Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Common vocabulary words to study for this week's English test!

 


Words to learn today!  Many students have English tests coming up this week, so here is a list of common words that might come up on your test!!

Vocabulary:

ability יכולת לעשות משהו

dream חולם

rich עָשִׁיר

win לנצח

lose הפסד


 sentence משפט

hard קשה

life חיים

become להפוך

champion אַלוּף

cash  כסף מזומן שטרות בדרך כלל

appear נראה

distance מרחק

collect אוסף

practice התאמן 

a week שבוע

remember זוכר 


Homework: Write sentences using these words!   

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Baby Shark Game like Hangman. . .











This is an example of how I played the game today with a student: 






You can print this or play it using Zoom!
I think of a word from the lesson that I taught, show the student that I am writing it down, put lines for how many letters it is and then if it is a beginning student, I type which letters they can choose from, and then play the game.  If the student knows all the letters of the Alpabet, then I write the letters after the student tells me all the letters. 

I use this for English learners or Hebrew learners. 

Rachael Alice Orbach 





 

Monday, December 4, 2023

Finding a Kosher Restaurant! Intermediate English

The whole family is in New York and they find a Kosher restaurant!



EnglishעבריתFrançaisEspañolукраїнськаРусский
printedמודפסimpriméimpresoнадрукованийнапечатанный
hurtingכואבblesserlastimandoболячебольно
nearestהקרוב ביותרla plus prochemás cercanoнайближчийближайший
listרשימהlistelistaсписоксписок
doubtספקdoutedudaсумнівсомневаться
delicatessenמַעֲדָנִיםépicerie fineTiendas Delicatessenделікатесгастроном
vegetarianצִמחוֹנִיvégétarienvegetarianoвегетаріанськавегетарианец
principleעִקָרוֹןprincipeprincipioпринциппринцип


Emma: Mom, we have been walking all day!  

Mom: Emma, not really all day, but you are right, my feet are hurting.

Emma: We went to that museum, the Empire State building, and even to the Statue of Liberty!

Eli:  Mom, can we find a kosher restaurant?

Mom: I'm sure we can. We are in New York City!

Abba:  I looked up a few when were back in Jerusalem, ah,  here is my list. I printed it!

Mom: Which restaurant is nearest?

Abba: Here's one, oh, it is open on Saturdays, we shouldn't go there, I doubt it is Kosher!

Eli: Yeah, in Jerusalem a restaurant that is open on Shabbat wouldn't get a Kosher certificate, even if they used only Kosher foods!  It's the principle of being Kosher!


Emma: What about that delicatessen over there?  It looks good!

Eli: Oh, is there a Hecher in the window? 

Emma: Eli, come with me and we'll go check. 

Mom: If we can't find  a kosher restaurant, we can go to a supermarket and buy fruits and vegetables and I will cook us a nice vegetarian dinner at the bed and breakfast apartment. 

Abba: But I wanted to take everyone out for a nice meal.  Here Emma comes now!

Emma: I looked and went inside, and they said that they are Kosher style, They don't have the certificated yet, they applied and it will take time until they get it. 

Eli:  So we need to keep looking. 

Mom: Look! The Best Falafel in New York City!  And it's Kosher! https://moshesfalafel.net/

Emma: That is just like the falafel that we can get in Jerusalem!

Abba: I was hoping for something a bit more fancy, but the price is right.  Let's go there!

Mom: Your treat Abba!  Come on, let's go eat felafel!  



Questions: 
Where is the family?
What have they been doing all day? 
Where did they go? 
What do they want to find? 
What restaurant did they find first? 
What did they find second? 
What did Mom offer to do? 
What did Abba really want to find? 
Why did they finally go and get falafel?


Rachael Alice Orbach 

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Going to the doctor! Intermediate English

 
EnglishעבריתFrancaisEspanolукраїнськаРусский
soreדַלֶקֶתdouloureuxdolorosoболитьбольной
throatגרוןgorgegargantaгорлогорло
usuallyבְּדֶרֶך כְּלַלgénéralementgeneralmenteзазвичайобычно
swallowלִבלוֹעַavalertragarковтатиглотать
temperatureטֶמפֶּרָטוּרָהtempératuretemperaturaтемпературатемпература
tongueלָשׁוֹןlanguelenguaязикязык
coldishקרde sang froidde medio fríoхолоднийхолодноватый
medical cardכרטיס רפואיcarte médicaletarjeta médicaмедична картамедицинская карта
seriousרְצִינִיsérieuxgraveсерйознийсерьезный
antibioticאַנטִיבִּיוֹטִיantibiotiqueantibióticoантибіотикантибиотик
hivesכוורותurticaireurticariaвуликикрапивница
laryngitisדַלֶקֶת הַגָרוֹןlaryngitelaringitisларингітларингит
pharmacyבֵּית מִרקַחַתpharmaciefarmaciaАПТЕКАаптека


Mom needs to take Emma to the doctor 

Emma: Mom, I can't go to school today, I have a sore throat. 

Mom: Here, have some tea, this usually helps you.  There, now how do you feel? 

Emma: Thanks for the tea, but my throat still hurts.  It even hurts to swallow!

Mom: Let me touch your forehead, wow, this feels like you have a temperature.  I'm getting the therometer,

Emma: I need to lie down.  Can I go on the couch? 

Mom: Sure, here put this under your tongue. 

Emma: hmmmmm

Mom: We have to wait a few minutes.  

Mom: Now I can check your temperature.  Yes, you are sick, your temperature is 39 degrees Celciius, let's go to the emergency clinic.  I'm checking on the app.

