Happy Lunar New Year!!

What is your favorite holiday tradition?  What is your favorite holiday food?

I have a dream

 

When I hear "I have a dream," I think of Martin Luther King's vision of a United States in which all people live together in peace and prosperity.

When you dream good daydreams about the future, what does it look like?

Old hat

 In honor of National Hat Day, I'm posting a story that my children loved when they were little.  This story uses too before adjectives to show that the adjective is very intense.  Remember to only use too before an adjective if that adjective causes a problem.

Do you like to wear hats?  What's your favorite kind of hat?  What's your favorite color?

National Bird Day

Lake Accotink is a great place to watch birds, and there are other local parks with lots of birds.  If your listening is very good, you might enjoy the challenge of learning about winter birds at Lake Accotink   The program is designed for native speakers including children.

 Tuppence means 2 pence-british money

Vocabulary:  Common Birds from Grammar Monster (Hoopoe, Kiwi and puffins are NOT common here)

Do you like to watch birds?  Did you ever have a pet bird?  Can you write about an experience with birds?

High Hopes

(Make a killing = earn a lot of money)

I have high hopes for our next class!!  Do you?  

Tell me about something you hope for.

Party Today

 Please come!  Please speak English as much as you can!

If you want to bring food, please bring food!

Please don't bring your children or alcoholic drinks or pork-based dishes.

Mood

 There's nothing like finding a sad song when you already feel sad.  I promised Yoon Jung I'd put up a BTS song, so here it is.  I'm going to miss you.

Mood is usually your emotional tone.  My teenager says, "mood" when she relates to someone else's expressed emotion.

What are the best slow songs in English?  Are they depressing?  Are they fun?  Are they romantic?