Sunday, May 31, 2026

T.G.I.F.

 T.G.I.F.

Thank God It’s Friday. I have technical problems. So, let’s take an early break.

We do have a problem. That room is locked. So, I don’t have the class list or work for today. Let’s go backwards.

1.         Homework. We will check this later.

2.         Listening activity.

3.         Later is language practice.

Could you please repeat that?

How do you spell __________?

Nuclear Energy / power.

Was/were

Worried about

Percent: %

Country

Einstein

Genre: science fiction, comedy, documentary, etc.

1.         What were people worried about in 1952?

They were worried about the atom bomb in 1952.

2.         What percent of the world’s power came from nuclear power in 2019?

Around 10 percent of the world’s power was nuclear in 2019.

3.         What country uses the most nuclear power?

France uses the most nuclear power.

4.         What is the problem?

Nuclear power is dangerous. It can make a powerful weapon.

5.         What did Einstein do?

Einstein wrote a letter to the American President.

6.         What genre is this movie?

This movie is a documentary.

 

Cue: hint

Anti: no

Reliable: always comes and never late

Quite: Same

Secure: safe

Affordable: cheap, can pay for it, not too expensive

We have the test in two weeks on June 12.

In: later

Let’s do some review. I want to food review.

What is the difference between sauerkraut and kimchee?

Germany: yellow or green

Kimchee / kimchi is from Korea. Red or orange

Both are made with cabbage and vinegar.

Ethiopia: bread, soft, sour, chewy

In England, we don’t eat with our hands.

Mexico City: likes sweet potato (yams) candies: sweet, chewy, colorful

3. Peanut butter comes in a jar. You can choose it two ways. Smooth or crunchy. It’s both salty and sweet at the same time.

Three years ago, my company sent me to Georgia, in Eastern Europe.

4.         It’s a bread sort of like pizza bread.

5.         Germany: sauerkraut is made from cabbage

 

 




T.G.I.F.

Thank God It’s Friday. I have technical problems. So, let’s take an early break.

We do have a problem. That room is locked. So, I don’t have the class list or work for today. Let’s go backwards.

1.         Homework. We will check this later.

2.         Listening activity.

3.         Later is language practice.

Could you please repeat that?

How do you spell __________?

Nuclear Energy / power.

Was/were

Worried about

Percent: %

Country

Einstein

Genre: science fiction, comedy, documentary, etc.

1.         What were people worried about in 1952?

They were worried about the atom bomb in 1952.

2.         What percent of the world’s power came from nuclear power in 2019?

Around 10 percent of the world’s power was nuclear in 2019.

3.         What country uses the most nuclear power?

France uses the most nuclear power.

4.         What is the problem?

Nuclear power is dangerous. It can make a powerful weapon.

5.         What did Einstein do?

Einstein wrote a letter to the American President.

6.         What genre is this movie?

This movie is a documentary.

 

Cue: hint

Anti: no

Reliable: always comes and never late

Quite: Same

Secure: safe

Affordable: cheap, can pay for it, not too expensive

We have the test in two weeks on June 12.

In: later

Let’s do some review. I want to food review.

What is the difference between sauerkraut and kimchee?

Germany: yellow or green

Kimchee / kimchi is from Korea. Red or orange

Both are made with cabbage and vinegar.

Ethiopia: bread, soft, sour, chewy

In England, we don’t eat with our hands.

Mexico City: likes sweet potato (yams) candies: sweet, chewy, colorful

3. Peanut butter comes in a jar. You can choose it two ways. Smooth or crunchy. It’s both salty and sweet at the same time.

Three years ago, my company sent me to Georgia, in Eastern Europe.

4.         It’s a bread sort of like pizza bread.

5.         Germany: sauerkraut is made from cabbage

 

 

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Anonymous

 


Nosedive


I will skim the story (article) first to teach the new words or vocabulary.

Discuss: talk about

Upside: good things, benefits

Downside: bad things, bothersome things, etc.

Entertainment: what we do fun in our free time

Products: things, stuff

However: but

Cyber predator: someone trying to hurt you on the internet, cyberbully

Cyber: Internet

Bully: Big guy hurts the little guy

Criminal: bad person

Take advantage of: hurt you

Regularly: often, common, usually

Device: small machine

Numerous: many

Opposing view: different idea

Anonymously: don’t tell your name

Celebrities: famous people

Politics: government

Create: make, cause

Answer with a sentence to practice grammar.

Stress: pressure

Anxiety: feel nervous all the time

Easily defrauded.

It’s nine o’clock sharp.

 


Saturday, May 9, 2026

That Sculpture Is a Masterpiece


Mona Lisa

If you listen to my voice, you will hear I have a bad cold. So, today. We need to take it easy. I don’t have a lot of energy (power).

Let’s finish art and start technology.

I will explain the new words / vocabulary on page 99 first.

Conference: big meeting

I wouldn’t miss it for the world: it is important to me

Fascinated: interested

Moved by: inspired by

Frida Kahlo: Mexican painter

Exhibition: exhibit, what you can see at a museum

Possession: what you own; it belongs to you

Cookware: pots and pans

Furniture: table, chair, desk, lamp, etc.

Traditional: from a long time ago

In the meantime: at the same time

It’s a deal: OK

Indicate: tell people, show, etc.

Increase: more

Appealing: popular; everyone likes it

Van Gogh committed suicide. He killed himself.

Frustration: problem, you don’t like it

Device: little machine

Solution: solve the problem

1.          We are starting to study technology. Let us think about famous, classic video games or computer games.

1.          Could you please repeat that?

2.          How do you spell     ?

A quarter: 1/4 or 25 cents (One quarter of 100 cents or One dollar.)

Cost

Asteroids

Doug

College

Dorm: where students can live in university

Arcade

More profitable: make lots of money

I will explain some of the new words quickly.

Roles: reasons

Article: story in a newspaper or magazine

Moved: inspire, make someone think or have a feeling

Educate: teach or learn

I am hopefully educating you.

You are hopefully being educated.

Enormous: very big, huge, gigantic, massive

Sculpture: 3D art

Masterpiece: great or famous art

Ordinary: normal, not special

Emperor: King

Glimpse: look fast or quickly, look only for a short time

Portrait: picture of a face or head; of a person

Perhaps: maybe

Approximately: about, not exactly, guessing

Designed: made

Jewelry: necklace, bracelet, ring, etc.

Located: where it is; address

This class is located in room 205.

Display: show

Unusual: strange; not normal; weird

Ignored: do not pay attention to

Art critic: person who writes about art

Recommend: suggest

Treasure: something that is expensive, nice or special

Chimei Museum

Worth going there: good to go there

National Palace Museum

Appealing: popular; everybody likes him/her

 

It’s eleven (o’clock) sharp.

Fascinated by: interested in

I have GEPT scores. The score is 10% of your final grade.

Listening Practice.

Could you please repeat that

Jewelry: necklace, bracelet, earring.

Do you think gold jewelry is tacky?

He visits a museum once a year.

 

Inspires.