Romantic song

 

What songs do you recommend for learning English?

Complaining about household problems

Vocabulary: The Utility Room

Practice Using Maintenance Vocabulary with Learning Chocolate

Tell me about fixing something in your home or getting someone to fix something in your home!

Veteran's Day

Today is a day to recognize everyone who joins the military and serves.

Who are veterans?  Veterans are people who serve in the military and survive that service.  Veterans Day used to be Armistice Day,  People remembered World War I at 11:00 on 11/11.  Now, we honor all the soldiers that serve in the Armed Forces on Veteran's Day.

WE HAVE SCHOOL today!  It's a holiday for federal government employees, but not a day off for us!  

What makes you proud?  Do you know anyone that serves in the military?  Can you describe that person and what he or she does?

The Sweetest Thing

Grammar Practice with Comparative and Superlative

What makes you happy?  What is your sweetest memory?

For Tuesday, November 7 - NO SCHOOL

I am researching the candidates before I go to vote.

In the past, I've recommended Vote 411 and League of Women's Voters -- I still respect the way they show voter information, but I think they are difficult for my students to navigate and read this year.

Ballotpedia may be easier to use than the Sample Ballot on the Fairfax County website that I showed you because it has links to candidate's websites. Ballotpedia probably collects your information.  If the idea of sharing your address bothers you, put in the address of the closest elementary school.

I just saw this Washington Post article about the candidates for school board  So far, it's the easiest to read information I have found. One detail that I find interesting is that two candidates that the Post says are "Republican endorsed" say that they are Independent on their own webpages.

For Monday, November 6: We have school. Many children don't.

longer, stronger

Longer, stronger...when you compare two things with a one-syllable adjective add -er

longer, stronger, bigger*, wider, taller, thinner*, shorter, greater...

(*Spelling: double the last consonant if the word ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern)

Practice with www.gamestolearnenglish.com

When you compare 2 things with two-syllable words that end in w or le, add --er or r-exactly the same as a one-syllable word. For example: yellower, mellower, littler,

When you compare 2 things with two-syllable words that end in y, change the y to i and add er.
        happier. friendlier.  lovelier.  heavier.  prettier.  messier.  noisier.  sillier.

When you compare two things with two syllables that DON'T end in Y or W or R or compare things with three or more syllables, use "more" before.  More foolish.  More interesting.  More comfortable.  More intelligent.  More creative.  More  curious.

Grammar Rules and more practice for using comparatives and superlatives