Freshman English Vox 2008-06-02T07:35:37Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e3989fbc550004/ Word Power Made Easy Unit 15, 16 tag:vox.com,2008-06-02:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400fad68db3020004 2008-06-02T07:35:37Z 2008-06-02T07:35:37Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom simulo: to copy similis: like or similar simulate (v.): copy the real thing dissimulate (v.): hide one's true feelings by making a pretense of opposite feelings e-: out nervus: nerve enervate (v.): exhaust en-: in ergon: work energy (n.) s...

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]]> Human Behavior tag:vox.com,2008-04-30:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400f48d1223aa0001 2008-04-30T11:10:47Z 2008-05-02T03:16:53Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

800px-BlackSabbath When YES means NO

This post is about the information of non-verbal communication such as hand gestures, body language, and facial expressions you can find on the Internet. The links below are from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_language http://en.wi...

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]]> Word Power Made Easy Unit 12, 14 tag:vox.com,2008-04-19:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400f48cefdf4f0002 2008-04-19T06:55:30Z 2008-04-23T02:11:13Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom vivo: to live vivacious (adj.): full of joy of living vivid (adj.): possessing the freshness of life; strong; sharp revive (v.): bring back to life convivo: to live together convivial (adj.): the kind of person who likes to attend feasts and...

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]]> List of Podcasts tag:vox.com,2008-02-29:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400f48cfe644b0001 2008-02-29T02:51:21Z 2008-04-19T08:31:21Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom n EnglishPod: Learn Business English with Daily MP3 Podcasts (Level: Elementary--Advanced) nEnglish as a Second Language Podcast nThe Bob and Rob Show (Level: Advanced) nPodcasts in English (Level: 1-4) nFun English Lessons (Level: Inte...

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]]> 2nd Semester Course Syllabus tag:vox.com,2008-02-19:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400e398de5e8a0004 2008-02-19T23:57:16Z 2008-02-19T23:57:16Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom National Tsing Hua University FL102003 Freshman English II Syllabus 2008 Spring Course Code Number: FL 100205 Instructor: Hsien-Chin Liou 劉顯親 E-mail: hcliu@mx.nthu.edu.tw TEL: 03-57-42709 Class hours: Wednesdays & Fridays 10:10 a.m. – 12...

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]]> Word Power Made Easy Unit 8, 10,11 tag:vox.com,2008-02-17:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400e398dd74ac0004 2008-02-17T10:23:28Z 2008-02-17T10:23:28Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom taceo—to be silent taciturn (adj.): silent, uncommunicative, reserved… permanently, habitually disinclined to talk tacit (adj.): unspoken, unsaid (e.g. a tacit understanding) reticent (adj.): prefers to be silent loquor: to speak loquacious: ...

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]]> Guidelines of How to Evaluate Visual Essays tag:vox.com,2007-12-21:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400e398ca34980002 2007-12-21T02:59:40Z 2007-12-21T03:01:41Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

G1 G2 G3

Text: 1. Is the advertisement well-designed? Are the descriptions of the product attractive to you? 2. Does the headline match with the product? 3. Are the advantages of the product, such as its price, innovation, con...

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]]> Fly in your personal sky! tag:vox.com,2007-12-13:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400e398c77a570005 2007-12-13T07:29:52Z 2007-12-13T07:57:06Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Psky

Tired of buying plane tickets and waiting in airports? Now you can buy a personal airplane with the price of a car! A robot will drive the plane for you so that you can look lazily out of the window during your plane ride or take a nap. You will...

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]]> Writing prompt for "Activities that Contribute to Good Health": Due at 12PM in class tag:vox.com,2007-11-30:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400e398c2a1e80004 2007-11-30T02:57:56Z 2007-11-30T02:59:46Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Write an essay about what people can (a)eat, (b) do, or (c) think about that contributes to good health. Focus on CAUSE and EFFECT, a good thesis statement, and the vocabulary and expressions you learned. A thesis statement may be like: (a) A p...

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]]> A Person I Admire (an Old Essay of Mine) tag:vox.com,2007-11-08:asset-6a00e3989fbc55000400e398bb88670003 2007-11-08T13:48:17Z 2007-11-08T16:37:41Z Debby the TA http://freshmanenglish.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Book

Among the teachers who have taught me through my school life, Teacher Helen is the one that I most admire. She was the English teacher of mine while I was in junior high. In contrast to some teacher's apathy, her vitality always refreshed the at...

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