150501150501早讀團筆記（partThemanwhohasmadeuphismindtowinwillneversay“impossible”.(BonapareNapoleon,Frenchemperor)凡是決心取得勝利的人是從來不是“不可能的”（法國拿破侖一種精神叫“ICan”，做任何事情的時候，一旦你說不可能的時候，借口會源源不斷，但是DoyoulikeNo,Idon'tlikedancing.I'mnotabigmusicfan,anddancingjustmakesmefeelfortableandself-conscious.【學習點】:self-consciousHasanyoneevertaughtyoutoNo,I'veneverbeeninterestedinlearningtodance,soI'venevertakenanylessonsoraskedanyonetoshowmehowtodoit.【學習點】I'veneverbeeninterestin～#加分點#e.g.I'veneverbeeninterestedDoyouthinkthattraditionaldancingwillbepopularintheI'mafraidIhavenoideabecauseIdon'tfollowwhat'shappeninginthedancingworld!Isupposeitwillalwaysbepopularwithsomepeople.【學習點】I'mafraidihavenoidea多用哦becauseIdon'tfollowwhat'shappeningin IsupposePAGEPAGE150502早讀團筆記（partDescribeasituationthatmadeyouDescribeasituationthatmadeyouangry.YoushouldwhenitwhathowyouArecentsituationthatmademeangrywasgettingstuckinatrafficjamonthewaytomeetsomefriends.ItwaslastSundaylunchtime,andIdidn’texpecttheretobemuchtraffic;peopledon’tworkonSundays,sotheroadsaren’tusuallyverybusy.【學習點】:specificSundaylunchtimeEverythingwasgoingwelluntilsuddenlyIsawaqueueofcarsontheroadinfrontofme.Ihadnochoicebuttojointhequeueandwaittogetpastwhateverwascausingthedelay.Itturnedoutthatitwascausedbysomeroadworks,andittookmeanextra30minutestogetpastthem.【學習點】everythingwasgoingwellAqueueofcarsTurnoutGettingstuckintrafficcongestiondoesn’tusuallymakemeangry,butthistimeitdid,mainlybecauseIwasn’texpectingitandIknewthatmyfriendswerewaitingtomeetmeforlunch.IfeltfrustratedandpowerlessbecausetherewasnothingIcoulddotochangethesituation,andIhadnoideahowlongIwouldbesittingtherewaiting.WhenIfinallysawthereasonforthecongestion,IwasrelievedthatIwasclosetogettingpasttheroadworks,butIstillfeltabitstressedknowingthatIwashalfanhourlate. Iwasn'texpectingthat我木有想到。。Ifelefrustratedandpowerless。。唉……becloseto(介詞)ng快要。。。I(still)feltabitU(still)feltabitDescribeaninterestinglessonthatyouDescribeaninterestinglessonthatyouYoushouldwhereyouattendedthislessonwhatitwasaboutandwhyyoufounditI'mgoingtotalkaboutaninterestingsciencelessonthatIattendedatsecondaryschoolwhenIwas14or15yearsold.【學習點】DetailsareimportantItwasquitealongtimeago,soIcan'tremembereverydetail,butthelessonwasaboutrespiration.Welearntabouthowthelungswork,howwebreathe,andhowoxygenpassesintotheblood.Thescienceteacheralsotalkedtousabouttheeffectsofsmokingonthelungs.【學習點】Ican'tremember(二聲everydetail我記不大清了了~learnabout知道（學到）Ifoundthislessoninterestingbecauseofmyscienceteacher,Dr.Smith,alwaysintroducednewtopicsbyshowingusa.Wewatchedashortfilmabouthowrespirationworks,andIfoundthismucheasiertounderstandthanasciencetextbook.Thefilmshoweddiagramsofthelungstoexinthebreathingprocess.Laterinthelessonwesawrealphotosofhealthylungsandlungsthathadbeendamagedasaresultofsmoking;theyhadturnedblack.Ithinktheimageofasmoker'slungsisthereasonwhyIrememberthislesson. findsthinteresting發現..