Unit 9 Traveling

  1. Who do you enjoy traveling with? Why? Talk about the experience when you travel with them?
    你最喜歡跟誰一起旅行?為什麼呢?請談談跟這些人一起旅行的經歷。
  2. What is the best thing about traveling to people? What do people learn from it?
    旅遊帶給人們最棒的是什麼?人們可以從旅遊學到什麼?
  3. What is an unforgettable traveling experience to you? What happened so that it is unforgettable?
    你有什麼難忘的旅遊經歷嗎?發生什麼事所以真令人難忘?
  4. Do you agree that traveling experience is very important to children? How does the experience help children grow in their life?
    你贊成旅遊經驗對兒童非常重要嗎?旅遊的經歷如何幫助兒童成長?
  5. Do you like to travel by train, ship, airplane, car, or any other transportation? Why do you like it better than the others?
    你比較喜歡用火車、船、飛機、汽車、或任何其他交通工具旅遊呢?
  6. Have you ever had a bad traveling experience? What happened?
    你是否曾經有過很不好的旅遊經歷?發生什麼事呢?
  7. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be? What do you hope to experience there?
    如果你能夠旅遊到任何一個地方?那是什麼地方呢?希望經歷些什麼?
  8. Why is it better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books? Explain.
    行萬裡路勝過讀萬卷書。為什麼呢?
  9. What is the most unusual thing you’ve ever experienced while you are traveling?
    你最為特別的旅遊經歷是什麼?
  10. What is the best season for traveling? Explain why.
    最好的旅遊季節是什麼時候呢?為什麼?
  11. Is it important to have access to the Internet when travelling? Why?
    旅行期間,能夠連接到網路是很重要的嗎?為什麼?

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Unit 8 Gender Issues

  1. What does gender equality mean to you? Give some examples of gender equality in our society.
    性別平等對你來說是什麼意思?請舉例說明我們社會中的性別平等。
  2. What are some examples of gender inequality in our society? Why do you think they still happen?
    我們的社會中有哪些性別不平等的例子?你認為為什麼這些現象仍然存在?
  3. “Women hold up half the sky.” What does this saying mean? Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
    「女性撐起半邊天。」這句話是什麼意思?你贊成嗎?為什麼?
  4. Do women and men have the same opportunities in Taiwan today? Give some examples.
    在今天的台灣,女性和男性擁有相同的機會嗎?請舉例說明。
  5. What rights or opportunities for women still need to be improved? How can we improve them?
    女性有哪些權利或機會仍需要改善?我們可以如何改善?
  6. What is a feminist? Do you think feminism is still important today? Why or why not?
    什麼是女性主義者?你認為女性主義在今天仍然重要嗎?為什麼?
  7. Do women sometimes have to choose between their career and family? How can society help both women and men balance work and family?
    女性有時是否必須在事業和家庭之間做選擇?社會可以如何幫助男性和女性兼顧工作與家庭?
  8. Are some jobs more suitable for men or women? Or can anyone do any job? Explain your opinion.
    有些工作比較適合男性或女性嗎?還是任何人都可以從事任何工作?請說明你的看法。
  9. Have you ever heard a sexist remark or seen someone treated differently because of their gender? How would you respond?
    你是否曾聽過性別歧視的言論,或看過有人因為性別而受到不同待遇?你會如何回應?
  10. If you could choose to be a different gender, would you? Why or why not?
    如果你可以選擇成為不同的性別,你會選擇嗎?為什麼?

