IV. Essay Writing (15%) It is not rare we hear the elderly saying that the world was a much better place when they were younger. Do you agree with them? Write an essay based on this topic.

II. Summarize and rearrange the following text into a passage around 250 words, and present 5 cloze test questions in that passage, with answers. (15%) Mobile phones, tablets and e-readers with broadband connectivity could prove to be the long-sought answer in the global effort to bring high-quality, multidisciplinary education to people everywhere, especially the world’s poorest or most isolated communities, according to the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development, which held its 11th meeting at UNESCO headquarters in Paris today. A report by the Commission’s Working Group on Education, led by UNESCO, indicated that, worldwide, over 60 million primary-school age children do not currently attend school; almost half that number never will. The situation worsens as children get older, with over 70 million not enrolled in secondary school. And while classroom computers can help, lack of resources remains critical. If eight children share each classroom computer in OECD nations, in Africa teachers can struggle to share each computer among 150 or more pupils. But with increasingly sophisticated mobile devices now packing more computing power than the famed ‘supercomputers’ of the late 1990s, the Commission believes broadband-connected personal wireless devices could be the solution. 5 of 5 ITU figures show that mobile broadband is the fastest growing technology in human history. The number of mobile phone subscriptions now exceeds the world’s total population of around seven billion, and active mobile broadband subscriptions exceed 2.1 billion – three times higher than the 700 million wireline broadband connections worldwide. Even more encouragingly, most of this progress has taken place in the developing world, which has accounted for 90% of global net additions for mobile cellular and 82% of global net additions of new Internet users since early 2010. “Every day, everywhere, women and men are inventing new ways to use broadband, mobile telephones and computers to be empowered, more autonomous and free,” said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. “We need to tap this inventiveness to improve education, especially for girls and women. But we have a long way to go. Two thirds of illiterate adults are women, and two thirds of the world’s out-of-school primary-age children are girls. This is a huge injustice, and a gap that we must fill. The continued expansion of broadband combined with technology can help us make giant strides towards this.” Established in 2010, the Broadband Commission is a top-level advocacy body which focuses on strategies to make broadband more available and affordable worldwide. It is chaired by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helú, with ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova as co-Vice Chairs. As the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals fast approaches, Commissioners are now focusing on ensuring broadband is recognized as a fundamental pillar of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which will be agreed at the forthcoming Sustainable Development Summit in New Year in September. Today’s meeting of the Commission was held in conjunction with UNESCO’s flagship ICT education-focused event, Mobile Learning Week (MLW), co-organized this year with sister agency UN Women. Broadband Commissioners participating in the MLW High-level Policy Forum of “Leveraging technology to empower women and girls” took advantage of the opportunity to interact with Ministers of Education and senior representatives of international organizations on the uses of mobile broadband for education. “Education is one of the most powerful uses to which broadband connectivity can be put,” said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. “For the first time in history, mobile broadband gives us the chance to truly bring education to all, regardless of a person’s geographical location, linguistic and cultural frameworks, or ready access to infrastructure like schools and transport. Education will drive entrepreneurship, especially among the young – which is why we must strive harder to get affordable broadband networks in place which can deliver educational opportunities to children and adults,” he said. Speaking at the opening of the Commission session earlier today, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda stressed that broadband should be regarded as a basic utility, like water and electricity. “In Rwanda, investing in ICTs has been indispensable to the attainment of our development goals. Broadband enables business and social entrepreneurs to find ways to offer world class education at low cost, to populations that have never had access. These centres of knowledge already exist, but in order for developing countries and isolated communities to access and use them productively, they will need faster, more reliable, and more affordable Internet. The same principle extends to government more widely, particularly in delivering essential services. Broadband technology can enhance public administration efficiency and accountability to citizens, no matter where they live.”

III. Translate the following Chinese passage into English. (10%) 金色曙光照耀白雪靄靄的喜馬拉雅山頂，並逐漸往山下蔓延，在此同時，日出也照亮高低起伏的連綿山峰。 如果你想來一趟能沉浸在自然原野、美麗景致及迷人文化的探險，那就考慮到尼泊爾健行吧！健行高峰季就 在十月和十一月，此時的天空最明淨，溫度也介於舒適的攝氏十五到二十五度之間。

IV、Teaching Activity Design（共20分） In recent years, students have increasingly relied on social media platforms (such as Threads andInstagram) to access and share information. However, when reposting, modifying, or sharing content, manystudents overlook important issues such as copyright, information credibility, and media ethics, indicatinga need to strengthen their media literacy. Design a 50-minute activity for 10th-grade students that aims toenhance their media literacy. Your design may include topics such as digital copyright, evaluatinginformation credibility, or responsible use of social media. Your answer should include: ● detailed learning objectives ● teaching procedures (pre-task, while-task, and post-task), durations and their purposes ● the formative and summative assessments

In an era where AI can generate language instantly, has the value of language learning changed? From the perspectives of interpersonal interaction, emotional expression, and authentic communication, discuss how English teachers should redefine the goals of language teaching.

Paraphrase the provided passage and design a five-blank cloze test based on your paraphrased version. Please provide both the five questions (blanks) and their corresponding answers.   Pikas, often called "real-life Pikachus," are small mammals closely related to rabbits. Inhabiting high-altitude regions, they rely on their dense fur to survive freezing temperatures. Unlike hibernating animals,pikas stay active year-round, diligently gathering and drying plants during summer to ensure they haveenough food for the winter. However, their survival is now threatened by rising temperatures, as their thickcoats make them highly sensitive to heat. Additionally, human activities, such as poisoning campaigns incertain regions, further endanger their populations. Although pikas are not yet globally endangered, therapid disappearance of local groups serves as a warning that we must protect these delicate mountainecosystems before it’s too late.

(翻譯)2. 如果你不是個登山愛好者的話，我想與你分享一個十分重要的道理。任何事情在遠處看起來總是比較可怕。上山的路高聳入雲，由下往上看，路太陡、太滑、太危險，感覺那真是高不可攀。有些路看起來如此令人懼怕，以致於你可能連試也不想試，就想回頭。很久以前我就學會了應對之道。不要緊盯著前方，擔心前方的危險。那只是在浪費時間，對解決問題毫無助益。替代的是，你應該專心對付腳下小區域，一步一步向前走。有趣的是，當你達到艱險之處的時候，這些地方並不是想像中的那麼難。

(翻譯)1. 長期以來，許多人認為科技是中立的，使用者應對自己的行為負責。事實上，平台的設計可能會深刻影響使用者的行為。像是無限滑動、自動播放以及頻繁的通知等設計，容易讓人上癮，並對心理健康造成負面影響。專家認為，僅僅禁止使用社群媒體並不足以解決問題，政府應重新思考如何規範這些平台，並確保企業對其設計決策負責。

Essay: Managing Anonymous Dissent      You recently assigned a complex writing project to your students. A few days later, you discover an anonymous post on a popular student social media forum criticizing the assignment as "burdensome" and "pointless," a sentiment that has gained significant support from other students. As their teacher, how would you address this situation professionally and pedagogically? Please write an essay to discuss your immediate response, communication strategy with the class, and reflective process regarding your instructional design.

2. Instructions:      Based on the following reading text about two museums, design a set of hybrid reading comprehension questions that incorporate multiple formats (e.g., multiple choice and short-answer items) for EFL high school students at the CEFR B2-C1 level. The test should include three parts: Part 1: Summary and Contextual Words • Write a short passage of no more than 80 words that conveys the same meaning as the original text. • Select two words from your passage and remove them to create two blanks. • The two words must appear in the original reading text. • This requires students to: locate two base words in the original text, change word forms appropriately, and fill the blanks so that the passage is grammatically and logically correct. * Provide your answers to the blanks.  Part 2: Phrasal Identification or Contextual Phrase Retrieval • Target a specific phrase in the original text. • Design one short-answer question beginning with "Which [grammatical phrase type or word count]...?" • The question requires students to identify or interpret a phrase based on context. * Provide your answer to the question. Part 3: Reading Comprehension Questions • Design two multiple-choice questions, with options from (A) to (D).  • Each must include 1 correct answer and 3 effective distractors. * Mark the correct answer to each question clearly. [Reading Text]       Throughout history, grand architecture has served as a symbol of national identity and power. Two of the most significant examples are the Louvre in Paris and the Palace Museum in Beijing. Both have undergone a remarkable transformation from exclusive royal residences into massive public museums. Today, these palace museums serve as essential gateways to understanding the art and cultural heritage of their respective nations. 

1. Instructions: The following is an oral dialogue offered by a TNSSH English teacher in the class activity for L4B3 Day of the Dead (Longteng Version). You are required to: 1. Summarize the content into a short passage within 180 words for a midterm exam meant for 11th - grade students, and create five blanks for cloze test.  2. Based on the original text, provide five multiple-choice reading comprehension questions with four options from (A) to (D), one correct answer, and three distractors.      Underline      the correct answer. 3. Based on the summary you write, concisely state 2 strategies that you can take in class to help TNSSH high school students at the CEFR B2 level to develop comparative writing techniques.

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