Friday, October 30, 2015

FCE Picture comparisons

  1.   Which seller would you rather buy from and why?  
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 2. Which exercise would you rather do, stationery bicycle or going to the beach and why? 









 3.  Which activity is better for children, playing indoors or going to an outside museum? 










4. Which activity would you do when you go on vacation?  Why?  Which do you like better? 




   



5.  For Halloween, which costume would you want? This one:
 Or this one?  Why?



6. Why would people want to go to a Parade? 
 Why would these girls want to sing in public?

Good Luck preparing for this Exam!



Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach 

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Hit the Lights - Selena Gomez - video and guitar tabs

 Selena Gomez started out as an 11 year old actress on a cute TV series called "The Wizards of Waverly Place."  It ran for a number of years, and Selena, as the bad girl character "Alex" matured into the singer we see now.  She has an amazing voice and works well with different pop songs. 




As and English and Guitar teacher, I might also teach this song in different ways.

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/s/selena_gomez/hit_the_lights_crd.htm

Vocabulary: 
Hit the lights- go out at night 
freeked out - to get upset 
wanna - slang for want to 
totally screwed up - made a big problem 
rafters - the roof 
Vegas - The city of Las Vegas
gotta - have to 

[Selena Gomez - Verse 1]
        D
It's the boy you never told I like you
         A
It's the girl you let get away
         Bm
It's the one you saw that day on the train
        G
But you freeked out and walked away
         D
It's the plane you wanna catch to Vegas
           A
Things you swear you'll do before you die
         Bm
It's the city of love that waits for you
           G
But you're too damn scared to fly

[Chorus]
        D               A          
Hit the lights, let the music move you
Bm              G            D
Lose yourself tonight, come alive
        A                Bm             G
Let the moment take you, lose control tonight
        D               A
Hit the lights, let the music move you
Bm              G            D
Lose yourself tonight, come alive
        A                Bm             G
Let the moment take you, lose control tonight

[Selena Gomez - Verse 2](same chords)
It's the time that you totally screwed up
Still you're trying get it out your brain
It's the fight you had when you didn't make up
It's the past that you're dying to change
It's all the money the you're saving
While the good life passes by
It's all the dreams that never came true
'cause you're too damn scared to try



[Chorus]
Hit the lights, let the music move you
Lose yourself tonight, come alive
Let the moment take you, lose control tonight
Hit the lights, let the music move you
Lose yourself tonight, come alive
Let the moment take you, lose control tonight

[Bridge]
       D                    A
It's a mad mad world, gotta make an escape
       Bm                      G
It's a perfect world, when you go all the way
        D               A
Hit the lights, let the music move you
Bm              G
Lose yourself tonight
         D
So let's go go go go
A                       Bm
All the way, yeah let's go go go
G                       D
Night and day, from the floor to the rafters
A
People raise your glasses
Bm                G
We could dance forever

[Chorus]
Hit the lights, let the music move you
Lose yourself tonight, come alive
Let the moment take you, lose control tonight
Hit the lights, let the music move you
Lose yourself tonight, come aliveLet the moment take you, lose control tonight





Questions 

 The first stanza talks about situations between boys and girls that never met, 
Which one do you identify with?

The chorus is where Selena gives us advice about how to solve these problems
Where does Gomez tell us to go? What does she want us to do? 
Looking at the video which scene would you like to be in? 
What activity would you like to do? 
What does "Lose yourself" mean to you? 
 Why does she want to lose control? 

The second stanza has negative allusions, why is that? 
Which one do you see your self? 

The Bridge  has two metaphors, a mad world and a perfect world.  
How does she change the mad world into the perfect world? 





Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English Teacher



Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Sizes of Atoms: Chemistry in English,

When you are learning English, you can learn all the subjects! Today we are learning Chemistry!
Actually, if I would have had access to  this site back when I was in high school, I might not have become an English teacher, but a Chemistry teacher instead!  This site makes Chemistry so easy to understand!! Wow!

 To get started in Chemistry go here:  Chemistry Videos for Kids! Learn at home


Go here to learn about Chemistry!
Click Here!

