Kiki's HW - Assignment 7

1. I interviewed my mom and asked her a lot of questions that I haven’t asked. I learned a lot from the interview, and I know my mom is working very hard in taking care of me. All I want say is thank you mom, I love you.

2. Recently I have seen news saying that over 60% of middle school students in Taiwan are addicted to Facebook. Moreover, the report said that these students obtained most of their information from the site, and that 25% of the students who are using Facebook, spent more than two hours on it everyday. This is a bad situation because students should not spend so much time social networking. I mean of course making friends and communicate with friends is important, but learning is as important as well. And it’s also not good for students to staring at a monitor for so long, it’s bad for their eyes!

3. Yes, there is a huge events coming up in Taiwan, and it’s Taiwan’s 2012 presidential election. This is a very important event for the Taiwanese citizen to participate because this event matters to Taiwan’s future. For now, it is kind hard to predict who will win the election because the current poll for the three candidates is really close. Other than this, I have read a news saying that Taipei just got elected for the 2017 Summer World University Games. This is great news and I am happy because Taiwan needs to participate in more international events like this.

5. I recently try and tested a stuff I like，and I felt happy because of it.

Gao/Bolt's HW - Assignment 7

1. The person who I interviewed is my mother, and here is the conversation:
Me: Which candidate will win the 2012 presidential election? Mr.Ma or Ms.Tsai?
Mom: I have no ideas. But the person who will keep his promises to the people is the best.
Me: Thank you for your answers.
Mom: You are welcome.
By interviewing my mom, I learned that a president should not only take care of the people, but also, keep his promises.

2. The presidential election of 2012 will be held soon, it is said that Ms.Tsai’s current poll is higher than that of President Ma’s, but let’s wait for one more month to see who will win the election!

3. There is a belief that the world is going to end in 2012. However, some people believe it whereas others don’t. But it is true that our Earth has becoming weaker and weaker every day. If nothing is change and everything remains the same, I think our world is going to end soon even if no one mentions about it.

Rex's HW - Assignment 7

1. I interviewed my friend. I asked him questions like “How many people are there in your family, and do you have any pets?” He answered “I have a sister, parents, and a dog”. Then he said “and my dog is very cute”.

2. In Taiwan, there is big news about the presidential election that’s coming next month. I am anxious too, and I am waiting to see who will win the election. I think the election is very important to our future because of economy right now is not doing well. I also heard a very special news: A fisherman have catches a shark that has only one eye! Someone think this might be fake, but the scientists said it is true, that it’s not a joke.

3. We have a school anniversary coming this Friday. This is one of our biggest events of the year, and we are going to have a lot of race. We have been waiting for this event for a long time, and I wish we will get a very good score.
3.2 Recently, there is nothing interesting occurred in my coomunity.
3.3 Be honest, there is nothing happening, except we are going to have a school anniversary – one of the biggest celebrations of our school. Oh and another thing is that we are waiting for the presidential election that is coming next month.
3.4 The voting process will take place every where in Taiwan. Whereas the anniversary will takes place in our school.
3.5 Every Taiwanese who’s over the age of twenty can participate in voting. As for the school anniversary, every students will participate.
3.6 It is happening because our school wants to celebrate for its birthday. We are going to have a presidential election because we want our people to have a chance in choosing a good leader.
     
4. Our government is discussing about a new law. Which stated passengers have to buckle their seatbelt even if they are sitting at the back. They think this is a good law because the law will make people safer. At first, I thought this law is bad because I always think the government only wants money and don’t care about people’s life, but maybe I am wrong.

5. One day, I was going to the washroom in my school, and while I was peeing, I saw a bird walking on the roof, then it pooed. I have never seen a bird pooed like that! How funny!

Shelly's HW - Assignment 7

1. I asked my father some questions, and the answer to one of the questions is that he likes to play the guitar. I asked him why do you want to play the guitar, and he said playing guitar can make him and other people happy, so I feel he is a good and nice dad!

