The Language Lessons

It's about time for another needs assessment. Until then, let's enjoy this touching little video and explore its message.

August Rush (Movie)

Hello, Seniors Class!

This Thursday we will watch the movie August Rush. Please watch a trailer of the movie here.

Use Google Translator or a Learner's Dictionary to find the meanings of these words:

1. prodigy
2. fairy tale
3. orphan
4. orphanage
5. wizard

What do you think the movie is about? We will discuss it in class tomorrow.

Tomorrow we will also finish the Tim Horton's worksheet with relative vowel sounds. If you want, you can practice your vowel sounds HERE.

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Hello, Cas' class!

On Thursday we will be watching the movie August Rush.

Please watch a trailer of the movie here.

Use the Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary or the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary to find the meanings and pronunciations of these words:

1. prodigy
2. orphanage
3. charismatic
4. disheartened
5. unwavering
6. beckon
7. makeshift
8. unleash
9. wizard
10. impromptu
11. enigmatic

Watch this music video of "Moondance." Who wrote it? The lyrics are here. Do you like it? Is it romantic?

Now visit the website for the Corpus of Contemporary American English. A corpus is a database of spoken and written language that allows you to search for words, phrases, word combinations, idioms, collocations, etc. to find actual samples of those terms in real contexts.

Enter the site.

Do a search on the word "unbeknownst." Explore the samples of real language where this word was used. Does this help you understand how to use the word?