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Teaching Taiwanese with Stories

Today is World Storytelling Day!
今天是個特別的日子... 世界說故事日!

How do you enjoy a good story? Maybe you watch a series on the Internet,
watch a movie, or read a book…
你平常都如何欣賞一個好故事呢? 是看網路上的影集、看電影、或是看書呢?

Long, long ago, people didn't have the Internet, movies, or books! People
told stories. They used their voices to speak, their eyes to look at their
listeners, and their hands to make their stories exciting! Some people do
this now too.
很久以前，世界沒有網路、電影，甚至沒有書!
當時有人會唸故事給大家聽，用聲音、眼神和手勢讓故事精彩。現在也有人這麼唸故事!

Telling stories is fun! And it can be used to teach. Storytellers can teach
about long ago times. They can teach what their group or their country does.
They can teach what's right and what's wrong. They can teach language too!
聽故事能讓學習更有趣，故事教我們歷史、國家、對與錯的觀念，還有語言!

In Taiwan, one storyteller teaches Taiwanese with stories. She goes to many
elementary schools. She wants to go to more than one hundred schools! Maybe
you've met her!
在台灣，有一位女士到各地的小學，用台語唸故事，她希望透過故事，能讓更多小朋友學會使用台語!

This storyteller tells very funny stories. She wants kids to love learning
Taiwanese! Her stories teach them how to use Taiwanese in everyday life. The
kids have a great time! They learn some Taiwanese, too!
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Vocabulary
這位女士走遍各地，用生動活潑的台語，講故事給小學生聽。

1. storyteller 說故事的人。
My mom was a very good storyteller. 我媽媽很會說故事。
I learned so much from her. 我從她那裏知道好多。

2. tell 告訴。
What stories did she tell you? 她跟你說什麼故事呢?
About her family and memories of war. 有關她的家人還有戰爭的回憶。

3. read 閱讀。
My parents didn't tell me much.我爸媽很少跟我講什麼。
I learned about the world from reading books.我都是從看書認識世界。

4. Internet 網路。
Children today don't read anymore.這年頭小孩不看書了。
I know. They prefer to watch things on the
Internet.我知道。他們比較喜歡在網路上看東西。

你喜歡自己看書還是看YouTube呢? 來讀今天的單字。
storyteller說故事的人 tell告訴 read閱讀 Internet網路
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Quiz

1. What day is today?
a. World Storytelling Day
b. World Story Day
c. World Book Day

2. What is storytelling good for?
a. Reading
b. Teaching
c. Writing

3. How many elementary schools does the storyteller want to visit?
a. Ten
b. One hundred
c. One thousand

Answers
1. a
2. b
3. b
 

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A New Kind of Olympics Is Coming

Last year, the best athletes from many countries took part in the Summer
Olympics. All athletes trained hard. Taiwan did very well. Our athletes won
seven medals!
去年有超精彩的夏季奧林匹克運動會，台灣運動員得了 7 個獎牌!

The Olympics are great for sports. Fans watch their favorite athletes. They
want to play sports like them. Many fans train. They become better at sports!
奧運讓人們更加熱愛運動，他們為喜歡的運動員加油，自己也會練習運動!

Now a new kind of Olympics is coming! But these Olympics are NOT for sports.
Get ready for the World English Language Olympics!
現在有個新的奧林匹克比賽，不是運動會哦!而是世界英文大賽!

The best young English language learners from many countries can take part.
All learners will train hard.
各國學習英文的年輕人都可以參加，他們要很認真訓練!

But who are the best young English language learners? How will each country
find them? Well, each country will have its own Olympics! The winners will
take part in the World English Language Olympics.
但怎麼選出國家代表呢?選手要先贏得國內的奧林匹克比賽，非常刺激!

These country Olympics and the world Olympics will be great for learning
English. Fans will watch their favorite learners! They will want to speak
like them! Many fans will train. They will become better at English!
這個比賽也會鼓勵人們學英文，他們會支持喜歡的選手，也會因此認真學習英文!

Start training! The World English Language Olympics are coming!
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Vocabulary
世界英語大賽會是怎樣的比賽呢? 實在讓人很好奇。

1) summer 夏天。
I'm taking part in an English competition this summer.
我要參加今年夏天的英語比賽。
Really? That's so cool! 真的嗎?好酷喔!
So what's your goal? 所以你的目標是什麼?

