Build Wisely! Study English Wholeheartedly!

Build Wisely! Study English Wholeheartedly!

Dear students, 

I thank God because I've learned  what my talent is.Teaching English is the thing that I do passionately.I forget my problems and I genuinely smile when I read you stories or  pronounce words.It's my great happiness to bless  and share what I know. English might be difficult  for some but don't focus on that.I invite you to open up your mind and positively think that you can reach your goals.Always study wholeheartedly, okay?

Teacher Jet   

Answer these questions:

1. What was the work of Mr. Chris Myler?

2. How long had he been working for his employer?

3. Why did he plan to leave the house building?

4. What  was the personal favor of his employer?

5. He worked half-heartedly on his last project. What's the meaning of half- heartedly?

6. What made his last project different from his previous works?

7. Whom did the employer give the keys of the house?

8. Did he regret working half- heartedly on his project?

9. What is the meaning of the  saying " Life is a do-it -yourself " project? 

10.As a student of English, what can you do to be a great carpenter of life? 

Build wisely! 
Study with AjaAja English! 
Add imteacherjet on your Skype.
E-mail ajaajaenglish@gmail.com

I Can't Help But...

.. teach ESL learners  because sharing what I know is my passion.  ^^


ESL learners  can learn a lot from reading tweets, news, and songs. Example is the phrase "I can't help  but.."

Can't help - can't avoid, resist, or stop doing something

.

Can’t help but phrase comes from two other phrases can’t help —ing (This means -  "I can't keep myself from —ing") and can't but  (This means -  "I can't do anything except"). So can't help but  means "I can't keep myself from doing anything except,___

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TOEIC ( Test Your Vocabulary)

Here's a short test for your vocabulary skills. Good luck!

Quizzes by Quibblo.com

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Teacher Jet
http://www.esllesson.blogspot.com/

P.S. Do you want to study with me? Add me on Skype and I'll give you a one time  20 minute free class.
Skype ID - imteacherjet

Something New About Google Email ( Gmail )

Do you get more mail from your inbox, and you get confused by it all?

Google is doing a good job in filtering spam mails. Recently, it introduces Priority Inbox (in beta) which separates bologna , or “bacn” ( pronounced as “ bacon”) from your important emails. Bologna, or “bacn”, refers to emails that you have subscribed before but you don’t need to read them immediately.
Basically, Priority Inbox divides your inbox to three sections. On the upper part, you can see “Important and unread stuffs. On the middle, you can see the “Starred” emails wherein you can go back to, and below that would be “Everything else” stuffs.

When you frequently email a friend, Gmail would detect and mark that as important. Also, you can help Gmail organize your emails by clicking on two new  icons as important or unimportant.

Go ahead, go to your Gmail beta and see the "New! Priority Inbox" link on the top right corner of your Gmail account. This new e-mail tool will definitely make your life easier!

P.S. Do you want to have a free class with me? Add me on Skype now. imteacherjet 
I'm sure you would have fun!

I Got So Excited..

This afternoon, I received an e-mail from a previous student.She said that she misses me. Her name's Annie  and what I recall about her is that she was my favorite student years ago in an English camp. 


 Watch this video as she teaches us about a simple tongue twister.A tongue-twister is a phrase or a sentence that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly.Practicing tongue-twisters would enhance your pronunciation skills.

 




Here are some tongue-twisters:Enjoy!
 

I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you.

Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.

How much wood could a wood chuck; chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.  

The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.

If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing  

"When a doctor falls ill another doctor doctor's the doctor. Does the doctor doctoring the doctor doctor the doctor in his own way or does the doctor doctoring the doctor doctors the doctor in the doctor's way"

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
if Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
wheres the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?    

Job Interview Tips How to prepare for a job interview

Carolyn Bigda, a reporter for Money Magazine , gives us some  job interview tips.
She says  that the first 10 minutes of the interview is crucial and you need to use that wisely to make a good impression. She also gives us some practical tips on how to dress, what to say and what not to say in a job interview.

Have fun with this video:




Aja, aja English!
Teacher Jet

Job interview tips - Job interview questions and answers

Student Sue is preparing for a job interview. I got this from youtube.com to help her . Career consultant Maggie Mistal of Martha Stewart Living Radio has excellent advice for anybody looking to ace a job interview.

