San Diego

We just returned from our trip to San Diego. Here are just a few photos. What a beautiful place!


The beach! ....................................... The culture!


The sights! ...................................The food!



And, good friends!

Today's Tutoring Session

Thank you so much for the Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are fabulous, fantastic, awesome, and magnificent! They are so chewy, tasty, and delicious!! I think they may be the best Chocolate Chip Cookies that I have ever eaten. You are such a wonderful cook!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Homework

Phuong

1. Review for the Driver’s Manual test.

2. Continue to practice Minimal Pairs and Troublesome Words.

3. Listen to Voice of America episode and write five sentences. "Anxious Students Gain on Tests by Writing about Fears" link is here.

4. If you have time, click on the “Conversation about Grades.” This is a very good exercise for listening practice. The link is here and on the sidebar of the blog.

Debbie

1. Check out the link for Troublesome Words, set #3.

2. Add more Troublesome Words videos.

3. Prepare 3x5 study cards using the review questions in the back of the Driver’s Manual.

4. Review and comment on your essay, "The Vietnamese Education System."

Will see you next Friday. Stay warm!

Today's Objectives

Objectives: Driver’s License Written Test, listening, speaking

1. Review Voice of America sentences and select new broadcast.

2. Review driver’s manual.

3. More practice with Minimal Pairs

4. Step by Step, chapter 3

5. Conversation about grades, http://www.elllo.org/english/1001/1026-Nydja-Grades.htm

a) Audio slide show without transcript

b) Audio slide show with transcript

c) Transcript

d) Vocabulary

e) Comprehension

f) “False Praise” episode

MLK Jr. Holiday

Monday is a national holiday. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an important man who helped to lead the Civil Rights Movement in America. Some businesses and government offices will be closed. Here are some events that are being held in Madison to honor him and his dream for America.

1. Friday, Jan 14: King Coalition Annual Free Community Dinner, 4:30-7:00pm at Gordon Commons University of Wisconsin.
2. Saturday, Jan 15: I Have a Dream Scholarship Ball, 6:00pm, Monona Terrace.
3. Sunday, Jan 16: Annual Urban League Guild Recognition Breakfast, 7:45am, Edgewood High School.
4. Sunday, Jan 16: Ecumenical church service, 4:00pm, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church
5. Monday, Jan 17: Annual City-County King Holiday Observance featuring Ms. Hunter-Gault as the keynote speaker, 6:00pm, Overature Center Capital Theater
6. Monday, Jan 17, Tribute and Ceremony featuring Michelle Alexander as the guest speaker, noon, Capitol Rotunda

Friday Tutoring

What an interesting program on Voice of America! Hypothermia is such an important condition and you were able to express your understanding of this condition in your writing. Our chocolate chip taste-testing was fun. You selected the traditional Toll House Semi-Sweet Morsels and Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Chips as your top chocolate chips. Have fun testing your family’s taste buds! Pronunciation practice using Side by Side and reviewing for your driver’s written exam completed our session. Pronunciation and grammar are improving. Nice "orange juice" and "grapes."

Homework

Phuong

1. Listen to Voice of America episode, "Congresswoman May Owe Life to Luck and 'Battlefield Lessons'" and write at least 5 sentences describing the program.

2. Review for driver’s exam.

3. Practice minimal pairs and troublesome words.

4. Preview Chapter 3 in Side by Side.

Debbie

1. Correct and return multiple choice driver’s written exam worksheets.

2. Develop more questions for driver’s exam.

Looking forward to seeing you next Friday!

Chocolate Chip Taste Test Tomorrow

Chocolate Chip cookies... an American tradition!

So which one will it be?
Chocolate chip taste-testing... yum!


1. Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate
2. Nestle Semi-Sweet Morsels
3. Hersheys Special Dark Chocolate
4. Sunspire Vegan Carob Chips
5. Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate

The results will be posted after tomorrow's tutoring session!

RESULTS
America's Test Kitchen... Ghirardelli Bittersweet Cocolate
Phuong... Nestle Semi-Sweet Morsels and Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate

Traffic signs

Here's an example of the traffic signs we were talking about on Friday. This is a VERY confusing intersection that is downtown on Wilson Street.