Maria's English Class
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Jan 28, 2021
Lesson 6.5/10 60min
Lesson 7.5/10 60min
Hello Maria!
Today's Guardian lesson: Zacharias not Zeppelin: Germany to scrap Nazi-era phonetic table
Jan 26, 2021
Lesson 5.5/10 60min
Hello Maria!
Healthcare clowns help patients laugh and recover.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2012/201217-healthcare-clowns.html
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/557165104/healthcare-clowns-help-patients-laugh-and-recover-flash-cards/
Then, this Guardian article says weather reports are required to tell us about climate change.
Jan 21, 2021
Lesson 4.5/10 60min
Hello Maria!
Today, this Guardian writer says walking in the dark can be relaxing.
Jan 15, 2021
Lesson 3.5/10 60min
Hello Maria!
Today we'll talk about the 'right' way to cut Christmas cake:
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2012/201225-christmas-cake.html
And then we'll work on any questions related to your school lessons.
Jan 14, 2021
Lesson 3/10 60min
Hello Maria!
This lesson we'll talk about ‘Big cat’ country! This is New Zealand’s obsession with giant feline sightings.
Then, it might be interesting to have a look and a brief discussion at the website which tracks the sightings of anothery mysterious/mythical creature: Bigfoot!
Jan 8, 2021
Lesson 2/10 60min
Hello Maria!
The 'right' way to cut Christmas cake:
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2012/201225-christmas-cake.html
Then we can talk about the very old Scottish song which is traditionally sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve: Auld Lang Syne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne
And, here's an article about the Russian New Year and Christmas. They tell about the singing of Christmas carols called kolyadki in Russian:
Dec 29, 2020
Lesson 1/10 60min
Hello Maria,
New Year's resolutions difficult to keep
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1501/150102-new-years-resolutions.html
and more about the holiday.
https://www.elcivics.com/new-years-lesson.html
Dec 24, 2020
Lesson 10/10 60min
Hi Maria,
Ecocide could become an international crime
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2012/201205-ecocide.html
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/555175764/ecocide-could-become-an-international-crime-flash-cards/
Dec 22, 2020
Lesson 9/10 60min
Hello Maria,
Maldives resort offers $30K 'all-you-can-stay' holiday
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2011/201115-maldives-resort.html
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/549583938/maldives-resort-offers-30k-all-you-can-stay-holiday-flash-cards/
Dec 17, 2020
Lesson 8/10 30min
Hello Maria,
Ecotricity founder to grow diamonds “made entirely from the sky!”
And, lab created-diamonds made from ashes or hair are now advertised as a way to remember deceased loved-ones!
Dec 15, 2020
Lesson 7.5/10 30min
Hello Maria,
This lesson our topic is viral sensation Doggface and the video that gave 2020 some joy: 60 million hits!
And this reminds me of another viral video from years ago:
Gangnam Style with 3.875 billion views!!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1211/121127-gangnam_style.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
Dec 12, 2020
Lesson 7/10 30min
Hello Maria! Below are excerpts from old Christmas lessons:
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=NF6gMctT3XI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7JtY4UcmM4
Ask Santa what to shop for for Christmas:
http://www.alicebot.org/santa/
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 cartoon and reading of the the Dr. Seuss book called How the Grinch Stole Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aJcmOm9J1U&list=PL_iybbChsunupZNxYkgiD-tAowMT6k6e-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOpKuQO1FkA&t=73s
Dec 11, 2020
Lesson 6.5/10 30min
Hello Maria! Below are excerpts from old Christmas lessons:
Then, we'll discuss the tradition of caroling.
We'll sing a famous British Christmas carol
"We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
Dec 10, 2020
Lesson 6/10 60min
Hello Maria!
Dec 8, 2020
Lesson 5/10 60min
Hello Maria!
Today we corrected an activity together.