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)
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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)
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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
exactly
someone
dishonest
agree
completely    
probably
return
around    
ordering
curious
sitting
story
frightened
station
question



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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)
again
piles
children
reaches
father
ready
fault
table
hungry
tomorrow
inside
unbelievable
isn't
under
minutes
wasn't
onto



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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)



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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 07



TV2Africa: Ethiopian Taxi Driver in Washington, D.C.

Gossa is a cab driver in Washington DC. He has a full-time job at VOANews and drives a taxi part-time. He talks about good customers (4:45-4:59) and bad customers (5:00-5:40). He talks about hard times (6:08-6:47) and the day a woman offered him a scholarship and a better job (6:48-7:52). Click CC to read the video's CLOSED CAPTIONS.

Also see: 
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)
alive
imagine
committed
probably
crowd
relief
disappears
robbery
escalator
siren
farther
steering wheel
frightened
sweating
gas gauge
unzip
go through
the Metro
horrible



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Monday, June 19, 2023

Summer 2023 Lesson 06

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 6 VOCABULARY

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