Vocabulary for Reference 參考單字

  1. gender issue — 性別議題
  2. gender equality — 性別平等
  3. gender inequality — 性別不平等
  4. equal opportunity — 平等機會
  5. gender role — 性別角色
  6. feminist — 女性主義者
  7. feminism — 女性主義
  8. stereotype — 刻板印象
  9. discrimination — 歧視
  10. sexist remark — 性別歧視的言論
  11. sexual harassment — 性騷擾

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Unit 7 Fear and Courage

  1. What is a the bravest thing that you have ever tried or done? What happened?
    你曾經嘗試過會做過最勇敢的事情是什麼?發生什麼事?
  2. What is the difference between fear and worry? Give examples.
    恐懼跟擔憂的差別在哪裡?請舉例說明。
  3. What is/was your biggest fear? Why? How?
    什麼是你最大的恐懼?為什麼?怎麼辦?
  4. What is/was your biggest worry? How do you stop it from worrying you?
    什麼是你最大的憂慮?你如何停止憂慮?
  5. Do you think people can really be worry-free or fearless? Why or why not?
    你認為什麼能夠真的無憂無慮或毫無所懼嗎?為什麼?
  6. What is something you will avoid in your life? For example, you don’t want to smoke even if your good friend smokes.
    什麼是你在生活當中會避開的?例如,就算你的好朋友會抽煙,你也絕不抽菸。
  7. What is your last experience that made your worried or nervous. For example, it was a singing contest, and so on.
    你最後一次感覺到擔心我的緊張是怎麼樣的經歷?例如,歌唱比賽等等。
  8. Do you think fear is only in your mind? For example, we are scared of ghosts, but we never see it.
    你認為恐懼其實只有在你心中存在嗎?例如我們都害怕鬼,但是我們從來沒看過啊?
  9. Have you seen courage in your family members, for example, your mom, granddad, sister, and so on? What does he or she do?
    你是否在你的家人當中看到勇氣?例如,媽媽、祖父、妹妹等等。他們做了什麼事情呢?
  10. Have you ever needed support to have courage? Who or what gives you the support?
    你是否曾經需要支持來獲得勇氣?誰或者什麼東西給你那個支持?

Vocabulary

  1. brave 勇敢的
  2. courage 勇氣
  3. fear 恐懼
  4. worry 擔憂;憂慮
  5. nervous 緊張的
  6. face a fear 面對恐懼
  7. overcome 克服
  8. avoid 避免;避開
  9. support 支持
  10. take a risk 冒險;承擔風險

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Unit 6 AI and The Internet

  1. How does AI help you in your daily life? Can you give some examples?
    人工智慧在你日常生活中有什麼幫助?你可以舉一些例子嗎?
  2. What worries or fears do you have about AI in your future life? Why?
    你對未來生活中AI有什麼擔憂或害怕的地方?為什麼?
  3. What might happen to people who choose not to use AI at all? 如果有人完全不使用AI,會發生什麼事?
  4. Which do you think is smarter: AI or human intelligence? Please explain.
    你認為誰比較聰明:AI還是人類智慧?請解釋。
  5. How would your life change if you couldn’t use the Internet for three days? Give examples.
    如果三天不能上網,你的生活會有什麼改變?請舉例說明
  6. What are the positive and negative effects of the Internet on your life?
    網路對你生活有什麼正面和負面影響?
  7. Have you ever thought about starting an online business? If yes, what would you like to do?
    你有想過創辦網路事業嗎?如果有,你想做什麼?
  8. How can people use AI wisely to improve their lives? What are some smart ways to use AI without relying on it too much?
    人們該如何聰明地使用AI來改善生活?有哪些聰明的方式可以使用AI但又不過度依賴它?
  9. How has technology changed education? What are the benefits and drawbacks?
    科技如何改變教育?有什麼好處與壞處?
  10. Comparing cloned humans and human-like AI robots, which do you think is better for the future of humanity? Why?
    人類複製人和類人AI機器人相比,你覺得哪一個對人類未來比較好?為什麼?

