2017年12月
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本報看重讀者們的親子關係，藉著父母與孩子學習英語的時刻，增加他們溝通的機會。使用這教材的方法如下：
（一）請你與孩子一起朗讀內容及本月金句；
（二）透過所閱讀的內容，引導孩子分享他們的看法和經歷，藉此提升他們的品格及學習如何與人相處；
（三）鼓勵你的孩子完成下列的活動，並於2017年12月31日前寄回本報，我們將寄上一份小禮物。

Bible verse of the Month 本月金句

你們要彼此相愛，像我愛你們一樣，這是我的命令。《約翰福音15章12節》
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. (John 15:12)

Meaning:

to flatter a person in order to get something you want or to gain support
Amy is a close friend of Marie.
Edwin is a colleague of Marie and is very fond of her. But he is too shy to date Marie.
At a cafe:-
Edwin: Hi, Amy! Thank you for coming and have coffee with me. I know you like chocolates, and this is an early Christmas gift for you.
Amy: How lovely! This is my favourite brand of chocolates. Thanks so much, Edwin!
Edwin: You always go on holiday with Marie during Christmas. Have you got any plans this year?
Amy: Well, Marie’s got no free time this Christmas because of her professional exams at the seminary. So I’ll only buy her a present.
Edwin: So what are you going to buy her? What does she like? What foods does she like? What are her favourite colours? Does she like going to movies?…
Amy: Haha, Edwin! Now I know this box of chocolates has got some very special meaning to me here! You’re trying to butter me up in order to know more about my friend Marie!

Activities 活動

1) Coffee is a very common drink in many Western countries. Can you write two kinds of coffee that you see in cafes?
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2) Which day in December is Christmas Eve?
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3) Which day in December is Christmas Day?
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4) Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of someone. Who was he?
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Answers to November issue

1) colleagues
2) Examples are: cook, nurse, secretary
3) Examples are: doctor, policeman, teacher
4) mouth