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Practical English (2) Advanced

• Instructor Dr. Yi-Cheng Huang
• Course Code A8327240
• School of Science and Engineering/
• Language and Communication
• Time 0920-1210
• Date June 02, 2008

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Course Description of Today

• Section I and II Chapter 2, Unit 12 (Art and
  Literature From Comic Books to Graphic Novels)
• Section III Personal Presentation
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• Roll Call

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Vocabulary Paragraph 1

• 1 comic (n, adj.) a. a comic is a magazine that
  contains stories told in pictures (used mainly in
  British English the usual American term is comic
  book) b. a comic is an entertainer who tells
  jokes in order to make people laugh c. comic is
  used to describe comedy as a form of
  entertainment, and the actors and entertainers
  who perform it d. if you describe something as
  comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is
  often intended to make you laugh

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• 2 for short (adj.) abbreviated
• 3 dialogue (n) a conversation between people in
  a book, play, etc.
• 4 periodically (adv.) occurring at time
  intervals
• 5 newsstand (n) a moveable stall in the street,
  or at a railway station, at which newspapers and
  magazines are sold
• 6 in doubt (adj.) uncertain about someone or
  something

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Vocabulary Paragraph 2

• 1 ukiyu-e (n) "pictures of the floating world",
  is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints and
  paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th
  centuries, featuring motifs of landscapes, tales
  from history, the theatre and pleasure quarters.
  (see photos)

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Vocabulary Paragraph 2

• 2 theme (n) a. a theme in a piece of writing, a
  talk, or a discussion is an important idea or
  subject that runs through it b. a theme in an
  artists work or in a work of literature is an
  idea in it that the artist or writer develops or
  repeats
• 3 Tintin see photos

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Tintin
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Tintin
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Tintin
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Vocabulary Paragraph 2

• 4 series (n) a. a series of things or events is
  a number of them that come one after the other
  b. a radio or television series is a set of
  programmes of a particular kind which have the
  same title
• 5 conquest (n) a military victory

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Vocabulary Paragraph 3

• 1 bound (bind) if you bind something, you tie
  rope, string, or other material around them so
  that they are held firmly
• 2 publication (n) book, magazine, newspaper, etc
• 3 content (n) the ideas or meanings expressed in
  a speech or piece of writing, subject matter,
  substance

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Vocabulary Paragraph 3

• 4 mature (adj.) adult, fully grown
• 5 graphic novel (n) a type of comic book,
  usually with a lengthy and complex storyline
  similar to those of novels, and often aimed at
  mature audiences

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Vocabulary Paragraph 4

• 1 transition (n) the process in which something
  changes from one state to another
• 2 moral (n) morals are principles and beliefs
  concerning right and wrong behaviour (adj.)
  moral means relating to beliefs about what is
  right or wrong
• 3 Watchmen see photos
• 4 fault (n) a weak point in someones character,
  a shortcoming, a foible

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Watchmen
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Watchmen
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Vocabulary Paragraph 4

• 5 Maus see photos

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Vocabulary Paragraph 5

• 1 novella (n) a short novel or a long short
  story
• 2 album (n) a. a book in which you keep things
  such as photographs or stamps that you have
  collected b. a record with about 25 minutes of
  music on each side you can also refer to a
  collection of songs that is available on an LP,
  cassette, or CD as an album

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Assignment for Next Week

• Please Review Chapter 1, Unit 11 (The Mystery of
  Memory How Good Is Your Memory?) and Chapter 2,
  Unit 12 (Art and Literature From Comic Books to
  Graphic Novels)
• Please Hand in Your Outside Reading Report
• Please Start to Prepare Your Final Exam!

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If you have any inquiry, please contact me via
the following ways

• E-Mail g5260010_at_mail.isu.edu.tw
• Website spaces.isu.edu.tw/g5260010
• Office 1406A (4th Floor, Administration
  Building)
• Extension 5252
• Office Hour Tuesday 2,3,4 and 5 Wednesday
  2, 3, 4 and 5 ( By Appointment )