Read this page and answer the questions below:
http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/beginners.html

Pronunciation
Electromagnetic El lect tro mag ne tic
isotopes. long I


Questions
Why can't we determine the exact size of an atom?
How can we come up with the best approximation?
Which materials are best to figure out the size of an atom?
If you look at the Periodic Table, in which direction do you need to go to see larger atoms?
Why is it that the size of an individual atom is smaller when it is part of a molecule?
Which is bigger a positive ion or a negative ion?  Explain why.
Explain the structure of a salt molecule  NaCl
Look at the data at the bottom of the page. How many electrons does each molecule have?
Tell about the size of each molecule.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Timelinks Grade 1 Unit 2 Lesson 2


Timelinks Grade 1 Unit 2 This is a social studies book for the first grade. Children need to already know how to read, but it is interesting and informative.



Vocabulary
diagram
transportation
bulldozer



You can get your copy by going to Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TimeLinks-First-Grade-All-Together-Unit-2-Geography-Student-Edition-Macmillan-/351449246751?hash=item51d401ec1f:g:SCEAAOSwuMFUbtbr

Pronunciation
diagram - long I

Questions
What is the bulldozer doing on page 10?
What has to be done first in order to build houses?
On page 11 there are two pictures of the same house. What are the similarities and differences?
On page 12, Is this a modern airplane? Do you think it will fly?  Would you want to fly in one like this?
Look at the diagram, what are the parts of the airplane? What is interesting about the wings of the plane?
What is transportation?
Which forms of transportation have you been on?
Where did you go on a plane?
How long was the flight?



Homework: Write about a time that you went on a trip using different forms of transportation.
Write three sentences.

You can also go to the Interactive site and play the games there: http://www.macmillanmh.com/socialstudies/2009/ss/student/grade1/unit1.html


Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English Teacher

Monday, October 26, 2015

Treasures 3 Making New Friends Unit 1

Treasures Grade 3 is an Anthology

The stories could be real life situations


I got mine from Amazon, so you can too!  http://amzn.to/1MrSoQg

Today we will start on page 34

Vocabulary
survey
Ricardo - a boy's name

Pronunicaion
rule  rool
Jen  Jehn




Questions
Are you nervous meeting new people?
Are you shy or outgoing when making new friends?
What advice would you give Sarah in the story "First Day Jitters" based on the information that we learned in this article?
Read page 36
How did the writer feel at the beginning?
Which words tell us that he was scared?
How did he feel at the end?
Whose fault was it that he was in the wrong class?
Could this happen in real life?
What other real life situations could be funny like this?
What is the next thing that happens after the story ends?


Homework:  Page 37 - write your own paragraph about the first day of school
It can be a real situation, or you can make it up.



Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach English Teacher


Sunday, October 25, 2015

Tara’s Terrarium By: Sue Peterson

This site has many different texts that children find very interesting

We learn about the Scientific Method, s

Tara’s Terrarium By: Sue Peterson - a 4th grade science text.  I use this to gage the level of school age students.

http://www.k5learning.com/sites/all/files/worksheets/K5_RC_Gr4_LQ1_SampleW.pdf



Vocabulary
career
carefully
switch
scrambled
delicious
crowds
sprinkled
controlled
squeezed
directing
direction
rubric

Pronunciation
delicious  de li shish us
  carefully  caar ful ly
 experiment x per i ment
 rubric ru brik

Questions
What career does Tara want to do?

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Imaginit Book 2

Imaginit Book 2  This book is a science book at a lower level, that is still interesting and has many photographs. 



This is the l ink from Amazon, so you can get yours by clicking on this link: 
http://amzn.to/1PpXsWc

Vocabulary
sneak surroundings pretend during spots

Pronunciation
reasons ree zons hidden hid den fawn fahn mimicry mi mi kri masked maskt tear tahr

Grammar  
mouse singular  mice plural
Questions 
What do you see on page 18?
Where would the animals be hiding in this picture? 
What do you see in the picture on page 20?
What other animals blend into their environment? 
What happens when the bitten bird is in danger? 
Where does the crab live? How does it disguise itself? 
Which animal that we studied here did you like the best? 

