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感人的聖誕節故事─小氣財神《聖誕歌聲》（A Christmas Carol）

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Mickey Cartoon

My Favourite Subject

My favourite subject is Liberal Studies. Liberal Studies can help me focus because it is interesting to me. I enjoy the lessons. They are full of activities and discussions. These activities make me awake during the class.

The LS class is taught by Mrs Lam. Mrs Lam is a kind teacher. She never shouts at us. We all like her very much.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Ch.17-31

1. Were Tom and Huck happy after they had told the true story of the crime in the court and why? What happened to Joe after the truth was told?

They were happy after they had told the true story of the crime in the court.



2. What did the two men find in the Haunted house? When Red Joe found that Tom and Huck were there, what did he do? Was he successful and why?

3. How did Tom try to find the way out when he got lost in the cave? Why was he so frightened when he found a man in the cave?

4. How did Widow Douglas thank Huck for saving her life? Why did huck run away from her and why did he return at last?

5. After Tom and Becky are found and saved from the cave, Aunt Polly was very happy and excited. Who di she thank? Why? Did you do something like her? What did you thank for? Quote one bible verse to share your answer.


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Sentence Structures

Simple Sentences

• The painter's son promised to paint Mr Dobbin's head a golden colour.
• Tom suddenly stopped reciting the poem.
• Tom looked around helplessly in the school hall.

Compound Sentence

• His knife was there so he must be guilty.
• Tom had a terrible dream and he screamed in his sleep.
• Tom was fond of books about pirates and he liked reading books about buried treasure.

Complex Sentence

• The boys were back again in the haunted house where they had visited before.
• The boys were trembling with excitement when they saw the gold in the box.
• Widow Douglas's husband sent Red Joe who was a friend of Spaniard to prison.

P67

The boat sailed down the river with Becky and all her friends on board. They went far down the river. They landed near a wood. It was a very hot day but the wood was full of shade. It was cool there. The children played games until lunch-time. They sat down under the trees. All of them were hungry. They all ate a lot.

After lunch, they went to visit a big cave. This was an adventure for the children. The cave was dark and old inside. The children carried candles to light their way. They went this way and that, along different passages. But they did not go far because they were afraid of getting lost. They spent a long time in the cave. The cave was a most exciting place. They came out, laughing and singing. All of them were excited and happy. When night was falling, they all got back into the boat. Singing and laughing, they returned to the village. What a happy day!

Tom is in trouble

After his adventure on Jackson's Island, Tom was a hero to the other boys. They all admired him, and they envied him as well. Tom and Joe told their adventures to the boys a hundred times. The boys thought that Tom and Joe were great men. And so did the girls.

Story Writing

What is story?
Story is a piece of writing that describes a chain of related events. Every story is about one or more characters trying to deal with some sort of difficulty.

What is a story map?
A story map is a map that helps writer organise the story by focusing on characters, setting, plot; i.e. events that starts with beginning, rising, climax and ending.

What are the eight types of plot?
Plot can be defined as the arrangement of narrative events in a story. It is usually organised in such a way as to create interest and involvement for the reader. It also helps to establish and emphasise causality. There are usually eight types of plot mapped by writer to devise the sequence of events in the story. They are usually arranged from:

1. problem to solution


2. mystery to solution


3. conflict to peace


4. danger to safety


5. confusion to order


6. dilemma to decision


7. ignorance to knowledge


8. questions to answers

M-o-t-h-e-r Poem

Mother's Day is coming.
On Mother's Day, I'll try my best to make you happy.
To give you a bunch of carnations represents my honour to you.
Honouring mother is what the Bible tells me to.
Effect you have on me is your love and care.
Remembering your instruction leads me to the right path.

Sleeping panda

Now it is 500 AD. Here comes an Animals Magical village." Hello! I am Anne, the koala. I want to introduce my friend panda."

Z.z.z.......'0' He is my friend panda. He likes sleeping very much. But every one likes him! Why? Because he is kind, helpful, and lovely. But someone also hates him. Because he is too popular.

Oh no! There is a running race today. Panda, wake up! You want to be the slowest to reach the destination?"

" z.z.z.......'0'

"No!" So, please wake up!

RUNNING RACE............

Look, Panda. I can see Lion, Pig, and Monkey. But Monkey doesn't like Panda. He left the race silently.

"One! Two! Three!"said the judge, Owl.

Wow! Lion and Panda can run fast. Pig can, too! But Panda is the fastest. Why? Because he can roll himself really fast to catch the bamboo leaves his friends Koala is showing at the destination. When he is rolling, he is thinking of having the bamboo leaves.

All animals have a question mark "?" on the top of their heads.

Near to the end of the running race.........

Do you know, why panda doesn't fall asleep and runs so fast? Because his mind is full of the bamboo leaves he loves.

To the destination............

Oh! Panda is the winner!
Lion is the first runner-up!
Pig is the second runner-up!

"But where is Monkey?" said panda. O! Monkey is in the forest eating the banana! He misses the exciting race because he hates Panda. But he is sad to hear that Panda finally wins the race.

Noun Phrases in Sentence Writing

Today, I learnt 4 collocation patterns of a noun phrase.

1. Noun + Noun + Noun (main)
2. Adverb + Adjective + Noun
3. Adjective + Preposition + Noun
4. Noun + Preposition +Noun

Examples

1. TV remote controller
2. small controller
3. very small controller
4. My small controller is easy to use.

Sentences
I have a TV remote controller.
I have a very small TV remote controller.
My controllter is easy to use.