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如何做筆記

2010-04-07T03:35:00.000-07:00

有一套好的筆記就等於有一套好的書一樣，讀起書來，事半功倍，因為筆記中詳載了書中、或上課中的精華及補充資料，所以筆記也成為自已的必勝手冊。

　　而一套整潔完備的筆記絕不是在考試前幾天中就能產生出來的。這是需要平時不斷的累積才能在需要時立即派上用場。

　　有效且有價值的筆記，並不在於它所寫的文字有多少，而是在於其內容的重要性，以及在於是不是容易了解。而其筆記的原則是儘量減少記載於筆記本上的文字數量，將其控制到最低的必要限度。

因此，『儘量只抄要點，並且用自已最容易閱讀了解的方式來抄寫，才能算是好筆記。

以下提供幾項製作筆記的方法：

一、使用活頁式筆記簿：

　　有記錄筆記的簿子，才會去系統的記筆記。若是沒有一定的簿子，隨便拿什麼紙或簿子作筆記，筆記的命運自然就不堪想像。活頁簿的好處在於具有伸縮的彈性，不合理想的筆記可以抽出另做，若有其它有用的資料，也可以抽放在適當的地方。但是活頁簿若不小心整理保存，就有撕破或遺失某頁的危險。

二、每個項目使用一頁(一面)並加上標題的原則：

　　日本有名的黑川康式就是以這個方式整理筆記，他以二十六孔活頁紙記錄，每頁都會附上一個大標題，其中視需要加上中小標題，，這樣一來就便於比對、分類，可以任意刪減資料，且一目瞭然。

三、分門別類的筆記：

　　採活頁式筆記平時可將當天的筆記放在同一本，以方便攜帶，下完課後，應分科放置整理，做成系列式的筆記簿，標上科目名稱、冊數或將單元內容整理出單元大綱目錄，寫上頁數，更利於日後複習。

四、卡片式筆記：

　　現今書局有許多打孔式的線條卡片，也可做為筆記。此種筆記是亦是屬於活頁式的一種，只是方便攜帶，且有利於記憶性科目，可將重點記於卡片上，依科目章節分類編碼，即可隨身帶著背誦，將能產生意想不到的學習效果。

五、弱點筆記：

　　常言道:『知己知彼百戰百勝。』，若能針對自己的弱點加強學習，那麼在弱點減少的時候也就是發揮了進步的功效了。許多人面對考試或學習，往往將答錯的問題視如仇敵或棄之不顧，然而，答錯的問題才是我們今後應該努力的方向，因些若能依各科目準備一本『弱點筆記』，把考卷寫錯的題目與錯誤的答案記錄在該筆記簿中，並詳細更正正確的答案，並寫上為什麼會寫錯的原因，相信下次就不容易再範相同的錯誤了。

六、錄音筆記：

　　其實筆記並不只限於文字型，錄音也是一種方式。上課中，常容易分心的同學或是面對難度較深的課程，除了文字型筆記外，在徵求老師同意下，可採上課錄音的方式，下課後對於有模糊、或較不懂、較深澀的部份，可經由播放反覆複習，有問題的部份於下次詢問老師、同學，再將重點以文字整理，如此學習便萬無一失。而錄過的錄音帶除了可以再使用外，也可留存珍藏。

七、善用色筆：

　　雖然筆記所記錄的是重點，但是重點依性質、重要性的不同，若只用單一顏色記錄，則複習起來便單調無趣，因此應依性質、重要程度，使用不同顏色記錄，則可增加筆記的效用。在此建議鉛筆盒中可準備鉛筆、紅、藍、黑…等原子筆，綠、黃、粉紅、橘、藍營光筆、及有色的便利貼。別忘了在筆記本的第一頁標記每種色筆的功能，如才能增加其筆記的系統性功能。

八、多製作表格式、圖表式筆記：

　　往往對於學習的項目、內容繁多時，常有類似鋰易混淆的情形以致學習或背誦都不易。考試時，這些內容也成了命題的焦點，若不仔細分辨清楚，很容易喪失分數。這時若能製作表格式的比較表，或圖表，才易分辨異同之處，也能幫助記憶。

九、保持筆記整齊乾淨：

　　一本整濟乾淨的筆記簿，一定會令人賞心悅目，讀起來更有效率。相反地，如果字整潦草又塗塗改改地十分雜亂，則不但你將羞於讓它在人前亮相，讀起六一定也倍覺吃力。

在此提供幾個要訣：

文字下端對齊底線，上端不要觸及上線。

字體大小一致。

預留空行以便補充資料。

十、多參考多比較多學習：

　　初做筆記或做一份好的筆記並不容易，可以多參考學長姐、同學的筆記，並加以學習，相信時間久了，一定能捉住一套屬於自己的訣竅，做出一套自己風格的筆記。

做筆記的方法

----- 下列幾點，將向同學們介紹做一份完整而又有系統的筆記時，所需具備的各項方法和技巧：

• 課前預習

----- 假如你的腦海中已具備了跟主題有關的重要概念，那麼你將發現，在教授講課時你會很容易就能進入狀況。在上課前，先查好書本中專有名詞的定義與解釋，或是把預習時吸收到的觀念帶到課堂上，要求自己帶著基本概念去上課，一邊聽講，腦海中也更能迅速的組織上課內容，筆記自然能做的通順而流暢。在上課前做一名主動的學生，將使你從課堂中獲益更多，做課堂筆記時，也更能融會貫通即時所接收到的各種訊息。

• 調整好心理上的準備

----- 在每次上課前，花些時間複習上一堂課所抄的筆記。並配合你的課綱進度表，看看這次上課的範圍，如此一來，你便已經準備好可以主動參與課程了。如果時間允許，不妨早點到教室，以免匆忙倉卒、疲於奔命。還有，盡量坐到教室的前排，這樣不但方便你聽講和抄寫黑板上的內容，當你臨時遭遇不懂的新觀念時，也能夠迅速的向教授提問。

攜帶做筆記的工具

------在上課時，帶著課程大綱和講義是很好的習慣。當然，課本是不可或缺的要件，更別忘了帶一本筆記本。你可以針對每個科目準備一本筆記本，也可以將一本活頁筆記本拆開成好幾部分，分別在每堂課上使用。一般而言，套以螺旋彈簧的筆記本輕巧方便，但活頁簿可以讓你插入額外增加的頁面、講義以及其他教材，當有新的內容需要加入，或是課後需要重謄整理筆記時，也會顯得更加的便利。

• 抱持主動的心態

------如果你能問自己 : 「哪些是我想記住的重點？」那麼做一份有意義的筆記就容易多了。你可以先整理出一個大架構，然後把吻合的素材一一嵌入。與其紀錄那些看似無意義的細節，不如努力找出該科目對你個人最有意義的部分。

• 心無旁鶩

------上課聽講做筆記，最怕因分心而破壞了原有的完整性。而增進注意力的方法之一，就是在你分神時抓住自己，並拉回到現實狀況中。你可以自問：現在我在想什麼、感覺什麼和做什麼。大部分的人之所以會失神，是因為我們會去思索過去的情況或是猜想未來的境遇。對當前的時光提高警覺性，對自己也是一種鍛鍊。

• 別在森林裡迷失方向

------ 筆記的種類依不同的的課程而定。有些課程需要記錄詳盡的細節，而有些課程也許只需要記錄重要的觀念即可。有時學生會犯一個錯誤，就是嘗試把教授說的每一字每一句都記下來，也就是俗稱的「講光抄」。這就像在森林裡迷路的遊客，他們的視線總是被每一棵樹所吸引，卻始終非不清北西南東。所以，學習仔細聆聽是很重要的觀念，並且記錄教授所說的主旨和重點，才是較明智的作法。請務必記得！能幫助你記住重點的筆記，才是真正有用的筆記。

• 上課時注意各種提示

---- 老師會提醒你需要注意的重點，例如：「這之間主要的不同點在於 …… 」「另一個重要的特質是 …… 」「其理論基礎為 …… 」「這個到時候會考！」「想想看 …. 」「你們認為 ….. 怎麼樣？」「這一點相當重要，要記下來！」老師的聲音和抑揚頓挫也會給你一些重點的暗示，而這些暗示則顯現出所講內容重要性的差異。

下棋的好處

2010-03-22T07:15:00.001-07:00

早前看過這裡一連串的文章，包括《數學與下棋》及郭子健哥哥《我的中學生涯》，發覺課外活動對於學習及升學，有著相輔相乘的關係，剛巧我的興趣是「中國象棋」，因此也首次下筆，在這欄湊湊熱鬧，將自己的經歷寫下。

我在青少年時期，已經很喜歡學習下中國象棋，經過不斷的克苦磨練和比賽，漸漸能夠達到學界象棋的高級水平，也曾經有好幾次代表學校出席校際賽事的經驗。勝負是其次，最重要訓練到自己的思維，有時我思想的東西，會比別人快速和特別，也鍛鍊出耐性和美好品德，這都是我學棋的成果。

郭子健哥哥說，在這個多元化趨勢的社會，學校除了要求學生，要有好的學科成績外，更希望學生有一兩門科藝在身，如樂器、圍棋、劍擊及游泳等。當學生成績不佳的時候，手中的籌碼，便是這些課外活動了。當然，曾在比賽中奪過三甲的，便最好不過，有名次便有說服力。

引證於我身上，能夠考入這所中學，便真的因面試時老師發問：「我為何要收取你就讀這所學校？」我的答案正是：「我曾經奪得校際象棋比賽獎項，我希望能夠替這間學校，多拿幾個獎座回來。」這當然不是空口白話，因為我手上的證書，足以給人家對我的說話有信心。

現今很多專家研究，已證實下棋對右腦發展的重要性，因此讓學生提升及均衡左右腦的發展，是學校的任務和目標。學棋能提高學生的智力商數。有研究顯示，智商越高，學習能力越強，所以學業成績及學習表現越好。後天培育對提升智商有極大的幫助，其不二法門就是多動腦筋。

學棋剛好符合這一點，棋局博大精深，變化萬千，學生在下棋時，不得不細心思考棋局的變化，提升判斷能力。在這時刻，他們便在不知不覺間左右腦並用，同時訓練左腦的邏輯思維、記憶力及右腦的創意思維和圖像記憶。

其次，情緒商數越高的人，控制情緒的能力越高，人際關係亦會比其他人更好更廣，是將來學生成功與否的關鍵。下棋時不單環境優靜，其他人亦全神貫注對著棋盤，同學們在學棋時，往往會被這種氣氛感染。久而久之，他們便會因下棋，而提升專注力及耐性，並變得定性起來。

最後必須指出，逆境商數是人們應付逆境的能力，一個人逆境指數越高，越能積極面對逆境、困難及挑戰，並且不屈不撓，越挫越勇，找出解決方案，而終究表現卓越。同學們在學棋時，棋力難免會遇上瓶頸位。遇到這種情況，導師會從旁指導，讓他們積極面對困難，並協助他們找出解決問題的方法。

80後開棋校一樣發

2010-03-12T02:13:00.000-08:00

進身百萬富翁有何途徑？除投資股票及房地產致富外，亦有八十後青年才俊踏實創業，在港開設較冷門的棋藝學校，結果分校愈開愈多，迄今已擁有三間學校，聘請三十名全職或兼職導師，學生人數更直逼一千人，成為準百萬富翁；此外，亦有人離開「打工仔」行列，開設電腦店，成就百萬富翁夢想。

本身是圍棋高手的林承源，曾六度參加世界青少年圍棋大賽，最高排名第四，讀書時已留意到中日韓均十分流行棋藝學校，故當他○六年於科技大學計算機科技及工程學系畢業後，未有投身電腦行業，而是以十多萬元積蓄加上家人資助，在觀塘開設棋藝學校，教授中小學生圍棋、中國象棋及國際象棋。

年僅二十八歲的林憶述創業初期遇上不少困難，「四、五年之前，捉棋o係香港未算係咁流行」，他四處到學校宣傳，在街頭派宣傳單張，又與其他有興趣學校合作，互相介紹學生，結果學生人數不斷上升，○八年及去年增開兩間分校，估計過去四年扣除開支已賺約五十萬元。

林承源的投資策略是一有資金便留意是否有市場，然後開分校，累積更多學生，相信距離百萬富翁夢想不遠。

基本殺法

2010-03-12T02:11:00.000-08:00

基本殺法
1白臉將 2 海底撈月 3 臥槽馬 4 掛角馬 5 高釣馬側面虎 6釣魚馬 7八角馬 8拔簧馬 9雙馬飲泉
10馬後炮 11車馬冷著 12重炮 13悶殺 14鐵門栓 15天地炮 16炮碾丹沙 17大刀剜心 18夾車炮
19車炮抽殺 20雙車錯 21 二鬼拍門 22三進步 23基本殺法的組合運用

1 白臉將飛將軍從天而降
又稱「對面笑」，指自己的帥佔據中路，利用規則中「將和帥不准在同一直線上，直接對面」的規定所造成的殺勢，稱為「白臉將」殺法。

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2 海底撈月
這是一種常見的車炮巧勝單車的實用殘局。車、炮方的車和帥，必須佔中。再籍助車的力量，將炮運至對方將帥的後面，以對方的將帥為炮台，打走對方防守位置極好的肋車，這就叫做海底撈月，也稱「沉底月」，最後本方高車在肋道「照將」，用白臉將殺法取勝。

3 臥槽馬
臥槽馬指跳到三九和七九兩點上的馬，也就是跳到對方底象相前的位置上的馬。「臥槽馬」既能將軍，又能抽車，與其他子力配合，可以組成強大的攻勢，是在實戰中，運用相當廣泛的進攻性著法。

4 掛角馬
掛角馬指進到四八或六八兩點上的馬，也就是對方兩個高士角位置的馬。在實戰中，掛角馬可使對方的帥不安於位，同時與車或炮，甚至兵卒配合，組成聯合攻勢，頗具威力。

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第五節　高釣馬 (側面虎)
"高釣馬”指進到三‧七(3‧7)或七‧七(7‧7)兩點上將軍的馬(也就是指進到對方三、七路兵或3，7路卒的位置上將軍的馬)，也稱"側面虎"。這種馬與車配合，非常兇狠，猶如老虎一樣厲害，故而得名。是殘局階段經常運用的一種戰術。

第六節釣魚馬
"釣魚馬"指進到三‧八(3‧8)和七‧八(7‧8)兩點上的馬，它與將(帥)原位的距離狀如"雙象連環"。這個位於上的馬同時控制對方中士和一個底士位置，封鎖對方的將門，然後用車或兵(卒)，籍助馬的力量將死對方。

第七節八角馬
"八角馬"指進到對方士角掛角將軍，並將對方的將(帥)逼到與"掛角馬"成對角位置的馬。"八角馬"正好把將(帥)禁在對角的位置上，不能活動。因此，無論來自何處的將軍都將取得勝利。

第八節拔簧馬
車籍助馬的力量進行抽將，或得子，或佔位，或闖入九宮禁區殺王，稱為"拔簧馬"，俗稱"梭裏拔簧"。

第九節雙馬飲泉
"雙馬飲泉"是指雙馬集中於側翼攻將的一種殺法。先用一馬在對方宮側翼控制將門，也就是跳到二‧九(2‧9)處或八‧九(8‧9)處，另一馬"臥槽"奔襲，迫使將(帥)不安於位，然後雙馬互籍抽將之力，迴環跳躍，盤旋進擊而取勝，稱為"雙馬飲泉"殺法，俗稱"打滾馬"。

第十節馬後炮
當一方的馬與對方的將(帥)處在同一直線或同一橫線上，中間僅隔一格。限制對方的將(帥)左右或上下的活動，然後炮在馬後，以馬炮架將死對方，這種殺法稱為"馬後炮"殺法，是中局或殘局階段頗有力量的一種殺法。

第十一節車馬冷
在車馬聯合進攻的過程中，"借車使馬"、"借馬使車"，在平淡的局勢下弈出的法，猶如冷箭突發，殺力極強，它不是步步將軍的連殺，而是巧妙運用"頓挫"手法步步叫殺，令對手束手無策，防不勝防，或藉機吃子，或造成絕殺，這是難度比較大的技術手段。

第十二節重炮
一方雙炮在一條直線或一條棋線上重疊，相互呼應開展攻勢，一炮在前充當炮架，一炮在後將軍；或者一炮在前將軍，一炮在後控制，向對方將(帥)進行攻殺的一種非常兇狠的殺法，稱為"重炮"，也稱"重疊炮"。

第十三節悶殺
本方的炮、利用對方的士做炮架(雙士與將形成"背宮"狀態)將死對方；或者是採用棄子堵塞的戰術，有意識地阻塞對方將路，造成將無法走動而被悶住，這攻殺的方法稱為"悶宮"殺，或稱"悶殺"。

第十四節鐵門栓
一方炮鎮中路，經常見到的形式是用炮拴住對方的將、士、象三子(也可能拴住將、士、炮或將、士、車等)，同時用車或兵控制對方的將門，猶如鐵做的門栓一樣，將對方的將(帥)封死，並籍助其他子力的力量將死對方。這種殺法，稱為"鐵門栓"殺法。這種殺法多用於車、炮，兵或車、炮、帥聯合作戰，攻勢凌厲，常構成絕殺。

第十五節天地炮
一炮在中路，另一炮在對方底線，分別牽制對方的防守子力然後用其他子力配合，一般是車或兵

我的中學生涯

2010-03-12T02:09:00.000-08:00

香港的學制即將變更，由原來的三年初中，兩年高中，兩年預科，三年大學學位改革為三年初中，三年高中，四年大學，就是教育局由上年開始積極宣傳的「三三四新學制」了。

　　沿用多年的制度，是由初中升上高中時縮減班數，中一到中三的六班，在中四時減至四班，裁減學生的方法就是以中三全年學校考試成績釐定，成績最差的80人不獲中四學位，被稱為「中三淘汰試」。不過，有些學校10年前已增加高中的學額，由原來的四班多加一班，近幾年的學校甚至不採用淘汰試，全數汲納初中的學生。

　　這個方案雖可讓學生免被淘汰後找學校的煩惱，但學生發奮的力量也明顯被削弱了。我也是過來人，我在中一、二的時候，成績非常差，每個考試的名次都排在大概尾10的位置，但到中三那年，因為淘汰試的壓力，令我盡全力讀書，在中三那年的成績排名比中二的進步了100多名，更在某些科目獲獎，以前我讀的綜合科學科只得20%的分數，中三那年竟然喜出望外得到60%。

不過當我成功的獲發中四學位後，因為危機感消失了，讀書動力也大大減少，不過因為高中所學的跟以前很不一樣，我那時已經不是計較名次，而是自己應付的能力，所以，在這種恐懼感的壓迫下，我不能不盡量維持自己的學習水平。

　　到高中升預科，要應付會考，每間學校都有自己收生的標準。香港會考的評級分為A、B、C、D、E、F、U七等，A級計5分、B級計4分，如此類推，F級等於不合格，沒有分數，而U即Unclassified，意即不獲評級，很可能是比F還要差，那當然沒有分數。

中五畢業那年，我會考只得13分，學校的標準則14分，放榜那天我二話不說就回家了；原來放榜後中六收生分幾個階段，教育局規定放榜第一天的上午是讓14分或以上的學生辦理原校升讀中六的手續，而下午則是讓14分或以上的學生向其他學校申請中六學位，第二天早上就是讓14分以下的學生向其他學校申請中六學位；因為時段設置的關係，所以我不用立即大費周章去撲學校。