2. We will have a presidential election in 2012. This election is very important to us because we need to have a good leader to create social harmony. There are three candidates for the presidential election, and people in Taiwan need to think carefully in choosing the right person to be the leader!

3. I live in Donggang, Pingdong. We have a toro season every year from May to July, and we sell fish to people from other parts of the country. Our fish is very fresh and normally sold-out because it is very healthy and delicious!

4. Q1: Why a country needs to have a good leader?

  Q2: How’s Slovenia’s leader? Is he a good leader?

5.     My name is Shelly and I am a happy girl! My parents often takes me to different kind of activities such as mountain climbing, riding bike, and go to other places...etc. The most interesting activities is the trip to Taitung, we went to see the flowers and to enjoy the hot spring. In addition, I like reading because reading makes me smart, and I have many books to read!

Eric's HW - Assignment 7

1. I interviewed my brother. I asked him what you like the most, and he said “money”. How funny is that huh?

2. I have seen the news about presidential election that is coming in Taiwan. I think this is a good thing because people should have the right to change the party in control if it is not doing well.

3. I live in Linbian, Linbian is my hometown and my home is near Linbian Elementary School. I like Linbian, it is a very quiet place, the environment is clean and everybody is nice to each other.

4. Do you know America’s president Obama?

Do you know why he wants to be a president? I think it’s because he wants to prove to everyone that black people is just like white people, that they can do everything that white people can. What are your thoughts?

5. I learned how to write messages on facebook. I like facebook because I think it’s a wonderful way to communicate with friends. Another funny thing, I remember that when I was grade two I always like to step on to the stool. Funny right?

Terry's HW - Assignment 7

1. I interviewed my dad, and asked him a lot of questions. I learned more about him, he is a really cool dad!

2. Recently in Taiwan, there is a lot of news about the presidential election that is coming. The battle is between the two major political parties in Taiwan, the KMT and the DDP. Of course, both parties try to recommend itself, but it’s questionable if they will do as promise. I think they should try their best to achieve their policy, if it’s good, rather than saying and do nothing.

3. As previously mentioned, there is an important presidential election coming in Taiwan. However, if KMT is going to change to DDP, then it is expectable that some of Taiwan’s current policy may change. For Taiwanese people, it is important that they should know a change in government will either make you rich, or poorer.

Friendly suggestion: I think it is a good thing if we have a change in government this year, because the current political party, the KMT, is not doing well. I think it’s time to give DDP a chance to see if they can and will change Taiwan as they promised.

4. Dear penpal:

What do you think about power exchange of political parties?

In my opinion, I think it is a good thing in a democratic society. However, if everything remains the same, then it is probably because more than half of the people are sustain the government.

5. There is something funny occurred lately in my school. Some of my friends stayed together in front of the school, and suddenly a teacher came towards them, ask what are they doing?

You know what’s their reply? They said“We were just talking about you, then you came towards us, how fantastic!”Before the teacher left, he said“I know I am famous, but please do not appreciate me too much.”.

assignment 7

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HW#4 Tina

I think they will need help for their medical troubles and a place for them to live in.
There was an earthquake in Ljubljana many years ago, but today if there is an earthquake it's a very small one.
Yes we have donated some money to The Red Cross before.

Have you ever experienced an earthquake or typhoon, what did you do?
How does your country recover from an earthquake or typhoon?

HW#4 Katja

1. Emergency relief workers from all around the world are helping Turkish victim by sending them water, food, medicine and other things to help them survive these hard times. The most important is drinking water, because the quake destroyed plumbing system and infected water. I admire these workers very much!

2. The strongest earthquake on my territory was in 1895. It was a long time ago and I only read about it and saw photos. Whole town Ljubljana was crushed down and many people died. Since then, no such larger natural disaster happened here. Every few years there are some floods on some parts of Slovenia but fortunately not many people die. But there are some families left without houses.

3. Special bank accounts are opened for such families and we've already donated some money for them. Sometimes we gather some old clothes and take them to organization called Karitas, which also provides such help to these people in natural accidents.

