Saturday, July 31, 2021

MilpitasChat July 26-30, 2021


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Friday, July 30, 2021

Holding the Bag: Negasi's Citizenship Interview

 

Listen to Negasi's Citizenship Interview and take the quiz.  

This mock interview was inspired by the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. AND…“Holding the Bag” (a high beginning ESL novel) by Ana Gianola, 978-1-56420-544-5
Learn about Martin Luther King Jr and African-American History.
Thanks to New Readers Press for their outstanding ESL/Citizenship resources. My students and I love you!  

Holding the Bag:
USCIS: Lesson Plans

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Holding the Bag: EXTRA The Lincoln Memorial

Thu 7/29  NO CLASS--Teacher's Meeting!!!

Fri 7/30 9:00-10:15 am Zoom ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317 https://bit.ly/maecit

Friday July 30, 2021 LAST ZOOM CLASS

Monday August 16 9:00 am -- Class starts at Milpitas Adult School

ONLINE REGISTRATION for ESL/Citizenship and HSE programs for the 2021-22 school is now open!
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Fun Story Time: Lincoln Memorial

USCIS: Lesson Plans

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Holding the Bag 15: A Very Special Letter

Wed 7/28 9:00-10:15 am Zoom ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317 https://bit.ly/maecit

Thu 7/29  NO CLASS--Teacher's Meeting!!!

Fri 7/30 9:00-10:15 am Zoom ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317 https://bit.ly/maecit

Friday July 30, 2021 LAST ZOOM CLASS

Monday August 16 9:00 am -- Class starts at Milpitas Adult School

ONLINE REGISTRATION for ESL/Citizenship and HSE programs for the 2021-22 school is now open!
Click here for ESL Registration



Holding the Bag by Ana Gianola
Negasi is a taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue. (Buy here)



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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Holding the Bag 14: More Interviews

Mon to Fri 9:00-10:15 am Zoom ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317 https://bit.ly/maecit

Friday July 30, 2021 LAST ZOOM CLASS

Monday August 16 9:00 am -- Class starts at Milpitas Adult School

ONLINE REGISTRATION for ESL/Citizenship and HSE programs for the 2021-22 school is now open!
Click here for ESL Registration



Selena ordered pizza. When she opened the box, she found money, not pizza, inside. what happens next?

Holding the Bag by Ana Gianola
Negasi is a taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue. (Buy here)


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Monday, July 26, 2021

Holding the Bag 13: An Interview for the Newspaper

Mon to Fri 9:00-10:15 am Zoom ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317 https://bit.ly/maecit

Friday July 30, 2021 LAST ZOOM CLASS

Monday August 16 9:00 am -- Class starts at Milpitas Adult School

ONLINE REGISTRATION for ESL/Citizenship and HSE programs for the 2021-22 school is now open!
Click here for ESL Registration


VOA Learning English: English in a Minute: Straight from the Horse's Mouth

Holding the Bag by Ana Gianola
Negasi is a taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue. (Buy here)


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Sunday, July 25, 2021

Easy Citizenship Interview PLUS Coins Civics Quiz

 
 
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Saturday, July 24, 2021

MilpitasChat July 19-23, 2021

 

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Friday, July 23, 2021

Holding the Bag: Week Three Review

Mon to Fri 9:00-10:15 am Zoom ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317 https://bit.ly/maecit

Friday July 30, 2021 LAST ZOOM CLASS

Monday August 16 9:00 am -- Class starts at Milpitas Adult School

ONLINE REGISTRATION for ESL/Citizenship and HSE programs for the 2021-22 school is now open!
Click here for ESL Registration


City of Mount Vernon, WA - Government Television: Community Policing 101: Reporting A Crime 

Games 4 ESL: Currency Quiz

Citizenship

Holding the Bag by Ana Gianola
Negasi is a taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue. (Buy here)


CHAPTER 13    
stories
interview
reporter
financial
smiling
relatives                                           
truthfully
approaching
owner
newspaper
interesting
responsibilities
belongs
spending

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

Holding the Bag 12: At the Police Station

Mon to Fri 9:00-10:15 am Zoom ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317 https://bit.ly/maecit



English in a Minute: Get a Grip

  • Negasi finally "gets a grip" and goes to the police



Holding the Bag by Ana Gianola
Negasi is a taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue. (Buy here)


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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Holding the Bag 11: A Sleepless Night

Mon to Fri 9:00-10:15 am Zoom ID: 597 738 4168, Password: 226317 https://bit.ly/maecit



 VOA English in a Minute: Sleep Like a Rock
How does a rock sleep? And how do you sleep like one? Find out in this week's episode of English in a Minute!

  • Does Negasi sleep like a rock?  Why or why not?
Also watch:

 VOA Learning English: How Stress Affects Mental Bandwidth
New research shows how a lack of money, food or even time can affect decision making and the ability to act.
  • Does stress help or hurt Negasi's ability to make a decision about the money?  Why?


Holding the Bag by Ana Gianola
Negasi is a taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue. (Buy here)
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