Iris's HW - Assignment 3

1. I think the most beautiful thing in nature is the Lake because the Lake is very ecological. It often attract many animals is very beautiful. So, I hope I’ll have a chance to travel to many different lakes around the world.

2.Yes, our family usually goes to Taipei on holidays. We often go to Taipei's night market and the 101 building. We go there because there’s a lot of fun.

3. I want to go to Japan if I could take a trip anywhere in the world. I want to go to Japan because there’s a Disneyland, it is my dream to go there. In addition, there's a lot of hot springs which is very famous, so I want to go there and try it.

Derek's HW - Assignment 1

I live in Fangliao Township, Pingtung County. I live in an alley, my neighbors are very nice and I often like to play with their little son. I like them very much!

I like to bike, because it’s an exercise, and it’s fun. I often ride my bike to the park to play with my classmates. But I like to play computer games, too. When I finish my homework, I will play it with my brother, sister, and classmates.

I think the weather in Eastern Europe is hot, so I think people there have a darker skin, and they can be tall, strong, or thin and short.

Jane's HW - Assignment #3

Jane

1. The most beautiful thing in nature is beach. At the beach, people can swim. People can surf, ride the aquatic motorcycle, and enjoy the summer. Beach is a good place on the website.

2. My family likes to go to the mountain on holiday. We go to Tai-wu Mountain. The mountain is tall and beautiful. It has big grassland. I can run and roll on the grass. In the mountain, we can loosen and sit under the shade. So, I think everyone like to go to the mountain.

3. I want to go to Japan because Japan’s cherry blossoms are glamorous. The scene is amazingly pretty! Japan is also a polite country, people there are gentle and polite. I love Japan very much.

Augustin's HW - Assignment 3

1. I think the most beautiful place that I want go is "Karstic caves". I would go there because I think it's huge and spectacular. It is a place we'll never see in Taiwan.

2. Yes, we sometimes go on holidays so we can relax our mind. We usually go to hot springs because it makes us feel comfortable and it let us to stop thinking about work. It's a really good place to relieve stress.

3. If I can travel someday, I would like to travel to England. Because it's the only place that snows .So I would like to travel to England someday if I could.

Alina's HW - Assignment 3

 1. Just by looking at the website, I think waterfalls are the most beautiful thing in Slovenia. So, if I have a chance, I hope I can go to Slovenia to visit the waterfalls there, because I feel waterfalls there are very big and beautiful.

2. Yes, our family goes to Taipei for holidays because there are a lot fun things in Taipei. But it is also a very busy city.

3. I want go to Greece. I want go to Greece because it is the Myth's origin, and it is a mysterious country. I wish I could have an adventure there!

Chanel's HW - Assignment 3

Chanel says:

1.    I like Slovenia’s animals, because I like animals very much. In addition, I like Slovenia’s waterfalls too, because I have never seen a spectacular waterfall in Taiwan. I hope to see one in Slovenia

2.    I usually go to my aunt’s villa with my parents because there is a large swimming pool and a large space. We are very happy when we are there because we feel very relaxed. 

3.    I hope to take a trip to Korea or Japan because I don’t like travel on long flight, I feel it’s very uncomfortable. So if there’s a chance, I’d love to travel the entire Asia, such as places like Singapore, Hong Kong, and maybe Australia.

Assignment#4

Assignment#4
This week you’ll be learning about the earthquake in Turkey. Read about the Turkish quake here.
ANSWER the following questions in the box below (write at least 3 sentences for each one):
1. What kinds of things are emergency relief workers providing to Turkish victims of the quake?
2. Has there ever been an earthquake or other type of natural disaster near to where you live?
3. Have you or your family ever helped or donated money to people in need?

Assignment 4 topic

Report: Turkish Man Freed From Quake Debris

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By SELCAN HACAOGLU and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press

ERCIS, Turkey October 27, 2011 (AP)

Turkey's state-run news agency says rescuers have pulled out a man alive from the rubble of a collapsed building four days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey, killing 532 people.

Anatolia news agency says the man is in his late 20s.

Television footage showed the man, surrounded by medics and other emergency workers, being rushed through hospital doors.

Rain and snow in the area is making life miserable for thousands of earthquake survivors.

