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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Merry Christmas!!

I hope you are enjoying December.  


Professional Light Displays (Be prepared for SLOW traffic!)






In the USA, different people celebrate Christmas in really different ways.  Some people celebrate it because it is a really important Christian holiday -- the day to remember when Jesus was born.

Religious Christmas Song Lyric Videos

Virtual Handel's Messiah Sing-a-long

Many people celebrate Christmas by giving money to their church or to charities.  (Some local charities.)  Some people celebrate Christmas by volunteering (working for no pay) to help people.
Volunteer Fairfax -- links volunteers to no-pay jobs (Can be a great way to meet people and practice English!)

Many non-religious and religious-but-not-Christian people in the USA celebrate Christmas as a great time to celebrate love, friendship, and family -- they shop, party, spend time with family, go to parties with friends, send cards, and give presents in the same ways that Christians do.



Lyrics Videos:  Christmas Songs (NOT religious)

Love to shop in person? Example Conversation  Challenging examples of English conversations you may have.

 Sales at Tyson's Corner,  Sales at Fair Oaks,  Sales at Springfield Town Center,
Sales at Potomac Mills


Do you celebrate Christmas?  What do you usually do?  What did you do this year?

Monday, December 16, 2024

Are you studying for US Citizenship? Today is Bill of Rights Day!




Do you know the rights in the Bill of Rights?  Should any of them change?  Which are most important?

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Happy Hannukah

Do you celebrate Hannukah?  What do you do?



חנוכה commemorates the re-dedication of the holy temple in Jerusalem.  In the US, Jewish people get together, light candles, and give gifts for eight days.  In the USA, Hannukah is a big holiday, partly because it gets commercialized in a similar way to Christmas.

Friday, December 13, 2024

Friday the 13th


Are you superstitious?  Are you extra careful on Friday the 13th?

 Juan Carlos makes a lot of sense when he says that a live cat should be better luck than a dead rabbit.

How is today going for you?  What brings good luck? 

Can you write any examples that show that a superstition is true or not true?  (Faride wore pearls on her wedding day and has a wonderful marriage.  Reham's sister was born on the 13th and is a very lucky person.)

Monday, December 2, 2024

My Love is....



Can you use as -------- as or a comparative (bigger than/happier than/more beautiful than) to describe an emotion or a friend or a member of your family?

Nothing Compares

 


Practice Simple Present Tense verbs

Learn and practice comparative & superlative adjectives


What are the best things in life? 

Longer...





What are your best attributes?  Write about two of your friends.  Who is taller?  Who is younger?  Who is funnier?  Who is farther away?