VOICE VOLUME 2
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Illuminating
Language Celebrating language at school
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The School
Culture
Food
How to
Sports
Art
China Week and the Language Festival
Have you heard of Gangnam Style?
Special bread recipes, soup, and turkey
12 ways to prevent a cold
A Football Fan comes to China
Beautiful projects from student artists
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Dear Voice Magazine,
Dear Voice Magazine,
I just wanted to let you know how we put The Voice to
After receiving “The Voice”, the Grade Nines crowded around Paul who tightly
use in our class this morning.
gripped the colourful copy of Country Garden School’s very own magazine. For
Every Wednesday, there is an English activity class for grade 6, which gives students a chance for freer
a first addition and first ever BGY English language magazine, the quality of the publication was outstanding. The Grade Nines seemed to think so too.
English practice. Sharon wanted to incorporate the
It took five requests “sit down and read your novels please” to persuade the
magazine into the class so we came up with the idea of a
entire class to stop crowding around Paul, to stop leaning over his shoulder, to
magazine “scavenger hunt”. Sharon put together a great
stop pushing and shoving and trying to grab the magazine out of his hands and
Powerpoint presentation with questions that students had
to instead read their own books.
to search the magazine to answer.
I thought Paul, a reluctant reader, would flip through the pages and pass the
The activity was a huge success. Students were excited to
copy to Frank within seconds. But Paul did not hand the magazine over. He
search through the magazine to find the answers to the
did not get bored. Students’ tasks for that lesson involved reading silently and
questions. Hopefully they’ll now be motivated to spend
working on reading projects so Paul had some flexibility as to how he would
some time going through the magazine on their own as
budget his time. He spent the whole 45 minutes pouring over “The Voice”. I usually
well.
struggle to get Paul to read, I was pleased to see him so engaged.
Thanks again for the hard work you guys are putting into
After class, as Paul helped me tidy the classroom, he said the magazine was
The Voice.
“very great” because “it’s about our school and it’s very professional.” Robert agreed and said he liked “the pictures and all the articles.”
Tamara, MYP English Teacher
“Why?” I asked. “Because it’s about our school and so it’s interesting.” “I know the writers. I like to read their work” added Sandy, who promised to submit her own article for consideration in the next edition. Thank you to the many contributors and editors of “The Voice” - 9EE looks forward to reading the next edition. Pippa, MYP English Teacher
Hector Flores Editor
Jessica Soeland Designer
Jason Ault Writer and Editor
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WHAT’S INSIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS
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China Week
Language Festival Gangnam Style
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Red Bean Soup
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Ways to prevent a cold
Learning Chinese
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How to give a speech
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Short Stories
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2 School information 3 School map 4 China Week 7 Chinese Fireworks 8 AOI Week 9 Explaining T.O.K. 10 University Counceling Center
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Language Festival PYP Language Festival British Foreign Exchange Gangnam Style Funny differences between China and U.S. New Zealand Thailand
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Expat Blogs Learning Chinese Recipes Art Appreciative Reading How to give a speech 12 Ways to prevent a cold
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China for a Football fan Golf in China Technology: Windows 8 Short Stories Comments Sheet Mad Scientist
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IB PROGRAMS
GUANGDONG COUNTRY GARDEN SCHOOL
New Models of the IB Programs The Primary Years Program (PYP)
The Middle Years Program (MYP)
The Diploma Program (DP)
The new PYP model differs from the old PYP model in the following ways
The new model contains the same message about an MYP education but with a different presentation. The circle closest to the centre of the model now contains four elements.
The new DP model differs from the old DP model in the following ways:
1. The core circle remains illustrative of the learner’s position at the heart of the PYP curriculum framework. 2. The innermost circle unites the pedagogy of the PYP with its essential elements 3. The three components of the PYP curriculum cycle (written, taught and assessed) now embodied in Approaches
1. Approaches to learning—this demonstrates the commitment to approaches to learning
on the new model as Approaches to Learning, is also in alignment with MYP,
2. Approaches to teaching and learning model demonstrating the DP’s commitment
2. Approaches to teaching—this emphasizes authentic learning through inquiry.
related and transdisciplinary) represented
of education
developing skills for learning.
IBCC programmes. It reinforces the PYP
4. The essential element of skills (subject
other programme and the IB’s continuum
are included in the inner circle of the
the MYP pedagogy, including collaborative,
inquiry-based and conceptually driven
a hexagon to a circle to align with the
as a key component of the MYP for
to Teaching, aligns with MYP, DP and pedagogy of authentic learning that is
1. The shape of the model changes from
3. Concepts—this shows the emphasis placed on a concept-based curriculum. 4. Areas of interaction—shows how learning best takes place in context, and can help to develop international-mindedness.
to particular pedagogical approaches to teaching and to developing particular skills for learning 3. The term experimental sciences has changed to the term sciences to more closely align with the other programmes 4. The watermark of the world indicates that much learning for the DP takes place in the global context.
DP and IBCC 5. Concepts feature separately to show the alignment with MYP 6. Attitudes remain a PYP essential element. 7. The PYP culminates in the Exhibition, and this features on the new model. This circle demonstrates the clear alignment with action, and with the culminating activities in MYP, DP and IBCC.
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China Week HELPING CHILDREN IN NEED China week is a very special activity- the
The school was called BaiYan hope school. It
purpose is to help poor children. Before
was a very small school which only contained
china week, we did lots of preparation like
60 students. There was no playground,
searching for poor schools on the internet and
no balls to play with, no windows in the
finding cheap hotels. At the beginning, we
classrooms, not even shoes on the children!
encountered many obstacles, for example it
I just could not believe what I saw! We had
took a long time to find an appropriate school.
lunch there with the children, ate what they
Finally, we decided to go to ChongQing
ate. Our lunch was pumpkin rice and a few
which is located in the middle of China. It took
vegetables, no meat or other delicious and
2 hours by plane and 2 hours by bus to get to
nutritious food; but we still felt happy because
our destination- a small town called TangHe.
the children and teachers were so hospitable.
The weather was so cold when we arrived and we were so tired, but we were happy to
We taught dancing, singing, drawing and
be there.
English to the students. They were so happy that we were there! After 4 days of teaching,
On the second day, we went to the school
we left. We took so many pictures with them
which was located on a mountain, so we
and everyone cried at that time. I want to
needed to take a car. The road leading to
keep that memory in my heart forever.
that school was very difficult and rugged but we didn’t give up; we were still full of passion. On the mountain, the weather was worse than the town, there was dense fog everywhere!
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SCHOOL EVENT
By 黄凌佳霓 Lingani, Huang Paisley, DP 11(1)
Gift from China Week From November 11th to 17th we went to Qing Yuan for China Week and made great memories. We contributed to society by helping the poor. From organizing to planning, everything was up to us. For me as a foreign student, it was an adventure. When I first arrived in Qing Yuan after riding almost six to seven hours on a bus, I was shocked. People were living deep inside the mountain without any proper healthcare services, shopping malls, gyms, not even a theater. Dogs, pigs, chickens wandered freely and there were absolutely no cars. In order to experience the poverty ourselves, our group decided not to stay in a hotel but in the school dormitory. As a result 8 of us took showers in a single bathroom where they didn’t have any shower stall or heater. Every day when I was taking a shower, I felt how lucky I am and how selfish I am. I learnt how to be thankful and feel happy in every moment. At the school, I taught the students Korean and we held a sports festival for them. We planned four different games and even prepared gifts for them. Although it was hard work to prepare all the events, watching how happy they were warmed my heart. In addition to teaching at the school, we helped harvest sweet potatoes for the elderly and visited them in their “homes”. My eyes burst with tears when a grandma offered us the sweet potatoes even though she did not have anything for herself. At the end of the week, I wanted to give them something, but I feel like I learnt more from them than they did from me. Being with them was like having a treasure inside. I am so happy to have had such a chance and am looking forward to having more. By 金河荣 Gloria Kim, DP 11(2)
We contributed to society by helping the poor. From organizing to planning, everything was up to us.
With students from the school
During the sports festival
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China Week
REFLECTIONS FROM STUDENTS
The school that we served is located in the city
In November, I went to Jiangxi province to do my
It was one of the unforgettable experiences
of Li Jiang which belongs to Yunnan Province.
“China Week” programme with 10 teammates
in my life. We stayed in a comfortable hotel ten
Lijiang is an attractive city with a beautiful view
and a supervisor.
miles away from the school, but the bumpy car
of nature and hospitable people. I felt the fresh air as soon as I got off the plane. Nothing, I thought, in Yunnan is polluted. Everything has stayed the same since it was first created.
The place I went to is not a large city. There is only one flight each day to that place. We spent one day in the town center and the next day
trip everyday to the school was difficult for us. As soon as we arrived, we rushed to release ourselves in the school toilet.
went to the rural village which was about
The toilet can be described as an ‘ancient
However, when I arrived to the school we
2 hours away by car. We met the headmaster of
artifact’, simple walls with a red sign to classify
served, I found that children cannot take
the school we served to discuss the plan for the
male and female. Low toilets without doors
showers every day. Their families maintain their
next few days.
cause the feeling that someone has stolen your
livelihood by selling small, cheap goods to local people and tourists. The basketball court looked old and ugly. The children there want good facilities, a good studying environment. But, they lack of money.
On the first day we went to the school, it was really foggy. The wind was very strong. Because the traffic was really terrible, our journey to school was quite dangerous. After the simple welcome ceremony, we started our lessons. The
privacy while awful smells fill every space in the room. At that time, you could become a ‘toilet star’ because many little fans (students from the school) came in and said, “hello, sister.” Never mind wearing your jeans, you have already revealed your butt to others!
I taught children English and P.E. My students
lessons we prepared included Chinese, Maths,
were so cute and lively. They kept asking me
English, Music, Art and P.E. I taught English
On the other hand, many pupils from the school
about the world outside and wanted me to tell
and P.E. with Chris. The children did not have
were very hospitable. They were very curious
them something interesting. They were polite
formal English class at all, so I had to start from
about our clothes, cameras and how there is
whenever them met me; they always said “Good
the alphabet. I taught the children to play an
image with sound on our laptops. Most of them
morning, teacher!”. I felt satisfied when I heard
interesting game in P.E class. We held a singing
are talented with music because they can sing
this sentence. I enjoyed being a teacher!
competition as well. They did a really good job.
in pitch without being taught and remember
Before we left, my classmates and I set up a mini
the song’s tempo after hearing it only one or
library and a notice board for each classroom.
two times. Even though they were very poor,
By 林佳清 Nicole, A-level 11(1)
The programme is really meaningful and unforgettable. It improves our teamwork, social skills and give us valuable experience.
I received a lot of presents from them, such as angry bird’s sticker, candy flowers, paint and some sweet sentences. All in all, I enjoyed this activity a lot, and I would
By 汤正尧 Marco, A-level 11(1)
like to visit them again soon. By 陈诗雅 Caesius, A-level 11(2)
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TYPES OF EFFECTS
SHOCK AND AWE:
MY EXPERIENCE WITH CHINESE FIREWORKS! Early in the morning of the first day of China week in
loud noise, so families would ignite firecrackers outside
Shandong I was awakened by noise that gave me chills
the front doors. This is what I experienced in Shandong.
to the bone. It came from just outside my hotel… and it was
Then I was told it is a common thing to light fireworks in
explosions! I very nearly threw myself on the floor to crawl
order to pray for happiness and prosperity. Also, I learned
away. Suddenly I heard cheering, and then a toast of some
that people in China light fireworks at almost every Chinese
sort. It sounded like a celebration. While having breakfast
festival, like the National Day, the Mid-Autumn festival and
some people around the table said “what a relief the
Spring Festival.
fireworks are over”. Obviously what I heard that morning was fireworks and everything was fine. I had no idea of what fireworks represented in China, so I tried to find out.
I enjoy fireworks. They are spectacular with their colors, sounds and shapes. They are hot and fiery, they are terribly noisy and they are visually dramatic. In Sweden,
Some say the original firecracker was made by accident
I only get to see fireworks two times a year: on New Years
when a chef spilled saltpeter into the cooking fire of his
Eve and on April 30th, called Valborgsmässoafton, which is
kitchen. It then sparked and created a spectacular flame.
the king’s birthday. This makes me disappointed since I really
According to an old legend, that my Chinese teacher told
like fireworks, and that is why I’m very excited to see and
me, it turns out that fireworks were used to scare away a
experience the Spring Festival here in China!
flying monster that ate humans. The monster did not like this
By 金毛 Axel, DP 11(1)
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SCHOOL ACTIVITY
AOI WEEK
A powerful memory
Sandy, my classmate, who was also the
Our AOI week was a very enlightening
Chinese teacher in this activity, said; “They
experience. We visited the poor local
just don’t have enough of a chance to show
school and the seniors’ home. We enjoyed
how clever and hard working they really
magnificent sights; and finally finished our
are. If they were able to receive the good
AOI trip both joyfully and thankfully.
education and support as we do, they may
During our visit at a local school, we gave
be outstanding now.’
them some articles for study and also got a
I think however, that we cannot choose what
chance to be teachers. It’s such a thrilling task
our life will be when we’re born; but we can
because this was our first time to be a teacher.
at least choose what our life will amount to
We taught them Chinese, Mathematics and
by continuously struggling, concentrating and
also music that afternoon. These grade two
holding onto our dreams. Just as Lincoln said,
students were so active and vigorous that we
“remember when life’s path is steep to keep
could not even prevent them from running to
your mind even.”
the small platform to answer the questions. Stanley, who also took part in this activity, said; “It is hard to imagine where these students gather this tremendous enthusiasm for studying in such a tough environment. They have this powerful dream to be successful and
This will always be a meaningful experience in my life. I would really like to hold this memory as power to keep me fighting for my dreams, my faith and my life. By 张恬加 Gaga, MYP Class 10(8)
rich one day. It’s so inspiring. They work so What is AOI? Area of Inquiry
much harder than us.”
WORDSEARCH SCHOOL DAYS
Word clues
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Across 1. Another word for exam 4. He __ studying English 5. I met my friend __ school 6. I ___ speak English
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7. Addition, Multiplication’s subject 8. What you use when you make a mistake
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10. What’s 2 + 2? 11. What do you read?
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2. Who is the class king? 3. Where do you study?
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4. My book is __ my bad 9. I __ a student 11. The flower is __ the window
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In pursuit of explaining Theory of Knowledge (T.O.K.) How do you know what you know if you are not sure of what you know? This is a great tongue twister
In TOK, discussions explore knowledge itself
which relates to some of our subject matter.
considered, and possible responses to be put
TOK, at first glance may seem rather philosophical than practical, but if we consider the main goal: “TOK is not intended to teach students new facts but to enable them to put into perspective what they already know”, we can see the idea is to connect the previous and present knowledge students bring with them so to think critically and creatively about global issues.
as alive with questions to be posed and forth and evaluated. The question “How do I know?” lies at the centre of TOK, taking the form of many and varied specific questions regarding its creation in everyday life and different subject
connections between the subjects they take.
areas, its justifications, complexities, uncertainties,
On the contrary, they have been trained for
implications, value. These are “knowledge
years on how to memorise and recite.
issues”—questions or topics for exploration that rise to the surface when a spirit of inquiry is applied to the process of knowing itself.
Theory of knowledge is an unusual course.
Knowledge issues under discussion and the
While the IB Diploma Programme has many
perspectives brought to bear on the students
distinctive elements, TOK is perhaps the most
demand reflection, examination and analysis.
curious. Because it is different in various ways
Taking ideas seriously involves looking at them
from more familiar school subjects, it poses
closely to understand why a person or a group
particular challenges—challenges for schools,
is putting them forward and what their grounds
teachers, the IB itself, and the students who take
are for accepting them, no matter whether that
the course. Some of those challenges, such as
person or group happens to be a professional
basic misunderstandings about the nature and
body of scientists, a psychological researcher
purpose of TOK, need to be dispelled; others
and theorist, any speaker presented as an
are intrinsic to TOK, and are part of what makes
expert in any field, the supporters of a political
it important and exciting.
ideology, the marketers of any product or
For the sake of organisation, TOK is roughly divided into 3 parts: The Knowers & Knowledge, Ways of Knowing and Areas of Knowledge. All this was part of a lecture my colleague Nathan Engquish and myself gave on Thursday 29th. The experience was by far enjoyable and
wonder + reflect + connect = spirit of inquiry
As a final thought, saying “TOK does this” and “TOK does that” is, of course, just a manner of speaking. The students and the teachers are the ones who are active. As discussed earlier, the course is rooted in students’ own experiences of knowing, expanded by exchange with others and classroom activities that push their ideas further. The teacher structures the inquiry that helps students develop their skills of investigating and thinking, steering them towards a larger understanding of knowing in areas of knowledge and in non-academic areas of life. By Natalia Diaz, DP
service, the organizers of a local charity drive, or any of the other numerous sources of claims that surround us daily. Students in TOK should be learning to critique arguments from different perspectives and to apply the same critical standards to the arguments they make themselves.
enriching. Our audience was eager to
Sometimes I think TOK comes in a package
participate and understand how this subject
that needs to be un-packed to be understood,
is taught in class. Exploring the ways of
this being the biggest challenge. Our students
knowing: Sense Perception, Reason, Emotion
are not used to thinking critically or crossing
and Language to later talk about Areas of Knowledge: Human & Natural Science, Maths, Ethics, History, The Arts and Religion, Nathan and I found ourselves immersed in this unpacking process of presenting an example and raising questions (knowledge issues) like: To what extent should we trust our sense perception knowing it is not 100% reliable? It is important to clarify that essential questions in TOK are called “knowledge issues”.
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UCC
NEWS
University Counseling Center participated in the International Education Information Day on Friday afternoon, November 23. Following Principal Li Laixiang’s theme talk on International Education at Guangdong Country Garden School, Xiaohui Yan gave a talk on application to overseas universities. All Counselors were present at the counseling desks, answering questions raised by parents and students. Ms. Alesa Lightbourne, Ph.D. , Dean of GBBA of SP Jain, gave a talk on “How to write at Western University”.
UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER
Ms. Jody Lehr, admission officer from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), gave a talk introducing Rochester Institute of Technology. University Counselors Yan Xiaohui, Fiona Chi, and Rain Lei attended Liberal Arts Education Panel in Hong Kong. Ms. Rebecca Wang, gave a talk to students and parents introducing the university application in Australia.
US University Counseling team held a workshop for University of California applicants to fill out UC system application forms. Two admission representatives from Swiss Education Group gave a talk to students introducing institutions of SEG and tutoring applicants to fill up application forms at R503A.
CGS counse
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Bob Walton,
CEO of Cla remont Uni
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Ms. Maggie Zhang, the Southeast Asia Counselor, held a workshop tutoring applicants to fill up Hong Kong “fast track” university application forms. Ms. Yan Xiaohui, Director of University Counseling Center, gave a talk “How to write a resume and a cover letter”. Mr. Robert Carlyon, the Canada Counselor, held a workshop tutoring applicants to fill up Canada university application forms. By Xiao Hui, DP
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Vice Princip al Li at Information Day Ms. Rebec ca Wang introducing the universi ty application in Australia .
Dr Alesa Li ghtbourne
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8th ANNUAL
LANGUAGE FESTIVAL Every year, Country Garden School celebrates the wonders of language by illuminating its integrity for both communication and culture. While we all know that English is an international language, important for working and studying abroad; the language festival focuses on presenting the beauty of all world languages to students in a variety of contexts to help broaden their understanding of its importance. This year marked the 8th Language Festival. Several events took place over the week, all of which were met with a great deal of excitement. One such event was the Subject Teacher Speaking Competition: an event that presented twenty of the best Subject Teachers and their abilities with spoken English. Teachers were set against each other to speak for various lengths on a variety of different topics. The audience was entertained, and excited by the speeches and performances making the event a huge success. A calligraphy contest also took place giving the students a profound opportunity to showcase their abilities at writing in languages they’ve been studying here at our school. German, Japanese, Chinese, English and French were but a few of the beautiful work students produced for the competition. All the best work was put on display for everyone to see in the lobby.
Sections of the speaking competition: 1. Prepared Speech (40%) Teachers gave a 1 minute and 30 second speech.
2. Questions (30%) A series of random questions were presented. Teachers had to pick the number and answer the questions behind them to the best of their abilities. They had one minute to think about the topic.
3. Word Association (30%) A few example questions (try it for yourself!) 1. If you could be any animal; what animal would you be and why? 2. Describe a moment that made you really happy. 3. If you could go back to university, what would you major in?
