Have you ever received a scamming e-mail? Usually you get a hint in advance that there is trouble, but I got a pretty good trick in my inbox. This one said it was from Apple and I was being charged almost $100 for a Pandora subscription. I don't use Pandora...I don't even use iTunes for music, so there is a real problem here! I went to my iTunes account to see if I accidentally ordered something (Nope! Nothing there). Then I called my husband to see if he ordered something. Finally, I called the Apple App department. The operator asked me to look at the origin of the email and it said: "apple@do.not_replay". She told me that you will only receive emails with the addresses that end with @apple.com or @icloud.comn from Apple. She said to never hesitate to call their help line: 1-800-275-2273 when you see something suspicious. Another scam that is going around is one that tells you to purchase gift cards or iTunes cards and use them to pay. Unfortunately, many people get taken by these scams! Never click on a suspicious email and certainly, never give your Social Security Number or Tax ID.
International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30, room 100
Psalm 37 provides a vivid contrast between the wicked and the righteous people. We enjoyed learning the word for "wicked" in several different languages, and decided that the Chinese word just sounds like a description of a bad person! We discussed the idea that following God's rules for living leads to a blessed life. God warns that wicked people will reap what they sow. We began the third chapter of Matthew with the story of the preaching of John the Baptist. He was telling the people to "clean up their act" and repent of their sinful ways. The Jews in the crowd would have known the prophecies of Isaiah from over 700 years earlier, that a forerunner would prepare the way for the coming Messiah. It was good that they had this knowledge, but what was important was how they responded to John's preaching. For us, too, knowledge is important, but acts of love that spring from that knowledge are even more important.
October 24: Join us when we read and discuss Psalm 8 and finish the third chapter of Matthew.
International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-12:00, room 100
We had a fun visit to the scary Halloween store in the strip mall at Greyhound pass. They had a great variety of costumes and accessories as well as decorations. Generally, they had some decent prices. After shopping (but not buying) we headed over to Wal Mart to see what they have. We browsed through the candy selections and the decorations. There is a much smaller collection of costumes there, but you could throw something together just from things that are available in the general merchandise.
October 24: The Nickel Plate Art Museum is not open on Tuesdays. Let's meet at the church. Debi will share 101 Characteristics of Americans/American Culture. This is a wonderful list to compare what we are really like here in the States and what you may know from TV or other impressions you might have.
Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00, room 209
We enjoyed a punny evening. A pun is a play on words that is so fun because the real joke is that the word being used as a pun gives us a mental image that is incongruous with the usual meaning of the word and makes us groan.
October 25: Bring a punny statement from your home language, be prepared to explain it in English and why it is funny.
International Bible Study: Thursdays, 9:30-12:00, upstairs classrooms
Listening to a language is an important way to learn it. You are very luck to be learning English in Indiana. Most people here have a perfect broadcaster accent to listen and learn.
We enjoyed a punny evening. A pun is a play on words that is so fun because the real joke is that the word being used as a pun gives us a mental image that is incongruous with the usual meaning of the word and makes us groan.
October 25: Bring a punny statement from your home language, be prepared to explain it in English and why it is funny.
International Bible Study: Thursdays, 9:30-12:00, upstairs classrooms
Listening to a language is an important way to learn it. You are very luck to be learning English in Indiana. Most people here have a perfect broadcaster accent to listen and learn.
scamming, scam: a dishonest scheme, a fraud
hint: a suggestion
subscription: an advance agreement to pay for something for example you pay a subscription to receive a magazine or newspaper for a year
accidentally: unintentionally
nope: slang for no
going around: making the rounds, being experienced by many people (i.e. The flu is going around.)
taken: tricked
hesitate: to pause or stop before acting or doing something
reap what they sow: get what they have coming to them, experience the consequences of their bad behavior
forerunner: a person who goes or is sent in advance to announce the coming of someone or something that follows
accessories: hats, gloves, jewelry other pieces that enhance your outfit
generally: not specifically
general merchandise: the goods at the store, but nothing in particular
play on words: something that has a double meaning
incongruous: not in keeping with
compare: to notice similarities and differences
impressions: idea, feeling or opinion about something
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