, literally, speeches relating to Philip.

: a discourse or declamation full of bitter condemnation
: tirade (n.) 長篇的攻擊性演說；激烈的發言

Learning English by playing online games.

Edgar and I talked about online games today.

It reminded me that I did improve my English a bit by playing one online game called Steppenwolf in my collegiate life.

This game was designed by Warner bros, which can learn some useful vocabulary through this game. If you have some difficulties finishing eposides, you can find some walkthrough on the Internet(just google it!) to help youself resolve the problems.
Also, the greatest thing here is...

FOR FREE.

Here is the hyperlink...

If you do like RPG (Role Playing Games), take it and enjoy yourself.

http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/steppenwolf/home.jsp


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If I've made mistakes in my article, please help me to correct it.

Thanks a lot.

[Gram./Vocab.] Week2 Vocabulary Pop Quiz

I. Terminology

A. progenitor:
_________________________________________
B. procrastinate:
_________________________________________
C. protuberant:
_________________________________________
D. proclivity:
_________________________________________
E. prospectus:
_________________________________________

II. Blank-filling:

A. affixes (prefixes as well as suffixes)

a. progenitor- pro(___________) + gen(___________)
+itor(___________)
b. procrastinate-pro(___________) + cras(___________)
c. protuberant-pro(___________) +tuber(___________)
d. proclivity-pro(___________) +clivus(___________)
e. prospectus-pro(___________) +spect(___________)

B. Complete sentences
a. Prior to his puberty, Ben has always been concious of his
______________ nose.
b. Juliet usually ______________ about turning in her term papers.
c. The ______________ made the new subdivision look inviting
and pleasant.
d. Homo erectus is a ______________ of Homo sapiens.
e. Jasper’s ______________ to boast, in the long run, attributed
him to being axed.
C. English-to-Chinese Translation
a. tract (n.) [AmE.] ______________
b. protuberant (a.) ______________
c. Homo erectus (n.) ______________
d. Homo sapiens (n.) ______________
e. propensity (n.) ______________
f. forebears (n.pl) ______________
g. subdivision (n.) ______________
h. intentionally (adv..) ______________
i. procrastination (n.) ______________
j. habitually (n.) ______________
k. forefather (n.) ______________
l. proclivity (n.) ______________
m. adjacent (a.) ______________
n. manual (n.) ______________
o. procedure (n.) ______________
p. thrust (v.) ______________
q. to be concious of (v. phr) ______________
r. ancestor (n.) ______________
s. slope (n.) ______________
t. inclination (n.) ______________
u. objectionable (a.) ______________
v. predisposition (n.) ______________
w. inherent (a.) ______________
x. preliminary (a.) ______________
y. enterprise (n.) ______________
z. entrepreneur (n.) ______________
aa. to put off (v. phr) ______________
bb. to forecast (v.) ______________
cc. lot (n.) ______________
dd. thriving (a.) ______________
ee. for the purpose of (prep. phr) ______________
ff. instructions (n.pl) ______________
gg. directions (n.pl) ______________
hh. flourishing (a.) ______________
ii. prospect (n.) ______________ (v.) ______________
jj. prospecting (n.) ______________
kk. prospective (a.) ______________
ll. prospector (n.) ______________
mm. prosper (v.) ______________prosperous (a.) ______________

Edgar-C1D1-Essay

Oct. 16, 2008

The Way of Learning English

Nowadays, second language acquisition dominates worldwide in the

international community. It is seemingly, however, that people mostly learn another

language only for job application, which is the equivalent reason that most children

are compelled for English since primary school in Taiwan. Do they really know how

and why they should acquire other languages? Take Taiwanese students for example,

most of them have learned English as a second language at the start of elementary

school, even kindergarten, a place surrounded by what we call"bilingualistic teaching."

Yet in reality, most taiwanese people still cannot speak English fluently as well as

accurately in daily life, which obviously unveils two concerns of language acquisiton,

English in particular, in Taiwan: reluctance, and disinterest; under no circumstance,

additonally, are most students learning English but for daily pop quizzes, even for

entrance exam either to high school or to college. Consequently, other than the

current stiff framework of education system in Taiwan, here offers three steps in

learning English: stimulus of motive, self-learning surroundings, incessant practise.

In the first place, it is very crucial to seek for stimulus of your motive. At the

beginning of the stage, you should either find out or figure out “2W1H”

in English learning: What am I learning? Why should I acquire a language?

