Making of Blue LED

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The Evolution of Engineering Vocabulary in English (interactive version)

EX#5 

Supplement

科技英文的演進

• Timeline of English Language History (interactive version)  ( video )
• The Influence of Christianity on the English Language
• French Influence on the English Language (word pair games)

Domino

AD, Anno Domini

What's your name?

Syllabus 科技英文與科普傳播 2024 春天

課程目標

•   增進閱讀能力
•   聽力練習 
•   掌握更多科技單字

 課程可能沒辦法達成

•    寫作能力提升
•    口說能力

評分方式

改進方向

• ChatGPT建議
• Claude建議

Tools: bard.google.com

課程內容 (14周)

Week 1,  2/21/2024

課程簡介 英語演進史 What's your name? 名前は何ですか？

Week 2-3, 3/6, 3/13

Lithium ion battery 19:00 transcript, NHK, expired Sep. 16, 2024

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Tips for conversational English

Week 4 3/27

Defense technology 

Week 5 4/3

Learning to use Image Creator 

Making of blue LED

Week 6 4/10

solar flares 15:00 transcript, credit by NHK, expired Dec. 9, 2024

00:00-6:34 introduction, what are solar flares 

6:34-9:48 impact of Solar flares 

9:48-15:00 predictions of solar flares 

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Common English tips for daily conversation 

Week 7 4/24

詹姆士·黃是一名在英國工作的人氣植物學家。 15:00 transcripts, NHK, expired May 13, 2025

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Week 8 5/1

black holes 15:00 transcript, NHK,  Oct 3, 2025

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Week 9 5/8

Walking Again With Robotic Rehabilitation 17:00 transcript, NHK

Dive in

Week 10 5/15

Exercise: Writing a report/paper/thesis with COT (Chain of Thought) based on minimal prompts

Week 11 5/22

• Exercise: Writing a report/paper/thesis with COT (...
• Exercise: Reality Check
• Exercise: Refine your prompt (again by AI)
• Exercise: Writing a report/paper/thesis with COT (Chain of Thought)...incomplete data.

Week 12 5/29

Exercise: Improve writings based on multiple criticism using Chain of Thought (COT)

Week 13 6/5

Work smart, AI for all

Week 14 6/12

Work smart 2 AI for students

Supplementary

Week xx 

身心障礙活動家 15:00 video NHK, transcript

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Week xx

• Science in Conflict Zones 15:00 video NHK, transcript
• Dive in
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血氧機 transcript 18:29 transcript, NHK

Further materials 

• Taiwan Determined to Remain ‘Indispensable’ Source of Best Chips (Bloomberg)
• Check out PBS|Nature on FB for short videos 
• BBC Nature
• Japan top inventions| NHK
• science view | NHK
• science that can save your life | NHK

Science in Conflict Zones

 探索古代文明的奧秘，揭開過去的神秘面紗！加入我們的課堂，深入研究文物、考古學和人類社會的演變。從古人類學到考古遠征，踏上引人入勝的旅程，探索我們祖先的血統，解開地球上生物多樣性的多彩面貌。在一個引人入勝的跨學科學習環境中，發現了解我們歷史和文明的關鍵。不要錯過這個令人興奮的冒險，成為我們課堂上的一份子，點燃你的好奇心！

Ella Al-Shamahi / Paleoanthropologist & Comedian video 15:00 transcript, NHK

Vocabulary

biodiverse: 生物多樣性

territory: 領土

interdisciplinary: 跨學科

paleoanthropologist: 古人類學家

Paleoanthropological Field Site

Stratigraphy 地層學

archaeology: 考古學

relic: 遺跡

species: 物種

extinct: 已絕種

evolution: 進化

expedition: 遠征

artifact: 文物

discovery: 發現

ancient: 古代

frontier: 前沿

lineage: 血統

ancestor: 祖先

fossil: 化石

civilization: 文明

aesthetics:美學

Essay writing

Walking Again With Robotic Rehabilitation

Walking Again With Robotic Rehabilitation 17:00 transcript, NHK

學習成效自我檢測

Spinal cord - 脊髓

Neural - 神經的

Rehabilitation - 復健

Paralysis - 癱瘓

Exoskeleton - 外骨骼 (例如昆蟲，蜘蛛，甲殼類動物)

Myoelectric - 肌電的

Sensors - 感測器

Hydraulic - 液壓的

Cylinder - 氣缸

Prosthesis - 義肢

Exoskeleton: exo + skeleton, outside + skeleton

Exodus 大批離去，大逃亡

Exit 出口

Hydraulic, Hydrogen

Hydor: "water" in Greek

aqua: "water" in Latin

aquarium 水族館

aquatic 水生的

Self test of vocabulary

1. Exoskeleton:

   • Origin: "Exo-" originates from the Greek word "exō," meaning "outside" or "external," while "skeleton" is derived from the Greek word "skeletos," which means "dried up" or "to make hard."
   • Breakdown: "Exo-" as a prefix denotes something external, and "skeleton" refers to the structural framework of the body.

2. Myoelectric:

   • Origin: "Myo-" comes from the Greek "mys," meaning "muscle," and "electric" is derived from the Latin "electricus," referring to electricity or electrical phenomena.
   • Breakdown: "Myo-" indicates a connection to muscles, while "electric" refers to electrical properties or phenomena.

3. Sensors:

   • Origin: The term "sensor" originates from the Latin word "sentire," meaning "to feel" or "perceive."
   • Breakdown: "Sensor" refers to devices capable of detecting or perceiving physical stimuli or inputs.

4. Hydraulic:

   • Origin: "Hydrau-" comes from the Greek "hydraulikos," which means "water organ" or "hydraulic." The term is linked to water and "hydor," which means "water" in Greek.
   • Breakdown: "Hydraulic" refers to systems or mechanisms powered by liquids, especially water.