　　我就是在第二天早上階段成功入讀一間排名比原校差的學校。第一，我有原校的師兄師姐在這間學校讀預科，且負責協助老師面試；因此我已掌握這所學校想收哪一類型的學生；第二，我在清晨4時，跟一位同分的同學到那所學校排隊，以示誠意及決心。

當下到達那所學校門前，一個人也沒有，我便與那位同學到便利店買東西吃，前後不到10分鐘，隊頭的位置已被另一位來排隊的學生霸佔了，而我們大概待了半句鐘，已陸續有其他學生與家長來排隊了。

　　總括來說，我雖然未能入讀原校，但也比很多成績不太好的學生較舒服，往往一些在邊緣分數的學生最苦惱，他們的憂慮比別人要多，重讀中五還是離開母校？由於篇幅所限，下星期再跟大家分享這方面的經驗。（上）

　　我的中學生涯（下）
　　上星期我在此跟大家分享過一些中學生涯的經歷，都是關於考試。現代社會甚麼都講考試，就連在職的朋友也說一年內要考4個試，不然就會隨時被辭退。先不說在職人士的考試，就是會考和高考也給很多學生帶來煩惱，更有學生在放榜前自殺。

　　在中五會考放榜前一晚，我已評估了自己在那一個分數範圍要做那一件事，那麼放榜時便不用?急了。結果我的分數是13，差一分便可直升原校。我除了不用撲學校，更知道我該在何時去哪一間學校排隊，加上我有一堆出類拔萃的課外活動證書在手，真的不愁人家拒我於門外。

　　在這個多元化趨勢的社會，學校除了要求學生要有好的學科成績外，更希望學生有一兩門科藝在身，如樂器、圍棋、劍擊、游泳等。當學生成績不佳的時候，手中的籌碼便是這些課外活動了。當然，曾在比賽中奪過三甲的便最好不過，有名次便有說服力。

人家問：「我為何要讓你讀我這所學校？」你大可回答：「我曾奪過甚麼甚麼獎，這兩年我會替你拿幾個獎回來！」這當然不是空口白話，因為你手上的證書足以給人家對你的說話有信心。

　　這個世界就是很現實的，誰也想招一些好的學生替學校爭光，未來怎樣，誰人知道？只知道你過去的表現，在茫茫人海中為何選他不選你？就因為人家的本錢比你多。

　　有好些家長到如今都認為，學這學那沒用，貝多芬和凡高都是死後才出名。這個想法是對的，不過那是幾十年前社會普遍的想法，時移勢易，如果不放遠眼光，還沉醉「書中自有黃金屋」裏，除非閣下的子女非常能耐，否則，請讓他們學習課外活動。

　　我就是在音樂方面比較出色，我一踏進中六後，新學校便立刻讓我負責所有與音樂有關的活動。另一位同學則是在紀律方面有出色的表現，新學校便立即讓他負責管理交通安全隊、童軍及風紀隊。這所學校就是知道自己的排名不好，除了收一些成績好的學生外，更需要一些具備其他條件的學生去彌補不足。最起碼，這間學校在其創校10周年的文藝晚會，就是因這班學生而令教育界對她另眼相看。

　　互相利用這個字眼好像很負面，但我們不得不承認，這就是現實，你成績不好，原校不要你，你來這裏有求於我，但你自身有沒有條件可以滿足我？中六、七是學校最高年級的學生，一批離開了，新的又會來，而學校就是需要一些好榜樣，做給低年級的學生看，也就是希望低年級的學生長大後，也可以昂首的告訴人家畢業於哪所學校。

數學科與中國象棋

2010-03-04T04:48:00.000-08:00

我很喜歡下中國象棋，經常可以寢忘餐地下棋，發覺其樂無窮。但亦因為沉迷下棋的關係，往往將學業荒廢，其中數學一科，更是我的弱項，經常出現紅字。有見及此，我的數學科文老師特意傳召我，要求單獨對話。

一見面，文老師便開門見山的問我說：「你知道數學科與下棋相同的地方嗎？」我不假思索，便回答說不知道，文老師接著耐心地說：「都是利用腦筋思維的學術，以既定的邏輯，推算出一個合理的步驟或答案。兩者都需要動腦筋，以及大量的練習。」

文老師接著問：「那麼你知道自己為何棋藝高強，而數學科卻不及格呢？我可以告訴你原因，是時間分配問題，每天放學後，你都會將下棋放在第一位，而將數學科置諸東閣，如此日積月累，此消彼長下，自然出現下棋強，而數學弱的現象。」

文老師其後向我指出，象棋比賽獲獎的成就，令我得到鼓勵，故投入更多，相反，數學科成績的每況愈下，令我更加缺乏興趣，這也是人之常情。文老師接著向我提議，立即將時間重新分配，兩者佔據相同的時間，不能厚此薄彼，如此定能扭轉局面。

之後文老師告訴我，原來他在就讀中學時，也是中國棋藝小組的組長，他們的棋藝班十分嚴格，和中學的數學課程一樣，分為初中及高中兩個階段，初中階段三大課題為基礎知識、流行佈局戰術及基本殺法。而高中階段三大課題則包括殘局生死棋型、中局理論及實戰對局選介。

整個課程為期六年，其中初中階段以學術理論為主，單就流行佈局戰術一項，便細分為30個細節，包括了順炮兩頭蛇對雙橫車、中炮對左炮封車轉列炮、五七炮對屏風馬、進兵對卒底炮及飛相對士角炮等，和數學科的大量方程算式沒有分別。

數學科有微積分、代數、統計，又細分為對邊、鄰邊、餘弦、正弦、正切、三角比等，不懂的會聽得一頭霧水，但只要熟讀兵書，有條不紊地循序漸進，按步就班下，定能學有所成。其後進入高中階段，還要經過大量的實戰，無數的運算，理論與經驗並重。

文老師表示，他並沒有少看中國象棋這門學問，既能成為國粹之一，定有其益智及鍛鍊腦筋的一面，和數學科比較，絕對沒有高下之分，同學門若能將兩者融會貫通，會收到相輔相成之效，我聽了老師的意見後，也頓然有所啟悟。

象棋基本殺法

2010-03-01T05:02:00.000-08:00

象棋

基本殺法
1白臉將 2 海底撈月 3 臥槽馬 4 掛角馬 5 高釣馬側面虎 6釣魚馬 7八角馬 8拔簧馬 9雙馬飲泉
10馬後炮 11車馬冷著 12重炮 13悶殺 14鐵門栓 15天地炮 16炮碾丹沙 17大刀剜心 18夾車炮
19車炮抽殺 20雙車錯 21 二鬼拍門 22三進步 23基本殺法的組合運用

10 馬後炮
當一方的馬與對方的將帥，處在同一直線或同一橫線上，中間僅隔一格。限制對方的將帥左右或上下

的活動，然後炮在馬後，以馬為炮架將死對方，這種殺法稱為「馬後炮」，是中局或殘局階段，頗有

力量的一種殺法。
臥槽：尾二行掛角：用馬將
頓挫？用正確次序組合的戰術組合，通常採用一系列照將、做殺、捉吃等強制性著法，迫使對方走上

預定的變化，從而贏得重要的步數。

11 車馬冷著
在車馬聯合進攻的過程中，「借車使馬」、「借馬使車」，它不是步步將軍的連殺，而是巧妙運用「

頓挫」手法步步叫殺，令對手朿手無策。
九路邊車變中車

5流行佈局戰術
迅速出動強子佔據要點注意子力之間的協調性、靈活性和聯系性
忌諱車遲開、馬躁進、炮輕發子力擁塞

1順炮兩頭蛇對雙橫車
2順炮直車進三兵對橫車進3卒

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2010-03-01T02:58:00.000-08:00

Chapter 8 Inequalities

Learning Objectives
1 understand the meanings of inequality signs.
equal to, greater than, less than, greater than or equal to, less than or equal to
2 explore the fundamental properties and some laws of equalities.
3 solve simple linear inequalities in one unknown and represent the solution on a
number line.

Title page story, oral and dictation
Tom, Kent and Butt are going to a restaurant for dinner which will cost them a total
of $300. Kent has got not less than $80 and Butt has got not more than $100. At least how much should Tom have in order to pay the bill? $220

Hints
1 When paying the bill, Tom has found that Butt has no money. Do you think Butt is
lying? Explain briefly.
$0 is not more than $100
2 Suppose Butt is not lying, at least how much do Kent and Butt have in total?
$80 + $0 = $80

Preview
Basic knowledge
The order of numbers on a number line

Basic technique
1 Multiplication and division of directed numbers
2 Solving linear equation in one unknown
8.1 Inequalities
An inequality is an expression connecting two expressions with an inequality sign.
For an inequality involving x as an unknown, any value of x which satisfies the
inequality is called a solution of the inequality.
8.2 Graphical Representations of Inequalities

8.3 Basic Properties of Inequalities
For any two numbers a and b, they must have one of the following relations.
a is less than b, a=b, or a is greater than b, this is called the trichotomy
property.
If a is greater than b, then
a+c is greater than b+c
a-c is greater than b-c, this is called the additive property.
If a is greater than b and c is a positive number, then ac is greater than bc.
a=2 b=1 c=3 2x3 is greater than 1x3, 6 is greater than 3
If a is greater than b and c is a negative number, then ac is less than bc
a=2 b=1 c=-3 2x-3 is less then 1x-3, -6 is less than -3
multiplicative property

8.4 Linear Inequalities in One Unknown
8.5 Applications of Inequalities

**Chapter Summary
Term Introduced
not equal to, greater than, less than, greater than or equal to, less than or equal
to

Fact to Remember
1 Graphical representation of inequalities
2 Trichotomy property
3 Transitive property
4 Additive property
5 Multiplicative property

Additional Questions

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Algebraic Fractions and Formulae

2010-03-01T01:52:00.000-08:00

Chapter 9 Algebraic Fractions and Formulae

Learning Objectives
1 master the operations of algebraic fractions.
2 know some common formulae and substitute values into formulae.
3 perform change of subject of a formula

Title page story, oral and dictation
A school holds a chess competition. Every participant has to play against all other participants for a round each. It is given that a total of 10 rounds are required to be held if there are altogether n participants and T rounds, write down the relation

between T and n.
4 x 5 divided by 2 = 10
(n-1) x n divided by 2 = T

Hints
1 simplify the following questions and find the patterns.
2 Find that T = 10 when n = 5 according to the following.
3 Figure out the relation between T and n according to the following.

Preview
Basic technique
Methods of factorization
1 Taking out common factor ab+ac=a(b+c)
2 Group terms ax+ay+bx+by=a(x+y)+b(x+y) =(x+y)(a+b)
a=1 b=2 x=3 y=4 1x3+1x4+2x3+2x4=1(3+4)+2(3+4) =(3+4)(1+2) =21
3 Using identities

9.1 Simple Algebraic fractions
9.2 Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Fractions
9.3 Formulae and Substitution
9.4 Change of Subject of a Formula
In a formula, when a variable is expressed in terms of other variables, it is called the subject of the formula.

**Chapter Summary
Term Introduced
1 Algebraic fraction: P over Q, where P and Q are polynomials and Q involves variables.
2 Formula: An algebraic equality to express the relation among variables.
3 Subject of a formula: A variable in a formula which is expressed in terms of the other variables.

Additional Questions
2 The dosage of medicine for a child is usually less than that for an adult. A manufacturer calculates the dosage of a medicine for a child using the formula ?????, where C stands for the dosage of a child, y stands for the age of a child under 13 and a stands for the dosage for an adult.

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Introduction to Trigonometic Ratios

2010-02-28T21:20:00.001-08:00

Learning Objectives
1 understand cosine, sine and tangent of acute angles
2 apply trigonometric ratios on simple problems

Title page story, oral and dictation
There is a frog staying at the base of a cylindrical well with the depth of 10 m and base radius of 2 m. Every night, the frog looks at the moon at the centre of the well. Without taking the height of the frog into account and assume it will not climb up the well, at where, the centre or edge of the base, can the frog obtain a
larger angle of view 0?(theta)

also theta, alpha, beta, phi

Hints
1 Draw the possible angles of view of the frog when it is at the centre and at the edge of the base of the well.
2 At where, the centre or edge of the base, can the frog see more? Explain briefly.

Preview
abbreviation, corresponding
Pythagoras' theorem

11.1 Cosine Ratio of an Angle, Origin of trigonometry
11.2 Sine Ratio of an Angle
11.3 Tangent Ratio of an Angle
11.4 Applications of Trigonometric Ratios
11.5 Properties of Trigonometric Ratios

11.1 Cosine Ratio of an Angle
Mr. Lam is planning to put up a ribbon of coloured flags from the ground toen the top floor of the school building. It is known that the angle made by the ribbon with
the ground is 25, and the ribbon attached to the ground is 32 m away from the school
building. Can you estimate the length of the ribbon?

A Meaning of cosine
hypotenuse, opposite side, adjacent side
**cosine ratio: adjacent side/hypotenuse
Finding cosine ratio with the sides given
Finding the adjacent side with the cosine ratio given
Finding the hypotenuse with the cosine ratio given

B Origin of trigonometry
trigonometric ratios
trigonometry meanings surveying and triangle
architecture, surveying, engineering and sailing.

level 2
1 horizontal distance travelled by the car
2 the distance between the foot of the ladder and the bottom of the wall
3 the kite and the length of the string
4 diagonal and the dimensions of the field

C Use of calculators
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D Finding angles through cosine ratios

**Chapter Summary
Hypotenuse, Opposite side, Adjacent side

Additional Questions
2 Mr. Chan lives in a 3-storey house. At a distance of 1.5 m from the house, there is a lamp post. During a windstorm yesterday, the lamp post fell and leaned against
his house with its top locating above the roof. at noon, the lamp post casts a
shadow of 0.5 m long on the roof. Mr. Chan is going to claim the damage from an
insurance company. Can you help him solve the following problems for his insurance
claim?

Repeat and check carefully again

Spelling

2010-02-28T20:50:00.000-08:00

Opening with
*mess
message messenger

*pass
passage passed

*re
require repeat remind reorder

*ten
tendency tense

Ending with
*age
passage message

*cy
tendency policy Lucy

*ire
require sire fire hire

Measures of Central Tendency

2010-02-28T20:29:00.000-08:00

Chapter 13 Measures of Central Tendency

Learning Objectives
1 find the mean, median and mode of a set of ungroup data.
2 find the mean, median and modal class of a set of grouped data.

Title page story, oral and dictation
In a class od 39 students, the average weight is 39 kg. After a new student has joined the class, the average weight becomes 40 kg. What is the weight of this new student?

Hints
1 What is the total weight of the 39 students? 39 x 39kg 1521kg
2 After the addition of the new student, what is the total weight of the 40 students?
40 x 40kg 1600kg
3 Find the weight of the new student. 1600 - 1521 79kg

Preview
Basic technique

13.1 What is Central Tendency?
13.2 Means
13.3 Medians
13.4 Modes and Modal Classes
The mode of a set od data is the item with the highest frequency.

**Chapter Summary
1 Mean: Sum of all the data, number of data
2 Median
a For a set of n data arranged in ascending or decending order, if n is an odd
number, the median is the middle term, if n is an even number, the median is the mean of the two middle terms.
3 Mode and modal class

Additional Question
1 The following table shows the number of words in three passages, and the time
required for Sally to finish typing them up.
2 Choose a question you are interested in and conduct a statistical survey on it.
eg the number of late arrivals and absences in your class last month.

Repeat and check carefully again
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9 Algebraic Fractions and Formulae

2010-02-14T21:29:00.000-08:00

1 master the operations of algebraic fractions.
2 know some common formulae and substitute values into formulae.
3 perform change of subject of a formula.

有心學？還是有心懶？

2010-02-14T17:54:00.000-08:00

很多新進的員工都說，很想學多一點醫療知識和技巧。起初，我滿心歡喜盡心盡力的教導。但我發覺，教的時候她們都似乎很認真學習，可是到臨床操作的時候，卻總是一塌糊塗。

我滿腹狐疑的請教高人……「她們學習的時候，有沒有做筆記呢？」「沒有啊！」「咦？中醫學問艱澀深奧，不記錄下來，又怎會記得呢？」「噢！」「她們發問的頻率如何？」「甚少！」「告訴你，她們不是有心學習的。」「啊？……真的嗎？」「你不妨設立評考制度，觀察一下她們的反應！」

得高人指點，馬上加設考核制度，結果雞飛狗走，唔再學了。原來她們並非真的有上進心，只不過……學嘢當然比做嘢好，既有工資，又有嘢學，學不成又無責任。

高人說：「有心學，從你與病人診症、施針、處方開藥的時候，只要細心聆聽、觀察、反覆研究，將讀書時學到的理論跟臨床實踐結合，便能加速融會貫通，成為自己的學問……這才是真正有心學習的人。」

一言驚醒，難怪現時的學生哥，讀完又讀，中學畢業，考不上大學的便讀個副學士，有幸考上大學的，讀完學士又想話再深造，原來只是逃避，不欲投身職場吧！

有心學？還是有心懶？有分別的。

下學期的新任務15/2

2010-02-14T17:31:00.000-08:00

Chapter 8 Inequalities

2010-02-14T04:54:00.000-08:00

1 understand the meanings of ineauality signs.
2 explore the foundamental properties and some laws of equalities.
3 solve simple linear ineaualities in one unknown and represent the solution on a number line.