Homework: pick an animal that we studied and write about it. 



Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach  - English teacher 

Wonders 2 English lesson about animals

Wonders 2 is a cute book for children to learn about everyday subjects


If you need this book, hurry up because the auction on E-bay is ending soon!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/McGraw-Hill-Wonders-Grade-2-Literature-Anthology-and-Reading-Writing-Workshop-/201449634574?hash=item2ee7557b0e:g:LToAAOSw14xWFoIz

Today we are studying Unit 1 pages 66 -81

Vocabulary
roam
needs
care
safe
wandered
wild

Pronunciation
  first hear the t
  sawdust aw

Grammar - Changing verbs to different tenses
If we have a present progressive  brushing  - take off the ing,to change the verb into the past I add ed:
 Last night I ________________ my hair


Questions
Where does this story take place?
Are there other animals there?
How do you care for a pet?
Did you ever have a pet?
How does Jack take care of Pepper?  Name at least three actions.
What time does Jack wake up in the morning?
What is the first thing that he does?
When does Pepper get to run?
Who goes with Jack when they go riding?
How is taking care of a horse different than taking care of a cat?
Which is more difficult? In which ways?
Which pet would you rather have?
If you could e-mail Jack, what question would you ask him about taking care of Pepper the horse?
Could this story happen in real life?

Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Wonders Unit 1 Pets are our friends

Pets are our Friends.  In this unit we learn about pets. We are starting on page 50




Vocabulary
decide
different
friendship
glance
proper
relationship
stares
trade




Pronunciation
sizes say the s at the end more clearly
wirely why rei
shelter shel ter


Questions
What is the title of the story?
What is the story going to be about?
What happened on September 25th?
What happened on September 26th?
What is happening in the picture on page 57?
What questions would you like to ask Jake about Cal?
What would Jake answer?
What is special about Cal?
On page 65, Jared made some changes in his letter to David.  What changes did he do and why?


Homework Pick three words and write a sentence with each word.


Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Hernan Cortes - Explorers History

Hernan Cortes has the reputation of being very ambitious. We will now find out the truth!   He was the one who discovered the Aztecs.



Vocabulary




Pronunciation




Questions

Treasures Grade 4 The Raft.


Another story from the Treasures Anthology lesson plan page 113 - 136

 
Vocabulary 
syrup- like a sauce 
aside- to pull to one side 
beneath - underneath 
spark plugs - part of a car
  pole  a pole is a big stick
disgusted- something that you don't like
 hitchhikers - take an extra person in the car, they don't pay you.
preened its feathers
snorkel and mask  
doe - a female dear
wildness - not tame

Pronunciation 
syrup sur up 
aside a side 
beneath bee neth 
carving car ving
cane - magic e word
awakened a wa  kened
rope - magic e word
tossing toss ing
down - hear the w
landed - hear the ed 
dock  dawk
read - past tense  say it red
pouch hard ch
tacked magie e word
been bin
otter o ter
chasing chas ing
lawn - hear the n at the end of the word
pearl - perl
kept ;hear the t
tubes - magic e word




Questions 
Where is Nicky going and how does he feel?
What doesn't Nicky like about his grandmother?
Why can't he go with his father to the plant?
What did Nicky feel about the food?
What does he do?
Is he surprised that his grandmother knows what he did?
After reading page 116, what do you feel about the grandmother now?
How will Nicky feel about spending the summer with her now?
How do the pictures help the story?
What happens on page 115?  page 117?
On page 118, why is the boy disgusted?
What is the boy feeling on page 118?
How has the boy's feelings changed by the time we get to page 123?
What type of animal is a huge buck?
Where do you use a snorkel and a mask?
Read up to page 126, how does Nickey spend his time?
What is the boy doing on page 127?
How does this show a change his feeling about how he is spending his summer?
What type of animal do we see on page 128?
Where does it live? What does it eat?
What other animals do otters remind you of?
What would you do if you were living with Nicky's Grandmother?
What happened to the fawn?
How did Nickey save the fawn?
What will happen after the story now?

