Glad you exist (fast!!)

 

Describe a good friend!

Honesty & Frequency Adverbs

Use simple present for things that are always true.

Use simple present for routines.  I go to work every weekday.  I go to the store every Saturday.  

She eats breakfast every morning.  She eats eggs twice a week.  He cooks every Sunday.

Use simple present with adverbs of frequency.

always   usually   frequently   sometimes  rarely   seldom    never

(Frequency adverbs usually go before the verb, but after the verb "to be.")

Quiz: Click on the words to put them in the sentence in the correct order. Make a mistake? Click in the box to start over.

Kahoot: Adverbs of Frequency

Kahoot: What part of speech? Noun? Verb? or Adjective?

This next song was very popular when I was young, but I didn't like it because most people are honest.  It has a lovely tune and great examples of frequency adverbs!

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Only use simple present for now with stative/non-action verbs

have (possess), need, want, like

I am happy!  She has a big brown hat.  He has a gold watch.  We need to understand.  

She doesn't feel good today.  I like you.

How often do you understand me?  How often can you speak English at home?  How often do you practice with your phone or computer?  How often are you happy?

Happy Eid!! (Videos from 2020)

I like that the reporter in the next video speaks slowly.   I am sorry that the captioning is terrible.

Do you celebrate Eid?  What do you enjoy?  Can you post a link to holiday recipes?

Past tense overview for review

May 10 slides

Practice Past Tense

80 Irregular verbs

Trees (In honor of Arbor Day-- April 30)

Class Vocabulary 

Can you find the spelling mistake?

I need to meet each of you individually.  Please check your email -- I just sent you a new better link to sign up for conferences.  

I like that this song uses can and want to.  I don't like the rhythm with can.  The spelling mistake -- stading -- standing. 

I love to take walks in the forest.   I often go to Lake Accotink or Green Springs Park.  Sometimes, we go to Great Falls or Prince William Forest Park.

Did you ever plant trees?  Do you like to walk in the forest?  Where do you like to go?

The Moon

 Great class tonight!!  Thank you for coming! 

 I hope you went outside after class to see the big "pink supermoon."  The moon doesn't look pink now, but it looks very big and very bright.

I post a lot of songs on this blog,  Pick just a few that you like and listen to them many times.  There's a heartbeat rhythm to English - soft-loud-soft-loud that is easier to hear in music.  I want you to speak with that rhythm. 

 I also want you to write, and to reply to your classmates when they write.

Do you have any good memories about the moon?  I worked at at my university's planetarium when I was in college.  I was happy that I could move (the projection of) the stars and the moon.

We use "can" to talk about skills

We often use  can _______(base form verb -- swim, drive, cook, run, be calm....) when we talk about skills.  People use can at work and to get a new job often.

My husband loves the movie, "Aliens"  I think it is scary and disgusting.  I like this scene and this scene shows people using can ______(base form verb)

I feel like a fifth wheel means I feel I am not necessary.
Be my guest is an old way to say yes to a request.

Practice Vocabulary with some job skills

Ripley surprises her colleagues.  Do you have skills that surprise people?  One of my students can catch fish with his hands,  and another student can make a heart with cream in her coffee.