有foundthismucheasiertodoasaresultoflungsDescribeapracticalskillthatyouhaveDescribeapracticalskillthatyouhavelearnt(e.g.cooking,YoushouldsaywhattheskillishowyoulearntitwhyyoulearntandhowthisskillhashelpedI'mgoingtotalkaboutdriving,whichisapracticalskillthatIusealmostevery【學習點】:apracticalskillIlearnttodriveacarbytakinglessonswhenIwas17.Myparentspaidformetohavelessonswithaprofessionaldrivinginstructor.Ilearntbypractising:firstIhadtogetusedtosteering,changinggearsandusingthemirrors,thenwepractisedthingslikereversingandparking.Ialsohadtolearnthehighwaycode. takeIlearntbygetusedto steeringgearmirrors reversingparkinghighwaycode交通Asa17-year-old,Iwantedtohavetheexperienceofdrivingacar,andIwasfedupwithhavingtowalkortakethebusortrainwheneverIwantedtogosomewhere.Ialsoknewthatdrivingwouldbeanextremelyusefulskill. Iamfedupwith厭倦 IalsoknowthatBeingabletodrivehashelpedmeinsomanyways.ThepublictransportwhereIliveisn'tverygood,soItraveltoworkbycarmostdays.Havingacarmakesmylifemucheasierwhenitcomestothingslikeshoporvisitingfamilyandfriends. insomanyway在很多方PAGEPAGE150505早讀團筆記（partDescribe youYoushould·who ·whatheorsheis·andwhyyouadmirehimorHerearesomeideas.I'veunderlinedthebest·I'mgoingtotalkaboutmyfatherbecausehehasbeenamajorinfluenceinmy sbhaveamajorinfluence對我有重要的影響·MyfatherwasalwaysagoodrolemodelformeasIwasgrowingup.He'shard-working,patientandunderstanding;he'salsogotagoodsenseofhumourandseemstogetonwellwitheverybody.HopefullyI'veinheritedsomeofthesetraits.【學習點】:getagoodsenseofhumourgetonwellwith·IadmiremyfatherbecauseIthinkhebroughtmeandmybrothers/sistersupwell;hewasquitestrictbutalwaysfair,andhehasalwaysbeensomeoneIcanturntoforadvice.Ithinkmyfathersetagoodexamplebyworkinghardandhavingapositiveoutlookonlife.Irememberthatheusedtoleaveforworkearlyandcomehomequitelate,buthealwaysmadetimeformeandmy turntosbforadvice向尋求建haveapositiveoutlookonlifemaketimeforsb為騰出時DescribeanorentertaineryouadmireYoushouldsaywhotheyareandwhattheyhowtheybecamehowyoufoundoutaboutandwhyyouadmireI’mgoingtotalkaboutamusicianthatIadmire,called...He’sasingerwhoalsoystheguitarandwriteshisownsongs.Ithinkherecordedhisfirstalbumabout10yearsago,andhe’sreleasedseveralotherCDssincethen. Hebecamesuccessfulaftermanyyearsofwritingsongsandperformingliveinsmallvenuesalloverthecountry.Graduallyhebuiltafollowingofpeoplewholikedhismusic.IthinkthekeytohissuccesswasoneofhissongsthatwasusedonaTVadvertisement.Thismeantthatmorepeoplebecameawareofhismusic. afollowingofpeople一票becameawareofIfoundoutabout...becauseoneofmyfriendsgotticketstoseehimin foundout了解，發Ihadn’theardanyofhismusicbefore,butIwentalongtothegigandreallyenjoyedit.AfterthatIboughtthefirstCD,andnowI’vegotallofthem. foundout了解，發ThereasonIadmire...isthathehasworkedhardforhissuccess:ittakesyearsofpracticeto eagoodsingerandguitarist,andhespentseveralyearsyingtoverysmallaudiencesbeforehebecamesuccessful.Ialsolikethefactthathewriteshisownmusic.Iadmirepeoplewhohaveworkedhardtogetwheretheyare.