 



New Words To Study:
1. Ace a job interview - to pass the interview
2.Stay tune -to  hang on or wait more news on a  subject
3. Evaluative- based on the act of judging carefully
4. Nerve-racking or Nerve -wrecking -   very distressing, stressful
5. Ice- breaker  - something that you say in the  beginning that relaxes a formal atmosphere
6. Overqualified - educated or skilled beyond what is necessary for a  particular job
7. Downshift -  a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one 
8. Negotiate-to arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement
9. Vice versa- the other way around

Do you think you are....?

Pretty Hazel made some questions that start with "Do you think you are..?"





Here are the questions she made :

1. Do you think you are sensitive?
2. Do you think you are sociable ?
3. Do you think you are insecure?
4. Do you think you are a garrulous person ?


New Words To Study:


Sensitive- easily get hurt
Sociable- friendly
Insecure- not confident, not brave
Garrulous - tiresomely talkative,chatty, conversational


Hey,ESL learners!I  challenge you to make questions that  start with " Do you think you are ...?"You may write them  on the comments below.

Aja, aja English!
Teacher Jejette

Whom Do You Love?

This post is not about asking whom do you love,but about the difference of   WHO and WHOM. Aja, aja English!! 

Take the test :

I've no idea _______ was standing by the doorway  when the postman came.

	a)	who
	b)	whom

With _______ will she be going to the party?

	a)	who
	b)	whom

_______ has left the gate open again?

	a)	who
	b)	whom

Rain Idioms

I always love it when it rains.There were many memorable things in the past that happened during rainy periods.Suspensions  of classes during  the flood seasons in my University were the most unforgettable.

Have you tried walking on the road and  singing a song when it's raining cats and dogs?I've done that. I suggest that you try it, too. Oh! Just don't sing out loud when you're alone, or else, passersby might think you're strange, okay?

This morning, I received this picture file from my student with her mom. Aren't they so happy here?

 Idioms About Rain

1.      I'll take a rain check .

This is something that you say when you cannot accept someone's invitation to do something but you would like to do it at another time.

Example :

Michelle:  Let’s watch Piranha  on Saturday.

Steve : I’ll take a rain check. Let’s do it on Sunday. I would have  a meeting with my boss.

Jet: No problem!

2.      Come rain or shine

-          regardless of the weather or circumstances; in any event

                 Example:

Steve : Come rain or shine, I’ll pick you up at 6 PM on Sunday. We’ll be watching the movie then.

Michelle : 6 PM , huh?  All right!

3.      Rain cats and dogs

-          To rain very hard

               Example:

    Michelle :  Why are you late? You promised to pick me up at 6! It’s already eight!

    Steve : I’m so sorry. My car was stuck in a   traffic jam . It was raining cats and dogs. 

ESL Movie- Nice Guy Johnny

I like watching this trailer again and again.Have you met that one nice guy?
Lucky you.
Oh, don't misunderstood me. I've met him around seven years ago.He has  the softest voice I've heard.He's also sweet.  
Unlucky me.He doesn't want a  nice girl.




Fill in the blanks :
1.Dude, you should ______  _________  ________ right _________.

2. _______ what ?
3. I don't ______, man!  Just ________ her _______ you _______!
4. Feel ________ ___________?

American Slang - Lesson 3

Are you up for another video of American Slang?



After watching the video, answer the meaning of the following :
1. Are you up for some Chinese food?
2, Let's take in an early show.
3. Say, do you want me to pick you up at eight?

American Slang - Lesson 4

After watching the video, answer the meaning of the  following:
1. Can you give me a hand?
2. I goofed up.
3. See?


ESL learners, tell me a story today wherein you goofed up! I won't laugh. I promise.

American Slang

I'm a fan of Jennifer.She speaks slowly and clearly.ESL learners would find her speech easier to understand.Below is a video about American Slang.
American slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in English language. Jennifer made this so that ESL learners would understand English when it's spoken in an informal way.

Enjoy this!

Adjectives That End In '-ing' or '-ed'

Do you ever get confused with adjectives that end in "ing" or "ed"?
Do you oftentimes say- "I'm boring?".I'm sure that you're not boring, but something makes you bored.

