Family Lit Claremont

Class Description

Our class provides English lessons to students of all ages. This is our fifth year. Each class we practice listening, speaking, reading and writing. Our students come to class for many reasons. Some students are new to the United States, some students are looking for a new job and some students wish to be able to help their children with their homework. We have childcare available and new students are welcome. Please contact Kirwin Matthews at: matthewsk@worcesterschools.net if you have any questions. 

Teacher
Brian Russo
Teacher Email
russobw@worcesterschools.net
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June 6th
  1. Practice speaking: Enough
  2. Practice speaking: Thank You to All
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May 31st
  1. Practice speaking with Who's the Best?
  2. Practice speaking: Will I Ever Learn English?
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May 17th
  1. Practice speaking: The Lady Put the Baby in the Buggy
  2. Practice speaking: Tony Had One Too Many
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May 10th
  1. Practice speaking: Let's Look
  2. Practice speaking: What's He Doing?
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May 3rd
  1. Practice speaking: On Monday
  2. Practice speaking: The Most Important Day
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April 26th
  1. Practice speaking: Welcome Back
  2. Practice speaking: How Old Is Worcester?
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April 12th
  1. Practice speaking: It's a Beautiful Day
  2. Practice speaking: I Lost My Phone
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April 5th
  1. Practice Speaking: Do Not Spill the Paint
  2. Practice Speaking: Speaking English
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March 29th
  1. Practice speaking: What Did You Say?
  2. Practice speaking: What's In Your Garage?
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March 22
  1. Practice speaking: The New Apartment
  2. Practice speaking: Welcome to Our House
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March 15th
  1. Practice speaking: When Do You Walk the Dog?
  2. Practice speaking: How Much?
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March 8th
  1. Practice speaking: Wash the Squash
  2. Practice speaking: Charles Likes to Chop Wood
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March 1st
  1. Practice speaking: Let's Join a Gym
  2. Practice speaking: Jim and George Join a Gym
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February 15th
  1. Practice speaking: Tim Took His Time
  2. Practice speaking: Chocolate
  3. Practice speaking: In or at or on
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February 8th
  1. Practice speaking: It's an Emergency
  2. Practice speaking: It's Good to Move
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February 1st
  1. Practice speaking: Who Shoveled the Snow?
  2. Practice speaking: Did You Eat the Banana?
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January 25th
  1. Practice speaking: Happy Birthday
  2. Practice speaking: Too Many Bills
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January 18th
  1. Practice speaking: Want or Won't
  2. Practice speaking: When Do You Walk the Dog?
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January 11th
  1. Practice speaking: I See America Working
  2. Practice speaking: It's Cold Out Today
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January 4th
  1. Practice speaking: What Do You Do?
  2. Practice speaking: Mari Can Not Drive Her Car
  3. The New Job: dialogue
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December 21st
  1. Practice speaking: Who's Going?
  2. Practice speaking: Happy New Year
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December 14th
  1. Practice speaking: Leaving on a Plane
  2. Practice speaking with The Christmas Tree/Happy Holidays
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December 7th
  1. Practice speaking: The New Car
  2. Practice speaking: Fred and Fatima
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December 2nd
  1. Practice speaking: This, That, These, Those
  2. Theo's Sore Throat.pdf
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November 23rd
  1. Practice speaking: Thankful
  2. Practice speaking: Too Much
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November 16th
  1. Practice speaking: What's His Name?
  2. Practice speaking: Let's Make mashed Potatoes
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November 9th
  1. Practice speaking: Apple Pie
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November 4th
  1. Practice speaking with: Walk the Dog
  2. Practice speaking with: The Refrigerator
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October 28th
  1. Practice speaking: Happy Halloween
  2. Practice speaking with: Theo's Sore Throat
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October 14th
  1. Who Is Here?
  2. Books Everywhere
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October 12th
  1. In Our Classroom
  2. Welcome to Our Class
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June 30th view
