謝涵如 Homework (u1587 Choco)

A creative person

In my opinion, Andre's Kim, a well-known costume designer who comes from Korea, is a creative person. So far, he has designed over thousands of clothing and has been respected as the legend.

Andre's Kim is good at combining one dressing style with the other. He retain the styling of Korea's traditional costume and mix it with some luxuriant elements. It makes all his clothing is much bigger than any other designers. Furthermore, he usually be the fundraiser by holding many fashion shows. He would like to invite some famous actors and actresses to cat walk in order to inspire the mass to donate.

It goes without saying that Andre's Kim is not only a talented costume designer but also a successful philanthropist.

**Everyone can be a creative person in different area**

謝涵如 Homework4 (u1587 Choco)

Part I. about the bluemen performance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM-mfEMssy8)
A. Transcribe the complete text.
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING EARTH AS YOUR PLANETARY VEHICLE
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE MANY WONDERFUL FEATURES OF THIS PLANET
AS YOU HURTLE THROUGH THE COSMOS
PLEASE NOTE
HOWEVER
THAT IN THE EVENT OF CONTINUED INACTION IN THE FACE OF GLOBAL WARMING
YOUR SEAT CUSHION CAN BE USED AS A FLOTATION DEVICE

ALSO
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO LOCATE THIS PLANET'S EMERGENCY EXITS
AS YOU CAN SEE
THERE AREN'T ANY "EARTH" TO AMERICA!
CAN YOU HEAR?
SENDING OUT A MESSAGE
LOUD AND CLEAR

CAN YOU HEAR?

B. What do you think of this performance?
At first, I think the three bluemen are kind of weird. They look terrified and shake their heads with the tempo at times. But, after analyzing the content, I discover something meaningful. The bluemen seem to symbolize the earth while the three kinds of pipes represent different meanings. As people using all the resources at will, the earth is facing a big challenge. Both the factory chimneys and the tailpipes will cause a crisis in "Global Warming"! Therefore, as you can see... one of the bluemen who wears snorkeling mask attempt to find an exit to live on earth. Although the video is very innovative, the way they present is a little bit abstract. I hope they can be more direct.

Part II about global citizenship
A. In what ways do you think you are already a global citizen?
On the direct side, I live on earth, and enjoy the use of resources on this planet. Meanwhile, I obey the laws which were made to restrict to people's behaviors. On the indirect side, I absorb various economic events and cultures from different countries. All of them let me be a real global citizen.

B. How can you become a better global citizen?
As the issues of "Global Warming" & "Environmental Protection" cause a great sensation, I think I can do following things:
•Take the mass transit as much as possible to reduce the air pollution.
•Use my own tableware to protect both my health and the environment.
•3R-Reduce Recycle Reuse to achieve the goal of resources protection.

**Everyone should do the best to protect the earth!**

謝涵如 Homework3 (u1587 Choco)

More on CEEP 1.1

By taking a look at Common European Framework (CEF), I think I stand in both B1 in listening and reading. While English is not a difficult language to me, I still have a lot to improve! This week, I do follow some English enhancement plans which I had made. Let's take a close look^ ^

•Listening
I listend to the "advanced (http://www.studioclassroom.com.tw/ad/index.php)" on the radio and watched CNN on TV for about a hour a day. Meanwhile, I made a vocabulary list from the magazine to support my learning.

•Speaking
I talked to some foreign teachers at my English cram school this week. Although the conversations seemed general, it do help me in my speaking ability. I will practice more... and I hope that my accent will be more accurately!

•Reading
In addition to the "New York Times(http://www.nytsyn.com/)", I also skimmed over other foreign websites... such as CNN(http://www.cnn.com/), BBC(http://www.bbc.co.uk/), and Washington Post(http://www.washingtonpost.com/)

•Writing
I haven't written any essay yet... but, I updated my English blog on schedule. To enhance my English writing ability, I think I should also work on my textbook (Reading for the Real World 3 & Summit 1).

Writing is always the weakness part in my English learning. I will truly follow my enhancement plan and looking forward to my fruitful results!

**Is everyone doing well on English learning?**

謝涵如 Homework2 (u1587 Choco)

My Comprehensive English Enhancement Plan for 2007-2008 School Year

In order to enhance my English ability, I would like to set my two specific goals:

• 1) Pass "GEPT" high level
• 2) Get 800 points on TOEIC test

To achieve these two goals, I will have the following specific actions:
•Training my four abilities in English

1) Listening
I have already formed a habit of listening to the English program (such as "advanced") on the radio. I'll keep working on it for at least half a hour a day.

2) Speaking
I have been doing a part-time job in an English cram school twice a week since I was in senior high school. I always have English conversations with teachers who work there.

3) Reading
Every Monday, I read some international news on "New York Times". And I also read some articles on the "advanced" magazines. Both the vocabularies and the news broaden my views toward this world.

4) Writing
I'm trying to write some English essays in my free time. Meanwhile, Professor Tsao asked us to build English blogs on our own. I'd like to share my life to everyone and I hope I can get some responses.

In order to do these actions on schedule, I'll keep track of my English training every week. Also, I'll duly change my training content if necessary.

**Wish everyone has fun in English**