Maria's English Class
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Review previous lessons
Feb 22, 2023
Lesson 9.5/20 60min
Hello Maria!
Letter posted in 1916 delivered 107 years late
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2302/230220-post-office-letter.html
Feb 15, 2023
Lesson 8.5/20 60min
Hello Maria!
Homework was 10 Discussion questions
Woodland gives city kids better mental health
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2107/210723-woodland.html
Wikipedia
Feb 8, 2023
Lesson 7.5/20 60m
Hi Maria,
The risks of cult business figures on a pedestal
Feb 1, 2023
Lesson 6.5/20 60m
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Urgent search for lost radioactive capsule in Australia
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2301/230130-radioactive-capsule.html
Jan 30, 2023
Lesson 5.5/20 60m
Hi Maria,
Business article about farms and food.
Gates Wants to Reduce Methane Burps
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2301/230126-methane-emissions.html
Jan 25, 2023
Lesson 4.5/20 60m
Hello Maria!
Woman runs record 150 marathons in 150 days
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2301/230119-record-marathon-runner.html
Jan 23, 2023
Lesson 3.5/20 60min
Hello Maria!
Prince Harry's book 'Spare' is a bestseller
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2301/230112-prince-harry-spare.html
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/763628553/prince-harrys-book-spare-is-a-bestseller-flash-cards/
Jan 18, 2023
Lesson 2/20 60min
Hi Maria!
Business article about farms and food.
Jan 16, 2023
Lesson 1/20 30min
Hi Maria!
Ex-pupils on their inspirational teachers.
Jan 11, 2023
Lesson .5/20 60min
Hi Maria!
Today the hidden power of music.
We've talked before about how flashmobs can spread positive emotions. See the video on the right.
Jan 5, 2023
Lesson 21/ 21.5 60min
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Hi Maria!
Ultra-processed food linked to cancer risk
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2209/220912-ultraprocessed-food.html
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/jp/724013083/breaking-news-english-ultra-processed-food-linked-to-cancer-risk-flash-cards/
Dec 26, 2022
Lesson 20/ 21.5 60min
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Correction of homework assignments
Dec 24, 2022
Lesson 19/21.5 60min
Hi Maria,
Astonishing’ 1,300-Year-old Gold and Gemstone Necklace is the Richest Ever Uncovered in Britain
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/8743293
Dec 22, 2022
Lesson 18/21.5 60min
Hi Maria,
Incorrect battery disposal causes needless fires
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2212/221205-batteries.html
Dec 21, 2022
Lesson 17/21.5 60min
Dec 19, 2022
Lesson 16/21.5 60min
Hi Maria
Words Engraved on a Bronze Hand May Rewrite History for a Small but Special People
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/8732574
Dec 14, 2022
Lesson 15/21.5 60min
Hi Maria
Words Engraved on a Bronze Hand May Rewrite History for a Small but Special People
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/8732574
Dec 7, 2022
Lesson 14/21.5 60min
Hi Maria
To Cut Neighbors’ Fuel Costs ‘Baker Ed’ Revived Tradition of a Village Oven – Baking for Others for Free
Dec 5, 2022
Lesson 13/21.5 60min
Hi Maria
Words Engraved on a Bronze Hand May Rewrite History for a Small but Special People
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/8732574
Nov 23, 2022
Lesson 12/21.5 60min
Hi Maria
Today, two articles about VR: in theme parks
VR and the future of theme parks
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/745018637/vr-and-the-future-of-theme-parks-flash-cards/?new
and teaching children
Children learn social skills in Web worlds
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/0805/080524-social_skills.html
Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/745017428/children-learn-social-skills-in-web-worlds-flash-cards/?new
Nov 18, 2022
Lesson 11/21.5 60min
Hi Maria,
This time, How an alligator became an emotional support animal: ‘They said it was a midlife crisis’
Then, we'll read and discuss an old article about crocodiles.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2008/200813-giant-crocodiles.html
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/521797005/bus-sized-crocodiles-once-roamed-the-earth-level-3-flash-cards/
Nov 16, 2022
Lesson 10/21.5 60min
Hello Maria!
Tunnel under Egypt could lead to Cleopatra's tomb
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2211/221114-cleopatras-tunnel.html
Nov 13, 2022
Lesson 8.5/21.5 90min
Hello Maria!
First Ever Sentence Found in Canaanite Language is a Plea to Remove Hair Lice Discovered Etched on Ivory Comb
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-sentence-from-canaanite-language-is-about-head-lice/
Vocabulary.com
Nov 9, 2022
Lesson 7/21.5 30min
Hello Maria!
Park Finds Fungus so Rare in UK that Cage is Erected to Protect It from Collectors Who Prize It for Health
Vocabulary.com
Nov 6, 2022
Lesson 6.5/21.5 30min
Hello Maria!
She Just Loves Cleaning and Now Helps Women in Need By Scrubbing Homes for Free While Traveling the World
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/finnish-woman-cleans-homes-for-free/
Vocabulary: https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/8672555
Nov 1, 2022
Lesson 6/21.5 60min
Hello Maria!
Here are some Halloween resources. They are too late for this year, but maybe you can use them for the future.
For Halloween:
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/category/topics/halloween
https://www.mightybook.com/members/libraries/books/dem_bones/dry_bones.html
https://www.mightybook.com/members/libraries/books/halloween/haloween.html
Halloween e-greetings cards:
https://www.123cards.com/halloween-ecards/just-dropping-in/
https://www.123cards.com/halloween-ecards/dancing-skeletons/
https://www.123cards.com/halloween-ecards/laughing-pumpkin/
https://www.123cards.com/halloween-ecards/singing-pumpkins/
https://www.123cards.com/halloween-ecards/halloween-i-scream/
And some videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB2cJDq9rOY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw7AipHHBXE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hoThry5WsY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOGhAV-84iI&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-frgO1R6TQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1j7uhwDGsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYEmL0d0lZE
Oct 24, 2022
Lesson 5/21.5 60min
Hi Maria,
Exquisite Mosaic Unearthed by Farmer Planting Olive Tree, ‘Perfectly Preserved’ From Byzantine Era
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/account/lists/
Oct 24, 2022
Lesson 5/21.5 60min
Hi Maria,
Website Lets You Listen to Cat Purrs Whenever You’re Stressed–And Can Calm Your Kitty, Too
Oct 17, 2022
Lesson 4/21.5 60min
Hi Maria,
The Humble Potato Could Hold the Key to Beating Hospital Superbugs as Well as Crop Diseases
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/potato-could-hold-key-to-beating-hospital-superbugs/
Oct 12, 2022
Lesson 2.5/21.5 60min
Hi Maria,
Taking Ketamine and Looking at Smiling Faces is a Therapy That Could Help End Depression, Shows Clinical Trial
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ketamine-and-positive-images-trial-shows-promise/
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/8621088
Smiling
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/0502/22.smile.html
Oct 8, 2022
Lesson 1/21.5 60min
Hi Maria,
Taking Ketamine and Looking at Smiling Faces is a Therapy That Could Help End Depression, Shows Clinical Trial
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ketamine-and-positive-images-trial-shows-promise/
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/8621088
Smiling
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/0502/22.smile.html
Oct 3, 2022
Lesson 20/20 60min
Hi Maria,
Jet Fuel Derived From Used Cooking Oil Certified Airworthy for Large-Scale Production in China
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/8609043/practice
Discussion questions: