Whew! It's windy out there!

Good Phone Numbers to Print out and Keep for Weather Emergencies

Do you like to go sailing?  Does your country have windmills?  Tell me a story about a windy time.

Daydream Believer

When I was in middle school, early release days meant I got home in time to watch "The Monkees" reruns (old shows) on TV.  Did you watch TV when you were a child?  What did you watch?

We have school on time today -- Feb. 21, 2019. Only the children are two hours late.

Coming late is better than not coming at all!

NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, 2019

Study a LOT of make or do expressions!

Game to Practice Past Tense with irregular verbs

Print out this list of emergency phone numbers!

What are you doing this snow day?  Are you making anything?

Chinese Lantern Festival!

Did you taste the bean cakes that Yuna brought?  Feb. 19, 2019 was the Lantern Festival in China.

When I looked up Chinese Lantern Festival, I didn't expect a Disney song, but it came up and it has good practice contrasting simple past with simple present!!

Lantern Festival from three years ago...

Did you ever go to a lantern festival?  Where?  What did you do?

We can work it out!

We say "work it out" to mean repair a relationship after an argument.  (Argument=fight with words)  Did you ever work it out after arguing with a spouse, friend, or sister?  Write about the argument and the solution.

Computer Class--- Write a comment and tell me about a day in the past. Then PRACTICE!!

If you don't have a lot of experience on a computer, "Learning Chocolate" is a great way to learn new English Vocabulary and practice using the mouse.  "Drag" things by clicking on them and holding down the button as you move the mouse.  Let the button come up when the object is where you want it. 

Using Ventures Arcade practices using the mouse, using good grammar, and the vocabulary in the book.  If you do yellow or red level, skip the first activity in each unit because you need the book's vocabulary list.

Learning Chocolate and Ventures Arcade are better on computers than phones.

People that need speaking:  Repetitively sing with English songs you like.  Listen and speak minimal pairs.


Computer Vocabulary -- accessories  Video: Computer terms slowly repeated

Parts of a computer

computer actions

Chores around the house

Ventures Unit 3 (NO 4!)

Practice quiz -- simple past or simple present

Another practice quiz--present or past

Practice Irregular Verbs

directions

car interior

Write about a day in the past.

Call Me Maybe

This is so fast and so sketchy, but it's also fun, repetitive and great for pronouncing past tense!

Do you believe in love at first sight?  Write about meeting a friend.

When did you fall in love?

Challenge Listening Video: When did you first know you were in love?

Video: When professional basketball players fell in love with basketball

When did you first fall in love?  How old were you?  Was it with a person, a hobby, or a pet? Please describe someone or something you love.

It's all coming back to me....

We say, "it's coming back to me" when we start to remember something that we thought we forgot.

Forgive is to decide to let go of anger you had because someone did something bad to you.

Did you ever have a friend that liked to fight with you?  Was it hard to forgive that person?

Do you remember having a nice day with an old friend?  Write about your memory.

Computer Class

1.  Work Survey

3. Was or Were?

4. Simple Past Explanation and Practice

5. Guess and Check-- Do or Make :  Many Do vs. Make Expressions on Quizlet

6. Irregular Verb Practice

7. Car Exercises


2.  What's your name?  Where are you from?  Where were you born?  Were you a quiet kid or a rowdy kid?  Tell me a story from your childhood.

Sparks

In this video, the singer saw sparks and thought they were beautiful.  Yesterday, Rabia showed me a gorgeous picture of frozen water drops on a tree.  Write about something beautiful that you saw recently.

My Sunshine

When I'm sad, sunshine sometimes makes me feel better.  What makes you feel better when you are sad?

Fix You

Federica mentioned this song in class today.  I hope all of you like it!  I won't try to fix you, but I will try to teach you to fix English mistakes!!  I want to fix this video by adding apostrophes!

Fix usually means repair.  A mechanic fixes cars. We also use it to mean make when cooking.  My grandmother fixed dinner and served it at 6:00 every night.  She liked to fix roast beef, chicken, or soup.

What can you fix?

Survive

We talked about the word, "survive."   It means live when it's difficult to live.  It can also mean barely live.  In the next song, "Don't just survive" means do more than barely live, try to live well.

Formal English for texting "Tryna" = "is trying to."  "Gonna" ="is going to" "Gotta" = "got to"


When my students mention good, repetitive songs, I like to put them up here.  This version is written better than Gloria Gaynor's video.  Don't spend a lot of time on the grammar of this next song just yet.  Just try to relax, repeat, and keep up!!

Did you ever see "Cast Away?"  Do you have any favorite books or movies about survival?  Write about it!!

Sentimental Journey

Randall's Listening Lab -- Train Tickets 

Write about a trip that really made you happy.  (Don't pick one that will make you sad now!)

New Orleans

Did you ever take a train trip?  When?  Where did you go?

Did you ever travel to visit someone?  Who?  Where did you go?

The Best Day!

Describe one of the best days you had.

NO SCHOOL on FRIDAY FEB. 1

Some managers in FCPS changed their mind.  No two-hour delay.  NO SCHOOL.  See you Monday!

Flauvia and friends who worry about grammar:  I put some grammar explanations and practice for the class here.  Let me know what is good and what is difficult.  Don't do "adjective order" yet. 

If you are bored today, please make me a video with your phone.  Maybe a video similar to this video after 3:08...

I want students to print pictures of wonderful nouns, study vocabulary, and write responses to the questions.

Did you have "snow days" in your native country?  What do you usually do on a snow day?  What are you doing today?  Are you looking forward to the weekend?  Why/why not?