Vocabulary

  1. convenient 方便的
  2. efficient 有效率的
  3. rely on 依賴
  4. replace 取代
  5. privacy 隱私
  6. misinformation 錯誤資訊;假訊息
  7. independent 獨立的;自主的
  8. drawback 缺點;弊端
  9. critical thinking 批判性思考
  10. adapt 適應

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Unit 5 Family

  1. Do you think you have a happy family? Why or why not? Please give some examples from your life.
    你認為你有一個快樂的家庭嗎?為什麼?請舉例說明。
  2. What is one happy and one unhappy memory from your childhood? What happened in each?
    你有什麼快樂和不愉快的童年回憶?當時發生了什麼事?
  3. How would you describe the family education you received? Do you think it was good? Why or why not? Please explain with examples.
    你如何描述你所接受的家庭教育?你認為它好嗎?為什麼?請舉例說明。
  4. Do you like the way your parents brought you up? Explain with examples, including any differences you notice between your father’s and mother’s caregiving styles.
    你喜歡父母教養你的方式嗎?請舉例說明,並談談父親和母親在養育上的差異。
  5. In your family, who plays the most important role? Why do you think so?
    在你的家庭裡,誰扮演最重要的角色?你為什麼這麼認為?
  6. What do you think is the most important thing in a family? Why?
    你認為家庭中最重要的是什麼?為什麼?
  7. What activities do you enjoy doing the most with your family? Why are they meaningful to you?
    你最喜歡和家人一起做什麼事情?為什麼這些活動對你有意義?
  8. What is the biggest problem in your family now? Do you think it can be solved? How?
    你家庭現在最大的問題是什麼?你覺得能解決嗎?怎麼解決?
  9. If you could change one thing about your parents or the children in your family, what would you change? Why?
    如果可以改變父母或家庭中的孩子,你會想改變什麼?為什麼?
  10. Nowadays, many families choose to have no children (DINK families). Can you imagine a family without children? What are your thoughts on this?
    現在越來越多家庭選擇不要小孩(頂客族)。你能想像沒有小孩的家庭嗎?你怎麼看這種家庭?

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Unit 3 Studying in Taiwan

  1. If you are a student in Taiwan, are you happy with your school life? Why or why not?
    如果你是台灣的學生,你快樂嗎?為什麼?
  2. What are some advantages and disadvantages of studying in Taiwan? Please explain with examples.
    在台灣讀書有哪些優點和缺點?請舉例說明。
  3. Many more students now attend college compared to 40 years ago. Do you think going to college after high school is necessary? Why or why not?
    現在比起40年前更多學生會唸大學,你認為高中後一定要念大學嗎?為什麼?
  4. What major do you want to choose in college? Why?
    你想在大學讀什麼科系?為什麼?
  5. About 15% of college students continue to graduate school. Do you think it is necessary to go to graduate school after college? Why?
    大約15%的大學生會念研究所,你覺得大學畢業後一定要念研究所嗎?為什麼?
  6. Would you like to study abroad? If yes, where and why?
    你想去國外讀書嗎?想去哪裡?為什麼?
  7. Is it harder to get a job in Taiwan if you don’t go to college? Why or why not?
    沒念大學在台灣找工作會比較難嗎?為什麼?
  8. Do you think studying at a foreign university helps you find a job more easily in Taiwan? Why or why not?
    你認為在國外大學念書後會比較容易在台灣找到工作嗎?為什麼?
  9. What qualities make a good student and a good teacher?
    好學生和好老師應該具備什麼特質?
  10. If you could change Taiwan’s education system, what would you change and why?
    如果你可以改變台灣的教育制度,你會做什麼改變?為什麼?

Vocabulary list

  1. academic stress 課業壓力
  2. competitiveness 競爭力
  3. higher education 高等教育
  4. specialization 專業化;專攻領域
  5. study abroad 出國留學
  6. job prospects 就業前景
  7. global perspective 國際視野
  8. critical thinking 批判性思考
  9. empathy 同理心
  10. educational reform 教育改革

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    Unit 2 Your school life and social life

