Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm simply means intense enjoyment, interest, or approval.

現在才深深體會為何上班族總是提早規劃假期，
今年剛休完年假，便迫不及待地 “肖想” 明年度的休假之旅。
因為一工作，生活全被工作及瑣事牽綁住了，
時間是一周一周在飛逝，一個月一個月在循環。
早上六點半出門，學校六點才下班，
整個生活作息幾乎都在學校了吧!!
嗯!! 難怪人總是說 工作要找自己熱愛的行業，
因為有熱愛，才有堅持，才能持續。

不後悔自己選了高中職實習，
因為學生年紀跟我相近，
有時思維較相同，也比較能設身處地為他們想。
能與學生玩在一塊，好相處，易親近；
但，有時卻沒了身為老師的魄力?!
這中間的尺寸該如何拿捏，是一大難題呢?!!

身為實習老師，與一般老師的定位也是不相同。
通常實習老師扮白臉，搶盡鋒頭，深受學生喜愛；
但導師卻要以嚴格嚴厲的身份要求學生，受盡學生的白眼相待。
在學生與老師中間的定位與橋樑也需要考量。
就如導師時常提醒我的：你現在的身份已經不再是學生了!!

第一次批改高中模擬試卷，如何評分如何給分。
第一次批改學生的週記，如何回應學生的心情。
第一次參加的教務會議，老師間如何互動。
第一次編寫的會議記錄，如何節錄及掰寫?!
第一次的上台試教，學生的配合度與教材的熟悉度，
許多的許多都需要考量；
許多的許多都需要學習；
很多很多都不是一蹴即成，是需要經驗累積。
Keep going!!

Recommend Vocabulary Websites

The basic skill and the first step to learn foreign languages
is to know vocabulary!

"Without grammar very little can be conveyed;
without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed."

----D.A. Wilkins, Linguistics in Language Teaching

There are some websites below are useful for Intermediate level learner
to explore, especially for middle and high school students to venture on.

*English Site Map

*Karin's ESL PartyLand -----The Quiz Center
(This website contains Idioms, Slang & Phrasal Verbs!)


*EnglishClub.com

Recommend Grammar Website

Grammar & Writing

This is the muti-functional website for English language learners.
It contains three many different levels (beginner—intermediate—advanced)
for different-need learners.
Especially, I like this technical flash website (動感英文文法)
to make English Grammar leaning and teaching more interesting.
It provides the situational learning for you to understand also
interpret grammar uses.
Nobody can tolerate reading grammar textbooks all day long, right?
Another good news is that after you read the flash,
there are exercises to practice.

What are you waiting at? Let’s give it a look!


Another Good Website: Activities for ESL Students
Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help any levels learners who would likes to learn English as a Second Language (ESL).This project of The Internet TESL Journal (iteslj.org) has thousands of contributions by many teachers.

Vowel Sounds

Are you ready?
There are five mothers (vowels) we have to meet them today:
They are the important mothers:
“A, E, I, O, U”

A
astronaut, anchor, antlers

A also says “A” like …
ape, aim, apron

E
elk, elbow, eggplant

E also says “E” like …
eagle, Easter, eel

I
ill, inch, insect

I also says “I” like …
ivy, ice, iron

O
octer, off, octopus

O also says “O” like …
old, open, ocean

U
uncle,up,umbrella

U also says “U” like …
universe, unicorn, Utah

Let's sing it one more time!
Three, Two, One, ACTION!!

Lets Start Smart-Alphabet & Letter Sounds M to Z

Let's start Lesson two--Alphabet & Letter Sounds M to Z
Don't be shy! Just sing as loud as you can!

M-- Moody monkey
N-- Noisy nightingale
O-- Odd octopus
P-- Powerful penguin
Q-- Quirky quail
R-- Rich rabbit
S-- Spooky squirrel
T-- Terrible tiger
U-- Ugly ultrasaurs
V-- Violet vulture
W-- Wiggly worm
X-- Excellent fox
Y-- Young yak
Z-- Zippy zebra

Sing it one more time!
You really do the good job today!!

Lets Start Smart-Alphabet & Letter Sounds A to L

This is the film that I found in the Youtube.
This is phonics.... way to learn how to pronounce and spell words!
I love these phonics series from LetsStartSmart.
This shows us how to learn Phonics by singing as well as with fun.
Last week I showed this film to Mummy,
my girl-student who is fourth-grade in elementary school.
She also loves this phonics rhythm!
In the fist part of the song about alphabet pronunciation sounds, she can follow.
In the 2nd part about the combination of adjective and noun,
such as “Angry Aneolope, Joyful Jaguar”,
some words she didn’t learn before.
After sing two times, she can follow the pattern of this phonics song.

That really surprised me.
She is the shy girl, who is not easily to speak the word with uncertainty,
but with this song and rhythm, she is willing to sing it loudly.

Through this experience, I firmly believe that interesting English teaching and Learning can by combination of musical rhythms and computer uses.

A—Angry antelope
B—Beautiful bird
C—Crazy crocodile
D—Delicate dog
E—Elegant elephant
F—Funny frog
G—Green grasshopper
H—Hungry hippo
I—Indigo insect
J—Joyful jaguar
K—Kind kangaroo
L—Lovely lamb

Iris' Wonderland Grand Open!

Welcome to the Iris’ English Wonderland!!

Make the language class interesting is Iris’ value of teaching, learners will learn target language continually most because of they, desire to learn, interest to learn, and love to learn.

This is the shared world of English teaching.
If you have any comments and suggestions,
Please feel free to leave your terrific ideas here!!


Cute Alphabet Song




Phonics Alphabet ABC Song