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Thursday, February 6, 2025

Make you feel my love

 Are you planning for Valentine's Day?  What are you going to do?

Picky English teacher note:  Most of the time, you shouldn't say, "ain't," but "you ain't seen nothing yet" is a common expression that promises amazing improvement. 

make your mind up = decide something=make a choice

What makes you feel loved?  I like when my husband brings me coffee in bed or when my children hug me.

Please come back!!

Wow!  Weather and sickness are making many students stay home.  Don't be afraid to come back!
It's okay to be late.  Five minutes of class is better than no time at all. 

We are starting Unit 6 and we have a new vocabulary set. 



Did you have to stay home today?  What did you do?

Monday, February 3, 2025

Challenge Videos!

 Today, the Red & Blue Group read about Hedy Lamarr, an immigrant to the USA from Austria who became famous as an actress and as an inventor.  Bluetooth and Wifi were invented from her ideas.


They also read about Jane Goodall, a British scientist who studied primates.




 Who do you admire?  Write about an interesting person.

Melancholy Baby


Green Group vocabulary

Melancholy is a very old word for sad or depressed.  People don't say "melancholy" anymore.
When I am sad and anxious, I don't like people telling me that my fear is foolish.  We don't say "fancies" for daydreams either.

Cuddle up means hug together for a long time.

One idea of clouds with a silver lining is that those clouds have the sun behind them.  Sometimes if you keep going during bad times, good times are right behind the bad times.

What makes you feel better when you are sad?  What is a good way to cheer up a sad child?

Challenge Video: A Day without Immigrants

I didn't hear about this event this morning. Do you think it will help people? 

Demonstrations are people getting together to say their opinion as a big group.


Many immigrants work hard and make this country better for everyone here.  It is my goal to make immigrant's lives and new jobs easier.  I want my students to be comfortable and happy in my community.  I don't want anyone feeling scared or in danger.

What are good ways to support immigrants now?

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Happy Groundhog Day!!


Prognosticate means predict
Prognosticator is someone who predicts the future.








EL Civics

ESOL Courses GH day Explanation Video listening quiz

Groundhog Day Movie Listening Quiz

Is this your first Groundhog Day in the United States?  Are there any superstitions about weather in your native country?

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Ramadan is Here


Many English students are Muslim.  Every day during Ramadan, they fast during the day -- they don't eat or drink anything, not even water -- for one month.   They get together with family and friends to feast at night.  

Islam is the third largest religion in the USA.  More than 4,400,000 people in the USA are Muslim.

 

Do you celebrate Ramadan?  What do you do?