Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Health, Part II

Hello, students!

You have voted to study health again, going further this time.

Last time we used English in Vancouver - Health. There are many good videos.

This week we talked about colds and the flu.

Here is a listening text about colds and flu.

Practice a few health phrases.

Learn some medical vocabulary.

For the very adventurous, you can view all the systems of the body HERE.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Our Main Traits

Hello, students! Take a look at the WIFF schedule.

Take this quiz on adjectives describing personality traits.

Watch this little video with adjectives describing personality.

Here is another one with great pictures.

Enjoy!

Friday, October 17, 2014

Volunteering

Hello, students!

Aiying asked me if I could record "Lazy Mailman." I did. You can listen to it HERE.

Would you like to create a profile in the WEVolunteer database?

Do you want to practice spelling our adjectives?

Try to unscramble these sentences. This helps you with English syntax.

Or listen to this 1-minute audio about volunteerism.

Here is a news podcast about volunteering. It's a bit harder.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

More on Houses

Hello, morning class!

The last post gives you links to some of the resources we used this week. Here are some activities you can do to reinforce the new terms.

Listen a minute - houses

House vocabulary

Read and listen - My family's house

Take a tour of a Craftsman American Foursquare. I love all that unpainted woodwork.

You asked how much one of those homes on Victoria Avenue would cost today. Check prices of homes around downtown Windsor. You can see photos of the interiors, too!