read the story of Rom Houben:
ENGLISH: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1230092/Rom-Houben-Patient-trapped-23-year-coma-conscious-along.html

CHINESE: http://www.catcatforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=3098168

Write a story about him. (400 words)

Characters:

• Rom
• family/friends
• doctor
• nurse
• volunteer 義工
• cleaning lady

Think of:

• Why did he get into a car crash?
• How did someone find out that he's not in coma?
• Anyone trying to help him?

Words to use:

• mercy killing 安樂死
• pull the tube
• coma 昏迷
• drug 毒品
• vegetative 植物人狀態的
• sleeping pills 安眠藥

Surviving Doomday- amended

The doomsday happened in 2012. There were many people packing their things and ready to escape. There was a news report about a disaster in Japan at three o’clock in the morning. There was a volcano exploding in Osaka, Japan. Many people died in the disaster. There was a prophecy that Japan would be destroyed by a volcano eruption.

Jacky was a prophet in Hong Kong, and he had read a piece of paper about the doomsday. The first place disappearing would be Japan. Japan had many volcanoes which made Japan disappear first. After forty-two countries disappeared, Hong Kong was the next place. Jacky took his family to the airport and went to Nepal. He knew there would be a typhoons and tsunamis in Hong Kong.

Jacky arrived at the airport. Suddenly, a typhoon attacked an airplane and the control tower of the airport. All lights of the airport were turned off. No airplanes could take off. Jacky could not think of any way to escape from Hong Kong. His wife had a good idea, “We can use a helicopter to escape from Hong Kong!” Jacky asked, “Where can we find one?” His wife answered, “My friend has one, but it was on the Hong Kong Island!” Jacky murmured, “Oh no!”

Jacky drove to the Hong Kong Inland. They only had thirty minutes. It was not enough and Jacky’s wife called her friend to drive his helicopter to the Kam Shan Country Park to save time. When they arrived at the Kam Shan Country Park, there was a bunker at the entrance so the car could not go inside. They needed to walk inside. There were many monkeys following them. They only had one minute left when they found the helicopter. They arrived at the top of the mountain and the doomsday of Hong Kong was coming. There were 24 typhoons that caused a big tsunami.

The big tsunami destroyed many airplanes and there were many airplane crashes. Jacky and his family got on the helicopter. They looked back at Hong Kong, and it disappeared. Many people died in this disaster. Only 328 people escaped to Szechwan. Only 243 countries survived.

There was a doomsday on 2012. Today was 1st January, 2012. There were many people got their baggage and ready to go into exile. We it was three o’clock in the morning, there were a news report about Japan case. There was a rock mountain exploded in the Japan’s Osaka. Many people die in the catastrophe. It was the prediction for Japan which would disappear.

Jacky was a prophet of Hong Kong, he saw the doomsday’s paper. The first place of disappeared is Japan. Japan was a rock mountain place, the rock mountain made their place disappeared first. After forty-two places disappeared, Hong Kong was the next place. Jacky belt their parent and sister to go to the airport and left out Hong Kong to arrive Nepal. Hong Kong would have many typhoons and there were many typhoons attacked Hong Kong some place near sea.

Then, Jacky arrived to the airport. Suddenly, a typhoon attacked an airplane and the airport of console. Every light of airport turned dark and could not have any airplane to fly in the sky. Jacky could not think any idea to live in the world. His wife said a good idea, “We can use the helicopter to leave out Hong Kong!” Jacky asked, “Where can we find the helicopter?” Jacky’s wife answered, “My friend has a helicopter, but it was in Hong Kong Island!” Jacky said murmur us, “Oh- no!”

Then, Jacky used his car to go back Hong Kong Inland. They only had thirty minutes to go back Hong Kong Island. It was not enough and Jacky’s wife called her friends to use his helicopter to fly to Kam Shan Country Park. So they could have enough time. Although the helicopter could not crash-land they need to keep their live.

When they arrived the Kam Shan Country Park, the entrance had a bunker and the car could not go to inside and they needed to walk inside. There were many Kam Shan’s monkey—Rhesus and they heel us and when we only had one minutes, we found the helicopter and we arrived the top of the minutes and the doomsday of Hong Kong was coming and there were 12- 24 typhoons gave rise a big tsunami.

The big tsunami plangent many airplane and there were many airplane car crash. Then Jacky and his wife and family leave out Hong Kong. They saw the Hong Kong and after one minutes, Hong Kong disappeared and many people died in this catastrophe. There were only 328 people leave out and they went to Szechwan to live there. There were only 243 countries did not disappear.

Write a story about doomsday 世界末日.

hurricane - 暴風
tsunami - 海嘯
explosion - 爆炸
car crash - 墜毀
prophecy - 預言
prophet - 預言家
starve - 挨餓

The Nobel Crisis -amended

One day, the police of the USA called Alex, “Hi detective, I am the Chief Constable. There were madmen stealing many Nobel Prizes and the next target is the American president Obama. They want to kill him and get the Nobel Prize. Could you go to the USA? We will pay for the flight and hotel. I think they are from Al-Qaeda. There are altogether 169 prizes missing.”

So Alex went to the USA to see what happened. They stole 169 Nobel Prizes in forty-eight museums around the world. When Alex went to the Hilton Hotel, a man wanted to use a pocket knife to stab him, but Alex’s bodyguard protected him and they took the man to the police.

After two days, he went to Sweden and investigated the Nobel Prize case. They needed to find some security tapes. They saw a black man who wore black clothes and a red hat in the tape,. When Alex went to the Nobel Museum, he found some blue powder and forty-five Nobel Prizes.

Then, they found the security guard of the Nobel Museum. He said he could not find anything in the museum. But Alex found forty-five Nobel Prizes in a small toilet. The security guard was arrested by a policeman.

When Alex thought he had solved the case and went back to the toilet, the Nobel Prizes disappeared. All the security guards at the museum door said, ”No one went out of the museum!” Alex kept thinking, ”What happened?” Alex pointed to the policeman who was taking the security guard and shouted, ”He is the thief, arrest him!”

The policeman asked, ”How did you know?” Alex explained, ”Your bag was heavier and bigger than before! If no one had come in or gone out of the museum, the thief must be the policeman!” Then, they found one 169 Nobel Prizes in the bag. The man was arrested too.

So Alex had solved the case and was awarded the USA Good Citizen Prize.

One day, the police of the USA called Alex, “Hi detective, I am the Chief Constable. There were madmen stealing many Nobel Prizes and the next target is the American president Obama. They want to kill him and get the Nobel Prize. Could you go to the USA? We will pay for the flight and hotel. I think they are from Al-Qaeda. There are altogether 169 prizes missing.”

So Alex went to the USA to see what happened. They stole 169 Nobel Prizes in forty-eight museums around the world. When Alex went to the Hilton Hotel, a man wanted to use a pocket knife to stab him, but Alex’s bodyguard protected him and they took the man to the police.

After two days, he went to Sweden and investigated the Nobel Prize case. They needed to find some security tapes. They saw a black man who wore black clothes and a red hat in the tape,. When Alex went to the Nobel Museum, he found some blue powder and forty-five Nobel Prizes.

Then, they found the security guard of the Nobel Museum. He said he could not find anything in the museum. But Alex found forty-five Nobel Prizes in a small toilet. The security guard was arrested by a policeman.

When Alex thought he had solved the case and went back to the toilet, the Nobel Prizes disappeared. All the security guards at the museum door said, ”No one went out of the museum!” Alex kept thinking, ”What happened?” Alex pointed to the policeman who was taking the security guard and shouted, ”He is the thief, arrest him!”

The policeman asked, ”How did you know?” Alex explained, ”Your bag was heavier and bigger than before! If no one had come in or gone out of the museum, the thief must be the policeman!” Then, they found one 169 Nobel Prizes in the bag. The man was arrested too.

