英文中最難發音vowel是æ音。fantastic這個字特別之處，是它有兩個æ音，比較少見。
2016年9月2日 星期五
英文應用文系列 3: thank you note
2016年8月12日 星期五
problem and solution句式系列5/中譯英10大技巧系列9;關於努力/推行措施的目的-用形容詞/被動動詞
措施的目的-用形容詞/被動動詞
1. 冀能貢獻=to be constructively engaged in..
e.g. 逾半個世紀以來，文學院適時審視其使命和願景，冀能貢獻社會以至世界。
In the course of its over half a century of service, the Faculty has periodically examined its mission and vision, to be constructively engaged in the community and the world.
2. 有利於=facilitative to
e.g. 本院幼稚園關心幼兒的健康成長，讓兒童擁有溫馨愉快的童年生活，發展在語言、數學、音樂、美術、體能、情緒及社交等各方面的多元智能。
Development programmes facilitative to their language, mathematics, music, arts, physical, emotional and social growth are conducted.
3. 有利於=conductive to
e.g. 以啟發及引導為出發點，配合「方案教學」、「全語文教學」、「繪本教學」及「大圖書計劃」等教學模式，培養兒童主動學習的興趣及能力。
Various teaching and learning strategies, including project approach, whole language teaching, picture book scheme and big book approach, which are conducive to children’s learning motivation and interest are used in the classroom.
1. 冀能貢獻=to be constructively engaged in..
e.g. 逾半個世紀以來，文學院適時審視其使命和願景，冀能貢獻社會以至世界。
In the course of its over half a century of service, the Faculty has periodically examined its mission and vision, to be constructively engaged in the community and the world.
2. 有利於=facilitative to
e.g. 本院幼稚園關心幼兒的健康成長，讓兒童擁有溫馨愉快的童年生活，發展在語言、數學、音樂、美術、體能、情緒及社交等各方面的多元智能。
Development programmes facilitative to their language, mathematics, music, arts, physical, emotional and social growth are conducted.
3. 有利於=conductive to
e.g. 以啟發及引導為出發點，配合「方案教學」、「全語文教學」、「繪本教學」及「大圖書計劃」等教學模式，培養兒童主動學習的興趣及能力。
Various teaching and learning strategies, including project approach, whole language teaching, picture book scheme and big book approach, which are conducive to children’s learning motivation and interest are used in the classroom.
2016年7月13日 星期三
Resume最常用的10個動詞10:served
-Served in leadership roles for various joint studies teaming with IBM and other major corporations in the evaluation of CDB software for architecture.
-Served patrons, purchased wine, alcohol, beer, and mixes.
-Served patrons, purchased wine, alcohol, beer, and mixes.
Resume最常用的10個動詞8:prepare
-Prepared budgets and projections and monthly budget-to-actual
reports and distributed to managers.
Resume最常用的10個動詞7: maintain
-maintained applicant record database.
-Maintained, compared, and reconciled the fund on three computer
systems.
-Maintained CEO's travel and appointment schedule, using computerized scheduling system.
-Maintained, compared, and reconciled the fund on three computer
systems.
-Maintained CEO's travel and appointment schedule, using computerized scheduling system.
Resume最常用的10個動詞6:oversaw
-Oversaw efforts of two Media Coordinators, a Media Assistant, and two support professionals.
Resume最常用的10個動詞4:develop
-Developed Branch Neighborhood Equity Call Program to introduce and expand Home Equity Programs resulting in a 16 percent increase in Lines and Loans in first month.
Resume最常用的10個動詞3:conduct
-Conducted testing and home studies of prospective parents to determine eligibility.
Resume最常用的10個動詞1:assisted
e.g.
-Assisted with monthly closings and financial reporting.
-Assisted in general ledger close, including foreign currency
translation of foreign subsidiaries.
-Assisted system analysts in preparation and implementation of new computer system.
-Assisted with monthly closings and financial reporting.
-Assisted in general ledger close, including foreign currency
translation of foreign subsidiaries.
-Assisted system analysts in preparation and implementation of new computer system.
2016年7月7日 星期四
Cover Letter系列3: 第三段(最後一段)的10種寫法
(其實睇我個BLOG真係可以攞到野走)
1. I hope you will give me the opportunity to discuss the available position with you.
2. I would be happy to meet with you at your convenience.
3. I hope I can share my qualifications for the Claims Adjuster position with Any Insurance. My salary requirements are appropriate for the position, so please let's discuss my desire to become a strong contributor to your claims efforts.
4. I look forward to meeting with you and further discussing my desires to join your team.
5. I welcome the opportunity to meet with you to further discuss my qualifications and your expectations for Any Corporation's next Event Planner.