HW#4 Petja

1.) Emergency relief workers provide food, clothes, tents,.. But some people steel all of them don't have shelter, so they have to fight the cold night under the blankets and in front of camp fires. I think, that is really nice that there are some people, that are willing to help the people that were hurt in earthquake.

2.) On April 14th, 1895, there was an earthquake that struck the Ljubljana, the capital and largest city in Slovenia. About ten percent of the buildings were damaged or destroyed, although few people died in the destruction. Slovenia is citied on earthquake area; we have about 1000 earthquakes for a year. But they are smaller so we can't feel them.

3.) Yes, we donated to UNICEF. In my school we collect school supplies which we donate to the one who need them. I like to help, because it's nice and if you have enough, why couldn't donate just a little of that to those who can't afford it.

4.) Hey! So i was wondering if any of the natural disasters ever hurt you? And if you could live anywhere on the world, where would it be?

HW#4 Tiona

1. Many countries helped Turkey by sending them money, food , water, clothes and other important things. They also need tents to sleep in because their houses are collapse. I hope they will be fine.
2. Slovenia lies on earthquake area. That means that earthquakes happen every day here but they are not very strong. The last earthquake was today at 5.40 AM near Grosuplje. We also have many floods. The most destroing flood was in year 2007 in Železniki. There were many victims.
3. No, we didn't helped anyone yet.

4. Did you ever be a part of earthquake?
Was there any tsunami in your county because you live on the island?

HW#4 Tjasa

1.  I don't know. Donating money, clothes, food and stuff.
2. Of course there was. The worst earthquake in Ljubljana happened in 1895. There are floods when it rains a lot... The worst happend last year and it was near me.
3.Yes, my family donated money for rebuilding the affected areas.

HW#4 Marija

It is horrible what I just read. The number of victims amazed me. I think it would be horrible for me if this would happened in Slovenia. I think people there right now need a big help . They need a lot of food, something to drink and things like that. In country where I live already happend disaster earthquakes. I think it must be really hard for them right now. Well my mom is really good woman. If she could help she would deffinetly help anyone. Well i wonder if there was any of natural disasters. Have you or your familiy ever experienced typhoon or earthquake?

HW#4 Gregor

Emergency relief workers are helping all Turkish victims by sending them emergency relief items such as food, water, medicine, medical supplies, hygiene kits, winterized tents, kerosene heaters/cook stoves and utensils to thousands of Turkish families who have been affected by the earthquake.

In Slovenia, the strongest earthquake was in 1895. I only read articles about it and I saw some photos. The capital city Ljubljana was crushed and there were a lot of victims. We also had floods in Slovenia in the year 2007. The town called ''Železniki'' was flooded. 3 people died and more than 300 houses were flooded. Every few years there are some floods in Slovenia but not many people die.

We have many organizations to help the victims of disasters. We donate food, water and old clothes to those organizations. There are also special bank accounts opened for those people. We once helped one family. Their house was flooded and we donated some money and toys.

Do you think we can prevent the damage, caused by disasters by inventing some kind of machines which would warn us?
Have you ever been in a natural disaster?

HW#4 Matjaz

1. I could probably donate to one of the many organisations that would then give money to the Turks. I could also donate some clothes.

2. Yes. There was a huge earthquake in 1900s. There are also many floods.

3. My family never donated, because we don't trust organisations. Many people take money for themselves so our help wouldn't reach poor people. But we sometimes go to the concerts that are organised in humanitarian purposes.

HW#4 Gasper

1. They help them by giving them things that they need. They give them food and drinks aswell as medical attention. Those who have friends or family try to relly on them for shelter and the other things.


2. There has never been a earthquake or any natural dissaster where i live. Where i live the most that could happen is an avalanche because i live under a hill. But 100 years ago there was a pretty bad earthquake in our capital city (Ljubljana).


3. I myself never donated money. In 4th grade i belive we donated some books and toys for the children of africa.

HW#4 Sara

1.) The emergency things for victims of the quake are food and drink and some more tents. Some of people have their own tent but they sharing those tent with some relatives. But some people does not have a tent and they are waiting to get one. Many of them need medical help.

