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As Chinese New Year was approaching, William, Daisy and Rose eagerly started writing their wish lists. William dreamed of having a modern train set because he saw his friend with a magnificent model train set.   Daisy complained that her clothes were old-fashioned. She wanted some beautiful clothes. Rose desired a new blue bike although she already had one. When Mum saw her kids discussing happily, she interrupted them. She asked them, ‘Do you want to buy all of those things or use the money to help others?’   William, Daisy and Rose felt puzzled. They did not understand what their mum meant. So Mum sat down next to them and said, ‘Many people around the world need our help and support. Some people are very poor.   They don’t have enough money to buy food, clean drinking water and medicine. So they always starve and get sick.’   Daisy asked, ‘We’re just kids. How can we help them?’ ‘There are many ways we can help,’ Mum explained. ‘We can donate money, old toys and clothes to a charitable organization. To raise money for charity, we can sell or buy raffle tickets. If we have time, we can visit the poor families, orphanages and elderly homes to show our love and care to them.’   ‘We are lucky to have so much and it’s important to share our love and happiness with people in need. Now I don’t need a new bike. I can use the money to help others,’ Rose said. ‘I don’t buy a new dress. I want to donate the money to help the poor,’ Daisy declared. William said, ‘I can give some trains to the poor. I’ll persuade my friends to donate their old toys too.’   Mum hugged her children tightly and said, ’I’m glad that you all understand the importance of giving and helping others. I’m really proud of you.’   Message Share our love with others. Help people in need.   Bible verse Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. (1 John 4 :11)   Action Take the initiative to lend a helping hand to care for and help everyone in need.   Glossary Interrupt (verb) : to stop someone when they are talking or doing something 打斷 Persuade (verb) : to make someone do or believe something by giving them good reasons for doing it 說服 Orphanage (noun) : a home for children whose parents are dead or cannot take care of them 孤兒院   This story if taken from CEO Project 1.0 － Love ( Level 1 ) Unit 12 Giving is Loving  

Rose and Daisy are close sisters. They study in the same Catholic primary school. Both of them are bookworms. Recently Daisy fell in love with a book called “The 5 Love Languages”. One lovely evening in the summer holidays, Daisy was busy as a bee, colouring and writing on a big poster in her room. She named it “Daisy’s Kindness Chart”. Rose just walked past her sister’s room. She paused because something caught her eyes. It was the amazing big chart. On the top of the chart, Daisy wrote all her family members’ names. Then down under she listed T-K-T-G: Things to do - little things she can do to make them happy Kind words - what to say to express appreciations and thanks Time - the precious moments she would like to spend with her family Gifts - the special gift which suits them the best Rose was puzzled with her brilliant sister’s masterpiece. Daisy left Rose’s column blank in things to do. Unhesitatingly, Rose told her sister, “You can make my bed.” Rose gave her sister a wink. It is a well-known fact that Rose never makes her bed. Rose : How can I be kind to you, Daisy? Daisy : You can tell me that I’m your favourite sister! Rose : You’re my favourite sister indeed. I only have one. The story is taken from CEO Project 1.0 – Love (Level 5) Unit 2 A kindness chart (QEF Project No.2018/1226)   Message Kindness is an act of love. Being kind also means caring for the poor and the needy, for God wants us to be kind to one another.   Action Have you shown your kindness? Plan your kindness chart. Who will be on your kindness chart? If your chart is empty, do not be shy. Look around. Think and ask. Act it out. Jesus will help you.   Glossary Masterpiece (noun) - respected work of art 最傑出的作品 Unhesitatingly (adverb) - immediately, at once, right away 毫不猶豫地  

First lesson in switching parts of speech in English 初步認識英文的詞類轉換 T：Thomas｜R：Richard   R: Hi Thomas! May I ask something about English parts of speech? I read somewhere that you could say, for example, “This book is a good read.” … But then someone may say, “That proves a good reading.” …What’s the difference then?   T: Ah, I see your problem. It’s using the verb (to read) as a noun in the first example, and using the same verb as a verbal noun (reading), that is a gerund, in the second example.   R: (Richard looking a bit puzzled)   T: Mind you, there’s a subtle difference here. We can turn most common verbs into nouns without changing the form, like in your first example “a good read”, right from the verb “to read”, to suggest that reading this book is a good thing, a pleasure.   R: Can you show me some more examples?   T: Certainly. We usually say things like : “ I’m glad that we have mastered this procedure”, turning the noun into a verb again, or “Can I give you a lift in my car”, turning the verb “to lift” into a noun, meaning a free ride. This is called “somersaulting parts of speech”, and people say it was “invented” by Shakespeare!   R: That’s really eye-opening.   R: 嗨Thomas！我可否問問關於英語的一些事情？我在某處閱讀到，例如，「This book is a good read」（這本書很好讀）。……但也有人可能會說，「That proves a good reading」（顯然這值得一讀）……兩者有甚麼區別呢？   T: 啊，我明白你的問題所在。第一個示例使用動詞（to read） 作為名詞，在第二個示例中使用相同的動詞作為動詞性名詞（reading），即動名詞（gerund）。   R:（Richard 看上去有點迷惘）   T: 請留意，兩者有細微的差別。我們可以在不改變形式的情況下將最常見的動詞變成名詞，就像第一個示例「a good read」，直接使用動詞「to read」，表明閱讀這本書是一件好事，一種樂趣。   R: 你能再給我看一些例子嗎？   T: 可以。我們通常會這樣說：「I'm glad that we have mastered this procedure」（很高興我們已經掌握了這個程序），再次將名詞變成動詞，或者「Can I give you a lift in my car」（我可以開車送你一程嗎?），將動詞「to lift」變成名詞，意思是順道送你一程。在英文文法，這稱為「somersaulting」，據說由是莎士比亞發明的！   R: 這真是令人大開眼界。  

Here is a puzzle in the form of a square or a box of three rows with three dots each. Please connect the nine dots with four straight lines continuously, without lifting your pencil from the paper. You have one minute to complete this task. Are you able to solve this puzzle?   Some of you may not have been able to get the solution because you think that you must stay within the box consisting of the nine dots. If you want to solve this " nine dots puzzle" , you must think beyond the square.   Since its creation in the early 20th century, the nine dots puzzle has been widely adopted by psychologists and management consultants. In the 1970s, the expression " think outside the box " became a cliché, especially in the business world. For example, Our company is recruiting young people who can think outside the box.   In modern world, the ability to think outside the box may help employees to think creatively and in an unconventional manner in the face of challenges.   這裡有一個智力謎題：此正方形或框框分為3行、每行有3個點。請你在筆不離紙的情況下，用4條相連的直線，把9個點連接起來。你有1分鐘完成這個題目。你能否解決這個智力遊戲？   你們當中有些人也許未能找到解決方法，因為你們覺得必須留在這個由9個點所組成的框框之內。如果你想解決這個「九點圖智力謎題」，你必須超越正方形去思考。   九點圖智力謎題在20世紀初被發明以來，就一直獲得心理學家和管理顧問廣泛採用。70年代，「think outside the box」這個語句成為了陳腔濫調，特別是在商業世界裡。例如：我們的公司正在招募能夠跳出傳統的思維框框（think outside the box）的年輕人。   在現代世界裡，具備獨闢蹊徑的思考能力或能幫助僱員在面對挑戰時，以具創意且不因循守舊的方式思考。