- The document outlines learning objectives and tasks for a class on improving English skills. It includes introducing oneself, defining learning English, understanding reading and vocabulary tips, using Web 2.0 tools, identifying reading skills, listening to video clips, and setting goals. The class covers topics like the reading process, reading tips, vocabulary development, and assignments. Students are asked to introduce themselves, discuss learning experiences, participate in warm-up discussions and a listening test, and complete other tasks.

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2. Tonny Kuo
bear4125910@gmail.com
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3. Learning Objectives:
Student are able ...
• to introduce themselves in English.
• to define and rethink the concept of learning English.
• to understand the tips for reading and vocabulary.
• to sign up for Web 2.0 tools for further use.
• to identify reading skill:“predicting”.
• to search for more information to acquire
background information,
• to listen to short videos clips and get the main idea.
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4. 1. Give a brief introduction of
yourself.
- name, interests, hobby, family
info, love, etc...
2. Find five pictures which can
show your personalities.
3. State your learning experience of
English subject.
- how you leant vocabulary,
reading, writing, speaking...
4. Set your goals and explain how
you will make them.
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5. Process of reading
• Three steps:
- Before reading...
- While reading...
- After reading...
• Cognitive tools can help
read better.
- vocabulary knowledge
- reading skills and
strategies
- guided questions
what can you
prepare?
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6. Task: reading tips
1. You’re given a short reading passage
entitled “Tips for Fluent Reading”.
2. After you read each paragraph, you are
going to give each paragraph a subtitle.
3. Check with the original one to make
sure comprehension.
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7. What I will do is...
• to help you develop the
vocabulary ability.
• to help you become a fast reader.
• to provide different cognitive
tools for better understanding.
• to access what you learnt and
monitor your learning.
• to give clear and precise
guidelines of your lessons.
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8. What you
need to do is...
• to spend time studying English
• to use Quizlet to study vocabulary
• to finish weekly tasks and
assignments
• to preview before attending the
class
• to express your ideas clearly and
precisely
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9. Unit 1
All About Food
Tonny Kuo
Dept. of English Instruction
National Hsinchu University of
Education
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10. A Restaurant
for Change
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11. Warm-up
• Page 11: 5 mins challenge
• Answer the following questions and give a
short presentation.
• You can use online dictionary for help.
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12. Reading Strategy:
Prediction
• Before you read, good reader will think
about what they are going to read.And while
they are reading, they will think about what
comes next.This will help them better
understand what they are reading.
• Guess what what happened next.
• Reading clues.
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13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOaT5ICRj6U
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14. Listening Practice:
Teach every child about food
1. What’s his belief about the
power of food?
2. How does he think of the
reality of food around the
world today?
3. What problem does he
propose about life span to
reinforce the importance of
food? http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html
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15. Task Today
1.Introduce your self.
2.State your learning experience.
3.Warm-up and discussions
4.Listening Test: TEDVideo
5.Tips for fluent reading.
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16. • http://www.jamieoliver.com/foundation/
• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/skill-
builder/reading/48711.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzSiJun-
sxc
• http://quizlet.com/your-sets
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