Emergency officials said 2,300 people were injured and 185 have been rescued from the rubble after Sunday's devastating 7.2-magnitude quake.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — Rain gave way to snow Thursday in eastern Turkey, making life miserable for thousands of earthquake survivors as the death toll from the weekend disaster rose to 534.

Emergency officials said 2,300 people were injured and 185 have been rescued from the rubble after Sunday's devastating 7.2-magnitude quake. Some 2,000 buildings have been destroyed and authorities declared another 3,700 buildings unfit for habitation.

More aid began to reach survivors, with Turkish authorities delivering more tents after acknowledging distribution problems that included saw aid trucks being looted even before they reached Ercis, the hardest-hit town.

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Murat Sonmez, a survivor who lost his mother,... View Full Caption

Families who did snag a precious aid tent shared them with others. But some people spent a fourth night outdoors huddled under blankets in front of campfires, either waiting for news of the missing or keeping watch over damaged homes.

As survivors gathered pieces of wood to light campfires or stove-heaters, The Red Crescent and several pro-Islamic groups set up kitchens and dished out soup or rice and beans.

Sermin Yildirim, eight months pregnant, was sharing a tent with a family of four who were distant relatives, along with her own twins and husband. Her family was too afraid of returning to their apartment.

"It's getting colder, my kids are coughing. I don't know how long we will have to stay here," Yildirim said. "We were not able to get a tent. We are waiting to get our own."

Muhlise Bakan, 41, was not happy to share her tent with her husband's second wife, Hamide.

"I have four children, she has five," Bakan said. "We were sleeping in separate rooms at our house, and now we are sleeping side by side here."

However, she acknowledged the two women were now "closer" as they struggled together in hard times. Turkish law does not recognize second marriages, but some conservative men in the country's southeast still marry more then one wife in religious ceremonies.

Health problems increased the hardship.

"I am very sick, I need medicine," said Kevsel Astan, 40, who had a kidney transplant four years ago.

She said she was being treated at the state hospital until the quake struck. The damaged hospital was evacuated and doctors were focusing on emergency cases.

Burke Cinar, a sociologist with a Turkish foundation, said the group was trying to get tents for the families of 15 children with leukemia in Ercis.

Looking ahead, Turkey's weather agency predicted intermittent snowfall for the next three days.

assignment 2,Jane

Beef noodle is my favorite food.It's delicious for me.Beef in the soup is very soft, and the soup is fragrant,and noodles are very tender.

Eating beef noodle can warm my heart.That is why I am loving it. So,do you like beef noodle？

Three ago,my famliy and I went to the  a restaurant.We were happy then, so I ate a big bowl of beef noodle. The sweet memory is linger in my mind.

I don’t like the dumpling because it has a lot of vegetable in it. It makes me sick. Idon't want to see the dumpling in the menu.

My famliy don’t like dumpling,either. Is dumpling a good food？I don't like it.Don't try to ask me to eat it, please. 

Assignment 2, Chanel

1.      I like Taiwanese sausage very much. It tastes sweet. If you wrapped it with the rice, this kind of food will be very delicious.

2.      I don’t like coffin bread, because I don’t like toast.

But its name is very special.

3.      My favorite food is Taiwanese sausage. I had it with my parents last week.

My mother bought some Taiwanese sausage after school. It was my dessert.

assignment2, Augustin

1.I like to eat Taiwanese sausage because I think I can introduce it to another foreigners easily. It tastes a little salty .I usualy eat it with rice, so it tastes good specially mixed it with rice.

2.The food that I don't like coffin bread. It’s good to eat but I think people don’t like its name. Maybe you can tate it with me when you visit Taiwan some day.

3.I sometimes eat food with my parents.The best food is Sinky tofu. Maybe you'll think it's yuck,but it is our traditional food in Taiwan. It's crisp. I like to eat the cabbage together. You can taste it when you come to Taiwan ,too.

Assignment2, Alina

1.I like barbecue because it has chicken wings, tofu, seafood and snack beans. I like  chicken wings, and hopefully I can eat them every day.
2.I don't like squid stuffed with risotto. Because it pan-fried risotto,stuffed into a whole squid. I don't like squid.
3.My favorite food is ice cream. I ate it on August first with my friend in McDonald in Pingtung.

Assignment, Derek Wu

1.My favorite food is Scallion pancakes. Because the food is tasty, we can by it anywhere, like the breakfast shops or the night market. I like it very much.

