國際文化 (2) Self-Introduction

授課教師 :周士堯、李沛青、仲偉芃、余秀真

★ 99 年英文指考作文 7172 人零分 ( 去年 6168 人 )， 英文最高分 99.5 分 英作 19.5分 ( 師大附中 ) 最低分 0.5 ，因字太少被扣成 0分 秘訣：多聽、多看、多說、

多寫、敢講。

★違規事項1 、有學生日文書寫；在上面畫棒球場，寫上 仰慕投手名字，畫捕手、一壘手；還有考 生抄閱讀測驗題目，都得 0分2 、有考生問候閱卷老師「祝您新年快樂，天 天好啊，哈」；在作文答案卷上畫蜘蛛、 抄寫歌詞、畫卡通人物、 貓咪，不但沒 幫助，還被扣一級分。3 、還有考生在「評分欄」上畫記，顯然對作 文很滿意，但就讓考生平白損失一級分， 作文寫得再好都沒用。

※英文寫作 0~2 分作品 (看完立刻忘記 )I. No structure Have a day. Rain hard. I and girlfriend in park. Water everywhere so beautiful. She speak love me. I tell love you. Both so beautiful. Hand in hand to near. Go home happy.

II. Grammatical errors(1)

When it ran, I rain.I am like rains because rains let me cry when I look rains.Keelung has a lot of rain. When the weather rains, I go claiming mountains.

II. Grammatical errors(2)在英文作文時想要表達媽媽每天為家人煮飯的辛勞原本應該是＜ Mom cooks for us everyday ＞卻寫成<Mom was cooked everyday>

媽媽每天被烹煮，讓人啼笑皆非、捧腹不已

III. Good structure, poor vocabulary(1)

I was so nervous but I make up my mind to talk to her.“Would you like to rent my umbrella?”My friend and I decided to put our foot to the kitties so they could feel warm.They ate it very happily.

III. Good structure, poor vocabulary(2)<Grab your ankle, keep your head down>------ 抱緊腳踝、把頭放低寫成 <Crack your ankle, kick your head down>------- 打碎腳踝、把頭踢掉

今年學測英文作文是 4 格漫畫，以化妝舞會為主要情境，最後 1 格是個大問號，由考生自行發揮。張武昌表示，化妝舞會「 masquerade 」，這個字較難，很少有考生寫對 ( 三千份樣卷中，只有一人拼對 ) ，但考生若用「 cosplay party 」「 costume party 」也會給分。有聰明的考生用間接說明「 I was invited to a party and everyone was required to wear a mask. 」。有的考生只寫兩、三句，僅寫了 Go to a party ，並以 Game over做結尾，這樣頂多只能給 1 、 2 分。平均分數預估為八分。

※交國際筆友 英文會進步嗎？ 當然會！

ㄧ、英文信件格式Dear Sirs, I learned your name from the web site XXX and would like to make friends with you if you feel the same. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Write soon and I’ll be looking forward to your letter. May you be happy all the time. Sincerely yours,

Tom

二、用 email 溝通的基本原則， 供同學們作參考：A. 開頭怎麼稱呼呢？a. 若不知道對方是誰，則寫 Dear Sirs, 較為正式，也可寫 Hi, 或 Dear all, 較為親切。b. 若與某一個人第一次通信，則直接稱 Dear XX, 是一種不論親疏，通用的形式。

B. 開頭怎麼寫？ a.  I learned your name from the web site XXX and would like to make friends with you if you feel the same.b.  Glad to have received your email. I enjoyed reading your letter very much. This is my first time writing to a friend outside the country and I hope that you and I can get to know more about each other through email. c.  This is really an exciting experience writing to you. I would love to tell you more about myself.

C. 寫些什麼內容好呢？a.自我介紹 :

I am a seventeen-year-old boy studying at I-Lan Senior High. I do a lot of studying every weekday for the big exam I have to pass for college. But I do love to write. I keep a diary every other day, and draw pictures next to my writing. There are usually more things to write in two days than in one day. On weekends, I often play basketball with my friends!

b. 介紹家人： My parents both work and I also got a brother studying at a  junior high school near our home. A family of four is quite typical in Taiwan. My father is an electronic engineer working for an LCD monitor company, and my mom works in a business office as a secretary. My brother is a lot younger than me, but he and I can play together. We play basketball together on weekends. We also play video games and he always defeats me.

On weekends, the family does get together a lot and go outing very often. If not, my dad and I would have a heavy fight with the video games. I win most of the time, but sometimes he wins. That’s cool, right? Three of us often make bets on who wins the games. Sometimes the bets can go on for two weeks so that there would be enough games to get the points.

c. 介紹自己的學校及好朋友 or 同學： I studied at I-Lan Senior High School. We study almost from the morning till the end of the day. Really! We have a lot of pressure from the big exam to enter college. The juniors in my school even go to school on Saturdays. Do you have the similar pressure?

My best friend in school is Lee-hwa. She has been my friend since our first year in senior high. We study together and go shopping at the little store near our school. Sometimes, we go to a teahouse on our way home and have a bubbled black tea after the tiring lessons in school. All the teas offered there are jumbo sizes in large beautiful brandy glasses. We can sip the tea and talk for almost an hour and then go home. You know what? We planned to go to the same college TOGETHER!

d. 描述自己居住的城鎮： I live in I-Lan at the north-eastern part of Taiwan. The weather here is nice and warm all the time. Sunshine is everywhere even in winter. I ride bicycle to school and most of my classmates do. It takes about half an hour to get to my school. Even though this is a large city it is not as crowded as Taipei. How about your hometown?

The weather here is hot and humid, I sweat a lot in summer and it is not always cold in winter. We don’t have snow is the city but there is a little snow in the mountains. If there is snow, hundreds of people would all swarm in the mountains and take a lot of pictures there. I have not seen snow because I do not have the time to go. I am always studying.

e. 描寫自己的興趣 or嗜好： I like sports. I enjoy playing basketball and jogging at my leisure. I believe nothing is more precious than health, so I exercise frequently to develop a strong body. I like music too. I go to sing Karaoke with my families or friends from time to time. To be frank to you, I can relax from all kinds of pressure and troubles by singing and listening to music.

D. 結尾及祝福語怎麼寫？ a. Well, I have to stop here. Wish you a wonderful weekend. b. Write me when you have time. Have a nice day.c. Write soon and I’ll be looking forward to your letter. May you be happy all the time.d. Drop me a few lines when you find time. Wish you all the happiness.

E. 簽名之前的謙稱怎麼寫？ a. Yours, b. Sincerely yours, c.  Cordially yours, d. Truly yours,e. Very truly yours,

三、 Sample Hi! Nice to meet you all! I am Tom Cruise. I am 18 years old, studying in I-Lan Senior High school. There are five people in my family. My father is a government official and my mother, a housewife, takes care of the family. My parents always train me to be independent. I like swimming and jogging. Moreover, I like reading, especially books on economics (or literature). Among all the subjects, English is my favorite and my specialty. (English is so important a language that many people are learning it and using it. To me, English is a means to make friends with foreigners, travel overseas and cultivate international awareness.) As for extracurricular activities, my school provided a great variety of school clubs for us to participate in. I’m a member of school band and I play the drum.

By taking part in various competitions, I not only made a lot of friend, but also gained many different valuable experiences. I really enjoy interacting with others and I really appreciate the feeling of sharing. The experience benefited me a lot and helped me build up my confidence. Not everyone says I'm an out going person, however, I do enjoy making friends with people around the world. I don't really ask something specific from someone as long as he or she is an open-minded, and friendly person. Of course, besides language learning, getting to know more foreign cultures is where I put my focus mostly. If you are interested in learning Chinese, perhaps we can have some talks.

Write soon and I’ll be looking forward to your letter. May you be happy all the time. Sincerely yours, Tom