Is it really good to be a king?

Our story didn't mention that Mumbere was a teenaged leader of a (military?) rebel group in Uganda.

When Mumbere went back to Uganda, he agreed to only be king for ceremonies and culture.  

He wasn't supposed to have any political or ruling power.

In the 1990s, there was an insurgency (unsuccessful revolution) 

by the Allied Democratic Forces (an Islamic group labeled "terrorist") in Rwenzururu.  

Uganda kicked out the Allied Democratic Forces, and they are now based in Congo.

Mumbere was arrested twice this year because the Ugandan government thinks 

Mumbere doesn't want the Ugandan Government to rule Rwenzururu.  

Many people died when the soldiers came to arrest Mumbere.

Challenging Youtube Videos about Charles Mumbere

Our theme "you can't judge a book by its cover" works both ways.  There are many intelligent, educated people that work service jobs in the United States.  You don't expect a king to be your mother's CNA, but it can happen.  Likewise, some people we admire as heroes aren't all good.

Is it really good to be a king or queen?  If you had power, what would you like to do to change the world?  Is it possible for a king to be good?  If it is possible, what would a good king look like?

I dreamed a dream...

I dreamed a dream...

Lyric Video of I dreamed a dream  (Can you find which 4 words are different?)

In these videos, people declared their dreams -- their unreasonably difficult goals -- and they worked hard to achieve them.  What are your dreams?

Cool Change...

This song is to celebrate the cooler weather and to give my introverted students a theme song.
(Thanks for talking about guests last class!)

Have you ever gone sailing?  Do you like to be alone?

 I love getting to know you, but I also like reading books or working on this blog when I'm home by myself.

 Please describe a time when you felt happy while you were alone.

Have you ever...

(wished is not spelled with an h)

Learn and practice present perfect...

We've seen a lot of rain today!  How many rainbows have you seen this year?  Where were you?  What were you doing when you saw one?

Have you ever gone to Virginia Beach?  When?  What did you do?

Beach Vacation

Language Guide: Vocabulary by the Sea

Practice beach vocabulary  LC Beach Vocabulary II

Clothes

Women's Clothing    Men's Clothing

Do you like to go to the beach?  What is your favorite beach?  Why?  What do you do at the beach?

Surfer Dad

Have you ever gone surfing?  Do you like to go to the beach?  What is your favorite beach?  

What do you think is important for health?

What do you always do every day?

We use simple present tense when we talk about every day, when we use frequency adverbs, and when we use non-action (stative) verbs.

(Grammar Teacher Notes for this next video:  When you write, put a space between every and day unless it's an adjective right before a noun.  Also don't put an a between is and getting.)

simple present grammar practice

frequency adverb practice

non-action verbs

Tell me about yourself and your routines.  What do you do every day?  Can you tell me about changing a routine so that it worked better?

What makes you feel young and happy?  What makes you feel comfortable?  What makes you feel free?