Today we learned a Pumpkin poem to recite to the children. We also learned about going to the doctor. NO CLASS on Monday or Tuesday. We will continue our doctor visit on Wednesday and talk about what you did on Halloween (past tense). Send me a picture of your children's costumes if they dress up. We created dialogues with "bandaids". What's wrong? Then we had a symptom-treatment match activity. Everyone did a fantastic job as doctors and patients. What’s wrong? My arm hurts. I have a broken arm. My head hurts. I have a headache. My ankle hurts. I have a broken ankle. My shoulder hurts. I have pain in my shoulder. I have stress. My finger hurts. I have a broken finger. My knee hurts. I have a bruised knee. My elbow hurts. I have a bruised elbow. My leg is hurt. I have a broken leg. My nose hurts. I have an infection. My foot hurts. I have a broken foot. My eye hurts. I have an infection. ( I have conjunctivitis.=I have pink eye.) I don’t have a black eye from Jessica. My arm hurts. I have a broken arm. My eyes and nose itch. (My eyes are itching.) My eyes are watery. I have a runny nose. I am sneezing a lot. I have allergies. My ear hurts. I have pain in my ear. I got water in my ear from the shower. My teeth hurt. I don’t know why. I have an appointment at the dentist tomorrow. My hand burns. I was burned by hot water. We used Ventures p. 44 to talk about the doctor's office. This is what we described. I see a doctor talking with the receptionist. The man has a broken leg. The man has a broken leg. He has crutches. Maria has a headache. The baby’s right ear hurts. He has an earache. Does she have a backache? The boy has a sore throat. I see an angry woman. For a long time, the doctor and receptionist are talking. The woman with glasses is waiting for a long time. The girl has a stomachache. I see the man has a bandage. The man with the brown shirt is sitting and he has a headache. The boy in the red shirt has a runny nose. Then we read a story about a sick girl. It is on slide 14 here Workplace safety is found here. Workplace hazards are here. Practice listening here: Changing the light http://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/ec/safety06.htm Puddle http://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/ec/safety07.htm natural disasters http://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/ec/safety12.htm Understand job procedures/job duties(daily expectations from boss, coming and going from workplace, dress code) Employment: ad, PT, FT, hours, benefits, vacation, insurance, responsibilities, punctual, experiences, references, expectations Verbs and jobs: http://spot.pcc.edu/map/prev/simple.htm How to get a job here After break, we practiced reading about jobs. We also filled out a job application. HOMEWORK: Ask your family "What can I do well?" Write 6 things that you do well. If you want to look at more of the passive voice, look here We looked at this video and then wrote about it. Dubai is a beautiful place. There is a lot of Arabic culture and tradition in Dubai. You can eat traditional food. There are markets with many shops. There is a big mall. It has 1,200 stores. Dubai is called the City of Gold. In downtown, there is the Burj Kalifa. It is the tallest structure ever built. I liked the dancing water. It is around the building. There is a big aquarium with fish and sharks in the city. There are dolphins in a big pool. You can touch the dolphins. There are beaches. There is a form of a palm tree in the beaches. You can swim at the beaches. The city has an ice skating rink and ski slopes. Outside of the city, you can take a camel ride in the desert. There are sports and activities in the desert. You can ski on the sand. You can drive a truck in the sand. It is a wonderful place to visit. We will describe our neighborhoods. Here is an example we can use: Look at Dubai here Video of community workers here Here is a video of community helpers. Here is another video of community helpers...more details DMV Use this slide show and this audio Post office here Library here Bank here Supermarket practice here Fire dept. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0EoIkZzfqE Police dept. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6bdvb_xXgA Recycling plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jAAux3g17k Bus depot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjPYTZ0cU9E These are your sentences. Great job! Post Office The mailboxes are for outside the home. She is a mail carrier. What is it? It is a letter. Good! The post office has P.O. boxes. I have a post office box. The post office has change of address forms. I need to buy stamps. The post office sells stamps. I need a stamp for my envelope. I send the package to the post office. I will go to the post office tomorrow at 12:00 pm. Library People can find books and CDs at the library. I need some books. I need copies of papers. Ask to become a member. For a library card, I need ID and some bill. I need an ID (identification), like your driver’s license. The librarian will give you a library card. I write my name. They have to sign their names. I pay for the book if I lose it. The librarian will need to use your library account. You can read the book for two weeks. I make a letter for my job. She is happy because she can get books. Read more about jobs here Pronunciation practice: Here is vowel pronunciation help. Today we will go around the community more. We will give each other directions. We will see what each location has. Match the description to the place here We will describe our community tomorrow. We talked about the events this weekend. We used the past tense to tell what happened. We also learned the progressive (continuous) tense to tell what was/is/will be happening. It is for things in process. Ex. I make lunch. Right now I am cooking soup. I always pay attention. Now I am listening to the teacher. I like desserts, so I am eating an ice cream. Yum! Here is more practice: understanding progressive and simple past difference Here is practice for pronouncing the -ed ending Here is practice to make correct present progressive sentences. And more practice is here. After break, we practiced places in the neighborhood and where they are located. Here is a video with some of the prepositions. Here is a practice activity for prepositions. Follow the directions. Or play this game here. Click on stories above and practice reading.
Keep track of the hurricane with this audio podcast. Try it in English. Click on the date at the bottom of the page. Practice answering What are you doing? here. Watch this video to practice clothing and weather. Put on your clothes. Community places: Click here to practice the names of places and what you can do there. Test yourself on community locations here. What does the worker do? Practice here. Remember the -s when you need it. |
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