5. Cylinder:

   • Origin: "Cylinder" comes from the Latin word "cylindrus," which originated from the Greek word "kulindros," referring to a roller or cylinder.
   • Breakdown: The term "cylinder" denotes a geometric shape that's shaped like a tube or roller.

6. Prosthesis:

   • Origin: "Prosthesis" is derived from the Greek word "prosthesis," meaning "an addition" or "attachment."
   • Breakdown: "Prosthesis" refers to an artificial device that serves as an addition or replacement for a missing body part.

7. Rehabilitation:

   • Origin: "Rehabilitation" has its roots in the Latin word "rehabilitare," which means "to restore to a former capacity or position."
   • Breakdown: "Rehabilitation" involves treatments and therapies aimed at restoring previous capabilities or functions.

8. Paralysis:

   • Origin: "Paralysis" originates from the Greek word "paralusis," which means "loosening" or "disabling."
   • Breakdown: "Paralysis" signifies the loss of muscle function or movement due to injury or disease.

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Capturing a black hole

black holes 15:00 video with transcript, NHK

預告: 學習成效自我檢測 

We love astronomy.

Vocabulary 字彙 (vocabulary prepared with  hand pick, origins prepared with ChatGPT)

absorb 吸收

distort 扭曲

astronomical 天文的

telescope 望遠鏡

resolution 解析度 

supermassive 超大質量的

mysterious 神秘的

• (Greek) "of secret rite or secret worship."

desperate 絕望的

prestigious 聲望極高的

• (Latin) "illusion" or "dazzling."

collaborate 合作

phenomenon 現象

• (Greek) "thing appearing to view"

synthesize 合成

• (Greek) "putting together"

significant 極重要的

• (Latin) to "signify"

fundamental 基本的

• (Latin) foundation

Vocabulary practice 

How to get word origins.

Video:

Part 1 listening quiz 

1. absent, abduct, absorb 

2. resolution, evolution, dissolution

3. television, telescope, telestar

4. astrology, astronomical, asteroid

5. distort, displace, dismiss

• absorb, ab+sorb, away+ suck in
• absent, ab+sent, ab+esse, away+ to be

• distort, dis+tort (torque), away+twist 
• displace, dis+place, away+please (to upset)

• astronomy, astro+nomy, star+ law
• astrology, astro+logy, star+ study

• telescope, tele+scope, far+ to see
• television, tele+vision, far+ sight

• resolution, re + solution, back/again, to loosen/ to solve
• dissolve, dis+solve,  apart+ to loosen 

• supermassive, super+massive, above+mass
• superhero, super+hero
• superman, super+man

• mysterious, mysteri+ous (full of), close (eyes)+ ous
• generous, gener+ous, (nobel) birth + full of

• desperate, de + sper, without + hope

Part 2 listening quiz

1. collaborate, elaborate, deliberate 
2. momentum, metaphysics, phenomenon
3. analysis, synthesize, energize
4. significant, magnificent, wonderful
5. elementary, basic, fundamental 

• collaborate, com + laborate, together + work 
• elaborate, e+laborate, out+ work (work out)

Self test of vocabulary 

Self test of comprehension 

            transcript

Taiwan in EHT

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The Power of Plants

The power of plants 15:00 transcript, NHK

20 slides for the story 

預告: 學習成效自我檢測

Vocabulary 字彙 (vocabulary prepared with Claude and hand pick, origins prepared with ChatGPT)

Pandemic 大規模流行的（疾病）

Botany 植物學

• Botany, Greek, pasture, herb or grass. Safe for livestock to eat?

Horticulture 農藝學

• horticulture, horti + culture, garden + cultivate (Latin)
• agriculture, ager + culture, field + cultivate (Latin)

Aesthetic 審美的，美學的

• The word “aesthetic” has its origin in the Greek word “aisthesis,” which means “perception” or “sensation.”

Biology 生物學

• Biology, bio + logy, life + study

Billion 十億

Therapeutic 療癒的

• The word “therapy” comes from the Greek word “therapeia,” meaning “healing” or “medical treatment.”

Asymmetrical 不對稱的

Co-evolution 共同演化

Ecosystem 生態系統

Miniaturize 微小化

Terrarium （栽培植物的）玻璃容器

Transformative 變革性的，徹底改變的

Leveller 人人平等的事情，人人都要面對的事物；（尤指）死亡。

Commune 共同生活；共享

• The word “commune” has its origin in the Latin word “communis,” meaning common or public.

Vocabulary practice 

Video:

Part 1 listening quiz 

1. Destiny, botany, ebony 
2. Pandemic, mimic, algorithmic 
3. Trillion, billion, million 
4. Heaven, paradise, resort 
5. Agriculture, horticulture, permaculture 

• "Ebony and Ivory" 和諧共處

• Pandemic, pan + demos, all + people (Greek)
• Democracy
• Demographic 

• Transform, trans + form , across + form

• Transport, trans + port, across + carry 
• Reform, re+ form, again + form

Part 2 listening quiz

1. Comparative, transformative, relative
2. Terrain, territory, terrarium 
3. Leverage , leveller, levels
4. Resonate, designate, detonate 
5. Co-evolution, evolution, revolution 

• Asymmetric: a + symmetric, not + symmetric （Greek)
• Symmetry : sym+ metry, same + measure
• Geometry: It is derived from the combination of two Greek words: “geo,” meaning “earth,” and “metron,” meaning “measure.” 
• Econometric: econo+ metric, economy + measure

• Terrarium: terra+ arium, earth+place
• Aquarium: aqua+ arium, water+place
• Terrain: terra 
• terrestrial: adj.
• Territory 

Self test of comprehension