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THE PERFORMANCE The Language Festival performance was an overwhelming success with cross department collaboration from International, National, Pre-University and Overseas sections. Plays such as The Emperor’s New Clothes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet were performed featuring students dancing the waltz; performed complete with a beautiful backdrop, gowns and suits. Other performances included a live debate amongst students, solo singers and dancers. The theatre above the National Canteen was filled with an audience of cheering students, teachers and parents as performances based on the appreciation of language were performed. The Language Center and the Art Center organized the event; gathered the people, structured the schedules, dealt with the conflicts and successfully allowed the performances to be performed. A massive congratulations and thanks are reserved for them. The Voice Staff thanks everyone for their work on the Language Festival. As this magazine is a dedication to the English Language; we are thrilled to have the opportunity to cover such a celebration. Without language; the human race would have been unable to take such massive leaps in achievements; unable to make such unprecedented discoveries. Without Language; we as a species would have lacked the ability or opportunity to reach the peak of existence we now occupy. For these reasons we should
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
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诗朗诵“满江红” Poem Recitation
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remember to appreciate Language; as it forever illuminates and propels the base of humanities innovation and creativity. No matter the language you use; you should appreciate it, write it, read it and speak it proudly
Drama - “The emperor’s
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双簧
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快板新编“喇 嘛和哑巴”
Talk show
new clothes”
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英语小品“整容那些事” English debate - “About Plastic Surgery”
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舞台剧“瞧这一家子” English drama - “Look at
Clapper talk
this family”
英语歌曲 “Lego House” Solo - “Lego House”
and confidently because it collectively lights our path to a brighter future.
舞台剧“皇帝的新装”
舞台剧“罗密欧与朱丽叶”
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舞台剧“查理与巧克力工厂” Drama - “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
Drama - “Romeo and Juliet”
By Jason Ault, MYP teacher
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PRIMARY SCHOOL
LANGUAGE FESTIVAL The Primary School Language Festival was a fantastic success. Students took the opportunity to present their language skills within a variety of different activities; Chinese story telling was one event in particular that displayed our students’ ability to tell a creative story on stage. In addition; the PYP building was filled with a number of fantastic calligraphy work that was put on display in the windows of classrooms. The main event however was their own Primary School Language Festival Performances! Primary students took the stage in a wide assortment of colorful costumes telling stories of all types; all themed within the context of language in mind.
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BROADENING HORIZONS BRITISH FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Country Garden had the great honor of receiving a group of British exchange students to our school to experience the everyday life of a Country Garden School student this past November. The students stayed for two weeks and did a number of Chinese classes and activities such as calligraphy, traditional dance, Chinese language, music and even martial arts. At the end of their stay they performed the skills they had learned in the Lecture hall near the International Building. It was fantastic!
1. It is truly a privilege for the school to have the opportunity to both teach and learn from our British visitors!
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MAD LIBS
ASK FOR:
ASK A FRIEND TO GIVE
Body part
YOU A WORD FOR EACH
THINGS TO DO DURING BREAK TIME: Start a game of touch _________-ball. (body part)
Noun Vegetable
Put a _________ in someone’s backpack.
TOPIC IN THE LEFT
Adjective
Start a _________ fight in the school _________ room.
COLUMN (LIKE A NOUN,
Verb
VERB, OR ADJECTIVE),
Plural Noun Adjective
THEN ADD THE WORDS
Number
TO THE STORY ON THE
Verb
RIGHT AND READ IT
(noun)
(vegetable)
(adjective)
Choose sides and have a _________ ball tournament. (verb)
Demand more _________ and shorter _________ classes. (adjective)
(plural noun)
Ask ___ kids to go _________ in the _________. (number)
(verb)
(area)
Area
ALOUD AFTER FILLING IN THE BLANKS. YOU’LL COME UP WITH SOME
ASK FOR: Container Adjective
FUNNY AND STRANGE
Adjective
SENTENCES!
Noun Animal
LUNCH ROOM! Make sure your lunch _________ is filled with (container)
nutricious _________ food. Do not go to the (adjective)
_________ food stand across the street from (adjective)
the school. The hamburgers they serve are fried
Vegetable
in _________ and are made of _________
Vegetable
meat. So tak a sandwich made of _________
Color
or _________. It’s much healthier! Drink
Adjective
_________ milk instead of _________ colas.
(noun)
(animal)
(vegetable) (color)
(adjective)
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Have Have you you ever ever heard heard ofof “Gangnam “Gangnam Style”? Style”? You probably have. It is the title of a song sung by a Korean singer Psy. No one expected this song to spread throughout the world with such rapid speed. Not even Psy himself. “Gangnam Style” has become the new trend in Asia, America and even Europe. However, how many people actually know the meaning of “Gangnam Style”? What is Gangnam? Perhaps I can tell you the answer. Gangnam is an affluent part of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. It is divided into several streets or dongs (Korean name for streets). Each dong can be represented as the central ground for culture, education, food or fashion.
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Many dongs in Gangnam hold cultural festivals such as traditional festivals, drawing festivals, singing festivals and more. For example, in Dogok-dong, there is a festival that replays traditional folk games and ancestral rites of Korea. A number of families participate in this festival to feel Korean ancestors’ wisdom and to experience Korean folk games. Also, there are numerous movie theatres in Gangnam that screen the newest movies. With all of these fascinating activities, it almost becomes impossible to consider Gangnam as a boring place.
Similar to the case with education, a certain number of restaurants and cafes are highly acclaimed both in and out of Gangnam. Sinsa-dong, for instance, has distinctive restaurants that specialize in different kinds of food. Furthermore, Sinsa-dong is renowned for its peculiar cafes. The popularity of Sinsa-dong restaurants and café can be proven by the guiding websites that only specify in providing information about the restaurants and café in Sinsa-dong. To add on, there is a chicken street in Nonhyeon-dong. The name “chicken street” is given because of the variety of chicken restaurants on that specific street.
EDUCATION
FASHION
As a modern town of Seoul, Gangnam contains various schools, academies and faculties required for education. Especially in Daechi-dong, you will find streets flooded with all sorts of academies as well as students wearing different kinds of school uniforms.
One of the reasons for the title “Gangnam Style” could be because many fashion trends begin in Gangnam. Even people from other towns come to Gangnam for shopping. Apgujeong-dong and Cheongdam-dong are two places that are considered to be leading places that set fashion trends. You will see unique shops on the street and occasionally, several malls in between. There are even some nicknames for specific styles that are in Vogue in those dongs. This shows how influential Gangnam’s fashion style is.
Now that you have all the information about Gangnam, when you hear someone talking about “Gangnam Style”, you can proudly explain what “Gangnam Style” means. By 金宣佑 Sally, MYP 9(EE)
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Funny Differences between China and the United States USA
Life of old people
CHINA
1970
2012
1970
2012
Means of transport
Beauty standard
Child
Drinks for a stomach ache
Self-awareness
Street scene on weekend
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Make suggestions
Line up
Interpersonal relations
Attitude to new things
Decibel in restaurant
Boss
Party
In trend
Lifestyle
Shower
Travel
Handle problems
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By 马嘉蔚 Vivian Ma, DP 11(1)
TOURING ‘ROUND AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALND 20
When people think about New Zealand, they probably (and not surprisingly!) come up with such words as “countryside”, “rustic” and “farms”. The majority of people who have not traveled to this country have a stereotypical image of New Zealand in their mind, an image with shades of green and herds of cows or sheep under the cloudless sky. This is true but New Zealand is much more than that. I have lived in New Zealand for four years. To be more specific, I lived in Auckland which is the largest city in New Zealand. Auckland is located on the North Island of New Zealand. Upon my first arrival to New Zealand, I lived in the North Shore, which was the home to mostly non-Asians and then moved to the east side of Auckland, where most Asians reside. There are still big farmlands nearby, but there are also big shopping malls. The shopping malls, apart from shops, are made up of cinemas, libraries, food-courts and huge supermarkets at the size of a factory. Definitely Auckland is busy and developed, however that is before five ‘o clock in the afternoon, when all the shops close! If you stroll on the streets after 5 ‘o clock, there are only a few shops having lights up and the majority of them are bars. The city center of Auckland is where most interesting activities happen. Auckland University is situated in the city center, ranking in top 100 in world university rankings. However residing in the city center is often considered a luxury and people either choose to share rent with a friend or carpool from home to school. The Landmark, also one of the main tourist attractions of Auckland and is situated in the city center. Also, there is The Sky City Tower with casinos, hotels and a buffet near the top of the tower, and also the marvelous scenery of many sailboats floating in the harbor, giving Auckland the name of ‘City Of Sails’. Auckland is lot more fun than I could describe with my words, the fun is something you feel in the atmosphere which fills every bubble in your body and the words seem can seem plain to describe such fun. Next time,
Largest city: Auckland
come to see for yourself!
Population: 1,377,200 Currency: New Zealand Dollar Government: Parliamentary system, Unitary state, Constitutional monarchy
THAILAND By 邱键 Stang, MYP 9(EE)
Thailand or “The land of smiles” is the 51st largest
country in the world., It makes up approximately to
513,000km2 for its total surface area. It is also the 20th most populace country. The population of
Thailand is currently 74.5 million people and there
are 10 million people living in Bangkok.
Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand. Most visitors will go to Bangkok
first when visiting Thailand because it has many shopping malls and places for entertainment. Many people come to visit the shopping malls, places of
entertainment and to buy things such as clothes, shoes or Thai food. Thailand is an agricultural country. In the countryside of Thailand, crops are grown, especially rice, for a living and they also export rice or other produce to neighboring countries. Many vistors of Thailand have commented on how delicious Thai food
is because of its variety of tastes. Tom-yum-koong for example has many combined flavors such as spicy, sour and salty.
In Thailand there are many traditional places for touring such as ‘the fleating market or Buddhist temples. ’The
national sport in Thailand is “Thai boxing”. Some foreigners
Population: 69,518,555 Currency: Thai baht Capital: Bangkok King: Bhumibol Adulyadej
come to Thailand and actually learn how to do it! Every year there will be a Thai Boxing Competition and many Thai guys and some foreigner will even join this competition. Thailand is the one most popular holiday destinations in Asia. It has many
legendary beaches such as Phuket, Krabi, Pattaya and Suatthani. All of these are provinces in Thailand and they have many people that visit to have fun filled holidays.
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Mom and son do the cooking. Girlfriend waits on us. Dad buys groceries.
BEIJAO TOWN:
My favorite dish. Big, flat noodles with beef, peppers, green beans and spicy goodness.
