New Blog

Hey!

I wonder how many of my students from Meiji University are still looking at this blog.

Now I have a new one, for my class at Truckee Meadows Community College. It mostly
has outlines for homework assignments but if you are curious, take a look!

http://112c-miaellis.blogspot.com/

Write to me!
miakellis@gmail.com

Take care and good luck in your English classes this term,
Mia

Hot August RENO

Hi Students! How are you? Are you enjoying summer vacation? Where are you? What are you doing?

I am busy with getting ready for fall semester: two jobs plus school, finding an apartment ... if you want to learn more, just go to my personal blog: www.tokyosummer-meema.blogspot.com.

August is very hot in Reno; right now it's 102 degrees! That's 39 degrees in Celsius ... HOT. Fortunately, it's a dry heat because Reno is in the desert up in the mountains. It cools down a lot in the evenings, as well.

Hot August Nights is a classic car show that brings thousands of classic American cars to Reno. I thought you would like to see photos of these beautiful cars. Next month, Reno hosts the Reno Rodeo; a total COWBOY experience! I am going to take lots of photos so you can see what real cowboys look like. Enjoy ... :)


Hey, can someone please send me the photos from the climbing gym? Thanks!

Summer!

Hi Everyone ... are you looking forward to summer vacation? What are you going to do?

Here are two worksheets on summer vocabulary.


This link is a word search:
http://bogglesworldesl.com/files/summerwordsearch.jpg



This link is a crossword puzzle:
http://bogglesworldesl.com/files/summercrossword.jpg



I will post two more items tomorrow.

Enjoy!

THANK YOU

Thank you so much for all your generosity and kindness. I will miss you so much!


http://tokyosummer-meema.blogspot.com/2008/07/clean-go-goodbye.html

Go to this link to see photos of the goodbye party.


Leaving On A Jet Plane- John Denver





All my bags are packed
Im ready to go
Im standin here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin
Its early morn
The taxis waitin
Hes blowin his horn
Already Im so lonesome
I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like youll never let me go
cause Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Theres so many times Ive let you down
So many times Ive played around
I tell you now, they dont mean a thing
Evry place I go, Ill think of you
Evry song I sing, Ill sing for you
When I come back, Ill bring your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like youll never let me go
cause Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Then close your eyes
Ill be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I wont have to leave alone
About the times, I wont have to say

Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like youll never let me go
cause Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

But, Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Words and music by john denver

Target Language for Review, July 14th

Agreeing/Disagreeing

What do you think is the best/worst __________ ?
Who
Where


I think ________ is the best/worst __________ .


I think so, too./Actually, I think ______________ is the best/worst.


Weather

How`s the weather today?

It`s clear/sunny/cloudy/foggy/smoggy/raining/snowing/stormy
/windy
hot/humid/muggy/warm/cool/cold/freezing
wet/dry

Future

What are you going to do _________________ ?

I`m going to do ______________, but/because/so ______________________ .

Summertime!

This is the music video for "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. The Fresh Prince is Will Smith. He was a rapper before he became a TV and movie star. This video is so good! It shows many classic summertime activities: cruising in cars, bar-be-ques, family reunions, kids playing, girls doing double-dutch, dancing in the streets at block parties ... it's a great example of what summertime in the U.S. is all about! Enjoy!

English Club!

Some of the English Challenge students asked about learning English online. Naturally, nothing can replace authentic interactions with native speakers, but ...

http://www.englishclub.com/learn-english.htm

I have found some interesting teaching ideas on this site, so give it a try and let me know what you think.

Thanks a lot!

English Challenge

English Challenge class! Please look here for supplmentary material for English Challenge.

I will add English Challenge posts about once a week.

Thanks!
Mia

Tsukiji Fish Market (Listening Activity)



Kenka Mikoshi (Can you explain this to me?)



That`s it for now.

Enjoy!

Listening Activities from the Book

http://www.fifty-fifty-series.com/studentresources/audio2/audio_bk1.php

Click on this link and you can download audio from UNIT 12; tracks 42-44
for a listening activity on `What is Brian going to do?` In the book, it is on PAGE 67.

Enjoy!

Future Tense

In this post, I am going to give you links to grammar lessons on future tense.

I will give you links to listening activities.

Please leave a comment!

Thanks a lot.

This link has a tense timeline to help you understand the names of the tenses (for example, present, past, progressive, future, etc.):

http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm

This is a link to a future form tense chart:

http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blfuture.htm

This is a link to a future form tense explanation:

http://esl.about.com/od/beginningenglish/ig/Basic-English/Future-Forms.htm

This is a listening link for `I Will Survive` ... Enjoy! :)




First I was afraid/I was petrified/Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side/But I spent so many nights/thinking how you did me wrong/I grew strong/I learned how to carry on/and so you're back/from outer space/I just walked in to find you here/with that sad look upon your face/I should have changed my stupid lock/I should have made you leave your key/If I had known for just one second/you'd be back to bother me/Go on now go walk out the door/just turn around now/`cause you're not welcome anymore/weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye/you think I'd crumble/you think I'd lay down and die/Oh no, not I/I will survive/as long as i know how to love/I know I will stay alive/I've got all my life to live/I've got all my love to give/and I'll survive/I will survive ...

Target Language for Review, July 4th

Target Language for Review

Prepositions (Chapter 6)
In
On
Under
Over
Above
On top of
In front of
Behind
Close to
Near
By
Next to
In between

Directions (Chapter 7)
Turn left
Turn right
Go straight for ________ blocks
It`s on the left/right
It`s on/at the corner
It`s in the middle of the block
It`s across the street from
It`s straight ahead

Rejoinders
That`s great!
That`s good
Wonderful
I see
Oh, really?
Oh, yeah?
That`s too bad
I`m sorry to hear that

Emotions (look at emotions handout)
How are you feeling?

What are you doing right now?
I`m __________-ing

Movies

This is a link to the Internet Movie Database. It`s a popular site for Americans looking for movie information.
http://www.imdb.com

This is an excellent site for watching movie trailers for English listening practice. Please try it!
http://www.english-trailers.com/index.php

If you want to watch classic Oscar-winning movies, then go to this site:
http://www.tif.ro/movies/oscar/lista.htm
It is a list of the best pictures, posted by a person who wants to watch all of the best pictures.


Enjoy!

Telephone English

This is a link to BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE telephone English:

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/telephone.htm



This is a link to INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED telephone English, in case you need more business English:

http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa092000a.htm


Enjoy!

Welcome ...

Hello Students!

Please look here for information to access at home and after the end of our class ... please try to use the English expressions you have practiced in class, even after we say, "Goodbye" ... :(

I'll miss you!