Baguettes and Croissants: French Bread and Bread-Like Snacks

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Crêpes: French-style Thin Pancakes (Sweet or Savory)

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SSS: Start with Simple Stories

Reading lots and lots of easy stories is a great way to improve your English. This is called the SSS Method. This wonderful way to learn has been successfully used in Japan for many years. Choose fun, easy books to start with (graded readers, such as Oxford Bookworms). There are three rules to follow:

1) Don't use a dictionary to read everything (= don't stop to look up words). Just pay attention to the story!

2) If you see a new word, try to guess it. If you can't, just keep on reading. Enjoy the story!

3) After reading two or three pages, if the story is boring or too difficult, just get another book. Have fun!

Here's a book written in Japanese by 古川昭夫、河手真理子 and translated by高淑珍: 丟掉字典學英語. This book tells you what to do and how to do it. Buy it online or from a library. 

關於SSS（Start with Simple Stories）學習法：

請不要查字典, 看不懂的地方跳過去, 對不感興趣的書暫時擱下

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Presentations Midterm

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Pronunciation -- Spelling, Syllables & Stress

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Write Your "Obituary" 赴告、訃文

Most people don't like to think about dying, but it will happen to everyone one day. What will people say about you when you are gone?

"He had a beautiful, expensive car." "He liked to use FaceBook every day!"

Is this what you want? Or do you want people to say other things?

"She always told jokes and made other people feel happy" "Her noodles tasted very good" "When I was sick, he came to my house every day to take care of me" "She was a loyal friend" "His children were always polite"

Think carefully! Please write your "obituary" here.