Group 2

 Material： https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/jan/22/food-waste-are-you-throwing-your-money-in-the-bin Result： date:2022/10/21 group members:葉丞恩、鍾景右、敖雙卉、褚軒羽、張誠真

  Reference What Is Christmas, and Why Do We Celebrate It? Question Will Santa bring you a Christmas present? What would you like him to bring you? Is Christmas a religious day for you? If so, what kind of religious activity do you take part in? If not, what does Christmas mean to you? Besides Christmas, there are other special days around the end of the year, especially for different religions. Can you think of some? Do you usually give Christmas presents? Who do you give them to? How important was Christmas to you when you were a child? What were your Christmas mornings like? Did Santa Claus leave presents for you? Has Christmas become too  commercialized ? Do you like Christmas decorations? How do you feel about the Christmas color combination of red and green? Do you enjoy Christmas movies? What's your favorite Christmas themed movie? Which do you enjoy more, giving or receiving gifts? What is the  Spirit of Christmas ? date:2022/12/02 group members:葉...

Group story Kelly longed to find her love in college, so she started using dating apps,Tinder. She believes that she will be lucky in love. One Day, she was using tinder, and all of sudden a handsome guy appeared on her home page. Daniel, a guy who has appealing features and strapping fitness, which attracted Kelly’s attention. After chatting for three days, they plan to have a romantic night. As the sun touched the horizon, they went to Tamsui’s river. They showed their adoring feelings under the Tamsui's romantic atmosphere. Kelly had a jaundiced view of a rich man. However, after a full day with Daniel, Kelly's prejudices were broken. Daniel confessed his feelings to Kelly , then they confirmed their relationship. Kelly also thought that she is lucky in love. The two ended up having a fiery night.  Material： https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220901 date:2022/11/18 group members:葉丞恩、鍾景右、敖雙卉、褚軒羽、張誠真

  Mind map  Material： https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220901 date:2022/11/25 group members:葉丞恩、鍾景右、敖雙卉、褚軒羽、張誠真

Fairy Tales https://www.netflix.com/tw/title/80216752?s=i&trkid=13747225&vlang=zh&clip=81621560 the most impressive part & feedback 1.The most impressive part to me is a book called Shock-Headed Peter , because its picture isn't the common story in this era. Although I know some of the fairy tales are violent or frightening before this class , but in this video, I learn more the history of fairy tales and the course that it become to the dream story. 2.The most impressive part to me is the last part of the kids saying something they learned in fairy tales. When we grow up, we often think that the fairy tales we have watched in the past are unrealistic and meaningless. However, those stories are educational for kids. In this way, they can understand the world and learn some truths. 3.Fairy tales just are not stories, but a educational tool for children, fairy tales completely demonstrate how awful about humanity, and those  malevolent people eventually were abysmal s...

main idea: Clean water is limited, so we should use it more sparingly. connection We use water for many things like farming, bathing and more. Therefore, if water resources are scarce, it will cause a lot of inconvenience to our lives. highlight: 1. But despite the water covering 71% of the planet's surface, more than half the world's population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year. 2.Our farms drain the equivalent of 3.3 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools every year, all of it swallowed up by crops and livestock to feed Earth's growing population. 3.On a personal level, reducing food waste is the first step to reducing water use, since one-third of the food that leaves farms is currently wasted or thrown away.  4.Our planet may never run out of water, but it doesn't have to for individuals to go thirsty. 5.If we adopt vegetarian lifestyle, we would decrease approximately 30% of the water footprint. date:2022/10/07 members attended: 張誠真、敖雙卉、褚軒...

main idea: How much water does different people should take and the mechanism about thirst. connection: Consuming water is necessary for everyone to satisfy their basic body requirement. paragraph summary: 1. How much water we need to drink every day depends on many factors, like temperatures.  2. We can get our fluid requirements from many sources, like solid foods and beverages. 3. Natural thirst mechanisms like lungs and kidneys are the reason that let us don't overly concern about hydration. 4 .Researchers found that a pea-sized structure in the brain's hypothalamus controls thirst. People will not absorb the moisture they drank immediately, though they will stop feeling thirsty at once.   5. According to the experiment, we find how much fluid you drank, and a signal from the gut that tells you what was consumed. 6. Consuming more water can be helpful in losing weight and keeping healthy, but the thirst system may decline with age.  7. Other parts of our brain sh...

Daydreaming https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_cox_the_benefits_of_daydreaming What might be some examples of activities that would require the executive network in your brain? answers: 1.As we determine the pivotal problem, it takes the function of our executive network, for instance, facing a crisis or fatal moment.  2.When we are doing some logical thinking, we need the executive network, like doing an exam or learning something. What might be some examples of activities in which your default mode network is active? answers: 1.My default mode network is active when I schedule my weekly plan , or when I keep a journal. 2.The default mode network is active when we are recalling our memories or planning for future events. 3.My default mode network is active when I am zoning out.  Scientists think that there are positive sides to daydreaming. What do you think those positive sides are? Sometimes people use daydreaming as a way to avoid real-life situations. Do you agree that i...