6. I will be in Seattle next week. Would it be possible to meet to discuss my qualifications for this position?
7. I do hope that you will allow me the opportunity to expand upon the attached resume via an interview.
8. Also find enclosed letters of recommendation.
9. I appreciate your reviewing the attached documents, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
10. I appreciate your consideration of my candidacy and look forward to your reply. Thank you.
1. I hope you will give me the opportunity to discuss the available position with you.
2. I would be happy to meet with you at your convenience.
3. I hope I can share my qualifications for the Claims Adjuster position with Any Insurance. My salary requirements are appropriate for the position, so please let's discuss my desire to become a strong contributor to your claims efforts.
4. I look forward to meeting with you and further discussing my desires to join your team.
5. I welcome the opportunity to meet with you to further discuss my qualifications and your expectations for Any Corporation's next Event Planner.
6. I will be in Seattle next week. Would it be possible to meet to discuss my qualifications for this position?
7. I do hope that you will allow me the opportunity to expand upon the attached resume via an interview.
8. Also find enclosed letters of recommendation.
9. I appreciate your reviewing the attached documents, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
10. I appreciate your consideration of my candidacy and look forward to your reply. Thank you.
Cover Letter系列2:寫第二段的10個寫法
1. Through internships, co-curriculars, and practical experience, I now offer Any Corporation:
2. As the Classical Music Listings Coordinator for the Complete Musical Almanac summer and fall supplements, I updated a comprehensive database and oversaw creation of a system that stores and retrieves past editions, using keywords, dates, composers, and genre.
3.Described in detail on the attached resume, in my present position I maintain the highest possible site and operations security for a defense contractor. Prior, for almost a decade, I served in the United States Army, maintaining peak law enforcement/security alertness and the welfare of all personnel. In that capacity, I received numerous letters of commendation for superior job performance.
4. This fall and past summer, I interned for a small general practice firm, where I was entrusted with a great deal of responsibility. In paralegal capacities I researched, wrote, and proofed appellate briefs; composed memoranda pertaining corporate, contract, and criminal law; and drafted complaints and answers. I was an active participant in attorney-client conferences, interviewing clients, and addressing how the law affects clients' suits, as well as raising potential consequences of varied legal outcomes.
5. Currently, I am an Administrative Assistant at the State House in Providence, RI. In this role, my primary responsibilities include writing press releases, researching and drafting legislation, and consistent constituent contact. I have also worked with various committees and legislators regarding an array of legislative issues. Prior, I worked as an intern at the Lieutenant Governor's office and I actively worked for several political and social causes on campus and in the Boston, MA, area.
6. As a current temporary assignment worker with Alltemps in Topeka, KS, I have become highly computer literate in both Macintosh and Windows operating systems and software programs. To accomplish all that is cited on my resume, I was organized and accurate, mastered new information rapidly, communicated effectively with supervisors, peers and subordinates, and I work well with diverse individuals.
7.I have held positions of responsibility in banquet and special event catering, function management, and restaurant food service operations. I have additional experience in front-desk operation of a conference facility. Within each position, I nurtured ever-improving organizational, leadership, training, and supervisory skills in settings dedicated to providing quality service and performance in high-volume operations.
8. For the past twelve years, I have held positions within the Youngstown Fire Department. Although my current position is secure and rewarding, it is strictly administrative and does not allow me to physically participate, as I have in the past, in actual firefighting or other hands-on activities that provide the outdoor work environment I most enjoy. The Park Maintenance Supervisor position described in your advertisement matches motivations and qualifications presented on my resume and in this letter.
9. When starting my career, as purchasing clerk and now as a Senior Buyer who wishes to become your next Purchasing Agent, I have learned to:
10. Previewing and reviewing what appears on the resume, I offer the following:
- Writing, editing and layout skills gained as features editor, art editor, graphic artist, and reporter for various college publications.
- Knowledge and technical skills gained from courses and projects associated with advertising art and desktop publishing.
- Experience using PageMaker, Word, WordPerfect, Excel, PowerPoint, and varied graphics software to draft, edit, and finalize publications and presentations and to create dynamic graphics.
2. As the Classical Music Listings Coordinator for the Complete Musical Almanac summer and fall supplements, I updated a comprehensive database and oversaw creation of a system that stores and retrieves past editions, using keywords, dates, composers, and genre.
3.Described in detail on the attached resume, in my present position I maintain the highest possible site and operations security for a defense contractor. Prior, for almost a decade, I served in the United States Army, maintaining peak law enforcement/security alertness and the welfare of all personnel. In that capacity, I received numerous letters of commendation for superior job performance.
4. This fall and past summer, I interned for a small general practice firm, where I was entrusted with a great deal of responsibility. In paralegal capacities I researched, wrote, and proofed appellate briefs; composed memoranda pertaining corporate, contract, and criminal law; and drafted complaints and answers. I was an active participant in attorney-client conferences, interviewing clients, and addressing how the law affects clients' suits, as well as raising potential consequences of varied legal outcomes.