2) best 最好的。
To win the first prize, of course! 當然是拿第一名啦!
But the first prize in what? 什麼的第一名呢?
The best English speaker in the world. 全世界最佳英語演講者。

3) train 訓練。
How do you plan to train yourself? 你打算怎麼訓練自己?
By speaking to you! 就對著你講。
No, spare me. 不，饒了我吧。

4) fan 粉絲。
Didn't you say you're my biggest fan? 你不是說你是我最大的粉絲?
I said no such thing! 我才沒說過這種話!
Please, I can't win without you. 拜託，沒有你我不能贏。

今天的單字好用又好記。
summer夏天 best最好的 train訓練 fan粉絲
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Quiz

1. Which Olympics were last year?
a. The Summer Olympics
b. The Winter Olympics
c. The Spring Olympics

2. What is the new kind of Olympics for?
a. Sports
b. English
c. Training

3. Who can take part in the new kind of Olympics?
a. The best learners' fans
b. Country Olympics winners
c. Winter Olympic athletes

Answers
1. a
2. b
3. b
 

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Barbershops Stop Boredom with Books

Barbers cut people's hair. They work in barbershops.

Many people like barbershops. They talk with the barber.

They see their friends. They relax and have fun. Oh, and they get a haircut!
很多人喜歡理髮店，可以跟師傅聊天，見見朋友，當然也是為了剪頭髮。

One day, a teacher went to his barbershop. One of his students came in.

But his student didn't have fun. He had nothing to do. He was very bored. He
wanted to go!
有一天，一位老師去剪頭髮。他的學生也在那裡。但是這個學生覺得很無聊，想要離開。

The teacher knew his student. He needed a good book to stop his boredom.

Then the teacher had a great idea!
老師知道他的學生需要看書才不會無聊。他想到一個好點子!

The teacher gave his barbershop many good kids' books.

The books were free - and fun! He wanted kids to read at the barbershop.

He wanted kids to like reading. And great news! His idea worked very well!
他捐了很多童書給理髮店，希望小朋友可以在理髮店看書，也從此喜歡看書。

Now he helps over two hundred barbershops! He gives them fun kids' books.

The barbers talk with kids about reading too. They ask "Do you like to read?"
and "How is that book?"

Kids like reading and talking about books there!
這個老師捐書給兩百多家理髮店。理髮師也會問小朋友們喜不喜歡看書。

That's thousands of kids' reading books, getting a haircut, and having fun!
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Vocabulary

到理髮店剪頭髮，順便看故事書，很棒的主意!

1. haircut 剪頭髮
Hey, you got a new haircut! 嘿，你剪了新髮型!
Looks great on you! 很好看呢!
Really? I did it yesterday. 真的喔? 我昨天剪的。
I'm still not sure if I like it. 我還不確定喜不喜歡。

2. bored 厭煩
So you were just bored with your old look? 所以你就是厭煩了老樣子?
Yeah, I got all sweaty with my long hair. 對啊，長頭髮讓我流好多汗。

3. free 免費的
But the best thing is my haircut was free! 最棒的是，我剪頭髮是免費的。
How is that possible? 怎麼可能?
A free haircut in Taipei? 在台北免費剪頭髮?

4. great 很棒的
It's true! 真的啊。Isn't it great? 不是很棒嗎?
I won a gift voucher in a lucky draw.我在幸運抽獎時抽中了禮券。

還記得今天學到哪些單字嗎?
haircut剪頭髮
bored厭煩
free免費的
great很棒的

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Quiz

1. Who works in a barbershop?
a. Teachers
b. Students
c. Barbers

2. What did the student need to stop his boredom?
a. Nothing
b. A haircut
c. A good book

3. How many barbershops is the teacher helping?
a. Under 200
b. Around 200
c. Over 200








Answers:

1. c
2. c
3. c
 

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Delicious Treasure Is Going to Yilan

Narrator: Mmmmmm! Taiwan loves pork belly! It is the meat in lǔ ròu fàn, guà bāo, and other dishes. It is delicious! Pork belly looks delicious too. Under
the pork skin, you can see fat, meat, fat, and meat. Ooohh!
台灣人超愛五花肉，滷肉飯、刈包裡面都有！豬皮下面可以看到一層瘦一層肥的肉！

There is a beautiful piece of pork belly. It's at the National Palace Museum
in Taipei. But wait! It's not at the cafe. You cannot eat it.
Crowd: What?!