June 18th view
June 8th
  1. Practice speaking: Zoom Classs
  2. Practice speaking: Thank You All
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June 3rd
  1. Practice speaking: Enough
  2. Practice speaking: What Did You Say?
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June 1st
  1. Practice speaking: The Pronoun Throw
  2. Practice speaking: The Beach
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May 27th
  1. Practice speaking: The Road Was Long
  2. Practice speaking: Look at the Flags
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May 25th
  1. Practice speaking: Blowing in the Wind
  2. Practice speaking: The Last Time
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May 20th
  1. Practice speaking: Back to School
  2. Practice speaking: Joe Rested All Morning
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May 18th
  1. Practice speaking: Community College
  2. Ed Rested on Sunday (7).pdf
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May 13th
  1. Practice speaking: What's He Doing?
  2. Practice speaking: Hire Me
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May 11th
  1. Practice speaking with Nate Is Never Late
  2. Practice speaking with: Game Day
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May 6th
  1. Practice speaking: Looking for a Job
  2. Practice speaking with: The Most Important Day
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May 4th
  1. Practice speaking: I See America Working
  2. Practice speaking: My Interview
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April 29th
  1. Practice speaking: How Much?
  2. Practice speaking: How Many Is Twelve?
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April 27th
  1. Practice speaking: The Moon
  2. The Ticket
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April 15th
  1. Practice speaking: The Ticket
  2. Practice Speaking: it Is Raining
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April 13th
  1. Practice speaking: Remote or Hybrid
  2. Practice speaking: Adjectives and Adverbs
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April 8th
  1. Practice speaking: Google Documents
  2. Practice speaking: Where Is Worcester?
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April 6th
  1. Practice speaking: How Would You Like Your Coffee?
  2. Practice Speaking: My New Computer
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April 1st
  1. Practice speaking: Do Not Spill the Paint
  2. Practice speaking: I Lost My Phone
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March 30th
  1. Practice speaking: Colorblind Ed
  2. Practice speaking: What Did You Say?
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March 25th
  1. Practice speaking: What's in Your Garage?
  2. Practice speaking: Basketball
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March 23rd
  1. Practice speaking: Everything Is Broken
  2. Practice speaking: How Much?
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March 18th
  1. Practice speaking: The New Apartment
  2. Practice speaking: Moving Day
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March 16th
  1. Practice speaking: Our House
  2. Practice speaking: Welcome Our House
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March 11th
  1. Practice speaking: Charles Likes to Chop Wood
  2. Practice speaking: Daylight Saving Time
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March 9th
  1. Practice speaking: Wash the Squash
  2. Practice speaking: The Toothache
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March 4th
  1. Practice speaking: In or On or At
  2. Practice speaking: I Wish You Would Wash the Car
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March 2nd
  1. Practice speaking: She Loves to Fish
  2. Practice speaking: Pieces in the Puzzle
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February 25th
  1. Practice speaking: Let's Join a Gym
  2. Practice speaking: Double Trouble
  3. ESLLibrary directions
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February 23rd
  1. Directions for ESLLibrary
  2. Practice speaking: The Lady Put the Baby in the Buggy
  3. Practice speaking: It's Good to Move
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February 11th
  1. Read and answer: Valentine's Day
  2. Practice speaking: Valentine's Day
  3. Practice speaking: Tony Had One Too Many
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February 9th
  1. Practice speaking: The Vaccine
  2. Practice speaking: It's an Emergency
  3. Tim Took His Time
  4. 84_16_Abraham-Lincoln_US (1).pdf
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February 4th
  1. Practice speaking: On Monday
  2. Practice speaking: Please Do Not Spill on the Carpet
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February 2
  1. Practice speaking: The Cat Took a Nap
  2. Practice speaking: Did You Wear Your Hat?
  3. Practice speaking: Zip, lip...
  4. Read and answer: Max Works Hard
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January 28th
  1. Practice speaking: Let's Go Out for Dinner
  2. Practice speaking: Let's Go to That New Restaurant
  3. Read and answer: James Buchanan
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January 26th
  1. Practice speaking: Happy Birthday
  2. Practice speaking: Too Many Bills
  3. Franklin Pierce: Read and answer
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January 21
  1. Practice speaking: His Name is Joe
  2. Practice speaking: Ed Rested on Sunday
  3. Goals: Explanation
  4. Goals: Worksheet
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January 19th
  1. Practice speaking : Welcome to Our Class
  2. Practice speaking: Joe Rested All Morning
  3. Read and answer: Joe Biden
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January 14th
  1. Practice speaking: Sal Can Speak
  2. Practice speaking: Nate Is Never Late
  3. Read and answer: Martin Luther King
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January 12th
  1. Practice speaking: Did You Eat the Banana?
  2. Practice speaking: I See America Working
  3. Student Goal Examples
  4. Student goals: Worksheet
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January 7th
  1. Practice speaking: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
  2. Practice speaking: Looking for a Job
  3. Please complete: Job Values Inventory
  4. Please complete: How People Get Jobs
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January 5th
  1. Practice speaking: Who's Going?
  2. Practice speaking: Mari Can Not Drive Her Car
  3. Practice speaking: What Do You Do?
  4. Please complete: Things I Like 2020
  5. Please complete: Things I Have Done 2020
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December 22
  1. Practice speaking: Christmas Shopping
  2. Practice speaking: Happy New Year
  3. Read and answer: Christmas
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December 17th
  1. Practice speaking: The Christmas Tree dialogue
  2. Practice speaking: The Flu Shot dialogue
  3. Practice speaking: The New Year
  4. Practice speaking: The Vaccine
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December 15th
  1. Practice speaking: Leaving on a Plane
  2. Practice speaking: The Christmas Tree
  3. Read and answer with: At the Airport Part One
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December 10th
  1. Practice speaking: The Bus
  2. Practice speaking: Let's Take a Trip
  3. Practice speaking: The Road Was Long
  4. Read and answer: Subways
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December 8th
  1. Practice speaking: The New Car
  2. Practice speaking: What Kind of Car Do You Drive?
  3. Practice speaking: The Old Truck
  4. Read and answer: William Henry Harrison
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December 3rd
  1. Practice speaking: Did You Ride in a Car?
  2. Practice speaking: The Bicycle Ride
  3. Read and answer: Martin Van Buren
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December 1
  1. Practice speaking: Pronoun Throw
  2. Practice speaking: Thank You
  3. Read and answer: Bicycles
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November 24th
  1. Practice speaking: Zoom Thanksgiving
  2. Practice speaking: The Big Parade
  3. Read and answer: Thanksgiving
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November 19th
  1. Practice speaking: Let's Make Mashed Potatoes
  2. Practice speaking: Happy Thanksgiving
  3. Read and answer: Andrew Jackson
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November 17th
  1. Practice speaking: What's His Name?
  2. Practice speaking: When Did You Rake the Leaves?
  3. Practice speaking: The Mountain
  4. Read and answer: John Quincy Adams
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November 12th
  1. Practice speaking: His Name Is Joe
  2. Practice speaking: English class
  3. Read and answer: James Monroe
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November 10th
  1. Practice speaking: Apple Pie
  2. Practice speaking: Let's Have a Party
  3. Read and answer: Remembrance Day/Veterans Day
  4. Practice speaking: English Class
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November 5th
  1. Practice speaking: What's a Vowel?
  2. Practice speaking: Let's Go for a Walk
  3. Read and answer: James Madison
  4. Recipe for apple pie
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November 3rd
  1. Practice speaking: Where Did You Go This Morning
  2. Practice speaking: Let's Go Out for Dinner
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October 29th
  1. Practice speaking: Hello, Old Friend
  2. Practice speaking: Today Is Election Day
  3. Read and answer: John Adams
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October 27th
  1. Practice speaking: Who Is Going to Clean the Kitchen?
  2. Practice Speaking: Tux
  3. George Washington: Read and answer
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October 22
  1. Practice Speaking: What's for Breakfast?
  2. Practice Speaking: In Our Classroom
  3. Simple Present:
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October 20th
  1. Practice speaking: What Kind of Car Do You Drive?
  2. Practice Speaking: We Can't Hear You
  3. Read and answer: Anne Frank
  4. Singular and Plural Nouns
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October 15th
  1. Thomas Edison: Read and answer
  2. Practice speaking: Fall in New England