2.) In our country are almost every day some smaller earthquakes, which havn't some big implications. The last strong earthquake was in year 2004 in Posočje. From the year 1348 to today there was 13 stronger earthquaken in Slovenia.

3.) No, but I was younger then and I wasn't realy know about earthquake and about victims. But now I would help if I could.

4.) Do you have experiance with earthquake?

HW#4 Peter

There is a lot of victims in Turkey and they need doctors because some of them are seriously injured. I think now they need as much as caring as they can get from other peopple.

 

Yes in Ljubljana there is every 100 years very strong earthquake that kills a lot of peopple and destroys a lot of bildings. Last earthquake was 120 years ago.

 

3. We did donate some money in school for poor peopple in Africa and for some peopple in slovenia that cant pay for school books.

HW#4 Anja

There were a lot of crews from other countires that rescued people out of the collapsed buildings. A lot of people need help and Turkish deliverd them tents because their homes are destroyed.
There was an eartquake before I was born. But when it rains a lot there are floods. It happend near me last year.
Of course, my family donated money to help who can't buy food for themselves. I also donated money for children in Africa.

HW#4 Blaz

1. The relief workers provide food water and shelter. They also help prevent sicknes and contageus disseases. I think that they are doing the best the can right now but its just not enough.

2.No. Luckely we have rare earthquakes and natural disasters. The only bad one was about a 100 years ago but it was so bad that we were rebuilding our capital for the next ten years.

3. Yes we often give second hand clothing and some money. My famliy thinks its important that we help those in need and we like to think that they would help us. Our school also gives donations to the needy every year.

HW#4 Emilija

Emergency relief workers are bringing victims food, water and clothes. They are also rescueing the survivors and giving them the care that they need.

In Slovenia natural disasters like earthquakes don't happen very often. If they do they don't cause a lot of damages.

Yes, my family donated money to children in Africa and I gave all of my toys and things that I didn't need or use to children which didn't have them or to the children with diseases.

Terry's HW - Assignment 6

1. I am on a social networking sites and I agreed that peers are mostly kind of social networking sites. I think the reason for that is because why bullying someone when you and me are already friends?

2. I have only seen bullying once, and it happened six month ago. At the time, I was eating lunch at school, then I heard a classmate yelling, so I went to check it out. Then I saw three of my classmates were grabbing one of my classmates, they forced him to open his mouth, and then they ‘feed’ a lot of foods into his mouth. I really believe that bullying is a very bad behavior.

3. I am on social networking sites, but I tried to control time spend using the site. I didn’t ‘‘friends’’ with my parents. The reason for that is because my parents think social networking site is not a good thing; that they think it is bad for students.

4. Is Slovenia a very beautiful place?

Have you ever visited USA?

Shelly's HW - Assignment 6

1.      Nowadays, almost everyone is on social networking sites. Social networking sites is very easy to use, Facebook for example, allows people to find their friend very easily. And yes, I feel that peers are mostly kind on social networking sites.

2.      I have not seen any bullying, and I think bullying is a very serious problem. Although social networking sites is very easy to use and peers on these sites are mostly kind, I think we should still protect ourselves while we are social networking online.

3.      Yes, I am on social networking sites, and I have added my parents as my friends. My father feels social networking sites is good because he found many of his former friends.

4.      Q1: What is Slovenia’s education like?

Q2: Are Slovenia’s people kind? 

Kiki's HW - Assignment 6

1. Ya I feel that friends are mostly kind on social networking sites. I think bullying is a bad behavior; people can’t just bully others because they hate someone.

2. I have seen bullying before, because one of my friends used to bullying others. However, because of this reason, everybody hates her. That’s why I think bullying is a stupid behavior and I never bullied anyone. So, do not bully others, bullying is a wrongful behavior.

3. I am on a social networking site called “facebook”. Many of my friends are on this site, and I think it is fun! No, my parents are not on any of the social networking sites.

4. Is there a special national holiday in Slovenia?

If there is, what Slovenian people normally do on that day?

