Desperate Housewives

Listen to the short scene from Desperate Housewives and fill in the blanks. 

 __________     ______. 

 Mike! 

 What’s ________--? 

 I didn’t ____________anyone was gonna be _________ here, I just sorta _________ outta ___________. 

 I’m sure you look _____________. 

Oooh.

Ooh, Bongo, Bongo! Shh.. Sorry, uh, he scares easy. 

 No, it’s fine, I get it. 

I didn’t mean to ___________ you. I’ll see you _____________.

__________   _____________   __________ have __________ with me? 

Just the __________ of us? 

 Heh, well, and Julie. Uh, it’s a thing we do when ___________ new moves into the _____________, we___________ them over for a ____________- __________   __________. Sort of a __________. 

 You said you were a __________ cook. 

Well. I order __________. 

 Oh, you invite __________ over for a home-cooked meal and you order___________. 

Yeah, it’s sort of a new ____________. I’m working out the kinks. 

I’ll tell you what. How ‘bout I ___________? And you guys _________  ___________ to my place. 

Oh. Great. 

 Friday night at six? 

I’ll be there. 

 Alright. 

Bye, Bongo. 


Julie? Mike Delfino just____________ us to __________ Friday night. 

 He did? _________. 

But only I’m going. Because you’re gonna __________down with something _________-____________ that__________ bed-rest and _______. 

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Enhance You Listening Skills With " Love Story"

My student can't help but repeatedly sing this song. She said that the lyrics are  easy and the tone is upbeat. Surely, students of English would find this enjoyable too.  

We were both ___________, when I first saw you.

I close my eyes and the flashback starts-

I'm standing there, on a balcony in _____________ air.

I see the lights; see the __________-, the ball gowns.

I see you make your way through the _____________-

You say hello, little did I know...

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles-

And my daddy said "stay away from Juliet"-

And I was crying on the ___________-

begging you, "Please don't go..."

And I said...

Romeo take me somewhere, we can be alone.

I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is_________.

You'll be the __________ and I'll be the princess,

It's a love story, baby, just say yes.

So I ________________out to the garden to see you.

We keep quiet, because we're dead if they knew-

So close your eyes... escape this town for a little while.

Oh, Oh.

Cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter,

And my daddy said "stay away from Juliet" -

but you were ____________to me-

I was begging you, "Please don't go"

And I said...

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone.

I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is run.

You'll be the __________ and I'll be the princess.

It's a love story, baby, just say yes-

Romeo save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel.

This love is ___________-, but it's real.

Don't be__________, we'll make it out of this mess.

It's a love story, baby, just say yes.

Oh, Oh.

I got tired of waiting.

Wondering if you were ever coming around.

My faith in you was _________-

When I met you on the outskirts of town.

And I said...

Romeo ________ me, I've been feeling so alone.

I keep waiting, for you but you never come.

Is this in my head, I don't know what to think-

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a _________ and said...

Marry me Juliet, you'll never have to be alone.

I love you, and that's all I really know.

I talked to your dad -- go pick out a_________ dress

It's a love story, baby just say... yes.

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh.

'cause we were both ___________ when I first saw you

Basic English skills include listening and  AjaAja English make it a point that students would have fun while studying. ^ _^ 

Wishing you all the best in your studies, 

Teacher Jet 

Skype ID- imteacherjet 

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What Are Some Different Ways To Agree In English?

Here is a short video about some different ways to agree in English.

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Hello Kitty Fans,learn English Here!

Assignment :
Write  five sentences that you hear in this short Hello Kitty video clip.



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ESL Vocabulary: "Is it doable?"

ESL Vocabulary."Is it doable?" means "Is it possible to do?"


Sentence examples :
1. His homework  is hard but very doable.



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I Will Win..

.. because I have faith, courage,( and )  enthusiasm!!!

What do you do when you need some energy and you feel like giving up on studying English ?
Try watching this video!You'll learn something from this!