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“一萬小時法則”（the ten-thousand-hour rule）

2009-08-20T07:03:00.000-07:00

“一萬小時法則”（the ten-thousand-hour rule），是格力威觀察若幹成功人物初入行時勤奮不懈工作後有感而發，這亦是令筆者把書名譯為“勤有功”的原因。這裏僅舉大家比較熟悉的“披頭四”（Beatles）樂隊和微軟的蓋茨為例。　　

“披頭四”于1957年成班，到它于1964年2月以“英國人來了”的高姿態進軍美國時，足足有七年之久；在此期間，樂隊在英國和德國的“平民夜總會”賣唱，如當廉價勞工，卻是難得的實習機會。“披頭四”是利物浦人，出道初期在該市酒吧演唱，工作並不繁忙，其“唱功”亦未引起少女少男尖聲高叫，可說默默無聞；

他們受惠最大的是三度赴漢堡脫衣舞廳演唱（當年未有樂與怒歌廳），金錢報酬或“艷福”平平無奇，收獲最大的是為賺取盤纏等于受環境所迫必須每周七天每天八小時在不同的脫衣舞廳不停演唱，令“披頭四”到赴美國登臺時已一共累積了登臺演出時數達一千二百小時（臺下練習、排演的時數更多），這是前之所無後亦罕見的紀錄！在漢堡無休止似的演唱，業精于勤，令“披頭四”技術上更加熟練、配合得天衣無縫，而且必須學習許多新歌以免太過重復。

據“披頭四” 傳記《叫喊》（Shout!）透露，每次從漢堡回利物浦，“披頭四”一次比一次成熟和有更佳的舞臺紀律及默契，成為他們稍後在美國一舉成名天下知的本錢！　　

流行歌星以“勤有功”取勝，格力威認為世界公認的音樂天才莫扎特亦如是，他雖然六歲便作曲聞名天下，但他的傳世作品，大多成于二十多三十歲，便是這約二十年內不斷創作才獲得的成果。天才如莫扎特的成就亦與“勤有功”不可分割！　　

微軟創辦人比爾·蓋茨長居世界富豪榜首的事，人所共知，“心向往之”者更不在少數，但了解其“苦學”過程者，相信不多。蓋茨出身“中產百萬富翁 ”（專業人士致富）之家，屬“天才兒童”，在官立小學無所作為，第七級（五年制中學的初一）時轉讀私立湖濱中學，時在1967年。

翌年，學校的家長會在年度義賣會中籌得三千元（美元，下同），校方決定把所得購買計算機，成立計算機俱樂室。蓋茨課余流連于此，樂而忘返，無心功課，體育課永遠“走堂”；當年的計算機得與主機挂鉤，加入“時間分享”機制，收費以使用計算機時間為計算基礎，由于這種機制1965年才發展出來，是當年的新科技，使用費用昂貴，湖濱中學很快便要為此籌款……

不久後蓋茨有機會免費使用華盛頓大學的計算機，條件是他協助華大計算機中心解讀一些軟件，在一段長達七個月的時間內，他每周七天每天八小時一共在這部主機上花了一千五百七十五小時。後來他因故被禁使用此計算機，但很快和後來共同創辦微軟的保羅·阿倫找到華大醫學院計算機在“非繁忙時間”——淩晨三至六時——可免費供他們使用，結果是，當年十五六歲的蓋茨因而中宵起床潛出家門步行往華大醫學院，日上三竿才躡回房間睡覺……他的母親後來恍然大悟——何以當年每天叫他起床上學那麼辛苦，因為此時蓋茨開完“夜工”剛剛入夢鄉！　　

事實上，廢寢忘食的“計算機迷”何止千萬，蓋茨之能脫穎而出，與好運不只一端，關係不可分割。湖濱中學把從家長會籌得的資金購買計算機，以至參加“時間分享”機制，在六十年代是極罕見的創舉；而他有機會使用免費計算機以及居所步行可達華大計算機中心及華大醫學院，亦只有少數人才有此方便……

當蓋茨決定不升讀第三年從哈佛退學創辦微軟時，他已有連續七年一共過萬小時的運用計算機經驗——蓋茨認為全球有此機會的人不過五十——符合成功的基本要素“一萬小時法則”！　　

格力威強調“披頭四”和蓋茨的成功，勤奮和有超常智能固然重要，但若沒有機會，一切便不會這麼順利亦不會這麼成功！

《異數》（Outliers:the story of success）

2009-08-20T06:46:00.000-07:00

最近看完一本大受好評的書─《異數》（Outliers:the story of success）。作者葛拉威爾用各種實例、數據和研究去探討，為甚麼這個世界有一部分人特別成功。是他們天生「異常」聰明，還是有其他因素？作者在書中談討了每個人在成長過程中，各式各樣的機緣和遭遇，當中他提到階級的優勢，他在這裏引述一名社會學家的研究結果：

中產階級父母的孩子因密集的時間安排，可以常常接受不同經驗的刺激，比較有機會學習團隊合作，對壓力的適應能力也比較強。這樣的孩子知道要如何和大人應對，如何為自己講話…講起話來理直氣壯。這樣的孩子認為，自己有權追求個人想要的東西，而且會積極與他人互動…這些孩子已經知道這個社會的遊戲規則，即使是四年級的孩子，也知道如何爭取自己的權益。為了自己的需要，他們會對老師和醫師提出特別的要求。　　

前兩個星期，我曾在此欄批評，現在一些有幸在英國寄宿學校讀書的學生，身在福中不知福，學校要求他們幫助做少許東西便怨聲載道，在我眼中，他們是在持寵生驕。我說的是實情，不過語氣重了，我怕讀者會誤會外國的留學生都是這個樣子，所以忍不住要澄清一下。　　

去英國留學的學生，絕大部分都會讀私立的寄宿學校，因為英國的公立學校只接受英國公民的報名。如我之前所說，因為這類私立學校學費昂貴，所以在英國的中學生，有機會讀私立寄宿學校的人只佔全人口（青少年學生人口）的３%。換句話說，入得私立寄宿學校的英國人，最起碼的條件是家庭收入不錯，算是中上階層至上等階層人士。就是因為這樣，私立寄宿學校的學生都會是差不多類型的人，大家都活在同一個小世界。　　

在這種環境下學習，的確容易產生一些問題。例如有些私立學生會看不起窮人，我讀書時，有些同學曾因怕見到窮人，特別繞道走路。也有些學生因為一直活在這個小世界裏，從來都看不清現實世界殘酷的一面。　　

話雖如此，凡事有兩面。我上述的問題，家長和各位留學生當然要多注意，但是否有這些問題，就要斷定去私立學校寄宿不好呢？我很久以前曾在此欄提到，我在英國的學校，曾經大膽的和學校一個校董對話，並提出自己的意見，事後在香港的朋友雖然大嚇一跳，認為我很有勇氣，但真的是這樣嗎？我看完上面節錄的一段文後，突然明白我當日所謂的「勇氣」，其實是在學校受身邊有「階級優勢」的同學感染，而培養出來的。由此可見，去私立學校寄宿的影響是好是壞，純粹看你個人修養，會向哪方面學習。

補考的秘密

2009-07-11T20:52:00.000-07:00

我是一位數學科老師，計數是優於以文字表達，但今天和大家討論的，是補考這種制度。補考在我任教的中學，及很多大學都被普遍採用，一般是為兩類學生而設，是一個合理而良好的制度。

第一類是學生如於考試當天生病，或遇到突發事故，如交通事故、家裏發生不幸事件等而缺席考試，並能提交證明者，可得到補考安排。第二類是學生所考科目不及格，但獲該科老師課簽發補考同意書，這些科目一般屬於主科，如中文、英文、數學及近年興起的通識教育。因主科的重要性較大，補考可測試該生能否趕上進度。

有些同學會為補考而擔心，在這裡，我可向大家披露一個小小的秘密，有些學校的補考是不計分數，或將合格要求定得比平時低的，學生不會因一科不及格而留班。該等學生須在暑假期間，大約是七月底或八月初，補考之後便能晉升一級。

萬一考生在補考仍然成績差勁，學校會安排試升之政策，仍讓該生升班，但不是名正言順的直升，而是試升，就像犯了罪的觀察行為或守行為一樣。懂得思想的同學，當會珍惜這個機會，另外學校亦會為他們安排補習課程，作為輔導。

但如學生於暑假期間，在這些課程中故意曠課，他們便會喪失補考或試升資格。如此安排是有背後的原因，因各主科的進度，如語言及數學科等，需要循序漸進學習，一兩星期不可能脫胎換骨，更不可能立即做到士別三日，刮目相看的效果。

秘密說完，還需要指出的是，並非每間學校的處理手法皆是如此。故有些同學會擔心在補考時不及格。我的經驗及答案是，補考的題目真的有可能會更難，因為在期終考試前，學校都指定老師們，不論任何科目都會出兩份試卷，一份屬主考，另一份就屬於補考，每次由主任及校長抽選，抽中那份就是主考題目，另一份就會用作補考用途，至於題目孰深孰淺，難免會有多少幸運成份。

亦有學校採用過和期終考相同的題目，或稍改的題目作為考卷，原因是這些題目在試後解題課老師已作解答，有留心聽課者皆知道如何改正錯處。至於我個人的處理手法，是會在溫習班上網開一面，暗中給他們一些指示。

另一方面，我會給他們做歷屆考試的題目，作為練習，這個溫故知新的方法，通常都會命中三兩題，如此這般，要取得合格成績，便不會太困難，但我得強調，我是不會鼓勵任何同學，倚賴補考升班。

輔助性的做法，對學生較有人情味，根據過去補考的成績，各科雖然會有參差，但補考的學生，假若有在溫習班上下過功夫，出席率不缺者，合格的機會高達九成，故那些因各種原因失手，需要參加補考的同學，實在不用太過擔心，且補考之後，暑假仍有一半時間，屆時才好好慶祝未遲。

補考的作用，可以說是警惕多於懲罰，我一貫的態度是預防勝於治療，故在學期中時，一定會奉勸各同學加倍努力，以免淪於補考費時失事，零補考率及班中學生全升，向來是老師的光榮，至於學生們一旦要補考的話，他們一般會擔心補考試題會否更艱深，以及在溫習課程中會否有貼士。

溫習課程由老師主理，另外會邀請一些該科目成績優異的同學，協助溫習班前輔導活動。大部份老師及優異生，都不會介意這額外的工作，因為助人乃快樂之本，可以幫助別人升班，何樂而不為呢。我校的規定是，若學生在補考平均分仍不合格，學校將視乎學生的學習態度，而決定他們的升留。

大家期待的暑假終於來臨，期終及補考成績表相繼發佈，這會是有人快活有人愁的日子，因為成績優異順利升班者，自可鬆弛一下享受假期，補考合格者亦大步跨過，剩下留班者當然不開心，但讀書和人生一樣，挫折總是難免，請各同學勇敢及努力面對。

我是這樣學習普通話的

2009-05-27T17:17:00.000-07:00

作為英文老師，我對自己的英文是蠻有信心的，至於我的中文，由於是母語關係，也可以見得人吧，但這只限於廣東話，說到普通話，則不是這麼一回事了，聆聽方面還可以，若要說話表達，真的是貽笑大方，比我的學生還有所不如。　　

雖然隨市場開放，普通話續漸流行，在日常應用的機會也多起來，但我還是給自己種種藉口，逃避學習普通話，這些藉口包括，已經是32歲人家了，不應臨老學吹打，何況日常英語教學已經那麼繁重了，不弄好本業，還花時間學習普通話，自己沒有打算教普通話，將來亦不會常用此國語。　　

小姑獨處，有一個星期天，我在吃早餐的時侯，一邊吃一邊以看電視送早餐，電視上播放的是一個訪問，那女藝人笑說，找到她的另一半，是她人生中的一個驕傲。同樣作為女性的筆者，這刻真的切身感受到甚麼叫做「Ji Du」（嫉妒）「Ji Du」。　　

故此很留心的看這個訪問，趁機學習怎樣成為別人的「Hao Gui Su」（好歸宿），亦希望能夠找到一個好歸宿。我有一個心願，是要有一個難忘的婚禮。這一個訪問，被訪者是利嘉兒，在訪問之中，她沒有忘記笑談普通話。　　

靈光一閃下，我決定向她拜師學普通話，若能夠學習到她一半便棒極了。我經常在課堂中對我的學生說，要學習一種語文（英文），必須多聽、多講、多看及多寫，才會學得好，但由於我已很久沒有接觸到一個陌生的語言，因此感覺不到，或者已經忘記了這密集式學習的難度。　　

好了，今次學習普通話，正好給自己一個挑戰，看看老師叫學生努力「四多」學習，是不是空口說白話，講一套做一套。我不認識利嘉兒，也沒有留意她的電視節目，但我知道網上有她的免費課程短片，我是每天都上網的，可以一有空便看個不停，重複又重複。　　

她的表達方式，也有值得我們老師學習的地方，首先是她的笑容可掬，親切輕鬆的教學態度，令到學生們很容易接受，其次是內容生動有趣，取材都是我們有興趣知道的，最後當然是她的正確發音了，如此內外兼備，真的看得我如癡如醉，豎起大拇指讚好。　　

現在，我每天都會上網看她的短片，學習普通話，我得承認，我學習此語文的天資有限，尤其在說的方面，但我是很專心的，不但止重看，還做筆記，而且中西合璧，將普通話翻譯成英文，亦有在課餘時，以這些英文考問學生們普通話的讀法，測試自己的進度，若有一天能夠以普通話演講，將是我的驕傲。

普通話不普通

2009-05-27T17:14:00.000-07:00

早前和別人探討一個問題，關於大部分港澳人只懂說普通話（國語），卻不懂拼音，可能廣東人學粵語都是「唸口簧」。說的也是，我們從學在學校學「生字」都是老師教我們怎樣說，我們便跟說，從來都不會接觸粵語拼音，或者說老師都不會教粵語拼音。　　

難怪曾經有台灣同學問我﹕「你們怎麼學粵語的！」台灣的同學也不是一出生就能夠說一口流利的國語，他們在小學也要努力學習拼音。因此，在他們眼中，想必我們也是要學粵語拼音，才學得懂粵語。　　

我也不知從何說起，當我說大家都不用學拼音就可以懂了，他們大多嘖嘖稱奇，認為我們都是「神童」。　　

一個人能說一口流利的普通話，不代表他懂拼音。特別是到台灣留學的港澳生，由於台灣習慣使用注意，如把「BO、PO、MO、FO」會以「ㄅ、ㄆ、ㄇ、ㄈ」表示，「風」就是「ㄈㄥ（Feng）」，對於乍到台灣的港澳生來說，這些字詞十分新奇。　　

對於我們來說，這些符號有點難懂，若要從這些字詞再學習普通話，並同時兼顧學業的話，真的有點難度，後來在台灣生活，就只能一個一個字地學習，不懂的就問同學，說錯了就記下次不要說錯，但那個字的拼音是怎樣，我想大多港澳生都說不出答案來。　　

這樣學普通話，是十分危險的，就如學習粵語，即使從小學習粵語，但很多人把部分的字讀錯了，甚至有些粵語，只聞其音不見其字。　　

舉個例子，港澳人在卡拉OK房中大聲唱普通話歌，是否標準真的見仁見智，但我發覺大多只是把歌聽了（或唱了）千百遍，咋聽起來他們的普通話十分標準，然而，在日常生活中需要應用同樣的字詞時，由於欠缺「旋律」而只說得結結巴巴。　　

雖然知道自己現在說的普通話，只是跟別人的說話來學，問我哪些字的拼音是怎樣，我大部分都答不出來，更別說可以當一位普通話老師了。然而，現在能說一口「流利」的普通話，慶幸自己有機會到過台灣讀書，是學習知識以外的一大收穫。　　

但我還是拿起學習普通話的書籍，從聲母韻母學起好了。

Hope faith and love

2009-05-26T18:41:00.000-07:00

On our school badge, there is three little words: hope faith and love, but the greatest of these is love. The love of Christian is uncondition and with no limit, one kind of love is to forgive others.

In St. Matthew Gospel Chapter 18, Peter came up to the Lord and asked, "How many times should I forgive someone who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?" Jesus answered, "Not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!

In our daily life, similar stories always happen. I knew a primary six student who escaped away from school many times, according to school rule, he must be out, but during the teacher's meeting, the voting was half and half, so the decision is up to the Principal.

The boy's mother heard the news and came to the Principal, "I am a single parent, I have little time to look after him, please give us a last chance." The Principal impressed and kept the student. Finally the boy corrected himself and became a prefect in school.

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Faith Hope and Love Bible Verse

2009-05-26T18:38:00.000-07:00

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

-->If I speak in the tongues of men and angels,but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a tinkling symbol.

And if I have prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge,and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

And if I dole out all my goods, andif I deliver my body that I may boast but have not love, nothing I am profited.

Love is long suffering,love is kind, it is not jealous, love does not boast, it is not inflated. It is not discourteous, it is not selfish, it is not irritable, it does not enumerate the evil.It does not rejoice over the wrong, but rejoices in the truthIt covers all things,it has faith for all things,it hopes in all things, it endures in all things.

Love never falls in ruins;but whether prophecies, they will be abolished; ortongues, they will cease; or knowledge, it will be superseded. For we know in part and we prophecy in part.But when the perfect comes, the imperfect will be superseded.

When I was an infant,I spoke as an infant, I reckoned as an infant; when I became [an adult],I abolished the things of the infant.For now we see through a mirror in an enigma, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know as also I was fully known.

But now remainsfaith hope and love, these three;but the greatest of these is love.

七十個七次

2009-05-25T18:39:00.001-07:00

那時，彼得進前來，對耶穌說：主阿，我弟兄得罪我，我當饒恕他幾次呢？到七次可以麼？
22 耶穌說：我對你說，不是到七次，乃是到七十個七次。
23 天國好像一個王要和他僕人算賬。
24 才算的時候，有人帶了一個欠一千萬銀子的來。
25 因為他沒有甚麼償還之物，主人吩咐把他和他妻子兒女，並一切所有的都賣了償還。
26 那僕人就俯伏拜他，說：主阿，寬容我，將來我都要還清。
27 那僕人的主人就動了慈心，把他釋放了，並且免了他的債。
28 那僕人出來，遇見他的一個同伴欠他十兩銀子，便揪著他，掐住他的喉嚨，說：你把所欠的還我！
29 他的同伴就俯伏央求他，說：寬容我罷，將來我必還清。
30 他不肯，竟去把他下在監裡，等他還了所欠的債。
31 眾同伴看見他所做的事就甚憂愁，去把這事都告訴了主人。
32 於是主人叫了他來，對他說：你這惡奴才！你央求我，我就把你所欠的都免了，
33 你不應當憐恤你的同伴，像我憐恤你麼？
34 主人就大怒，把他交給掌刑的，等他還清了所欠的債。
35 你們各人若不從心裡饒恕你的弟兄，我天父也要這樣待你們了。

An Official Who Refused To Forgive

2009-05-25T18:34:00.000-07:00

21Peter came up to the Lord and asked, "How many times should I forgive someone [e] who does something wrong to me? Is seven times enough?" 22Jesus answered:

Not just seven times, but seventy-seven times! [f] 23This story will show you what the kingdom of heaven is like: One day a king decided to call in his officials and ask them to give an account of what they owed him. 24As he was doing this, one official was brought in who owed him fifty million silver coins. 25But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.

26The official got down on his knees and began begging, "Have pity on me, and I will pay you every cent I owe!" 27The king felt sorry for him and let him go free. He even told the official that he did not have to pay back the money.

28As the official was leaving, he happened to meet another official, who owed him a hundred silver coins. So he grabbed the man by the throat. He started choking him and said, "Pay me what you owe!"

29The man got down on his knees and began begging, "Have pity on me, and I will pay you back." 30But the first official refused to have pity. Instead, he went and had the other official put in jail until he could pay what he owed.

31When some other officials found out what had happened, they felt sorry for the man who had been put in jail. Then they told the king what had happened. 32The king called the first official back in and said, "You're an evil man! When you begged for mercy, I said you did not have to pay back a cent.

33Don't you think you should show pity to someone else, as I did to you?" 34The king was so angry that he ordered the official to be tortured until he could pay back everything he owed. 35That is how my Father in heaven will treat you, if you don't forgive each of my followers with all your heart.

Matthew 18 (Contemporary English Version)

Christian love

2009-05-25T18:12:00.000-07:00

Please write a reflective essay on how you can apply Christian love in daily love, use one example to illustrate your idea.