Eric's HW - Assignment 6

1.      I think peers are mostly kind on social networking sites because many people like to use it to chat with their friends. Also, it is probably because that people can block others very easily.

2.      No, I haven’t seen any bullying. Yet I have heard about bullying, and I think bullying is very bad.

3.      Yes, I am on a social networking site called Facebook. That is because my friends are on the sites and my parents think that is okay for us. By joining the site, we find that it’s very convenient for us to communicate to one another.

4.      Can you tell me about life in Slovenia?

Do you know the anything about culture in my country? Can you tell me anything about culture in your country?

Rex's HW - Assignment 6

1. I think the communication nowadays is getting more and more convenient, for example, by using social networking sites; you can meet a lot of friends online. But in my opinion, I do not think making friends online is good an idea, because you can only communicate through typing. In addition, you can never know what is true, whether picture or viewpoint.

2. I do not have any experience about bulling or seen bullying, since I do not like to stay with arrogant people. If I see anyone bullying others, I will stop him right away.

3. Yes, I am on one of the social networking sites, and my friends and my parents are also on the websites. They all think that it was very convenient way to communicate with each other. By using social networking sites, I can share my problems and or feelings and a lot of people will help me answer it.

        4. Have you traveled to any other country?

        How many countries have you traveled?

Gao/Bolt's HW - Assignment 6

1.      I think that peers are mostly kind on social networking sites because most of their friends on social networking sites are either their classmates or family members. So why would they bully you since you are one of their friend?

2.      I have never seen any bullying because my classmates are kind to each other. I think bullying is a bad behavior and I hope I’ll never see it!

3.      I am on a social networking site called “Facebook”. I think this is a great way for people to communicate with their friends. And no, my parents allowed me using social networking sites.

4.      What you normally do on weekends?

What is your favorite activity?

Kiki's HW - Assignment 5

(1) The garden is established with small gravel roads, covered with wood and act as a barrier for the visually impaired students. There are also many flowers and soil along the roads. The garden is a nice way to train these students to walk.
(2)  Yes, our government has build many facilities to help visually-disabled people. For example, in my community , there are accessible stairs, and they are big and clean!
(3) I think my family will be sad if I am visually-disabled. The reason for that is because then I can't see anything, and most of the time I'll need someone to look after me. Not only that, they'll probably feel sad because I can't see all these amazing stuff and scenery.                   
(4) Do people in Slovenia travel to other european countries often? Because it is really close, like Italy, for example.                                                         What is your favorite European country? And why?

Shelly's HW -Assignment 5

1. The garden helps visually-disabled students to learn how to plant vegetables and fruits. First, they have to use stakes to build small stones lane, then simulate walking on the streets. The garden also provides other good lessons, such as to let the students learn music.

2. Taiwan government has made many facilities to help visually-disabled people, such as blind bricks and visually-disabled guiding dogs. Most of our tax money has gone in purchasing things such as facilities and buildings to help these people.

3. I think it will be terrible if I am visually-disabled. Because then it’s almost impossible for me to study, make friends, and to understand this big world. That’ why I think we should help these visually-disabled students, and let everyone accept them.

4.question1: Is everything orderly in Slovenia?

  Question2: Is Slovenia’s food delicious?

Gao/Bolt's HW - Assignment 5

1. The garden helps them to know the world because they can use their hands to touch and feel many different things. They will soon realize that even though they can't see anything, they can still touch something, and use this information to imagine the shape.

2. Our government has build bathrooms especially for the disabled. This way, they can use bathrooms easily. Our government has also created some activities to help the disabled, in order to train them to do things that most people can do.

3. I think it will be very difficult for me to be a visually-disabled individual. The reason for that is because then you won't be able to see anything, such as seeing the beautiful sky, sea, and people. Not only that, it will destroy my relationships because visually-disabled individual often have difficulties to make friends, that they don't like people to look at them. Moreover, because they aren't confident, they don't talk much. However, if their friends help them, they will start to like the world and themselves.  

