Comparisons

Explanation and Practice: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Adjectives are description words like nice, pretty, horrible and silly.

Comparative adjectives compare two things.

Superlative adjectives compare three or more things.

The rules are very similar, so many teachers teach them together.

We only practiced comparative adjectives tonight.

Recipes

Do you have any easy recipes you can share with us?

We have school today, Wednesday, Feb. 26!

 Resume Builder

Interest Assessment--What Jobs Might Be Good For YOU

Interested in restaurant or hotel work?  English for my job

Listening Practice--Work Dialogs

A good job...

Write about a time you felt really good because you did something well.

and, but, so, because

Review and practice using and, but, so, and because

Conjunction Explanations and Practice

If I lay here.....

Do you ever relax?  How do you like to relax?  This guy just wants to cuddle and imagine chasing cars in his head....

Polite Requests

Josh Turner singing "Would you go with me"

NOTE:  When you plan to agree or do what's asked with a "Would you mind ____ing" request, you say "NO."  In this case, "mind" is used like "hate."  Say "no" if you're ok with the request.  It's rare to say "yes."

Video -- NeoEnglish Making Polite Requests  (Shown last night)

What polite requests do you have to make at work?  Do people ever make really strange polite requests?

When were the important times in your life?

Make your own timeline

Write about some of the important moments in your life.  When did they happen?  Describe what you remember.

Tuesday, Feb. 18 -- We start on time

FCPS children will start classes late, but we will start on time.  If you need to stay with your child, don't worry.  Come whenever you can.

Happy President's Day!

Discovery Education's Explanation of President's Day

These videos are for people who like history.  They are difficult for Low Intermediate ESOL.  When I was a child, we didn't have President's Day.  We celebrated both George Washington's birthday and Abraham Lincoln's birthday.  President's Day is now between those birthdays.

All the presidents--

 Biography of George Washington--

Biography of Abraham Lincoln--

Use PAST TENSE to talk about history.  Practice Past Tense Grammar

No School Today--Feb. 14, 2014 --Happy Valentine's day!

Happy Valentines Day!

I don't mind = It's OK with me.  When someone asks you, "Do you mind if I __________? (smoke, stand here, get past you...)  "No" means it's no problem.  I often reply, "No, go ahead."

Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate and show romantic love.  Do you celebrate Valentine's Day?

Write about a time you enjoyed with someone you love.

Practice Past Tense

How do you let your sweetheart know you love him or her?  Do you say, "I love you?"  Do you do things for your sweetie?  Do you spend lots of time together?  Do you hug and hold hands?  Do you give gifts?

No School Thursday or Friday or Monday! See you Tuesday!

The kids have a snow make-up day on Monday, but we don't.  Enjoy your time off!

Sorry this doesn't have subititles yet, but it's cute:

And the original "Frozen" tune:

While you still have the tune in your head, here's another parody--

And another original from "Frozen..."

No School Tonight!

No school tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 12.  Stay safe in the snow!

Here are some phone numbers to print out in case of emergencies. 

Is there school?  Check emergency announcements for Fairfax County Schools--www.fcps.edu

Politician Penny Gross sent some phone numbers that we can use if there are problems because of the snow.

For emergencies that can cause death:   911

Public Safety Non-Emergency: 703-691-2131   

Snow Removal - VDOT: 1-800-FOR-ROAD (1-800-367-7623): 

email: novainfo@vdot.virginia.gov 

  

For weather and road conditions: visit www.511virginia.org; 

follow @511northernva on Twitter;

mobile.weather.gov for smart phones 
 www.VirginiaDOT.org. 

www.noaa.gov

Verizon Customer Service: 1-800-VERIZON (837-4966)
"My phone doesn't work.  I live at 224 Richmond Hwy #14"

                                                 

Dominion Virginia Power: 1-866-DOM-HELP (1-866-366-4357)
"There's a power line down at 2011 River Road"

Washington Gas: 1-800-752-7520
"I smell gas.  It may be a gas leak.  It's at 21 Maple Avenue."

Fairfax Water: 703-698-5800
"There's no water at 201 Main Drive"

Cox Cable Customer Service: 703-378-8422
"My cable is out."
When the weather says a storm is coming, charge your cell phone.

Feb. 10 Evening Class

Tonight we talked about household problems and repairs.  Who fixes things at your home?  We also talked about pronouns and antecedents.

Is it easy or difficult to maintain things at your home?  Can you tell me a story about a time you fixed something or needed to get someone to fix it?

Traveling around the world

Today we talked about trips.  I loved hearing about your trips to so many amazing places.

  We practiced writing letters.  We talked about prepositions. 

Preposition Explanations and Practice

Traditional thanksgiving song with some prepositions.  "Dapple Gray" is a gray-and-white spotted horse.

Trot means run slowly.  Horses trot.  People jog.

The next video isn't for everyone.  It's got some rap and a few bad words -- don't play it in front of kids.  The English is clear and fast, though, and the theme goes with today.

How do you like to travel?  Is it better to drive, take a bus, take a train or fly?  Can you tell me a story about traveling?  Where are you going to go next?

Wednesday, Feb. 5 -- Morning Class Starts on Time!

The children start two hours late today, but we start on time.  If you need to stay with your child, please come late.  Better late than never!

Superbowl Sunday

What a terrible Superbowl.  It was a slaughter, not a contest.

Flashcards with american football terms

For many people, the best part of the superbowl is the party!  Friends and neighbors gather to eat and watch the game.

In this next video "Big Daddy" shows how to make spicy chicken wings on the Queen Latifah show.
(Warning:  fast talk.  No subtitles)

What do you cook when you have a party?  Do you ever get together with other people to watch TV?  Do you watch sports on TV?