Tuesday, March 17, 2020

ESL Health 02, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School



Mark Kulek: Giving Advice - You Should... (2) (easy English conversation practice) | Mark Kulek - ESL

We will read stories
from Health Stories
during the COVID-19 Break

  • Read Health Stories: Intro: Ch 12. "Flu Season."  
  • Complete pages 37-39 for Tuesday 9:30 am
  • Talk about the story in WeChat on Tuesday 9:30 am
Review Vocabulary "Should" and "Advice"

How do you stay healthy?  
  • Listen to Flu Season again.
  • Watch Mark Kulek's Giving Advice 2 video. 
  • Complete worksheet: Giving Advice
  • Share your sentences in our WeChat group.
    • Ex: You should eat an orange every day.  You should take vitamins, too. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

March is St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick brought the Christian religion to Ireland.
About 33 million Americans are Irish.
Many people celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
They wear green clothes and have fun.

Here is a cute video for St Patrick's Day: 
Pusheen: How to Catch a Leprechaun


More ESL COVID-19 Resources


Monday, March 16, 2020

ESL Health 01, COVID-19 Break, Milpitas Adult School



Mark Kulek: Giving Advice - You Should... (easy English conversation practice) | Mark Kulek - ESL

We will read stories
from Health Stories
during the COVID-19 Break

  • Read Health Stories: Intro: Ch 12. "Flu Season."  
    • Download the story from our WeChat group
  • Listen to the story. 
    • Do the exercises 71-75.  
  • Listen to Talking to the Doctor on 73.  
    • Speak: You will practice this conversation with Teacher Jennifer when she calls you.
  • Listen to Staying Well on pg 74.
    • Dictation: write the sentences under the pictures.


We will do pages 37-39 on Tuesday.

Review Medical Symptoms

How do you stay healthy?  
  • Listen to Flu Season again.
  • Watch Mark Kulek's Giving Advice video. 
  • Share your sentences in our WeChat group.
    • Ex: I eat an orange every day.  I take vitamins, too.  I should walk 20 minutes every day.

More ESL COVID-19 Resources


Friday, March 6, 2020

Novel Coronavius COVID-19



VOANews: COVID-19 PSA: How to stay healthy
 and: VOANews: Coronavirus playlist (frequently updated)

A list of lessons about Coronavirus (COVID-19) for the adult English language learner.

ESL Resources about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) 
(updated 03/20/2020 10 pm PDT--check back for more updates)

    • scared – adj. afraid of something
    • cough – n. a physical condition that makes you force air through your throat in short, loud noise because you are sick
    • psychology - n. the science or study of the mind and behavior​
    • quarantine – n. the period of time during which a person or animal that has a disease or that might have a disease is kept away from others to prevent the disease from spreading
    • reassure – v. to make someone feel less afraid
    • district - n. an area established by a government for official government business.
    • bias – n. a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly

      Thursday, March 5, 2020

      Health 4

      Taking Care of Yourself
      Students listen to and identify health-related activities. They also practice present and present progressive verbs.