영어 for Young Ones: 2008

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Comparisons 1 - The Door Knocker

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=cqkcVdvzxXU&feature=channel_page
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=VqUAGLT3WFo&feature=channel_page
and http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=zUrUTDSNdos&feature=channel_page
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=clAwZsJrBOY
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=mIJc4g2Fzg4

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Christmas Carols Week 3 - Part 2

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Returnee - A Christmas Carol

Monday, December 15, 2008

Christmas Carols Week 3

This week we will focus on Christmas Carols that have an extra bit of laugh to them.

Level 3: Jingle Bells: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=13SaSh_xW2M
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=Veju4PxhuGc
Level 5: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=13SaSh_xW2M
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=RYw3ue5vIuM&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=RmggADM0uFQ
Level 6: The Chipmunks' Christmas Song
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=JfRits-ILuU
Returnee: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=McGMwxjhlW8&feature=related

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Christmas Carols Week 2 Part 2

Level 3: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=jOIuxf1dGsw
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=y8jLOG8hZc4&feature=related
Levels 5 & 6: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=EDBMzGq1vhs&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=MuT2WzR-YgA
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=gj8PBeZ5Azo
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=W22gpBv00gg&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=DQG56JqJ4Ic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/features/2002/12/birdwatch.shtml
Returnee: coming soon

Monday, December 8, 2008

This week we have practiced speaking in a few ways. First, level 5 and the returnees rewrote parts of a Christmas carol as part of an argument. Also, level 6 has been practicing the tone of public speaking by rehearsing the measure and rhythm of a documentary on space exploration.

Christmas Carols Week 2

Last week, we studied the Christmas carols about the traditional religious Christmas story. This week, we will focus on Christmas carols about Santa and other aspects of Christmas.

Level 3: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=A7KjwyPwEWE&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=KUA9i3E6F2c&feature=related
Level 5: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=0s1O9mx_aK0
Level 6: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=WIYjvBp5dqU
Returnee: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=cXRE2AwFgTQ&feature=related

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Level 5 - In class listening

Casey at the Bat
http://www.favoritepoem.org/videos.html

More Carols

Since so many of you wanted more carols, here is the second batch for this week.

Returnees: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=41rmb_dhqmM
Level 6: Do the returnee and level 5 carols.
Level 5: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=nsUSfk8EDfg&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=lCTndPudzEc&feature=related
Level 3: You have two versions of the same carol and then one with the words to check.
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=oggdh6nWg4M&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=k2v07T8RbUw
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=FnVorT14i4I

This week will focus on the religious carols. Next week will focus on the classic secular carols and stories, and the week before Christmas will focus on the fun new songs.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Christmas Carols

We will be exploring one Christmas song or carol a week in our classes. Here are the carols for the first week.

Returnees: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=jmkDFZlmOX4&feature=related
Level 6: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=cjxGPhCS3ZU
Level 5: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=pWjzTAkWLBM&feature=related
Level 3: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=60p1HZD5wp4&feature=related

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Listening - Level 6

Listen to this link and do your worksheet.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/science/space-sci/exploration/space-race-sci.html

Listening-Level 5

Roberto Clemente:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=et8yd1WZ0XQ
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=I1k5ozCUpcI
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=ztAHs8MKxpM&feature=related
Hank Aaron:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=GyeaF30LzZg
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=eM-k5_FzlqQ&feature=related
For Fun: Baseball Bloopers
http://www.jibjab.com/view/149978

In class:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=UrNC2DkSOm4&feature=related

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Level 3 - The Missing Tooth Part 2

Here is the second part of your book.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Listening - Level 6

In class:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=mB8lMQJ7cyU&feature=related

Homework:
Choose
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1vDNo548U
or
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=Kza-iTe2100

Listening-Level 5

Babe Ruth's Farewell to Baseball: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/baberuthfarewelltobaseball.htm

Friday, November 21, 2008

Listening-Level 5

Listen to these selections and complete your worksheet.

Joe DiMaggio: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=fw5alor6fxQ
Jackie Robinson:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=4RUQflfZ3L4&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=_l8-r3s32ys

Level 3 - The Missing Tooth Part 1

Here is the first reading of your book.

