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?

Remember High School?

Did you enjoy high school?  What was your schedule?  Did you have a favorite teacher?  Did you play any sports?  Did you do any clubs?  Write about your school.