主阿!我弟兄得罪我,我當饒恕他幾次?七次可以嗎? 耶穌說︰「不只七次，而是七十個七次。」 (馬太十八;21~23)

寬恕是持續進行的，在對付過往的同時，眼前不斷會有類似的事情發生.....，沒有在神面前認罪、解決，就會在心靈留下疤痕，不寬恕也會使你和所愛

"七十個七次"

七十個七次不只是四百多次代表著完全的七告訴我要原諒人無限多次誰定的規則誰要我們這樣愛世界這世界明明有太多虛偽假象有人不爽一有機會就找你的碴

打你的左臉還說你不是個基督徒嗎對我是從小信上帝不喜歡打打殺殺如果你需要我會讓你打我下巴把我的右臉給你打好不好讓我們把仇恨都放下以牙還牙以眼還眼志在得獎不在參加只要你拳頭大就可以多說話

今天你兄弟多有天也會孤單寂寞何必為了一點快活爭的頭破血流搞的你死我活還在喋喋不休也不知道你想要什麼把你的敵人當作你的特別來賓好好愛他就像你愛自己把我的右臉給你打

是不是我不還手你就把我當俗仔把我的右臉給你打是不是我不還手你就把我當俗仔把我的右臉給你打能和平能忍耐的人才是最偉大把我的右臉給你打有一天world peace或許不會是個笑話

How to play Amazing Grace

2009-05-15T03:34:00.000-07:00

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貧富之別

2009-05-14T17:36:00.001-07:00

4月底，我在香港的一間小學─鮮魚行學校教授小提琴。不過，這個經驗與我今天的題目有何關係呢？請聽道來。　　

這間小學在2007年鬧出殺校風波，原因是學校招收小學一年級新生人數，因未能符合教統局至少23人的門檻，被勒令3年後結校，即2010年。這是一間被稱為「草根」的學校，校內學生的家庭多有領取綜合援助金，不過最貧困的是沒有領綜援的那一批學生。我是想借這個機會將沒有經濟壓力下成長的學生與那些連飯也幾乎吃不飽的學生的學習態度，作一個比較。　　

我經常到不同的中小學樂器班授課，學員們的資質都很好；其實我應這樣說，這個年代的學生，普遍來說資質也算不錯，因為社會進步，比五、六十年代時還要富裕，母親懷胎時能夠獲得足夠營養，而且資訊發達，電台、電視每分每秒都在播放節目，小孩每分每秒都在吸收資訊，因此，他們漸漸形成了一種較被動的學習態度。　　

我跟這類學生上課，進度特別慢，因為他們根本就不想學習，只是學校或父母強迫；這批學生常常在課堂騷擾其他人，想學的也給阻礙了。集體授課的好處是學費便宜，但是家長很多時候只想到錢，想兒女學得好但又考慮其局限性，子女學不好，沒有進步便責怪導師，這現象通常出現在一些中產或收入不太高的家庭。

我亦到過一些富豪學校授課，學生的家教是較好的，家長能夠控制小朋友的舉動，就算他們不太喜歡父母替他們選擇的課外活動，也會盡力去完成它，所以，課外活動的導師最樂意到這些學校授課。　　

鮮魚行學校付不起導師費，而學生家長更付不起。學校聯絡了我，尷尬地說只有能力付我車馬費，意義上是免費授課。我接受了這份差事，不是因為甚麼回饋社會這陳腔濫調的台詞，而是我真的想試一試教授貧困學生的感覺，因為我深信他們有非常好的學習態度。　　

結果真令我喜出望外，當我跟那些學生上第一課時，我已經注意到他們認真的神情，他們都能全神貫注的聽課，還會主動發問。我印象最深刻的一位學生，他用下巴及腮夾小提琴，但拉我的手去將琴拉出聲音，那一刻，他給發出的琴音及琴身的振動嚇呆了，他表現得很驚訝。

前天只是第三課，他們持琴的姿勢已經非常好，看得出他們在家有付出過努力，雖然頭幾課只是學習基本功，但他們全不覺沉悶，絕對不會像中產那些學生嚷要學這歌要學那曲，多練幾下功夫便要生要死的。他們的學習態度的確感動了我。　　

學習一門藝術，除了興趣之外，真的要需要天資嗎？我認為只要專注地學習，一段時間之後，便可達到很高的造詣。

明日恩典笛譜

2009-05-13T09:06:00.000-07:00

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Amazing Grace Lyrics

2009-05-13T08:44:00.000-07:00

John Newton (1725-1807)Stanza 6 anon.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,That saved a wretch like me.I once was lost but now am found,Was blind, but now I see.

T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.And Grace, my fears relieved.How precious did that Grace appearThe hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snaresI have already come;'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus farand Grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me.His word my hope secures.He will my shield and portion be,As long as life endures.

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,And mortal life shall cease,I shall possess within the veil,A life of joy and peace.

When we've been here ten thousand yearsBright shining as the sun.We've no less days to sing God's praiseThan when we've first begun.

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,That saved a wretch like me.I once was lost but now am found,Was blind, but now I see.

The Fuel Revolution

2009-05-01T04:47:00.000-07:00

Human demand for fuels increased gradually through the centuries. This is partly due to the increasing numbers of people in the world. They use wood and other fuels for cooking, heating and light.

It was also due to the development of early industries such as making pottery, clothes, and iron and other metals. But in the 1700s the Industrial Revolution began. At first, the energy supply was water flowing swiftly downhill.

From the 1780s, the countryside sprouted factories with smoking chimneys. They contained steam engines, which powered all kinds of new machinery. By about 1895, coal has overtaken wood as the main fuel. Mining coal was a huge business and it was dirty, hard and dangerous. Yet it seemed like the energy from burned coal was almost 'free fuel'. Dig it out and put it on a fire. It gave out a lot of concentrated heat to power all manner of factories and industries.

Of course, now we know that coal will not last forever. At least one-third of the world's easily mined coal has been used. As the 1800s drew to a close, a new kind of fuel began to power the still-expanding Industrial Revolution - the new fuel was oil.

In 1879, the American inventor Thomas Edison came up with the electric light bulb. He opened the first electricity generating plant, its steam boilers fuelled by a combination of wood and coal.

After that, more and more power stations fired by coal, gas and oil were generating more electricity for more factories and buildings. Today, worldwide demand for electricity - one of our greatest fuel-users - is estimated to rise by 250 % by 2025.

Man's Increasing Need for Energy

2009-05-01T04:40:00.000-07:00

For the people living in a modern industrialised country, almost everything they do uses energy. Sometimes the use is obvious, but most energy use is hidden.

Let's compare a fairly typical day for people living in a modern industrialised country and for people living deep in the countryside of a non-industrialised nation, without electricity and similar convienience.

1 Having a bath
Fuel might be gas , oil or coal, which is needed to heat central water system. Fuel was also used at the water treatment works to purify water.
Have a wash in cold water from the stream or lake

2 Making a meal
Cookers, ovens, refrigerators and food processors all use electricity from the power stations, which consume large quantities of fuel to produce electricity.
The food is fresh, from the fields and farm animals. The fuel used is wood.

3 Cleaning the room
The vacuum cleaner needs electricity and also to manufacture the vacuum cleaner requires large quantities of energy
By sweeping with a broom

4 Doing the washing
Washing machines and dishwashers use electricity and perhaps hot water too
Using water taken from the stream

5 Travelling
You have to fill the car up with petrol first
Go on foot or riding an animal

6 Relaxing
Watch TV. Not only the TV set use electricity, the studios that make the programme and the transmitting equipment that broadcasts them also need electricity.

In 1879, the American inventor Thomas Edison came up with the electric light bulb. He opened the first electricity generating plant, its steam boilers fuelled by a combination of wood and coal.

After that, more and more power stations fired by coal, gas and oil were generating more electricity for more factories and buildings. Today, worldwide demand for electricity - one of our greatest fuel-users - is estimated to rise by 250 % by 2025.

Energy Conservation Checklist

2009-05-01T04:34:00.000-07:00

11 recognise the need to conserve energy in daily life and demonstrate commitment to it

Energy Conservation Checklist
a. Set the refrigerator at 40 degrees Fahrenheit (F) or 4 degrees Celsius (C).
b. Use the washer and dryer only for full loads.
c. Dry clothes on a clothesline in clear and sunny weather.
d. Take quick showers instead of baths.
e. Close windows and doors when heating or air-conditioning systems are on.
f. In winter, set the heater's thermostat at 21蚓.
g. Use the dishwasher only when it is full.
h. Close off vents and doors to empty rooms when you are using the air-cooling or heating system.
i. Turn off lights and electric appliances when they are not in use.

能源

2009-04-30T08:02:00.000-07:00

引導學生回顧以往數世紀人類對各種能源需求的轉變。
今天科學家們都致力尋找既不污染空氣，而又取之不盡的新能源，亦即可再生能源。
這個單元將會介紹一些現今世界上被普遍使用著的可再生能源。

今天我們的化石燃料已經所餘無幾了。
而使用可再生能源的費用又相當高。所以我們必須學習節約能源。
這單元將提供各種節約能源的方法。

和燃料有關的災難可不少。
發生在前蘇聯切爾諾貝爾的核災難是一個例子。
這個單元將描述四個由人類引起的災難。

細胞與人類的繁殖

2009-04-30T07:56:00.000-07:00

向學生介紹細胞內部的不同部分和它們的功能。

了解細胞內的DNA的結構以及當細胞分裂的時候它是如何複製自己的。

了解細胞需要甚麼才能夠生長和工作。讓學生通過顯微鏡觀察不同種類的植物和動物的細胞的相同點和不同點。

讓他們觀察老鼠兔子的精子以便更好地了解人類的生殖系統。通過用色譜圖來分開混合物﹐學生更好地理解科學家分開DNA片段使用的方法。

理解卵子是如何生長成為一個孩子的以及孩子的性別是有甚麼基因來決定的。

了解非同卵雙胎和同卵雙胎是怎樣形成的。

了解是基因決定細胞如何生長的。

了解你是如何遺傳到不同的特徵的以及遺傳到某種特徵的可能性。

向學生介紹龐氏圖﹐讓他們了解基因的所有可能的組合。

知道“顯性基因”和“隱性基因”。讓學生知道他們遺傳到父母特徵的可能性以及孩子的性別是由甚麼決定的。學習使用龐氏圖來計算會遺傳到某種特徵的後代的比例。

了解我們如何利用一個人的基因信息。

基因工程如何改變了人們的生活。

讓學生討論基因工程的來龍去脈以及是否應當用基因工程改變人的生活。

了解甚麼是克隆以及克隆的過程。

Unit 3 Cells and human reproduction

2009-04-30T07:36:00.000-07:00

In this Unit students are introduced to the cell as the basic unit of life and the fact that a new life begins from a cell. In man, when a sperm fuses with an ovum it may develop into an embryo.

The development of a new life from embryo to baby to adolescent is followed. Then the focus of the students is drawn to the changes they expect to have at puberty and the maturation of the sex organs to be ready for reproduction.

The stages from fertilisation to the development of the embryo are then studied. Signs and length of pregnancy and related health issues are also considered. The Unit ends with a discussion of other social issues like in vitro fertilisation and sexually transmitted diseases.

Much of the material in this Unit contributes towards 'sex education'. This is a cross-curricular issue where an agreed school policy is desirable. The content of the Unit should be evaluated in relation to the school policy. It is also important to liaise with staff of other departments in the school so that a more comprehensive programme may be offered. Sex education programmes should continue throughout the secondary school years.

All students should
1 understand that the cell is the basic unit of life
2 acquire some skills in using a microscope
3 appreciate and understand how a new life is born
4 be able to describe the various changes at puberty and the secondary sexual characteristics of the two sexes
5 be able to identify the different parts of the male and female reproductive systems
6 acquire some knowledge about the menstrual cycle
7 recognise nocturnal emission as a common phenomenon during adolescence
8 acquire some knowledge about pregnancy
9 recognise the responsibilities of parenthood
10 acquire some knowledge about the need for family planning and various methods of birth control
11 develop a positive attitude towards sex
12 recognise the responsibility within relationships and be able to make judgement on appropriate behaviour in relationships
13 appreciate the value of life and develop a positive attitude towards it

The more able students should
acquire some knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases and develop a sense of obligation towards the prevention of their spread
be able to make judgements on social issues related to in vitro fertilisation
acquire some knowledge about heredity

Remarks: The first part of this Unit introduces students to the cell as the basic unit of life and the fact that a new life begins from a cell. In view of recent development in DNA researches, we have included in the content of this Unit an introduction to the structure of the DNA and the working principle of the 'cloning' technology. We hope to equip students with the basics required to follow recent developments reported in the media and be able to participate in discussions in the issue. Another major component of the Unit relates to sex education which deals with the understanding of ourselves and our relationships with others. It goes beyond the biological aspects of life (such as puberty, human reproduction) and inevitably inculcates human values. In the school curriculum, this broadly defined sex education and family life education should be viewed as essentially integral. We consider it more appropriate to develop a separate curriculum package for students at this level and to deal with this 'cross-curricular' issue more thoroughly in that package.

細胞與人類的繁殖

2009-04-30T07:27:00.000-07:00

細胞與人類的繁殖
生物的基本單位：細胞
新生命的誕生：受精作用、植入、胚胎在母體內的成長
青春期：性徵、男性和女性的生殖系統、生殖系統成熟的徵兆
懷孕：懷孕的徵兆、懷孕期、為人父母的準備；家庭計劃
性傳染病：傳染、後果和態度

學生透過本單元能認識到細胞乃生命的基本單位，同時，新生命也是由一個細胞開始的人類的精子和卵子結合後，便會發展成為胚胎。

接著，本單元會介紹胚胎發展成為嬰兒以至少年的過程，然後，讓學生認識到青春期的變化和性器官的趨向成熟是為繁殖下一代作準備。

其後，學生可學習到由受精至胚胎發育的各個階段、受孕的徵兆、懷孕期和有關的健康問題。最後，本單元以討論人工受孕和性傳染疾病等社會關注的問題作終結。

其實，本單元中的大部分內容與性教育有關，而性教育應為跨課程的課題，學校應有一整體認同的政策，教師為本單元選材時應盡量與既定政策相配合。此外，亦應與其他參與推行性教育的老師一起合作，以便能推行一更全面的課程。總括來說，性教育在整個中學階段應是貫切的。

所有學生應能
認識到細胞乃生命的基本單位
掌握使用顯微鏡的技巧
欣賞並認識新生命是怎樣誕生的
描述一些青春期的變化和兩性的第二性徵
辨認兩性性器官的不同部分
獲得一些有關月經的知識
認識夢遺乃男孩在青春期的一個正常現象
獲得一些有關懷孕的知識
認識到為人父母的責任
獲得一些關於節育的知識及認識家庭計劃的重要
對性建立正面的態度
認識人際關係中的責任﹐並能就不同關係的相處方式作出判斷
體會生命的寶貴﹐從而建立積極愛惜生命的態度

能力較高的學生應能
獲得一些關於性傳染疾病的知識，並培養積極預防性傳染病擴散的態度
對一些關於人工受孕的社會問題作出判斷
獲得一些關於遺傳方面的知識

註：本單元首先介紹學生認識細胞是生命的基本單位及新生命是由一個細胞開始。然後，配合近年有關遺傳基因研究的發展，向學生簡單介紹DNA的結構和克隆（複製）科技的原理。俾能幫助學生瞭解他們在日常生活中接觸到的相關訊息，並參與討論。

本單元中另一個重要課題與性教育有關。除了青春期和人類的繁殖等生理知識外，當中亦涉及自我認識、人際關係甚至價值取向等的問題。從整體學校課程的安排，性教育應配合家庭教育一併進行。故此部分建議由另一獨立教材套以跨學科課題的形式引導學生討論。在安排時，教師可參考校本課程設計《透過初中科學科課程推行性教育》教材套。

Integrated Science

2009-04-29T04:42:00.000-07:00

Now, I am learning Cells And Human Reproducuction

what the basic units of living things are.
how to use a microscope.
the structures of animal cells and plant cells.
how the cells divide when a living thing grows.
asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.
the reproduction in humans.
the male and female reproductive systems.
what sex cell s are.
the process of fertilisation and implantation.
how an embryo develops in the uterus.
what pregnancy is and how a baby is born.
the importance of parental care.
what puberty is and what the secondary sexual characteristics of male and female are.
menstruation and wet dreams.
to have a positive attitude towards differences in physical appearance.
the responsibiliities of parents.
different birth control methods.
what sexually transmitted diseases are.

Linear Equations

2009-04-29T01:33:00.000-07:00

Welldone, goodwork, keep on.

I am learning together with you.

Elimination

2009-04-28T17:11:00.000-07:00

Solving a System of Two Equations Graphically

The solutions to a single linear equation are the points on its graph, which is a straight line. For a point to represent a solution to two linear equations, it must lie simultaneously on both of the corresponding lines. In other words, it must be a point where the two lines cross, or intersect.
Thus, to locate solutions to a system of two equations in two unknows, plot the graphs, and locate the intersection points (if any).

Solving a System of Two Equations in Two Unknowns by Elimination

Q Do we really need another method of solving a system of linear equations? A The problem with the graphical approach is that it only gives approximate solutions; locating the exact point of intersection of two lines would require perfect accuracy, which is impossible in practice.

The method of elimination is an algebraic way of obtaining the exact solution(s) of a system of equations in two unknowns by manipulating the equations in such a way as to eliminate of the variables (x or y). The best way to understand this method is through some examples.

Examples
(a) Solve
2x + 3y = 4 x - 3y = 2
If we simply add these equations (add the left-hand sides and the right-hand sides) the y's cancel out, and we get
3x = 6, giving x = 2.
To obtain y, we substitute x = 2 in either of the two equations (let us choose the first):
2(2) + 3y = 4, giving 4 + 3y = 4, so that 3y = 0, or y = 0.
Thus, the solution is (x, y) = (2, 0).

(b) Solve
2x + 3y = 3 3x - 2y = -2
This time, adding (or subtracting) the equations does not result in either x or y being eliminated. However, we can eliminiate x by multiplying the first equation by 3 and the second by -2:
2x + 3y = 3
3
6x + 9y = 9
3x - 2y = -2
-2
-6x + 4y = 4

Now if we add them, we get
13y = 13, giving y = 1
To obtain x, we substitute y = 1 in either of the two equations (let us choose the first):
2x + 3(1) = 3, giving 2x + 3 = 3, so x = 0
Thus, the solution is (x, y) = (0, 1).

Linear Equations

2009-04-28T17:10:00.000-07:00

Q Just what is a "system of linear equations in two unknowns?"
A First, a linear equation in two unknowns x and y is an equation of the form
ax + by = c
where a, b, and c are numbers, and where a and b are not both zero.

Examples: Linear Equations:
4x + 5y = 0
This has a = 4, b = 5, c = 0
x - y = 11
This has a = 1, b = -1, c = 11
4x = 3
This has a = 4, b = 0, c = 3

Second, a system of linear equations is just a collection of these beasts. To solve a system of linear equations means to find a solution (or solutions) (x, y) that simultaneously satisfies all of the equations in the system.

Example: System of Linear Equations:
4x + 5y = 40 x-y = 1
This is a system of two linear equations with solution x = 5, y = 4. We can also write the solution as (5, 4)

Mathematics

2009-04-28T03:09:00.000-07:00

Now I am learning Linear Equations in Two Unknows
for emample:
In a bag of 3600g of organes and apples, each organe weights 300g and each apple weighs 225g.
Let x and y be the number of organes and apples respectively, set up an equation in x and y.
(a)Weigh of all oranges= 300x g
Weight of all apples = 225y g
∴300 x +225y = 3600
4x+3y=48 ←Divide both side by 75 to simplify the equation.
(b)For the equcation4x+3y = 48, subsitute x=3 into the equcation,
4(3)+3y=48
3y=36
y=12
Substitute y =8 into the equation,
4x+3(8)=48
4x=24
x=6
Substitute x=9 into the equation,
4(9)+3y=48
3y=12
y=4
∴Number of oranges and apples required:
3 oranges and 12 apples, 6 oranges and 8 apples, 9 oranges and 4 apples.

