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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, June 6, 2015

The Cosby Show- Season 6 Episode 25

Vocabulary
Smidgeon-a very small amount
Symmetrical- equally proportioned, the same on both sides
Stare- look at someone for a long amount of time
Beret- a round hat that has material that can be pulled to one side of the head or the other






1.     Why can’t Cliff’s daughter go to Amy’s party?
2.     What does Cliff ask her?
3.     She says that compared to the other one it’s what?
4.     She asks, “can’t you see it?”  Cliff responds, just a _________.
5.     What does he explain to her about the body?
6.     What do some people have longer?
7.     When he looks at her what can’t he tell?
8.     What is her response to that?
9.     What does she say someone else who meets her will say?
10. What does she say people will do if she goes to Amy’s party?
11. Cliff begins to explain to her there are certain things she can do if she’s worried about it.  The first thing he suggests she do is what?
12. She says that this is a serious problem and what does she ask him?
13. He tells her that as an adult he doesn’t see what?
14. What does he tell is her is more important than what her two ears look like?
15. Does she agree with him when he points out that his face is not perfectly symmetrical?




Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Idioms- Stand Down

(0:08-10:00)  "Alright everybody, stand down."
Stand Down- stop fighting, don't do anything


The Cosby Show S4 E 14 ANSWERS

1.     Cliff says that now he has his son on the run.  What does he tell him to protect?
Your queen
2.     His computer says that he should _________ his move.
Counter
3.     After his son moves his chess piece what does Cliff say?
Exactly what I wanted you to do
4.     What is against that machine?
His Dad’s mind
5.     Cliff tells him to deal with it, and Theo (Cliff’s son) calls his computer his what?
Friend
6.     After the computer tells him to move his pieces he is able to establish checkmate (he won the game).  How many games has he won in a row?
8
7.     Theo says that the score is he and his computer 8, his dad and his brain how many?
Zilch
8.     Theo’s mom tells him to get packed because they told Sandra and Elvin they would drop him and the girls off in how long?
An hour
9.     What does Theo tell his dad he may be able to use?
His computer
10. What is Cliff’s response when his wife asks him what he’s doing?
Just sitting around losing everything



Wednesday, May 27, 2015

The Cosby Show- S4E14



Vocabulary
Got you on the run- winning against you
Protect your queen- the queen is an important piece in chess and should be protected so that it isn’t taken
Hit your little machine- use your little machine
Counter- fight against
Deal with it- Accept the challenge and see how you can handle it
Check mate- This is the point at which in a game of chess one opponent has won
8 in a row- he has won eight consecutive games, one after the other
zilch- zero, none


Questions
1.     Cliff says that now he has his son on the run.  What does he tell him to protect?
2.     His computer says that he should _________ his move.
3.     After his son moves his chess piece what does Cliff say?
4.     What is against that machine?
5.     Cliff tells him to deal with it, and Theo (Cliff’s son) calls his computer his what?
6.     After the computer tells him to move his pieces he is able to establish checkmate (he won the game).  How many games has he won in a row?
7.     Theo says that the score is he and his computer 8, his dad and his brain how many?
8.     Theo’s mom tells him to get packed because they told Sandra and Elvin they would drop him and the girls off in how long?
9.     What does Theo tell his dad he may be able to use?
10. What is Cliff’s response when his wife asks him what he’s doing?




Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The Cosby Show
S2E1 (1:03-3:30)

Vocabulary
Knock- beat the door with one’s fist before entering a room
Date- going out with someone of the opposite sex
Let’s get a move on- let’s start doing things to get ready and go
Understated- more reserved, conservative
Fortune teller- someone who takes people’s money to tell them their future
Prom- a dance given at a secondary school where students dress up
Lace- a light decorative material used usually for parts of a dress
Made it through- survived
Chase them out- force them to leave
Fix breakfast- make breakfast
Get children up- wake children up and get them out of bed



Questions
1.     What did Cliff think he told his daughter?
2.     What didn’t she want to do?
3.     Cliff asks her if she’s just coming in from where?
4.     What time is it?
5.     Why doesn’t Ruby want to be late?
6.     She’s says she’s already dressed but her father says let’s put on something a little more what?
7.     He tells her she looks like a what?
8.     He tells her they can save that outfit for later when she goes where?
9.     He tells her to take off all the what?
10. Cliff tells his wife it’s the first day of school and what does she say?
11. What did they make it through?
12. He says that all they have to do is get them out of the house and if she and he are good they can get them out in what amount of time?
13. She tells him that they can’t just chase them out of the house and what do they have to give them first?
14. He says that he’ll fix breakfast and what can she do?
15. Why does she want to change that around?
16. Was it difficult for her to get the children up the last day of school?