Favorite Local Eats We don’t have much to cook with at home or ingredients we are used to since we don’t really frequent the foreign food markets. So… we eat out a lot. The local places are really cheap and way better than anything we could cook. After a few months here we’ve got a couple of places we’ve been too over a dozen times. They are all family owned and when we walk in, they remember us and
The owner of “Muslim Noodles” is an artist, making fresh noodles to order all day and night.
what we usually order. Since most local places only have Chinese names, we have to name them ourselves so that other people know what we’re talking about when we try to meet up for dinner! Here are two favorites: Duck Place and Muslim Noodles. By Becky Morris, Kindergarten English Teacher, and Neal Postma, MYP Music Teacher
Best $1.25 ever spent. Duck that falls off the bone with a slab of fried tofu.
WHAT’S MY CHINESE NAME AGAIN? There’s a tradition here of giving Chinese names to expatriates. Locals are allowed to choose their own English names, but we have to wait until we are given one by a native Chinese person.
Paul and I wanted to get Chinese names
it slowly and I felt better. I was even happier
given to us and we thought that our students
when they explained the meaning. It means
would give them to us after getting to know us
“gentleman”. I was amazed at the chance
better. The Chinese name that you get is about
encounter and to merit such an honorable name.
who you are and not just on the fly, so you can
I am proud of my name, so from now on please
understand why we were a little apprehensive.
address me as Lou Si Wen, or Lou for short.
Or in the case of Paul and I, it can be given
Once you get your name you are supposed
to you spontaneously by someone you have
to keep it. We had just met these college kids
just met. We were riding the train back from
and they wanted to give us names? Was this a
Zhuhai and we met a couple of college
college prank and were we going to regret it?
students. We struck up a conversation about
I was first and no matter what it was going to
learning Mandarin and how difficult it is and
be I was going to be polite even if my new
they commented about how tough it was to
name meant Buffalo’s Butt or something like that.
learn English. We had a few laughs together
I was holding my breath and they said Rusty,
and then they asked if we had been given
your Chinese name is Lou Si Wen (卢斯文).
Chinese names. We said that we hadn’t and they asked if they could give them to us.
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When I heard them pronounce it, I thought “Oh NO, not a girls name”, but then they said
II don’t remember Paul’s Chinese name but the meaning is Cute Squishy Fish or something like that. It seems to fit him well though! By Rusty Oetinger, MYP teacher
The Gentleman and the Cute Squishy Fish
5 CHEESE HEADS IN CHINA: A TEMPLE VISIT By Jenny Madsen, Kindergarten English Teacher
The beautiful entrance to the Chen Clan Academy.
THE CHEN CLAN ACADEMY In the late Qing Dynasty, Chen Rui nan and Chen Zhao nan, Chinese-Americans who returned to Guangzhou, proposed the idea to raise money from all the Chen clans to build a temple for the worship of their ancestors and a place for their clansman to study for the examination. Therefore, the Chen Clan Academy was finished in 1894 with the money donated by Chen families in 72 counties of Guangdong Province as
Different artists were working throughout the academy.
well as some overseas family members. When the imperial examination system was abolished in 1905, the Chen Clan Academy was changed into the practical school of the Chens. Later in 1957, the Guangzhou City People’s Committee approved the
This large painting on the immensely big doors is one of the warrior guards we see at most temples. The door knocker was also amazing.
Chen Clan’s Academy as a Guangzhou City preserve. Then in 1959 the government introduced a folk arts and crafts gallery into the temple. Now it serves as the Guangdong Folk Art Museum. (source: Wikipedia.org)
DO YOU KNOW THE CONTINENTS AND OCEANS OF THE WORLD?
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CHINESE Learning
By 寇妮 Connie Hesper Albrecht, Overseas
A lot of foreign students remember their first time in China. As an overseas student, I’ve asked plenty of people what their first impression was, but most importantly, how they took the fact that they had to learn Chinese as soon as possible and a fast as they could. At first it can be difficult if there’s not many people from your country or if your English is bad or you’re just bad at languages to begin with. But that’s fine; we’ve all gone through it. Eventually it becomes a problem when you see that in class most teachers will talk in Chinese, (even if sometimes they’re supposed to talk in English!) So obviously there is a rush to learn the language, a language that is particularity difficult in every aspect from reading and writing to listening and speaking.
1 Start Easy Just relax. If you’re shoving it inside your head because you’re 18 and the HSK exam is in a semester, you’re doing it wrong. Learning a language takes time, and whoever is making you learn this needs to understand that you have to start counting 1 to 10 and repeat it 10 more times before slowly dipping yourself into what is Chinese. This takes us to step 2.
So what to do, you’d say? It’s not that hard if you start step by step. Here’s some advice I recollected from my own experiences, to others and from teachers themselves.
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2 Break down the characters
3 Use it
Even if you don’t understand it, your head needs to comprehend the challenge you’re putting in front of it. Begin by looking at the components, and how basic syllables in Chinese sound like. They only have one vocal, that’s something, and most of them are alike. Accents are only 4 (super simple!) and when you know the order of strokes and what components mean, you’re ready to go.
If there’s a lot of people that can speak your native language, you might feel tempted and resign to use your own language to talk. I had in the past and still have, classmates that use their native language most of the time, making their Chinese a nuisance of a language for them. This is wrong. For people who are especially troubled about Chinese, they need to use it, even if it might be embarrassing to make mistakes or useless when speaking to people they could perfectly talk in English to. It doesn’t really matter, the more you use it, the better.
4 Surround yourself with it
5 And finally, don’t give up!
Even if you don’t understand it, the deeper you are in Chinese culture and people the better it is for you to get used to it. Make friends with other fellow native students, talk with Chinese teachers, go out to festivals and engage awkward conversations with shopkeepers and waitresses. You are in the best environment possible to learn Chinese. Take an advantage of it.
It sounds cheesy, but it’s true. Some people are leaving at the end of the
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month, which makes them believe that there’s no point in making effort, but I think you should use every second you have to do your best and study. Even if tomorrow’s your last day and you’ll never set foot in China again. I think that being able to tell someone that you know Chinese is just the best thing ever, and you don’t have to share my opinion, but I trust whoever your parents are that nice grades are also pretty good things. These grades buy your cellphones and computers, so get cracking.
Hello
ní hǎo
我要 ...
How are you?
ní hǎo ma?
我不要 ...
I’m fine, and you?
wó hén hǎo, nǐ ne?
我喜欢 ...
Nice to meet you
jiàndao ní hěn gāoxìng 我不喜欢 ...
Goodbye
zàijiàn
你有 ... 吗?
See you soon
yíhuìr jiàn
... 在哪儿?
See you tomorrow
míngtiān jiàn
多少钱?
Thank you
xièxie
谢谢
You’re welcome
búkèqi
不客气.
Sorry
duìbuqǐ
对不起.
It doesn’t matter
méiguānxi
没关系
No problem
méiwèntí
没问题
I want (something)
wǒ yào ...
我要 ...
I don’t want (something)
wǒ búyào ...
我不要 ...
I like (something)
wǒ xǐhuan ...
我喜欢 ...
I don’t like (something)
wǒ bùxǐhuan ...
我不喜欢 ...
Do you have (something)?
ní yǒu ... ma?
你有 ... 吗?
Where is the (something)?
... zài nǎr?
... 在哪儿?
How much is it?
duōshǎoqián?
多少钱?
Please speak slowly
qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn 请说慢一点.
One
yī
一
Two
èr
二
Three
sān
三
Four
sì
四
Five
wǔ
五
Six
liù
六
Seven
qī
七
Eight
bā
八
Nine
jiǔ
九
Ten
shí
十
Eleven
shíyī
十一
Twenty
èrshí
二十
Twenty One
èrshíyī
二十一
One Hundred
yībǎi
一百
One Thousand
yīqiān
一千
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BREAD Basic white rustic loaf
INGREDIENTS • 500g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting • 1 tsp fine salt • 7g sachet fast-action dried yeast • 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing
This basic loaf is a cinch to make. It’s best eaten on the same day or used for toasting the following day.
SERVING 750g loaf/12 slices TIME 15 minutes to make, 20-25 minutes to bake, plus proving 1
Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the yeast. Make a well in the centre and gradually mix in 300ml warm water and the oil until the dough comes together – add a dash more water if it seems dry.
2
Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough for 5 minutes, until smooth. Shape like a rugby ball and put onto an oiled, large baking sheet. Set aside in a warm place for 40 minutes or until doubled in size. This is known as proving or rising.
: Tips from the bakery
3
Preheat oven to 220°C/fan200°C/gas 7. Make deep slashes with a sharp knife in the top of the dough and dust with flour. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until risen, golden and cooked. To test if it’s ready, tap the base of the loaf – it should sound hollow.
4
Cool on a wire rack and slice to serve.
Br e a d B r i ll i a n t Gradually mix in the warm water.
air and Punch out the nd time. knead a seco
, dried Choose fresh yeast. n io ct -a or fast
TA DA! ugh for Knead the do 5-10 minutes.
eds 2 If the dough ne oiled rises, put in an bowl to prove.
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h on an Put the doug eet. sh oiled baking
Flavour and shape your bread Once you’ve mastered the basic recipe, try flavouring and shaping the dough with these four easy sweet and savoury breads.
Cherry and pecan plait 1
2
Make the basic dough, but add 2 tsp ground cinnamon to the flour, replace the salt with sugar and oil with maple syrup. Knead, put into an oiled bowl, cover and prove for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
3
Knock out the air, knead in 75g dried cherries and 100g chopped pecans.
4
Divide into 3, roll each into a long sausage, plait, then tuck the ends under. Put on an oiled baking sheet, cover and prove for 45 minutes. Brush with maple syrup and bake for 25 minutes.
5
Cool, drizzle with icing and serve.
Feta, tomato and rosemary flowerpot breads 1
Drain a 240g tub SunBlush tomatoes, reserving 1 tbsp oil and 8 tomatoes. Chop the rest.
2
Make the dough, but add 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary to flour and mix in the reserved oil, chopped tomatoes and 250ml warm water.
3
Knead, then knead in 150g crumbled feta. Shape into 8 balls and put in 8 well-oiled and floured 7cm terracotta pots. Prove for 30 minutes.
4
Top with more feta and a reserved tomato, and push in a small, wet rosemary sprig. Bake for 25 minutes.