如何考好試

2009-04-28T00:31:00.000-07:00

今天考試終於結束了，各位同學都準備開始新年的假期節目，或者開始休息了。因為學生考完試就輪到老師的工作了，要改卷、計分、印成績表等等繁多的工作，所以接下來的一周都挺忙的，

今段是第二段，可能學生真的是明白到再不努力就很難追了，所以今段感覺上大家都比以往是勤力，最特別的是今次考試周有同學自動要求考試後留下溫習，希望我幫他們補一補習。雖然這種「臨急抱佛腳」的心態並不可取，但是起碼看出他們還是緊張自己的成績和學業，所以我都很樂意幫助他們補習，希望他們可以做得更好。　　

不過，令我感到比較奇怪的是，今段的覆習周我已經幫學生們做了全面的覆習，各類型的題目都有再練習，再講解，而在考試前的覆習亦都把各類重點溫習了，當然這並不是說把考試的題目告訴學生，如果做這種事的話，可以說這個老師就是幫學生作弊，這樣絕對是一個不合格的老師，我上面所講的只是溫習今段學過的類型題和重點。　　

當我滿懷信心改卷時，再一次失望了，再一次滿腦子的問號了：為甚麼學生又會不合格呢？為甚麼做了很多次同類型的題目，到考試時又再不會做呢？為甚麼有些同學好像甚麼都不懂，好像根本沒學過呢？這次我真的是不明白了，其實在平時的大測中，同學的成績都不至於是如此的差，但每次考試的成績都會大幅下滑，這個原因何在呢？我研究了這個問題，大概就找出了幾個原因：

一、因為平時測驗前一天都會溫習，而且測驗是以單元計算，所以內容較少，因此成績會比較好，考試內容較多，所以成績相對會差一點；但應該是「差一點」，為甚麼是大幅下滑？

二、主要原因，因為現在學生都覺得「考試＝放假」，尤其是寒、暑假前的兩次考試，因此很多同學會在考試前一兩周己經放鬆了，這個才是真正的元兇。考試才放鬆，不死才怪！　　

所以我覺得現在考試前老師要額外多一個工作了，就是要調整學生的心態，我之前有一篇文章講過「考試＝戰爭」，但現在學生是認為「考試＝放假」，這個心態如果不調整的話，如何考好試呢？

爭分奪秒

2009-04-28T00:29:00.000-07:00

第二戰即將開始了，明天又要開始第二學段的考試了，今段的感覺比起上一段要好，因為我還是第一次遇到全班學生希望我幫他們上多一堂課，還在考試周預約了我下周幫他們全班溫習。　　

我真的很開心，我不會因為要再上幾堂課或者在課餘時間要再工作而感覺到辛苦，反而為學生緊張自己的成績而高興，為學生信任我、希望我幫他們溫習而感到高興，我一定會努力幫大家溫習好，因為我不想浪費各位同學的時間，也不想白費學生對我的期望。　　

談起時間，現在很多學生在測驗考試前都說：「沒時間溫習了」、「唉，太忙了，沒空做練習了」……這些我聽得已經非常多了。其實不論你是名人也好，特首也好，老師、同學甚麼人都好，每個人都只有二十四小時，這個是公平的，也是不能改變的，所以我覺得作為學生，或者任何一個人，都不應該只埋怨沒有時間，而是應該想怎樣去利用時間，爭取最多的時間做更多的事。　　

其實，很多時聽到學生說昨天沒時間溫習，我都會很好奇的問問昨晚他們是怎樣度過呢？搞得都沒時間溫習這麼嚴重？可是一問下來，昨天原來就是看電視、打遊戲機、上網、無所事事等等，實際上根本不是沒時間，而是不好好利用時間。　　

這個就是人的惰性，別說是學生，我自己也會有，有時也會想偷得半日閒輕鬆一下，不過真正能踏向成功的人，一定都會克服到這種人的惰性。　　

只有珍惜時間，善用時間的人才能走向成功。特別是年青人，包括廣大的學生們，珍惜現在的學習時光，珍惜年輕時的光陰，善用時間，因為爭取時間做有意義的事，等於延長了自己的時間，而延長了時間也就等於延長了自己的生命，這個不是說你變成一天有三、四十個小時，只是你充分利用一天二十四小時做了比其他人更多的事，那今天的你就比其他人都進步多了。　　

曾經有人對我說，如果一個人每天以小時計，那他每天有二十四個單位使用，但如果每天以分鐘作單位計算，那他就等於比人多了五十九倍的時間了。　　

所以如果各位同學都能善用時間，珍惜好光陰做了更多的事，學到更多的話，將來一定會受益無窮，雖然我很高興同學肯在考試周留下溫習，但是如果同學能更好的利用平時的時間，我相信效果會更佳。

臨渴才掘井方法

2009-04-28T00:26:00.000-07:00

你沒有看錯題目，真的是臨渴才掘井的方法，筆者是一名老師，當不會誤人子弟。未雨綢繆人所共知，也是正確之道，何以會教人臨渴掘井急就章呢？　　

皆因六月將近，正是考試季節，平日準備充足的同學，當然毋須懼怕考試，但如果考期臨近，而未準備妥當的話，那可以怎麼辦？以下有兩個錦囊，可以給大家參考。　　

第一個錦囊是不要背誦，只記重點。背誦資料比記憶重點需要較長時間，效率很低，因此同學應首先將資料整理，一個一個的列成重點，但切忌過於冗長。　　

這樣做可以掌握較多範圍，故此在考試中獲取高分的機會亦較大。如果能夠運用一些簡單記憶技巧，如聯想及化整為零等方法，則可以於短時間內，熟記大量資料，成功取得合格。　　

第二個錦囊是先溫習重要章節。在時間不足的情況下，我們可根據考試的範圍，分成三個等級，第一級是「必要」。第二級是「重要」、第三級是「次要」。首先將必要的熟讀，有時間才溫習重要部份，次要的作簡單瀏覽便可以了。　　

讀書和做事一樣，分為緩急輕重，平時溫習為緩，應付考試為急，未雨綢繆為緩，臨渴掘井為急，掌握部份重要內容，總比全部一知半解為佳。　　

我一直皆主張未雨綢繆，教導學生的方法，也為他們定下學習時間表，一步一步的邁向目標，此為之按步就班。平時我會給他們較大壓力，一來因為沒有其他如考試一類的壓力，二來可以令他們習慣壓力。　　

但到考試前夕，我會叫他們盡量放鬆自己，開通宵溫習，廢寢忘餐是大忌，寢食不安也是大忌，因為過度緊張會令體內的壓力賀爾蒙干擾腦袋運作，令思考變得遲鈍，及導致忘記。　　

說到考試前臨渴掘井的好方法，我還有更好的一個，就是請同學幫忙。嘗試找一個與你要好，而在班中成績優秀的同學求助，請他幫助你，根據他溫習的心得，將最重要的部份，撮要的講述一遍給你聽，而你先將重點記錄，再回家熟讀。　

作為老師，在考試前的溫習課，我會為學生作一個總覆習，而我的演譯方式，其實採用了上述兩個方式，提醒學生們那些課文是必要，那些是重要，又那一些是次要。　　

當然我的表達會較為含蓄，因為角色衝突也，我既是出卷者，也是補習者，如何平衡兩者，要拿揘得準確，以免洩露考試題目。

中文科記憶法

2009-04-28T00:24:00.000-07:00

一直都說記憶對學習十分重要，當今的考試制度，也是以考大家記憶為主，就是簡單如中文輸入法，也必須先記得二十五個倉頡碼，及八十三個輔助碼，才能打得快又準，須知道日常使用的電腦，可鍵出的中文字多達13093個，還未計各種標點符號呢。　　

六月是考試月份，今天為大家提供一些中文科的記憶法，此中分為兩大部份，第一部份是短期記憶，第二份部是長期記憶。閱讀文章最高境界是過目不忘，考閱讀理解，若能善用短期記憶，就不用浪費時間重覆翻看找答案。而讀中文課本要訓練長期記憶，牢記課文又亦要講求技巧。　　

先說短期記憶，要留意「查察」及「看題」，考閱讀理解，要盡量不多走回頭路，即花費時間於翻看上。要減免自己閱讀幾次才找到答案，可以先看問題，找出自己的任務。「查察略讀時才會目標明確。我建議每次先記住三條問題，再讀文章，自然事半功倍。　　

至於長期記憶，主要靠「閱讀」、「背誦」及「回憶」三個程序，當你閱讀的時候，不要心急，看看課文的長度，是分為多少段，抑或多少頁數，人中有數之後，才一段一段的細閱，然後寫低每段的大意，段落大意的撰寫，可幫助你集中精神及記憶。　　

「背誦」的意思很清楚，誦者，就是用聲音讀出來，一字一字的讀，就像主播報導新聞一樣，說不定久經訓練下，將來有機會真的會成為主播。將課文讀出來，保證了一字不漏，其次是讀完之後，要將課文大意說出來，如此就知道自己的思路是否清晰。當整篇課文大意熟讀之後，便做一個回憶提要，即考驗一下記得多少，在這個程序，你會發覺第一部份的段落大意，及第二部份的背誦，在這個時候，會發揮很大作用，幫助到你答題目，即使是在壓力之下。　　

方法就是這樣簡單，必須指出的是要學習及找到一套適合提高自己記憶的方法，再加上必要而又經常的訓練再訓練，提高再提高，習慣成自然之後，出來的效果便事半功倍。　　

經過一段日子之後，你便能樹立起自己記憶的優良的信心，並會自動醒自己要記住，必須緊記的東西，亦要堅信自己，一定能夠記住。　　

中文科的記憶術說過，由下次開始，我會將英文科、數學科、歷史科及地理科的記憶方法，一一為大家送上，不過必須緊記，知易行難的道理，只有持之以恆，才有成功的一天。

Home Products

2009-04-27T06:59:00.000-07:00

May i ask you a question, who have never use tissue paper before, please raise your hand .

That's fine, so everyone of you have heard about tissue paper before. Let me show you my product, there are two main kinds of tissue paper in the market, the one in a roll and the other in a pack , today i am telling the latter.

Nowadays, most people are using tissue paper instead of handkerchief. They are becoming softer yet stronger. Using tissue paper is more tidy and convenients.

It was easy to find, we can buy it at super market, OK shop, seven eleven, even newspaper stand, almost everywhere.

Concerning the price of Tissue paper's , some are higer, some are lower, for example Tempo costs $17 dollars for 10 packs and C&S costs $15 for 10 packs , both are relatively cheap, but i suggest you to buy Tempo because it is more quality, let's me show you an experiment, you will see the different, i will put both of them into the water, after 2 seconds, i take it out... this is Tempo, it is still strong, but the other disolved. So you see which is better.

Tempo is a product produced by SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS who is an expert in consumer products , they produced four types of smell, the natural, applewood, jasmine and manthol.

Anyone who want to keep this pack of tissue as a sovenneir? Thankyou...

2009-04-27T06:56:00.000-07:00

衛生=Hygiene

Tempo的品牌價值

2009-04-24T00:43:00.000-07:00

Tempo紙巾，簡單地說，就是一包紙巾，為何它可以高於一般紙巾一半至多倍的價格出售？那些附加價值，一些來自產品，另一些來自品牌的價值。無論是那一些，都透過廣告去把產品和品牌的價值提昇和表達出來。
　　
Tempo廣告的發展，是典型的「市務導向」類型，由市務專家小心策劃，更以策略性技巧訂定其定位，長期都以其柔?性及不易破爛為賣點，如果大家還記得的話，其中一個數年前的廣告是這樣的：
　　
一群男女在中式酒樓吃飯，其中一位外國人可能不擅用筷子，當他夾?大件的瓜菜時，一不小心，瓜菜掉進女主角的茶杯內，因而令杯內的茶四濺。女角一面都濕了，她用了劣質的紙巾抹面，那些紙巾濕了卻破爛地留在她的面上，令全?男士望?她，尷尬非常，甚至強忍?笑，後來她自己也發覺了，更覺失禮人前。此時廣告接去一個左右比較的分割畫面，以Tempo和其他品牌比較，當然是使用Tempo的能夠維持容顏的美麗。
　　
另一個廣告《分手篇》，於零六年播映：
　　男與女在一家餐廳內用膳，男方向女方提出分手，女的聽到之後大感難過，隨之哭了起來。在哭的過程中，女的拿出她的Tempo紙巾，打開時，看見（嗅到）茉莉花香從紙巾樸鼻而來，她還把紙巾貼向自己的鼻子。此時旁白說：「全新茉莉花香Tempo，何止濕?都咁堅?…」此時女方回想起男方的一切劣行 ── 包括挖鼻孔、挑鼻屎、怕??、又讀鹹書、靚女… 旁白又道：「…仲令你當堂醒晒！」眼見女方雙眼一征，立即醒神過來，還摑了負心郎一巴掌。然後把自己的Tempo紙巾收好，然後悻悻然離開 ── 這條廣告還取得零六年由亞視主辦的第十三屆十大最受歡迎電視廣告。
　　
隨?此廣告的另一廣告《婚外情篇》，同樣以女性角度去看產品如何令自己醒番晒！
　　
此廣告出現在一個網球場內，一男一女在對打網球，似乎男的對女角有意，並諸多挑逗。男的努力向女的獻殷勤，還在拾球時撫摸她的手背，女的看來也很受落，還讓男的拿?她雙手教她打球。此時她有點倦意，於是拿出Tempo紙巾拭抹，頓時紙巾飄來茉莉花香，令她精神為之一振。終於想起如果接受婚外情可能令夫離子散，還有哭鬧告終，所以她毅然把球一揮，令球打落在男方的重要部位，男的不禁掩?要害大叫，女方則悻悻然離去。
　　
這三條廣告代表了兩種不同的手法和年代，但都是以說故事的形式把Tempo紙巾的優點透過兩種不同的故事表達出來。前者則重點是Tempo紙巾可以耐濕，而其他（廉價）紙巾則易在濕水後破爛，如果使用的不是Tempo，則會「一面都係破紙巾碎」，難免出現尷尬場面。後者則表達Tempo的香氣是有「提神醒腦」的作用，因為一用Tempo，會令你回復理智，作出聰明的決定！
　　
一張紙巾，真的有這些「令人截然不同」的反應了嗎？當然未必可能，但這些富有幽默感的誇張，卻能令觀眾發出會心的微笑。那些濕水後尷尬場面、餐廳分手和網球場上推卻了婚外情，其實所說的故事不過是個包裝，目的都在推銷紙巾給予用家的「感情價值」 ── 在中餐廳中的，是指使用Tempo不會出現尷尬情況，即使在惡劣環境中也可以安然渡過；在《分手篇》中所見，是指用了Tempo你可以頭腦清醒，它令你毋懼分手的煩惱；在婚外情篇所見，是指Tempo可助你判斷是非，甚至抗拒誘惑。於是，就簡簡單單一張紙巾，帶來的聯想竟包括了：安全、實用、可靠、洗滌煩惱、頭腦清醒、抗拒誘惑… 等等正面的訊息。
　　
這些都是品牌營建和品牌聯想（brand association）的功夫，也都是市場和品牌人員小心策劃的成果。如果沒有了他們，Tempo就是紙巾一張，賣價應該憑紙張的價值來訂定。但從這幾個例子，我們可以看到Tempo不是一般的紙巾，而是一個有感情聯繫，有個性的品牌！
　　
（1）從三條廣告所見，筆者相信Tempo的目標對象應為女性 ── 所以三條廣告的故事均以女性為主角，而且以他們的角度來作為故事的中心骨幹。
　　
（2）Tempo廣告已由實用性趨向情感性。第一條《宴會篇》中的廣告還有多少實用（弄污了所以要用Tempo），但第二、第三條則趨向更多情感性 ── 當男友分手時、當有人引誘時，都會記起Tempo。
　　
（3）第三條廣告的情感性比第二條和第一條去得更盡，因為第二條在哭時要用紙巾，而第三條則是有空閒時（也許會因滴汗）時就利用Tempo紙巾，一用之下，醒晒，人也懂得如何自處！
　　
（4）情感性的技巧越用得多，品牌聯想也就越來越豐富，而品牌價值也愈高 ── 這就是為甚麼市場人員要努力營建品牌，也是為甚麼Tempo可以售價比別的品牌為高的原因！

My friend the Peru Teacher

2009-04-22T06:58:00.000-07:00

In China, there are many villages which are far away and very poor, the children have
no chance to go to school.

The children , if they can go to school, will treasure it . Some have to walk for more
than an hour everyday, they have to climb the mountain and pass through the shallow
river to go there.

The school buildings are only farm houses and some are open air. There is no
electricity and air conditioner, text books and stationaries are luxury to them.

I knew one English teacher from Peru, he was a man of 50's, and he came to the
village to teach without any payment, he just wanted to help the children in needed.

The students called him Mr. Kind. He loved his students, he always tried his best in
teaching. He shared all he had with them, he taught them about God and Jesus, and how
to be a good boy. He had a motocycle, some times he would take his students for a
ride.

But he was no longer teaching now, he died last year in the earth quake when he saved
his students.

My friend the Chile teacher

2009-04-21T05:13:00.000-07:00

In china,there are many villages which are far away and very poor, the children have no chance to go to school.
The children , if they have a chance to go to school, they will treasure it . Some walk for more than an hour everyday, they have to climb the mountain and pass through the shallow river to go there.
Their school buildings are only farm house and some are open air. There is no electricity and air conditioner, text books and stationaries are luxury to them.
I knew one English teacher from Chile, he was a man of 50's, and he came to the village to teach without any payment, he just helped the children in needed.
The students called him Mr. kind. He loved his students, he always tried his best in teaching. He shared all he had with them, he taught them about God and Jesus, and how to be a good boy. He had a motocycle, some times he would take his students for a ride.
But he was no longer teaching now, he died last year in the earth quake when he saved his students.

