Yesterday Once More

Practice Using Simple Past Tense when something happened one time and finished

Practice Using Irregular Verbs

Some songs always bring back memories.   This song reminds me of ice skating in the 70's with my babysitter -- a young man who wanted to be a magician.  He always found the quarters for the hot chocolate vending machine behind my ear!  The ice rink played this song a lot.  (Shah la la la, shing a ling a ling, whoa oh oh don't have any meaning, but people often sang those sounds in the 50s)

Do you have any memories with this song?  What songs make you think of certain times in the past?

Everything I Do....

Can you find the word that's different between Brandy's version and Bryan Adam's?



What are some of the things you do every day?

What is he doing? (Video from class)

What is he doing?

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How can...

I like that this song repeats "can."  I can't respect this man's situation.  Can you give him good advice?

Because and so

We talked about "so" as a conjunction (connecting word) today because the word "so" was on the goal form.

People also use "so" (as an adverb) before an adjective (describing word) to make it really strong.  

He is so handsome = He is very handsome.

So = very is common for speaking, but you should use "very" when you are writing.

(Please use "so" for writing on this blog, so I can see that you can do it correctly!)

Some people say, "so" before they change topics when they are speaking.

So as a connecting word:

Examples: because or so? (from LearnEnglishfeelgood.com)

Quiz: because vs. so (from a4esl.org)


SO as an adverb that means VERY

Why are you taking English class?
      (example answer:  I'm taking English so I can get a better job.)

Write about something you like.  Why do you like it?
      (example answer:  I like coffee because it tastes delicious and it gives me energy.)

Write about something that makes you SO happy!
      (My daughter makes me so happy because she is friendly, helpful, creative, and works hard.)

What do you want to talk about in this class?

dreamin'=dreaming 'bout=about  goin'=going  knowin'=knowing

Tell me a story about why you want to take English class.  What do you want to talk about?

Are you coming back to ESOL class?

What are you doing this Fall?