    1. Do you like your current life, including your job, school, family, and social activities? What are some good or bad experiences you have had?
      你喜歡你現在的生活嗎,包含工作、學校、家庭和社交活動?你經歷過哪些好事情或壞事情?
    2. Describe your ideal life right now. How can you achieve or live that kind of life?
      描述你現在理想的生活是什麼樣子?你如何能實現或過那樣的生活?
    3. What skills do you think are important for a successful future? Why are they important, and how do you plan to learn or improve them?
      你認為為了未來的成功,需要具備哪些技能?為什麼?你如何學習或提升這些技能?
    4. Do you prefer working for a company or organization, or starting your own business? Explain your reasons.
      你喜歡在公司或組織工作,還是自己創業?請說明原因。
    5. If you want to have your own business, what kind would it be? What challenges do you think you would face?
      如果你想創業,會是什麼樣的事業?你認為會遇到哪些困難?
    6. Do you prefer working alone or with a team? Why?
      你喜歡一個人工作還是與團隊合作?為什麼?
    7. What is your current life priority? Do you actively work on it every day?
      你現在生活中的首要目標是什麼?你每天有為此努力嗎?
    8. What factors do you think help a person succeed in life or career? For example, family support, personality, hard work, etc.
      你認為什麼因素能幫助一個人在生活或職業上成功?例如家庭支持、個性、努力等等。
    9. What kind of personality traits do you think are important for success? What are your own strengths and weaknesses? Please explain with examples.
      你認為成功需要哪些個性特質?你自己的優點和缺點是什麼?請舉例說明。
    10. How much money do you think a person needs each month to live a good life? What kind of life or career do you find interesting or boring? Why?
      你認為一個人每個月需要多少收入才能過好生活?你覺得什麼樣的生活或職業有趣或無聊?為什麼?

    參考單字

    1. work-life balance工作與生活的平衡
    2. entrepreneurship創業;企業家精神
    3. priority優先事項;首要任務
    4. collaboration團隊合作;協作
    5. resilience韌性;適應力(面對挫折時的恢復能力)
    6. time management時間管理
    7. trait(性格、個性上的)特質;特徵
    8. financial stability財務穩定
    9. fulfillment成就感;滿足感
    10. adaptability應變能力;適應力

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    Unit 1 Getting to Knowing Yourself

    1. What is one happy memory from your elementary school years? Why do you still remember it?
      在你的小學生活中,有哪一段快樂的回憶?為什麼你到現在仍然記得它?
    2. How did you change during junior high school? What caused that change?
      在國中期間,你有什麼改變?是什麼造成了這個改變?
    3. What has been the most meaningful experience in your school life so far?
      到目前為止,你的求學生活中最有意義的經驗是什麼?
    4. What is one achievement that you are proud of? What challenges did you face?
      你最引以為傲的一項成就是什麼?過程中遇到了哪些挑戰?
    5. What is something you are worried about now or in the near future? How are you dealing with it?
      現在或不久的將來,你擔心什麼事情?你正在如何面對它?
    6. If you could change one thing about your life or yourself, what would you change—and why?
      如果你可以改變自己或生活中的一件事,你會改變什麼?為什麼?
    7. What is one important personality trait you have? How does it help or sometimes cause problems for you?
      你有哪一項重要的個性特質?它如何幫助你,或有時為你帶來困擾?
    8. What person, experience, or event has influenced you the most? How did it affect you?
      哪一個人、經驗或事件對你的影響最大?它如何影響了你?
    9. What are you naturally good at, and how have you developed this strength?
      你天生擅長什麼?你是如何進一步培養這項優勢的?
    10. What kind of person do you hope to become in the future? What skill or habit will help you become that person?
      未來你希望成為什麼樣的人?哪一項技能或習慣能幫助你成為那樣的人?

    Vocabulary

    1. memory回憶
    2. experience經驗;經歷
    3. achievement 成就
    4. challenge 挑戰
    5. influence影響
    6. personality個性
    7. strength優點;長處
    8. improve改善;進步
    9. treasure珍惜
    10. future未來

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    Unit 15 Leaving Home or Moving Abroad

