English Teacher Melanie: October Recap
October was an interesting month – there were some good things and some bad things that happened!
Good things:
My blog turned 1 year old! Thank you for continuing to visit my blog and I hope you continue to find my posts useful!
Bad things:
- I caught a cold! I have chronic fatigue syndrome, so when I catch a cold it is very different than when healthy people get sick! I tried to rest and not spend too much time on my computer, but it still took days to get better!
- I tripped over my laptop’s power cord and ripped it apart! It took a week for a new one to arrive, and I was able to borrow one from a friend in the meantime, but not in time to get last week’s podcast out in time.
- My uncle passed away. He was 79 years old. He was such a great man!
I apologize for not spending as much time on my blog this month as usual, and for any disruption in your studies that this caused. Here’s hoping November is a much better month!
Blog posts in October:
Listening Lesson #18 – Baby Gifts
Vocabulary – The Stages of Life
Expressions – Expressions with Baby
Listening Lesson #19 – Supermarkets Try to Save the Planet!
Grammar – Is it OK to Use ‘Fruits’ and ‘Foods’?
Listening Lesson #20 – A Dilemma on Thanksgiving
Listening Lesson #21 – My Jack-O’-Lantern! (video)
Vocabulary Spotlight on: The Chilean Mine Rescue
Grammar: Present Perfect Self-Study Resources
*links to other websites with explanations and quizzes
Pronunciation:
60 Words with the / / / ‘uh’ sound
Pronunciation Practice – /v/ and /b/
Pronunciation Practice – /v/ and /w/
Canada Fun Facts:
#3 – The Beaver is Our National Animal…and We Eat Beaver Tails!
#4 – We Remember When Alanis Morissette Was a Teenage Dance-pop Singer Called ‘Alanis’!
