Maria's English Class
Review previous lessons
Jan 8, 2020
Lesson 5/5 60 Min
Hi Maria,
Little by little, Spain's two-hour lunch is disappering. according to our first Guardian article of the year.
Hi Maria,
Today we'll finish the discussion of the Twas the Night Before Christmas poem and discuss the video.
Then, we'll work on a Guardian article with a holiday theme: the best travel destinations for the Christmas holiday.
For more discssion about Christmas:
https://esldiscussions.com/c/christmas.html
Jan 4, 2020
Lesson 4/5 60 Min
Jan 3, 2020
Lesson 3/5 60 Min
Hi Maria,
(We can finish this lesson and then read/discuss Twas the Night Before Christmas poem and discuss a video, too)
The current slogan in Gorlitz is, "Try before you buy:" This German city offers workers a free one-month stay in exchange for feedback on what potential residents want in a town.
Then we can read about an Italian city which is trying to lure new residents with houses for sale at the price of one euro!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190119-homes-for-sale.html
Dec 25, 2019
Lesson 2/5 60 Min
Dec 11, 2019
Lesson 1/5 60 Min
Hi Maria,
The current slogan in Gorlitz is, "Try before you buy:" This German city offers workers a free
one-month stay in exchange for feedback on what potential residents want in a town.
Then we can read about an Italian city which is trying to lure new residents with houses for sale at the price of one euro!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190119-homes-for-sale.html
Hello Maria!
We'll read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, a very well known poem/story for the holiday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17135/17135-h/17135-h.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TaQPg10OmA
Some Christmas links:
Ask Santa what to shop for for Christmas:
Google's Santa's Village and Santa Tracker
https://santatracker.google.com/?hl=en#liftoff
NORAD's Santa Tracker and Games
Tracking Santa.net
Email Santa
http://emailsanta.com/Santa-Claus-Tracker.asp
Christmas Lights Jingle Bells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro2Gd90wYKg
Christmas Carol Sing Along
http://www.the-north-pole.com/carols/
A nice Russian Christmas story from a Greek Orthodox Christian blog http://www.honeyandhemlock.com/2014/12/leo-tolstoys-papa-panovs-special.html
A Russian Christmas (New Year) cartoon from the Soviet period dubbed into English!
http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/12/russian-cartoon-christmas-visit-1959.html
A story about the Christmas star called "The First Christmas" in English and Russian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZpAj7-ohJEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3jNIxCmAoM
A reading of the the Dr. Seuss book called How the Grinch Stole Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl5KTeV061Y&list=PL_GtRirBZRinAFex77l4PuTv2giVHKEx5
Dec 5, 2019
Lesson 5/5 60 Min
Hello Maria,
Here's a plan to boost the rural economy in India: villagers are encouraged to open their doors to visitors from the cities.
We can also talk about the income opportunities created by AirBNB around the world.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1802/180225-airbnb-luxury-travel.html
Nov 28, 2019
Lesson 3 & 4/5 60 Min
Hi Maria,
This lesson we'll read about magicians who try to help, inspire and do good in the world!
If we have time, we can discuss magic in general: