Today is graduation day for our trainees. It is the only time that you will see me wearing a suit. Did you know the word ‘suit’ is over 600 years old? It has a few different meanings. You probably know that it refers to matching clothes (late 1300s) and you might also know its lawful … Read More
The phrase, ‘I can’t stomach it’ means that you can’t tolerate it any longer. It is something that you find disgusting. Usually, this phrase is used to talk about something that makes you feel ill. I can’t stomach it sounds like it will make you vomit. Example 1: I can’t stomach the sight of blood. … Read More
I usually try to make my phrase of the day relatable. I use things that I hear in my regular life, in videos, or in conversation that I want to learn more about. On the same day that I wrote down, “roll with the punches”, my friend used it in a blog post (dccopypro.com). I … Read More
ACHOOO! Someone just sneezed. What do you say to them? You might say, ‘excuse you’ or ‘gesundheit’ (German for health). But you are mostly likely to say, ‘bless you’ if you are from an English-speaking country. You may also hear the full phrase, ‘God bless you.’ So, today we will explore this phrase and try … Read More
Friday the Thirteenth Happy Friday the Thirteenth! Do you consider today to be unlucky or maybe evil? The origin of Friday the 13th being unlucky is unclear. There are religious interpretations, political interpretations, and interpretations based on crimes or punishments. However, Friday the 13th doesn’t appear unlucky until the early 1900s. Did you know: The … Read More
We will watch a couple videos about gift giving. We will also make wishlists and “buy” gifts for each other by cutting out magazines. Gift Giving
First, we will take the 5 Love Languages test. We will compare our results and see how accurate they are. Then we will discuss some posts on r/datingadvice. 5 Love Languages r/datingadvice
In this lesson we talk about art. By the end, you will analyze a piece of art. We will also play A Fake Artist Goes to New York. The Museum of Bad Art A fake Artist Goes to New York Art for Analysis
In this lesson, we analyze how to make meaning-based questions. We discuss the value of grammar-explicit and grammar-implicit teaching. In the second period I will present a sample lesson that demonstrates meaning-based education. Meaning-Based Questions Wolves Change Rivers Food Chain Printouts
Today, my friend sent me a picture of a beautiful bird that he found on his farm. It was a Eurasian hoopoe. Then, when I got home, there was a sparrow trapped in the stairwell. I had to open a window to let it out. So, of course I had to write about a bird … Read More