5. Currently, I am an Administrative Assistant at the State House in Providence, RI. In this role, my primary responsibilities include writing press releases, researching and drafting legislation, and consistent constituent contact. I have also worked with various committees and legislators regarding an array of legislative issues. Prior, I worked as an intern at the Lieutenant Governor's office and I actively worked for several political and social causes on campus and in the Boston, MA, area.
6. As a current temporary assignment worker with Alltemps in Topeka, KS, I have become highly computer literate in both Macintosh and Windows operating systems and software programs. To accomplish all that is cited on my resume, I was organized and accurate, mastered new information rapidly, communicated effectively with supervisors, peers and subordinates, and I work well with diverse individuals.
7.I have held positions of responsibility in banquet and special event catering, function management, and restaurant food service operations. I have additional experience in front-desk operation of a conference facility. Within each position, I nurtured ever-improving organizational, leadership, training, and supervisory skills in settings dedicated to providing quality service and performance in high-volume operations.
8. For the past twelve years, I have held positions within the Youngstown Fire Department. Although my current position is secure and rewarding, it is strictly administrative and does not allow me to physically participate, as I have in the past, in actual firefighting or other hands-on activities that provide the outdoor work environment I most enjoy. The Park Maintenance Supervisor position described in your advertisement matches motivations and qualifications presented on my resume and in this letter.
9. When starting my career, as purchasing clerk and now as a Senior Buyer who wishes to become your next Purchasing Agent, I have learned to:
- Clarify the needs of end users. Source and communicate effectively with vendors and suppliers via phone and Internet.
- Create detailed spreadsheet cost-benefit analyses of potential purchases. Communicate with end users and negotiate with suppliers and vendors with great focus.
- Track, store, and retrieve all purchase documentation, delivery dates, warrantees, and installation agreements.
- Use purchasing, budgetary, and related software systems
10. Previewing and reviewing what appears on the resume, I offer the following:
- Capabilities to serve within comprehensive social work capacities in school or healthcare settings.
- Experience creating and implementing treatment plans for clients with psychosocial, behavioral, and health-related disorders.
- Capacity to manage cases, maintain accurate case records, and create detailed reports.
Cover Letter系列1:寫第一段的10個寫法
1. Please consider me a strong, enthusiastic, and qualified candidate. for the Multimedia Specialist position recently posted on Any Corporation's website.
2. Upon reading the advertisement in the Jackson Review, I was inspired to contact you immediately and offer this cover letter and attached resume to formalize my interest.
3. More than ten years of experience as a litigator and ever-curious student of the judicial system have, I trust, prepared me to be a competent and appropriately confident candidate for the Administrative Judge position.
4.Detailed on the attached resume, my current position as an Analyst at Another Company requires a skill set similar to the one stated as required for your position.
5. I am very interested in the Editor position listed on www.dallasmorningnewsjobs.com . Attached, please find my resume and a writing sample, both offered to support my candidacy and request for an interview.
6. After reviewing your posting in www.softwarejobs.com , I seek to become an active candidate for this position by submitting the attached resume via this web-based system.
7. I am particularly qualified for this opportunity as a result of my double language major, my current enrollment in two language-proficiency certificate programs, as well as past experiences within tutorial and teaching roles.
8. I am responding to your advertisement for a Business Consultant in the Wall Street Journal. It is likely that my consulting experience with large and small businesses matches the requirements for this position.
9. I have held positions of responsibility in banquet and special event catering, function management, and restaurant food service operations. I have additional experience in front-desk operation of a conference facility. Within each position, I nurtured ever-improving organizational, leadership, training, and supervisory skills in settings dedicated to providing quality service and performance in high-volume operations.
10. Since graduating from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy, I have successfully completed all professional roles and responsibilities while working within a hospital setting. While my experiences at the David Grant Medical Center were challenging and rewarding, I now seek a position that will allow me to continue my career development within a retail pharmacy setting.
Bonus:
11. Through internships, co-curriculars, and practical experience, I now offer Any Corporation:
2. Upon reading the advertisement in the Jackson Review, I was inspired to contact you immediately and offer this cover letter and attached resume to formalize my interest.
3. More than ten years of experience as a litigator and ever-curious student of the judicial system have, I trust, prepared me to be a competent and appropriately confident candidate for the Administrative Judge position.
4.Detailed on the attached resume, my current position as an Analyst at Another Company requires a skill set similar to the one stated as required for your position.
5. I am very interested in the Editor position listed on www.dallasmorningnewsjobs.com . Attached, please find my resume and a writing sample, both offered to support my candidacy and request for an interview.
6. After reviewing your posting in www.softwarejobs.com , I seek to become an active candidate for this position by submitting the attached resume via this web-based system.
7. I am particularly qualified for this opportunity as a result of my double language major, my current enrollment in two language-proficiency certificate programs, as well as past experiences within tutorial and teaching roles.
