"I love you"

In the movie "Pursuit of Happyness" the father tells the son several times, "I love you."  Do you say this out loud in your family? How does your native culture feel about this?  Please write 3-5 sentences in your blog, using "always, usually, sometimes, occassionally, never" about using this phrase with people in your family.  (For example, I sometimes tell my son that I love him.)

As you can see, we say it a lot in the US.... some people even teach their dogs to say it:

Pizza Delivery Guy!

Thank you, Ricardo, for the GREAT PIZZA! 

(Next time, please stay to eat some with us.)

EVERYONE! Try this pronunciation website: http://www.manythings.org/lar/

It changes daily! Give it a try tonight!

Downloading a photo

Tonight's technical challenge: To download a photo from one of the class slideshows onto your blog.

1) Click on slideshow. 2) Find the photo you want. 3) Click "download photo" 4) Save it to the desktop.

Then, at your blog, make a new post. Click the photo icon. Click "browse" and select the photo from the desktop. Click "upload". Click "done" and publish your post.

There are 3 new quizzes at the Quia grammar site! Log in and try them!

GOOD LUCK.

Fieldtrip: Renton History Museum

SUNNY WEATHER, GREAT GUIDES, AND LOTS OF ENGLISH AND SMILES!

STUDENTS: Please check your "comments" and make changes to your posts from last week. Ask me if you have questions. Students who didn't write last week, WRITE IN YOUR BLOG tonight.

Friend of the Week!

WRITE FIVE SENTENCES ABOUT THE MOVIE IN YOUR BLOG!

This week, instead of Blog of the Week (eveyone has been too busy doing other things!!!) we have the first FRIEND OF THE WEEK! The recognition goes to Muhamed - who just got a job, and the first thing he did was to recommend Nelson to his manager. Nelson has been looking for over three months for a job, but Nelson now works there, too. What a great act of friendship. Congratulations to both, and good luck getting up to go to your new jobs!

Leaving/Taking a message....

Tonight is the spelling test. Are you ready?
Don't forget to practice your phone dialogue (below). If possible, practice with your partner BEFORE break.

Phone dialogues - LEAVING A MESSAGE

1. (Calling to say you are stuck in traffic.)
Secretary: Administration, May I help you?

Bill: Hi Mary. I hate to say this but I am stuck in traffic. I think I am going to be about 30 minutes late. Can you tell everyone who is coming to the meeting to go ahead and start without me?

Secretary: I’ll let them know. So you’ll be here around 9:30-ish?

Bill: That’s the way it looks. Thanks, Mary.

Secretary: No problem. See you when you get here.


2. (Calling to tell the teacher you are sick.)
John: Hello?

Viktor: Hello? Is Liz there?

John; Sorry, she just stepped out. Can I take a message?

Viktor: Yes…well, this is her student, Vikor Isak. Please let her know that I have a bad cold and won’t be able to make it to class today. I’ll get the homework assignment from Yuriy.

John: I’ll do that. Take care of your cold.

Viktor: Thank you.. Sorry to bother you at home.

John; That’s alright. Bye now.

Viktor: Goodbye.

3. (Calling to say your child is sick and you will be late.)
Linda: Thank you for calling the Marriott. How can I help you?

Pat: Hi, Linda. I just called to let my supervisor Ms. Black know that I have a sick child today, and I have to take him to the doctor. I think I’ll be about an hour late for work.

Linda: I see. I’ll let her know.

Pat: I’m really sorry. I can work late tonight to make up for it.

Linda: I’m sure she will be glad to hear that. I’ll give her the message.

Pat: Thank you so much. See you later.

Linda: Goodbye.

4. (Calling the boss to say you can work overtime, and have a question.)
Lynn: Hello?

Bob: Hi, Lynn. I got your husband’s message about working overtime on Friday. I’m just calling to say I would be glad to do that.

Bob: I’m sure he’ll be glad to hear that!

Lynn: I do have one question, though. I am not sure what time I should start work.

Bob: Oh! I’ll ask him, and have him get back to you.

Lynn: I appreciate it. Thank you.

Bob: I’ll have him call you as soon as he gets back. Bye, now.

Lynn: Goodbye.

5. You call your boss, who is out of town, and leave a message asking him to call you.
Simone: Hello?

Mohamed: Hi -- Is this Simone?

Simone: Yes it is. What can I do for you?

Mohamed: I think Mr. Wang gets back today. Can you have him call me this evening?

Simone: Alright. What is your number?

Mohamed: It is 425-893-7729. It’s about next week’s schedule. I’ll be home all evening.

Simone: I’ll have him do that. Is that all?

Mohamed: That should do it thanks. See you later.

Simone: OK. Bye!

The pursuit continues...

Tonight, everyone (that means YOU!) should log in to Quia and do the first 2 activities:
Pursuit of Happyness story questions and job interview practice. After listening 3 times to the job interviews, practice with a partner.
Good luck!

Do you accept checks?

Here is the banking vocabulary for our Wednesday spelling test. COPY and PASTE this to the SPELLING SITE, and you can practice typing the words:
 http://www.esldesk.com/spelling/word
(Click "Build Test" after you put the words in.)

1. account
2. amount
3. ATM
4. balance
5. bank
6. cash
7. cash back
8. checking
9. credit card
10. date
11. debit card
12. deposit
13. dime
14. dollar
15. due date
16. interest
17. line
18. loan
19. money
20. money order
21. nickel
22. payable to
23. payment
24. pen
25. penny
26. quarter
27. remit to
28. repay
29. savings
30. security guard
31. service charge
32. signature
33. teller
34. withdraw

Everyone: Please check your comments at your blogs -- some of you have not done the edits I have asked you to do. Please do them. EVERYONE should be writing in their blog AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. If you don't know what to write, then type one of our dictation paragraphs.

If you finished Part I, please do part 2 of irregular verbs: "60 Useful Irregular Verbs" (Part 2) at the Grammar (Quia) website.

Did I take your picture for the video? You can put it on your blog or use it for your profile picture - photos can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/lizzyesl/PhotosForVideo#

BLOG OF THE WEEK! LARISA is the winner of the BLOG OF THE WEEK. Congratulations, Larisa.

She has been writing often in her blog, and if you read it you can see a lot about her feelings and life. She also spellchecks her posts! Remember: You don't have to write a LOT, but it is important to write OFTEN.

Spelling Test!

Spelling test tonight -- are you ready?

Driving you crazy?

Is English driving you crazy or are you crazy about it?
Tonight, please type one of the paragraphs from last night's dictation into your blog. (You choose!)

ALSO: Do the "To, Too, Two" fill-in and "60 Useful Irregular Verbs" (Part 1) at the Grammar (Quia) website. We'll be discussing "to" more in class tonight. These are verbs taken from the verb chart in your ESL notebook. Good luck!