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Good morning!
• Welcome to Ming Chuan!
• Thank you. What’s your name, by the way?
• My name is 諸葛亮 . What’s yours?
• I’m 林志玲 . Do you have an English name?
• Yes, my English name is David. Do you have one?
• No, I just use my Chinese name
Talk to your neighbor
• Welcome to Ming Chuan!
• Thank you. What’s your name, by the way?
• My name is ... What’s yours?
• I’m ... Do you have an English name?
• Yes, my English name is ... Do you have one?
• No, I just use my Chinese name
Change partners
• welcome…
• thank… name…
• my name … yours?
• I’m ... English name?
• yes... you?
• no, just Chinese
Practical English at Ming Chuan
• This semester: PE1
• Next semester: PE2
• Sophomore year: PE3 and PE4
• Junior year: PE5 and PE6
• Senior year: PE7 and PE8
• There are 8 PE books
• You must buy the PE1 book this week
About your teacher
• My name is Simon Smith
• You can call me– Simon– Or, Dr Smith– But not Teacher (that is Chinese)
• I come from …
About PE1
• You will study– English to use at university– English for the class– Email writing skills– Simple sentence writing skills
• You will do – Writing– Listening– Reading – Speaking
More about PE1
• You will study a little grammar
• You will not study translation– Everything is in English
• You will have 2 hours a week here, with me
• And 1 hour with Veronica or Emily in the Language Laboratory (Lab)
Even more about PE1
• This is a big class– There are many students
• It is difficult to practice speaking English, in such a big class
• But it is important for you to learn to speak English
• How many teachers are there in this room?• No, not 1. There are 50 teachers!
Why is it important to learn English?
If you don’t learn to speak English:
You will not graduate from Ming Chuan
You will not get a good job in the Taiwan of the future
Special programs, to help you
• See your lab teacher to sign up for:
• 愛閱俱樂部 reading enrichment program
• 小老師活動 peer tutoring
• 加強班 tutorial program
So, some information about me
• I first came to Taiwan in 1991• I have been married to a Taiwanese woma
n, Emily, for 12 years• We have two boys, Owen (7) and Iain (2)• I went back to England to do my PhD, then
I worked at Academia Sinica ( 中研院 ) for a year.
• I have been teaching at Ming Chuan for two years.
The class website
• http://mcu.edu.tw/~ssmith
• This is where you check– Grades– PowerPoint slides from the class– Important information about the class
• Let’s visit the site now
The Class Rules
1. You must not smoke in class
2. You must not kiss your boyfriend in class
3. …
• Get into groups of 5 people
• Write 10 class rules– 5 serious rules– 5 crazy rules
Excuse me…
• Excuse me, don’t you know the rule?
• Rule? What rule?
• You’re not allowed to smoke in class.
• I can’t smoke in class?
• That’s right! Please don’t smoke in class.
• Oh, all right. I’ll remember next time.
• Yes, please do!
Excuse me!
• Excuse me, don’t you know the rule?
• Rule? What rule?
• You’re not allowed to ...
• I can’t … in class?
• That’s right! Please don’t … in class.
• Oh, all right. I’ll remember next time.
• Yes, please do!
Class rules…
• Come on time– The door may be locked 10 minutes into
class
• Come every week– If you miss 5 or more classes (including
病假 and 公假 ), you will fail
• Late assignments and homework– None are allowed – no late work is accept
ed
• Switch off your cellphone
10:20
More class rules
• You must not– cheat or copy– eat– sleep– chatter
• You must– bring the PE1 book– bring an exercise book
Who is the class leader?
• Assistant class leader?– Please take attendance – Contact details
• All students– Sit in the same place every week– Complete seat chart
Homework
• Go on the web (http://mcu.edu.tw/~ssmith)– Re-read the important information
• Buy the textbook, and bring it next week and every week
• Learn the meaning of:take attendance reading enrichment honors program
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