Read about the author: What insights do you understand about the story?











Monday, October 19, 2015

Run for your Life! Essential Links Lesson Plan


You can read some of the book for free here: 
Or order from Eric Cohen books here: https://www.ecb.co.il/

Lesson Plan for Unit 2 part C - Run for Your Life 



Vocabulary
alive
burning
destroy
disaster
Earth
 equipment
escape
giant
hit
huge  
raise money
river
rock
southern
through
towards
wave
volcano
Miriam  - a girl's name
lava- melted rock from inside a volcano



Pronunciation
Miriam mir ri am
lava  la va

Questions
If we look on page 45, what do we see in the background?
What is happening to the mountain?
What type of mountain is it?
Which picture from pages, 45, 46 or 47 is a volcano?
Which picture from pages, 45, 46 or 47 is a tsunami?



 Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher



Sunday, October 18, 2015

California Science Book 1

 You can get your copy on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1OmRoNm


Vocabulary
gloves
trowel
consulting

Pronunciation


Grammar
sheep - plural doesn't need s

We will start on page 19
What do you see in the picture?
What does the words "Life Science" mean?
What do you see on page 20?
On page 21 we see the three lessons in this unit.  What will each lesson be about?
On page 24, what is the boy doing and what is he wearing?
Why is he wearing that?
What tool is he using?
What type of text is did we read on page 23
What function of  the rhyming word
What happens in the poem?
List the events in order:
1__________________
2__________________
3__________________

What did he feel about the events in the poem?
Have you ever planted a seed?
What did you do?
Did the seed grow?
What type of seed was it?
What happend to it?
Where did you plant it?
Would you want to do it again?


Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher



Thursday, October 15, 2015

Treasures Grade 4 Wildlife Watchers

Treasures Grade 4  
Treasures is a Reading and Writing textbook geared for students who already know English, but need enrichment in vocabulary, grammar and writing.  It features non-fiction subjects, such as national parks, pre-history, space and geography so that students get a background in the natural sciences as well as working on their English.



 Available on Amazon!  http://fms01.sd54.k12.il.us/ treasures/default.htm

We started reading on page 108 to page 111
Vocabulary 
disgusted 
cluttered - too many of a thing
raft 
downstream
scattered - 
nuzzle  - an animal wants to get pet and puts its face near your hand
realized- I know, I think 
snout the nose and mouth of an animal 

Pronunciation 
Colorado col or ra do 
join in - say the word in clearly 
widened- wide the first e is a magic e it makes the i long.  The second e is the past tense ending ed
realized real i lized 
paddling pad dil ling
heron - hear the n at the end 


Questions 
What does the girl feel in the picture on page 108?
What does the frog feel? 
What is going to happen next on page 108?
What are the people doing in the picture on page 110?
Have you ever done that? 
Would you want to do that?
If we look at the first two words in the story , what type of story is this? 
What is the function of a diary? 
Have you ever kept a diary?  
Who is Lisa and what does she do? 
What does the word cluttered mean in this context? 
What did the author do when he/she realized that everyone needed help? 
Now that we have read up to page 111, where did the story take place? 
Why is it more interesting to give the setting now, rather than at the beginning of the story? 
How did the author feel at the beginning about rafting? 
How did this attitude change? 
Which event made him change his mind?
What did the author enjoy most? 
What type of story is this? Real life or Fiction? 
Did this story really happened?

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Heros of the American Revolution - Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry was famous for his speeches.  He was very persuasive, and helped the cause of the American Revolution against British rule.




http://mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/henry/

Vocabulary
 pursued
 persuasive
attorney
staunch advocate 
to fix the price
nullifed 
 tyrant 
exclusive right
the quest
 a radical
ratification
jeopardized


Questions

Where was Patrick Henry born? 

Where was he educated? 

When did he start to work as a lawyer? 

What was his most influential speech?

What did he feel about British taxes?

How many times was he governer of Virgnia?

What did he feel about state's rights?

Why did he oppose the passage of the Constitution? 




Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Dear Juno Part 1 from the book :Treasures Grade 3 Unit 1

Dear Juno  by  Soyung Pak is a longer story.  It is very heartwarming and cute!

