Low Intermediate Easy ESOL blog

Monday, September 21, 2026

Oh Baby, I could be the one

I won't let you down = I won't fail/disappoint you. Did you ever work really hard to not let

somebody down? What did you do?

Peace Train

What are the best ways to promote peace?

Saturday, September 19, 2026

In English, description words are singular even when it's really crazy for them to be singular. Compound modifiers feel really wrong. When you put the description before the thing you describe, keep it singular even when there's a number.

I have a four-door car a three-story house, a three-day weekend, and a 24-year old daughter.

That means my house has four doors. My house has three stories. I'll be off on Monday, so the weekend will have three days. My daughter is 25 years old. Use the s (plural form) after the verb. Don't use the s with nouns that describe a following noun.

Can you write some examples of compound modifier (with numbers-singular noun)? A description word that's crazy to be singular because it's more than one? (I'm sitting next to an 88-key piano.)

What's the best number of days for a trip? Where do you want to go? What do you want to bring?

Friday, September 18, 2026

NO SCHOOL ON Monday, September 21-- It's Yom Kippur!

Fairfax County Schools are off for a religious holiday. I think this Children's book has a nice explanation for our level, but some of the activities are hard to see. Is it easy for you to understand?

Do you celebrate Yom Kippur? If yes, what are you doing today?

If not, do you have any traditions that involve fasting? How often do you fast? Do you have any traditions that involve saying, "I'm sorry?" Do you have any traditions that involve praying?