Learning English

Watch a video and write a dialog

Watch the video.

This is a silent video. In the video, animals want to cross a bridge, but they have problems. Watch the video 2 or 3 times. What does each animal do? Why?

A Vimeo video at http://vimeo.com/27299211

Write about the video.

After you watch the video, work with 2 classmates. Tell the story. Then write a short dialog for the video. Share your dialog with the class. 

 

Video quiz: present tense verbs / feeling words

Video quiz - simple past: "Things changed!"

The people in the small town worked very hard, but one day something happened. A man arrived in the small town, and things changed. Watch to see  how things changed.

Video quiz - simple past: "The Pink Panther"

Watch this video to see what happens when the Pink Panther buys a car.

Retell the story to a classmate. What happened to the Pink Panther?

A young woman has a guide pony

A young woman named Mona is blind. She has a guide pony. The pony's name is Cali. Cali guides Mona to many places. 

The pony helps Mona get on and off a bus. It also helps her walk in crowded places.

Mona studies at Michigan State University. Her pony goes to class with her. 

Photo credit: Islamic Times and Reflections

The penguin and the ostrich

• Does the penguin walk or run?
  
  
• Does the ostrich run fast?

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