4. Have you been on an airplane before? where have you been?
Have you tried any Chinese food before? What's your favorite dish? Is there any Chinese restaurant near where you live?

Rex's HW - Assignment 5

1. The garden helps visually-disabled students because it has a lot of facilities to train them. For example, there is a road with lots of woods and many dangerous things. In order to cross the road, the students' family or friends will help them, this can give these students an idea in how to avoid danger and walk safely.

2. Our government has made a kind of road that is specially designed for these visually-disabled. For example, there are yellow barriers on the roads; and when the disabled want to across the road, they can use a special stick to find out where these barriers are, or if there is anything that is danger. I think this is a great idea.                         
                      
3. I can never think about how it feels like because I know being a visually-disabled individual is terrible. For example, there's nothing you can see, and you have to work really hard just to know the environment. I don't know if there is anything else that can really help them.

4. What you want become in the future?            
Are you good at any other foreign language? Other than English.    

Eric's HW -Assignment 5

1. The garden helps visually-disabled students by providing an environment that allows them to train how to walk safely across the street. This is an amazing visually-disabled school garden!

2. Our government helps the disabled by building gravel roads. I think this is good because like the garden, the gravel road will give these disabled people a chance to learn how to walk safely.

3. I think it will be terrible if I am visually-disabled. Because then there's nothing I can see. This is the reason why I think we should help those disabled when possible, because what they need is love and caring from others.

4. How many famous places are there in your country?
Is there a lot of delicious food in your country?

Assignment 6

ASSIGNMENT #6

Read this article about a study about bullying on social networks. Answer the following questions in the box below (write at least 3 sentences for each one):
1. The study says that two thirds of teenagers say their peers are mostly kind on social networking sites. What do you think?
2. The study says that 12 percent of teens have experienced bullying in the past 12 months. Have you ever experienced bullying or seen bullying happening? If you did, what happened?
3. Are you on any social networking sites? Are you “friends” with your parents on these site? How do your parents feel about social networking?
4. Ask your penpal two questions about anything else you’d like to know about life in Taiwan or Slovenia

Terry's HW - Assignment 5

1. The garden helps visually disabled children to cross the obstacle on the road. It let them learn how to walk on the street, and teaches them talent. Not only that, it might let them to be able to find a comfortable job in the future.

2. In Taiwan, the government helps disabled to live in a special place, earn a special salary and provide subsidy. They also held some activity for them. Such as special works for them, and use their talent in suitable ways.

3. I think it is very terrible to be visually disabled. The reason for that is because, then you can not see anything. All you see is darkness. I will be very afraid of it, and maybe my relationship will go down because anybody may think I am a troublesome.

4. Is there any place you want go in or near Slovenia?

  If possible, would you like to study aborad?

Assignment: Assignment #5

Instructions:

This week you’ll be learning about a special garden that was built in Ljubljana, Slovenia for visually impaired children.

Watch a video about the garden here.

Answer the following questions in the box below (write at least 3 sentences for each one):

1. How does the garden help visually-disabled children?

2. The garden is one example of the government helping disabled people. How else does the government help disabled people where you live?

3. What do you think it would be like to be visually-disabled? How do you think it would change your relationships with your family and friends?

4. Answer the questions your penpal asked you last week and ask your penpal two more questions.

Eric's HW - Assignment 4

1. The emergency relief workers call the ambulance and helicopter to rescue the survivors after the earthquake strikes Turkey. However, I think what they also need is food, water and clothes, because this is human’s basic needs.

2. Yes, there was a big earthquake hit Taiwan on Sept.21/1999, the year I was born. It is terrible, because so many people were killed in that earthquake. I hope this kind of disaster will never happen in Taiwan again.

3. Me and my family has never helped or donated money to people in need. But, I think donating money to help people is a good thing. I think I’ll save money to donate in the future.

Assignment 5, a garden built for visually-disabled students

Okay. I actually found something else that I found interesting about a garden built for visually-disabled students in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where your student's penpals are from.  

http://www.cnn.com/video/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_freevideo+%28RSS%3A+Video%29#/video/international/2011/06/03/wv.seeing.other.senses.cnn

I think it is something both groups might enjoy and might spark some interesting conversations.

