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3. practice writing more
4. check up the words you don't know
5. learn how to write amazing sentences

What Can I Do to Our Mother Earth

The Earth, the only planet that humans can survive, is getting polluted by people, so we need to do something before the Earth gets destroyed by ourselves. What can I do? I can help reduce pollution from the following three sources.
First, I can help solve air pollution. I can draw posters of what might happen if people keep smoking. They might quit it in order not to get lung cancer. Likewise, instead of letting my mother or father drive me to school, I can ride my bike. Riding bikes to school not only can help getting the air unpolluted, it is also good for my health. Furthermore, I could recommend people who are old enough to drive to buy solar energy cars. Solar energy cars have many merits. For instance, it doesn’t need gas so that the driver could save a lot of money.
Second, I can resist pouring paint, oil or other chemicals down the drains in sinks. By doing this, it won’t harm the water supply. Furthermore, I can help by giving advice to companies who dump garbage into the rivers or lakes. Therefore, water pollution won’t be a problem. Moreover, I will pick up garbage and clean the river near my home. Thus, it would be a beautiful, pure river, and maybe I would get a prize for helping the river.
Last but not least, I could reduce global warming. For example, I can tell my friends and relatives to use less heat and air conditioning. In this way, each family could save about two-thousand pounds of carbon dioxide each year. Besides, I can turn off the water when I am brushing my teeth. Additionally, I could write a letter to my school principle, telling him that everyone should plant a tree at school every year. Soon, the school would be a fresh and natural place.
In conclusion, above all are the solutions to save mother Earth. I believe that if everyone does these simple things, the Earth can be a better, green world. Anything is possible!

This essay I wrote won 4th place at a contest!

SAT VOCABULARY

1.camouflage-[S or U] something that is meant to hide something, or behaviour that is intended to hide the truth
2.forgery-an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies
3.counterfeit-made to look like the original of something, usually for dishonest or illegal purposes
4.daring-brave and taking risks
5.imitate-to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something
6.undoctored-genuine, real, authentic
7.doctor-(a) to secretly put a harmful or poisonous substance into food or drink (b) alter something for illegal purposes
8.mimic-to copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves, usually in order to amuse people
9.efface-to remove something intentionally
10.deceit-(an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage (scan)
11.infestation-(of animals and insects which carry disease) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers 寄生蟲感染
12. preemptive-describes something that is done before other people can act, especially to prevent them from doing something else
13.tenacious-holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way
14.exotic-foreigh, ailen
15.deteriorate/worsening-to become worse
16.adversary-an enemy
17.mayhem-havoc, violence, chaos, commotion
18.accessible-(a) able to be reached or easily obtained (b) easy to understand
相反詞-impenetrable/unitelligible/obscure
19.penetrate-verb [I or T] to study or investigate something in order to understand
20.affective-causing a strong emotion, especially sadness
21.not refined-
(a)A refined substance has been made pure by removing other substances from it
(b)improved because of many small changes that have been made
(c)very polite and showing knowledge of social rules
22.modified-通俗小說
23.appeal-to interest or attract someone
24.scary-intiaimating
25.jeeky-shaky
26.conspiouous
27.obvious-adjective
clear; easy to see, recognize or understand
28.blatant-adjective
describes something bad that is very obvious or intentional
29.insidious-adjective
(of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm
30.stealthy o subtle
31.perplexed
32.confused-
(a) unable to think clearly or to understand something
(b) not clear and therefore difficult to understand
33.bewildered-to confuse someone
34.buffled
35.awaken-
(a)to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping
(b)If you awaken someone to something, you make them aware of it or make them remember it
36.enlighented-
(a)showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashioned or false beliefs
(b)knowing the truth about existence
37.narration-
(a)[U] the act of telling a story
(b)[C or U] a spoken description of events given during a film or television programme
38.arouse-
(a)to cause someone to have a particular feeling
(b)to cause someone to feel sexual excitement
39.mezmeric-[T often passive] to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else
40.mindful-careful not to forget about something

