The 4th of July!

Independence Day (July 4th) celebrates America's freedom from England in 1776 by creating the Declaration of Independence. Learn more about the history here:

Finally, here is more information from EL Civics: EL Civics: 4th of July

I will be watching a parade in the morning, having a BBQ at my house, and watching the fireworks in the evening. What will YOU be doing this Saturday, July 4th?

Here is a list of FIREWORKS near you in the Twin Cities area: 31 Choices for Watching the Fireworks 2015

 Happy Birthday, America!

June 15, 2015

Dear ESL Students,

Great job so far! Here is some practice with:

PRESENT TENSE VERBS:

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/B7%20Present%20Tense.html


PAST TENSE VERBS - (regular -ed ending) and (irregular)

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/B12%20The%20Past%20Tense.html


I will give you a quiz paper at the end. You may check your answers at the end (bottom) of these websites.
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Here are more quizzes:

simple present: https://www.linchomestudy.ca/online/eaonline/FlashedESL/fe-simplepresent.html

simple present (he/she/it___ add an s,es, ies): https://www.linchomestudy.ca/online/eaonline/GrammarCentral/simplepresent.html

simple past: https://www.linchomestudy.ca/online/eaonline/FlashedESL/fe-simplepast.html

irregular simple past: https://www.linchomestudy.ca/online/eaonline/FlashedESL/fe-pastirregular.html

Cheers,
Alison

Jobs Unit- June 1

Hello to my beginner students at Metro South!

1. Watch this video about "Making a Difference", please enjoy. You DO make a difference!

2. JOBS-  We are learning about jobs and employment for this summer.

Continue with these websites:

http://www.web-esl.com/pages/jobs.html (Jobs and Employment Activities)

http://www.voanews.com/MediaAssets2/classroom/activities/beginner/b_numbers/deploy/activity/index.html (Calendar Practice)

http://www.voanews.com/MediaAssets2/classroom/activities/beginner/forms/deploy/activity/index.html (Filling Out Forms)

Busy Days

Hi English Learners!

I have been very busy teaching ESL to young children in elementary school (day) and adult beginners (night) all year. I hope to add more blog posts and interesting websites in a month or two. Thanks again for visiting this site. I hope you find it helpful while learning English.

:)
Alison

Life in Minnesota

Life is good in Minnesota! There are 10,000 lakes (actually a lot more).

Why don't you comment back to me here and say something about where you live (or add a picture)? First, you must join this site as a follower (right menu- button).

I am offering English lessons!

Online English Lessons!

Hi Everyone,

This is Alison. I'm offering private English lessons now on a website called ClassDo.

You can sign up directly for tutoring from me from anywhere in the world (if you have Internet). Currently, I charge $22/hour. You can request a FREE Trial Lesson first to see if you like it.

Steps:
1) Select a time on the calendar/schedule (1st, 2nd, 3rd choice...)
2) I will accept the lesson inquiry.
3) You must confirm the lesson again.
4) At the lesson time, go into the ClassDo classroom and meet me there.

 Here are the classes:
1) Free Trial Lesson (English Conversation - Getting to Know You)
2) News or Short Story/Texts (Reading and Writing Focus)
3) Pronunciation for Beginners (Phonics)
3) American Drama Video Series (Listening and Speaking Focus)

Please visit me at http://Iloverunning2.class.do.

I Look forward to meeting you! :)

Introducing: Lyrics Training Website!

Go to this link and choose your music video. Choose the level of English: http://lyricstraining.com/

I also put this link in the LISTENING category (on the right menu here).