3
Place on a large, oiled baking sheet, spaced well apart. Prove for 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
4
Brush with milk, scatter with pumpkin seeds and bake for about 15 minutes.
Olive and thyme focaccia 1
Follow the master recipe, but use brown or Granary flour.
2
Divide the kneaded dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a long sausage shape, then tie it in a knot, tucking the ends in underneath.
Brown knot rolls with pumpkin seeds 1
Make the dough, but stir in 2 tbsp fresh thyme; add an extra 1 tbsp oil.
2
Knead, put into an oiled bowl, cover and prove for 11/2 hours.
3
Knock out the air, knead in 100g chopped pitted black olives, shape into a large circle and put on an oiled baking sheet. Prove for 45 minutes.
4
Press fingertips into the dough all over, drizzle with oil, scatter with sea salt and thyme, then bake for 25 minutes.
5
Drizzle with oil and serve warm.
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DEEP FRIED TURKEY AMERICAN RECIPE
I have been deep frying turkeys since 1997. In 2011 I fried a total of 22 turkeys for the holidays. Nine of those were fried within a single event. Over the 15 years I have fried close to 100 turkeys and only once has the outcome been less than desirable. Along with deep-frying I have also smoked, baked and barbecued turkeys. My favorite is deep-fried.
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS • 1 Turkey, thawed • 1 8 oz can tomato paste • 1 small onion or equal amount of scallions • 2 small tomato • 1 tbsp sugar • 1 large clove of garlic • 1 medium jalapeno pepper • 2 medium red pepper • 1 cup lemon juice (natural) • 1 cup of chicken brother or water
cup. Cup should be large enough to allow extraction of fluids by
1
Take all ingredients and chop/dice/blend into a puree. Once
syringe. Fill syringe and then take injector and plunge lunge into the
blended then season to taste. My accident was to add pineapple
turkey starting for top to bottom. Depress plunger of syringe while
juice instead of lemon juice. It works well. You may also add a full
withdrawing the needle. Stop short of pulling needle out. Redirect
tbsp. of Montreal Steak Sauce in order to spice and thicken. Now
needle and repeat. Should be able to redirect about 5 times per
go to your local culinary shop and buy a 60 cc meat syringe. If you
injection site. Minimizing injections sites allows skin of target to
go to the hospital a lot you can also try your local emergency room.
retain juices better. Repeat injection process throughout the turkey.
2 PREP Thaw turkey at least one day in advance.
are thawing by leaving turkey in refrigerator you will need multiple days to thaw. While thawing keep turkey covered with aluminum foil.
3
Cover turkey and place back in refrigerator.
Most likely if you
4 FRYING
Deep Frying takes approximately 3.5 minutes per pound.
A 10 pound turkey will take 35 minutes to cook. Ensure boiling
The day before frying is the best day to inject. This will allow the
apparatus is large enough tosupport oil and bird. Heat oil to
sauce to filtrate through the tissue fibers of the turkey and allow
maximum of 350 degree Farenheit. Once oil is ready then it is
best saturation of flavor. Take turkey out of refrigerator and
extremely important for you to completely dry the exterior and
place in large cooking bin. Take sauce and pour into a large
interior cavity of the turkey. If you skip this step you will have a volcano of oil erupting. Hot oil gets angry with cold fluid is dropped into the oil. With a dipping apparatus slowly lower turkey into the oil. Front of turkey first.
5
Monitor oil throughout the cooking process and do not allow to go below 325 degrees farenheit or about 360 degrees.
6
Once appropriate time has been allowed, remove turkey from oil. Shut down fuel source to the oil and allow it to cool. Once oil has cooled, place oil back into container and save for next yar.
7
Allow 15 minutes for turkey to cool down slightly. Cut and serve. I promise you will taste the most tender and flavorful turkey you have ever had in you life. You can use the recipe for oven as well but just remember cooking time is different. To keep white meat from being dry, cook with breast down. By Paul Oetinger, National Middle School teacher
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RED BEAN SOUP KOREAN RECUPE
On Dongjinal, a Korean traditional holiday which falls on Decemeber 22nd, Korean people eat red bean soup. This red bean soup contains small dumplings made of glutinous rice. Each person eats the same number of dumplings as their age. For example, an eldery gentlemen of eighty five must eat eighty five dumplings! The small dumplings are called sealsim; meaning
Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 3 hours To Pre-soak beans 2 hours Total Time 5 hours, 5 minutes Yield 6 servings
Ingredients: • 1 cup sweet red beans, soaked for 2 hours • 3/4 cup rice, soaked for 30 minutes • 2 tsp salt • 8 cups water • sugar (to taste) • sweet rice balls (optional)
bird egg because it looks like a birds egg. According to Korean traditional folk legend, there was once a creul man who destroyed other’s houses and killed innocent people. He died at Donjinal but even after he died, he became a ghost and haunted the people constantly. Finally the people created a solution. When alive, the evil man hated red bean
DIRECTIONS 1 2 3
In a pot, parboil beans for a few minutes.
soup, so the people made red bean soup and scattered it all around their houses. He then
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to simmer.
Discard water. Add 8 cups of water and boil until beans
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Save about 2 cups of liquid and drain
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the rest of the beans into a strainer.
5
Add salt to beans and mash the beans
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in the strainer set on top of a bowl.
6
Pour new water over beans and continue mashing, until you have about 7 cups of liquid.
7 8 9
Discard skins in strainer.
Cook about 8 minutes, or until rice is tender.
are completely soft (2-3 hours).
4
Bring to a boil and immediately reduce
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disappeared. Since then, red bean soup has been known as the food that all spirts hate. This is the reason why Koreans scatter red bean soup all around the house like in their kitchens storage areas, gates and yards before eating.
Add bean solids to jook in spoonfuls, stirring often so that it does not burn.
Mean while, the color “red” is a symbolic color
If you want to serve with sweet rice
of positivity which can defeat negative energy.
balls, you can cut up store-bought
Koreans believe cooking and eating red bean
sweet rice cakes (injulmi) into small
soup can protect them from bad luck, epidemics
cubes and add them to the jook
and disease.
when it’s almost done.
By 郑睿智 Dorothy, MYP 9(EE)
Serve hot bowls of jook with sugar so that diners can adjust it to their
Add reserved boiled liquid to mashed
own sweetness level (or salt for a
bean liquid.
savory porridge).
Let the liquid stand undisturbed until bean solids settle.
10
Add rice and most of bean liquid (without bean solids) to a pot.
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ARTIST
INTERVIEW
What made you draw this?
Can you describe your work?
Hillary Kim: I watched a video about Vermeer
Hilary Kim: It’s a piece focusing on monochromatic
concerning his artworks and saw an artist
expression by using strong lines to express feeling.
changing Vemeers drawings in different ways.
I attempted to portray surrealism by drawing trees
I was very impressed and started working
and suns in a reversed way. I settled on drawing
on my own art because of it.
one sun and many trees at the same time, making it more surreal. I also used a negative effect, using my experiences with a printing press. By 金河荣 Gloria Kim, DP 11(2)
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4
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3
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5
1
Maggie
2
Afits
3
Dara
4
Kenneth
5
Sherry
6
Vicky
7
Jimmy
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ART ART
5 4
10
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9
7
6
1
Blessie’s sketchbook
2
Susie
3
Blessie
4
Afits Xue
5
Mia
6
Jasmine
7
Carol
8
Maggie Zhang
9
Afits Xue
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Maggie Zhang’s sketchbook
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APPRECIATIVE READING By Yukun Zhao
Xiong Shili, a famous Chinese scholar, assigned
Fredrickson’s Positivity and Jon Haidt’s The
a book to his student, Fuguan Xu, to read. When
Happiness Hypothesis. Last month I was reading
Xu came back next time, Xiong asked, “What do
The Happiness Advantage written by Shawn
you think of this book?”
Achor, who worked with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar to
“It has many faulty places,” answered Xu, followed by his criticism of the book. After he finished, he complacently waited for the master’s praises of his intellectual sharpness.
teach
the famous Positive Psychology
course at Harvard. This book doesn’t cite as much research as those I am more accustomed to. Instead it uses a lot of the author’s personal stories. I often found myself reading it in Xu
But what he got from the master was severe a
Fuguan’s fashion, dismissing Achor’s stories as
reprimand, “You don’t know how to read books!
self-help-book-style anecdotal evidence and
Every book has good places as well as bad
shrugging over the data when he did present
places. You should look at its good places first.
research thinking, “I already knew that!”
Otherwise, what can you learn from reading?”
It was in the middle of reading this book when I
“This is a life-changing chiding,” Xu recalled
heard the admonishment of Xiong about focusing
decades later in 1980, “And it could be a
on the negative points of books. I immediately
life-changing experience for all the other
shifted my focus when I resumed reading Achor’s
people who are too proud to learn.”
book. Now I appreciate his stories as good
Taking the Criticism to Heart
illustrations of the positive psychology principles
This surely includes me. Sometimes when I read books, I simply surf through the chapters, sniff when there’s anything suspicious, and feel “I
and appreciate the research he presents as solid foundations of his stories. I learned more from his book after this shift of focus.
already knew that” when things are correct.
And I am not the only person who benefited from
And just like Xiong warned, I learned little
Xiong’s admonishment. This story is well known in
from these books.
China. I searched for it online and found many
This happens frequently when I move out of my reading comfort zone. For example, most positive psychology books I read are written by prominent researchers, such as Barbara
people expressed the same feeling that it helped them to learn more from reading.
GOOD READS
Brown bear, Brown BEAR, what do you see?
ODD BOY OUT Don Brown
Bill Martin
KINDERGARTEN
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HOW TO
AROUND THE WORLD IN A HUNDRED YEARS
The mark of athena rick riordan
The mark of athena rick riordan
JEAN FRITZ
PYP
MYP
DP
ADULT
HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS A lot of people think that dreams are too outstanding to actually be achievable. I’m here to tell you that they are. It only takes a certain way of thinking. Here are a list of tips for achieving your goals.
Stop thinking that you can’t do it
Work towards your dream everyday
Never, ever give up
There is nothing you can’t do
If you do a little each day toward
built in a day. It will take time,
in this world as long as you
your dream, one day you will
effort and dedication to make
believe that you can actually
be able to make it come true.
dreams come true. If you give
do it. You must be able to think
Your mind is an amazing thing. It
up; they will never ever have
you can before it will come
actually has the ability to create
the chance to come to life. No
true. If you think you can; you
opportunities for you when you’re
matter what anyone tells you.
will be able to. Your mind is a
not even thinking about them!