Narrator: Why not? Well, it is not food! It is a stone!
故宮博物院有一塊看起來很美味的五花肉！但這塊肉沒辦法吃，因為它其實是一塊石頭！

Who made it? No one knows. The top of the stone has many little cuts. It
looks like pork skin. The sides are colored. They look like delicious fat and
meat.
石頭表面上有淺淺的痕跡，四周也都有顏色，看起來就像美味的豬肉。

The museum has many treasures. People say this stone is the most important
treasure!
故宮有許多寶貝，有人說肉形石是最重要的收藏品之一！

But the pork belly stone will leave the museum for a few months. It is going
to Yilan for the first time. The stone will be in a big show at Lanyang
Museum. The show is from December 23rd to March 22nd. You can see Yilan's
treasures there too!
這塊石頭要暫時搬家了！從12月23號到3月22號，它將首次前往宜蘭。大家也可以在蘭陽博物館欣賞到很多宜蘭的寶藏喔！

What a great time to go to Yilan!
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Vocabulary
故宮博物院的肉形石，是明星展覽品。

1. skin 皮。
Oh, this dish looks beautiful! 這道菜真好看!
Yeah, it's my pork belly with crispy skin.對，這是我的脆皮五花肉。

2. first time 第一次。
You made it yourself?! 你自己做的嗎?!
Yeah, I'm trying it for the first time. 對，這是我第一次試做。

3. fat 脂肪。
Careful, that's a lot of fat. 你要小心，有很多脂肪喔。
I know, but don't you think it smells too delicious to say "no"?
我知道，但你不覺得這太香了，很難拒絕?
I agree. 我同意。

4. meat 肉。
I usually don't eat meat for dinner.我通常晚飯不吃肉。
But I simply must taste this. 但是我一定得嚐嚐這個。
You won't be sorry.你不會後悔的。

你今天學到哪些單字?
skin皮 first time第一次 fat脂肪 meat肉
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Quiz

1. What kind of meat does the stone look like?
a. Pork jelly
b. Pork belly
c. Beef belly

2. What museum will the stone leave for a few months?
a. Lanyang Museum
b. Yilan Story Museum
c. National Palace Museum

3. Where will the stone be on December 23?
a. Yilan
b. Chiayi
c. Yuanlin

Answers
1. b
2. c
3. a
 

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Families Cannot Eat Jollof Rice Every Week in Nigeria

In Nigeria, many people love jollof rice. This food is red. It is spicy! It
tastes very good.
在奈及利亞，很多人都喜歡吃加羅夫飯。這道紅色的菜餚又辣又美味！

Every family's jollof rice is a little different. People make it with rice,
tomatoes, peppers, onion, and spices. They cook it for a long time.
加羅夫飯裡面有米、番茄、辣椒、洋蔥、和各種香料。每個家庭做出來的加羅夫飯都有一點不一樣！

Families eat jollof rice with chicken or beef. They also eat it with fried
plantains.
加羅夫飯通常會搭配雞肉或牛肉一起吃，也會配炸大蕉。

Families ate jollof rice every week. Some families ate it three times a week!
But now, jollof rice costs a lot of money. Many families cannot eat it every
week. They cannot eat it every month!
原本大家每星期都會吃加羅夫飯，有些家庭甚至一個星期吃三次。但是現在，這道菜變得太貴了，很多人吃不起！

So now some families make a new rice dish. It does not cost a lot of money.
They make it with fish. They do not make it with tomatoes or chicken. This
rice dish tastes good. But it is not as tasty as jollof rice.
因此，很多家庭選擇做另一道比較便宜的菜飯。他們用魚，不用番茄和雞肉。雖然味道不如加羅夫飯，但是也十分美味！

Families cannot eat jollof rice every week. Many families make jollof rice
and chicken for Christmas now. They make it for parties too.
如今，許多家庭只有在聖誕節或是聚會時，才會吃到有雞肉的加羅夫飯。
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Vocabulary
比較便宜的菜飯，慢慢取代了奈及利亞的加羅夫飯。

1. rice 米飯。
What are you cooking? 你在煮什麼?
Smells amazing! 好香喔!
I've just made fried rice with onion and spices. 我剛剛做了洋蔥跟香料炒飯。

2. beef 牛肉。
Now I'm making beef and tomato stew. 現在我正在燉番茄牛肉。
I love both of them! 兩個我都喜歡!

3. dish 菜色。
Then you're in luck! 那你走運了。
Maybe I can cook these dishes more often. 也許我可以多做幾次那兩道菜。

4. chicken 雞。
That'll be great! 真棒! I can cook too. 我也會煮。
I'll make chicken soup for you. 我來為你做個雞湯。
Are you sure? 你確定嗎?
Of course! It'll be tasty. 當然，會很好吃的。

你喜歡怎樣的食物?
rice米飯 beef牛肉 dish菜色 chicken雞
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Quiz

1. What do people often eat with jollof rice?
a. Chicken
b. Fish
c. Pork

2. Why do families make a new dish now?
a. Jollof rice costs too much.
b. The new dish is not tasty.
c. People do not like jollof rice.

3. When do many families eat jollof rice now?
a. Every week
b. Every month
c. Christmas

Answers
1. a
2. a
3. c