祕魯Peru

2009-04-21T02:48:00.000-07:00

極少數的國家可以像本國一樣提供旅遊者如此廣泛的選擇。在它的領土內，您可以找到沙漠、高山及熱帶森林。祕魯可被界定為一包含許多國家、氣候及種族的國家。

陸地的氣候依安迪斯山脈綿延的高度而變化著，寒冷的『韓波特』及溫暖的『聖嬰』海流亦為祕魯多樣化氣候的因素，他們交互的流動形成了我們豐富多樣的景觀，且各自造就出其特殊的植物與動物。

當您計畫到祕魯旅遊時，由於版圖的寬廣，距離亦需列入考慮因素之一。海岸地為長形沙漠，自北到南綿亙而下超過2,500公里，被從安迪斯冰河流下的多條支流截斷，形成了富饒的山谷，許多國內主要城市位於其中，並可發現最肥沃的農地。北部海岸擁有優美的海灘及全年的陽光，極適於刺魚、潛水、釣魚及衝浪等水上活動。

在高原上，祕魯安迪斯山脈擁有綿延6,000公里的35個積雪山峰。由融雪所集成的河流在國內形成各種河川及峽谷。其中包括世界最大的『勾卡』峽谷及在庫斯科供養印加人的聖谷『優魯班巴』峽谷。另外一個必須遊覽的定點為『的的喀喀湖』，是世界海拔最高且適於航行的湖泊。

特別值得一提的是自然生態保護區，佔有祕魯10%的領土。帕拉卡斯、曼努、坦玻帕塔-坎達摩及帕卡亞-沙米瑞亞為全世界最佳的旅遊地點之一。由於包含多樣植物及野生動物，因此亞馬遜叢林，使祕魯成為最特殊的生態旅遊、長途旅行、獨木舟航行及探險旅程的絕佳地點。

如果您是非常了解歷史，將會發現祕魯具有著千年歷史的古蹟。印加文化以及之前其他眾多文明的蓬勃發展，直至16世紀西班牙之佔據。利馬南部的那斯卡線條、昌昌文明、位於土希友之世界最大的黏土城；庫斯科，美洲的考古之都；馬丘比丘，印加的失落之城；及西潘王之墓，埋藏著不可思議的黃金及寶石，這些地方只是這個國家中典型的旅遊地點。其他重要地點為利馬首都及其博物館；阿雷基帕的梅斯提祖巴洛克廟及土希友的殖民期及共和時期華邸等。

祕魯的歷史、考古及自然的吸引力造成其為世界上最引人入勝的旅遊勝地之一。顯然地，祕魯是南美洲國家中遊客平均停留時間最久的國家。且一年五十萬名遊客的選擇絕不至於另您失望的。
到祕魯來一次！我們保證您會在短期內再回來。

昇降檯

2009-04-21T02:38:00.000-07:00

實惠$239
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8/5 預習考試
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Dwell notebook is coming

Miss Mok

2009-04-20T17:26:00.000-07:00

我是一名英文敎師，最近看了“小朋友”的《走堂》一文(刋3月23日本版)，勾起了我的回憶，並想作一些回應。記得在中學時代，我也曾經走堂，原因與“小朋友”不同，我是有點年靑人的反叛，學校不准我們做的，我偏要做給你們看，雖然學校大門鎖着，我溜往圖書館。

轉瞬間已十多年，我現在為人師表，當然有不同的想法，但我也做過學生，很明白他們的想法，引用“小朋友”所言，若老師們上課只是原文照錄，將課本讀一次的話，則在學校上課，與在家自己看書又有何分別？大學時代，上課講求互動及趣味性，現今時代進步，這敎學方法，用諸於中學，也一樣可行，否則走堂潮會一觸即發。

“小朋友”說得好，一件事情的發生，必須從兩面看，學生走堂違反校規是不對，但老師的沉悶敎學也有責任。我的好朋友莫老師主張活動敎學法。她敎世界歷史，很用心敎學，並留意每一個學生的學習反應；雖然和其他科目一樣，有些同學成績很好，有些成績很差，但從來沒有一個同學會走堂，原因是她的課動聽，永無冷場。

莫老師處事細心，每半個學期，會選出班中兩名歷史科成績最優異的同學，邀請他們在堂上分享讀此科的心得，令到其他同學可以從中學習。原來其中一位優異生的學習方法，竟是在暑假期間已預先看完整本課本，又在上課時用心聽課，並寫下撮要筆記。另一位同學則在網上找輔助資料，如敎到古代羅馬及雅典時，他會上網觀看這兩個地方的名勝，如體育館及鬥獸場等，加深自己的印象，如此利用影像聯想法，便不需要死啃爛記了，而且符合讀萬卷書，不如行萬里路之學習法。

對於成績不好的同學，莫老師不會將之公開，有隱惡揚善的美德。她只會私底下約見該等同學，問明他們歷史科成績差劣的原因，找出問題，然後對症下藥處理。若問題出於老師身上，她會作出檢討。若該同學並非每科成績皆不理想的話，莫老師會找出他最好的一科，問他採用何種方法可以達致好效果，然後嘗試用諸歷史科，以求改進。由於歷史科並非一個困難的科目，只需要多花一點時間，及多花一點記憶力便成了。

莫老師會統計全班同學的整體成績，根據級別作為參考，底線是不能有任何一位學生不及格，然後是逐步將水準提高。她的理想，是能夠令全班學生坐良望優，將進度趨於一致，因為班中水準太參差的話，是會影響進度的。

莫老師敎導歷史，經常會採用說故事的方法，因為歷史，正是過去的眞實故事。在適當時間，莫老師更會和大家玩歷史題“百萬富翁”，將課文融入遊戲之中，玩時需要全班合作，因為錦囊、問現場觀衆及找朋友查詢等，隨時會發生在任何一位同學身上，寓遊戲於學習，怎會不留心？莫老師並沒有只顧遊戲，她一樣兼顧測驗及考試，只是經過上列步驟，一切都變得容易，尤其是求學不是求分數的話。“小朋友”說得好，學高為師，德高為範，我認為莫老師確實做到了一個很好的師範。

可敬的山區老師

2009-04-20T17:21:00.000-07:00

近期最矚目的新聞，當然是中國四川大地震，從電視及報章所見，真是滿目瘡痍，哀鴻遍野，其中最令人驚心的一個片段，是由一位秘魯籍老師提供，在駕駛電單車逃生時，沿途拍下的，鏡頭由地震一刻開始，地動山搖的情景，清晰可見。　　

我曾經到過成都一次，並參觀過那裡的山區學校，並與一位秘魯的老師樊談過，因此相信拍攝片段的，正是這位五十歲的秘魯人，他在一次旅遊中國時，看見山區的學校情況，便決定日後重返此地，為當地的兒童做一點事。　　

大家都知道秘魯是南美的一個小國，不算富裕，但比起中國的山區，已經先進得多，後者的山區學校，校舍設備簡陋，課室是搭建，內裡只有一塊小小的黑板，加上木製的檯椅便湊成了。至於空調當然欠奉，蚊虰蟲呅，已是習慣，但越是如此，便越足珍貴，學生們上課時很專心認真。　　

山區交通並不發達，學生們攀山涉水，徒步接近一小時往返學校者比比皆是，他們不用交付學費，但很多父母因為要在農田工作的關係，並沒有給予他們照顧，小小年紀，便要學懂照顧自己，甚至肩負起洗衫煮飯，照顧弟妹的責任。　　

秘魯老師負責教導小朋友英文，幾近義務性質，學校只提供宿舍及象徵式車馬費給他，但為了理想，他選擇留下，甚至自掏腰包，購買了一些教材，盡他的力量，教導好這些貧窮的小孩子，他不想他們失學。　　

那次我參觀他上課，課室中只有八個小孩，沒有課本，也沒有筆記，溝通的工具，就單憑粉筆及黑版，光線嗎？由於那天陽光普照，在炎熱天氣，流著汗下，倒是十分充足。那些沒有校服，只穿布衣的小孩子，在全神貫注的聽課。　　

秘魯老師懂得普通話，並以普通話授課，他的普通話，比我的還好，想起來真令我臉紅，他告訴我，他的普通話，是從其他老師及小朋友中學會的，他喜歡中國的茶、語言及山水畫。　　

從課堂中，我看得出小朋友們喜歡他的，他的教導方法很好，雖然只教授他們單字，但輔以短句，並以普通話與他們互動講授，讀音之外，對於串寫也沒有忽略。由於我本身也是英文老師，那一次碰面，我將所有帶去的英文書送了給他，他也經常買一些文具送給小朋友，鼓勵他們。　　小朋友間中也會回饋老師一些蔬果食物，是他們的父母叫他們帶給他的，以示感激，而秘魯老師與小朋友溝通的另一工具，正是今次拍攝到地震場面的一部攝錄機。　　

Staff Room

2009-04-14T17:47:00.000-07:00

The Geography chapter presents the basic geographical features of Mesopotamia, locating it within the Near East and explaining the limits of its natural resources.

The home page explains the physical landscape of Mesopotamia and resources available to the inhabitants.

The story tells part of the Epic of Gilgamesh where the hero goes on a journey to cut down trees and defeat a monstrous creature. It can be used to illustrate the different landscapes of Mesopotamia as the story moves from flat plains to forested mountains.

The explore section offers a variety of maps that illustrate different points about the land. The maps include: a geographical features map, a natural resources map, a modern political map of Mesopotamia (modern Iraq and eastern Syria) and surrounding countries, a terrain map, a map showing civilizations over time and an ancient map of the world.

It also includes a series of maps of Mesopotamia through time. This section could be used to introduce pupils to the landscape of Mesopotamia, and how modern changes, such as the building of dams on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, have affected the landscape and way of life in the region today.

The challenge is to irrigate a piece of farm land in Babylonia. This could be used to show the importance of irrigation in south Mesopotamia and the need to control the flood waters of the river. It could be part of a discussion of agriculture.

Challenge

2009-04-14T17:42:00.000-07:00

The farming year

Farmers in ancient Sumer grew imported crops like barley in a land without much rainfall and with a limited water supply. One of the ways that they were able to do this was through developing a system for controlling the flow and direction of water from the river.

Canals and irrigations ditches were built for redirecting the water to the fields used for farming.
Regulators were then used to raise and lower the water levels in the canals and ditches so the water could be used by the farmers.

During the growing season, each farmer was allowed only a certain amount of water. When it was a farmer's turn to water his fields the regulator was adjusted so that water ran from the canal into an irrigation ditch which ran alongside the farmer's fields. The farmer could then water his fields.

You are the eldest son in a family of farmers. Your father has gone away for a year and left you in charge of the family's three fields.

Below you will see your three fields and a list of activities you and your brothers could perform. Remember, you must try to farm all of your fields at once to get the greatest harvest. At different times of the year, you will see the local water controller direct water to the irrigation ditch next to your field. You can let water into your fields by clicking on the 'water' button. If you miss this opportunity, you will have to wait until his next visit. Good luck.

Mesopotamia

2009-04-14T17:31:00.000-07:00

Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning 'between the rivers'. The rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates which flow through modern Iraq. The Euphrates also flows through much of Syria.

Mesopotamia is made up of different regions, each with its own geography. The geography of each area and the natural resources found there affected the ways that people lived.

Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills and plains. The land is quite fertile due to seasonal rains, and the rivers and streams flowing from the mountains. Early settlers farmed the land and used timber, metals and stone from the mountains nearby.

Southern Mesopotamia is made up of marshy areas and wide, flat, barren plains. Cities developed along the rivers which flow through the region. Early settlers had to irrigate the land along the banks of the rivers in order for their crops to grow. Since they did not have many
natural resources, contact with neighbouring lands was important.

Histoy

2009-04-14T07:38:00.000-07:00

Why is the grey area in map called the ' Fertile Crescent'?
Babylon and Ur were two famous cities in Fertile Cresscent.What were the similarities between their locations?
If you were the leader of a tribe at that time, explain your reasons for settling down in the Fertile Crescent.
Compare the similarities and differences between Mesopotamia Civilization and Huanghe Valley.( suggest at least FIVE items in the following diagram)
If you were a reporter interviewing the residents in Mespotamia in 4000 BC, ask THREE questions concerning their lifestyle that you would like to know:
How do you feel about the treasures left behind by the people of Mesopotamia? Elaborate your answer.

F1. Self-study Unit- mesopotamia

2009-04-13T10:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html
http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/(Interactive→ try out he game ' Dig into history Mesopotamia)

Lion

2009-04-09T18:27:00.000-07:00

Lion Spirit
Hard working
Smart

The wonderful solvent: Water

2009-04-07T22:01:00.000-07:00

This Unit starts with the need to purify water for drinking, a need that students can easily perceive. The students are asked to design their own ways of making water clean. The teacher then leads students to consolidate the various means to make water drinkable.

Through examination of the impurities under the microscope, students are introduced to the microscopic world of matter (seeing things that is normally invisible to them). The students are taken a step further, though not explicitly, into the microscopic world - the world of particles, when they consider the processes of boiling and evaporation. Through an experiment that simulates the formation of rain, students are helped to develop the 'particle' idea further by allowing them to see tiny 'particles' of water rising up inside the model.

The discussion of water consumption and pollution aims at arousing students' awareness of the need to conserve water and control water pollution.

The development of scientific investigation skills is given a prominent position in this Unit. As the investigations in this Unit are relatively safe, students should be encouraged to design the experiments on water purification in consultation with the teacher and then try them out. The skills in experimental design and the notion of a 'fair test' should be pursued further when comparing the rate of evaporation and the rate of dissolving using water as the solvent.

All students should
understand our heavy demand for clean water
be aware of the existence of soluble and insoluble substances as well as living organisms in water
be able to design and perform an experiment to purify water
understand how to evaluate their own experimental designs
acquire skills in filtration, distillation and evaporation
be able to distinguish between the purposes of filtration, distillation and evaporation
understand some of the ways of killing the micro-organisms present in water
be able to describe the water cycle
show concern for the water pollution problem and demonstrate commitment to the reduction of water pollution in daily life
acquire some knowledge about dissolving

The more able students should
be able to design and carry out an investigation on the factors affecting the rate of evaporation
be aware of the need for sewage treatment before discharging
be able to design and carry out an investigation on the factors affecting the rate of dissolving
acquire some knowledge about crystals
be able to list some common solvents other than water
develop safety consciousness on the handling of solvents other than water

水溶劑

2009-04-07T21:57:00.000-07:00

本單元以討論一個學生容易認同的問題—淨化飲用水—作開始。教師應鼓勵學生設計實驗將水淨化，然後通過討論使學生掌握將水淨化的各種不同方法。透過在顯微鏡下觀察水中的雜質，學生開始認識物質的微觀世界，他們可藉此觀察到一些平常看不到的東西。

透過詳察沸騰和蒸發的過程，學生再次被引進這微觀世界。在「雲和雨的形成」的模擬實驗中，學生應可觀察到非常細小的「粒子」在模型中向上升，這可以幫助學生建立「物質的粒子觀」。

通過討論香港的耗水量和水質污染，學生可以意識到節約用水和控制水質污染的重要性。這單元的其中一個重點是幫助學生了解和實踐科學探究的方法和技巧。淨化水的實驗頗為安全，老師應讓學生自行設計和進行實驗，從而對實驗設計和科學探究方法有更深入的認識。通過設計公平測試比較蒸發速率和溶解速率，學生的實驗設計技巧應更為純熟。

所有學生應能
明白我們對淨水的需求十分龐大
認識水中有許多可溶或不可溶的雜質，和一些活的微生物
設計實驗把污水淨化
瞭解如何評價自己的實驗設計
掌握有關過濾法、蒸餾法和蒸發作用的實驗技巧
分辨過濾法、蒸餾法和蒸發作用的功能
認識一些殺死水中微生物的方法
教學活動水的循環
關注水質污染的問題並在日常生活中參與減低水質污染的活動
獲得一些有關溶解的知識

能力較高的學生應能
設計實驗探究影響蒸發速率的因素
認識污水在排放前，需經過處理
設計實驗探究影響溶解速率的因素
獲得一些有關晶體的知識
列出一些水以外的溶劑
培養有關使用水以外的溶劑的安全意識

能量

2009-04-07T21:55:00.000-07:00

本單元向學生介紹一個非常重要的概念能量。學生應能認識各種不同的能量形式，並明白能量是能互相轉換的。他們更應認識到在一些常見儀器中的能量轉換。透過一意外個案（如氣體爆炸）的研究，學生應認識到能量轉換必須在受控制下進行，並認識安全使用、儲存和運送燃料的重要性。

從一項有關本港燃料和能量使用情況的調查，學生應認識到電是家居中最常用的能源，因為在家居使用電能既清潔又方便，與此同時，應和學生討論在發電廠發電時所引致的污染問題。

透過分析全世界化石燃料蘊藏量和世界能源使用趨勢的資料，學生可意識到能源是有限的及其長遠影響。最後應讓學生有機會討論社會應如何就能源問題作出決定。

所有學生應能
分辨不同形式的能量
指出在個別的能量轉換過程中﹐最初和最終的能量形式
認識一些常見的能量轉換器
認識控制能量轉換的重要
在使用燃料時﹐採取適當的安全措施
解釋為何電是家居最常用的能源
辨認由燃料發電所涉及的能量轉換
關心生產電所引致的污染問題
意識到人類對能量的需求正不斷增加﹐而可供使用的能源卻是有限的
認識人類如何運用其他新能源
認識節省能量的需要並願意在日常生活中積極節約能量
體會人類運用受控制的能量轉換而獲得的成就

能力較高的學生應能
培養有關儲存和運送燃料的安全意識
明白不同能源的使用與環境污染間的關係

發展議會科學科

2009-04-07T21:43:00.000-07:00

本網站是由教育局科學教育組為配合課程發展議會科學科(中一至中三)課程的學與教而製作的，目的是

發展學與教策略，以激發學生的好奇心和探索周遭事物的興趣；
鼓勵學生積極參與學習活動，以培養他們的科學思維、探究技能和解難能力；
鼓勵學校就貼近學生生活經驗的科學與科技議題，發展校本科學課程；
鼓勵教師藉借鑑和調適其他學校的教學設計，發展校本科學課程，更有效地在科學教學中引導學生學會學習；
藉推廣教學範例，促進教師間分享教學心得的文化。

部份單元收錄了一些由教師與教育局中學校本課程發展組共同設計的校本教案，旨在與各科學教師分享經驗。希望有關材料能幫助教師在科組中開展專業討論。本網站所介紹的學習活動屬參考性質，各校宜根據學生的興趣和能力，對有關材料加以調適。我們希望本網站能引起更多教師的回，推動分享文化，共同為促進本港的科學教育作出貢獻。

http://resources.edb.gov.hk/~s1sci/R_S1Science/sp/cindex.html

Energy

2009-04-07T21:39:00.000-07:00

This Unit introduces students to the very important concept - energy. Students are first introduced to the different forms of energy and their interconvertibility through a series of activities. They are also presented with the energy conversion in a range of common devices.

The importance of controlled energy conversion is brought out through a case study on a gas explosion. Safety in the transportation, storage and use of fuel is simultaneously highlighted.
A survey on the kinds of fuel and energy sources used in Hong Kong is included in this Unit.

Students should recognise that electricity is the most common source of energy used at home since it is a clean and convenient form of energy at the consumer end. The pollution problems arising from the generation of electricity should be discussed.

Through the analysis of data showing the world trend in energy usage and the amount of energy resources available on Earth, students should become aware that energy resources are limited and consider the possible long-term implications. In this connection, they should be given opportunities to discuss how society might make decisions about energy issues.