Shelly's HW - Assignment 4

1.      Many rescuers want to save people that are stuck in the rubble. Their houses are destroyed, and the emergency relief workers are delivering tents to people. The Red Crescent provides foods, such as soup, rice and beans to those who have nothing to eat.

2.      Yes, we had a horrible earthquake occurred on Sept.21/1999, it occurred in the middle of the night. It is measured magnitude 7.5 and killed many people. We also had horrible typhoons, for example, a typhoon named Morakot strike Taiwan in 2009, many places floods, and many people’s houses were destroyed. The Sept.21 earthquake and typhoon Morakot was horrible.

3.      Yes, we have donated money to those who suffered from typhoon Morakot. My relatives are the one who rescue the victims. I also have a cousin, he is a soldier at the time, and he goes to the disaster area to clean people’s houses.

Rex's HW - Assignment 4

1. Actually, emergency relief workers helped these survivors a lot. I think it is bad if we just say how terrible the quake was, but didn’t do any thing. We must do something, doesn’t matter if we just donate some money or clothes, foods, or anything else.

2. Yes, on August eighth last year we just had a terrible hurricane. It rained so hard and lightning was everywhere, that was a terrible day. Many trees, cars, and roads are destroyed. Lots of water flow into houses, and rivers immediately, but, some houses were okay. Luckily, the area near my home had not been destroyed that bad.

                  

3. Yes, we sometimes donated money to those in need. Although we did not give much, we are still happy that we could help others, and not taking anything from anyone. In the future, we will keep helping those who need help.

Kiki's HW - Assignment 4

1. Right now, emergency relief workers are providing clothing and foods to quake victims. I think this is important because no one can survive without foods, and clothing is what keeps people warm. And this is very caring because winter is coming.

2. Yes, there is a lot of natural disaster in Taiwan. For example, we had a hurricane two years ago and it is horrible. It destroys many people’s houses, and it brings a 2 billion loss.

3. Yes, me and my family has helped people in need by donating some old clothes. I think this is a great way to help people, other than donating money.

GAo/Bolt's HW - Assignment 4

1. They provide Turkish victims some tent, water, and food because the quake destroyed everything. I think right now, what Turkish people need is caring, love, and help from others.

2. Yes, there was a terrible typhoon hit Taiwan in 2008, named Morako, it destroyed most of south Taiwan. And not only that, it killed more than a thousand people.

3. Yes, this year there was a big earthquake hit Japan, and my family has donated more than ten thousand dollars to help. Thanks to everyone around the world, Japan is now recovering from the disaster.

Terry's HW - Assignment 4

1. The emergency relief worker provide life necessity and health care to Turkish victims of the quake. Though, the help they provide were not enough, every country is trying to help them. They also help themselves by settle its people and clean the environment.

2. Yes, I have experienced earthquakes and some other type of disaster, like typhoon. For example, typhoon always brings Taiwan strong winds and heavy rain. And because Taiwan is small, there are always floods everywhere. It was truly a disaster!

3. Yes, my family has donated money to people in need. Sometimes, I feel there are a lot of people who need help. So, why don’t we just give them a hand?

Gao Bolt's HW - Assignment 3

1. I think the most beautiful thing in nature is the lake. That's because most people go to the lake and have picnic there on weekends. By listen to breathe of nature, people will find that his/her pressure disappear.

2. Yes, my family usually goes to the beach on holidays. We go there to enjoy the sun, ocean, and sometimes surfing. But sometimes we go to the bookstore in Kaohsiung so we can buy some books there.

3. I will go to Slovenia because there’s has a lot of beautiful waterfalls and natural parks. And so the scenery there is amazing. No wonder people in Slovenia usually go outside on weekends, rather than staying at home playing computer all day.

Kiki's HW - Assignment 3

1. I think the most beautiful thing in nature is the lake, because it’s blue, clean and pretty. And maybe the lake has a lot of fish in it.

