WEEK 6

Q Skills for Success 4

Last week we…

Talked about shoppingLearned about different types of shoppersLearned new vocabularyRead about the psychology of window

shoppingDiscussed annotating and highlighting

Let’s start with some vocab review:These were taken from the Vocabulary Flashcards - you should use them to test yourselves, too.

1. (承認 ) recognized or shown appreciation for something:___2. (決心變成 ) a strong determination to do something:____3. (遭遇 ,面對 ) to deal with a problem or difficult situation:___4. (追求 ) to try to achieve something over a period of time:___5. (演變 ) changed from an earlier form:____6. (行人 ) people walking:____7. (分配 ) to assign money or resources to a project:____8. (思想 ) a way of thinking:____9. (具體化 ) to represent an idea or quality: ____

10. (有見聞的 ) knowledgable, able to understand complicated ideas:___

Let’s start with some vocab review:These were taken from the Vocabulary Flashcards - you should use them to test yourselves, too.

1. (承認 ) recognized or shown appreciation for something: acknowledged

2. (決心變成 ) a strong determination to do something: resolve3. (遭遇 ,面對 ) to deal with a problem or difficult situation:

confront4. (追求 ) to try to achieve something over a period of time: pursue5. (演變 ) changed from an earlier form: evolved6. (行人 ) people walking: pedestrians7. (分配 ) to assign money or resources to a project: allocate8. (思想 ) a way of thinking: mentality9. (具體化 ) to represent an idea or quality: embody

10. (有見聞的 ) knowledgable, able to understand complicated ideas:

sophisticated

What are annotating and highlighting?

Annotating or Highlighting? Which?

A

B

Annotating

Match the annotations with their purpose:

__ topic + opinion__ each paragraph’s main point__ what is being discussed in your own words__ items in the text that prove a point__ answers to the question “Why?”__ questions in the text or your own

Annotating

Match the annotations with their purpose:

T - Thesis (topic + opinion = thesis)

MI - Main Idea (each paragraph’s main point)

S - Summary (your own words)

Ex - Example (Items that prove a point)

R - Reason (Answers to the question “Why?”)

? - Questions (Questions in the text OR your own)

1. Have you ever given money to a beggar? 2. Have you ever had any money stolen from you? 3. How important is money to you? 4. How much did you spend last week? 5. How much did you spend yesterday? 6. How much do you spend on food each week? 7. How much do you usually spend each month on entertainment? 8. How much do you usually spend each month on food? 9. How much do you usually spend each month on transportation? 10. How much does it cost to get your hair cut? 11. How much does it cost to ride a bus to Taipei? 12. How much is a liter of gasoline in Taiwan? 13. How much money do you think you will make on your first job?14. How much money did you spend yesterday? 15. Do you have money on you now? A lot or a little?

Ask each other the following questions. Ask follow-up questions.Ask each other the following questions. Ask follow-up questions.

Collocations

Page 45 has a list of different collocations that are used in readings 1 & 2. You can find them by looking back through the stories. Here’s the key:

R1 - Reading 1, pp. 32 - 34

R2 - Reading 2, pp. 40 - 42

Collocations are words that often appear together.Because English is kind of a stupid language, there are no real rules for how collocations work. You just have to learn them one by one.

Descriptive Writing

When you use descriptive language, you are trying to make a clear image of what you are talking about.

Some of the best ways to create good descriptions is to use:

Adjectives

I looked into her cold eyes.

Adverbs

I boldly looked into her cold eyes.

Verbs

I boldly gazed into her cold eyes and told her kiss me with the fire of a thousand suns.

In the descriptive essay on page 47, find at least two sensory details for each of the five senses.