8. I am responding to your advertisement for a Business Consultant in the Wall Street Journal. It is likely that my consulting experience with large and small businesses matches the requirements for this position.
9. I have held positions of responsibility in banquet and special event catering, function management, and restaurant food service operations. I have additional experience in front-desk operation of a conference facility. Within each position, I nurtured ever-improving organizational, leadership, training, and supervisory skills in settings dedicated to providing quality service and performance in high-volume operations.
10. Since graduating from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy, I have successfully completed all professional roles and responsibilities while working within a hospital setting. While my experiences at the David Grant Medical Center were challenging and rewarding, I now seek a position that will allow me to continue my career development within a retail pharmacy setting.
Bonus:
11. Through internships, co-curriculars, and practical experience, I now offer Any Corporation:
- Writing, editing and layout skills gained as features editor, art editor, graphic artist, and reporter for various college publications.
- Knowledge and technical skills gained from courses and projects associated with advertising art and desktop publishing.
- Experience using PageMaker, Word, WordPerfect, Excel, PowerPoint, and varied graphics software to draft, edit, and finalize publications and presentations and to create dynamic graphics.
Cover Letter系列1:寫第一段的10個寫法
1. Please consider me a strong, enthusiastic, and qualified candidate. for the Multimedia Specialist position recently posted on Any Corporation's website.
2. Upon reading the advertisement in the Jackson Review, I was inspired to contact you immediately and offer this cover letter and attached resume to formalize my interest.
3. More than ten years of experience as a litigator and ever-curious student of the judicial system have, I trust, prepared me to be a competent and appropriately confident candidate for the Administrative Judge position.
4.Detailed on the attached resume, my current position as an Analyst at Another Company requires a skill set similar to the one stated as required for your position.
5. I am very interested in the Editor position listed on www.dallasmorningnewsjobs.com . Attached, please find my resume and a writing sample, both offered to support my candidacy and request for an interview.
6. After reviewing your posting in www.softwarejobs.com , I seek to become an active candidate for this position by submitting the attached resume via this web-based system.
7. I am particularly qualified for this opportunity as a result of my double language major, my current enrollment in two language-proficiency certificate programs, as well as past experiences within tutorial and teaching roles.
8. I am responding to your advertisement for a Business Consultant in the Wall Street Journal. It is likely that my consulting experience with large and small businesses matches the requirements for this position.
9. I would like to apply for the position of Librarian advertised on www.libraryscience.com . In addition to an MLS degree and ALA accreditation, I have experience in varied settings. Professionally, my experience at the Kathryn Bell Library for the past eight years focused on patron services and education, my work within circulation and my reference desk roles enhanced the above capabilities. Prior, working within a private secondary school, I addressed issues pertinent to faculty, students, and parents. In all capacities, and via academic training, including a graduate degree in library science and undergraduate English major, I nurtured research, acquisition, as well as book manuscript, journal, and dissertations archival and retrieval efforts.
10. I would like to interview for the Operations Manager position recently posted in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. While the announcement does reveal some of what you are seeking, during an interview I can learn more about what you would expect of the next Operations Manager and target specific capabilities accordingly.
2. Upon reading the advertisement in the Jackson Review, I was inspired to contact you immediately and offer this cover letter and attached resume to formalize my interest.
3. More than ten years of experience as a litigator and ever-curious student of the judicial system have, I trust, prepared me to be a competent and appropriately confident candidate for the Administrative Judge position.
4.Detailed on the attached resume, my current position as an Analyst at Another Company requires a skill set similar to the one stated as required for your position.
5. I am very interested in the Editor position listed on www.dallasmorningnewsjobs.com . Attached, please find my resume and a writing sample, both offered to support my candidacy and request for an interview.
6. After reviewing your posting in www.softwarejobs.com , I seek to become an active candidate for this position by submitting the attached resume via this web-based system.
7. I am particularly qualified for this opportunity as a result of my double language major, my current enrollment in two language-proficiency certificate programs, as well as past experiences within tutorial and teaching roles.
8. I am responding to your advertisement for a Business Consultant in the Wall Street Journal. It is likely that my consulting experience with large and small businesses matches the requirements for this position.
9. I would like to apply for the position of Librarian advertised on www.libraryscience.com . In addition to an MLS degree and ALA accreditation, I have experience in varied settings. Professionally, my experience at the Kathryn Bell Library for the past eight years focused on patron services and education, my work within circulation and my reference desk roles enhanced the above capabilities. Prior, working within a private secondary school, I addressed issues pertinent to faculty, students, and parents. In all capacities, and via academic training, including a graduate degree in library science and undergraduate English major, I nurtured research, acquisition, as well as book manuscript, journal, and dissertations archival and retrieval efforts.
10. I would like to interview for the Operations Manager position recently posted in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. While the announcement does reveal some of what you are seeking, during an interview I can learn more about what you would expect of the next Operations Manager and target specific capabilities accordingly.