So Alex had solved the case and was awarded the USA Good Citizen Prize.

One day, police called Alex, “Hi detective, I was Chief Constable. There were a Madman steal many Nobel Prize and the next target is United States of America president Barack Hussein Obama. He wanted to kill him and got the Nobel Prize. Could you go to USA? We will gave you all the money of plane, hotel. I think the man is Al-Qaeda’s people. There were forty- five Nobelpriset i fysik, thrity- two Nobel Prize in Chemistry, twenty- one List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine, forty- five Nobel Prize in Literature and twenty- six Nobel Peace Prize!”

So, Alex went to USA and heard what happened. There were forty eight museum of the world and one hundred sixty- nine Nobel Prize he got. When Alex went to Anaheim Hilton, a man wanted to use a pocket knife to hurt him, but his bodyguard protect him and they took the man to police.

After two days, he went to Sweden and investigated the Nobel Prize legal and needed to found some magnetic tape. When they walked the magnetic, the man looked like a black man wore a black clothes and a red hat. When I went to the Nobel Prize and Nobel museum, I found some blue things and there were forty- five Nobel Prize.

Then, we found the ensure safety of the public of the Nobel Prize and Notel museum. He said he did not found anything in the museum. But Alex found forty- fivev Nobel Prize in the small toilet. The ensure safety of the public of the Nobel Prize and Notel museum went to the police office.

When Alex thought he done the case and went back the toilet, the Nobel Prize disappeared. All the police of museum door said, ”Not one went out the museum!” Alex thought and thought, ”what happened of it?” Alex used his hand to indicate the police who was taking the ensure safety of the public of the Nobel Prize and Notel museum. Alex shouted, ”He was the petty thief, catch him!”

The people asked, ”Why you know it?” Alex said, ”It was because your bag was repeat than before and the bag will biger than before too! If did not had anyone come in and go out, the petty thief will be the police!” Then, they found one one hundred sixty- nine Nobel Prize in the bag. The man went to the police office too.

Then Alex done the case and he got the USA good man prize.

One day, police called Alex, “Hi detective, I was Chief Constable. There were a Madman steal many Nobel Prize and the next target is United States of America president Barack Hussein Obama. He wanted to kill him and got the Nobel Prize. Could you go to USA? We will gave you all the money of plane, hotel. I think the man is Al-Qaeda’s people. There were forty- five Nobelpriset i fysik, thrity- two Nobel Prize in Chemistry, twenty- one List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine, forty- five Nobel Prize in Literature and twenty- six Nobel Peace Prize!”

So, Alex went to USA and heard what happened. There were forty eight museum of the world and one hundred sixty- nine Nobel Prize he got. When Alex went to Anaheim Hilton, a man wanted to use a pocket knife to hurt him, but his bodyguard protect him and they took the man to police.

After two days, he went to Sweden and investigate the Nobel Prize legal and needed to found some magnetic tape and the man looked like a

Write a story about collectors 收藏家. (400 words)

WORDS YOU MAY USE:

• Nobel prize 諾貝爾獎
• Nobelist 諾貝爾得獎人
• history 歷史
• museum 博物館
• Los Angeles 洛杉磯
• London 倫敦
• Paris 巴黎
• Sweden 瑞典

Scary Day- amended

I picked up a mobile phone in the library this morning. I picked it up and wanted to give it to the librarian. Suddenly, the phone rang and I answered it. I heard a strange voice saying, “Please give the phone back to me. Meet me in the park in 20 minutes.” I had some time before the next class so I took the phone to the park.

I arrived there 20 minutes later, and there were six young men who looked like gangsters. I felt scared and wanted to go back. There was an older man who was the gang leader. He had a scar on his face and a dragon tattoo on his arm. It was very scary and I used my pocket knife to protect myself. My pocket knife was my daily necessity. It was because I was a private detective and many relatives of the criminals I caught came back for revenge.