Read on!

Still don't get it ?
Here's a BIG TIP!
Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel.
Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe things and situations



ESL learners, answer the following. Put your answers in the comments.

1.    I do the same thing every day. My job is very ______ .

a.    boring

b.    bored

2.    My trip to Cambodia  has been canceled. I'm really ______ . I really wanted to go.

a.    disappointed

b.      disappointing

3.    I am very ______ with Teacher Jet’s blog.  I find it fascinating.

a.    interesting

b.    interested

4.    I was ______ by the news. I didn't expect it.

a.    surprising

b.    surprised

5.       I have nothing to do. I’m ____________

a.       bored

b.      boring

Thank You For The Music

Do you have an inspiration?
I do. If there's somebody in the world  who  inspires me to do better in my job,that person's  name is Hazel.There is never a  dull moment teaching her.

ESL learners, I'm proud to present to you my jewel, Hazel Lee!



I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore
When I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I'm so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud

So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me

Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk
She says I began to sing long before I could talk
But I often wonder, how did it all start?
Who found out that nothing could capture a heart
Like a melody can?
Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan

So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me

I've been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair
I wanna sing it out to everybody
What a joy, what a life, what a chance!

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me

American Slang Lesson 2

After watching the video, tell me the meaning of the following American Slang phrases:
1. Hey there!
2. Hold on a sec.
3. Bye!

ESL Song - Way Back Into Love

Two years ago, I had the time of my life. I had a terrific time with Korean kids who were eager to study the English language.Part of learning fun English is singing English songs.Here is an awe- inspiring video I was able to record as they learn the song Way Back Into Love.

Aja-Aja English!




Here,sing with the lyrics! (By the way,in music, lyric  means the words of a song. This is often used in the plural)

IELTS Reading Sample Task Diagram Label Completion - Dung Beetles

[Note: This is an extract from an Academic Reading passage on the subject of dung beetles. The text preceding this extract gave some background facts about dung beetles, and went on to describe a decision to introduce non-native varieties to Australia.]

Introducing dung1 beetles into a pasture is a simple process: approximately 1,500 beetles are released, a handful at a time, into fresh cow pats2 in the cow pasture. The beetles immediately disappear beneath the pats digging and tunneling and, if they successfully adapt to their new environment, soon become a permanent, self-sustaining part of the local ecology. In time they multiply and within three or four years the benefits to the pasture are obvious. 

Dung beetles work from the inside of the pat so they are sheltered from predators such as birds and foxes. Most species burrow into the soil and bury dung in tunnels directly underneath the pats, which are hollowed out from within. Some large species originating from France excavate tunnels to a depth of approximately 30 cm below the dung pat. These beetles make sausage-shaped brood chambers along the tunnels. The shallowest tunnels belong to a much smaller Spanish species that buries dung in chambers that hang like fruit from the branches of a pear tree. South African beetles dig narrow tunnels of approximately 20 cm below the surface of the pat. Some surface-dwelling beetles, including a South African species, cut perfectly-shaped balls from the pat, which are rolled away and attached to the bases of plants. 

For maximum dung burial in spring, summer and autumn, farmers require a variety of species with overlapping periods of activity. In the cooler environments of the state of Victoria, the large French species (2.5 cms long), is matched with smaller (half this size), temperate-climate Spanish species. The former are slow to recover from the winter cold and produce only one or two generations of offspring from late spring until autumn. The latter, which multiply rapidly in early spring, produce two to five generations annually. The South African ball-rolling species, being a sub-tropical beetle, prefers the climate of northern and coastal New South Wales where it commonly works with the South African tunneling species. In warmer climates, many species are active for longer periods of the year. 

Glossary

1. dung: the droppings or excreta of animals

2. cow pats: droppings of cows Academic Reading sample task – Diagram label completion 

Academic Reading sample task – Diagram label completion
Questions 6 – 8
Label the tunnels on the diagram below using words from the box.
Write your answers in boxes 6-8 on your answer sheet.

  http://www.ielts.org/default.aspx
https://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/digitalAssets/115012_Academic_Reading_sample_task_-_Diagram_label_completion__2_.pdf