2. On holidays me and my family often go to the night market. Foods there are tasty and cheap, and so we like to eat foods there. There are also a lot of interesting things to look at in the night market.

3. I would like to go to Paris because Paris is a beautiful and romantic city. And, their people are beautiful too. If possible I wish I could travel the entire Europe because I love Europe!

This is Shelly's homework - Assigntment 3

John says:

Shelly-

1. I think the most beautiful thing is Slovenia’s natural parks. In the park, there are many trees, grass and flowers...etc. In addition, the place is very clean, and it looks like a green world.

2. Yes, our family goes to Miao-Li on holidays. We go there for hot springs and the beautiful sunrise. In addition, the wood carvings there are special and very fragrant.

3. I want go to Britain and Italy because I want to eat the delicious foods there and to enjoy the beautiful scenery. I wish to travel the entire Europe.

Assignment#4

Assignment#4
This week you’ll be learning about the earthquake in Turkey. Read about the Turkish quake here.
ANSWER the following questions in the box below (write at least 3 sentences for each one):
1. What kinds of things are emergency relief workers providing to Turkish victims of the quake?
2. Has there ever been an earthquake or other type of natural disaster near to where you live?
3. Have you or your family ever helped or donated money to people in need?

Assignment 4 topic

Report: Turkish Man Freed From Quake Debris

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By SELCAN HACAOGLU and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press

ERCIS, Turkey October 27, 2011 (AP)

Turkey's state-run news agency says rescuers have pulled out a man alive from the rubble of a collapsed building four days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey, killing 532 people.

Anatolia news agency says the man is in his late 20s.

Television footage showed the man, surrounded by medics and other emergency workers, being rushed through hospital doors.

Rain and snow in the area is making life miserable for thousands of earthquake survivors.

Emergency officials said 2,300 people were injured and 185 have been rescued from the rubble after Sunday's devastating 7.2-magnitude quake.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — Rain gave way to snow Thursday in eastern Turkey, making life miserable for thousands of earthquake survivors as the death toll from the weekend disaster rose to 534.

Emergency officials said 2,300 people were injured and 185 have been rescued from the rubble after Sunday's devastating 7.2-magnitude quake. Some 2,000 buildings have been destroyed and authorities declared another 3,700 buildings unfit for habitation.

More aid began to reach survivors, with Turkish authorities delivering more tents after acknowledging distribution problems that included saw aid trucks being looted even before they reached Ercis, the hardest-hit town.

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Murat Sonmez, a survivor who lost his mother,... View Full Caption

Families who did snag a precious aid tent shared them with others. But some people spent a fourth night outdoors huddled under blankets in front of campfires, either waiting for news of the missing or keeping watch over damaged homes.

As survivors gathered pieces of wood to light campfires or stove-heaters, The Red Crescent and several pro-Islamic groups set up kitchens and dished out soup or rice and beans.

Sermin Yildirim, eight months pregnant, was sharing a tent with a family of four who were distant relatives, along with her own twins and husband. Her family was too afraid of returning to their apartment.

"It's getting colder, my kids are coughing. I don't know how long we will have to stay here," Yildirim said. "We were not able to get a tent. We are waiting to get our own."

Muhlise Bakan, 41, was not happy to share her tent with her husband's second wife, Hamide.

"I have four children, she has five," Bakan said. "We were sleeping in separate rooms at our house, and now we are sleeping side by side here."

However, she acknowledged the two women were now "closer" as they struggled together in hard times. Turkish law does not recognize second marriages, but some conservative men in the country's southeast still marry more then one wife in religious ceremonies.

Health problems increased the hardship.

"I am very sick, I need medicine," said Kevsel Astan, 40, who had a kidney transplant four years ago.

She said she was being treated at the state hospital until the quake struck. The damaged hospital was evacuated and doctors were focusing on emergency cases.

Burke Cinar, a sociologist with a Turkish foundation, said the group was trying to get tents for the families of 15 children with leukemia in Ercis.

Looking ahead, Turkey's weather agency predicted intermittent snowfall for the next three days.