One of the young men asked, “Where is my mobile phone? If you don’t give it back, I will hit you!” I gave the mobile phone to him and he looked carefully. Suddenly, he shouted, “Where is the password of my phone? Did you get it?” I thought he was a crook and wanted to steal my money. I said, “I don’t know what you are talking about!” He roared, “Don’t cheat me, you should pay me back!” I ran out of the park and turned back, and there were eight gangsters running after me.

I went into the alley and there were four men smoking. They were holding wooden clubs. I wanted to escape, but there were six gangsters at the back. I could not escape and needed to give them money. I was very worried and used the pocket knife to stab them. They were very careless and fell down one by one. I went to the library and pretended to read a book so that they wouldn’t find me.

When they went to the library, I called the police to go to the library door. I went out of the library and saw the gangsters being caught by the police. I got the good citizen reward. Then I needed to be careful everyday, because they were gangsters and they would revenge. I would not be safe anymore.

When I went back home, I saw two gangsters running after me and I went to my car to get my gun. When I closed my car door, two gangsters were behind me. They caught me to their headquarters. There were a lot of gangsters and they had many wooden clubs. I used my gun and shot the gang leader and called the police. The police found many debtors. They were very exhausted and starving. I was safe and did not need to be scared everyday.

I picked up a mobile phone in the library this morning. I picked it up and wanted to give it to the librarian. Suddenly, the phone rang and I answered it. I heard a strange voice saying, “Please give the phone back to me. Meet me in the park in 20 minutes.” I had some time before the next class so I took the phone to the park.

After 20 minutes I arrived there, there were six people. They looked like the gangsters. I felt scare and wanted to go back. The man called Jacky had a scar on his face and he had a tattoo of dragon. It was very terror and I used my pocket knife to prepare. Pocket knife was my articles for daily use. It was because if I done the case, the convict’s one’s parent retaliate of me. So I needed to have a pocket knife to preserve against me.

Jacky asked, “Where is my mobile phone? If you don’t give me I will hit you!” I gave the mobile phone to him and he look be careful. Suddenly, he shouted, “Why I lose my phone password! Did you get it?” I thought he was a cheater and wanted to steal my money. I said, “I didn’t know what you said!” He shouted, “You no need to cheat me, you should give me money!” I went out the park and I saw back, there were eight people ran after me.

I went to the alley and there were four people smoke and they took the wooden club. I wanted to go back, but the six gangsters at the back. I did not have any export and needed to give the money to them. I was very worried and used the pocket knife to hit them. They were very careless one on one and fell down in there and I went to the library. I used a Chinese story book to read. So that they couldn’t know I was the target.

When they went to the library, I called the police to go to the library door. I thought they were cheater. I went out the library and saw they all caught of the police. I got a good resident of a city reward. Then I needed to be careful everyday. It was because they were gangsters and could not relieve too. I will not safe anymore.

When I went back home, I saw two people ran after me and I went to my car to took my gun. When I closed my car door, two people were on my back. They could me to there headquarter. There were a lot of gangsters and they got wood club. I used my gun and shot the eldest of headquarter and I called the police to arrive there. The police found many calumniator of the loan there. They were very tired and hungry.

I picked up a mobile phone in the library this morning. I picked it up and wanted to give it to the librarian. Suddenly, the phone rang and I answered it. I heard a strange voice saying, “Please give the phone back to me. Meet me in the park in 20 minutes.” I had some time before the next class so I took the phone to the park.

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(continue the story. write 300 words)

WORDS YOU MAY USE:

gangsters 古惑仔

headquarters 基地

wooden club 木棍

alley 後街

The New Helen Keller ---amended

“There was a traffic accident in the Tai Koo. The victim was a child called Joelle. She lost her left hand. She was very scared and did not know why she needed to live. DDTV, Peter Chan reports!”

Joelle needed to live in the hospital for about two months. She only wanted to eat some bread and drink some milk. There was a famous doctor called Dr. Wong who could change are person’s memories. He was a magician too, and he had two apprentices. They were Jacky and Ben. When the doctor wanted to ask Joelle, she pushed the doctor away and shouted, “Who are you? Why are you here?” The doctor said, “I am Dr. Wong I will help you fulfill your wishes. I am a magician and I went to King’s Road Magic College. This school is in the magic world. If you want to become normal again, you will need to remember the thing you don’t want to remember!”