Ahh, here is the nearest one, it is only one bus ride away,  
Emma, do you feel well enough to take the bus for about 15 minutes? 

Emma: Well, ok, I can walk, 

Mom: I understand, you don't want to talk. Do we still have some masks?  I think it is a good idea to wear one when we are waiting at the clinic. There might be other people who might be sick there. 

Emma: Yeah. 

Mom: Now take your coat, and scarf, it is a bit coldish outside.

E|mma: hmmm 

They go to the clinic: 
Mom: I have to take a number.  Oh, we are number A110, we don't have long to wait. 

Emma: hmm

Mom: It is now our turn. follow me.

Doctor: Please give me your medical card.   Thank you.  What is the problem? 

Mom: My daughter Emma, has a very sore throat and a temperature of 39 degrees Celcius. 

Doctor: I see, Emma, please sit here next to the desk.  Open your mouth, Yes, it is very red. 
I need to take your temperature again, 

Emma: Hmmm

Mom: It is serious? 

Doctor: I don't think so, I will take a throat culture, Emma, let me check the therometer, ahh, yes, 39.2 degrees.  Now, I'm taking a throat culture,   I am going to give you  an antibiotic you have to take it three times a day with a full glass of water. 

Mom: Emma is allergic to penicillin. She broke out in hives last year when she took it for laryngitis.

Doctor: In that case she will need a different antibioitic.  Hmm,Antibotics to use instead of penicillin Erythromycin looks like it will take care of that throat infection. 

Mom: Can she go to school? 

Doctor, No, she needs to stay home for three days, I'm writing a sick slip that you can send to the schoool by email.  You can buy the antibiotic at any pharmacy.  Drink lots of hot tea, and soup. 
Get plenty of rest. 

Mom: Thank you doctor. 

Questions: 

How does Emma feel in the morning? 

What does Mom first give her?

Does this remedy help? 

What does Mom give next?

What makes her decide to take Emma to the doctor? 

What does she suggest that Emma take with her? 

What does the doctor do? 

What will Emma have to do at home to get better? 










Written by Rachael Alice Orbach https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/1581946



Sunday, November 19, 2023

We are going on Vacation in Boro Park, New York City! Intermediate English

 The family wants to go on vacation!  Where does an Orthodox Jewish family go?  To Boro Park, New York City, of course!


EnglishעבריתFrancaisEspanolукраїнськаРусский
VacationחוּפשָׁהVacancesVacacionesВідпусткаОтпуск
of courseכמובןbien sûrpor supuestoзвичайноконечно
passportדַרכּוֹןpasseportpasaporteпаспортзаграничный пасспорт
hair cutלהסתפרla Coupe de cheveuxCorte de peloстрижка волоссястрижка
airportשדה תעופהaéroportaeropuertoаеропортаэропорт
previewתצוגה מקדימהAperçuavanceпопередній переглядпредварительный просмотр
restaurantמִסעָדָהrestaurantrestauranteресторанресторан
museumמוּזֵיאוֹןmuséemuseoмузеймузей
arrange itארגן את זהarrange-leArréglaloорганізувати цеустроить
a lotהרבהbeaucoupmuchoбагатомного
researchמחקרrechercheinvestigaciónдослідженняисследовать
I can't waitאני לא יכול לחכותje ne peux pas attendreno puedo esperarЯ не можу дочекатисяя не могу дождаться


Mom: Next month we are going on vacation. 

Emma:  Where will we go? 

Mom: We are going to Boro Park, New York City, of course!

Eli: Wow, I've always wanted to go to New York City!

Emma:Will Tate come too? 

Mom: Of course, We are going as a family!


Mom: That's why we went and got our passports last month, remember? 

Emma: Bur I don't like my picture, I had my hair cut the day before and I didn't like it. 

Mom: When we leave in the airport, we can go to the automatic passport control, no one will see the picture, don't worry. 

Eli: Mom, can we go to 770 Eastern Parkway?  You know the Rebbe's house! 

Mom: Yes, that is the main reason we are going there, to visit the Rebbe's z"l house. 

https://crownheights.info/chabad-news/780838/gallery-a-photo-tour-of-the-rebbes-home/

You can see a preview here online, but it is best to go there in person!  We will daven there too!

Emma: Where will we stay?  

Mom: There are three places we can stay, take a look here and tell me which one you like: 


https://www.totallyjewishtravel.com/Kosher_Tours-TL7803-borough_park_brooklyn-Vacations.html 

Emma: Oh, I don't know, the hotels themselves aren't kosher, but there are lots of kosher restaurants around, so you choose the one you like best. 

Mom: Thanks dear.  Now we will also go to see the Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero and go shopping! 

Emma: Yeah! Now I am sure that I will have a great time in New York! Shopping! I can't wait!

Eli: Mom, I want go to the Amud haAish museum. We are going to study the Holocaust at school and I want more information about how Orthodox Jews lived at the time. https://www.amudaish.org/  

Mom: Why, sure Eli, that's a great idea.  Go to the link that I just sent you and arrange it for the family. 

Eli:And I want to see the Hadar HaTorah Yeshiva, maybe I can plan to go there for a year?  https://www.hadarhatorah.org/

Mom: We will take a look at the Yeshiva and we'll think about it. 

Emma: Wow, Mom, you really did  a lot of research to get ready for our trip, I can't wait! 


Questions: 

Where does Mom want to go on vacation? 

Where will they stay? 

When did the family get passports? 

Which places does Eli want to see? 

What does Emma want to do in New York? 


Written by Rachael Alice Orbach 

https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/1581946


Common vocabulary words to study for this week's English test!

  Words to learn today!  Many students have English tests coming up this week, so here is a list of common words that might come up on your ...