How Long

 

Same video with exercises

Describe the street where you live

Describe the street where you live, where you lived or where you want to live!  (Don't say the names of the streets, just what the homes and surroundings look like.)

Kayak Practicing be ____ ing verbs NOW! (This video is longer than usual)

Watch the video and write what's happening.  Use be ____ing:  The baby is running.  The bird is flying.  The dad is wearing a hat.  The dad and the baby are having an adventure on the river.

Did you ever travel with a baby?  Did you ever take a baby on a boat?  Did a baby ever get away from you?

Omelette- Practice using be ___ing verbs NOW

Click on this link to practice present continuous: Omelette: Watch the video and answer the questions!  

Did you ever have a pet?  Do you have a pet now?  What kind of pet?

Do you like eggs?  How do you like your eggs?

I feel better when I'm dancing

 

When we talk about actions now, we use present continuous (be _____ing)

Common Dances in the USA: Fourth grade teachers teach their students how to do the electric slide

I like to do the Cupid Shuffle  It's fun and easy!

I like to dance.  What do you like to do?  What makes you feel happy?

Unit 6 quiz on Monday. Study irregular verbs: have, do, tell, think, find, go, say, make come, know, get, meet, write, give, take, buy, sleep

On a Wednesday -- in a cafe -- I watched it begin again

 

ESL Lounge Prepositions of Time Quiz

Write about a friend and how you met.

Challenge: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

No school on Monday for President's Day.  President's Day is a time to remember Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.  We read about Abe Lincoln today.  His birthday was on February 12.

Challenge ESOL reading -- Can you keep your mouse on the words?

PebbleGo Biography

Challenge Listening: Kids pretend to be Abraham Lincoln talking about his childhood

Did you ever visit any of the Lincoln Memorials or Ford's Theater?  Where did you go?  What did you do?

No School February 12, 2025! Please be careful out there!!

 

Traction - ability of a tire to stay on a road and turn.

Are you enjoying your day off?  What are you doing?

Tuesday, February 11 - Come to school! Classes start on time!

 Only afternoon and evening classes are canceled. ACE ESOL PHONE: 703 658-1274

I hope I see you.  Come whenever or however long you can.

 Listening Exercise: Tell me about your life

Little Things

Relax, keep practicing.  Your English is improving.
Little things add up to big things.

What little things make you happy?  What little things make you happier with another person?
Are you looking forward to any little things during the holidays?

The Eagles won the Superbowl

 

The Eagles won the Superbowl.  They dominated the game.  Are you a sports fan?  What team do you like?

Good Job

 Grammar is good for your inner coach.  You can learn how to say 10,000 things correctly in a few minutes if you remember the rule and can make many examples.  

For producing English, relax and repeat until you remember.  Songs are good for repeating.

In this song, you matter means you are important.  It doesn't matter = It's not important.

Grammar I want you to know before high intermediate  (Low Intermediate Grammar)  Practice have in present tense and memorize a lot of irregular verbs.

Write about things you can do well.  What do you say when someone asks, "What are your best skills?"

Make you feel my love

 Are you planning for Valentine's Day?  What are you going to do?

Picky English teacher note:  Most of the time, you shouldn't say, "ain't," but "you ain't seen nothing yet" is a common expression that promises amazing improvement. 

make your mind up = decide something=make a choice

What makes you feel loved?  I like when my husband brings me coffee in bed or when my children hug me.

Please come back!!

It's time to register for the next class.

You can register before new students until March 13.

After March 13, you can only register after new students if the class is not full.

Since it's very easy to get stuck at my level, my level often fills up fast.

If you started with reading and listening in my level, one level should take one year, 

but people that had good English instruction before this class sometimes move up faster.

If reading or listening started below my level, it takes a lot of practice

reading or listening before you can move up to high intermediate.

Are you looking forward to the weekend?  What do you have to do?

Challenge Videos!

 Today, the Red & Blue Group read about Hedy Lamarr, an immigrant to the USA from Austria who became famous as an actress and as an inventor.  Bluetooth and Wifi were invented from her ideas.

They also read about Jane Goodall, a British scientist who studied primates.

Red & Blue Vocabulary Group

 Who do you admire?  Write about an interesting person.

Melancholy Baby

Green Group vocabulary

Melancholy is a very old word for sad or depressed.  People don't say "melancholy" anymore.
When I am sad and anxious, I don't like people telling me that my fear is foolish.  We don't say "fancies" for daydreams either.

Cuddle up means hug together for a long time.

One idea of clouds with a silver lining is that those clouds have the sun behind them.  Sometimes if you keep going during bad times, good times are right behind the bad times.

What makes you feel better when you are sad?  What is a good way to cheer up a sad child?

Challenge Video: A Day without Immigrants

I didn't hear about this event this morning. Do you think it will help people? 

Demonstrations are people getting together to say their opinion as a big group.

Many immigrants work hard and make this country better for everyone here.  It is my goal to make immigrant's lives and new jobs easier.  I want my students to be comfortable and happy in my community.  I don't want anyone feeling scared or in danger.

What are good ways to support immigrants now?