Feb 13, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
Hi Ivan!
Because it's St Valentine's Day on Sunday, we can watch and discuss this story: Someboday Loves You Mr Hatch!
Read with the sound turned off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIjZp0mjD1s&t=68s
Watch: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/somebody-loves-you-mr-hatch/
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/569369839/somebody-loves-you-mr-hatch-flash-cards/?new
Feb 6, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hi Ivan!
Today's essay is #7 St. Valentine's Day.
https://www.eslfast.com/eslread/ss/s007.htm
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/6845254
St. Valentine's Day Discussion https://esldiscussions.com/v/valentines_day.html
Jan 30, 2021
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hello Ivan!
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/
Jan 23, 2021
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hello Ivan!
Today's essay is #6 Martin Luther King Jr Day.
https://www.eslfast.com/eslread/ss/s005.htm
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/6831718
MLK Discussion
https://famouspeoplelessons.com/m/martin_luther_king.html
Jan 16, 2021
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hello Ivan!
The 'right' way to cut Christmas cake:
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2012/201225-christmas-cake.html
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/561720197/scientist-finds-the-right-way-to-cut-christmas-cake-flash-cards/?new
Jan 9, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
Hello Ivan!
Today we are back to our essays! Number 5 is about New Year's!
https://www.eslfast.com/eslread/ss/s005.htm
Then we can look at a New Year's slideshow:
https://www.elcivics.com/new-years-lesson.html
BNE has an article about New Year's resolutions:
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1501/150102-new-years-resolutions.html
Dec 26, 2020
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hello Ivan!
We'll read a short summary of Dicken's
famous story, "A Christmas Carol."
Dec 19, 2020
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hi Ivan,
We'll discuss many aspects of the popular culture around Christmas.
First, Caroling: "We wish you a Merry Christmas!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w96fi9SqYpU
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
Christmas Vocabulary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg__vXsU8xw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqxzt2QiJUo
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
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
https://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=0aJcmOm9J1U&list=PL_iybbChsunupZNxYkgiD-tAowMT6k6e-
Dec 12, 2020
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hi Ivan,
An Israeli doctor claims to reverse the ageing process of the brain!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2011/201125-ageing-process.html
Quizlet:
Air pollution damages intelligence, says study
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1809/180901-air-pollution.html
Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/312580554/air-pollution-damages-intelligence-says-study-level-5-flash-cards/