【學習點】:workedhardforsmallaudiences特定的群體（少數人150507早讀團筆記（partDescribeaninterestingadvertisementthatyouhaveDescribeaninterestingadvertisementthatyouhaveseen.Youshouldsay:whereyousawitwhatitwaswhyyouthinkitwasaninterestingI'mgoingtotalkaboutanadvertisementforCoca-Cola,whichisoneofthebiggestbrandsintheworld.I'veseenCokeadvertisedeverywhere,onpostersandTVcommercials.【學習點】:兩個細節詞posters海 TVcommercials.電視商TheadvertshowsapictureofSantaClaussmilingandholdingabottleofCoke.Ithinktheaimistotargetchildrenandassociate(link/connect)thebrandwithChristmastime.【學習點】:associatewith 聯Theadvertisinterestingbecausetheisdeliberaytryingtoinfluenceandattractchildren.Themarketersaretryingtocaptureyoungcustomers.Theyarepresentingthedrinkassomethingspecial,agiftforChristmas.However,Coca-Colaisnotnecessarilyahealthydrinkforchildren;itcontainsalotofsugar.Maybethiskindofadvertisingmanipulateschildrenandencouragesthemtopestertheirparents.【學習點】capturecaptureyoungpresentsomethingassomethinghealthydrinkmanipulatespestertheirparents糾纏家長150508早讀團筆記（partDescribeaDescribeatoythatwasspecialtoyouwhenyouwereachild.Youshouldsay:whenyougotwhatitlookedwhogaveittoandhowyouuseditoryedwithOnespecialtoythatIremembergettingwasaLegocar.Itwasabirthdaypresentfrommyparents.Ican'trememberexactlyhowoldIwas,butIwasprobablyabout10or11.【學習點】ican‘trememberexactlyhowoldiwasThespecialthingaboutthiscarwasthatIhadtobuilditmyselfoutofhundredsofpiecesofThepiecescameinaboxwithapictureofthefinishedcaronthefront,andIhadtostep-by-stepinstructionstoputallthepiecestogetherinthecorrectway.Thiswasn'taneasytaskbecausethecarevenhadanengine,movableseatsandgears.Ittookmeadayortwotomake,andrequiredalotofconcentration.【學習點】requirealotofconcentrationstepbyWhenthecarwasfinisheditlookedgreat,andIfeltasenseof plishment.IseemtorememberthatIdidn'tywiththecarverymuch;thefunparthadbeentheprocessofbuilding【學習點】:asense plishment成就thefunpart有趣的部分不僅僅要一紙文憑，makeadifferencePAGEPAGE150509早讀團筆記（partWhatdoyouthinkmakesagoodIthinkagoodlessonisonethatisinterestingandengaging.By'engaging'Imeanthatthestudentsshouldfeelinvolvedinthelesson;theyshouldfeelthattheyarelearningsomethingnewthatisrelevanttothem.Inmyopinion,alotdependsonhowtheteacherdeliversthecontentofthelessoninawaythatstudentslike.Myfavouriteteacheratuniversityusedtoinvolvethestudentsbymakingusteachsomeofthelessonsourselves.vi.deliverthecontentDoyouthinkit'sbettertohaveateacherortoteachWell,there'snosubstituteforagoodteacher.Ithinkyoucanteachyourself,butyoucanlearnalotmorequicklywiththeguidanceofateacher.Forexample,whenlearningalanguage,youreallyneedsomeonetocorrectyourmistakes;youcangetthegr randvocabularyfrombooks,butbookscan'tlyouwhereyou'regoingwrong.【學習點】thereisnosubsititudefor沒有可替代...withtheguidanceof在...DoyouthinkthetraditionalclassroomwilldisappearintheIdon'tthinkitwilldisappear,butitmight elesscommon.Ithinkmorepeoplewillstudyindependently,usingdifferentratherthansittinginaclassroom.Maybestudentswillattendalessonjustonceaweek,andspendtherestoftheirtimefollowingonlinecoursesorwatchinglessons.