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 going to
Describe the place you live now. Did you do anything to make it feel more like home? What did you do?
Some songs always bring back memories. This song reminds me of ice skating in the 1970's with my babysitter -- a young man who wanted to be a magician. He always found the quarters for the hot chocolate vending machine behind my ear! The ice rink played this song a lot. (Shah la la la, shing a ling a ling, whoa oh oh don't have any meaning, but people often sang those sounds in the 1950s)
Do you have any memories with this song? What songs make you think of certain times in the past?
Our school gives reading tests mostly to show people who give us money that we are a good program. The tests are completely different than our curriculum. It often takes 100 hours of reading to move up 5 points on the test. Last summer, however, three people moved up almost 10 points in only 5 weeks, possibly because they committed to reading one hour every day. Don't worry if you don't have that kind of time, but please read as much as you can.
Reading specialists say it's best if you feel interested in the reading and understand most of the words -- no more than 7 new words per page, but at least 1-4 new words every 2 pages.
I subscribe to Ellii.com to get reading materials for our class. My subscription allows me to have online "classes" with their materials. Sign up requires your information, but doesn't require payment because I already paid. There's no requirement that you use Ellii for our class.
You are welcome to join any of my online reading groups, but I have recommendations.
If you talked to my volunteer, Mary Ann last Wednesday, you should probably joinellii.com/students 82449N
If you talked to Jennifer last Wednesday, or me after break, you should go toGreen Group on Ellii.com or Phonics Awareness ClassIf reading or listening is difficult, try to point to words of YouTube songs while you listen or sing with them.
Do you like snow? Do you think it'll snow tomorrow? Did it snow a lot in your former country? Write a story that happened on a snowy day. What are you doing today?
Martin Luther King Jr. worked to make laws equal (the same/similar) for everyone, rather than different for people who were not white.
On Martin Luther King day, some people volunteer on this National Day of Service. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday for volunteer work.
People who protested that the United States Laws were not good for everybody often sang this song while they walked. Shall = will. "Shall" is an old word . We usually say, "will" now. Overcome -- means "win" or "keep going" when it's very, very hard to win or keep going.
You will overcome the difficulty of learning English soon.
Is the weather in Virginia similar to weather in places you've lived before? Where have you lived? Were there four seasons? Was it humid? Was there a lot of rain? What's your favorite season?
"Why don't you ____________(base verb)" is a nice way to tell someone to do something or an expression to give advice, similar to "You should ____(base verb)
"Come to your senses" -- look around and notice reality
"Ain't" is a common word in the USA. It can mean aren't or isn't and it signals that the person who uses it is poor, honest, and from a rural (farm or small town) area. Don't use it in a job interview.
This song uses imagery from "Westerns," old
movies set in a fictional 19th century western USA.
Do you like movies? What kind of movies do you like? What's your favorite movie?
Can you write about a movie that you recently saw?