Sunday, August 28, 2022

How to Pronounce: Verbs in Everyday Speech

VOA Learning English: How to Pronounce: Verbs in Everyday Speech

Imagine you want to talk about an action. Perhaps you want to talk about something you will do in the future. For example:

I’ll call you. 

 A simple statement like this can teach you a lot about American English. I’ll explain.

In American English, we generally stress content words – nouns, adjectives, and verbs. We generally do not stress function words – words like pronouns, modals, determiners, and so on. Stress means to say something louder or more forcefully.

So, what is the connection between this information and the statement “I’ll call you.”

Listen carefully:

    I’ll call you. 

Note that I stress the important content word – the verb call. It is the main verb in the sentence. I don’t stress the pronouns I or you, and I reduce the helping verb will. Listen again:

    I’ll call you. 

This general idea holds true for all kinds of statements. Here are some examples.

    I saw her.

    It’s nice to meet you. 

In both of these examples, I stressed the main verb. The other words did not get as much stress. 

The next time you listen to Americans speak, pay careful attention to how they stress verbs. Make careful note of how they do not stress helping, or auxiliary verbs. With time and careful study, you will stress words much like Americans do! 

That’s all for today! Keep up the good work. 

Thursday, August 25, 2022

MAE Fall 2022 ESL 3 Class 09

VOA Learning English: Lesson 27: I Can't Come In! Full Lesson | Video on YouTube

Ventures 3 Student Workbook Intro & Chapter 1 pg 8-11 only!

Oxford Picture Dictionary: Life Events and Documents 40-41 Int 

That's Life: Safety Deposit Box pg 46-51


COMPUTER LAB 

USA LEARNS MAE ESL 3 am CLASS KEY:  f692b41d 

NEW USA STUDENTS

  1. Go to http://www.usalearns.org//student-registration
  2. Type into the form:
    • Your Email Address
    • Your First Name
    • Your Last Name
    • Password you will remember
  3. After the web page has loaded, click Enroll in my teacher's class
  4. Enter the Class Key  f692b41d  when the web page has loaded.
  5. Press Enroll!
EXISTING USA LEARNS STUDENTS
  1. Go to http://www.usalearns.org//student-sign-in
  2. Type into the form:
    • Your Email Address
    • Your Password
  3. Press Sign In
  4. After the web page has loaded, click Enroll in my teacher's class
  5. Enter the Class Key  f692b41d  when the web page has loaded.
  6. Press Enroll!

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

MAE Fall 2022 ESL 3 Class 07

VOA Learning English: Lesson 24: Yesterday Was Amazing! Full Lesson | Video on YouTube

Ventures 3 Student Workbook Intro & Chapter 1 pg 6-7 only!

Day by Day: Small Talk pg 44-47

Oxford Picture Dictionary: Life Events and Documents 40-41 

Elli.com: Personal Information presentatio

Elli.com: Autobiography

That's Life: Safety Deposit Box pg 46-51


COMPUTER LAB 

USA LEARNS MAE ESL 3 am CLASS KEY:  f692b41d 

NEW USA STUDENTS

  1. Go to http://www.usalearns.org//student-registration
  2. Type into the form:
    • Your Email Address
    • Your First Name
    • Your Last Name
    • Password you will remember
  3. After the web page has loaded, click Enroll in my teacher's class
  4. Enter the Class Key  f692b41d  when the web page has loaded.
  5. Press Enroll!
EXISTING USA LEARNS STUDENTS
  1. Go to http://www.usalearns.org//student-sign-in
  2. Type into the form:
    • Your Email Address
    • Your Password
  3. Press Sign In
  4. After the web page has loaded, click Enroll in my teacher's class
  5. Enter the Class Key  f692b41d  when the web page has loaded.
  6. Press Enroll!

Monday, August 22, 2022

MAE Fall 2022 ESL 3 Class 06

VOA Learning English: Lesson 24: Yesterday Was Amazing! Full Lesson | Video on YouTube

Ventures 3 Student Workbook Intro & Chapter 1

USA LEARNS MAE ESL 3 am CLASS KEY:  f692b41d 

NEW USA STUDENTS

  1. Go to http://www.usalearns.org//student-registration
  2. Type into the form:
    • Your Email Address
    • Your First Name
    • Your Last Name
    • Password you will remember
  3. After the web page has loaded, click Enroll in my teacher's class
  4. Enter the Class Key  f692b41d  when the web page has loaded.
  5. Press Enroll!
EXISTING USA LEARNS STUDENTS
  1. Go to http://www.usalearns.org//student-sign-in
  2. Type into the form:
    • Your Email Address
    • Your Password
  3. Press Sign In
  4. After the web page has loaded, click Enroll in my teacher's class
  5. Enter the Class Key  f692b41d  when the web page has loaded.
  6. Press Enroll!

