Grade – Upper Elementary
Level - Intermediate Reading/Conversation Skills
Reading longer articles / magazines / short chapter books
Month 2 Issues
Episodes 1-2 – Tales of the West
Episodes 3-4 – Disaster
Level 3 is for upper elementary school students who are reading longer magazine articles or are starting to read chapter books. The subjects and vocabulary are more mature, suitable for this age range. The focus is on the harder words and phrases that we know many Taiwanese students may not be familiar with at this age. The pace is quicker, and these interesting stories and themes open up the conversation even more. We also welcome Jr. high students to join for some great conversation and fun practice.
Month 2 -Issue 1
Tales of the West
Episode 1
Articles
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Contents Page – Types of Articles
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Welcome to Tales of the West – Introduction Page
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It’s Junior Rodeo Time – Photo Essay
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Covered Wagons – Nonfiction
Vocabulary
35 Words
Tale故事, West 美國西部, Photo Essay專題攝影, Covered Wagons 有篷的馬車, Scary Story 恐怖故事, Lumberjack 伐木工人, Carve 雕刻, Hail 冰雹, Stretch The Truth 誇大事實, Whopper大謊言, Junior Rodeo 少年牛仔競技表演, Whoop 吶喊, Holler 叫喊, Contest 比賽, Buckaroo 牛仔(俚語), Ride A Steer 騎馬, Bucking Beast 暴衝難馴的猛獸, Barrel Race 繞桶比賽, Tumble 翻滾, Give Chase開始追逐, Breakaway Calf Roping 用套索套住逃脫的小牛, Lasso 用套索捕捉(牛,馬等), Mutton Riding 騎綿羊, Bareback Event 不用馬鞍的騎乘活動, Saddle 鞍, Bronco 野馬, Bronco Busting 馴馬, Tame 馴服 Covered Wagons 有篷大馬車, Pioneers 先鋒, Trail 小徑, Prairie 草原, Sea Of Grass 草海, Canvas Tops 帆布車蓋, Prairie Schooner 大草原縱帆船(指：草原篷車)
Episode 2
Articles
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Whoppers Stretch the Truth – Tall Tales
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The Diary of Clare Brown – Diary
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Campfire Chorus – Group Play
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Gather Round the Campfire – Poem
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Puzzle it Out – Compound Word Puzzles
Vocabulary
37Words
Tall Tales 荒唐的故事, Diary 日記, Play 戲劇/話劇, Exaggerate 誇大, Stretch The Truth 誇大事實, Rugged Worker 粗曠的工人, Outdo The Other 超越對方, Logging Camps 伐木營, Leave His Mark 留下標記, Great Lakes 五大湖, Keelboat Captain 龍骨船長, Shore 岸邊, Overflow 溢出, Cyclone 龍卷風, Squeeze 擠壓, Twister 龍卷風, Carve Out 雕刻出, Grand Canyon 大峽谷, Slave 奴隸, Freedom自由, Worn Out 疲憊不堪的, Slavery 奴隸制, Chorus 合唱, Settle 定居, Chinese Railroad Worker 鐵路工人, Stranger 陌生人, Cattle 牛, Panic 恐慌, Stampede 亂竄狂奔, Have It Rough 過得很艱辛, Pick & Shovel 鋤頭和鏟子, Blasting Powder 爆炸火藥, Antelope 羚羊, Discouraging Word 令人洩氣的話, Strum A Banjo 彈奏班鳩琴, Weave A Tale 編織故事, Glint 閃爍
Month 2 - Issue 2
Disaster
Episode 1
Articles
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Contents Page – Types of Articles
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Welcome to Disaster – Introduction Page
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Nature’s Fury – Photo Essay
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A Storm to Remember – Realistic Fiction
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Puzzle it Out – Synonyms
Vocabulary
27 Words
Disaster 災難, Strike 侵襲, Earthquakes地震, React應對, Nature’s Fury 大自然的反撲, Natural 自然的, Destructive Events 破壞性事件, Volcano 火山, Tornado 龍捲風, Tsunami 海嘯, Magma 岩漿, Lava 熔岩, Ash 灰燼, Whirling Funnel Cloud 旋轉龍捲雲, Plow Through 撞過, Splinter 碎片/裂成碎片, Fierce 凶猛的, Damage 損害, Huge Sections 巨大的部分, Pressure 壓力, Warning Systems 預警系統, Hurricane Warning 颶風警報, Shutters 百葉窗, Storm Cellar 防風窖, Silence 寧靜, Eye of The Storm 風暴之眼/颶風中心, The Storm Raged 風暴肆虐, Terrible 糟糕的
Episode 2
Articles
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Train Wreck – Radio Play
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On the Way to School – Comic Strip
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Rusty to the Rescue – News Feature
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Don’t Let Disasters Get You Down – Poem
Vocabulary
32 Words
Narrator 旁白, Program 節目, Tracks 軌道, Screeching 尖叫著, Warn Them 警示他們, Railroad 鐵路系統, Dash Into The Doorway 衝進門道, As Fast As Lightning 快如閃電, Flow 流動, Made A Hiss 發出嘶嘶聲, Search And Rescue Team 搜救專對, Respond To Disasters 應對災害, Buried Under Rubble 被埋在瓦礫下, Animal Shelter 動物收容所, Abandon 拋棄, His Future Was Uncertain 他的未來是渺茫的, Trained 訓練(過去式), High Spirits 熱情, Bravery 勇氣, Devoted To 奉獻給, Eager To Please 渴望討好, Survivor 生還者, Ruins 廢墟, Shift 輪班工作時間, Weary 疲倦的, Keep His Spirits High 振作精神, Victim 受難者, Alert 使警覺, Reward 獎賞, Get You Down 讓你沮喪, Oversleep 睡過頭, Terrible 糟糕的
Making English Fun!