2016年7月1日 星期五
2016年6月30日 星期四
2016年6月22日 星期三
10個英美讀音分別1: t音之變化
變成d.例: party,
https://www.quora.com/When-and-why-did-Americans-start-pronouncing-the-letter-t-as-a-d
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/do-americans-pronounce-t-like-d
http://www.speakmethod.com/speakamericant.html
2016年6月20日 星期一
家務技巧與原理系列9: 如何正確洗冷氣機
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/supplement/20160620/55241351
重點:
１.隔塵網最好每周清洗一次， 最多兩星期也必定要清洗！
2. 至於正確的洗隔塵網方法，是先去除隔塵網上的塵埃，後再以1:49的漂白水浸泡10分鐘，這樣就可以殺死積存在隔塵網上的細菌。
3. 冷氣機內部金屬片亦可用1:49的漂白水，以噴水壺噴灑，噴上後待半小時至一小時，之後開着機內風扇功能，就可令漂白水味道變淡；
4. 由於漂白水的腐蝕性對機身金屬片位影響不大，重啟冷氣後就會被機身產生的水滴帶走，而且還可順道清理去水喉位的霉菌，可說是一舉數得。
5.如果家中有小朋友或你對漂白水氣味敏感，最好在整個清潔過程中，不要留在屋內，而且機身在吹風時，亦最好打開窗戶，令漂白水氣味更易消散。
重點:
１.隔塵網最好每周清洗一次， 最多兩星期也必定要清洗！
2. 至於正確的洗隔塵網方法，是先去除隔塵網上的塵埃，後再以1:49的漂白水浸泡10分鐘，這樣就可以殺死積存在隔塵網上的細菌。
3. 冷氣機內部金屬片亦可用1:49的漂白水，以噴水壺噴灑，噴上後待半小時至一小時，之後開着機內風扇功能，就可令漂白水味道變淡；
4. 由於漂白水的腐蝕性對機身金屬片位影響不大，重啟冷氣後就會被機身產生的水滴帶走，而且還可順道清理去水喉位的霉菌，可說是一舉數得。
5.如果家中有小朋友或你對漂白水氣味敏感，最好在整個清潔過程中，不要留在屋內，而且機身在吹風時，亦最好打開窗戶，令漂白水氣味更易消散。
2016年6月17日 星期五
10大老師面試熱門問題5: 如何處理補底班
1. 工作量:Time gained as a result of reduced marking load due to smaller class size should be devoted to the preparation of lessons, the development of remedial teaching materials and co-ordination with teachers of the mainstream classes.
2. 如何選學生：The selection of students for Remedial Teaching should be determined by individual schools based on one or more of the following:
a. Screening test
Teachers can design their own screening tests with close reference to the primary English syllabus or textbooks. Alternatively, they can make use of the Attainment Tests produced by the Educational
Research Section.
b. Internal test/examination results
These are useful particularly when Remedial Teaching is also provided at S2 or above levels.
c. Teachers’ recommendations
Through observation in class, teachers are able to provide additional information which is otherwise not reflected in test or examination scores.
3. 教師的特徵:
The remedial class teacher should preferably be one with subject expertise and experience. She should be able to give a good model of English to her students and inspire their interest in the language.
She also needs to be patient and sympathetic. She should adopt a warm, friendly attitude towards her students to gain their confidence. Very often,students who are weak in English and who feel that they cannot cope will end up disliking or dreading the subject. It is important that the remedial class teacher can understand this and help them overcome their fears through constant encouragement.
4. 運作方式
a. Streaming
Students are streamed according to their aggregate scores in either the 3 basic subjects (Chinese, English and Mathematics) or all the subjects. The weakest are then divided into groups for remedial lessons.
b. Split Class
Some classes are split into two halves according to their ability in English. The half with lower ability are to receive remedial lessons while the higher ability half join their counterparts in another class
to form one mainstream class
c. Withdrawal
This includes Setting and Partial Withdrawal
i. Setting --- Students with lower ability in English from each class are withdrawn to form remedial groups.
ii. Partial Withdrawal --- This arrangement is the same as Setting, except that weaker students are withdrawn from their regular classes for some of the lessons only.
d. Additional Lessons
Small groups of students attend remedial lessons outside their normal school hours.
5. 地點：Remedial groups can be accommodated in vacant classrooms when students are having their lessons in other parts of the school, in partitioned corners of the assembly hall or covered playground, in special rooms or any other vacant rooms as available
6. 調適策略i: change the question type. e.g. in teaching reading comprehension
The original reading comprehension exercise requires
students to supply the missing words in a short dialogue.
This is difficult for weak students as the task involves both
receptive skills (comprehension) and productive skills
(completing sentences).
The modified exercise simplifies the task by asking students
to decide whether some statements are true or false.
