Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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’!
2 comments:
get_together said…
Hi, Melanie!
It seems you’ve had a really bad month. I hope everything is better now. Although you haven’t posted so many lessons as usual, the ones you’ve posted were absolutely useful and interesting, as always. Thank you so much for all your dedication, even when things are difficult.
Take care,
Kátia.
Teacher Melanie said…
Hi, Kátia!
It’s nice to hear from you = ) Things have become very hectic lately! It’s a lot of work teaching & blogging. I hope you and your family are well! Thanks for taking the time to leave such a nice comment.
Take care,
Melanie
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