Then the doctor said the curse and Joelle disappeared. It was because the doctor said the wrong curse. Joelle went into the magic world. If she wanted to go back the real world, she needed to learn magic. If she could pass the magic test, she could become a magician and go back to the real world.

She learned how to turn into animals, and turn other people and magician into animals. She could use the broomstick to fly in the sky and make people lose their memories. She had passed all magic tests, and went back the real world. When she opened her eyes, she was sleeping in her bed in the hospital. She saw the doctor again.

The doctor asked, “What memories do you wanted to delete?” She said, “I don’t want to delete memories anymore, thank you for your idea and taking me to the magic world!” Then, she worked hard and was very active. Her parents felt she was likes Helen Keller. When she grew up, she became a famous writer and wrote forty- five story books.

“Hi My name is Peter. There had traffic unexpected in the Tai Koo. There was a child called Joelle. She lost her hand and she had a big shadow of child. She was very scared and did not know why she needed to be a person and why she needed to live in the world! DDTV Peter reported!”

Joelle needed to live in the hospital about two mouths. She only wanted to eat some bread and drink some milk. One day, a doctor called Mr. Wong. He was a famous doctor and he could change person’s memory. He was a conjurer, he had two apprentice and they were Jacky and Ben. When the doctor asked to Joelle, she pushed the doctor and shouted, “What is your name and why do you come in?” The doctor said, “My name is Mr. Wong, I was a conjurer and My College was King Road Magic College! This school was in the magic world. If you want to become right! You need to remember you thing that you don’t want to heart!”

Then the doctor said the charm and Joelle disappear into the world. It was because the doctor said the wrong charm. Joelle stay into the magic world if she wanted to go back the world, she needed to done all the magic, She needed to learn the magic things if she can pass all the magic test, she could become a conjurer and went back to the world of people.

She learned how to become an animals and how to make other people and conjurer be the animals. She could use the piassava to fly in the sky and she could use some charm to make people lost there memory. When she was past all the test of magic, she could go back to the world of people. When she opened her eyes, she was sleep in the bed of hospital. She saw the doctor again too.

The doctor asked, “What memories do you wanted to delete?” She said, “I don’t want to delete anymore, thank you your idea and you took me to the magic of the world!” Then, she word hard and she was very active to see the world. Her father and mother felt she was not Joelle and she was the new Helen Adams Keller.

After she grow up, she became a famous writer and she wrote forty- five story books too.

ORAL PRESENTATION

if I could delete and change one memory...

-- WHAT and WHY to delete? HOW to change?

• brain 腦
• memory 記憶
• regret 後悔

Who Stalked Me? - amended

When I went to school today, I saw a shadow at the corner of my eye. I was very scared but I didn’t do anything. I looked very calm so that he would not notice. Then, I walked quickly. Suddenly, I saw my best friend, Johnny. So, we went to school together. I was not scared anymore and we arrived at school. I went to my classroom, and the shadow disappeared. When it was recess time, I went to the tuck shop. It was on the ground floor. There were many people, and I played basketball with them. The basketball court was near the front door of the school.

When it was time for newspaper delivery, Johnny shot the basketball carelessly. I ran out and wanted to get back the basketball. Suddenly, a woman walked in front of me and she was our class teacher. She asked, “Why do you go out?” I answered, “Johnny shot the basketball outside, and I want to get it back!” She said, “It is good, but you are not careful!”

When I went back to school, a basketball hit me. There was a man behind a car at the school door. I thought, “Who is he?” When I went back to my class, there were two classmates outside my classroom. They said, “That old man always helps us!” I asked, “Why?” They said, “He does not have any children, so he always talks with us!”

