What do you recommend?

 

Do bad situations teach more than good situations?  How do you remember vocabulary and irregular verbs?  Write about a situation that taught you valuable things.

For those who love Mother's Day....

 A tribute to loving mothers.... (for Mother's day...)

Please write three positive things about a mother you know.  

One Cup of Coffee

 

Do you like to drink coffee?  How do you take your coffee?  Do you prefer tea?  How do you take your tea?  What's your favorite beverage?  What's your favorite snack? What brands do you recommend?

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo this week?  What are you doing?  

 

Many North Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo because they like the wonderful benefits of many Latino cultures' contributions here in the USA. They often don't understand the  holiday's focus on the amazing victory of Mexicans over the French Army in the Battle of Puebla de Los Angeles.  

In the US, many people wear Mexican-inspired clothes, eat tacos, and drink margaritas.  Some businesses try to make Cinco de Mayo into a Latino version of St. Patrick's day. The businesses that want to celebrate "Latino culture" often have no idea that different South or Central American countries are VERY different from each other. 

Challenging Video:  Ask History: Cinco de Mayo  Try using YouTube settings -- .7 to slow it down

My children's elementary school always celebrated all immigrants on Cinco de Mayo -- they usually had an international pot luck celebration.  One of my best memories of celebrating Cinco de Mayo was when I first ate Pakistani Kebobs.

In Japan, today is children's day.  There are many fish flying!!

Are you doing anything to celebrate Mexican, Latino, Japanese, or any culture this week?

At my worst

 

Describe a great friend or partner.

Are there any bad qualities that you don't pay attention to

because you really like that person?

On a Wednesday -- in a cafe -- I watched it begin again

 

ESL Lounge Prepositions of Time Quiz

Prepositions of time explanations and practice

Write about a friend and how you met.

We use "can" to talk about skills

We often use  can _______(base form verb -- swim, drive, cook, run, be calm....) when we talk about skills.  People use can at work and to get a new job often.

My husband loves the movie, "Aliens"  I think it is scary and disgusting.  I like this scene and this scene shows people using can ______(base form verb)

I feel like a fifth wheel means I feel I am not necessary.
Be my guest is an old way to say yes or go for it to a request.

Practice Vocabulary with some job skills

Ripley surprises her colleagues.  Do you have skills that surprise people?  One of my students can catch fish with his hands,  and another student can make a heart with cream in her coffee.