Sunday, August 21, 2022

How To Pronounce: Casual speech and careful pronunciation

VOA Learning English: How To Pronounce: Casual speech and careful pronunciation

This is where the machete comes in. Just like we use a machete to make our way quicker through a jungle, so too, do we cut out words and sounds to make our way through conversations quicker. 
For example:
Do you want to go? 
In casual speech, we might say
Wanna go?
The auxiliary verb “do” was cut out, as was the word “to.” Then I combined some of the leftovers. 
Do you want to go?            
            Wanna go? 
 
We also cut out some consonants or syllables of common words. 
For example, 
“Probably” becomes something like this: “probly”
Probably --- probly 
Or 
“Remember” becomes something like this: “member”
Remember --- member

When you listen to Americans speak and you have trouble understanding, ask yourself: What are they cutting out?

We will explore some of the most common ways Americans cut out words and sounds in future videos. 

That’s all for today. Keep up the good work! 

Lean more:

Friday, August 19, 2022

MAE Fall 2022 ESL 3 Class 05

 


Get rid of your cards the quickest by figuring out what your cards and the cards in play have in common. Do they share a color? Are they both things you find in a salad or bring to a party? For example, the PICTURE has to have something in common with the other picture like: MILK and HONEY go in tea or CLOVER attracts BEES or KITES and HOT AIR BALLOONS fly in the sky - just make the pictures link together and you have a connection!  

There are hundreds of pictures, but how many can you link together?

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A DRAGON and PANDA come from China.



A PANDA eats BAMOO.



If I eat a lot of CHOCOLATE, then step on a SCALE, the SCALE will break!

Thursday, August 18, 2022

MAE Fall 2022 ESL 3 Class 04



Instructions to order Ventures for MAE Students 

CAMBRIDGE ESL TITLES - 15% Discount plus FREE SHIPPING

Copy and Paste the link below or use the QR code:

https://www.cambridge.org/us/cambridgeenglish/storefront/milpitas-adult-education

ESL 3 students order:

Ventures Level 3 Value Pack 3rd Edition $35.70

ISBN: 9781108645522 

Publication date: July 2018

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

MAE Fall 2022 ESL 3 Class 03

 

Learn English with VOA News - Small Talk May Make Us Happier

Use the Oxford Picture Dictionary (2nd edition) as review

  • pg 02 Meeting & Greetings
  • pg 179 Job Skills
  • pg 173 Job Search
  • pg 174 Interview skills
Day by Day by Steve Molinsky and Bill Bliss: Unit 1

Stories Plus by Ann Gianola: Ch. 13 Language Problem

Life Goes On: Ch. 11 Shaking Hands Properly

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

MAE Fall 2022 ESL 3 Class 02


VOA Learning English: Sink or Swim

Day by Day by Steve Molinsky and Bill Bliss: Unit 1

Monday: Stories Plus by Ann Gianola: Ch. 13 Language Problem

Wednesday/Thursday: Life Goes On: Ch. 11 Shaking Hands Properly


Sunday, August 14, 2022

A Quick U.S. Citizenship Interview featuring Voting and Taxes

uscitizenpod: A Quick U.S. Citizenship Interview featuring Voting and Taxes

This is a quick interview focusing N-400 Part 12 voting and paying taxes question plus 15 more civics questions and a quick discussion how federal and state documents--taxes, social security number, voter registration, and driver's license--work together.

Saturday, August 13, 2022

Regular Citizenship Interview 2

Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! 
Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!

 


  • A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) 
N-400
Civics:
USA Learns 

Friday, August 12, 2022

Regular Citizenship Interview 1

Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! 
Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!

 


  • A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) 
N-400
Civics:
USA Learns 

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Rights and Responsibilities 2

Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! 
Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!

 


N-400
Civics:
USA Learns 

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Rights and Responsibilities 1

Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! 
Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!

 


N-400
Civics:
USA Learns 

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Judicial Branch 2

    Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! 
Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!

 


N-400
Civics:
USA Learns 

Monday, August 8, 2022

Judicial Branch 1

Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! 
Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!

 

uscitizenpod: USCIS N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary
N-400
Civics:
USA Learns 

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Saturday, August 6, 2022

Friday, August 5, 2022

Legislative Branch 2

Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! 
Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!

 

N-400
Civics:
USA Learns 

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Legislative Branch 1

Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! 
Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!

 

N-400
Civics:

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Executive Branch 2

Milpitas Adult School starts August 15, 2022 9:00 am! 
Evening session beings August 16, 2022 5:45 pm!

 

  • A "Common" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (53qs, 2pgs) 
N-400
Civics:
USA Learns