Students also need to write down the relevant line number(s)
to justify their answers.
7. 調適策略ii: Introducing smaller steps to bridge gaps in students’
knowledge by pair work
e.g. The exercise required students to talk about the names, locations and possible activities of some local spots by simply looking at the given photographs. It pre-supposes that students have knowledge of the places in question as well as the language required to complete the task. The modified version provides
variety in practice through a series of graded exercises.
pair work:
You can ask and answer questions like this:
Q. What is it in Picture __________________________________________________ ?
A. It is the __________________________________________________.
Low Wu Terminal (8)
Ocean Terminal (9)
Central MTR Station ( )
Space Museum ( )
Ocean Park ( )
Tsimshatsui Star Ferry Pier ( )
Hong Kong International Airport ( )
City Hall ( )
Peak Tower ( )
gap-filling
Study the table on your own worksheet. Some information on what we can see or do in these places is provided but some details are missing.
Work with your partner to complete the table.
You can ask questions like these :
Q. What can we see at the ___________ ? A. We can see ________________ there.
Q. What can we do at the ___________ ? A. We can ___________________ there.
Do not look at your partner’s worksheet!
(The same set of instructions will appear on Worksheets A and B).
8. 調適策略iii: shortening
e.g. For very weak students, help them listen to only the first three paragraphs on the tape rather than the whole recording.
This caters for the ability of really weak students.
2. 如何選學生：The selection of students for Remedial Teaching should be determined by individual schools based on one or more of the following:
a. Screening test
Teachers can design their own screening tests with close reference to the primary English syllabus or textbooks. Alternatively, they can make use of the Attainment Tests produced by the Educational
Research Section.
b. Internal test/examination results
These are useful particularly when Remedial Teaching is also provided at S2 or above levels.
c. Teachers’ recommendations
Through observation in class, teachers are able to provide additional information which is otherwise not reflected in test or examination scores.
3. 教師的特徵:
The remedial class teacher should preferably be one with subject expertise and experience. She should be able to give a good model of English to her students and inspire their interest in the language.
She also needs to be patient and sympathetic. She should adopt a warm, friendly attitude towards her students to gain their confidence. Very often,students who are weak in English and who feel that they cannot cope will end up disliking or dreading the subject. It is important that the remedial class teacher can understand this and help them overcome their fears through constant encouragement.
4. 運作方式
a. Streaming
Students are streamed according to their aggregate scores in either the 3 basic subjects (Chinese, English and Mathematics) or all the subjects. The weakest are then divided into groups for remedial lessons.
b. Split Class
Some classes are split into two halves according to their ability in English. The half with lower ability are to receive remedial lessons while the higher ability half join their counterparts in another class
to form one mainstream class
c. Withdrawal
This includes Setting and Partial Withdrawal
i. Setting --- Students with lower ability in English from each class are withdrawn to form remedial groups.
ii. Partial Withdrawal --- This arrangement is the same as Setting, except that weaker students are withdrawn from their regular classes for some of the lessons only.
d. Additional Lessons
Small groups of students attend remedial lessons outside their normal school hours.
5. 地點：Remedial groups can be accommodated in vacant classrooms when students are having their lessons in other parts of the school, in partitioned corners of the assembly hall or covered playground, in special rooms or any other vacant rooms as available
6. 調適策略i: change the question type. e.g. in teaching reading comprehension
The original reading comprehension exercise requires
students to supply the missing words in a short dialogue.
This is difficult for weak students as the task involves both
receptive skills (comprehension) and productive skills
(completing sentences).
The modified exercise simplifies the task by asking students
to decide whether some statements are true or false.
Students also need to write down the relevant line number(s)
to justify their answers.
7. 調適策略ii: Introducing smaller steps to bridge gaps in students’
knowledge by pair work
e.g. The exercise required students to talk about the names, locations and possible activities of some local spots by simply looking at the given photographs. It pre-supposes that students have knowledge of the places in question as well as the language required to complete the task. The modified version provides
variety in practice through a series of graded exercises.
pair work:
You can ask and answer questions like this:
Q. What is it in Picture __________________________________________________ ?
A. It is the __________________________________________________.
Low Wu Terminal (8)
Ocean Terminal (9)
Central MTR Station ( )
Space Museum ( )
Ocean Park ( )
Tsimshatsui Star Ferry Pier ( )
Hong Kong International Airport ( )
City Hall ( )
Peak Tower ( )
gap-filling
Study the table on your own worksheet. Some information on what we can see or do in these places is provided but some details are missing.
Work with your partner to complete the table.
You can ask questions like these :
Q. What can we see at the ___________ ? A. We can see ________________ there.
Q. What can we do at the ___________ ? A. We can ___________________ there.
Do not look at your partner’s worksheet!
(The same set of instructions will appear on Worksheets A and B).
8. 調適策略iii: shortening
e.g. For very weak students, help them listen to only the first three paragraphs on the tape rather than the whole recording.
