Book of the Week

The book of the week is Sunshine 1, Sunshine 2, and Sunshine 3.  I just got my copies and although it is a little late, I have been trying to acquaint myself with the changes from last year's text.  I was surprised to see that it is quite different!  I'll be back with more books and maybe more details later.

Sunnily,
Pat

Book of the Week

Beautiful day today!  The website is updated and you can download this month's handouts if you need to...

I stand corrected.  I am an idiot and this book is probably to advanced for me.  Give me back the right click, how can anything get solved without right clicking?  I wish I had a nickel for every time I've right clicked int he last week and been ignored by my iMac.  

Clickingly,

Pat

Book of the Week

I really did it this time.  After saying I was going to buy a Mac for about the past ten years, I finally did it.  My mother sent me this book about a year ago and I scoffed.  I admit I opened it, but couldn't find what I was looking for so I decided to ask the internet.  A speedy and simple solution was offered by the good minds at Apple and now the mystery that this machine was this morning is beginning to become clear.

Macingly,

Pat

Stamp Card

About three months ago the English Island Stamp Card began.  Today is the first time a card was completed.

Congratulations!  Thirty stamps entitles the bearer (student) to a choice of    

either an eraser

or a pencil.



Going by the reactions of the students, I might be better off having a few more serious gifts, especially for the Junior High students.　I already have a few ideas...

HAVE　FUN!!!  LEARN　ENGLISH!!!  The real deal.

englishislanderly,

Pat

Book of the Week

A long time ago when the world of English Conversation was a bit more innocent I　worked at a school called NOVA.  I liked working there. It was easy and both the people that I worked with and the people I tried to help with their English were fantastic.  The lessons were pretty much taken from one book, New American Streamline.  In my four years at Nova I learned some of the lessons in this book by heart.  I learned how to twist and manipulate the texts and pictures to target language that I felt was essential for my students.  This text is always at my fingertips and seeing as how my copy has been around for eight years the corners are bit rounded and ragged.  I bought a new one and I will buy more to have in case someone decides they want to have it around at their house too. The price is $2,560 from Junkudo is you are interested...  The blue book below is the first in a series of three books.

Spring is Coming

Spring is on it's way.  The snow is melting

and the roads are clearing up.  Be careful

not to slip and fall. I have gone down hard

twice in the last week.  Lucky to be walking...

This is a 15 centimeter paper model of the trailer

I will be pulling when spring finally comes.  I'd like to

thank one great kid for making it.  I like it more than

the real trailer!

It doesn't need a SHAKEN!!!!!!

 A radio controlled car racing champion!

Book of the Week

I　should say it's book of the month and not book of the week! One reason being that I only write here once a month, but the other reason being that it is such an interesting read it could be important enough to have its own month.  The book details the impact the fast food industry and the franchising ideology that has transformed America's culture, business, and waistlines over the last 70 years.  I can't say that I agree with everything in the book and I am in no way going to stop having my yearly Big Mac, but it's definitely food for thought.

Punningly,

Pat