It takes a lot of patience to learn English quickly.  When else is it really hard to be patient?  Do you have a lot of patience?

What do you like to do on a beautiful day?

Today is cool and sunny.  Yesterday was also cool and sunny.  Yesterday, I went for a long hike and looked at the colorful leaves and the Potomac River.  This week we are going to work hard in class.  My younger children are going to dress up and "trick or treat" for Halloween.  My older son will be in a scary play on Friday.

What do you like to do on a beautiful day?

What did you do yesterday?

What are you doing today?

What will you do tomorrow?

What are you going to do for Halloween?

It's going to be a great day!

Happy Birthday!

Today we welcomed Lyuda.  We sang happy birthday for Ji Hee and Lillian.
We thought about Maria -- she has an October birthday too.

We practiced future tense with "will."

A disgrace is a shame-- a bad thing that hurts the family or group that the person belongs to.

Are you planning any birthday celebrations for anyone?  What will you do?

Can you describe a wonderful birthday or holiday?

I want to hold your hand

Remember, you only write "want to" like "wanna" in dialogue and song lyrics!

For single students:

•  Is life better without a partner?  Why?
• Can you describe your boyfriend or girlfriend? 
• Can you describe a person you would like to have for a boyfriend or girlfriend?  

For married students:

• Can you describe your spouse?  
• How did you meet your spouse? 
• Can you describe the moment that you knew you wanted to marry your spouse?

Rihanna "Unfaithful"--Listen to "I don't want to __"

When you use lyrics to learn English, sometimes you'll see words that aren't real English words.
"Wanna" is not an English word.  It's how "want to" sounds.  Don't use "wanna" in formal writing, but practice saying it when you read, "want to."

This song has many examples of want to+ _________(base verb).

What did you want to do?

Tell me about a time you got something that was difficult to get because you made and followed a plan.