Holiday Newspaper Review

Hi 5 Graciousness,

Post your newspaper review here...

• Date of article, which section it is found etc. If possible, a URL will suffice. :)
• Summary of newspaper article
• New phrases acquired
• Your reflection/ views after reading the article

Cheers,
Spoilt Recorder

Holiday Book Review

Dear 5 Graciousness,

Read... read... read... and READ!

• Title of book
• Author
• Favourite scene/chapter in the book
• A point of reflection after reading the book
• Good phrases learnt... Preferably the entire sentence if possible
• Rating... out of 5 stars

Happy Reading!

Cheers,
Spoilt Recorder

Dr Tan Lai Yong - Yunnan Doctor

Dear 5 Graciousness,

Take a look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS0GNXLyC5U

Post your comments on the following questions:

1. How will you describe Dr Tan's character? 
2. Will you be willing to uproot your entire family to move to Yunnan - a much poorer region? Why and why not?
3. One lesson you can learn from Dr Tan

Cheers,
Spoilt Recorder

Book Review

Dear 5 Graciousness,

Share a book with the following details:
1. Title and author of book
2. Summary of book
3. Interesting/ boring part
4. Good phrases
5. Rating - how many stars out of 5?

Rgds,
Spoilt Recorder

Newspaper Review

Dear 5 Graciousness,

Please include the following in your newspaper review:
- news headline
- summary of news
- your views of the article
- new words/ phrases learnt.

Thank you.

Rgds,
Spoilt recorder

Naming and Shaming

1) I don't think humiliation is a good way to punish people. In schools we don't humiliate children any longer when they misbehave. We shouldn't do it to adults either.

2) The punishment for the drunk driver is not enough. It's a clever idea, but this man should also be spending a substantial time in prison.

3) I think the punishment for shoplifting is far too lenient. A few weeks in prison would be much more effective.

4) These types of punishment are a step back towards the middle ages. Surely civilisation has progressed since then. What will these people want next? Public hangings?


Read the above 4 statements and decide if you agree or disagree with them. Discuss your answers in a group.

Newspaper Review Two

Hi 5 Graciousness,


Choose any newspaper articles to read during the holidays. If it is hardcopy newspaper, please quote the headlines as well as the date of the article.

If you can find the article online (for instance, BBC, Straits Times etc) then do cut and paste the URL here.

If you have no English newspaper, then just do a summary of the Chinese newspaper.

In your newspaper review, include the following:
1) Your comments/viewpoints
2) 5 vocabulary words/phrases that you have learnt

Thank you.

Rgds,
Spoilt Recorder