No matter what happens. Stay
very powerful thing. Nothing
When you wake up, think of that
true to your dreams, and they
can get in the way if you
one achievable goal you could do
will be obligated to come true
believe in yourself.
to get closer to those dreams.
for you.
The city of Rome was not
HOW TO GIVE A SPEECH There are many different reasons why being able to give a good speech is important for your future career. The first is the fact that good speakers are usually entrusted with more responsibilities. If you can express yourself well; you can usually get a better job in the future. Leaders or executives of companies are required to give speeches to their employees to discipline, enlighten or motivate them. Great leaders must also be able to express themselves so that their ideas can be understood clearly. The skill of giving good speeches is also helpful when you are expressing yourself; which can be useful for many different situations such as coursework, job interviews and university admissions. In what ways can you improve your speech making abilities?
Speak loud and clear This sounds easier than it is.
Practice in front of a mirror
Keep your feet firmly on the ground.
Be confident
When you are speaking in
Great speakers must
When you’re standing on
any kind of situation, but it is
front of people; it is often times
practice in order
stage or at the front of a
absolutely necessary when
difficult to speak loud and clear.
to be good at
room—or even in a chair!
speaking. A confident speaker
In order to help with this, try
speaking. Good facial
Keep your feet planted
is much more likely to be
standing tall with your back
expressions and hand
firmly on the ground.
understood and accepted than
straight. It can help the air move
gestures are important
This will help give you
a speaker that isn’t. To be more
from your lungs through to your
for making your ideas
confidence and keep
confident, try practicing your
vocal chords more efficiently,
understood. The best
you from moving around a
speech before giving it. For job or
making your voice louder and
way to practice this is to
lot (something that happens to
university interviews; practice with
clearer. Give it a try!
do them in front of a mirror.
Being confident can help in
those that are nervous about
a friend, in front of a mirror or
speaking in front of a group.)
maybe even to a pet. By Jason Ault
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HOW TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION There’s a big test coming up in the next few weeks. You have plenty of time to study if you manage your time well. Day after day goes by. You’ve got plenty of time—so you don’t worry about it. Why should you worry over something so far away? You tell yourself you can always study the night before. Sooner than later, the testing day arrives. You’ll stay up half the night studying. You’ll stress yourself out because you didn’t take the time to prepare. When it’s all said and done—you’ll fail or get a lower score than your capable of getting. Procrastination is the act of waiting to do things until the last minute. It’s a problem that effects hundreds of millions of people across the world: businessmen, students, doctors and lawyers. No one is safe from this bad habit.
Here are a few techniques to save yourself from waking up the day before something is due and worrying about it.
PROCRASTINATE: To put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
Make a to do list
Reward yourself
When you wake up in the morning; take a piece of
Break it up
If you have a lot of things
Imagine yourself in the future
to do; try to reward
If you could speak to
can be overwhelming
paper and make a list
yourself after every task
yourself the night before
sometimes. Starting is
of things you must finish
you finish. Take a break—
the test—what would the
often the most difficult. Try
by the end of the day.
take a walk, listen to your
conversation be? Your
working for five minutes,
Order them in according
favorite band or have a
future self will be very
then stop and ask yourself
to their importance. Tell
snack you enjoy. This will
unhappy with you for
if you want to continue.
yourself you must finish
motivate you to continue
leaving that work until
Often times; you will want
everything on the list by
working. All work and no
the last minute. Imagine
to. Try working for another
the end of the day.
play is no fun at all.
yourself telling yourself
ten minutes. Then twenty
‘don’t procrastinate!’
minutes, and so on.
Working on large tasks
HOW TO WRITE A GOOD SONG I’ve been writing music on my own for the last seven years. I will admit that composing a song with lyrics is the single most challenging thing I have probably ever done In my entire life. To get the right balance of melody, lyrics, rhythm and harmonies into a three minute song is outrageously difficult. I have written music again and again only to feel that the either the melody or the riff doesn’t work. I will then throw away the entire song and start over again. Over this for almost a decade—I think I can give you a pointers while writing your own songs.
Play in front of someone
Follow the structure Listen to music. Hit songs follow a basic a lot.
You should really try to
structure which utilizes the
From the melody to the
play in live performances
best sections of a song and
good music; you
lyrics of the song itself;
whenever the chance
drives peoples attention.
should listen to a lot of
everything must mean
arises. Testing your music
There are variations to this
good music. If you’re going
on an open crowd,
structure; and not all great
to do something well—you
remind you of a feeling you
friends or family are great
songs follow this rule. You
should study the masters.
once had, or a problem
opportunities to learn what
can be creative and make
you once had to overcome.
people like and don’t like. It
your own. Writing music is
If it dosen’t; you really
also improves your live act.
art after all!
should throw everything
Playing music live is sixty
away and start over. No
percent of a musician (song
song has ever been a hit
writers) job!
Write a song that means something to you
something to you. It should
If you want to write
TYPICAL SONG STRUCTURE
INTENSITY / EMOTION
without strong feelings driving it.
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HOW TO
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus Verse 2
Verse3
Bridge
Middle Eight
Chorus
END
12 WAYS TO PREVENT A COLD Wash hands frequently Most cold viruses are spread
Exercise Regular aerobic exercise will help
through direct contact. Shaking
keep your immune system ready
hands and touching doorknobs,
to fight off invading germs. Get
keyboards, and telephones are
sunlight as much as possible.
all easy ways to catch germs. Wash hands as often as possible, scrubbing with soap and hot water for at least 20 seconds. Keep hand sanitizer
Avoid smoking and second-hand smoke Studies show that smokers are
available for when hand washing is not possible. Or
much more likely to catch colds and
Bringing Anti-Viral Hand sanitizer in your bag.
Avoid touching your face The eyes, nose, and mouth are primary entry points for cold germs
display more severe symptoms than non-smokers. There is also evidence that breathing second-hand smoke suppresses the immune system, leaving you more vulnerable to getting sick.
to enter the body.
Reduce alcohol intake
Stay away from people who are coughing and sneezing
Alcohol dehydrates the body and has a negative effect on the immune system.
The less exposure you have to viruses, the less chance of catching them.
Spend time outdoors Germs thrive in closed areas, so take time each day to step out for
Drink plenty of water
a breath of fresh air. In addition,
Water is the best way to help flush
central heating systems dry out the
toxins out of your system. Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day.
air and subsequently your body,
Working too hard and not getting enough sleep lowers your resistance
you need for a strong immune
to germs. Plan your day to allow 8
system. e.g Cruciferous vegetables
hours of sleep each night.
– like broccoli.Try stir-fried broccoli
It could help clear mucus and viruses from the back of the throat. Try gargling with water before brushing your teeth in the morning, after lunch, and at night.
High fever Prominent headache Aches & pains Long-lasting fatigue Extreme exhaustion Chest discomfort Some sniffling
Get adequate rest
provide the vitamins and minerals
Gargling water 3 times a day protects you from cold
FLU SYMPTOMS
in cold months will add moisture back into the air.
Eating a well-balanced diet will
ginger,berries）
Mild fatigue Stuffy nose Sneezing Sore throat Mild chest discomfort Hacking cough Sinus congestion
leaving you more susceptible to germs. Running a humidifier
Eat healthy foods
with a little soy sauce and
COMMON COLD SYMPTOMS
Get vaccinated The vaccine is generally 70 to 80% effective in preventing flu for children, adults and elders. Everyone from six months to18 years should get a vaccine yearly. By 金毛 Axel, DP 11(2), and 寇妮 Gloria Kim, Overseas
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CHINA IS TOUGH FOR A COLLEGE FOOTBALL FAN By Paul Oetinger, National Middle School teacher
In my previous article I had mentioned that my
However as game time approached a panic
beloved Oregon Ducks would not garner the
started to invade my veins. Not the kind of
recognition in the same manner as a team from
panic that the ducks were going to lose but
the SEC. The evidence I supplied was at least
the disappointment and desperation of finding
enough to support the SEC bias argument.
out that ABC would not carry the game into
However, what do I say now? Now that my
China. For whatever reason my Comcast feed
Ducks were beaten by the Stanford Cardinals.
was not able to show the game. Well as an
I say, “Congratulations Stanford. College Football is exciting every single week. It is always about the matchups!” The worst thing about my Ducks losing was that I had scheduled my day so that I could watch the game on ABC. Since the Ducks were playing at 7:00 pm PST, 11/17 that meant that game time would be 11:00 am 11/18 Sunday. I awoke that morning at 7:00 am and set my computer to Comcast.net. Since my wife has Comcast back home I was able to sign in on my computer and watch the live feed of many games. I say many games because unless the Ducks are playing I am a huge channel surfer. The speed and accuracy of my remote control, control is impeccable. I almost never miss a score in any of the five games I will be watching. I will have my back button set, the forward button set, plus reminders set for the other three games. All of the action is only a single click away.
American in China you sometimes just have to make adjustments. So the decision was made to take the train up to Guangzhou, sit in Starbucks and then shop at the local mall after the game. Sadly when we arrived at Starbucks I found out that the only source of Ducks football was playby-play gamecast through ESPN. IT HAD TO DO!!! We sat in Starbucks for an hour or so and watched the gamecast as Oregon missed the field goal. At this point I closed my computer. It was time. It was time to go shopping and allow the outcome of the game to be finished without my attention. It had been a day of excitement, trepidation, hesitation, confusion, disappointment and fatigue. Although I had not seen the end of the game I knew the ending. As we walked at of Starbucks I looked at my brother Rusty and said, “The Ducks just lost.” But being the true fan I immediately said, “Well if the Ducks win next week and Norte Dame loses then……..” Every week the possibilities are endless…..I LOVE THIS GAME!! GO DUCKS!!
SPORTS TRIVIA
Easy
Medium
Hard
1. What sport is played at Wimbledon?
1. In which sport was Muhammad Ali the world champion?
1. What metal is the medal won by the person who comes first in an event at the Olympics games made from?
2. Name 3 sports that have the word ball in the title. 3. Where were the 2008 Olympic Games? 4. What country does the football player Rivaldo come from? 5. What is the most popular indoor sport in the U.S.A.? 6. What sport uses rackets, shuttlecocks, a net and a court?
