Low Intermediate Easy ESOL blog: October 2024

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Monday, October 28, 2024

You are my Sunshine!

Dance that Ha taught at break time in 2023 (Instruction at 3:12)

My best friend loved this song because her parents sang it as a lullaby. Did your parents have an "I love you song" for you? My mother sang the Riddle Song as an I-love-you lullaby. After I got the picture book with the lyrics, I sang A-you're adorable.

Do you have a favorite love song? What is it?

Friday, October 25, 2024

If you love her,

This video is challenging, but you can do the fill-in-the-blank worksheet! Repeat as many times as you need.

Describe a person (or people) that you love. What do they do every day?

Monday, October 21, 2024

The time of our lives

"Let's have the time of our lives" means let's have the most fun ever.

Write about a time you had fun! Where did you go? What did you do?

Can you use "Let's _____(base verb)" to suggest fun activities?

Home Repair--More Vocabulary

😅New Vocabulary Set (Includes relevant words from the old set)

House Vocabulary from Languageguide.org

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/kitchen/

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/kitchen2/

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/bathroom/

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/bathroom2/

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/utility-room/

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/tools-1

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/tools-2

A handyman can fix many things. Do you have any needs that could use a handyman? Did you ever fix something? What did you fix?

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Why don't you...?

I'm losing my mind just a little means that I feel a little crazy.

We often say, "why don't you..." to suggest something. It looks like a question, but it's really a nice way to advise or command. Why don't you meet me in the middle? means "Let's compromise."

What do you ask people to do? Can you use, "Why don't you?"

Example: When I ask my son to take out the trash, I can say "Why don't you take out the trash?"

When I ask my daughter to make a salad, I can say, "Why don't you make a salad?"

When I ask my husband to call me, I can say, "Why don't you call me after work?

Calling your landlord when the dryer doesn't work

A landlord or landlady is the owner of a property that someone rents. They should pay for any big repairs. The renter changes light bulbs and keeps things clean.

Vocabulary Practice with Learning Chocolate

Who can you call when you are the home owner?

Did you ever fix something using YouTube videos for instruction?

Did you ever call a landlord or a landlady? Why?

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Fix You

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. A plumber unclogs drains and fixes pipes. We also use fix 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

"Survive" 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.