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After living in Portugal for 15 years and teaching English in various capacities there, including at the University of Aveiro, I moved back to the United States in 2019. Returning for our church was the best decision we have ever made and God has been so good to us. Reading the Bible everyday and trying to keep the commandments of Jesus are my priorities, along with loving my family and all the people God has put into my life. Helping people is something I enjoy doing, and meeting the individual needs of students who want to learn English is important to me.
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Monday, March 21, 2016

Mike and Molly- The Bitter Man and the Sea

Mike and Molly
The Bitter Man and the Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QdafGecyac

Sorry I can't post the video- but it's there!  Just go to the link above.  Thanks.

Vocabulary
Waxed- removal of unwanted body hair
Wrap this up- finish this, bring this to an end
Squeaky sneakers- sneakers often make a squeaking sound when people are on the basketball court
At some point- at some time
On my account- because of me
Play games- in a relationship if people are not clear with each other, or don’t communicate effectively, or don’t really know what they want, they are seen to be “playing games.”
Dump the chump- dump is a word used meaning to break up with someone and chump is a derogative word meaning fool, or jerk.
Drama queen- a person who always has to react in a dramatic way
Saw in you- liked about you


Questions
1.     What does Molly say she didn’t think after closing the door on Victoria?
2.     What is it that Mike didn’t realize?
3.     What does Mike suggest Molly do?
4.     Where did they already take a couple of hours?
5.     What does Molly have waxed?
6.     Mike says they have to wrap this up and where does he suggest they listen to the rest of the game?
7.     Carl says that it isn’t the same as watching it because basketball on the radio is just what?
8.     Who does Carl know is out on the porch?
9.     Mike tells Victoria they were just going after Molly lets her in and what does she say?
10. Carl says they should just watch the end of the game and why does he tell Victoria she might want to join them?
11. What was her favorite game?
12. Who is Carl there as a guest of?
13. Victoria tells Carl she doesn’t know what she ever saw in him and what is his response.
14. What does Victoria say if you call him he’ll do whatever you want?







Friday, October 23, 2015

Everybody Loves Raymond- Robert is the Funniest Man Alive




Vocabulary
Selfless- giving to people freely, expecting nothing in return
Turned some heads- got people’s attention
Precinct- a police station
Bio- short for biography which is information about an individual
Family Christmas letter- a letter people sometimes write to send out to people informing them of things going on in their family
Verbatim- using the exact same words, word for word
Portrayed- described
Solid pledge- a serious promise
So hot- really great
Discriminating readers- analytical readers selective in what they read (sophisticated)
Zip lock bag- a plastic bag used to keep food fresh


Questions
1.     What does Deborah want to use the word “selfless” to describe?
2.     What did Robert hear they were writing?
3.     What did he do?
4.     How would he like it inserted?
5.     How long has it been since Marie has written a Christmas letter?
6.     Did Robert like the way he was portrayed in the Christmas letter written ten years ago?
7.     What did he make a solemn pledge to do?
8.     Raymond is defending his job, and claims to have 600,000 “discriminating readers.”  Robert  says that Ray has included in his definition of discriminating people who do their reading with their elbow on a roll of toilet paper.  What does he mean by this?
9.     Ray accuses Robert of competing with him all the time and Robert realizes that he actually saved a Christmas family letter for 10 years in a what?
10. When something bad happens to Robert what does he pray for?
11. What is the prayer Robert says?