Online Travelling

I love Paris, so I choose Paris to do online travelling.

1. The distance
Distance between Taipei, Taiwan and Paris, France, as the crow flies: 6124 miles (9855 km) 5322 nautical miles)

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3. Weather















4. Flight


Hong Kong (HKG) Taiwan (TPE)
10:25am - 18Jun, Wed 12:05pm - 18Jun, Wed
Nonstop Coach


China AirlinesFlight 602 Total Trip Time: 17hr 20min

Departure from Hong Kong
Arrival at Taiwan
Departure Terminal : 1
Arrival Terminal : 1
Departure Gate : TBD
Arrival Gate : TBD
Scheduled : June 18 - 10:25 AM
Scheduled : June 18 - 12:05 PM
Air Miles : 511


5. Hotel or accomodation


B&B DE CHARONNE
A two minutes walk from Place de la Nation,a symbol of the French republic since 1789,this bright B&B is located on the eighth floor of a modern building,in the 11th “arrondissement” ,within the ancient walls of Paris. The house is characterized from the paintings that adorn the walls, painted with great professionalism from the innkeeper, “the master”,an important Parisian classical painter. This apartment guarantees a high standard of comfort and independence thanks to the owner’s discretion and capability. There is a small area for guests with fridge,coat hanger,iron.The bedroom is equipped with TV and free Internet adsl connection. Breakfast can be enjoyed on the pretty balcony weather permitting.


Room Rates (EUR Euro)
All occupancy rates are subject to change
State and local taxes may apply
Accommodations: Rooms
There is one guest accommodation (with a private bath)
Double occupancy rate is between EUR 73.00 and EUR 93.00
Other Accommodations: Rooms


Meals
A Continental breakfast is included with room rate
Breakfast is served from: 07.30 - 09.30
Breakfast is served in the the pretty balcony, Breakfast Room


6. famous spots


1. Ile de la Cité – The first spot on my list is the Ile de la Cité – the cradle of Parisian civilization – where the ancient Parisii tribe lived before they were conquered by the Romans in 57 AD. If you’rebringing your sweetie all the way to Paris to propose, what could be more romantically symbolic than proposing at the very epicenter of Paris? With beautiful monuments like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Pont Neuf, the Conciergerie and Sainte-Chapelle, sprinkled with little parks, squares and markets, it’s one of the most romantic spots in Paris- with perfect “proposal ops” for both day and night.

2.Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in and one of the most recognized structures in the world. More than 200,000,000 have visited the tower since its construction in 1889, including 6,719,200 in 2006, making it the most visited paid monument in the world. Including the 24 m (79 ft) antenna, the structure is 325 m (1,063 ft) high (since 2000), which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.

evaluation of websites(grammar)

Name of the website: Guide to Grammar and Writing

Website address: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

Content:
When writing English essays, I usually need some resources of information to look up to check if what I write is correct. And one main part of those resources is grammar because English grammar is so different from Chinese one, like tense, the transformation of verbs, if a noun is countable, etc. So I surfed on the net, went to google.com and searched websites regarding grammar, and I found a website, “Guide to Grammar and Writing.”
It is just the first website in the list, and contains abundant information about grammar. And the knowledge is classified into six categories, which are Word & Sentence Level, Paragraph Level, Essay & Research Paper Level, Ask Grammar, Quizzes, Search Devices, Peripherals & PowerPoints, and GrammarPoll, Guestbook, Awards. And in each small item, there are definitions, terms, example sentences, and some information about how to write. Besides, the website even provides some powerpoint presentation files available, which we can download if we need.

Strengthens:
I think the appearance of this site is better than others. First, it shows me a simple appearance, which is easy to be understand, and do not make me confused like some other sites. Second, it use some way to illustrate the points clearly like bold, underlined words and proper colors of words. Third I think the way of classifying these items is convenient for me to find certain knowledge I want.

Weakness:
There are so many words and those words are small, so I think if the size of words can be bigger, it will be more comfort when reading.

Five-star grading: ★★★★☆

Vocabulary Assignment 2

Vocabulary Assignment 1

Name of the website:British Council LearnEnglish Central

Website address:http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-word-games-archive.htm

Content:many games about different kinds of vocabulary

Strengthens:
1.Words are categorized into many groups.
2.It is fun learning vocabulary through playing games.

Weakness:
1.It is a British web so that some vocabularies are not the same as what used in America.
2.The information can not be easily downloaded so we have to surf on the web if we want to get the knowledge.

Five-star grading:Three stars


Name of the website:Vocabulary in EAP: Selecting vocabulary to learn

address:http://www.uefap.com/vocab/vocfram.htm

Content:many different kinds of vocabulary

Strengthens:
1.Words are categorized into many groups.
2.It contains not only general vocabulary but also specific subjects and less frequent vocabulary.
3.It provides the related words.
4.The information can be gotten easily and conveniently.

Weakness:
1.Lack of meanings and definitions of words except general words.
2.The level of the vocabulary is a little bit easy.

Five-star grading:Four stars

Who I am

My name is Samuel, and my student number is B9502093. My major is Medicine, and I am 19 years old.