Returnee reports - Anne Boleyn

Our returnee-level students have worked very hard on their reports. Here is Kyungji's report on Anne Boleyn.

Anne Boleyn: A Poor Life

Anne Boleyn had a poor life. The famous mother of England’s Elizabeth I, she caused England to break with the Catholic Church by forcing Henry VIII to get a divorce. She was kind and gave a lot of money to the poor. She also tried to lighten punishment for the people. But why was she an unhappy woman? She didn’t have a son, and she lost his boy. Finally, she was beheaded.

To understand what happened to Anne Boleyn, a person needs to understand the time and place in which she lived.

Welcome to sixteenth century England. It was an unhappy time here in London. People everywhere were poor. Many people were unhappy with the Catholic Church. Punishment was harsh. Also, many people were sick with diseases like sweating sickness and the black death. But the real story was that Henry VIII wanted a boy, but he didn’t have a son. Who could imagine not having a prince? Or being ruled by a woman?

Before he or she was famous, she was a noble who served the queen. She came closer to fame when she had an affair with King Henry VIII. Many people thought that Henry and Anne did not like each other, but that’s spurious. Henry VIII was a haughty king who was proud of his wife Anne Boleyn. She married Henry VIII after making him get a divorce. England changed from a Catholic to a Protestant country. Finally, Anne was the mother of Elizabeth I who was perhaps the greatest English ruler of all time.

Most people now do not like Anne Boleyn, but they confuse her last stress-filled years with the rest of her life. In the end, Anne Boleyn was very poor and unhappy. Henry VII needed a son. She didn’t have a boy, and she had a stillborn son, which was very deleterious. But before that, Henry VIII clearly loved her. A Venetian ambassador wrote of this love in his letters. He wrote that her eyes were very beautiful and that the king loved her very much. Also, the people who served the queen with Anne liked her very much. Finally, the executioner who killed Anne cared for her too and tried to make her execution less painful.

In addition, Anne made many important contributions during her short life. There were a lot of poor people. Anne was not cruel but kind and gave money to them. There were very big harsh punishments for religion. Anne tried to lighten punishment. Finally, and most importantly, she was the mother of Elizabeth I who would make England a world power.

At first, I thought Anne Boleyn was very selfish, and she wasn’t good to Henry VIII, but that’s not true. An egoist, who was only concerned with having a son, Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon, causing trouble with the Catholic Church, killed Anne Boleyn, and eventually had six wives all to try to obtain a prince. I also wondered if she was really pretty, but she wasn’t. Some writers says that she is not pretty. Anyway, she was not ugly in the I saw. I was very surprised to learn about Anne Boleyn. I thought she was not good to King Henry VIII, but she was.

Returnee reports - Marie Antoinette

Our returnees have worked very hard on their historical reports. Here is Julie's report on Marie Antoinette.

Marie Antoinette: Really Poor

When her last day came, she had her head cut off. People used to say last words, but because she stepped on the executioner’s foot and she said she was sorry for that, she died without saying any last words. Before she died, she used to spend lots of money on pretty fancy clothes. Later she used her power to try to stop the French Revolution, but it was too late.

It helps to understand the time and place in which she lived in order to understand Marie Antoinette.

Welcome to eighteenth century France. It was a hard time here in Paris. Poor people were everywhere. Taxes were high. The king and queen spent lots of money, and there was a bread famine. But the real story is that after the American Revolution, the French thought a revolution was a good idea. Who could imagine the beautiful Marie Antoinette in prison?

Before she became famous, she was a princess in Austria. She came closer to fame when she married Louis XVI. However, she finally became really famous when she got killed during the French Revolution.

Most people did not like Marie Antoinette. After the Diamond Necklace Affair, in which a woman stole a diamond necklace by saying it was for Marie Antoinette, people hated Marie Antoinette more. When people thought Marie Antoinette said, “Let them eat cake,” the people hated her even more. They believed she didn’t understand the poor. Even Marie Antoinette’s executioner thought she was bad! She stepped on his foot, and she said she was sorry. Then he killed her fast. I think Marie Antoinette had many problems that were not her fault and had a poor life.