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SPORTS
2. What is longest running race in the Olympic Games called?
2. What distance is a marathon in miles?
3. In snooker, what is the color of the last ball potted?
3. How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of a game?
4. In which sport can you throw a ‘curve ball’?
4. In which sport would you use a ‘sand iron’?
5. Name two sports played on a pitch.
5. How many rings are there in the Olympic Games symbol?
6. What sport requires skates?
GOLF IN CHINA Did you say 10 cm swing bottom or qiu gan bai dong 10 li mi?
After living in China for two months I am
head of some character on top, kind of like a
not going to profess to you that I can speak
bobblehead without the bobbling. The point
anything clearly at all. The other day I asked
of Eric’s analogy was that as instructors and
the price for three bottles of tea and was
coaches we tend to talk too much. Most of us
then presented with a case. So with that said,
want feedback from our students verbally to
since I don’t speak Mandarin or Cantonese
help us to reinforce what we are telling them, but
very fluently. The first thing I did was get
Eric was saying that when you feel like you need
my friend Kathy Song to help me translate
that feedback, put a Pez candy in your mouth
the five Dynamics into Chinese. Kathy is a
and watch and observe. He was encouraging
Chinese Teacher that teaches English at the
us to use the old adage, Silence is golden. The
school. Now the thing that you need to
more experience you have as an instructor you
understand is that there are no direct
learn to tell the difference between the student
translations for anything in golf.
that needs constant feedback and the student
You can practice these if you would like, but the
that needs time to process.
THE 5 DYNAMICS OF GOLF
problem is that my program does not allow me
I have learned a valuable lesson while here in
to put the accents in where they belong over
China. I have slowly been doing a little bit of
1. Flat left wrist at impact
the letters. This was the problem I had checking
teaching and the beautiful thing about doing the
the price of tea. I was saying the correct word,
five dynamics is that I haven’t had to or been
but not with the correct intonation. Chinese is
able to say them, but I have demonstrated them.
a tonal language with each vowel having four
Despite the language barrier I can communicate
different sounds and if you say a word with the
a flat left wrist at impact, a four inch swing
wrong sound, instead of being polite you may
bottom (even though they use centimeters here),
be calling the person you are talking to a horse
load and lag. I don’t have any students that I
or worse. Fortunately, I have a great coach in
have gotten to dynamic #5 with yet, but I will
my friend Kathy.
soon. The amazing thing is that I believe I am
dang in ji qiu de shi hou zuo wan fang ping
2. 10cm swing bottom qiu gan bai dong shi li mi
3. Load ju ji neng liang
4. Lag bao chi neng liang
5. Straight plane line trough impact zone ji qin shi, zhi jie hui gan
At this point you may be asking yourself what does this have to do with teaching golf other
actually better as a teacher and have gotten quality results by not saying as much.
than trying to learn the language. As I have
I hope this brings some insight to you and you
been struggling with the language, I got to
might want to practice your Chinese, because it
thinking about an activity that my good friend
feels like golf is getting ready to explode here. I
Eric Clark once did at a coaches’ orientation.
would use the analogy of being on the tip of an
Eric is the Director of Coach Training and
iceberg, but I feel more like a snowflake that has
Delivery for The First Tee. During the activity
fallen onto an avalanche field getting ready to
he gave us all a Pez container. A Pez container
burst down a slope.
is the funny little candy dispenser with the
By Rusty Oetinger, MYP teacher
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TMIT
THIS MONTH IN TECH
Windows 8: A headscratcher or a no-brainer? Most of you know at least a little about
Simply put, people generally don’t like change
is Microsoft, a huge corporate entity with
Microsoft and likely use it every single day. As
and nothing about 8 is familiar. Looking more like
billions of dollars. I seriously doubt they will let
the most used operating system for personal
an iOS device, Windows 8 has panels allowing
their biggest moneymaker and iconic product
computers over the last two decades, Microsoft
users to set any programs, apps, or information
fail. Do you think that the development team
Windows is an icon of daily life. Without
they want on the desktop. Clicking on panels
didn’t do their research before starting on this
Windows running our PCs we would have
can do a variety of functions and provides a
project? Microsoft has also shown great power
to type commands to our computers and our
feel much like we enjoy on mobile devices. This
to shape the market around Windows, this will
computers would type back to us. No pretty
can make it very difficult to find things, requires
probably happen again. They also have the
icons to double click on, no flashy programs to
a steep learning curve, and using a mouse feels
growing tablet/touch screen revolution. Imagine
dazzle us, no stunning backgrounds, it would be
clunky and awkward. Bringing me to my next
tossing your mouse and using a 40” touch
all text, text, text. Some might even remember
point of contention.
screen. An increasing amount of tablet PCs and
those days, DOS. Does anyone even remember what that stands for? The days before mice, where the keyboard was king and you had to know a hundred different commands to get your computer to solve 2+2=5, err, wrong command, wait a tick, there we go, 4. But this year marks a big change for Microsoft Windows.
I liked Windows 7, it worked pretty well, and was reasonable reliable and secure. Now Microsoft gives me this. I have no idea if things will work, programs have only now begun to make it to market which utilize 8, and who knows about long term reliability and security. There is a list of compatibility issues, both with hardware and
touch screen enabled desktops are coming on to the market and with 8 that trend will likely continue to rise. I do like my mobile devices; the feel and interaction all make for an enjoyable user experience. Windows 8 makes it possible across their entire OS lineup. You will be seeing double if you put a Microsoft phone next to your desktop monitor. And with Skydrive, Microsoft’s
In a world where the desktop computer is no
third party applications. Smaller companies with
longer king and tablets can run high-tech, power
quality products are understandably slow to
hungry programs, Microsoft has embraced
rebuild and retool their programs making for an
change. Windows 8 released last month and
annoying and untimely transition. With anything
There are many other new features provided
has been met with somewhat uncharacteristic
new there is always a period of tweaks,
in 8, but the last to bring up is the new Windows
reviews. Windows 8 is such a departure from
improvements, and updates and it’s doubtful
Store. You might be able
previous versions that even the technology
8 will be any different, if not worse. While I do
to guess what this is, but
community doesn’t exactly know what to make
consider myself a techy, I never buy things on the
for those of you living
of 8. Consumers are equally unsure and showing
first run. My advice is to wait and let the bugs
under a rock here is a
it with weak sales and lack luster enthusiasm.
work themselves out.
quick explanation.
Thinking about upgrading to 8? Here are two
With all that negativity out of the way it’s
big reasons not to: it’s new and it’s different.
time to show my cautious optimism. First, this
online storage system, syncing between Windows mobile devices and your desktop will be easy.
PARTS OF A COMPUTER Case
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TECHNOLOGY
Motherboard
Hard drive or a (more reliable) Solid State Drive
Power Supply
Memory (Better installed in pairs)
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Video Card
Much like Apple and Android, Microsoft is opening an app store just for Windows 8 and Windows compatible programs. Making it easy to find, download, and install new apps when needed. Good news for those out there who hate or fear installing new products.
“
It boots fast, looks great, and fully supports every bell and whistle on my laptop. -Brian Landuke
The basic differences:
”
• Native Touch Support By Dan Soeland, PYP teacher
“
• No more start menu • Windows Charms
It’s almost as though the designers forgot the apps needed to be useful. Yeah, they look good ... but then you try to use them. -Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
TOP 5 EDUCATIONAL APPS
”
• Apps – for social media, games, utilities • Skydrive – Microsoft’s cloud storage • Windows Store • Internet Explorer 10
Simplex Spelling Phonics 1- English
Word BINGO
Sentence Builder
Speech Tutor
Kidioms
Students can choose from
This app helps elementary
Students learn proper
This app introduces idioms in
42 lessons teaching basic
Pre-K to third grade level
kids build grammatically
sounds and pronunciation of
a digital notebook, with an
building blocks of English.
and has 3 different modes.
correct sentences.
English words.
example and graphic.
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Big Ben By Jason Ault, MYP teacher
During my time in London; I met many interesting people. One such person that I will always remember was a homeless old man that lived in a small park near parliament next to the Thames river. The locals called him Ben and he was quite famous in the area. He was somewhat of a local attraction for tourists and it was difficult to miss him. He had a long black mess of tangled hair and a deep rumbling voice, complete with a thick cockney accent. Ben was a local attraction for tourists because of his quick temper and random acts of violence. He had been arrested on multiple occasions for throwing bottles and trash at people, cars and even getting into fights. He was threatened several times by local police but he didn’t seem to care. No one knew what problem Ben had, but it may have been his age. Ben was 79 years old of course. I’ll never forget the first time I saw Ben. He got into a fight with a passing biker. The biker had ridden his bicycle next to a bench Ben was sitting on. Ben erupted into this fury; yelling at the young man. Two police officers closed in quickly and held Ben down as he frantically tried to free himself. “What a sad scene,” I thought. “There must be some reason why an old man like that is living on the streets.” I mentioned the thought to another film-making friend and we discussed the idea of making Ben the subject of a documentary we were working on concerning the homeless in London. We mutually agreed that while the idea was good; actually achieving it would be painfully difficult. Ben was known for being incredibly uncooperative when it came to talking to people. Filming him was going to be impossible. Ben didn’t seem to be driven by the need for money because he had turned down handouts more than once. “Why don’t we offer him a free meal and a night in a hotel?” I proposed. My colleague liked the idea so we planned on approaching Ben at the end of the month. Ben would be a great center story for the documentary. I wanted to get an interview about his earlier life and how he began living on the streets. A few weeks later; I returned to the parliament building and nervously approached Ben with my colleague. Ben saw us and quickly stood up. He was still fast for an old man. I asked him if it would be okay if he could answer a few questions. I even offered to buy him the hotel room. Ben looked into my eyes as I spoke. I could see the crinkled ridge of his forehead hidden by his thick tangled mane of hair. I can’t describe to you how lifeless his eyes were. It was the first time I’d ever seen eyes so cold, so dull; conditioned to hate for reasons I couldn’t understand. “Get outta here ya bugger,” He yelled. Ben flopped down on the ground next to a bush and pretended to sleep. I turned to my college with a frown. Was this as far as it was going to go? Devastated, I tried to explain again, but Ben wasn’t listening. My friend and I eventually returned home, defeated. We decided to give up on Ben for the documentary. It wasn’t worth trying to film someone that wasn’t willing to cooperate.