  3. Practice speaking: Where Is Worcester
  4. Practice speaking: Elm Park
  5. Spelling words 10/15
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October 13th
  1. Audrey Hepbur: Read and answer
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June 9th
  1. Practice speaking: Sal Can Speak
  2. Practice Speaking: She Loves to Fish
  3. Video and Worksheet: Places Around Town
  4. Read and answer: Dr. Seuss
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June 4
  1. Practice speaking: Pieces in the Puzzle
  2. Practice speaking: Please Do Not Spill on the Carpet
  3. Video and worksheet: Movies and TV
  4. Read and answer: Wa-Tho-Huk
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June 2
  1. Practice speaking: Our House
  2. Practice speaking: Payday
  3. Video and worksheet: Money
  4. Read and answer: The Dionne Quintuplets
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May 28
  1. Practice speaking: On His Phone
  2. Practice speaking: On Monday
  3. Video and worksheet: Leisure activities
  4. Read and answer: Rosa Parks
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May 26
  1. Practice speaking: My New Computer
  2. Practice Speaking: Nice to Meet You/I Met Him Before
  3. Video and worksheet: Kitchen
  4. Read and answer: Muhammad Ali
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May 21
  1. Practice Speaking: Mari Can Not Drive Her Car
  2. Practice Speaking: Moving Day
  3. Video and worksheet: Jobs
  4. Read and answer: Marilyn Monroe
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May 19
  1. Practice Speaking: Let's Take a Trip
  2. Practice Speaking: Looking for a Job
  3. Video and Worksheet: Household Chores
  4. Read and answer: Ladies of Liberty
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May 14
  1. Practice speaking: Let's Go to That New Restaurant
  2. Practice speaking: Let's Join a Gym
  3. Video and worksheet: Hospitals
  4. Read and answer: Joan of Arc
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May 12
  1. Practice Speaking: Let's Go for a Walk
  2. Practice Speaking: Let's Go Out for Dinner
  3. Video and Worksheet: Foods and Drinks
  4. Read and answer: James Dean
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May 7th
  1. Practice speaking: It's Cold Out Today
  2. Practice Speaking: Joe Rested All Morning
  3. Video and Worksheet: Exercise and Sports
  4. Read and answer: Jackie Robinson
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May 5
  1. Practice speaking: It's an Emergency
  2. Practice speaking: It's Been So Long
  3. Video and Worksheet: The Environment
  4. Read and answer: Bruce Lee
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April 30th
  1. Practice speaking: In Our Classroom
  2. Practice Speaking: It Is Raining/I Have
  3. Read and answer: Audrey Hepburn
  4. Video and worksheet: Emotions
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April 28
  1. Practice speaking: I Wish You Would Wash the Car
  2. Practice speaking: I'm Too Tired
  3. Read and answer: Anne Frank
  4. Watch the video and complete the worksheet: Driving
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April 23
  1. Read and answer: Amelia Earhart
  2. Watch the video and complete the worksheet: Disasters
  3. Practice speaking: I Lost My Phone
  4. Practice Speaking: Would You Like Some Coffee?
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April 21
  1. Practice Speaking: Hello, How Are You
  2. Practice Speaking: Hello Old Friend
  3. Video and Worksheet: Describing People
  4. Describing People: read and answer
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April 16
  1. Practice speaking: Ed Rested on Sunday
  2. Practice speaking: First Day Work
  3. Practice with Verbs: Imperative Verbs
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April 14
  1. Practice Speaking: Do You Care If She Takes the Car
  2. Practice Speaking: Double Trouble
  3. Watch Video and Complete Worksheet: Daily Activities
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April 9th
  1. Practice speaking: Did You Ride in a Car?
  2. Practice speaking: Did You Wear a Hat?
  3. Watch the video (15 languages) and complete the worksheet
  4. Try the quiz: Countries
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April 7
  1. Practice speaking: Did You Eat the Banana?
  2. Practice speaking: Charles Like to Chop Wood
  3. Video and Worksheet: Colds and the Flu
  4. Try the wordsearch : Health Vocabulary
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April 2
  1. Books Everywhere: Practice Speaking
  2. Beef Stew: Practice Speaking
  3. Clothing: video and worksheet
  4. Grammar notes and practice: Simple Present: Be
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March 31
  1. Airports and air Travel -please complete
  2. spelling quiz- air travel
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March 26
  1. Speaking chant: Basketball
  2. Speaking Chant: A Card in the Mail
  3. Notes and Practice with Verbs: Simple Present (esllibrary)
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March 24
  1. Speaking Chant
  2. Speaking Chant
  3. Paired Dialogue
  4. Grammar worksheet
  5. Read Aloud
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