Creepy Song for Halloween -- "Lullaby of Woe"

 Lullaby is a song to help a baby go to sleep.  Woe is sadness.  A dolly is usually a toy baby.

Halloween Traditions Video

Quizlet:  Halloween Vocabulary

I like to participate in Trick or Treating.  I don't like scary movies or scary TV shows.

Do you like horror stories?  What are your favorite scary movies or TV shows?  What are you going to do for Halloween?

Listening Exercises from Randall's Listening Lab

 A teen with a Driver's License!

Scheduling a Movie

Randall's Listening Lab: A new cell phone

Randall's Listening Lab:  Texting and Driving

SCHOOL CALENDAR CHANGED!

 NO SCHOOL on November 1(PM) or November 2 (AM).   We will have school on December 6 (PM) and December 7 (AM)

Easy on Me!

 

New Adele Video -- Go Easy!

I Won't Give Up...

PM Class:  I promised Sucy to make the answers to the SxS exercise we did on Wednesday available on your phone.

Watching this video may help.

Tell me about a time you wanted to give up, but now you are happy that you didn't.

Perfect Tonight

 

When you think of someone who looks perfect, what is he or she wearing?  Write about a time you met someone who looked very good.

I need, I feel,,,

Practice present continuous vs. simple present

Now that you understand, BE+ING for NOW vs. Simple Present for routines, facts, and things that repeat, remember the BIG EXCEPTION.  

We use simple present for non-action (stative) verbs right now. 

 Stative verbs are usually

senses, feelings, possession, and expressions of opinion

see-hate-want-need-like

HAVE is non-action for possession or describing features.

I have black shoes.  She has a beautiful blue car.  We have brown wavy hair.

HAVE is normal for enjoy or eat or host.

I'm having chicken for dinner.  We're having a good time.  She's having a party.

What do you need right now?  Why do you need to speak English?

How do you feel right now?  Feel is a stative verb so it's an exception to present continuous for right now.  (Young people are starting to say, "I'm feeling happy now."  Old people usually don't.  Older educated people say, "I feel happy now."  "Think" and "want" are also stative ("non-progressive")) verbs that can be simple present now.

More stative verb explanation and practice

 What do you see right now?  What do you hear?  What makes you happy?

You're Beautiful!!

Practice Speaking and Listening Vocabulary for Women's Clothing
Speaking and Listening Vocabulary for Men's Clothing

Practice Vocabulary for Clothes and Accessories

Quiz on Common Vocabulary for Clothes and Accessories

1. Write about a beautiful person in your life.  How did you meet?  What does that person do?  

2. Write about a beautiful person you admire.  Why do you respect that person?