How do I improve step by step? Questions the above are to help you rethink or

reconsdier to which your needs and orientations are, and you will get to know

how you are interested in learning English. In addition, you should find something

that engrosses you in, arousing your attention, along with motivation that drives you

to learn more. Some oftens longs for trendy accessories or clothing, for instance,

they may subscribe Vogue, a monthly magazine, or GQ, which is mainly concerned

with male; these people are totally fascinated by these kinds of magzines, whatever

languages they are written by. Another evident example is SATC, a.k.a. Sex and

the City; this kind of series programme attracts so many taiwanese's attetion by

watching either via TV, or DVDs, or even the net. Its material is similar to Chick lit,

a thriving literature that prospers nowadays in metropolis, that targets upon those

who call themselves"modern females", which already impacts down upon generation

to generation, mentioned in [1]From Magic to Makeover, composed by

Natasha Walter in The Guardian. The phenomona shows that what truly matters

if you are motivated.

Secondly, you yourselves are supposed to create a self-learning surroundings. Providing

you have already been stimulated or motivated for language acquisition prior to this

stage, you are gently urged to have an environment entirely blankted with English.

It is always said that only if you "go overseas", you could improve speaking a lot,

and something like that. Yes, it is. What if you stayed in another country, hanging

out with a group of people in your mother tongue, however? Based on this issue

, your concern should be more of a environment than other countries. How do we

make surroundings full of English? To begin with, it is easily for you to think in English

upon the first step. Try to think everything by ways of English, and then speak up,

which you can gradually correct yourself while making grammatical errors time

after time. Meanwhile, listen to songs, radios and watch TV programmes in terms of

English all the time will subconciously and steadily familiarise you with this language.

After the habitual change all the above, you should mostly change what are near at

hand into English, such as computer built-in language, mobile, even digital camera

that need to be switched.

In completion of the first as well as second step, you should get along with English

very well. Given that practise is supposed to make imperfect things nearly perfect,

you need to do it incessantly. At the start with this stage, your preparatory work

focuses on continuous exercise, sharpening eqipped techniques. In this way, four

skills are basically categorised into two sections: listening and speaking are as a first

part, while reading and writing belongs to the other. Firstly, shadowing should be

practised at the beginning, where the speed of content is from low to high. Later on,

doing paragraph-by-paragraph summary by speaking has an easy access to the

whole picture of the content to which you have just listened. Additionally, remember

to have a tape recorder, along with a blank tape, at hand, which helps you archive

your words, enabling you to have correction subsequently and instantly.

As regards the other section, extensive reading and amassment of vocabulary should

be undertaken in sync. Both need long-term passages to build up, to which is no royal

road.

To conclude steps all the above, it is a good to learn English in the way that one can be

self-motivated, creating their own ambience of learning and continuously practise.

More importantly, you should search for the way of learning on your own.

Otherwise, it is not useful in search of more and more tactics or strategies.

Moreover, those elements results from two aspects: self-discipline and time

management, redoubling effects upon self-study, and mostly overcomes the

confrontation of hardships. Last but not least, you should bring your schedule

into practise rather than framing up everything only by words.

[1]Refers to

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/jun/03/gender.booksforchildrenandteenagers

Edgar-C1D1-Outlining

Oct. 16, 2008

Outlining

The Way of Learning English

I. Introductory paragraph:
A. Second language acquisition(SLA) is a trend throughout the world.
B. However, most people are forced to learn another language rather than doing so at will.
C. There are two problems of learning English in Taiwan: reluctance as well as disinterest.
D. For instance, Taiwanese students acquire English because of tests.

Thesis statement: Consequently, other than the current stiff framework of education system in Taiwan, here offers three steps in learning English: stimulus of motive, self-learning surroundings, incessant practise.



II. Body Paragraph 1 : Stimulus of motive

A. It is crucial for people to seek for their stimulus of motive.
B. Thinking about what, why and how helps people to meet their needs while going to learn

another language.
C. For example, reading everything like modern magazines that interest you in; it does not

matter whatever languages are written by.
D. What matters is if you are motivated

III. Body Paragraph 2: Self-learning surroundings

A. Create a self-learning enviorment on your own.
B. Think in English, and then speak up, which helps you gradually correct yourself for

grammatical errors.
C. Listen or watch mostly programmes in terms of English
D. Switch language system of what is near at hand in daily life


IV. Body Paragraph 3: Incessant practise

A. Posterior to the first as well as second stage, it is time for continuous practise.
B. Distribution to four skills: listening and speaking as the first section; reading and writing as

the other.
C. Through shadowing, summarising, tape recording, you can continuously do exercise.
D. Extensive reading and amassment of vocabulary should be habituated at the same time,

which needs long-term passages to build up, and there is no short cut to it..

V. Concluding Paragraph:

To conclude steps all the above, it is a good to learn English in the way that one can be

self-motivated, creating their own learning enviroment and continuously practise.