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Using English is the best way to improve your English! Please sing with the songs and write comments.

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Friday, September 29, 2023

Happy Coffee Day!

 Is it true that Dunkin' Donuts is giving away FREE COFFEE TODAY?  I wish I knew earlier!



Around here, we say "take out" not "take away" and Starbucks has its own language for small, medium, and large.  Do you know how to order at Starbucks?

Sunday, September 24, 2023

STAY HOME--NO SCHOOL MONDAY!!!



In our "correct proper English dialect," say, "Don't pay any mind to the demons", not "Don't pay no mind to the demons."  Also, don't say "it" in "The trouble it might drag you down."  Last, gonna should be is going to

Describe the place you live now.  Did you do anything to make it feel more like home?  What did you do?

Friday, September 22, 2023

I love you forever now

 


Do you have children?  If yes, describe them.

or

Did you ever experience love at first sight?  If yes, describe that person.

or

Write about the ways someone has made you happy.


Tuesday, September 19, 2023

A Million Dreams

 


Do you admire any person because they work to make the world better?  Who?  Why?

What do you like to do?


 Most grammar practice is pattern practice. Patterns are things that repeat. If you remember a grammar pattern, you can say hundreds of things correctly.

Today, we practiced

I like food.        vs.      I like to eat.

I like music.    vs.        I like to listen to music.

I like shopping malls.    vs.   I like to go shopping at the mall.

I like soccer vs. I like to play soccer or I like to watch soccer on TV.




What people do you like?

What places do you like?

What do you like to do?

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Good Morning!


Good Morning!  Welcome to English Class!!  What do you like to do?  Write about a good day.  What did you do?

Welcome Back returning students!

 



Welcome back returning students!


How are you?
How was your summer?  What did you do?  
How do you want this class to be different from your last class?  
How should it be the same?

Hello!

 If you love a song in English, please listen and sing to it a lot.



Hello!  How are you?  What are you thinking about?

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Hello!

This video is challenging for this level because it's really fast.  It repeats a lot, though.  If you like it, watching it repeatedly can help you with listening comprehension.


"You had me at hello" means I liked you instantly.  Tell me about a person that you liked from the first greeting.

Hello!  Write about yourself.  What's your name?  Where are you from?  What do you like to cook or eat?  What do you enjoy?  What do you like to talk about?  How long have you studied English?