Blog of the Week!

BLOG OF THE WEEK!
Arturo is the winner of the BLOG OF THE WEEK. Congratulations, Arturo!
Arturo has some very interesting stories on his blog. Please visit it, scroll through it, and leave a comment.
WHO WILL BE NEXT WEEK'S WINNER???

Nhan's Farewell Party...

Nhan's Farewell Party


Take Me Home Country Roads...

Blog of the Week....and more!

BLOG OF THE WEEK!
Dalong is the winner of the BLOG OF THE WEEK. Congratulations, Dalong!
Dalong has put a lot of work and thought into his blog. He makes great use of photos to illustrate his words. Please visit it, scroll through it, and leave a comment.
WHO WILL BE NEXT WEEK'S WINNER???

EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY BY 20 WORDS! Tonight's challenge: cut and paste these words from yesterday's article into the spelling site, and practice typing them correctly.
http://www.esldesk.com/spelling/word/
acupuncture
popularity
technique
needs
special
flow
energy
pain
painful
ancient
beneficial
therapy
recommend
problems
relieve
improved
conventional
understand
massage
depression
If you don't understand a word, use an online dictionary to help. Good luck!

How many words can you make?

Tonight we will be talking about the upcoming traditional celebration,
Valentine's Day.

We have a one-hour contest: by 7:00 PM tonight, how many words can you make from
"Happy Valentine's Day"?

(for example,
let
ate
ten....
Make a list at your blog. At 7:00, stop and print the first page of your blog.

Have fun!

BLOG OF THE WEEK!

NEW!!! BLOG OF THE WEEK!
Martha is the first winner of the BLOG OF THE WEEK.
- She and Dalong are the only students who did the assignment of writing about CPR on her blog. Also, she has been doing a lot of work on her blog, including writing, music and pictures. EVERYONE!! PLEASE VISIT HER BEAUTIFUL BLOG AND MAKE A COMMENT!! (She is moving soon, so this is your chance!)
WHO WILL BE NEXT WEEK'S WINNER???

CPR CLASS: ADULT CPR

Tom Homan led our second CPR Class at Worksource Renton. Can you answer these questions? What are the "ABC'S" of CPR? What is the first thing you should do if you see someone who is unconscious? What should you do if someone tells you they have chest pain or severe indigestion? How much does it cost to call 911? How long does it take for the brain to die after the heart stops beating? How many times should you press on the chest? How many times should you breathe?
You can see a short summary of adult CPR here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPTMDhHidzE

Groundhog Day 2010: Six More Weeks of Winter!

Here is a video of Phunxsutawney Phil, American's most famous groundhog. What do you think?

Reading Help

Need help reading? Do you want to hear how words are said, and finding out what they mean?

Try this site: http://www.esldesk.com/reading/esl-reader

You can cut and paste your spelling lists, and hear the words and look them up in BILINGUAL dictionaries! You can cut and paste text from google or any other site...whatever you want. Try it out!

(There are also great reading practice books in our classroom, with listening links, listed on our site list.)

THIS WEEK: Please write a description of someone important to you. (See our handout for details.) Good luck!

Mooncakes, moonlight.....

We had an interesting class with a moon theme! Thank you Nhan and Xuan-Dung for the MOONCAKES!

TRY THESE SITES FOR ADJECTIVE PRACTICE:
Pretty Easy:
http://www.grovetoenglish.com/opposites.htm
A little difficult:
http://www.grovetoenglish.com/personality.htm

Comparing Things

Class! Please use your recent adjective list to write 3 sentences.
1. Compare two places.
2. Compare two people in your family.
3. Compare two people in the class.
Example: My hometown is bigger than Renton. I am taller than my sisters. Viktor is more talkative than Yuriy.
ILLUSTRATE your words with an image.
Portland, Oregon