I thought the old man was the shadow. So I went back home happily after school. When I saw the shadow again, I went near the shadow. He was the old man! He bought some food and said, “What’s your name?” I answered, “My name is Alex!” Then I talked with him for an evening. The old man was called Jeff, and he was eighty- five years old.

He was never married, and he did not have any children. He wanted to have a child before he passed away. He wanted to play with children. Then I went back home quickly. When I went back home, I saw a TV news report about an old man being killed by a car. He was called Jeff!

I cried, “Jeff, have you fulfilled your dream?”

When I was small, I liked to play the ant to make me happy. I was born in Hong Kong and my best comic or funny picture was Conan and BLEACH. I always bought it at seven eleven. I went to school by MTR or bus. I was very sporty and play basketball every recess at school. When it was Saturday I will go to swimming pool and when it was Sunday, I will play basketball.

I wanted to be a detective because I like watched detect books. I needed to done well at anything. After I done my job—student, I got ten A and I used my money of school, I opened a detective room.

Before forty years, I was a famous detective. I always search many witness, and done many legal case. I was very happy, because I was very famous. But new, I did not have anything! I was not sad, because I had my clever son and my beautiful life. I was very lucky too. When I wrote my life, I want to talk you. I married my life when I was thirty- four years old, she was called Jenny and she was twenty –nine years old when we married. Now she was forty-three years old and I was forty-eight and my son was twelve years old now.

My son was a sporty and clever child. He said when he grew up, he wanted to be a sportier, and his name was Winson. His name was very lucky of match. It was because he was a son and I wanted he won any match, so win and son put together and became Winson! He was good at swam and four of swim he know. He won the Hong Kong 2046 swimming match. He made twelve notes taken down in his secondary school. When it was Sunday, we would go to the public swimming pool swim of three hours and he enjoyed the swimming.

Today was my retire day, I was very happy. Many cases flew in my brain. When I was eighteen years old, I done my first case and I became famous. When one month before, I done my last case and I careful to look after my son.

I wanted my son to be a good swimmer and wanted he make Hong Kong to win the first Olympic Game gold medal of swimming.

Autobiography自傳

• think of how old you are now
• why do you decide to write an autobiography 決定?
• important重要 events事件 in your life, like your birth 出生, school days, wedding 婚禮, divorce 離婚, work, etc. how do you feel about them?

400 words

Unlucky day--Halloween: amended

Today was Halloween. I went to Ocean Park with my best friends, Johnny, Ben and Jason. It was the last day of the Ocean Park Halloween. When we went there, it was six o’clock. We went to the Chinese haunted house first. It was not scary at first. Suddenly, an old Chinese official ran towards our direction. We were very scared and wanted to leave the haunted house, but we could not find the exit. We went out of the house, but we only saw a forest. We were very tired, so we sat on the ground. When Ben sat down, he fell down into a hole. He got hurt.

We wanted to pull him out of the hole, but it was very small and narrow. Then, Ben fell deeper into the hole. I said to Johnny, “Could you use the mobile phone to call him?” He answered, “Okay! But my mobile phone does not have enough battery and we only have one chance to call!” Jason said, “We can call the police or Ocean Park! Alex stays here. Johnny and I go back and find the staff of Ocean Park!” I shouted, “No, maybe you stay here!”

Johnny said, “You should stay here, because it is your idea!” So Jason stayed there. Johnny and I went to the door again. When we went to the room, we did not see anything because it was very dark. Johnny turned on the light of his mobile phone, and we went to the correct exit. We went to the Call Center and said, “Can you give me a bottle of alcohol and a rope? My friend fell into the hole!”

The staff went with us and said, “Where did you find the hole?” Johnny said, “It was near the Chinese haunted house!” We went there and found Jason there. He was scared and yelled, “I… saw a ghost there!” We turned back and saw a Chinese ghost. There was some blood on his face and he had a man on his back. The man was covered with blood too! The staff went near the ghost.

The staff said, “It was our colleague and he was about to carry the dummy to the haunted house! Then the staff called the police and used the rope to save Ben. It was an unlucky day for us!