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Sunday, May 17, 2026

We're not broken, just bent

 


What things can be fixed?  What needs to be replaced?

The time of our lives

"Let's have the time of our lives"  means let's have the most fun ever.


Write about a time you had fun! Where did you go?  What did you do?

Can you use "Let's _____(base verb)" to suggest fun activities?

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Let's Go Fly a Kite

 

How do you recommend I make this class better?
What was your favorite activity when you were a child?

Let's go!




Let's have fun!  What are you going to do today?

Friday, May 15, 2026

Let's Get LOUD!


Gotta ______(base verb) is an informal way to express "have got to ______(base verb) 
which means must ____ or have to _____.
Ain't nobody is an informal way to say, "there isn't anybody that"

What do you have to do this weekend?  What do you want to do?

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Our House


This song pronounces vase as olive-sock vase -- that's British English.
In the US, we say gray-day vase.

House Vocabulary Practice with Learning Chocolate (cupboard and cabinet are interchangeable words -.not for top and bottom.)



Learning Chocolate: Kitchen 1

Kitchen Vocabulary from Language Guide

Kitchen 2

What do you like about your home?  What don't you like?  What do you plan to change?

Home Repair--More Vocabulary




House Vocabulary from Languageguide.org

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/kitchen/


http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/kitchen2/



http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/bathroom/


http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/bathroom2/





http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/utility-room/


This next video is way too fast and silly, but it uses class vocabulary!





A handyman can fix many things.  Do you have any household problems that could use a handyman?  Did you ever fix something?  What did you fix?