Test your Listening Skills:
Up ______  ________. Let's _________
This is called the ____________. We do it when __________ ____________ ________ get ______ energy ______.
C'mon. Don't you ________ __________  _________sorry for ___________.
I will __________
Why ?
.. because I have ________, __________, _____________.
___________!

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!

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The Strongest...

.. tropical storm to hit  Seoul,Korea in 15 years is Typhoon Kompasu.

The above pictures were snapshots taken outside my student's window at 6:30 in the morning today.

Typhoon Kompasu lashes South Korea

Typhoon Kompasu struck South Korea early Thursday, killing three people while it knocked over streetlights and scaffolding in what was called the strongest tropical storm to hit the Seoul area in 15 years.
Powerful gusts knocked over power lines, cutting off power to tens of thousands of homes and forcing airports to cancel or delay dozens of international flights, the National Emergency Management Agency said.
Streets of Seoul, the capital, were littered with tree leaves and branches and toppled construction. Some parked cars were wrecked by scaffolding knocked over by the typhoon.
More than 60 international flights were delayed or cancelled, mostly to and from China, officials at Incheon and Gimpo airports said. Service on two Seoul subway lines and five railway routes was suspended ,the emergency management agency said.
An 80-year-old man died after being hit by a roof tile and a 37-year-old businessman was killed on his way to work by a falling tree branch, the agency said. A 75-year-old man was electrocuted while examining a transformer, and four people were injured by broken glass.
Elementary and middle schools Seoul were ordered to delay the start of the school day by two hours, while all public and private kindergartens were closed for the day, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said.
The storm caused at least $8.3 million US in damage to a soccer stadium in Incheon, west of Seoul, stadium officials said.
Power was out at more than 60,000 homes along South Korea's west coast, officials said.
Kompasu, the Japanese word for "compass," landed on Ganghwa Island, about 70 kilometres west of Seoul, early Thursday morning, officials said.

Heavy rain hits North Korea

The typhoon also caused torrential rains and heavy gusts throughout North Korea, the country's state media reported Thursday. It didn't say whether the typhoon caused any casualties or damage.
Last month, floods swamped farmland, houses and public buildings in the North's northwestern city of Sinuiju and adjacent areas and displaced more than 23,000 people, according to figures by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Earlier this week, South Korea's Red Cross offered the North relief aid worth $8.3 million US.


http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/09/02/typhoon-south-korea.html#ixzz0yOHVRlX8

Claire Danes: " It's Very Out Of Body"

Claire Danes,  an  American actress,recently did a film based on the life and work of Temple Grandin and won her  first Emmy award. When she was interviewed by CNN, she said " It's very out of body"

IDIOM for today:

It's very out of body - You  can say this when you experience something as if you are outside of your own body and that you can watch what is happening to it or when you can't believe that something happened.

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?    

Tomorrow

When  you get sad, what do you sing?

I hope that this song would save your day.



 



Idiom

You (can) bet your bottom dollar -  you can be very sure

You can bet your bottom dollar that you would gain confidence in speaking English when you become my student.

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:




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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

Have You Been To An Agricultural Store ?

AGRI...-- what ??


Agricultural Store.You might be wondering what kind of products do they sell  in that store.No, you can't find  craft, fashion, or  cultural-products there. Agriculture means  the production of food and goods through farming. The key word is FARMING.
Therefore, agricultural store supply farm equipment,seeds, chemicals and all manner of farm related items.
 
An ESL learner named Andy from Korea had no idea before  about the English terms of  most of the products that he sells.


 Watch this video as he learns and teaches us  some ESL vocabulary words.




New Words To Study:
1. Herbicide - a chemical substance used to destroy or stops  the growth of plants, especially weeds/grass
2.Fertilizer -  food for the plants/ something that you add to soil  to make it more productive
3.Grafting tape - a  kind of tape that you use to join plants
4.Pesticide -  a chemical used to kill pests, especially insects.


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Teacher Jet

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.

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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.