Part 1 from page 43-52

http://fms01.sd54.k12.il.us/ treasures/default.htm
Go to Grade 3 Anthology Unit 1.  We are starting on page 47.

Vocabulary
persimmons- an orange fruit
smudged - a bit of dirt on it
wagged - a dog or a cat moves the tail


Pronunciation
persimmons per sim mons
smudged smug ed


Questions
What time of day does this story take place?
Where does this story take place?
What is Juno feeling?
What does the word wondered signify?
Where is the city Seoul located?
What is special about the stamp?
According to the picture, where is Juno standing?
How old do you think Juno is?
What clues do we have to tell us how old Juno is?
What is in the envelope and why is it important?
What does the picture mean to Juno?
What does the flower mean? Where is the flower from?
What language is the letter written in?
Does the grandmother expect Juno to read the letter?
From the picture, where is the grandmother writing the letter?
Where does the grandmother live?  in a city? in the country?


Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher





Monday, October 12, 2015

The Sun and the Stars - Science lesson for the 3rd Grade

I remember being interested in Space when I was in third grade, But at that time there wasn't really much written at a third grade level. Now, we have lots of material. Here is one about the sun and the stars.

http://www.k5learning.com/sites/all/files/worksheets/K5_RC_Gr3_LN1_SampleW.pdf

Vocabulary
330,000 - three hundred and thirty thousand
 dangerous hurtful to people
 clusters  - groups
galaxies.




Pronunciation
  miles  - milez
  hydrogen hi dro gen:
mile - magic e word,  The e at the end makes the I long
ultraviolet ul tra vio let
 clusters  clus ters


Questions
How old is the Sun?
Why are there sunspots?
How hot is it in the sun's core?
What rays are dangerous that the sun gives out?
What would happen if there was no Sun?
How big is the Sun?
Why does the Sun look small during the day?
How far away is the Sun from the Earth?
Which elements is the Sun made up of?  Which gases make up the sun?
Which gas is more plentiful?
How do scientists study the sun?
Is it safe to look at the Sun?
Why do stars look small when we look at them at night?
Why do stars twinkle?
Do you see a lot of stars in your city at night?
How long do stars live?
What is a galaxy?
What is the name of our galaxy?
After reading this article, which facts didn't you know before?



Sunday, October 11, 2015

Read Write Gr. 2 - English reading and conversation lesson

Wonders Grade 2 is an anthology for the 2nd grade in primary school. It covers everyday subjects and is interesting for children to read because they can identify with the situations and can talk about it in a classroom, or in a tutoring one-on-one environment.



http://amzn.to/1PjtYJA

We are studying from 36 to page 49

Vocabulary
language
aside
scurries
tourist
share
visualize
corrections


Pronunciation
  Portuguese Por chu gese
not fair  - hear the t in the word not
parade pa rade
father hear the th better
passes  - hear the final s


Questions
In which country does this story take place?
What language do they speak there?
What does Marie wants to do first?
Why can't she do that?
What will Maria do when she is at practice?
What will they do during the parade?
Who comes to see the parade?
What will Maria wear at the parade?
What happens to Maria while she is dancing?
How does she feel about that?
What did you like most about the story?

How is Maria's family similar to your family?
Have you ever been in a parade?
What types of events have you been in?
When was the event?

Could this story really happen?
Where would you like write a story about?

Look back at the beginning of the story. Why is this a good beginning?




Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher






Friday, October 9, 2015

California Science Book 1 Unit 1

California Science is a book published to teach the Science curriculum in California. It is a very hands on book with many different view points about science.

This book, along with the text book is available on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1OmRoNm

Today we will work on pages 13-18  


Vocabulary
conclusion
communicate


Pronunciation
conclusion con ku shun
measure mee szur
 centimeters sen ti mee ters

Questions.
How do the children find out about plants?
What do you think about the plan on page 14?
Predict which plant will grow more?
How do you know which plant is growing more?
Let's turn to page 15, What are the children doing?
On page 16, we have two different charts.
What information do we get from the first chart?
What information do we get from the second chart?
What is the difference between the two plants?
Week 1 ___________ Week 2 __________ Week 3 ____________
In your opinion, which chart is easier to read?


