Hands-on Practice

●Identify title, lead and body Cirque du Soleil Accused of AIDS Bias

1. Title: Cirque du Soleil Accused of AIDS Bias
2. Lead: From a news story by San Francisco KPIX CBC 5 News Reporter Manual Ramo March 2004
3. Body: the new Age Circus Cirque du Soleil is being accused of old-fashioned thinking when it comes to AIDS. The porduction is being...

●Six basic questions

• Who is the story about?
• Matthew Cusick

• What will happen?
• He was not allowed to perform in the production and also be fired.

• When did the event happen?
• March 2004

• Where did the event happen?
• The circus production in San francisco

• Why did this event happen?
• He is a HIV positive, and the company feared his high-bar act would endanger people.

• How did this event happen?
• Cirque du Soleil is being accused of old-fashioned thinking when it comes to AIDS.

In my opinion, vocabulary, word section, multiple choice and sequencing could help me to get understand the process of this story. I like sequencing the most. I think, if I know the article, and then I might know which parts were happened in advance or at last. I think it's quite logical, jsut like a logical analysis. Also, I think that could help me to remember and organize the whole content.

Hands-on Practice

●Summer Journey:

1. Time: September 3rd to September 10th (Taiwan time)
2. Destinations: San Francisco, Monterey (3 days), Lake Tahoe (3 days)
   

A. Taipei (TPE) to San Francisco (SFO)

• Airline company: United Airlines Flight 830 (BOEING 777)
• Prices of round-trip ticket: $1.129 per person
• Departure time: 9:30pm Taipei, Taiwan (TPE)
• Arrival time: 9:25 pm San Francisco, CA (SFO)
• Total arrival time: 14hrs 55min, one stop in Nagoya, Japan (NGO)

B. Accommodations

1. September 4th to September 5th

• Hotel name: Good Nite Inn Redwood City
• Prices: Two Beds - Queens, $54.54
• Address: 485 VETERANS BLVDRedwood City, CA 94063

2. September 5th to September 7th

• Hotel name: Travelodge Monterey Fairgrounds
• Prices: Standard with 1 Queen Bed Non Smoking, $58.30 per night
• Address: 2030 FREMONT STMonterey, CA 93940

3. September 7th to September 9th

• Hotel name: Rodeway Inn South Lake Tahoe
• Prices: Standard with 1 Queen Bed Non Smoking, $57.19 per night
• Address: 4127 PINE BLVDSouth Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

C. Car rental

• September 4th to September 9th
• Car rental company: Budget Rent A Car
• Type: economy, HyundaiAccent
• Prices: $93.99/week
• Total price: $113.74, including Taxes & Fees
• URL

D. How much money

• Round-trip tickets: $1,129 *2
• Accommodations: $54.54 + ($58.30 *2) + ($57.19 *2)
• Car rental price: $113.74
• TOTAL AMOUNT: $2,657.26 (NTD$93,000)