How is your week going?

Take a few minutes and tell me how your week is going. Three to five sentences will do. I am looking for content more than form.

The heart warming effect students have on me.

The other day we were working interventions with some of our students and my para was taking a couple at a time over to watch how the letters are formed in the mouth and lips. I was working the alphabet and the sounds that they represent with the others. I allow students to get loud and I get loud too. We have fun and we learn at the same time (at least I do). I get very animated with my good job, way to go etc. and I can't remember what I did but I was excited that one of them got the next letter in sequence and did something while I was congratulating them. One of my really reserved/quiet girls started laughing at me/or my actions and she got to laughing so hard she had tears in her eyes. Guess what, that brought tears to mine also. When parents ask me if I am ready for school to start or how my day was I often tell them great I work with angels all day long. Some think I am being sarcastic, I am not. The greatest thrill for me is to see a child smile, laugh, learn a sequence etc. Teachers really get to work with angels. We should never forget that! Even on our worst day we are someones best hope.

Lost in the translation

Tonight, I was trying to make a point about nouns and adjectives and their placement. I put up on the board the first thing that came to my mind "fast red car" and then asked a student to come to the board to write it in Portuguese. The chatter went up considerably as I was trying to figure out what the problem was. The young man went to the board and hesitantly started to translate. I was eventually found out that the phrase I had put on the board was one that my students said would not have been uttered in their language, but they did get the point. English is adjective then noun usually and in other languages it may be noun then adjective. I learn more everyday from my students regardless of their age.

Scores of matches?

Would someone please let me know how the men and women soccer matches came out?

Craig Example

What is meant by "I don't blow smoke"?

ESL 130

8/25- Describe in English something you heard today that was confusing to you.