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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.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

ANSWERS- Everybody Loves Raymond- The Fly

1.     How many dates has Robert been on?
3
2.     Robert knows it’s a little early but he’s getting this what?
Feeling
3.     Debra asks if he’s saying that he thinks Angela might be the what?
The one
4.     What is Ray’s response?
Let’s not jump the gun.
5.     Ray says not to forget what?
He married one that wasn’t the one
6.     What does Debora ask him?
When are we going to meet her
7.     Robert wants to bring her over there but what’s he afraid of?
Mom and dad popping by
8.     When does he want her to meet his parents?
Never
9.     Why does Ray say he should bring her over to meet mom and dad right away?
You gotta get it over with quick
10. What does Raymond compare it to?
Ripping off a band aid
11. Ray says to let her know what she’s in for, and how will he know he’s got a keeper?
If she doesn’t run away screaming
12. When does Debora invite Robert to bring her over?
Saturday night
13. What’s the reason?
His parents are going to Atlantic City




Sunday, August 23, 2015

Everybody Loves Raymond- The Fly

Vocabulary (idioms and phrases included)
The one- the person you want to spend the rest of your life with
Jump the gun- rush to conclusions
Pop by- come over unexpectedly
Let her know what she’s in for- inform her or show her what to expect in the future
A keeper- someone you can stay with


(0:00- 1:14)

 Questions
1.     How many dates has Robert been on?
2.     Robert knows it’s a little early but he’s getting this what?
3.     Debra asks if he’s saying that he thinks Angela might be the what?
4.     What is Ray’s response?
5.     Ray says not to forget what?
6.     What does Debora ask him?
7.     Robert wants to bring her over there but what’s he afraid of?
8.     When does he want her to meet his parents?
9.     Why does Ray say he should bring her over to meet mom and dad right away?
10. What does Raymond compare it to?
11. Ray says to let her know what she’s in for, and how will he know he’s got a keeper?
12. When does Debora invite Robert to bring her over?
13. What’s the reason?


Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Idioms- push the limits

(0:04) ...."when the world's greatest minds push the limits of what's possible."
push the limits- go beyond, or do more than what is normally possible.


Tuesday, August 18, 2015

ANSWERS- I Love Lucy, Fred and Ethel Fight

1.     What does Ricky say when he comes into the house and puts his hands over Lucy’s eyes?
Guess who it is.
2.     When Ricky asks who is coming over for dinner, what is Lucy’s response?
How do you like the new water glasses?
3.     The second time Ricky asks who is coming over what does Lucy say?
Doesn’t the table look beautiful?
4.     When Ricky finally asks “whom” is coming over tonight, Lucy says besides what?
Mim and youm
5.     When he says never mind that what are their names, what does she say?
Fred and Ethel Mertz.
6.     Ricky says wait and minute and that he thought what?
That they had a big fight and were mad at each other
7.     Where is Fred staying?
At the Y.
8.     Where won’t Ethel let Fred into?
The house.
9.     What was the understanding they had?
That she wasn’t going to mess around in other people’s affairs.
10. What is it that Ricky sometimes thinks?
That she doesn’t have anything inside her head.
11. What can’t Lucy stand?
Seeing them apart like this.
12. What did she hear all morning?
Ethel crying.
13. What does Lucy bet?
That Fred is eating his heart out too.
14. What is up to them according to Lucy?
To get Fred and Ethel back together again.
15. He agrees and says that after Lucy has gone to all this trouble the what is dead?
The cast
16. What is the idiom he was trying to use?
The die is cast.





Sunday, August 9, 2015

I Love Lucy S1E22 Fred and Ethel Fight

Vocabulary
The Y- This is a shorter way of saying the “YMCA” which is a community center that provides temporary housing for people without a place to stay.  A very interesting history of the YMCA can be read about by clicking on YMCA.
Eating his heart out- he is suffering and sad about his situation. 
The die is cast- the decision has been made and there is no turning back.  The situation is irreversible.


1.     What does Ricky say when he comes into the house and puts his hands over Lucy’s eyes?
2.     When Ricky asks who is coming over for dinner, what is Lucy’s response?
3.     The second time Ricky asks who is coming over what does Lucy say?
4.     When Ricky finally asks “whom” is coming over tonight, Lucy says besides what?
5.     When he says never mind that what are their names, what does she say?
6.     Ricky says wait and minute and that he thought what?
7.     Where is Fred staying?
8.     Where won’t Ethel let Fred into?
9.     What was the understanding they had?
10. What is it that Ricky sometimes thinks?
11. What can’t Lucy stand?
12. What did she hear all morning?
13. What does Lucy bet?
14. What is up to them according to Lucy?
15. He agrees and says that after Lucy has gone to all this trouble the what is dead?
16. What is the idiom he was trying to use?






Saturday, August 1, 2015

Idioms- Cracked

Cracked- solved, discovered
(1:00) "They just cracked interdimensional travel."  They've just discovered how to conduct interdimensional travel.