【學習點】ratherthan150511早讀團筆記（partDescribeawildanimalfromyourYoushouldwhattheanimalisandwhatitlookslikewhereitlivesand inhowpeopleinyourcountry(oryou)feelaboutthisI'mgoingtodescribethe'robin'whichisawildbirdthatiscommonintheUK.Therobinisasmallbirdwithbrownandwhitefeathersandanareaofbrightredcolouronit'sfaceandonthefrontofitsbody.Theareaofredcolourmakesrobinsveryeasytodistinguishfromother【學習點】robincommonintheUK.TheareaofredcolourmakesrobinsveryeasytodistinguishfromotherRobinsarecommongardenbirds.ManyhousesintheUKhaveagarden,andyoucanoftenseethisbirdsittinginatree.Theymaketheirnestsintreesandgolookingforfood.Youmightalsoseearobinifyougoforawalkinthecountrysideorinapark.【學習點】goforawalkRobinshaveaspecialceinBritishculture.Theyareconsideredtobechristmasbirds,andareoftenusedonchristmascards.Manypeopleleavefoodintheirgardensforrobinsandothersmallbirdstoeat.【學習點】beconsideredtobePAGEPAGE150512早讀團筆記（partIfyoufindapathwithnoobstacles,itprobablydoesn’tleadDoyouthinkit'simportantforboystoywith"boys'toys"andforgirlstoonlyywith"girls'toys"?Ithinkboysnaturallyseemtopreferyingwith"boys'toys"andgirlswith"girls'toys".WhenIwasyoungIhadtoycars,trucks,gunsandthingslikethat,whereasmysisteralwayswantedtoywithdolls.Idon'tsupposeitreallymattersifaboyyswithadolloragirlyswithatoycar,butchildrenlearnquicklywhattoysaresupposedtobeforboysandforgirls.【學習點】:things Doyouthinkit'sgoodifparentsonlybuy"educational"toysfortheirNo,Idon'tagreewithonlygivingchildreneducationaltoys.Inmyopinion,childrenlearnbyyingwithwhateverintereststhem.Childreninventtheirowngames,eveniftheydon'thaveanytoysatall.It'simportantforchildrenjusttohavefun;therewillbeplentyoftimeforparentstoworryabouteducationwhentheirchildrengetolder.【學習點】:Beplentyof Inyourcountry,whatpossessionsshowahigherstatusorpositioninInmycountry,peoplewhoarewealthytendtobuybighousesandcars.CertainmakesofcarsuchasMercedesorFerrariarestatussymbols.Theyletotherpeopleknowthatyouareimportantorpowerful.Peoplewhowanttogivethisimpressionoftenwearexpensivedesignerclothes,orwatchesbybrandslikeRolex.DoyouthinkwecetoomuchimportanceonProbably,yes.Somepeopleareobsessedwithshowingofftheirnewphoneorwearingthelatestfashions.Ithinkit'saproblemforteenagersbecausethere'salotofpeerpressuretofollowfashionorbuythelatestgadgetthattheirfriendshavegot.Doyouthinkthingsweredifferent50yearsYes,maybepeoplewerelessmaterialistic.Ithinktheyboughtthingsthatlastedlonger;mygrandparentstalkabouthowtheyrepairedthingsratherthanthrowingthemaway.Maybebrandsandadvertisingweren'taspowerfulastheyarenow. Thosewhoturnbackneverreachthe回頭的人到不了最WhydoyouthinksportisIthinksportisimportantfordifferentreasons.Forme,ngasportisabouthavingfun.WhenIyfootball,forexample,Iforgetabouteverythingelseandjustenjoymyself.Also,ngasporthelpsyoutokeepfitandhealthy,andit'sagoodwaytosocialiseandmakefriends.【學習點】socialisesocialbutterflyDoyouthinkfamoussportspeoplearegoodrolemodelsforIthinkthatsportspeopleshouldbegoodrolemodels.Childrenlookuptotheirfavouritefootballyers,likeDavidBeckhamforexample,soIthinkthatthesepeoplehaveanenormousresponsibility.Theyshouldtrytobeagoodinfluence,andbehaveintherightwa