23rd September,2015

Holiday Homework update:

-Chemistry WS
- Reading Explorer unit 4A&4B
-Math group B: HW3
-Chinese History WB page 10-12
-VA layout x2
-Chinese speech ws
-Chinese free writing
-延伸閱讀 Check answer

Coming-up tests:

Seen Dictation 30rd sept 15
Chinese idioms dict
Mini Dict 3 2nd October 15
Vocab quiz 6th October 15

Others:

--Prepare for news presentation
-8C reunion photos are on mr.lee's facebook
tmr adventure day


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17th September 2015

Homework update:

Miss Tong Math:

HW 2 supp ex1 # 48,50,54-57

Recite law of indices page 34,35

Math group B hw

Supp ex1# 11,16,38,41,44,51,57 ( 21st September 2015 )

Daily E2a #1-15

English

Dictation Sign and corr

Chinese Mr Yau

Report last paragraph

If you remember anything else please comment.

8C Reunion 

It's tmr. I made brownies and cookies!!!

Rom 407 lunch time

Pizza and more.......

16th September 2015

Homework Update

9C VA appreciation ws due tmr
Chinese homework ( Mr.Yau ): Report last para. due 18th September
Chinese history workbook page 2,3,4 due 21st September 2015

Others

Who ever is in art club, there will be a briefing tmr after school.
House briefing tmr

Word of the day

crackerjack

(noun)

a person or thing that shows marked ability or excellence.

15th September 2015

Today's homework

-MUA listening
-Chinese textbook U1 Q8-11 ( Mr. Yau )

Word of the day 

tommyrot

1. nonsense; utter foolishness.

Dictations and test dates

16th September 2015 Mini Dictation 1
17th September 2015 錯別字默書1
21st September 2015 Mini Dictation 2
22nd September 2015 Recited Dictation 1
30th September 2015 Chinese idioms dictation
2nd October 2015 Mini Dictation 3
6th October 2015 Vocab quiz
8th October 2015 Chinese Dictation ( Verse )
15th October 2015 Chinese reader quiz 1

Recited Dictation 1

Can you imagine anything worse than returning home to find that burglars have broken into your house? Unfortunately, this happens to about 1 million people in Britain annually. However if you want better protection against burglars there are several things you can do. To improve security, check all the locks on your door and windows

History Dictation

The First World War ( 1914-1918 ) pt2

1. Declining: Austria-Hungary

-A multi-national empire

-weakened by the nation groups fighting for independence

-started to expand into Balkans in the 1870s

-came into conflict with Serbia & Russia

2. Revengeful: France

-defeated by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War ( 1870-71 )

-forced to cede territory and pay repatriations to Prussia

\-the national pride of the French was greatly damaged

-wanted to take revenge on Germany

-France seek for new resources to compensate her losses

3. Isolated: Britain

-the strongest colonial power

-adopted the policy of splendid isolation and did not interfere in European affairs

-challenged by Germany

-tried to form alliances to protect its position

4. Weak: Italy

-unified in 1870

- weakest of the European powers

-allied with Germany & Austria-Hungary

-fought with France for colonies in Africa

5. Expanding: Germany

- a new industrial power

- set up many colonies and aimed to surpass Britain

- posed a threat to other European powers because of its military aggression.

- tried to isolate France to prevent it from taking revenge

6. Ambitious: Russia

-the largest European power in terms of landmass

- weak economy

- expand into Asia & the Balkans

- came into conflict with Austria-Hungary

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