Macy's Parade Info.

Here is all the information about the parade. It starts at 77th and Central Park West, heads south, then goes south on 6th ave. The site says that if you want a good spot you need to be on 6th Ave by 7am.

Heres how to get to Central Park from Tarrytown.

I would recommend the 6:07am train to Grand Central.

When you get off the train at Grand Central, which is on 42nd and Park, head west to 42nd and 6th ave and then head north and anywhere along 6th Ave up to Central Park will give a good view of the parade. 

History of Thanksgiving B2 to C1

Hi everyone! I'm sure that most of you have never celebrated "Thankgiving" the American way, but I'm sure that most of you have a holiday that is of a similar nature in your country. However, the history of the American Thanksgiving is somewhat unique. Here is a reading that you may complete at your leisure about the history of Thanksgiving in America.

From the History Channel: History of Thanksgiving.

C1.1 paragraph transition words

Hi all. Here is a great link for words to use when transitioning between paragraphs.

Enjoy!

A2.3 to B1.1 Progress Test Review

Hello all. Check back here to find resources to practice grammar, listening, and reading for the A2.3 Progress Test. I want everyone in the class to do well so work hard, only speak in English, and read as much as you can online before the test!



Use this website to practice listening and vocabulary: ELLLO.org

For reading practice and other activities please use this website(breaking news english), if you want me to print an article for you please let me know.

For grammar the following tenses will be tested.

1. Present perfect continuous (since and for) (In this exercise decide if you need the Present Perfect [have/has + past participle ex. I have lost my wallet] or the Present Perfect Continuous [ have/has + been + verbING ex. He has been sitting in the classroom for an hour/since 8:30.)

2. Past Simple (In this exercise decide if you need past simple or past continous [was + verbING])

Be like Linguo the grammar robot and help your friends say things correctly!

A2.3 At The Doctors

Hello everyone! Here are some ways to practice listening and grammar for Unit 3 "At the Doctors" Use this time to write down any words you hear that you want to ask me about later.

Listening:

Listening Game: Hospital

Comprehension and Vocabulary Listening


Grammar:

Practice using since and for 

Odd Music

Check out this website. oddmusic.com. Listen to the different instruments. Find your favorite and write about which genre this instrument would work best in. Write your thoughts in the comments section below.

Aeolian Harp

Contrabass Saxaphone

 

Mixtape project

In this project you need to create a mixtape for a situation: Party, Gym, Etc...

Now pick a situation and create a mixtape for it. Go to youtube.com first and sign in. 

Then when you are signed in. Go to 'My Channel'.

Click on playlists.

Then click on new playlist and make a title for it. 

Now, use the "Add Videos" button to make a playlist.

Your playlist must have at least 6 songs on it. The songs must be ‘radio friendly’, no cursing!  

When you are finished making your playlist copy the link for the playlist...

Then paste the link as a comment under this blog post.

Click 'Continue'. Then paste your link. 

Click publish and you are done.

Final Task: Search through all of the playlists that have been posted and find your favorite. Write 150-200 words about:
                1. Why do you like this playlist the most?

                2. What is your favorite song on the playlist?

                3. Which song has your favorite lyrics and why do you like them so much? (Use google to                        look at the lyrics. 

                4. Who would you recommend this playlist to? When would you listen to this playlist?

Side note: Ads on youtube make playlists worse. Remember to install ad blocker to make your playlists more smoother and get rid of those nasty ads.
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