All students should
1 be able to distinguish the different forms of energy
2 be able to identify the initial and final forms of energy in an energy change
3 be familiar with some common energy converters
4 be aware of the need to control energy conversions
5 be able to take appropriate safety precautions when using fuels
6 be able to explain why electricity is the most common energy source used at home
7 be able to state the energy changes in generating electricity from fuels
8 be able to state some examples of alternate energy resources
9 be aware of man's increasing need for energy and the finite energy source available to man
10 show concern for pollution problems arising from the generation of electricity
11 recognise the need to conserve energy in daily life and demonstrate commitment to it

The more able students should
be aware of some of the safety problems associated with the storage and transportation of fuels

Happy Easter Revision Timetable

2009-04-04T08:13:00.000-07:00

5/4 Sunday
6/4 Monday
7/4
8/4
9/4
10/4
11/4
12/4 Sunday

古希臘思想家柏拉圖

2009-03-31T17:14:00.000-07:00

古希臘思想家柏拉圖認為理想的人生就是追求真實，但真實是存在於觀念世界。　　

柏拉圖認為，幸福人生首先必須包含一切較真實的知識，使人接近「善觀念自身」。

囫圇吞棗

2009-03-31T04:57:00.000-07:00

注解 : 囫圇：完整，整個。

釋義 : 把棗兒整顆吞下去。比喻讀書時不加分析地籠統接受。

語源 : 元．白珽《湛淵靜語》：有個自作聰明的人，聽說梨和棗子的藥性是“梨益齒而損脾，棗益脾而損齒”。他想了一會，就得意地說：“我明白了！以後吃梨時，只嚼不咽；吃棗的時候，只咽不嚼。那就既不傷牙齒，亦不傷脾胃。”

旁人笑道：“吃梨只嚼不咽還可以，吃棗卻難了，囫圇吞棗，怎麼受得了呢？”

例子 : 讀書過程中要講究消化和吸收，不能囫圇吞棗。
感情色彩: 貶義。
異形 : 鶻侖吞棗｜渾淪吞棗
近義 : 不求甚解｜生吞活剝
反義 : 含英咀華｜細嚼慢咽｜融會貫通________________________________________________________
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1. “囫圇”是連綿詞，不要拆開理解，所以也寫作“鶻侖”或“渾淪”。
2. 主要起描寫和修飾作用。

木馬屠城記故事

2009-03-28T03:55:00.000-07:00

木馬屠城記是歷史, 大約發生在西元前13世紀

大約在西元前13世紀 , 位於希臘半島上的其中一個城邦-斯巴達。出現了一位名叫海倫的絕色美人 , 希臘各城邦的皇親國戚皆展開猛烈追求。最後..由斯巴達的王子成功得到美人芳心 , 兩人隨即結為夫婦。

一天斯巴達城來了一位名叫帕里斯的客人，此人原來是與斯巴達隔海相望位於小亞細亞西岸的特洛伊王子，悲劇就在這時開始了...已身為人妻的海倫竟然對帕里斯一見鐘情，更斗敢地跟他回到特洛伊城去。

當斯巴達王子知道此事後覺得是個奇恥大辱 , 怒不可遏地請求國王為他報仇。於是國王馬上召開會議 , 邀請了整個希臘申出援手。最後由各大小城邦所組成的聯合軍 , 以消滅特洛伊為目的浩浩蕩蕩地出發了。

然而 , 特洛伊亦非只會搶奪女人。經過整整十年的作戰 , 希臘軍始終未能攻下特洛伊城，這時希臘軍滿佈海上的戰艦 , 圍繞四周的大軍 , 突然全數撤退。特洛伊人以為已經得到了勝利 , 粉粉走出城外。

卻在此刻 , 在淺灘上發現了本故事的主角 - 巨大的木馬。他們並不知道這是什麼 , 更不會知道其真正的用途。因此特洛伊國王便盤問了在近處捉來的一個希臘人，希臘人告訴國王...""那木馬是希臘軍用來祭祀女神雅典娜的，希臘人估計特洛伊會將之燒毀 , 激努雅典娜 , 惹禍上身；但相反地 , 如果將之拉回城中則會帶來好運，所以才把木馬做得那麼大讓特洛伊人無法拉動。

國王深信了希臘人的說話。於是...木馬就被拉回正在慶祝戰勝的特洛伊城中。到了晚上 , 全城上下都已經飲得大醉了、那個希臘人原來是個間諜。他走到木馬旁邊 , 輕輕的敲了三下作為暗號；之後，藏於木馬中的希臘士兵不費吹灰之力..走到城牆處殺死了全部守軍 , 打開了城門並點火示意隱藏於城外的希臘大軍進城。

最後 , 希臘軍將特洛伊城的大部份男子殺死，女子及小孩則全數賣為奴隸

更火燒了整個特洛伊城 , 將之從歷史的舞台中完全驅逐，這就是著名的木馬屠城記。

而羅馬的建國者 - 羅慕路斯，正是當時從特洛伊逃亡出來的人的後代。

New Phone Number

2009-03-27T00:18:00.000-07:00

Andrew Tam
Macau 62803380
Hong Kong 97559549

THE LORD'S PRAYER

2009-03-27T00:14:00.000-07:00

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

In this petition we return to Him as a prodigal son and begin our confession as sinners and need of mercy. Our hope is firm for in his Son, we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. There is a condition here: this mercy can only fill our hearts if we have forgiven those who have trespassed against us!

Remember the verses that follow the Our Father in Matthew: For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses (Matthew 6:14-15). Pope John Paul ll reminds us: "Forgiveness is the key to peace!"

And lead us not into temptation

This petition asks God not to allow us to take the path that leads to sin. This petition implores the Spirit for discernment and strength in the battle between flesh and spirit. The Holy Spirit makes us discern between trials, necessary for the growth of the inner man, and temptation, which leads to sin and death. Discernment unmasks the lie of temptation. This petition also requests the grace of vigilance and final perseverance.

But deliver us from evil

This last petition to our Father is included in the prayer of Jesus, and we pray in communion with the Church for the deliverance of the whole human family. Evil is not an abstraction but a person, satan, the evil one, the deceiver of the world. Victory over the prince of this world was won once and for all at the Hour when Jesus freely gave himself up to death to give us his life. Along with the deliverance from the evils that overwhelm humanity, the Church implores the precious gift of peace and the grace of perseverance in expectation of Christ's return.

傑出的數學老師

2009-03-24T04:06:00.000-07:00

我教的是英文科，但我校最出色的科目，並不是語言科目，而是數學科，原因與校長鼓勵，教學應該多些訓練同學的腦筋，以及有一位傑出的數學老師古先生有關。學校每星期都會舉行各項數學活動，以提升同學們對數學科的興趣。

英文科雖然有別於數學，但古老師的積極做法，卻有很多值得我們借鏡的地方。最近我校同學們首次參加校際比賽即能奪獎而回，為打造未來數學天才，踏出很重要的一步。今年我校首次參加小學數學比賽，即奪得團體賽及個人賽多項冠軍，實在令人鼓舞。

古老師並不居功，他稱讚同學們能夠發揮他們的潛質，今次的優異成績，除了帶來驚喜外，亦足以證明學校平日的訓練成果。原來校方定期舉辦多項有關數學的活動，以提高學生的學習興趣，以及足夠的比賽經驗。頻密的活動包括數學科攤位遊戲，數學科專題講座，數學科短講等，由老師負責領導，輔以邀請外間數學名人作嘉賓。

由學生負責的則有數學百萬富翁遊戲，以及數學一分鐘等，而在小息及中午飯息時間，也沒有放過，設有趣味數學活動。同時，學校設有心算班，奧林匹克數學班及微積分班等，讓同學提高這方面的知識。

古老師對比賽興趣濃厚，認為是學生實力及應付壓力的檢驗，他們會繼續參與競賽，希望取得更佳成績，培養更多數學人才，及為學校增光。古老師推廣數學的方法，除了密集的活動外，活學活用數學也是手法之一，他會出趣味題目予學生及家長，叫做別被數學考起，其中兩題如下：題一，蘋果的數目是橙的5倍少兩個，而蘋果的數目又較橙多30個，問蘋果有多少個？

題二，甲店原稿紙的售價，是10.9元80張，而乙店原稿紙的售價，則為8元50張，要選擇較便宜的一間，應選擇甲店抑或乙店，何解？

古老師說，這是中學代數中二元一次方的題目，題一的算式如下：A代表蘋果、B代表橙。A=5B-2； A-B=30。因此，5B-2-B=30，得出B=8，正是橙的數目，因此蘋果數目為38個。

至於題二，將甲店的原稿紙價錢固定，將乙店的原稿紙數目提升至同為80張，便可作出比較。算式為8元=50張，X元=80張，得出X=12.8，乙店的售價較甲店的昂貴。這一類實用的心算題，多做便不會有困難，遇到時也不會怯場了。

Festival

2009-03-22T01:21:00.000-07:00

There are two main types of festivals existing in Hong Kong. The westernised one like the Christmas and Easter. The other one oriented from China, like the Mid-Autumn, Chung-Ming and Dragon-boat festival.

They can both sustain since Hong Kong is a special region having a mixing culture of east and west. Besides that, people here enjoy life, they welcome more holidays, buying and exchange of gifts, holding parties and eating outsides.

On the other hands, festival like the Chinese Ghost festival is replacing by Holloween of western, the life style of youngesters are different from the elderlies.

Why do some traditional customs festivals sustain modern Hong Kong society while other don't? Reflection:100 words

2009-03-22T01:06:00.000-07:00

For example:mid-autumn festival chung-yung festival dragon boat festival christmas easter motherday , this festivals still sustain , because people enjoy life, parties, gifts,gathering,nice food , this six festivals can content them but some festival can't content them For example:Hong Kong festival(香港節) this festivals didn't sustain in modern Hong Kong because this festivals exhibition two time before 1971 and 1973 but the second time to compare the first time, 但規模比第一屆為小, 市民的踴躍程度亦大為減低。加上香港政府也認為香港節已經達到其成效，故此之後便再沒有舉辦。( help me to translate into english)but the main reason it didn't sustain in Modern Hong Kong because this festivals didn't have Holiday!!!that's why some traditornal customs festivals sustain modern Hong Kong society while other don't

History

2009-03-21T08:53:00.000-07:00

SUMMARY

Greco-Roman Civilization

The Greeks were highly civilized. The Romans learned from the Greeks and developed their own civilization.

The conquest of Alexander the Great and the Romans spread the Greco-roman civilization to other parts of Europe and Asia Minor

Origins of the Greek Civilization

Minoan Civilization

The Minoans lived on the island of Crete

They were the first highly civilized people in Europe

Mycenaean Civilization

The Mycenaeans conquered Crete. The Minoan civilization ended

The Myceanaeans copied the minoan civilization

Life in City-states

There were many city-states in ancient Greece

The Greek city-states had different kinds of government. Some of them had a king . Some had a democratic form government.

Citizens could voted and hold office in democratic city-states.

The two most famous city-states in ancient Greece were:

Athens ~ It was te first democratic city-state in Greece. It was a rich trading port and had a strong navy.

Sparta ~ The Spartans were warlike people. Men were trained to brave soldiers.

The Greeks city-states started colonies when trade grew. The colonies supplied raw materials and bought Greek goods.

The Greeks worshipped many gods and goddesses.

Persian Wars

The Greeks helped their colonies to rebel against the Persians. The Persian Wars broke out .
From 500 to 449 BC , the Greek states fought against the Persians.
The Wars ended in 449 BC.

Alexander the Great

In 334 BC, Alexander the Great began to conquer the Persian Empire. He conquered Egypt, Syria and Persia.
As a result of Alexander's conquest, the Greek civilization spread all over Europe.

Treasures of Ancient Greece

The English alphabet came from the Greek alphabet.
The most famous Greek poems were 'Iliad' and ' Odyssey' written by Homer.
Greek plays influenced all later plays.
The most famous Greek thinkers were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
Herodotus was the Father of History.
Greek temples were usually tall and supported by columns. The Parthenon in Athens is the most famous temple.
The Greeks were good at making statues with bronze and marble.
Famous Greek mathematicians were Pythagoras, Euclid and Archimedes.
Hippocrates was the Father of Medicine.
The Greeks started the Olympic Games.

Homework

2009-03-21T08:51:00.000-07:00

Why do some traditional customs festivals sustain modern Hong Kong society while other don't? Reflection:100 words
mid-autumn festival
chung-yung festival
dragon boat festival
christmas
easter
motherday

people enjoy life
gifts, parties, gathering, nice food

Elements of Style

2009-03-05T06:19:00.000-08:00

Elements of Style by E.P. White
The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition - William Strunk Jr

Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.

一百萬零一夜

2009-03-01T01:29:00.000-08:00

visit you-tube film of "Slumdog Millionaire", listen to some English.
在眾多屏息以待的觀眾面前，18歲的賈馬勒只要正確回答最後一條問題就可以在印度最受歡迎的電影遊戲節目「誰想成為百萬富翁」中贏出，獲得二千萬盧布的獎金，成為百萬富翁。眼看賈馬勒只剩一題就能成為百萬富翁，心有不甘的節目主持人Prem Kumar認定他作弊，趁節目暫停錄影，通知了警方以欺詐的罪名逮捕了賈馬勒。

警方和Prem Kumar及其他觀眾一樣，都十分疑惑沒讀過書的孤兒為何能答對所有連博士專家都沒把握全中的問題，他們遂逐個問題探討，由賈馬勒娓娓道來自己不可思議的遭遇及這些經歷如何成就他的成功……

question 1

2009-03-01T00:03:00.001-08:00

The character I like most in the film is the smatest girl in the class, Summer , she is the class captain and the band manager, I like her because of 2 reasons, the first reason is being a manager needed to do a lot of things like arranging the jobs to the group mates, she has to set up the rehearal timetable, she has to arrange for the transportation of mucical instructment,etc thats mean being a manager is very tough, so Summer is really the smartest gril. The second reason is I have a lot of similar thing, the similar thing is

Prepare all the following questions, You'll be asked to present one of them in the oral lesson i minimum 1.5 minutes

2009-02-28T23:55:00.000-08:00

Which character do you like most?
Which scene did you find the most meaningfu lor particlarly touching in the film?
Choose a gift for one of the characters in the film and discuss why it is most sutiable for him/her.
What is /are the main message(s) in the film?

Film review- School of Rock

2009-02-28T23:54:00.000-08:00

Dewey Finn (Jack Black) loves rock and roll. He is consummate fan who knows every worthwhile group and song. He is a singer, songwriter, and guitartist in his own band called ''No Vacancy.'' But other members of the group have grown tired of his immature stage antics, such as 20-minute solos and stage-dives. They voted him out and hire someone to replace him for an upcoming Battle of the Bands contest.
Downcast and distraught, Dewey doesn't know what to do. Plus, his usually patient rockmate Ned (Mike White), a schoolteacher, is being pressured by his aggressive girlfriend(Sarah Silverman) to make Dewey pay the money he owed for rent or get out. When a call comes in to Ned asking him to serve as a substitute teacher at the prestigious Horace Green Elementary School, Dewey decides to assume his idenfity to take the job.
Of couse, faced wit h a class of fifth-graders all nicely clothed in their school uniforms, this rocker doesn't have a clue as to what to do. So he tells them to come out and enjoy some demonstration. This scheme works for a little while but then Dewey visits the orchestra class. Lights go off in his head and bingo!-- the new class projest is to form a rock band. He decides to teach then evrything he knows about rock with lectures on its history, the evils of '' The Man,'' and the essentials of playing rock songs.
Dewey's spirits are lifted when he realizes that there are some talented musicians in the class including Zack (Joey Gaydos, Jr), the lead guitarist; Katie (Rebecca Brown) on bass: the Lawrence ( Robert Tsai) on keyboards. Freddy ( Kevin Clark), the calss rebel, turns out to be an eager learner on drums, and Tomika ( Maryam Hussan) suprises hi mwith her unusual singing talent. The samrtest girl in the class Summer (Miranda Cosgrove), gets her chance to excel as band manager while others serve as back-up singers, special effects wizard, head of security, and the offical selectors of the band's name.The humor quotient of the film is heightened by the funny performance of Rosalie Mullins as the uptight and unlocked principal of Horace Green Elemtary School. When Dewey discovers that she is a secret fan of Fleetwood Mac, they are able to commlit as friends. The rock fan getass his wish whe nhe has the class entered int the local Battle of the Bands. By the end of this rollicking film, you'll happily be chanting, '' For those about to rock, we salut you!''

象棋與人生

2009-01-07T01:11:00.000-08:00

中國象棋歷史悠久，棋迷千千萬萬，每天都有人下棋、觀棋、談棋。如果問：“你究竟為甚麼下象棋呢？”恐怕就不是每個棋迷能說得清楚了。的確，大量的棋譜只敎給人們怎樣下棋，卻很少吿訴人們為甚麼下棋。

古人發明象棋，並非僅僅作為遊戲供人們娛樂，而是讓人們通過棋理，感悟世界與人生的變化規律，認識客觀世界與認識自我，提高人的思想境界，使人生活得更精彩。俗話說“人生如棋”這個比喩的意思是，人生過程像棋局那樣，變化莫測，難以掌握。但如果我們借鑒棋理感悟人生，那麼人還是能夠掌握自己命運的。

一盤棋大致分為開局、中局、殘局三個階段。棋諺說：“開局打基礎，中局是關鍵，殘局見功夫。”人生的靑少年、中年、老年時代，何嘗不是如此呢？靑少年是學習的重要時期，所學的品德、知識對今後一生都有重大影響，為人生的成功打下良好的基礎。“少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲”，說的是靑少年貪圖安逸，不用功學習，長大後不適應社會的要求，後悔傷心也來不及了。

人到中年走向自立，是人生的拼搏時期，在事業上能否成功，生活上是否稱心如意，關鍵在於中年時期的奮鬥成果。象棋中局形勢時起時伏，甚至有暴風驟雨，驚濤駭浪。正所謂“河界三分闊，智謀萬丈深。”中年人生的道路也不會平坦，可能充滿阻力、挫折，甚至暫時失敗，但只要最後獲得成功，也就値得慶幸了。

老年人退出工作崗位，常常被社會忽視，身體上的毛病，又多是慢性病，內心很苦惱。有的人在思想上跟不上時代，對新鮮事物看不慣，一些老年人成為社會的弱勢群體，需要在精神上振作起來，樹立樂觀的生活態度，這需要下一番功夫進行思想修煉。對於中年成功者，要注意保持身心健康，愉快長壽地走向人生的“勝局”。對於一般人來說，對事物看得透些、想得開些，做得好些，知足常樂，安度晩年，到達人生的“和局”。此外，要防止埋怨社會，滿腹牢騷，甚至悔恨絕望，掉入人生的“敗局”。

俗話說“棋如其人。”一個人下棋時，他的棋法風格，自覺不自覺地與他的性格氣度脗合。人生的難題是看透自己，而通過象棋能給自己許多啟迪。例如下棋遇到強手時心裡膽怯，反映自己在生活缺乏勇氣；當棋局形勢平穩互纏時急躁出錯，反映自己在生活中缺乏耐心；對複雜的棋局變化漏算致敗，反映自己在生活中缺乏智謀。象棋就像一面鏡子，自己有甚麼優缺點，能在下棋中反映出來，如果及時發現並針對缺點加以克服，就會實現超越自我。

人為甚麼下象棋？人下棋可分為三個層次：一是通過下棋開發智力，陶冶情操，培養勇敢、沉着、果斷、頑強等良好心理品質；二是通過下棋，探索棋理，融會貫通。不僅陶醉在象棋的魅力之中，不局限在象棋勝負得失之間，而且進一步探索象棋原理與規律，對棋的理解與其他藝術、科學找到相通之處；三是通過下棋把感悟人生作為象棋靈魂。下棋時體現“棋如其人”，生活中是“人生如棋”，實現棋中有人，人中有棋，達到象棋人生的最高境界——“人棋合一”。上述歸納起來，就是棋藝、棋理、棋魂三個境界，包含了象棋的全部意義。

pet peeve

2008-11-03T05:58:00.000-08:00

Write a two minute speech about your pet peeve(something people do that you really don't like). Follow the instructions below.
1.Write a speech about your pet peeve
2.Choose a topic about which you feel very strongly
3.Express your personal feelings about the topic
4.Use plenty of force as you express your emotions
5.Organize your speech with an introduction,body and conclusion
6.Go''all out

Parenting 對子女的養育

2008-09-18T05:50:00.000-07:00

Intellectual
1. 智力的;理智的
intellectual powers
智力
2. 需智力的
Chess is a highly intellectual game.
象棋是需用高度智力的運動項目。
3. 智力發達的,聰明的
intellectual people
智力很高的人
n.
1. 知識分子;有很高智力的人[C] vt.

