Week 12 · Antonyms: Opposites With Power

Language target語言目標

Antonyms; prefixes; contrast language.

Seasonal / Taiwan connection季節與台灣連結

National Day / Taiwan connection: practice respectful contrasts between places, traditions, and public celebrations.

Power vocabulary核心字彙 · 5 組反義詞 · 10 個字 · 中文與例句由 MCC 補充

ancientadj.古老的Lukang has many ancient buildings.組 ①　↔ modern · 不是 unmodern
modernadj.現代的Taipei 101 is a modern landmark.↔ ancient
generousadj.慷慨的Our neighbor is very generous with her time.組 ②　↔ selfish
selfishadj.自私的It was selfish to take all the snacks.↔ generous · 注意：unselfish 也存在，但 selfish 才是真正的反義
expandv.擴大The school will expand the library next year.組 ③　↔ contract · expansion (n.)
contractv.收縮Metal contracts when it gets cold.↔ expand · 這個字也可以當名詞「合約」
increasev. / n.增加The number of students increased this year.組 ④　↔ decrease
decreasev. / n.減少Rainfall decreased in August.↔ increase · 寫報告、看圖表時最常用的一對
arrivev.抵達The train arrives at nine.組 ⑤　↔ depart · arrive at 小地方 / arrive in 大城市
departv.出發；離開The bus departs from platform two.↔ arrive · 車站機場的正式用字 · departure (n.)

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
Opposite Day: students answer silly questions with opposite words, then switch back to serious examples.
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。

Opposite Day · silly first, serious after

相反日・先荒謬，後正經

Dom's activity. Students answer with the opposite of the truth, and the class corrects them. The silliness lowers the fear; the second round is where the learning is banked.
Dom 的活動。學生用「跟事實相反」的答案回答，全班糾正。荒謬降低恐懼，第二輪才是把學習存進去的地方。

Is the classroom quiet right now? (相反：Yes, it's extremely quiet.)
Is Taipei 101 an ancient building?
Did you arrive at school yesterday, or depart?
Is our class getting bigger or smaller this year?
Now switch to serious: give one true sentence with each pair.

The trap · un- does not fit everything

陷阱・un- 不是萬用

Chinese makes almost every opposite with 不. English has four prefixes plus a large pile of words that take none at all. When in doubt, a different word is safer than a guessed prefix.
中文幾乎所有相反都用「不」。英文有四個字首，外加一大堆根本不加字首的字。不確定的時候，換一個字比亂猜字首安全。

un- → happy/unhappy · fair/unfair · lucky/unlucky
dis- → agree/disagree · honest/dishonest · appear/disappear
im- / in- → possible/impossible · correct/incorrect · polite/impolite
✗ unpossible ✗ uncorrect ✗ unagree ✗ unarrive
Your turn — fix this: ✗ I unagree with that plan.

Contrast language · however, whereas, while

對比的說法・however、whereas、while

Dom's CEFR line asks B2+ students for these three. They are how an opposite becomes an argument. Pair with her National Day connection — compare respectfully, without ranking one place above another.
Dom 的 CEFR 欄要求 B2 以上要會這三個。它們是把「相反」變成「論述」的工具。搭配她指定的國慶連結——尊重地比較，不要把某個地方排在另一個之上。

Lukang is ancient; Taipei, however, is modern.
Whereas the north is crowded, the east coast is quiet.
While some families celebrate at home, others go to the parade.
Your turn: Taiwan ______ , whereas the United States ______ .

Exit ticket · one pair, one contrast

出場券・一組相反，一句對比

One sentence holding both halves of a pair. If they can join the two with however or whereas, that is a bonus point.
一句話裡放進一組相反的兩半。能用 however 或 whereas 接起來的加一分。

______ , whereas ______ .

Prep · 備課 No preparation needed. Two kinds of opposite live in this week: the ones English builds with a prefix (happy / unhappy) and the ones that are a different word altogether (arrive / depart). Students reach for the prefix every time, so sort the two kinds first.
不必備課。本週有兩種相反：一種是英文用字首造出來的（happy / unhappy），一種根本是另一個字（arrive / depart）。學生每次都伸手去拿字首，所以先把兩種分開。