It was so good to get back together with everyone this week. It sounds like almost everyone had a great holiday (except for those who had the stomach flu!).
We talked about the weather (because that is our favorite topic here in the Midwest). We have been blessed with some unseasonably warm weather. Statistics on The Weather Channel tell us that we have had 0.03 inches so far and that we usually have five to eight inches by now (not necessarily on the ground). I think we jinxed us! The latest forecast has us getting anywhere from three to five inches Saturday and will begin catching up with where usually are.
English Practice
The Weather Channel is a great place to watch to practice your English listening and vocabulary. The announcers use a great mix of idioms and slang. Aside from learning all important weather vocabulary, you can gain some key conversation points: everyone loves to talk about the weather! You can learn about how to drive in inclement weather and driving in hazardous conditions.
International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00, room 100.
“I am the bread of life.” John 6:35
“I am the light of the world.” John 8:12
These sentences are the first two of seven self-descriptions of Jesus introduced by the words “I am” in the Gospel of John. As Jesus teaches the people, he reveals himself to them as the Messiah, sent from God the Father. The people are struggling to understand, and the Pharisees are challenging Jesus to prove his identity to them. They want him to validate his claims with the testimony of two witnesses. (This is their job as keepers of the Law!)
When you read John 8:12-30 remember that Jesus is conducting a legal discussion: Jesus points out that they are judging him by human standards, and if they really knew him, they would know that everything he says and does is coming from God the Father.He tells them in John 8:24 that if they do not believe he is the one he claims to be, they will die in their sins. As we read this verse in several different languages, we learned that in Portuguese this verse is phrased in a way that implies “to drown in their sins.” Verse 30 says, “Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him.” This is a very exciting story full of
January 15: Join us as we continue our discussion of the eighth chapter of John.
International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30, room 100.
We caught up with each other and heard about our holiday adventures. We made some plans for the future. Check our open dates. What do you want to do? What can you teach us?
January 15: Let's show and tell. What's your favorite thing in your kitchen? Bring
English Classes: Thursdays, 9:00-11:30, upstairs classrooms.
It was nice to see everyone back at work. I enjoyed popping in your classrooms to see what was going on.
- Conversation class introduced the words lickety split (hurry) and hokey and danced the Hokey Pokey.
- Level 1 welcomed two new friends. In that class we don't have language translators, we have assistants that help us better understand English.
- Level 2 read the Dr. Seuss rhyming classic One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
- Level 3 talked about having the time of your life. Enjoy this Green Day Song is a great explanation of this.
- In American Accent Training they were talking about outgrowing allergies and clothes both in past, present and future tense. This is so comforting!
Parents with Children: Thursdays, check our schedule.
We made a take home books about January. We counted with cotton ball "snowballs" using kitchen tongs and muffin tins. It's fun to practice skills using different tools in a new way. This helps us to think about how to solve different problems and gives us the muscle memory to perform these actions. We practiced our snipping skills with our new ambidextrous scissors and made coffee filter snowflakes.
And breaking news! Pinkfong's Baby Shark is number 32 on Billboard's Top 100 List with 2.1 billion views. You can read more about it from Time Magazine! I'm sure we are big contributors to this popularity.
January 17: Join us! We are talking about visiting the doctor and reading Richard Scarry's classic Nicky Goes to the Doctor.
get back together: meet and resume a friendship or relationship
jinxed: cause misfortune
catching up: match, meet, gain ground
points: topics, facts
inclement weather: unpleasant weather
in hazardous conditions: dangerous environmental factors
reveal: to make known; disclose; divulge
contributor: we helped make this happen since we watch this video so often!
validate: to substantiate; to confirm
testimony: statement or proof of truth or facts
die: to cease to live
drown: to die under water or other liquid of suffocation
popping in: stopping by unannounced or unplannedvalidate: to substantiate; to confirm
testimony: statement or proof of truth or facts
die: to cease to live
drown: to die under water or other liquid of suffocation
tongs: like this, and like this
snipping: making small cuts with scissors
ambidextrous: able to use either hand equally well to perform a task
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