Shine Online is a magazine and online conversation club designed to get your boys and girls speaking English from home. This program was developed with the goal of capturing our students’ attention and keeping them engaged from start to finish and beyond! We use a mix of technology, entertainment, TPR, and critical thinking to get your kids speaking more! If you wonder what the future of education will be, come discover the possibilities with us as we explore the world around us!
Shine Online Magazine
We created Shine Online Magazine for Taiwanese English learners. The language we use is targeted to improve comprehension by making it accessible. We use English to talk about life here in Taiwan as well as the rest of the world. Our stories are written in a variety of styles to keep kids interested. The language is selected to help kids express themselves and gain confidence. The themes are picked to spark conversations that will lead our students towards a bilingual future. And Shine Online is where it all happens!
Wonder – As an introduction to our program the first two issues of Wonder are “What’s in a Name” and “On the Farm”. There are 6 weekly courses with a total of 3 episodes for each issue.
Wonder is designed for lower-elementary school levels but is suitable for kindergarten kids with strong English skills. Parts of the conversations will show the students vocabulary and sentence patterns they can use to respond to questions. Other parts will introduce deeper concepts that will encourage kids to use English on their own to express opinions or ask questions.
Discover is designed for upper-elementary school levels. The articles are longer and written for older students. We introduce vocabulary and sentence patterns that will help them with English classes at school. The course is structured so that less confident students can follow our sample sentence patterns and engage in the conversation. More confident speakers are encouraged to experiment with their own style of speaking.
Discover – Our first issue “Video Games”. There are 4 weekly episodes for the magazine.
What Makes This Different?
Shine Online uses new and imaginative ways to present content on the web. Our activities engage students with segments such as brainstorming, steps in a process, related viral videos, listening comprehension and around the home challenges that will have them moving, talking, participating, laughing, and learning.
Shine Online Conversation Club
Join our weekly, hour-long Shine Online Conversation Club where we expand on the themes explored in our magazines. Our foreign teachers and local co-teacher will host these activities for a maximum of 10 students.
Each week we will review the articles and vocabulary. We’ll work on reading comprehension by asking each student questions about the articles. Basic conversations are hosted with sentence and grammar patterns that all students can use to answer the questions. Advanced students who are eager to talk more will have a chance to express themselves in the open question parts of the activities.
Our course is a premium online experience, designed to keep students stimulated and engaged all the way through. We use a variety of interesting features such as : Scavenger Hunts/ Poems / Rhymes / Rhythm／TPR／Movie Clips for Vocabulary／Jokes & Riddles／Viral YouTube Clips
When you sign up you will receive a workbook pack and get access to hours of additional online content via QR Code. Our playlist includes each article read by our teachers, weekly worksheet instruction and answer videos, additional theme related videos, and more.
Sign up now to experience a new kind of online!
Shine Online Conversation Club includes a magazine pack with fan, pencil and workbook sent to your home. 6 weekly 1-hour online sessions with Sparkle and Shine teachers as well as hours of extra online content.
October Shine Online
Price - $2700 / 6 hr
🔹6hrs of class instead of 4hrs
🔹Hosted by TK and TZ
🔹Now 10 students instead of 12
🔹Tons of extra video content (total 2.5hrs)
