英文草書 Cursive writing

今天為自己班印制了一張草書的對照表

Today, I printed a cursive writing table for my class.

當然, 電腦字型跟正式書寫會有分別

There are differences between fonts on computer and hand writing.

但這算是一個很接近的字型了，

But the one I used is the closest I can get.

如有需要，可以下載來安裝於家中

If you want, you can download and try it at home too.

http://www.fontspace.com/casady-and-greene/preludeflf

下載後，把檔案解壓打開，

Open and decompress the downloaded file,

把所有 ttf 尾的檔案覆製到 C:\windows\fonts 內,

Copy files with ttf at the end to "c:\windows\fonts"

便可於程式中找到了。

Then, you can use it in applications

English Lesson: Gossip and Rumors

I saw a post in Facebook asking about the difference between "gossip" and "rumor".

剛看到 Facebook 有同學問到 "gossip" 和 "rumor" 的分別

So I think I will explain a little here.

我在這兒解說一下吧

"Gossip" is information about a person or something that's usually private and true.

"Gossip" 是一些關於人和事的資訊，大多數是私人和真實的。

"Rumor" usually start by mouth and the information are not necessarily true. This piece of information can be passed by word of mouth.

而 "rumor" 則解作傳聞。資訊不一定真確，而傳播途徑大多數為口傳口，所以有以訛傳訛的錯誤。

So in other words, "gossip" is true facts and "rumor" may not be true or no one knows if it is true.

簡單地說，"Gossip" 一般指鮮為人知的事實，"Rumor" 指不知是真是假的傳言。

很有趣的英文歌 Funny English Song

今天跟六年級的同學們分享了一首很有趣的英文歌，叫 I Feel Terrible。

Today I shared a funny song with my class. It’s called 『I Feel Terrible』.

以下是歌詞，至於歌曲，由於版權所限，只可登入 eClass 後才能聴到。

The lyrics are below, but due to copyright issue, you need to log in to eClass to listen to the song.

影片是音樂, 看看你能否跟著唱?

The video is the tune, see if you can song-along?

I’ve got a headache,

I’ve got a headache.

I don’t want to go to bed.

I’ve got a fever,

I’ve got a fever.

I don’t want to do my homework.

I’ve got a stomach ache,

I’ve got a stomach ache.

I don’t want to eat my lunch.

I’ve got a blister,

I’ve got a blister.

I don’t want to see my sister.

Every time I get a headache,

mama takes me to the doctor.

Every time I get a fever,

mama takes me to the nurse.

Every time I get a toothache,

mama takes me to the dentist.

Every time I see the dentist,

I always come home feeling worse.

English Lesson: Each and Every

又有人問我英文了，之前我也有用電郵回覆

I used to answer questions about english in e-mail.

但這次我想談的是 each 和 every, 比較多人不理解 

but I think I better write about "each" and "every" here, 

as I think quite a number of student may make mistakes.

很多時候，each和every 也可以解成 "每個" 

Most of the time, "each" and "every" has the same meaning and usage.

e.g.: Every / Each boy has a toy gun ( every = each )

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但 each 和 every 不同的其中一個地方是 

But one of the main difference is

each 需要最少兩個, 而 every 需最少三個或以上

"each" needs only two of the object; and "every" needs at least three.

例 e.g.: There are flowers on each side of the road 

(You cannot use "every", because there are only TWO sides, but you can use "both" )

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另一個分別是 each 強調「每一個」，every則有「全部」含義。 

Another more distinct difference is "each" means "every single one"

 and "every" has a meaning of "all"

例 e.g.: rain is coming form every directions 

( You cannot use "each", but you can use "all" )

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最後, 如果想講 "差不多" (nearly / almost), 那只可以用 "every", 

例 e.g.: I go swimming nearly every Sunday.

(You cannot use nearly each Sunday" )

明白嗎?

Understood?

聽歌學英文

今天跟 5C 班的寶貝上課時，看了一首 MTR 歌的短片，片中介紹了很多個地鐵站的名稱，但要記緊啊，太子是 Prince Edward，而中環、金鐘分別是 Central 和 Admiralty。

之後，我又介紹了 Do Re Mi 給他們，當解釋過歌詞部份後，有些同學也感到很有趣，好，讓我把中間的一部份歌詞分享一下吧。


The Sound of Music
(仙樂飄飄處處聞)


Doe, a deer, a female deer
(Doe, 是一頭鹿，一頭雌性的鹿兒)
Ray, a drop of golden sun
(Ray, 一道金色的陽光)
Me, a name, I call myself
(Me, 是一個我叫我自己的名字)
Far, a long long way to run...
(Far, 要跑很遠很遠的路)
Sew, [讀:so] a needle pulling thread
(Sew, 是用針拉著線)
La, a note to follow so
(La, 就是 SO 之後的音符)
TEA, a drink with jam and bread
(Tea, 是你吃麵包和果醬時會飲的飲品)
That will bring us back to DOE
(之後我們便返回 Doe 了)