Week 2 · Make Your Sentences Bigger

Language target語言目標

Sentence expansion: adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, because/so/but/when.

Seasonal / Taiwan connection季節與台灣連結

September/Taiwan connection: invite students to describe a Mid-Autumn Festival food, family tradition, or moon-viewing memory in English.

Power vocabulary核心字彙 · 8 words · 中文與例句由 MCC 補充

quietadj.安靜的The library was quiet, so we could hear the rain outside.↔ noisy, loud · quiet (adj.) → quietly (adv.)
enormousadj.巨大的My grandmother brought out an enormous mooncake after dinner.≈ huge, gigantic · ↔ tiny
quicklyadv.很快地He quickly wrote the new word in his notebook.↔ slowly · quick (adj.) → quickly (adv.)
carefullyadv.小心地；仔細地She carefully carried the hot soup to the table.↔ carelessly · careful (adj.) → carefully (adv.)
excitingadj.令人興奮的The last ten minutes of the game were exciting.↔ boring · 小心：exciting 是「令人興奮的」，excited 是「（人）感到興奮的」
surprisinglyadv.出乎意料地Surprisingly, my little brother finished the race first.surprise (n./v.) → surprising (adj.) → surprisingly (adv.)
althoughconj.雖然Although it rained, we still went outside to look at the moon.≈ though, even though · 小心：英文只用一個連接詞，不說 Although…, but…
becauseconj.因為We had a barbecue because it was Mid-Autumn Festival.because 接原因，so 接結果 · 小心：不能同一句用「Because…, so…」

The lesson, minute by minute · 課堂流程

60 minutes, four moves

0–10 min
Homework review複習作業every week · 每週相同
Review last week's assignment. Ask 2–3 students to share. Correct one common error and celebrate one strong example.
10–20 min
Vocabulary單字every week · 每週相同
Teach 5–10 target words. Always include: meaning, Chinese equivalent when useful, example, synonym, antonym, and/or word family.
35–50 min
Fun / application應用活動
The Sentence Builder: start with 'I like dogs.' and keep adding useful information until the class creates a mini-story.
50–57 min
Challenge / exit ticket挑戰與出場券every week · 每週相同
Each student produces something before leaving: a sentence, answer, mini-story, explanation, role-play, or spoken response. Keep it quick and visible.

Teaching pack · 教學包

Ready to run, no preparation

Activities you can read straight off this page, written to fit the blocks above.
可以直接照著這一頁上的活動，對應上面每一段課堂流程。

Who wrote what The lesson plan above is Dom Jones's, including her choice of this week's power vocabulary. The Chinese, the example sentences and the practice sets below are added by My Culture Connect so the plan can be taught without preparation.
上面的教案出自 Dom Jones，包括本週核心字彙的選擇；下面的中文、例句與練習由人師教育協會補充，讓這份教案不必備課就能上。

The Sentence Builder · a worked ladder

句子養成梯・示範

For the 35–50 min activity. Show this ladder first so students see where they are going, then start a new one as a class. Every rung adds one kind of information.
搭配 35–50 分鐘的活動。先示範這道梯子，讓學生看見終點在哪，再全班一起爬一道新的。每一階只加一種訊息。

I like dogs.
+ adjective → I like enormous dogs.
+ adverb → I quietly play with enormous dogs.
+ because → I quietly play with enormous dogs because they are friendly.
+ although → Although my mother says no, I quietly play with the enormous dog next door because he is surprisingly friendly. (19 words)
Now start a new ladder: “We eat mooncakes.” / “The class is noisy.” / “She runs.”

Upgrade drill · 5 words → 12 words

句子升級・五個字變十二個字

This is exactly the homework Dom sets, so run one in class first. Model answer given for the first item.
這正是 Dom 出的回家作業，所以課堂上先帶一題。第一題附示範答案。

The boy ran. → Although he was tired, the boy ran quickly to the bus stop because the rain was getting heavy. (20 words)
We watched the moon. → ______
My father cooks. → ______
The test was hard. → ______
They played a game. → ______

Two traps from Chinese

兩個中文帶來的陷阱

Both of this week's conjunctions have a matching pair in Chinese that English does not use. Expect these errors — they are not carelessness, they are the first language showing through. Fix them together.
本週兩個連接詞在中文裡都是成對出現，英文卻只用一個。學生一定會犯——那不是粗心，是母語在說話。一起把它們改過來。

雖然下雨，但是我們還是出門了。 ✗ Although it rained, but we still went out. ✓ Although it rained, we still went out.
因為月亮很亮，所以我們在外面吃。 ✗ Because the moon was bright, so we ate outside. ✓ Because the moon was bright, we ate outside.
Your turn — fix this: ✗ Although the mooncake was enormous, but I finished it.
Your turn — fix this: ✗ Because I practiced carefully, so I improved quickly.

Exit ticket · one long sentence

出場券・一個長句

One sentence about Mid-Autumn Festival, at least twelve words, using because or although and one word from this week.
寫一句中秋節的句子，至少十二個字，要用到 because 或 although，加上本週任一個單字。

Example: Although the night was quiet, our family laughed a lot because we barbecued together.
Your sentence: ______

Prep · 備課 No preparation needed. Write 'I like dogs.' on the board and build from there. Note that this week's eight words are the lesson itself: three adjectives, three adverbs, two conjunctions — the exact materials a sentence grows with.
不必備課。在白板寫下「I like dogs.」就能開始。請注意：本週八個字本身就是這堂課——三個形容詞、三個副詞、兩個連接詞，正好是把句子養大的三種材料。