SAT VOCABULARY

1. notable-important and deserving attention, because very good or interesting
2. embedded-caught in between
3. excavate-(a) to remove earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past (b) to dig a hole or channel in the ground, especially with a machine
4. paleontology-the study of fossils (= preserved bones or shells) as a way of getting information about the history of life on Earth and the structure of rocks
5. tedious-boring, interminable
6. terminate-to (cause something to) end or stop
7. esteemed-respected.................ex: self-esteem-belief and confidence in your own ability and value
8. demeaning/derogatory/belittling-to cause someone to become less respected or showing strong disapproval and not showing respect
9. well-meaning-wanting to have a good effect, but not always achieving one
10.therapeutic/remedial/medicinal-help
11. draining-exhausting, tiresome
12. heighten/rutensify/elevate/bolster-(a)to make someone or something more important or to improve something (b) to be given a higher rank or social position
13. alleviate/reduce/allay/assuage-(a) to make unpleasant feelings less strong (b) to make someone feel less worried or frightened
14. eminent-famous,reowned, distinguished, prominent
15. feasible- workable,viable,achievable
16. captivating- appealing, enchanting
17. mysteriously- secrertive, clandestine, enigmatic
18. warily-not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
19. vociferouse- loud, clamorous
20. garrulous-talkative
21. stingy- parsimonious, cheap, miserly 貪心的
22. effusive-expressing welcome, approval or pleasure in a way that shows very strong feeling
23. frugal-careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount; thrifty
24. tacit-quiet
25. primate-靈長類
26. inquistitive-curious
27. atrocious-cruel
28. crude-coarse; rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces
29.ferocious-fierce and violent........ex. cats are ferocious

Twilight

About three things I was absolutely positive.
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him-
and I didn;t know how dominant that part might be-
that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

After Edward saved Bella from the car accident , the following things are the facts that Bella found out. They were in love . She didn't care she was in love with a vampire who could kill any minute. All she wanted was to be with him forever. As every hour, every day pasted, she wanted to be a vampire. She was getting older and older every single day. Edward refuses her be coming a vampire because he thinks it is bad for her. Will Edward let she be a vampire? Or will she be a human forever?
Wait for my next post for New Moon, the second book of the Twilight Saga!

The Four Seasons in Taiwan

The four seasons are different in Taiwan. In winter, it doesn’t snow, but it is chilly and windy for the people who have lived in Taiwan for a time. In spring, there are a lot of flowers in parks, and you can see birds singing around trees. It is extremely hot in summer, and people often go swimming. It is a good time to eat popsicles. The autumn in Taiwan is cool; it is a season where you can see different colors on different leaves. Autumn is my favorite season.

Monthly Test

Ya! I finally can rest! The monthly test I had was finally over. My school had the monthly test this week on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, I thought I was going to have a heart attack., but i didn't. The first test we had was English. English, was kind of easy, so I relaxed a little. Then, we had Chinese, Geography and last Citizen test. It was easy too and so was math and history. But then, we had science. Science was so hard that I thought I was going to die! Well, the monthly test is over, I have to prepare for the next test!

WORDS THAT YOU SHOULD LEARN FROM BBC NEWS 2

1. prognosis (plural prognoses) noun [C]1 (ALSO prognostication) FORMAL a doctor's judgment of the likely or expected development of a disease or of the chances of getting 2 a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation
2. interim adjective [before noun]temporary and intended to be used or accepted until something permanent exists:an interim solution interim noun in the interim in the time between two particular periods or events
3. modest adjective (SUCCESSFUL APPROVING) tending not to talk about or make obvious your own abilities and achievements
4. spare (AVOID) verb [T + two objects] to prevent someone from having to experience something unpleasant
5. rural adjective in, of or like the countryside
6.unique adjective being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual or special in some way
7.clang verb [I or T] to make a loud deep ringing sound like that of metal being hit, or to cause something to make this sound- clang noun [C usually singular]
8.beam (LIGHT) noun [C]1 a line of light that shines from a bright object 2 a line of radiation or particles flowing in one direction 3 verb [I or T] to send out a beam of light, or an electrical or radio signal, etc

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mad libs time

the______________(adjective) story

Once apon a time, there was a _______________(Adjective) and _______________(Adjective)_______________ girl called_______________(A First Name) .She _______________(Past Tense Verb) all day and cared about every ___________(adjective)thing. One day, her ____________ (adjective) friend planned to steal her _______________(Adjective)_______________(noun)! After, _______________(the girl's name)found out, she was very _______________(adjective). From that day, __________________(girl's name)never __________(verb) with her again.

WORDS THAT YOU SHOULD LEARN FROM BBC NEWS 1

1. dominate- verb  to have control over a place or a person, or to be the most  important person or thing 

2. alternative-noun  something that is different form something else , especially from what is usual, and offering the possibility of  of choice

3 . ingrain- adj.  (of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change  

4. fidget- verb  to make continuous small movements which annoy other people

5. stimulus- noun (c) [plural stimuli] something that causes growth or activity

6. linear- adj. consisting of or to do with lines

7. provoke- verb (CAUSE REACTION) to cause a reaction, especially a negative one

8. fundamental- adj. forming the base, from which everything else originates; more important that anything else

9. cocaine- noun a drug used in medicine to prevent pain and also used illegally, often in the form of white powder which is breathed in through the nose

10. preconception - noun an idea or opinion firmed before enough  information is available to form it correctly

11. contemplate- verb to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long tine in a serious and a quiet way

 

Eragon

The book "Eragon " is a excellent book! At first when you read it, you'll think," This book is so boring!"But when you're almost finished reading the book, you'll be so excited that you think you are ready for the second book called " Eldest". Reading this fabulous book will make you think that there are really dragons, elfs and dwarfs on the Earth. Do you think there are really dragons on the Earth?