    1. Do you remember the first time you left home to live somewhere else?
      When was it? Why did you leave? How did you feel at that time?
      你是否記得第一次離家到別的地方住?那是什麼時候?為什麼?你的感覺如何?
    2. At what age do you think children should leave their parents and live independently? Why?
      你認為孩子應該在幾歲離開父母獨立生活?為什麼?
    3. Do you think it is important for children to leave their parents and become independent, or should they stay with them? Explain.
      你認為孩子應該離家獨立,還是應該與父母同住?請解釋理由。
    4. Have you or your family ever talked about leaving Taiwan to live somewhere else?
      Why did you consider it, and what kind of experience do you expect to have?
      你或家人是否曾談過離開台灣到別的地方生活?為什麼?你期待有什麼樣的經驗?
    5. If you had the chance to immigrate to another country, would you do it? Why or why not?
      List at least three reasons to explain your choice.
      如果你有機會移居國外,你會去嗎?為什麼?請列舉至少三個理由說明。
    6. Do you know anyone who has moved to another country?
      Where did they go, and why did they move? How are they doing now?
      你認識有人移民國外嗎?他們去了哪裡?為什麼?現在過得如何?
    7. If you had to work in another country, would you take the job?
      Which country would you most like to go to, and which one least? Why?
      如果你必須去國外工作,你會接受嗎?你最想去哪一國?最不想去哪一國?為什麼?
    8. What do people usually consider before deciding to move to another place?
      List at least three common reasons for moving.
      人們在決定搬家或移民前通常會考慮什麼?請列舉三個常見原因。
    9. What is “culture shock”?
      Give an example and describe what happened if you have experienced it.
      什麼是文化衝擊?請舉例說明,如果你曾經歷過,也請描述經過。
    10. What does the saying “The grass is always greener on the other side” mean?
      Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
      「外國的月亮比較圓」這句話的意思是什麼?你同意嗎?為什麼?

    參考單字

    1. immigrate移民至…
    2. cause原因;動機
    3. at least至少
    4. independent獨立的
    5. cultural shock文化衝擊
    6. experience經歷

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    Unit 11 Doing Exercise

    1. Is it important to do physical exercise? How does it help people?
      體能活動重要嗎?體能活動對一個人有何幫助?
    2. Most people think it is important to do exercise, but not many people do exercise often? Why not?
      大部分的人認為做運動很重要,但是並不是很多人經常做運動?為什麼?
    3. What kind of exercise do you do? What is your goal for doing the exercise? For example, you hope to be thin or you want to build muscles, and so on.
      你做什麼樣的運動?你做這項運動的目的是什麼?例如,減重、長肌肉等等。
    4. Do you play sports (ballgames)? Which sport do you play often? What do you learn from it?
      你有從事任何球類運動嗎?你通常打什麼的球?你從中學到什麼?
    5. Do you admire anyone who is good at sports? Who? How does the person inspire you?
      你仰慕運動很厲害的人嗎?是誰呢?那個人如何的鼓舞你?
    6. Do you want to be a sport star in your school? Can you be a sport star and a good student at the same time?
      你要成為學校的體育明星嗎?你認為你能不能同時成為體育明星跟好學生?
    7. Do you enjoy PE class? Do you think PE class important to students? Why?
      你喜歡體育課嗎?認為體育課對學生來講很重要嗎?為什麼?
    8. What is your national sport? Why is it important for a country to have a national sport?
      我們的國家運動是什麼?為什麼一個國家需要有國家運動?
    9. Do you think Taiwan should use the most resources to develop one sport, for example baseball? Why or why not?
      你認為台灣應該將大部分的資源用於發展某一項運動嗎?例如棒球。為什麼?
    10. Who is your sports idol? What do you learn from your sport idol?
      誰是你心中的運動明星?你從他身上學到什麼?
    11. Do you want to try extreme sports, such as skydiving, bungee jumping or hang-gliding, and so on? Why or why not?
      你想要嘗試極限運動嗎?例如,高空跳傘、高空彈跳、飛行傘等等。為什麼?

    無論您是(1)注重口說寫作的國高中生; (2)提升競爭力的英文老師; (3)努力成為各科雙語老師; 或(4)提升專業英語說寫能力的碩博生或社會人士。請洽客製化訓練課程詢問專線

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