On the next page we have two pictures,
What can you tell about the experiment from the pictures?

What will a scientist say about this experiment?  Read page 18.
Was this a good plan?  Did the children follow all the steps?
What did the children do first? Second? Third?



Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher



Timelinks Grade 1 Reading for Elementary School Students

This is a social studies textbook for the student who can already read a bit of English, and wants to learn more about different peoples of the Earth.
I am teaching this book this year and the kids seem to like  it!  You can get yours on Amazon here: http://amzn.to/1PjvDyP
We will start today on page 31.  Map and Globe skills 
Vocabulary
map
strufoli
celebrate 
culture 
custom 
family
neighbor
neighborhood 
rule

Pronunciation
Angelo  - hard g sound



Questions
What is a map?  Do you use a map or a GPS?
Who are the children that Matt meets in the beginning of the story?
Why do they need another child to play with them?
Where do they find the other child?
How does Matt make Angelo welcome?
Who brings a new food for everyone to eat?
Why type of food is it?
Have you ever heard of this food?
What do you think it will taste like?
Where will everyone meet tomorrow?
What did you like about the story?
Could it happen in real life?
Do you have neighbors who are friendly?


Homework:
On pages 41 and 42 we see some vocabulary words: Write sentences using these words

1. ________________________ 5.________________________________
2.________________________  6.
3.________________________
4.________________________





Treasures Grade 4 - Student Anthology, Reading and Writing

Treasures is a Reading and Writing textbook geared for students who already know English, but need enrichment in vocabulary, grammar and writing.  It features non-fiction subjects, such as national parks, pre-history, space and geography so that students get a background in the natural sciences as well as working on their English.

This book is available on Amazon here:  http://amzn.to/1Pjvewr  You can also preview the whole series here: 
http://fms01.sd54.k12.il.us/ treasures/default.htm

Today we are working on The Solar System by Thomas Morabito on page 102 -107


Vocabulary
orbits
craters
rotate
exploration
  10,000˚F ten thousand degrees Fahrenheit
 5537.778 Celsius
carbon dioxide. 
900˚F = 482.22 Celsius 
inactive
equator
1,100 miles an hour = 1770. km an hour
1,200 miles per = 1931 km per hour
dwarf - small
latest findings 


Pronunciation
craters cray tors
meteors me t ors
asteroids  as te roids
solid  so lid
Venus Vin us

carbon dioxide car bon di ox ide
Uranus U rain us




Questions 
What is interesting about Mercury? 
What is different about Venus? 
Why is Earth able to sustain life? 
Looking at the chart on page 103:
Which planet is the furthest away from the sun? 
Which is the biggest planet? 
What other facts can we tell from this chart? 
Which "planet" is missing from the chart?  Why? 



Homework:
Write an e-mail about an event, use the example on page 107.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Treasures Grade three - Mail for Matty Story

Treasures is an anthology for the 1st to 6th grade.  It is geared for children who already know how to read but need enrichment.   Go to this website,  http://fms01.sd54.k12.il.us/ treasures/default.htm

Today we are going to study Mail for Matty, by Susan Tanner  starting on page 40-43.



Vocabulary - We will need these words for this story and also for the next one
crackle - make noise with a paper
starry - lots of stars in the sky
announced - to say aloud , also with a loud speaker
envelope - a folded paper to put a letter into.
soared - a bird or an airplane flies
photograph - a picture


Pronunciation
starry star ri
Montana  hear the t
soon - hear the n at the end of the word
for- hear the r at the end of the word
got - hear the t at the end of the word

Questions
Before reading: Predict from the picture  on page 40, what the story will be about?
While reading: Who is speaking in the first sentence?
Under the heading "At the airport" Who is speaking?
What does the word "joked" mean here?
Where is Montana?

After reading:
What is Matty feeling at the beginning of the story?
How does he feel at then end?
Explain the changes that he goes through:
Where does he think the surprise will come from?
Is this is the first time that Matty has gotten an e-mail?

