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I. Prefixes & Suffixes

Cir –

Meaning: around, about

1. circadian (adj.)

2. circlet (n.)

3. circuiter (n.)

Di –

Meaning: two, twice

1. dilemma (n.)

2. digress (v.)

3.dilate (v.)

Uni –

Meaning: one, single

1. unicycle (n.)

2. unilateral (adj.)

3. unison (n.)

Ex –

Meaning: from, out

1. excavate (v.)

2. exaggerate (v.)

3. excide (v.)

Pro –

 Meaning: before, in front of, for, forward

1. prologue (n.)(v.)

2. prophet (n.)

3. probe (v.)

Anti –

 Meaning: against, opposite of

1. anticarnivorous

2. antisocial

3. antipathy

II. environment vs. issue vs. situation

 ．environment

   The conditions that affect the behavior and development of sb/sth; the physical

   conditions that sb/sth exists in.

．issue

   An important topic that people are discussing or arguing about.

．situation

   All the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place.

   ＊ situation comedy 情境喜劇

III. Difference between Fantasy and Realistic Fiction

．setting

．character

IV. What is Fantasy?

   1. Something not alike real life. e.g. Peter Pan, 神隱少女, 哆啦A夢

   2. Need imagination, dream

   3. 須經過過場

V. What is children literature?

    It is written by children or about children

VI. Others

   1. 在希臘,兩母音一起時,第一個不發音

     e.g. Oedipus à O不發音　Aesop à A不發音

   2. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 這不是我的菜

   3. Supporting actress 女配角

   4. lemon drop à 情人糖的大小

   5. Excalibur/ Exodus 石中劍《亞瑟王》

   6. circumstance

     Circumstantial

     ＊ under circumstance

   7. The Brother Grimm à Germany

     Hans Christian Andersen à Demark

VII. Song – Somewhere over the rainbow

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-um0pHTAg

      When all the world is a hopeless jumble

And the raindrops tumble all around

Heaven opens a magic lane

When all the clouds darken up the skyway

There's a rainbow highway to be found

Leading from your windowpane

To a place behind the sun

Just a step beyond the rain

Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high

There's a land that I heard of once in a lullabye

And somewhere, over the rainbow bluebirds fly

If birds can fly over the rainbow

Why, oh then why can't I?

Some day I'll wish upon a star

And wake up where the clouds are far behind me

And troubles melt like lemon drops away above the chimney tops

That's where you'll find me

Somewhere, over the rainbow bluebirds fly

Beyond the rainbow

If birds can fly over the rainbow

Why, then oh why can't I?

Someday I'll wake and rub my eyes

And in that land beyond the skies

You'll find me

I'll be a laughing daffodil

And leave the silly cares that fill my mind behind me

Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly

If birds can fly over the rainbow

Why, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly

Beyond the rainbow

Why, oh why can't I?