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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.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

ANSWERS - Mike and Molly- Arresting Victoria

1.     What did Victoria hear about?
Mike’s accident
2.     Mike said that crime doesn’t stop for what?
Scary
3.     Who said it doesn’t work every time?
Carl
4.     Victoria says you get what you deserve if you’re dumb enough to do what?
Break the law in front of a cop.
5.     What did Victoria tell the family next door?
There’s a bunch of skunks living under the porch.
6.     What does Mike think the problem is?
A blatant lack of respect for the law and him.
7.     Victoria tells Mike to give it back and what does he say he’s going to do with it?
Flush it.
8.     Mike tells her to get off of him because she is assaulting a police officer and what does Victoria say he assaulted?
Her dubi.
9.     Victoria tells him he can’t handcuff her because he isn’t her what?
Boyfriend.
10. Molly asks Mike why he handcuffed her sister and what is his reason?
She broke the law right in front of him.
11. He asks Molly if he’s supposed to ignore it.  She says yes and they’ve always pretended it was a what?
A skunk
12. Where does Victoria go next time?
jail



Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Mike and Molly- Arresting Victoria



Vocabulary
Skunks- animals that have a very strong odor
Weed- marijuana
Blatant lack of respect for the law- obvious disrespect for the law
Flushin it- flushing it down the toilet
Stash- hidden supply
Citizen’s arrest- when a citizen takes it upon themself to make an arrest
Dubi- a cylinder of finely cut marijuana rolled in paper
Life on the line- risk his life
Wigged out pot head- a person high on marijuana
Sparking up- lighting marijuana to smoke it
Rough up- to get physical with someone to intimidate them
Take you all downtown- take you all to the police station
Who turns on who- who starts fighting with who


Questions
1.     What did Victoria hear about?
2.     Mike said that crime doesn’t stop for what?
3.     Who said it doesn’t work every time?
4.     Victoria says you get what you deserve if you’re dumb enough to do what?
5.     What did Victoria tell the family next door?
6.     What does Mike think the problem is?
7.     Victoria tells Mike to give it back and what does he say he’s going to do with it?
8.     Mike tells her to get off of him because she is assaulting a police officer and what does Victoria say he assaulted?
9.     Victoria tells him he can’t handcuff her because he isn’t her what?
10. Molly asks Mike why he handcuffed her sister and what is his reason?
11. He asks Molly if he’s supposed to ignore it.  She says yes and they’ve always pretended it was a what?
12. Where does Victoria go next time?



Monday, September 5, 2016

ANSWERS- Mike and Molly- Peggy's Little World

  1. What does Molly say Mike’s mom really believes?
That she retired.
2. In Mike’s mom’s little world, who is in love with her?
Her podiatrist.
3. What did Molly do with “talk to the hand?”
Brought it to Chicago.
4. What does Mike’s mom enjoy?
Cooking in bulk.
5. When does Mike always come to visit?
When she isn’t at home.
6. Mike likes to eat at Abe’s.  What sends him to his mother’s?
The greasy food.
7. Where does Mike’s mom want him to put in a good word for her?
At the diner.
8. Why doesn’t Mike want to put in a good word for her?
He doesn’t want to subject his friends to her.
9. What happened to her at the cafeteria?
She got fired.
10. Why does Mike say she got fired?

Because she’s bitter and toxic and no one wants to be around her.

ANSWERS- Mike and Molly First Christmas



1.     What is official?
Molly is dating Clueless Joe Jackson.
2.     Molly’s mom says that Mike hasn’t had a lot of girlfriends and asked if Molly ever showed any interest in what sport?
Golf
3.     What is Mike trying to get Molly?
The perfect gift
4.     Molly thinks she’ll be getting ear muffs and a fudge log.  How does she say she will she feel about that?
She’ll love them
5.     What did she get Mike?
A really cool leather bomber jacket.
6.     What does Molly’s mom ask her if she’ll do when she gets a bedazzler?
Feign enthusiasm
7.     What has Molly left laying around on the nightstand?
Catalogues
8.     Where does Molly’s mom suggest she leave those?
In the refrigerator and next to the crapper
9.     What will she lose for a set of golf clubs?
Valuable closet space
10. What isn’t Molly going to put on his forehead?
A post it
11. What does Molly think it’s important for Mike to do?
Figure out what kind of gift she might like

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Mike and Molly- Peggy's Little World

I'm sorry I can't post the answers for the last exercise yet. Please wait for the answers- by next week they will be posted!!




Vocabulary
Podiatrist- foot doctor
Anderson Cooper- head anchor for CNN news
Deluding myself- lying to myself
Trying to get back to it- trying to get it to the same color again by coloring it
Talk to the hand- a common expression and gesture in American culture to tell someone to be quiet
Came up with it- thought of the idea
Cooking in bulk- cooking very large quantities of food
Tests the plumbing- uses the bathroom
Muse hits- when he has to go to the bathroom
Tiara- little crown worn on the head
Golden years- age of retirement
Ingrate- ungrateful person
Put in a good word for me- give me a reference
Griddler- a person who cooks, but it is being said with a negative connotation
Bitter and toxic- a person who is not happy

Questions
1.What does Molly say Mike’s mom really believes?
2. In Mike’s mom’s little world, who is in love with her?
3. What did Molly do with “talk to the hand?”.
4. What does Mike’s mom enjoy?
5. When does Mike always come to visit?
6. Mike likes to eat at Abe’s.  What sends him to his mother’s?
7. Where does Mike’s mom want him to put in a good word for her?
8. Why doesn’t Mike want to put in a good word for her?
9. What happened to her at the cafeteria?
10. Why does Mike say she got fired?


Sunday, July 24, 2016

Mike and Molly- Extended Christmas Preview



Vocabulary
Clueless Joe Jackson- clueless means not knowing what is going on; Shoeless Joe Jackson was a famous American baseball player.
Jumper cables- used to start a car with a dead battery
Fudge log-  a cake shaped like a log made of fudge usually made at Christmas time
Leather bomber jacket- a leather jacket that closes at the waste
Co-pilot- the assistant pilot
Feign enthusiasm- pretend to be happy
Bedazzler- a tool used to decorate material with shiny stones
Crapper- toilet
Post it- small yellow paper used for reminders


Questions
1.     What is official?
2.     Molly’s mom says that Mike hasn’t had a lot of girlfriends and asked if Molly ever showed any interest in what sport?
3.     What is Mike trying to get Molly?
4.     Molly thinks she’ll be getting ear muffs and a fudge log.  How does she say she will she feel about that?
5.     What did she get Mike?
6.     What does Molly’s mom ask her if she’ll do when she gets a bedazzler?
7.     What has Molly left laying around on the nightstand?
8.     Where does Molly’s mom suggest she leave those?
9.     What will she lose for a set of golf clubs?
10. What isn’t Molly going to put on his forehead?
11. What does Molly think it’s important for Mike to do?