Are you celebrating Eid al-Fitr? What are you doing?

A reading to explain Eid Fitr to non muslims




Happy Eid al-fitr!  If you celebrate this holiday, please describe the celebration!!

Welcome new students!

Please write about yourself and your life.  What's your name?  Do you have a big family?  What do you like to talk and write about?  Do you like your job?  Is the USA a really big change for you? What are your goals?

Happy Fourth of July!

Virginia Places to Go See Fireworks! 

History of Independence Day -- it's a little fast, but I think you can understand.

Some patriotic songs you may hear today....

God Bless America-- A Christian Patriotic song 

"Stars and Stripes Forever" often plays during fireworks

Did your native country celebrate an Independence Day?  When?  What do people do to celebrate?

Study abbreviations and how to make comparisons

Study and Practice Comparatives and Superlatives

AD Abbreviations

Challenge Listening

This talk explains the research that I told you about today.  I think it's very interesting.  Can you tell me about a time you were happy to be stressed?

Comparative and Superlative

Study and practice comparative and superlative

Study your spelling words for Monday:  fatter, bigger, thinner, happier, funnier, prettier, and either

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day, we remember people who died in military service.  Many people also shop sales, go to the just-opened outdoor pools, and have barbecues or picnics.

The military plays this song ("taps") at bedtime and for military funerals.  The last line is "SAFELY REST."  This video was for a man named Bob.  Neath is not an English word -- it's short for beneath.

One of my students recommended the next video as a tribute to military families.

Memorial Day -- article by Voice of America

Rolling Thunder -- Veterans from all over campaign to account for every soldier that's POW/MIA

Preparing for a picnic

Interactive Wordfind for memorial day

What are you doing today?

Can you describe a good picnic?  What makes a picnic really good?  Where are your favorite places to have a picnic?  I like Wilberdale playground, Lake Accotink, Burke Lake, and Great Falls for picnics near here.