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SHORT STORIES
Six months later, long after the incident had been forgotten; I was walking next to the parliament. It was nearing Christmas and very cold outside. I zipped up my jacket as a cold wind swept past. Christmas lights and decorations were strung up all over the streets and the feeling of the holiday was in the air. I watched a few snowflakes drifting down to the street when I saw Ben out of the corner of my eye. He was standing next to a street lamp coughing heavily. He called out to me: “Are you still interested in that interview?” The documentary was cancelled because he had refused to help us six months before, but I could see that Ben was suffering in the cold. Sometimes a little white lie can bring happiness to people. “Do you have time?” I asked. “Maybe just enough.” He replied. I took Ben to a local hotel and set up a room. I didn’t have any camera with me so I used a pencil like a reporter to note down the story. Ben sat across from me and ate a large serving of mashed potatoes and steak from the room service cart while he told me a tale I would never forget. “When I was a kid, my mother and father owned a shipping company along the Thames River. My father was wealthy back then so living was easy. I didn’t care much for working in his company though. I wanted to start my own. I wasn’t sure what it would be; maybe a bike company. I loved bicycles back then. I used to take mine apart all the time just to see if I could put it back together. The real reason I wanted to start my own company though was because of this girl..” Ben’s eyes glazed over. I could see his mind drift from the room. He was remembering her. “She was a real great girl. Great girl’s don’t come that often. I was lucky.” “Was she beautiful?” I asked. “Of course she was beautiful! She wouldn’t be with me if I didn’t think so!” Ben laughed as he ate. It was the first time I, or anyone had ever seen him
have; covered in scarred scratches and forgotten burns. The kind of scars you could only get if you shoved your hands into burning wood and rubble to pull out the person you loved. “I was lucky.. I was lucky.”
laugh. A hearty deep laugh that was refreshing to hear. The old man could finally relax after a long time of suffering. It seemed that Ben really wasn’t this cold person that everyone made him out to be. In truth, he was simply a troubled man; trying to find peace with a troubled past—and perhaps it was his past that made him the way he was. “We were near parliament right there on the corner where I saw you tonight.” He finished eating and pushed the room service cart away, wiped his mouth“. She was standing there in a long white dress. Her hair was tied up in a bonnet. I was this filthy boy. I had been working in my fathers shipping company all day and I had promised to take her out to dinner. “Didn’t you have a change of clothes?” I asked. “I didn’t have time. We had to get around by foot or bike back then. The tube was as crowded then as it is now. My bike chain snapped that morning. I just ran out to parliament and met her, pulled out this diamond ring from my pocket and got down on one knee.” “Wait, you asked her to marry you? That’s great!” Ben looked at the far wall and frowned. We both sat in silence in the hotel room. Outside you could faintly hear the bustling of Picadilly Circus as many people rounded the streets to finish their Christmas shopping. “Maybe she wasn’t ready? “ I added sorrowfully. “That’s when London was bombed,” He interrupted. I sat up, surprised. Did I just hear him right? I was confused. “I’m sorry, what did you say?” “We were right there at Parliament when the bombs hit. One of them hit the ground not far from us, tearing apart a building; sending shrapnel, wood and rock all over the street. The force of that explosion was strong; it sent me through a shop window. I don’t remember much after that, except the smell of smoke. I had a broken leg, but that was lucky—considering.” “—but your girl! She…” I stopped myself. Tears were welling up in Ben’s eyes. I could hear him crying. His sniffling was soft but could be heard between his labored breaths. He ran his rough weathered hands over top of one another. It was the first time I had looked at them closely. They were the kind of hands a hero would
It was all he could say and I could say nothing. What could I say? I could utter no more to make him feel better. His heartache was older than I was. It was something he had been battling all his life. I was hearing story that he had replayed for himself longer than I had existed. “Thank you, ” Ben said as he wiped his eyes with a towel from the room service cart. “I never told anyone that story. It means a lot to have someone listen.” “I didn’t say anything though—there’s nothing I could say,” I admitted. “You did enough just by listening. Actually, I feel so much better. I kind of wish I told someone sooner.” And then Ben did something extraordinary. He sat back—and smiled. The tears were still staining his wrinkled face; now with this revived smile, that maybe would have lived on had things been different. “Do me a favor,” Ben said. “Let things that happen in the past—stay in the past. Life is too short to relive what’s already happened.” I nodded my head. It was probably the best I’d ever heard. I can’t imagine Ben had ever given anyone advice before. So I took it to heart. I left the hotel room and went home; thinking about all that Ben had told me that night. The extraordinary story he told me; the experience I had while listening. It was something I would forever cherish. The next day; surprisingly, I got a call. When I picked up the phone I was surprised to find a London police detective speaking from the other end. “Hello, sir—I’m calling about the room you rented at the Piccadilly Circus hotel last night.” I was really nervous. What did Ben to his room? Did he destroy it? Did he steal something? I could only imagine the worst. “Yes, I rented a room there last night for a friend, is there anything wrong?” “I’m sorry to inform you sir, but unfortunately your friend passed away last night. We don’t suspect murder or anything. He was an elderly man.. Are you his family member?” I couldn’t reply… was it really true? The police officer asked again and I tried to fight back the tears. “No, he dosen’t have any family.” “Where did he live? Is his home nearby?” “He didn’t have a home.” “Where was he staying?” “He was homeless… He lived in a park near Parliament”. The detected faded away as I stared at the wall holding the phone. The last night Ben lived was the night he told me the story of his life. I cried because I was the last person he told. The story he couldn’t tell anyone—he told to me. Big Ben, the man that couldn’t find a friend in anyone—found a friend in me. And I would forever hold a part of his life. I sat there that day; thinking of the smile he showed me that night—a smile I hope cleared his heart of pain and helped him rest well that cool night.
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Invisible Army “That’s the end for the news report. See you next
realized what those were. They were aliens! The
evening. “The news report was over but Jack still
aliens suddenly shot some lasers to a tree; after
wanted to know more. He was interested at those
which the tree completely disappeared. “That’s
unnormal news stories. A man who was waling in
why everything is disappearing!” Jack thought.
the park, suddenly disappeared but could still be
Then he realized something, “Maybe they were
heard. A plane also dissappered after takingoff
testing those lasers yesterday and now they are
but it could still be detected by radar. Almost all
going to invade the Earth!” Unfortunately, one
news stories were related to “disappearing” and
of those aliens found Jack and tried to make
Jack wanted to discover the reason.
him disappear too. Jack ran immediately and
The next day, everyone was discussing those ‘disappearing’ news stories. It seemed there was even more cases of them. It seems that everything was disappearing, but the strange thing was that they still existed. Jack knew something was going to happen soon but he couldn’t think much of it because he was scheduled to go to summer camp and he would be really busy training. That night, Jack didn’t sleep well so he woke up and looked into the sky. That’s when he saw something incredibly. He saw millions of tiny little dots coming toward the campsite. Those dots
hid behind a big rock near the river. Incredibly, the alien who ran after Jack too ran away. It seemed that he was scared of something. Jack chose to be brave and he tested what he though. He spread water to those aliens who lined up in a uniform line. Horrible screams could be heard. “So that’s what they fear! I just saved the Earth!” Those aliens escaped to the sky and they could not be seen after they changed. Into tiny dots again. Soon, it rained and all things which disappeared could be seen by others now. Everything was back to normal and the invisible army would never come to the Earth again. By 周紫岚 Jessica, MYP 9(EE)
were becoming bigger and bigger. Finally, Jack
Thank you, hairdryer! It was a Saturday morning. I had made plans to
that she accidently put a whole contained of salt
go out with my friends. I was excited and in a
in a soup she was cooking. She asked what had
good mood. I ate and then showered. I needed
happened so I told her. She sighed and said that
to dry my hair as it was wet from the shower.
I had no choice but to ut my hair. I was so upset!
I plugged in the hairdryer and switched it on.
I cancelled my plans with my friends because
I was drying my hair while thinking of what my friends and I could do today. Suddenly I smelt something burning. I looked around but the smell was coming from me. I looked down at my hair and felt a sudden shock. Half of my hair was burnt and it smelled really bad. I didn’t know what to do, so I started crying. I only had 20 minutes until I was going out to meet my friends. My mind was in such a hurry, but there was nothing I could possibly do! I went downstairs to my mom who was in the kitchen. As she saw me she was in such a shock
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there was no way I would meet them in this state. I hurried with my mom to the hairdresser. The hairdresser didn’t look so happy when he saw me. He asked us how he could help. My mom told him to cut my hair so that the burnt part wouldn’t be seen. He did ass my mom told him. My hair was now only half of the length it used to be, but I wasn’t as upset anymore because this short hairstyle actually semed to sut me! I liked it and so did my mom. I now had a big smile on my face and thought tahnks to the hairdryer that I got a makeover. By 李承洲 Legina, 9(7)EE
FORTUNE TELLER How to make:
How to play:
Step 1: Cut along the outside lines of the large square so that there is no excess paper.
Step 1: Ask your partner to pose a Yes or No question.
Step 2: Fold the square in half both ways so that the creases form a center point. Step 4: Place the printed side down and fold all four corners into the center so that the unprinted side is hidden. Step 5: Flip the square over and fold all four corners in again along the diagonal lines so that is becomes a smaller square. Step 6: Fold the square in half so that all the triangles are inside and only the square flaps are on the outside.
Step 2: Ask your partner to choose a color. Spell out the color while putting the fortune teller back and forth in your fingers. Step 3: Ask your partner to choose one of the numbers showing up on the fortune teller. Count up to the number (starting with 1) out loud, while pulling the fortune teller back and forth in your fingers. Step 4: Ask your partner to choose one of the numbers showing up in the fortune teller, and to follow the directions next to that number. Step 5: Life the flap and read the answer under that number.
Step 7: Slide your fingers under the four flaps. Pinch the paper underneath until it takes the shape of a fortune teller!
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly like a bird? The Morphing Bracelet will change you into a bird, allowing you to feel the wind under your wings! You can choose up to 250 different species of mammal, bird, reptile and insect to change into. Using a top secret sorting beam; the bracelet will quickly (and safely) rearrange your DNA!
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PRICE: $50, or $1,000 for a customized compass with people of your choosing. WARNING: It may lead you to strange places.
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November
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Amelia Earhart flew solo across the Pacific Ocean, 1935
Taj Express The Musical Guangzhou
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Shin Fearless Rock Tour
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Kite Festival of Gujarat
March 8 - Russia. Women’s Day
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Guangzhou
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Popcorn Day
Hat Day
Final Exams
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Lectures HK University application Monday evening Lecture Hall
Ati-Atihan Festival PHILIPPINES
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May
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day USA
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Backwards Day
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