2.I don’t like Stwed pork rice. Because I don’t like to eat pork, it is expensive for me, I don’t like its sauce, too. The smell of Stwed pork rice disgusted me very much.

3.My favorite food is Scallion pancakes.

I eat Scallion pancakes after school. I ate it in frong of the train station with my aunt last night .

Iris assignment 2

iris

1.Describe the most appetizing thing that was described in the article. Why did you think so?
I like Scallion pancakes,beacause it's crisp and delicious.
I like it very much.

2.Describe the least appetizing thind that was described in the article.Why didn't you like it?
I don't like Baked black pepper pork.
I don't like the flavor and I don't like pork,either.

3.What's your favorite food?Can you remember the last time you had it?Who was eating it with you?Where were you?
My favorite food is ice cream beacause it's so cool and sweet.
I ate ice cream last month with my mom at nightmarket.

Assignment #3

Assignment #3

This week you’ll be learning about Slovenia’s natural beauty. Click around this website about nature in Slovenia. Slovenians often spend their holidays in nature, at the seaside, in the mountains and on farms where they can help out with farm work.
ANSWER the following questions in the box below (write at least 3 sentences for each one):
1. What is the most beautiful thing in nature that you saw on the website? Why do you think it was the most beautiful?
2. Does your family ever go on holidays? If they do, where do they go?
3. If you could take a trip anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

Hi I am Tony

Hi, I am Tony. I am from Taiwan. 
 I live in Taiwan's Pingtung County.  It is a nice place and people are all friendly. My neighbors are very well,but they often quarrel.
I like to study math because I think it is very interesting. But, sometimes, it is difficult.

 

Assignment #2

Hi Iris and Tjasa,

Here's a proposal for the 2nd assignment that will be posted on beta.penpalnews.com on Tuesday, October 18 (and due Tuesday, October 25). Let me know if you have any suggestions, questions or concerns.

Thanks, 

Michael

Assignment #2

Great job on your first assignmentThis week you’ll be reading this an article about Taiwanese food.
After you’ve read the article, ANSWER the following questions in the box below (write at least 3 sentences for each one):
1. Describe the most appetizing thing that was described in the article. Why did you think so?
2. Describe the least appetizing thing that was described in the article. Why did you like it?
3.What’s your favorite food? Can you remember the last time you had it? Who was eating it with you? Where were you?

Shine

I am Shine. I am from Taiwan.

Iris

1.How old are you?      I am twelve years old .

 

2.How many people are there in your family?    There are eight people in my family.

 

3.Who are they?   They`re my grandpa,grandmother,father,mother.sisters,brother and me.

 

4.What do they do?    My grandpa  and my grandmother are farmers.My father and my mother are bankers.My sisters ,brother and me are students.

 

5.What your habbits?     My habbits is play ball and listen to music.

 

6.What will you do in the future?          I will do banker in the future.

PenPal News

Assignment: Assignment #1

Instructions:

Welcome to PenPal News , a place on the web where you will read, share and discuss news with an international penpal. Your classes in Slovenia and Taiwan have been matched, and you have been assigned one or two penpals. Over the next six weeks you will be writing back and forth, learning about the world and each other.

Let’s get started.

ANSWER the following questions in the box below (write at least 3 sentences for each one):

1. Describe the neighborhood where you live.

2. Describe what you like to do for fun.

3. If you’re from Slovenia, describe what you think it’s like to be a teenager in South Asia.
If you’re from Taiwan, describe what you want you think it’s like to be a teenager in Eastern Europe.

4. Introduce yourself! Tell your penpal who you are and what you like to do besides schoolwork :)

Hi, my name is Max

Hi, my name is Max. I am from Taiwan. There are four people in my family.

I'm twelve years old. I'm a Nan Jung Junior High School student.

My father is a worker, and my mother is a housewife. My sister is an elementary student.

We live in Sinpi. I like to play computer games, but don't like to study. My father likes sports very much. He can play tennis, basketball, badminton with me on weekends.

My sister studies hard. She likes to read and studies very much. I hope she will be my model in the near future. She doesn't like to play computer games, but I hope I can share my experiences with her. Then she can play them well.

My mother is very busy, because she cleans the house and teaches our homework. My sister helps my mom when she is free. I have a blessed family, so I love it.