Unfortunately, we only remember the things that were bad about her. Marie Antoinette supposedly said, “Let them eat cake.” Even though she did not really say it, people believed it and felt really bad. The Diamond Necklace Affair was another important event in Marie Antoinette’s life. Although it was not true, People thought she didn’t want to pay the money for the necklace. Also, she tried to end the French Revolution even though it didn’t work, so the government of France changed. In the end, she was beheaded in France. She died, and there were no more Queens of France.

Many people accused her during her life. She was poor, but I don’t care! When I first saw her picture, I thought she was ugly. I thought she had a wonderful life, but she had a really bad life. She was just born in the wrong time and the wrong place.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Level 6 - Anne of Green Gables

Page numbers for your comprehension assignment.

Per your request, (means: My answer to what you wanted) here are the page numbers for your comprehension homework.

1. 25-26
2. 34, 35-37
3. 30
4. 28
5. 28, 33

Link to the "Lady of Shalott" song.
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtOg89Rfdo

Link to Tennyson reading his own poem (not the whole thing)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=aym_NBTLMSc

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Level 6 - Anne of Green Gables

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Returnee Links

The Black Death

Monty Python-Bring out your dead
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs

Friday, October 10, 2008

Level 3 - The Tic-tac-toe Mystery

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Returnee Listening

Bill Cosby
Noah:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=n0KHt8xrQkk

Monday, October 6, 2008

Level 6 - Muppet Treasure Island

Monday, September 29, 2008

Congratulations, Belle!

Congratulations go to Belle, one of our level 6 students, who just won second place in the Daegu Kyoungdong Elementary School English Speech Contest for 3rd and 4th graders!

For those who are interested, below is Belle's speech which she memorized for the competition:

Hello, every one. My name is Kim So-hee, and I'm in the 3rd gradeat KyungDong Elementary School. I am glad to be able to participate in thisEnglish Speech Contest.

Today, I'm going to talk about my summer vacation this year. Most students in this class took a vacationto the mountains or the beach to avoid the heat with theirfamily. However, the place where I made my happiest, greatest, summermemory is not in any famous resort but right in my village.

That is where I performed an English musical with my friends who studied English together with me. I joined the class on the spur of the moment with my English teacher's encouragement, but I had never been in a musical in my life, moreover one in English! I was overwhelmed at the beginning. On the hottest summer day, while I was watching DVDs like 'Annie', 'My Fair Lady', and 'The Sound of Music', I couldn't understand what they were talking about at all, and I wanted to give up so many times.

But as time went on, I could hear and understand, I could talk, and finally I could sing! Soon I became Annie who was singing with hope that someday happy days would come. I became Professor Higgins who was shouting at Eliza, and I became Brigitta who was singing the Do-re-mi song ('Doe a Deer') with Maria in Alps.

Finally, on the 15th of August, about ten days before the beginning of school, we had a performance at the teacher's house before visiting parents. The stage was only an empty floor, chairs, and a table. However, the people gave us a big hand, and I dreamed a dream standing before them. It was to become a world famous musical actress who can impress and give joy not only to Koreans but to people all around the world. Don't you think it's wonderful? To do that, English will be the support I need to runbefore the world.

I will go on to study English after this contest. Of course, it is not always fun and easy. But if I want my dreams to come true indeed, I must take those bad things along with the good--because I have a dream! I have tomorrow!
Tomorrow, tomorrow. I love you tomorrow. You're only a day away.
Thank you.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Level 3 - Karen's class trip

See some of the things Karen saw on her class trip. Tell me which things you like.

Hillman Hall: http://www.carnegiemnh.org/minerals/index.html
Wertz Gallery: http://www.carnegiemnh.org/minerals/hillman/Wertz.html
Dinosaurs in Their Time: http://www.carnegiemnh.org/dinosaurs/cam.htm
Bonehunter's Quarry: http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/bonehunters.html
Earth Theater: http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/earththeater.html

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Vacation Homework:

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Level 6 - Place the Songs

http://www.colm-wilkinsononline.net/Phantom.html

Monday, August 25, 2008

Level 6 - Phantom of the Opera Homework Links

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Returnee Links - Thursday's Homework

Here is the link for your homework you got in class today.