Camp-Day 1

Day one, I woke up at 6:30 am to go to Taipei Train Station. After an hour, I got there. I saw a lot of children with their baggage. Good bye dad! It was time to go to Elan! I sat with a new friend I met called Angel on the bus. Several minutes later, we arrived at Ilan. We ate lunch, to a break, and went a school to climb the rock wall. Guess what! I was the first one to climb the rock wall! It so was fun! When everyone had climbed the rock wall, we went back to campus to eat dinner, a place where we slept. As soon as we were done eating dinner, we played a game. The game is that there are things we need to find around the campus, and whoever find all of the things, wins. After an hour, the game was over, no one won! I think the game was too hard!

Below is codes, with the same story above! Figure out what the codes mean to you! If you have any questions, leave a comment or email me: mtheart.cool@yahoo.com

Day one, I woke up at 6:30 am to go to Taipei Train Station. After an hour, I got there. I saw a lot of children with their baggage. Good bye dad! It was time to go to Elan! I sat with a new friend I met called Angel on the bus. Several minutes later, we arrived at Ilan. We ate lunch, to a break, and went a school to climb the rock wall. Guess what! I was the first one to climb the rock wall! It so was fun! When everyone had climbed the rock wall, we went back to campus to eat dinner, a place where we slept. As soon as we were done eating dinner, we played a game. The game is that there are things we need to find around the campus, and whoever find all of the things, wins. After an hour, the game was over, no one won! I think the game was too hard!

This story will be continued next week!

SMALL STEPS

This story is about:
Armpit, a boy that was released from Camp Green Lake, is now living at his hometown Austin, Texas, trying to turm his life around. Everyone there thinks he is a bad boy because he has a record, so it is hard to get used to the new life. The only person who believes that Armpit is as kind person, is Ginny, his ten-year old disabled neighbor. Armpit seems to be going well until X-ray, a friend from Camp Green Lake, comes up with get-rich plan. The get-rich plan leads Armpit on meeting a teen pop sensation, Kaira DeLeon. Now, all he know is that he will never be the same again. THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ENDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

The Magician's Nephew

Narnia...........where talking beasts walk.........where a witch waits.........where a new world is about to be born.

This story is about a magician sending it own nephew and his friend to a new world, called Narnia. On the way there, a witch  out of nowhere comes with them. Soon, a lion called Alsan sings and and weaves itself into  the fabric of a new land, NARNIA.

REMEMBER, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. 

Dragon Rider

My favorite part is when Firedrake, Ben and Sorrel find other dragons. Why is it my favorite part? That is because Firedrake and his friends can know that there are not only dragons at their home, there are also other dragons at other places.Firedrake can also prove to the dragons at his home that there are dragons at the other side of the earth. In my life, I wanted to see real dragons. After I finished this story, I thought , why, there maybe dragons at the other side of the earth! Do you think I am right?Who knows, there really might have!

Books

Which book do you like the best? What kind? Fiction, non- fiction, mystery, or adventure? I like a lot of books. My favorite kind of books is.......... adventure? Some people might think...... I hate adventure books? Well not you might not! Right now I am reading a story called " Dragon Rider". It is by Cornelia Funke. Her books are super great! You ( readers) just have to read! I predict you will like it very much! I have read Inkheart, Inkspell, Thief Lord all written by Cornelia Funke! Read it! If you read it, you can post a comment in my blog! I would like to know if you enjoyed it!

Music

What kind of music do you like the best? Pop, Jazz, or Country music? I like pop the best! When I hear pop music, it makes me jump and dance! There is not just one way you listen to music, you can also play the piano, drums, recorder or the guitar! I play the piano. Every time I play the piano, it makes me think that I am on a huge stage, and that everyone is listening! When do you listen to music? When you sad, happy, scared, nervous or sick? I listen to music when I am happy or sad. I listen to pop when I am happy, and jazz when I am sad. Music is part of our life! We all listen to music almost........everyday!

Is it fair..............or not?

Last week, the art teacher told my classmate to bring supplies for our graduation chair. The graduation chair is something we do at our school. We have to decorate it as cool as you can. So, my group begin to talk about who should bring what. Because I was sick that day, so I could not discuss about it with them. When I went to school the next day, they told be to bring two 300NT spray bottles and one white and black cloth. Spray bottles is something you shake and the color you want comes out. It is very alike paint, expect you spray it, not paint it. I thought it was not fair. I would have to spend about 700NT on a chair. I told my classmate about what I thought, and she said," You did not say that yesterday!". After I got home, I discussed about this problem with my parents. Then,I wrote a very long not to my classmate. At last, she understood the problem and said sorry. Now, it's all just fine!