Topics for fixed classes this week: from Feb 16th to Feb 21st , 2009

Lab class: describing people using face and hair characteristics
Spin: breaking the ice; how to start conversation with people
Basic: men or women; are we really equal?
Intermediate: stress; how to deal with this modern problem
Advanced: death penalty; a discussion on this very difficult issue
Joy: take ten; a fun game to show how much vocabulary you have on different topics and improve it too.

SENTENCE OF THE WEEK>>>>>> WORDS TO THINK AND LEARN

Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.
Joseph Campbell


bliss: extreme or perfect happiness.
rmemeber that there was / were are the past forms of there is /are.

Sentence of the week>>>>>>>>>> words to think and learn

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt".
Bertrand Russel


cocksure/cocky:
too confident about yourself, usually in an annoying way.

Sentence of the day >>>> some words to learn and think about.

"The world has enough for everyone's need, but not for everyone's greed".
Mahatma Gandhi

greed: a strong desire for more money, possessions, power or food than is necessary.

Sentence of the day>>>> Some words to think about and study too.

Shoot for the moon.Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
Les Brown

"To shoot for the moon" is an expression that means to ask for the best or the most you could ask for.

Fixed classes from Feb 3rd to Feb 7th, 2009

Lab class: Weather; learning vocabulary about climate and natural disasters in the world.

Spin: Excuses; talking about lies people tell to avoid some situations.

Basic: Knowledge and learning, talking about the importance of learning and how people behave when they have more knowledge than others.

Intermediate: Generosity; a discussion about this quality that is disappearing.

Advanced: Generosity; the same topic but different activities from intermediate class.

Joy: "Don't let them pull your leg"; a game and an exercise to improve your listening skill.

sentence of the day

Things turn out the best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.