Love that Body

Vocabulary: inside the body
Practice Vocabulary about internal organs
More Practice Vocabulary about internal organs
(Warning:  This is a sexier video -- in meaning (not pictures) -- than I usually put on here.)

What is your best physical trait?  

(I like my eyes.  My daughter likes her long wavy hair.  My son likes his muscular arms...)

You've got a friend

What is the difference between here and hear?

Describe one of your friends.  What is important to do to be a good friend?

Help!

Do you like to help people?  How?

What makes you smile?

What makes you happy?

Riding on a donkey

In the story we read, Jackie Mitchell quit baseball when her exhibition games got uncomfortable for her.  In her last game, she had to throw the ball while sitting on a donkey.  This isn't an expression.  She was really riding a donkey, just like the lady in the next video.

Have you ever ridden a donkey?  Have you ever ridden an elephant?  Have you ever ridden a horse?  Write about it.

Hall of Fame

"Gonna" is not an English word although you often see it written in texts and in lyrics.

 "Gonna" is how we pronounce "going to" when we use "going to" to show future tense.

Hall of Fame for baseball players in Cooperstown, NY

The Hall of Fame shows  information about the best baseball players ever in the USA.  Both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig are in the Hall of Fame.

• Write about a time that you or a team that you liked won.
• Do you want to be famous for being excellent at something?  What?  
• Who do you admire because they are excellent?

Jackie Mitchell (Listening Practice)

(Long video of Babe Ruth teaching kids how to hit like a "swing hitter."

Did you like this story?  Can you write about a person who did something amazing?