This caters for the ability of really weak students.
2016年6月15日 星期三
10大老師面試熱門問題4: 關於德育公民及國民教育
1.簡介:essential element of whole-person education which aims at fostering students' positive values and attitudes through the learning and teaching of various Key Learning Areas/subjects and the provision of relevant learning experiences.
2. 目標之一:nurturing in their students the seven priority values and attitudes: “Perseverance”, “Respect for Others”, “Responsibility”, “National Identity”, “Commitment”, “Integrity” and “Care for Others”.
3. 目標之二:students may encounter various life events and issues in which various and even conflicting values are embedded. We encourage schools to analyse them in a rational and objective manner, and adopt positive values and attitudes as one of the guiding principles to make judgements and decisions.
4. 內容1: Schools are encouraged to continue nurturing students’ positive values through incorporating related elements into various KLAs/subjects, cross-curricular domains in values education (e.g. moral and ethical education, sex education, Basic Law education and life education), and other relevant learning experiences.
5. 內容2: Schools are encouraged to choose appropriate life events and issues from the five domains, i.e. (i) personal development and healthy living; (ii) family; (iii) school; (iv) social life; and (v) community and national domains, as the learning content along the key stages of learning.
6. 策略 1: Schools are encouraged to provide holistic learning experiences to students through integrating the elements of cognition, affection and action for MCE promotion.
7. 策略 2:The implementation of MCE should provide students with holistic and balanced learning experiences through integrating classroom learning, practical experience and the learning environment.
8. 策略3:Schools should strengthen the coordination among the learning activities of various cross-curricular domains in values education, including moral and ethical education, Basic Law education, sex education, education for sustainable development, so that students are provided with holistic learning experiences for their whole-person development.
9. 策略4: All along, schools in Hong Kong have developed MCE curriculum and implementation strategies based on the consideration of the school’s strengths and directions (school-based), the students’ performance and needs in development (student-centred) and the expectations from the stakeholders.
10. 策略5:At primary level (Key Stages 1 and 2), young children enter their childhood/adolescence. Schools should develop students’ understanding and recognition of positive values and attitudes, as well as healthy living habits.
At secondary level (Key Stages 3 and 4), sophistication in students’ cognition provides a solid foundation for schools to develop students’ rational thinking and moral judgement skills through teaching them to analyse some complicated or controversial life events and social issues.
2. 目標之一:nurturing in their students the seven priority values and attitudes: “Perseverance”, “Respect for Others”, “Responsibility”, “National Identity”, “Commitment”, “Integrity” and “Care for Others”.
3. 目標之二:students may encounter various life events and issues in which various and even conflicting values are embedded. We encourage schools to analyse them in a rational and objective manner, and adopt positive values and attitudes as one of the guiding principles to make judgements and decisions.
4. 內容1: Schools are encouraged to continue nurturing students’ positive values through incorporating related elements into various KLAs/subjects, cross-curricular domains in values education (e.g. moral and ethical education, sex education, Basic Law education and life education), and other relevant learning experiences.
5. 內容2: Schools are encouraged to choose appropriate life events and issues from the five domains, i.e. (i) personal development and healthy living; (ii) family; (iii) school; (iv) social life; and (v) community and national domains, as the learning content along the key stages of learning.
6. 策略 1: Schools are encouraged to provide holistic learning experiences to students through integrating the elements of cognition, affection and action for MCE promotion.
7. 策略 2:The implementation of MCE should provide students with holistic and balanced learning experiences through integrating classroom learning, practical experience and the learning environment.
8. 策略3:Schools should strengthen the coordination among the learning activities of various cross-curricular domains in values education, including moral and ethical education, Basic Law education, sex education, education for sustainable development, so that students are provided with holistic learning experiences for their whole-person development.
9. 策略4: All along, schools in Hong Kong have developed MCE curriculum and implementation strategies based on the consideration of the school’s strengths and directions (school-based), the students’ performance and needs in development (student-centred) and the expectations from the stakeholders.
10. 策略5:At primary level (Key Stages 1 and 2), young children enter their childhood/adolescence. Schools should develop students’ understanding and recognition of positive values and attitudes, as well as healthy living habits.
At secondary level (Key Stages 3 and 4), sophistication in students’ cognition provides a solid foundation for schools to develop students’ rational thinking and moral judgement skills through teaching them to analyse some complicated or controversial life events and social issues.
2016年6月12日 星期日
problem and solution句式系列4/中譯英10大技巧系列8: 關於推行推行措施的目的/好處
關於推行措施的目的/好處:
句子款式：
a. ....培養....=nurture
例: 一直以來, 政府致力培養學生以粵語、普通話及英語有效溝通的能力.
