Friday, June 30, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 15

Summer Citizenship Class STARTS Wed July 5 9:15-10:30 am Zoom ID: 818 5869 7763; Password: 359464; https://bit.ly/summercitz 


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

Thanks to New Readers Press for their outstanding ESL/Citizenship resources. My students and I love you!  

Civics:


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)

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 14

Summer Citizenship Class STARTS Wed July 5 9:15-10:30 am Zoom ID: 818 5869 7763; Password: 359464; https://bit.ly/summercitz 



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

Civics:



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)


Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 13

Summer Citizenship Class STARTS Wed July 5 9:15-10:30 am Zoom ID: 818 5869 7763; Password: 359464; https://bit.ly/summercitz 



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

How to report a Crime in Milpitas
How to report a Crime in San Jose
  • Phone: Call 9-1-1 (emergency), 3-1-1 (non-emergency) | (408) 277-8911 
  • Report a Crime Online: English 
  • Go to the San Jose Police Department Headquarters | 201 W Mission St, San Jose, CA 95110
Civics:


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)

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 12


English in a Minute: Get a Grip
  • Negasi finally "gets a grip" and goes to the police
Civics:



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)

Monday, June 26, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 11


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?
Civics:

N-400: Series D: 25 Questions



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)

Friday, June 23, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 10


iRocky: Different ways to count money

Civics:
N-400

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 10
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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 09


JenniferESL: DRIVING IDIOMS - English Vocabulary
  • back seat driver
  • road hog
  • running on empty
Civics:
N-400

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)



Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 08

 

PsychHub: What is PTSD? 

Almost everyone lives through something traumatic at some point in life. Most people have a lot of distress right after a #trauma happens but begin to feel better over time. For other people, the distress continues, and they begin to have symptoms that really impact their lives

Civics:
N-400

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)