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPGSx0_BYs

See you later.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Level 6 and Returnee Online Work

Level 6, look at the pictures for all of the sections of your worksheet.
Returnees, read your worksheet and look at the links for World War II Houses

Servant’s quarters: http://www.sauntrymansion.com/the_rooms.htm
http://www.peterbeers.net/interests/flw_rt/Pennsylvania/Falling_Water/march_2003/fallingwater_march_2003.htm

Labyrinth: http://www.dilos.com/location/13410
http://www.dilos.com/region/crete/minoan_pictures.html
http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/gardens/mazes.shtml

Underground railroad: http://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad/

Hogwarts: chamber of secrets at the bottom of the page http://www.freewebs.com/harryperfect/yearoneandtwo.htm

Houses in World War II:
http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/resource/gallery/CTBOOM.htm
http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?PID=106&LID=2 follow the numbers

Monday, August 18, 2008

Level 6 - Phantom of the Opera

Level 6 - Homework Part 1

In class:
http://www.geocities.com/trichard_ca/Globe.html
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=TThz7q4XqMU&feature=related

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Emily's Practice

Try to read your essay like this.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Minsu's shows

For you
Part 1: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=NA7sQDsFfc0
Part 2: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=yQXhPTDanb4&feature=related
Part 3: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7-E6mU2ec

Part 1: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=KxB751z8S3w
Part 2: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=ygIS2rpiLVw&feature=related

Part 1: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=oP6WBJSWkWA

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Level 3 - The Little Red Hen

Also, watch Walt Disney's version at http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=A5dowCyaP7I

Drama - We are the boys

Those of you having trouble with your CDs can see "We Are the Boys" here:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ2JC2jY-1k&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=AGBGu2gTyN0&feature=related

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Harry and the Lady Next Door - Last 3 Chapters

Monday, August 4, 2008

Drama Links - The Sound of Music

Drama Links for the Sound of Music:

The Alps:
http://www.mahalo.com/Alps

Nuns:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=e7uRoX4o99w

Hitler and Europe:
http://www.history.com/minisites/worldwartwo/viewVideoGallery?minisiteId=1327

Concentration Camps:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPGSx0_BYs

The Real Maria Von Trapp:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=I5BGRQnFOgI&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=YLvLbSv27rE&feature=related

Friday, August 1, 2008

Public Communication

Here are the links for week three's listening.

Monday's Homework: I Have a Dream. Listen to the first two minutes.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Tuesday's Homework: The War of the Worlds. Listen to the first two minutes.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/orsonwellswaroftheworlds.htm
First War of the Worlds Movie (just watch the beginning):
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXTiffCYDU&feature=related
1988 War of the Worlds: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=z7opBw5t-Cc&feature=related
Independence Day (based on War of the Worlds): http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=i8avAc9LWms
2005 War of the Worlds: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=cWf7tAfLrA8&feature=related

Wednesday's Homework: Bill Cosby. Personal Narrative
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=52wXFJjkubI

Thursday's Homework: Mother Theresa. Comparison
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=-yFzCBIK-PY&feature=related

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Returnee Listening - Anastatsia Again!

In chapters 10 and 11, Anastasia gives someone a coupon for a free haircut and visits a seniors' center. Watch these links below and take notes on these similar events.
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=VRYUvGgtC2g
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=J6iWbCA5chA
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=8JAp4xAqvIk&feature=related

Friday, July 25, 2008

Drama Links

Public Communication

Level 3 - Harry and the Lady Next Door - Chapter 1

Listen to your book for class.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Public Communication

Tuesday's Homework: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=bF7xdv-zygo&feature=related
Watch the first 40 seconds only and do your worksheet.

Wednesday's Homework: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=3svwtHiHIjk
Watch the first one minute and 30 seconds and do your worksheet.

Thursday's Homework: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=0aFHuI8CPPQ
Watch the first two minutes and 45 seconds and do your worksheet.