Over to you:
Which do you like better, a letter or an e-mail, Why?
Did you like this story?
Has something like this happened to you?







Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher







Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Ferdinand Magellan- English History Lesson

Ferdinand Magellan set out to do what Columbus dreamed of.  But by this time, the true size and configuration of the Earth was already known, although not in detail.  Magellan, himself never made the trip back to Spain, but he was credited with the first trip around the world.

 http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/magellan/


Vocabulary 
circumnavigation
Court page 
adventurous
promoted
preliminary 
shortcut
executed
 frostbite
treacherous 
maggots
Scurvy 

Questions
Where was Magellan born? 
Why did he renounce his citizenship of his native country? 
Why did he want to go around the world? 
How many ships started the trip?
Where he the first land? 
What happened at the southern tip of South America?
Why was crossing the Pacific so dangerous?
What happened in Guam?
Who led the expedition back to Spain?
How many ships made it back? 




Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - Professional English teacher 


Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Depends on or Depends upon

Many people make the mistake when using the phrase "Depends _____"  Many ESL learners put many different prepositions next to the word depend.

But, there are really two options.  One is when you are speaking and one when you are writing.

Speaking usually is less formal, and you can use "depends on."

Writing is more formal, and you have to use "depends upon"


Examples:

Spoken English:

When are you going to go to China?  Well, it depends on the price quote I can get from the factory.


Where are you going on vacation next year?  It depends on the weather, we might go to Thailand or to Bali.


Written English:

Which car you purchase depends upon which state you live in.

The lawyer depends upon his paralegal to do most of the research about the case.


I hope that this post makes it a bit clearer for you with these two phrases.

Rachael Alice Orbach - Professional English teacher.

http://www.italki.com/rachael.alice

Alexander Hamilton - American History Lesson

Alexander Hamilton was my favorite Founding Father.  When I was in elementary school, I even wrote a report about him for my 5th grade History class. But as I was reading this site, I found out even more about him!

http://mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/hamilton/


Vocabulary 
trials 
tribulations
apprentice 
hurricane
pamphlets
opposition
commissioned
widespread
pivotal intelligence 
routed 
ambitious
execution - to make it happen
ground-breaking - brand new and wonderful 
neutrality  not to take sides 
implemented- put into practice 
 despite- in opposition to
 describe - tell all the details
ravaged- destroyed
BA or bachelors' degree - the first degree from university
denouncing -to give information against a subject

Pronunciation

intelligent  in tell I gent
College coll edge 
Revolution  Rev o lu shun
 ambitious am bi sh shis
 decisiveness  de siv I ness
 Patriot Pa tri ot
 delivered hear the ed
supported hear the ed
Constitution Con st ti shun
constitutional con sti tu shun al
financial fi nan shun al
Schuyler Shu ler
economic e kon mic
neutrality  nuw tral it ti
descriptive de skri ptive

Questions

When was Alexander Hamilton born? 
Where was Hamilton born?
What was his first job?
At what age did he take over the business?
What languages did he speak?
How long did it take Alexander to earn his BA degree?
What was his position concerning the British?
When he get married and how many children did the couple have?
Where did he serve during the American Revolutionary War?
Who was his commanding officer in the Army?
How did this experience help him later in life?
What did he do after the war?
What was the dispute about with Vice President Aaron Burr?
What was the aftermath of the duel?


Sunday, October 4, 2015

Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President of the United States, History Lesson

Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States,



http://classroom.monticello.org/kids/resources/profile/81/Brief-Biography-of-Thomas-Jefferson/



Pronunciation
 surveyor  sur vey or
 acres  akers

Vocabulary
widow
elected -chosen by popular vote
stated - written

Questions
When was Jefferson born?
What did he inherit from his father?
What was Jefferson's first important thing that he did?
What did he do after that?
What did Jefferson do in France?
How did he feel about being in France?
When did he first run for President?
What did he do instead in that year?
When did he become President?
What did he buy from France when he was President?
Who did send to survey the land?
When did he die?
What was significance of this date?



Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - Professional English teacher





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