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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Do you know where you're going to?

 


Write about some beautiful places that you went to.  Write about things you're glad you did.

Where do you want to travel to next?

Describe the street where you live



Describe the street where you live, where you lived or where you want to live!  (Don't say the names of the streets, just what the homes and surroundings look like.)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

We found love right where we are!



Do you know any old people that are  very happy with their spouses?  Describe them.  What do they do to stay happy together?




Where were you when you first fell in love? (Or when you fell in love with the person you are with now...)  Write about it!

Happy Earth Day!!







Did you celebrate earth day today? What did you do?
When I was in elementary school in Colorado, we often planted trees and picked up litter on Earth Day.

What is litter?  Trash on the ground.   

Do you have a garden? Even when I lived in a small apartment, I had plants on the balcony. My family always grows some plants. Do you like to talk about saving the earth? Is pollution a bigger or smaller problem in your old country or in the USA? Do you have a big or a small carbon footprint?

(VERY difficult English website:  Carbon Footprint Calculator)

Monday, April 20, 2026

NO SCHOOL APRIL 21, 2026!

 If you can vote, go vote!


If you are bored:  read in English, write in English, listen to English and practice past:  

Practice was vs. were  (was for 1.  Were for 2+. Always were for you 1 or 2+)

Practice making past questions (scroll down to start on number 1)

Past tense Real English Lesson

Challenge Video: What is Gerrymandering?

Gerrymandering is changing voting district lines to try to ensure that certain people get elected.

Virginia has a special vote on whether we should change the map on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. 

President Trump openly demanded Republican gerrymandering in Texas, Indiana, & Florida.  Democrats want to respond by Democrat gerrymandering in California and Virginia.                              


Do you know if other democratic countries do gerrymandering?


Can you vote? Is voting in your country similar to voting here?
What issues (ideas that people argue about) are important to you?
Did politics affect your life? How?

Monday, April 13, 2026

Practice Simple past/How Did you Know?





SxS video past
S x S video  (was were)

Listen and practice speaking the most common regular past tense verbs (Press the speaker icon next to past tense to hear them)


When did you first fall in love?

Write about the time you first met a friend.  Where were you? How old were you?
 What did your friend look like?