Friday's Homework: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=k7h0UiJlG5Y
Watch the whole thing and do your worksheet (letters and procedures, not introductions)

Public Communication

Monday's Homework: http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=nTaUaHNjM1w&NR=1
Listen to the first 17 seconds only and do your worksheet.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Anastasia and her new neighbors

In chapter 6, Anastasia meets her new neighbors. She says the house looks like a Charles Addams house. Charles Addams was a famous cartoonist whose life and cartoons inspired "The Addams Family" television series (and movies).

Watch a bit of the Addams Family at http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=xL_9zdu4iVw and tell me if you think Mrs. Stein is really like them.

If you like the Addams Family, you can watch one episode at these links:
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=yyyiQujh1yk&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=-IjEosj7hco&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=WFV8U3JYEJE&feature=related

Mrs. Kim

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Returnee Listening - Anastatsia Again!

Anastasia worries a lot about her hair. Listen to the following shampoo commercials and tell me which one she would like and why.

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=qj8LP494bFs&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=lb9cXYo3JkU
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=j06sfsfmkxs&feature=related

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Level 3 - Reading "One Hundred Shoes"

Listen to your book and try to read along.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Level 3 - Reading "Peanut"

Listen to your book, Peanut, and try to read along.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Min-ji's Listening for Wednesday, 7-2-08

Throughout The Sound of Music, you see the Nazis as they slowly take over much of Europe. Find out who they were and what they were doing by watching the following videos.

http://www.history.com/minisites/worldwartwo/viewVideoGallery?minisiteId=1327
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=_MPGSx0_BYs

Be prepared to talk about them in class.

Mrs. Kim

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Min-ji's Listening for Saturday 6-28-08

Min-ji,

In the show you are studying, Maria is studying to be a nun. Nuns play an important role in this film and in the Von Trapp's real life. Find out about the kinds of work nuns do in these videos.
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=e7uRoX4o99w
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=cbLS-vivKf0&feature=related
As before, watch the videos and take notes. Be prepared to discuss your listening in relation to the movie.

Also, here are cursive sites for your convenient practice.
http://www.abcteach.com/free/d/dnfont_alphabet_arrows_cursive.pdf
http://www.abcteach.com/free/d/dnfont_alphabet_arrows_practice_cursive.pdf
http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/learn/writing-cursive/

See you soon!

Mrs. Kim

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Come to Maine!

Here is one of our returnee students pitching a Maine vacation after reading a book on the subject.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Fabulous Friday - June 20, 2008

Fabulous Fridays give our students a chance to learn English in a fun way. It helps ease the stress of taking their weekly test, which they do as they have their snack on Friday afternoons.

More importantly, it teaches listening and speaking in a much more authentic way. Without a book to fall back on, the students are forced to listen and understand from context. They must learn to answer back from hearing the answers of others and receiving the teacher’s cues through his or her speech and gestures.

Furthermore, it introduces elements of Western culture to the children in a non-threatening way. These elements of culture are often found in readings and tests, and studies have shown that children who are familiar with these things and have experienced them understand and remember the text better than those who have not.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Min-ji's Listening for Saturday 6-21-08

Min-ji,

You will be combining your many English skills now as you prepare to go to South Carolina. We will be beginning The Sound of Music, which is based on a true story. Before we begin, you will learn about some of the important true things in the movie. Begin by watching a video on the Alps and reading the summary to the side at http://www.mahalo.com/Alps. Then watch about the end of winter in these mountains at http://mefeedia.com/entry/nature-prince-of-the-alps-winters-end-pbs/9038536/.

I'll see you soon!

Mrs. Kim

Level 3 Students Practicing Pronunciation

Alan and David are practicing reading.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Min-ji's Listening for Saturday

Here are your links for Saturday.
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=z0SPEaHWwMg&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=j-39vA0kK2U&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=R-qAxrt2s5M&feature=related

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Returnee Links

Peter Hatcher is spending his vacation in Maine where he is riding his bike. Look at these riders. http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=XUk7bete6kQ (There are bloopers at the end, so don't turn it off early!)

Write an advertisement for a vacation in this place. Look at the examples we have reviewed from New York and San Francisco.

