Chris' Wonderland

Time flies. When it is the time, even good friends have no choice but leave for the unknown future. To wipe off the sorrow of leaving, people always try their best keep some good memories.

Invited by the publisher, I took the Taiwan High Speed Rail to Taichung to have a one-hour speech. This was the first time for me to take the railway, even though I did not have any special feeling or any excitement. However, one thing indeed attracted me: passengers looked as neat as the station and the train. "Is that because passengers who afford to take the train look noble?" Quickly, the image crashed though I had to admit I saw not a few neat gentlemen. At 12:06, Rock picked me up at the station. Glancing around, I started doubting whether this was Taichng--it was not the same as I think. Then, I was surprised again to see so many teachers crowded in the gym. "How lucky the Taipei teachers are!" "How lucky I am!" Well, the third thing surprised me was the slow atmosphere seemed to influence anyone in this place. There I'd like to shout, "Taipei, you are really energetic! I love Taipie!" Then again, I couldn't help laughing--no wonde...

While people were celebrating Mother's Day, I was celebrating myself in involved in attending a workshop. In fact, I was not alone because I ran into Sophie, Alice senior and junior, and my colleague--Hwei-Fon. Surprisingly, I received a call from my sisters right after the workshop. They wanted to buy me a special dinner to celebrate the special day. Ha,how content I was! The following are the excerpts from Richard R. Day. May 11 (Sunday) Ambassador, Oxford Press Richard R. Day 1. If teachers are talking, students will not read. 2. Try to accept students' own interpretation of a test. 3. Reading fluency: unknown words general words sight vocabulary Then, students can be effortlessly learners. 4. If you want to torture students, you can show students one word after another, but each word should be shown around 30 seconds or even 1 minute. That is, reading word by word will slow the speed of reading and also interrupt the reading comprehension. 5. Strategies are read to learn,...