All along, the Government is committed to nurturing students' ability to communicate effectively in English, Cantonese, and Putonghua.
b. ..提高...=enhance
例:...,目標是提高學生讀、寫、聽、說、思維、審美和自學能力
The ..., aims at enhancing student's abilities in oracy, literacy, thinking, appreaciation and independent language learning,
c. ...提供機會...=provide sb with opportunties
例: 香港中小學的英國語文課程旨在發展學生的英語能力,以英語作媒介,提供機會給他們發展個人潛能和智力、認識和接觸不同族裔的文化、
The English Language curriculum at primary and secondary levels aims to develop students' English proficiency, provide them with opportunities for personal and intellectual development, further studies, pleasure and work as well as opportunities for extending their knowledge and experience of the cultures of other people in the English medium;
d. ..讓學生掌握..=enable sb to master…
例：小一至中三設有普通話科，目標是讓學生掌握漢民族共同語，具備聽說普通話的能力，以利溝通。
The objective of the Putonghua subject offered from P1 to S3 is to enable Hong Kong students to master the common spoken language of the Han nationality,
e. ...裝備...（讓學生具備）=equip sb with..
例：小一至中三設有普通話科，目標是讓學生掌握漢民族共同語，具備聽說普通話的能力，以利溝通。
The objective of the Putonghua subject offered from P1 to S3 is to enable Hong Kong students to master the common spoken language of the Han nationality, to equip them with the ability of listening and speaking the language to facilitate effective communication.
f. …推 廣…=promote sth to
sb
e.g. 語 常 會 透 過 舉 辦 不 同 的 活 動， 包 括 寫 作 培 訓 班、文 學 景 點 考 察 及 徵 文 比 賽 等 ， 向 本 地 學 生 推 廣 中 文 寫 作 ，
以 期 培 養 學 校
的 寫 作 風 氣 、 提 升 學 生 的 寫 作 興 趣 和 寫 作 能 力 。
In addition, with a view to nurturing
a writing culture
in schools, developing students’ interest and proficiency in writing,
the Standing Committee
on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) has been promoting Chinese writing to local students through various activities, including writing workshops, literary field trips and writing competitions.
g. ..促進…=contribute to…
eg. 小 學「 英 語 教 師 」計 劃 第 二 次 的 大 型 評 估 的 初 步 數 據 分 析 亦 顯 示 大 部 分 持 份 者，包 括 校 長、本 地 英 文 科 教
師、「 英 語 教 師 」及 家 長，均 認 為 計 劃 能 促
進 學 生 學 習 英 語 。
The initial data analysis of the second large-scale evaluation of the NET Scheme
in Primary Schools
indicates that the majority of stakeholders, including principals, local English teachers, NETs and parents, consider that the NET Scheme contributes to students’
English learning.
h. 以 助/協助=facilitate sb/facilitate sb in …
e.g. 進行有 關 本 地 及 國 際 語 文 教 育 的 蹤 向 研 究和 比 較 研 究，以 助有 效 制 訂 和 推 行 語 文 教 育 政 策 ；
Facilitating effective language education policy formulation and implementation through initiating research studies,
E.g. 此外，教 育 局 發 佈 《 中 學 生 涯 規 劃 教 育 及 升 學 就 業 輔 導 指 引 》 以 協 助 學 校 策 劃、推行和評估其校本生涯規劃教育，以及積極實施連串支援措施。
Besides, a “Guide on Life Planning Education and Career Guidance for
Secondary Schools” was released to
facilitate schools in planning, implementing and evaluating their
school-based life planning education, followed by a series of vigorous
supporting measures undertaken by the Education Bureau (EDB).
i. 發揮…的功能=serve the function of..
e.g. 發揮「促進學習的評估」的功能，讓教師了解整體學生的强弱項，
Since its
introduction in 2004
(Primary 3, Primary 6 and Secondary 3 TSA was implemented since 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively), the TSA
has served the function of promoting
Assessment for Learning.
j. 加強=strengthen
e.g教育局會通過不同途徑，包括專業發展課程、研討會、簡介會、編製資料、宣傳和探訪學校，加強各界對評估促進學習和使用多元評估的認識。
The EDB will continue to strengthen the promotion of Assessment for Learning and use of
various modes of assessment through various channels, including professional
development programmes, seminars and briefings, production of resource
materials, publicity work and school visits, etc.
k. 設立=put in place sb
e.g.
並已設立有效的評估機制。
They have also
put in place an effective evaluation mechanism.
l. 傳達=articulate
e.g. 傳達、鞏固及宣揚人文核心價值
articulate, strengthen and promote the core values of humanities
m. 培養=foster
e.g. 各校並舉辦歌唱班、樂器班、舞蹈班、美術班、兒童健康太極班及幼兒步操樂隊等多種興趣活動，培養兒童的自信心和創意思維。
Various activities, such as choir, instrument class, dance class, art class, tai chi class and marching band, are organized in our kindergartens to foster young children’s self-confidence and creativity.
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