You can find additional examples of descriptions about bike trails in Maine at http://www.exploremaine.org/bike/bt_maine_lakes.html.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Baseball Listening Level 5

Monday, May 26, 2008

Level 5 Listening

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=lUGFOWJtkyI&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=7oHQ2hgtd5I&feature=related
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLxRwqg3Gg&feature=related

Here are the "Take Me out to the Ballgame" links for level 5. Have fun listening!

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Interviews with Geronimo Stilton

Geronimo Stilton and his family are solving a mystery in the scary Cannycat Castle. Our level 5 students take turns interviewing Geronimo.

Friday, May 16, 2008

What We Like

Two of our young students use the pattern in their book to tell us about the foods they like and dislike.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Restaurant Addendum

My apologies to the student whose video did not post earlier. Here it is now.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Essay on Dementors in the Ministry of Magic

Another of our returnees wrote this essay about dementors in the Ministry of Magic in the seventh Harry Potter book:

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the Ministry of Magic improperly uses dementors to suck the happiness out of Muggle-borns accused of stealing magic.

Dementors are bad for health because people see bad memories when dementors suck the happiness. Plus people feel sick like they are going to throw up. Furthermore people are cold when dementors are around.

Also we need happiness. People can have birthday parties when there is happiness. In addition, they can have fun. When there is happiness, people do not need to have homework.

It is not fair that dementors suck happiness from the Muggle-borns because they have to suck other people too. The other wizards should feel them as well.

Using dementors is bad for everything because it’s not healthy and we need happiness.

Essay on Kreacher the House Elf

Below is an essay from Julie, a fifth grade returnee, in which she discusses Kreacher, Harry Potter's house elf:

Kreacher is an excellent servant. He is very loyal, so when Regulus died and when he thinks about it, he stops cleaning.

As a house elf, he is a slave. He cleans the house. Also, he follows orders, but if he does not, he punishes himself. Plus he punishes himself if he does something wrong or something bad. If his master tells him to do something he does it and if he does not do it, he punishes himself. To impress his master, he wants to be perfect. Besides, he is cute and loyal.

Kreacher is special among house elves. He loves his family so much. For his former master Regulus, he goes with Voldemort, and he drinks terrible potion and feels that he is burning and dying. When Regulus and his mother die, he stops cleaning, which is not normal for house elves. He is a bad servant at that time.

For his master Harry Potter, he tells the story about Regulus and how he died and then he cries. Then Harry Potter gives Regulus’s locket to Kreacher. He is half happy and half sad. After that he starts to clean the house. He cooks. AND he fights against Voldemort for Harry Potter who is his master right now and Regulus who was an old master.

He is a good servant after all.

Friday, April 18, 2008

In the Restaurant

After a book about food, these level 5 students stretch their restaurant skills.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

The news

Here are two level 5 students giving a description of the birth of a volcano.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Nate the Great News Reports

Here, two of our level 5 students are reporting on Nate the Great's newest case.

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Unbirthday Party

Some pictures from our unbirthday party during which children baked unbirthday muffins, learned an unbirthday song, and made unbirthday presents with unbirthday messages.

Powers of Persuasion

Building on the example of a dialogue from her most recent storybook, this student is working on getting her cell phone.

Making big words come to life

Here is a brief excerpt of our children putting their new big words (like "apprehensive" and "spectacular") into a context they can relate to.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

10 Apples up on Top

One of our beginning readers working with rhyme.

The Raven

Two of our students tackling Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Vocabulary Hopscotch

Vocabulary hopscotch and similar games help children make connections between the vocabulary they know in order to speed recall and enable them to use the vocabulary in context.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Open house on march 3 monday at 2:00 pm

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Welcome to 영어 for Young Ones! We look forward to meeting you in person!

We are a husband and wife team who are excited to be among the first English teachers your children will have.

Elizabeth-Anne Basel Kim has a bachelors in English from the Pennsylvania State University, a TEFL certificate from American English Programs of New England, and a masters of English language and literature from the University of Pittsburgh.

Ilsuk Kim lived in the United States for over six years and has a bachelors in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh.

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