Amassed
1. 積聚(財富),積累
Before he was forty he amassed a large fortune.
他在四十歲之前已積聚了一大筆財富。
2. 堆積
He amassed his papers for burning.
他把文件集攏來燒毀。

Do you think parenting really hings on intellectual ability and amassed knowledge?

Of course intellectual ability and amassed knowledge are both helpful in parenting, but they are not the most important element. Some parents are not so educated, but they show their care and love to their children, with the assistance of a good school and teachers, the parents do a easy job, they just follow the guideline from the student handbook.

Most of the burden are put on the teachers, a good teacher know that, she may pay extra effort to help the student who is in needed. Finally it is the child to face the school work, he is the one to handle things well knowing his parents background.
(109 words)

The most important element in parenting?
Tell me your own experience.

I think the most important element in parenting is communicating with their children. As we are one family and living in the same house, the children will watch what the parents are doing daily and learn from them.

I always learn from my father and mother, if my father work very hard, I will follow him. If he is clean and tidy, I will dress myself tidy also. If my mother like reading and music, I will spend my times on reading also. At home I learn from them, in school, I listen to my teachers, I trust them.
(100 words)

My feelings towards SPCC and my primary school

2008-09-08T00:05:00.000-07:00

I have been in St. Paul's for 6 years, my times spend there is half and half as those I spend at home, besides the school building, I have my friends and teachers there, so my passion is also there, particularly it is my father's old school and my sister also studying there now.

So the feeling is deep, more over it is known to be a band one school, a famous one, I am proud of it. But all along it is a tough school, competition is keen, school work bring me a lot of pressure, I have to try my best to face it.

As most of my classmates are, we entered St Pauls primary schools six years ago, all my friends are there, the times pass like wind, gone very fast.

From primary 1 to 3, it just mean games and fun, from primary 4 onwards, I learned more and more,in my last year, I caught up a lot from bottom position of the class, finally I obtain the best improvement award and get a seat here, this is my greatest achievement so far.

Happy Mother Day

2008-05-10T06:31:00.000-07:00

A happy day to Mother Ida.

速成輸入法

2008-04-27T23:47:00.000-07:00

很簡單的一種輸入法，不需用手寫版，
跟著再學倉頡輸入法。

66120330

2008-04-25T19:08:00.000-07:00

My new telephone number 66120330

see you on Wednesday 30/4/2008

Work hard Form 1 Man

English Web

2008-04-09T06:30:00.000-07:00

introduce a web to you
http://en.tp.edu.tw/

Study Plan for April 2008

2008-03-29T22:55:00.000-07:00

1 Major in English
- Verbs starting from A to Z
- Verbs in Money, Money, Money
- Lesson 1 to 4 in Money, Money, Money, including verbs, vocabulary and preposition.
- Preposition, 1001 exercises.
- Direct and indirect speech
- Part of Speech
- Tenses and Grammer
- Active and passive voice

2 Mathematics, in English

3 Music theory and Percussion
- 100 English songs with lyrics

4 Chinese Chess

Message

2008-03-24T21:48:00.000-07:00

Please ask Janice to come to her blog,
I have written some comments for her.
http://www.janiceat16.blogspot.com/
password 669669

I plan to return this Wednesday, the 2nd of April.
I try to come earlier at around one o'clock, we lunch together.

Mathematics Terms

2008-03-24T02:31:00.001-07:00

addition, add, plus, sum, subtraction,
subtract, take away, minus, difference, digit,
even number, odd number, prime number, composite number, rectangular number,
square number, triangular number, positive number, negative number, fraction,
fraction in its simplest form, proper fraction, improper fraction, mixed number,
numerator, denominator, percentage, temperature, ratio,
multiplication, multiply, product, time(s), division,
divide, divide exactly, divisible, quotient,
remainder, dividend, divisor, factor, prime factor,
common factor, highest common factor, multiple, common multiple,
least common multiple, square, square root, cube, cube root,
decimal, decimal fraction, recurring decimal, approximation,
average, equation

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Part of Speech

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There are total 8 kinds of part of speech.
1. Verb
e.g. run, swim, turn, handle, hope, etc.

2. Noun
e.g. dog, cat, rabbit, Peter, Kitty, book, CD-Rom, computer,etc.

3. Pronoun
e.g. her, his, my mine, him, its it,their, ours, etc.

4. Adjective
e.g. tall, small, beautiful.etc.

5. Adverb
e.g. quietly, very, rather, quite, etc.

6. Preposition
e.g. on, at, in, into, to, etc.

7. Conjunction
e.g. but, since, when, while, etc.

8. Interjection
e.g. Oh! ,Hurrah! ,etc.

基本上,所有字典都有 part of speech 在每個字後面只是用了 short form

如:n. = noun
pron. = pronoun
adj. = adjective
adv. = adverb
vi. = verb intransitive
vt. = verb transitive
prep. = preposition
int. interjection
a. = article
conj. = conjunction

怎知道什麼verb是\"transitive verb\"?(除了查字典外)

You ought to check if the verb describes an object,which is in direct relation:
If,
the verb describes an object with an apparent direct relation, the verb is called 'transitive' (及物動詞), e.g. I have done the job - the verb is describing the 'job'.

the verb does not describe an object at all, the verb is called 'intransitive' (不及物動詞), e.g. We live in Hong Kong - the verb (live) does not describe a direct object (Hong Kong is not described by the verb - don't overlook the preposition 'in'!).

The following is an article aiming at telling readers the differences of transitive and intransitive verbs, together with how to distinguish, with very clear explanations:
The meaning of a transitive verb is incomplete without a direct object, as in the following examples:
INCOMPLETE
The shelf holds.
COMPLETE
The shelf holds three books and a vase of flowers.
INCOMPLETE
The committee named.
COMPLETE
The committee named a new chairperson.
INCOMPLETE
The child broke.
COMPLETE
The child broke the plate.
An intransitive verb, on the other hand, cannot take a direct object:
This plant has thrived on the south windowsill.
The compound verb "has thrived" is intransitive and takes no direct object in this sentence. The prepositional phrase "on the south windowsill" acts as an adverb describing where the plant thrives.
The sound of the choir carried through the cathedral.
The verb "carried" is used intransitively in this sentence and takes no direct object. The prepositional phrase "through the cathedral" acts as an adverb describing where the sound carried.
The train from Montreal arrived four hours late.
The intransitive verb "arrived" takes no direct object, and the noun phrase "four hours late" acts as an adverb describing when the train arrived.
Since the company was pleasant and the coffee both plentiful and good, we lingered in the restaurant for several hours.
The verb "lingered" is used intransitively and takes no direct object. The prepositional phrase "in the restaurant for several hours" acts as an adverb modifying "lingered".
The painting was hung on the south wall of the reception room.
The compound verb "was hung" is used intransitively and the sentence has no direct object. The prepositional phrase "on the south wall of the reception room" acts as a adverb describing where the paint hung.
Many verbs can be either transitive or intransitive, depending on their context in the sentence. In the following pairs of sentences, the first sentence uses the verb transitively and the second uses the same verb intransitively:
transitive
According to the instructions, we must leave this goo in our hair for twenty minutes.
In this example, the verb "leave" takes a direct object, the noun phrase "this goo".
intransitive
We would like to stay longer, but we must leave.
In this example, the verb "leave" does not take a direct object.
transitive
The audience attentively watched the latest production of The Trojan Women.
In this example, the verb "watch" is used transitively and takes the noun phrase "the latest production of The Trojan Women" as a direct object.
intransitive
The cook watched while the new dishwasher surreptitiously picked up the fragments of the broken dish.
In this example, the verb "watched" is used intransitively and takes no direct object.
intransitive
The crowd moves across the field in an attempt to see the rock star get into her helicopter.
Here the verb "moves" is used as an intransitive verb and takes no direct object.
transitive
Every spring, William moves all boxes and trunks from one side of the attic to the other.
In this sentence "moves" is used as a transitive verb and takes the noun phrase "all the boxes and trunk" as a direct object.

transitive verb同intransitive verb點分..點用?

transitive verb : ( 及物動詞 )
transitive verb 後面直接帶受詞 ( object ) ,要知道該動詞是否 transitive verb , 簡單而粗略的驗証 , 可以用 who(m) , what 問它 ,若能回答 , 就是 transitive verb ,
例如 :I met Peter this morning .
Who(m) did you meet ?Peter .
( object )I am reading a book .
What are you reading ?A book .
( object )大部分 transitive verb 可用於被動語態 ,有些 transitive verb 含有一個以上的組成部分 , 如 : listen to

intransitive verb : ( 不及物動詞 )
intransitive verb 後面不能直接帶受詞 (object ) ,也不能用於被動語態 , 有些 intransitive verb 含有一個以上的組成部分 ,
如 : touch down例如 : My head aches .The plane touched down .
有些動詞可以作 transitive verb , 亦可作 intransitive verb ,
如 : openSomeone opened the door .The door opened .

Preposition Exercise on Money, Money, Money 4

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1 ________ 500 years ago, the first banks were opened.
2 Banks were places where people could safely store their money, or borrow money if they needed ________.
3 The bank would lend the amount needed, and charge some extra money _________ its use.
4 ________ many places, banks started to print their own paper money.
5 As more people deposited their money ________ banks, they realised that they didn't have to use coins or paper money all the time.
6 Cheques are a common way ________ us to buy things without using coins or paper money.
7 A cheques is really a legal note telling a bank to give an amount ________ money to the person or company who has received the cheque.
8 On cheques, you write the name ________ the person or company receiving the cheque, the amount of money you want the bank to give them, and the date.
9 Finally, you have to sign the cheque to authorise or allow, the bank to pay that amount of money ________.
10 The first credit cards, invented in America, were small plastic cards with a name and special identification number pressed ________ them.
11 Each month, the credit card company adds ________ how much money the cardholder has spent, in places such as shops and restaurants.
12 Once the cardholder receives their monthly statment, they only have ________ make one payment to the credit card company.
13 Many people don't like to carry a lot of money ________, so credit cards are popular.
14 Later, a small magnetic strip was added ________ credit cards.
15 The magnetic strip contains information about you and the amount ________ money you are allowed to spend.
16 It also enables the shopkeeper to dial ________ the credit card company's computer to process your payment immediately.
17 All you have to do is sign your name ________ a credit company's voucher to show that you agree to pay the amount charger.
18 Banks also issue plastic autobank cards that people can use ________ special computers to withdraw their money.
19 Autobanks were first used around 30 years ago, and today they are ________ almost every city and town around the world.
20 The magnetic strip ________ every autobank card contains information such as your PIn number.
21 Having a PIN number means _________ your bank account.
22 That's why it important ________ the cardholder to memorise their PIN number and to not tell anyone else!
23 Twenty years ago, it became even easier ________ us to spend money!
24 The banks developed a system where computers could swap money ________ different accounts at the press of a button.
25 Many shopkeepers now install an EFTPOS machine ________ their shop.
26 When a customer uses their autobank card in it, computers transfer the money instantly from their account ________ the keeper's account.
27 People can also buy goods and services _________ the telephone, using credit cards.
28 Some bills can even be paid ________ using the numbers on the telephone as a kind of computers keyboard.

Money,Money,Money! Chapter 4

2008-03-23T23:04:00.000-07:00

About 500 years ago, the first banks were opened. Banks were places where people could safely store their money, or borrow money if they needed to. The bank would lend the amount needed, and charge some extra money for its use. That extra money is called 'interest'. In many places, banks started to print their own paper money.

As more people deposited their money in banks, they realised that they didn't have to use coins or paper money all the time.

Cheques are a common way for us to buy things without using coins or paper money. A cheques is really a legal note telling a bank to give an amount of money to the person or company who has received the cheque.

On cheques, you write the name of the person or company receiving the cheque, the amount of money you want the bank to give them, and the date. Finally, you have to sign the cheque to authorise, or allow, the bank to pay that amount of money out.

About 50 years ago, an easier way to buy and sell things without using coins, paper money or cheque was introdused. The first credit cards, invented in America, were small plastic cards with a name and special identification number pressed into them.

Today, credit cards are popular. Each time someone uses their credit card to buy something, the shopkeeper sends the details of the purchase to the credit card company then pays the shopkeeper the amount that the cardholder has spent.

Each month, the credit card company adds up how much money the cardholder has spent, in places such as shops and restaurants. Once the cardholder receives their monthly statment, they only have to make one payment to the credit card company. Many people don't like to carry a lot of money around, so credit cards are popular.

Later, a small magnetic strip was added to credit cards. The magnetic strip contains information about you and the amount of money you are allowed to spend. It also enables the shopkeeper to dial into the credit card company's computer to process your payment immediately. All you have to do is sign your name on a credit company's voucher to show that you agree to pay the amount charger.

Banks also issue plastic autobank cards that people can use in special computers to withdraw their money. Autobanks were first used around 30 years ago, and today they are in almost every city and town around the world.

The magnetic strip on every autobank card contains information such as your PIn number. Having a PIN number means from your bank account. That's why it important for the cardholder to memorise their PIN number and to not tell anyone else!

Twenty years ago, it became even easier for us to spend mnoey! The banks developed a system where computers could swap money beween different accounts at the press of a button.
Many shopkeepers now install an EFTPOS machine in their shop. When a customer uses their autobank card in it, computers transfer the money instantly from their account into the keeper's account.

People can also buy goods and services on the telephone, using credit cards. Some bills can even be paid by using the numbers on the telephone as a kind of computers keyboard.

King of Indirect Speech

2008-03-23T20:57:00.000-07:00

1 "Please advise me on buying a car." I asked her.
I asked her to advised me on buying a car.

2 "Do you have time to assist me with this?" Ronald asked.
Ronald asked me if I had time to assist him with that.

3 "When did it begin?" he asked.
He asked me when it began.

4 "Sorry, I blundered out the secret." she said.
She apologised for blundered out the secret.

5 "Cease distribution"
The court ordered them to cease distribution.

6 "The food was too salty"they said.
They complained that the food was too salty.

7 "I have difficulty in concentrating on my work."he said.
He said he had difficulty in concentrating on his work.

8 "Please contribute to the food drive."they said.
They asked us to contribute to the food drive.

9 "Can you define this word for me?"she said.
She asked me if I could define that word for her.

10 "When will it happen?"he asked.
He asked me when it would happen.

11 "You will be transferred to another city."
I was informed I would be transferred to another city.

12 "May I know your education background?" they asked.
They inquired about his education background.

13 "I am inspired by the work of previous composers."he says.
He says he was inspired by the work of previous composers.

14 "What you have to do while I am away."she said.
She instructed us what to do while she's away.

15 "We will not interfere in your dispute." they said.
They said they wouldn't interfere in our dispute.

16 "Please help judge the contest."
I 've been asked to help judge the contest.

17 "I owe you an apology for my rudeness last night."she said.
昨天晚上我太粗暴,應該向你道歉。
She said that she owed me an apology for her rudeness the night before.

Ask
"Your name, please."
She asked him his name.
她問他叫什麼。

"Where is Tom?"he asked.
He asked me where Tom was.
他問我湯姆在何處。

請求准許;要求
"We should be allow to use a dictionary."he said.
He asked that they (should) be allowed to use a dictionary.
他要求准許他們用詞典。

"Give me a favor."I asked.
I came to ask you a favor.
我來是想請你幫我一個忙。

"Please get in torch with Henry as soon as possible."I said to her.
I asked her to get in touch with Henry as soon as possible.
我要求她儘快與亨利聯繫。

索(價);要求得到
They asked too much of her.
他們對她要求過高。

He asked twenty dollars for it.
這件東西他要價二十元。
邀請
"Come for dinner on Friday evening, Conrads." we said.
We have asked the Conrads to come for dinner on Friday evening.
我們已邀請康拉德一家在星期五晚上來吃飯。

問;詢問;問候
"George, my parents asked about you."
Tell George my parents ask about him.
轉告喬治家父母問他好。

"Why do you ask?"he said.
He asked me why I asked.
你為何要問?

要求;請求
"A cup of tea please."she asked.
She asked for a cup of tea.
她要一杯茶。

Order
命令;指揮
"Distribute the free food."the mayor said.
The mayor ordered that free food be distributed.
市長命令發放免費食品。

"Transfer him to the county jail." the judge said.
The judge ordered the prisoner (to be) transferred to the county jail.
法官命令將這囚犯轉押縣監獄。

"Go." he said to her.
He ordered her to go.
他命令她走。

定購;叫(菜或飲料)
"Please order me a copy." he said.
請給我定購一本。
He asked me to order him a copy.

ronald at 14 朗

Morning Has Broken

如何做筆記

下棋的好處

80後開棋校一樣發

基本殺法

我的中學生涯

數學科與中國象棋

象棋基本殺法

Book stand copy holder

Algebraic Fractions and Formulae

Introduction to Trigonometic Ratios

Spelling

Measures of Central Tendency

9 Algebraic Fractions and Formulae

有心學？還是有心懶？

下學期的新任務15/2

Chapter 8 Inequalities

DELL™ INSPIRON™ 15 (S541024HK)

“一萬小時法則”（the ten-thousand-hour rule）

《異數》（Outliers:the story of success）

補考的秘密

我是這樣學習普通話的

普通話不普通

Hope faith and love

Faith Hope and Love Bible Verse

七 十 個 七 次

An Official Who Refused To Forgive

Christian love

How to play Amazing Grace

貧富之別

明日恩典笛譜

Amazing Grace Lyrics

The Fuel Revolution

Man's Increasing Need for Energy

Energy Conservation Checklist

能源

細胞與人類的繁殖

Unit 3 Cells and human reproduction

細胞與人類的繁殖

Integrated Science

Linear Equations

Elimination

Linear Equations

Mathematics

如何考好試

爭分奪秒

臨渴才掘井方法

中文科記憶法

Home Products

Tempo的品牌價值

My friend the Peru Teacher

My friend the Chile teacher

祕魯Peru

昇降檯

Miss Mok

可敬的山區老師

Staff Room

Challenge

Mesopotamia

Histoy

F1. Self-study Unit- mesopotamia

Lion

The wonderful solvent: Water

水溶劑

能量

發展議會科學科

Energy

Happy Easter Revision Timetable

古希臘思想家柏拉圖

囫圇吞棗

木馬屠城記故事

New Phone Number

THE LORD'S PRAYER

傑出的數學老師

Festival

Why do some traditional customs festivals sustain modern Hong Kong society while other don't? Reflection:100 words

History

Homework

Elements of Style

七十個七次