Lion Dance

I usually take the bus to school each day.

Today I saw a lion dance!

A group of young people did a lion dance in front of a bank.

They helped the bank celebrate the new year.

Did you see any good lion dances this year?

If you didn't, then check out this one below! Have fun!

Happy New Year!

The weekend is Chinese (and Vietnamese) New Year!

The new year is the year of the pig.

I wish you all happiness and good fortune in the new year!

Happy Valentine's Day

Today is Valentine's Day in America.

Many Americans like to give flowers and chocolate to someone they love.

What do you like to do on Valentine's Day?

Click on comments (below) and let me know.

Chinese New Year is almost here!

It is almost time for Chinese New Year!

Now it is the year of the dog.

Next year is the year of the pig.

Happy New Year!

QUESTION:
What will YOU do to celebrate?
Click here to answer.

Animals! Animals! Animals!

Do you like animals? Here is a short video with lots of pictures of animals.

ENJOY!

My Students have BLOGS!

My students at City College of San Francisco (Chinatown/North Beach Campus) are creating their own blogs! What fun!

They are doing some good work!
Below are three blogs that are quite nice!

Betty Guan

Mavis

John

My Second Home

I lived in Vietnam for three years. Vietnam is a beautiful country.

I lived in Hoa Binh Province. It has many beautiful mountains, rice paddies and a big river.

I didn't have a car. I used my bicycle everyday.

I miss my "second home."

Fun with Colors and Font Sizes

Hello, my name is Rob. I live in Oakland. I am a teacher at the Chinatown Campus in San Francisco. It is a great school with great students!

1. My literacy students are fun.
2. My computer class students are adventuresome.
3. My English for Workplace students love to laugh.

• San Francisco is a beautiful city.
• San Francisco is a cold and windy
  city.
• San Francisco is a great place to live and work.
  

My Favorite Food

I love to eat Vietnamese food!

I love to eat Vietnamese egg rolls!

Egg Rolls have

• bean sprouts
• carrots
• shrimp
• pork
• egg
• lettuce
• sugar
• rice paper

You can get them at any Vietnamese Pho restaurant. One great restaurant in Oakland is called Ao Sen. It is on the corner of East 12th Street and 2nd Avenue.

Enjoy!

My Introduction

My name is Teacher Rob.

I have many students from China in my classes here in Chinatown, San Francisco!

My students are learning how to create their own blogs.

Auld Lang Syne - Happy New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I wish you good luck in the new year! Here are the words to the song: AULD LANG SYNE Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind ? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne ? CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. And surely you’ll buy your pint cup ! And surely I’ll buy mine ! And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. CHORUS We two have run about the hills, and pulled the daisies fine ; But we’ve wandered many a weary foot, since auld lang syne. CHORUS We two have paddled in the stream, from morning sun till dine (dinner time) ; But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne. CHORUS And there’s a hand my trusty friend ! And give us a hand o’ thine ! And we’ll take a right good-will draught, for auld lang syne. CHORUS

FAMILY

Family is great!

Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather
Sister, Brother, Husband, Wife!

Click here to practice family words.

Click here to practice more family words.

Click here to listen about a family (and answer questions).

Have fun!

Seasons and Weather

Today is the first day of FALL !

Click here for a short "Seasons Quiz".

Have fun!

Adjectives

Adjectives describe people and things.

• My cat funny.
• David is intelligent.
• Sally is happy.
  
  Click here to see a list of adjectives.
  
  Click here to practice adjectives!
  
  Have fun!

Welcome to the WORLD!

How many continents are there?

How many oceans are there?

Click here to test your knowlege of the world!

Have fun!

VOCABULARY

Words, Words, Words!

English has about 250,000 words!

How many words do you know?

Click on the words below to practice your vocabulary. HAVE FUN!

REMEMBER: If you see a little, blue arrow, click on it and listen.



FOOD

CLOTHING

HOUSING

WEATHER

COINS

FAMILY

MORE Vocabulary

Irregular Past Tense Practice

There are many IRREGULAR verbs in English.

Do you know how to spell them in the past tense?

Click here to practice Irregular Past Tense verbs.

Simpe Past and the Past Progressive

Simple Past:

A dog jumped in front of my car.
The action happened in the past (began and finished at a time in the past).

Past Progressive (also called "Past Continuous"):

While I was driving, a dog jumped in front of my car.
The action was in progress (was happening) at a time in the past.

Click here to take a short quiz about the Simple Past and the Past Progressive. Have Fun!

Click here for another quiz with the Simple Past and Past Progressive.

Do you know that story of Noah?

He built a big boat.

He put many kinds of animals onto the boat.

Do you like animals?

Click here to take an animal quiz.

Click here for another animal quiz.

Click here for one more animal quiz.

Click here for a quiz about animals in water.

Click here for a quiz about insects (bugs).

Simple Past Tense

The Simple Past Tense

1. I ride the bus to school everyday - Simple Present

2. I rode the bus to school yesterday - Simple Past

Practice the Simple Past Tense with some crossword puzzles!

Crossword Puzzle #1

Crossword Puzzle #2

Crossword Puzzle #3

Crossword Puzzle #4

You can also practice the Simple Past Tense of the Verb BE.

Here is more Advanced Grammar Practice. Have fun!

Animals!

This is a horse.

Do you know the sound a horse makes?

Click here to take a short animal sound quiz!

Have fun!

Mouse Practice

This is a mouse.

This is a computer mouse.

Do you know how to use a computer mouse?

Click here to practice! Have fun!

A dog and his bone

Dogs like bones!

Read (and listen to) a story about a dog and a bone.

Read: Click here to read the story! Have fun!

Pronunciation: Click here to practice the long O sound.

Grammar Practice

Here are some web pages to practice your grammar! Have fun!

WH Questions

• What, When, Where?
• What, Which, How?

To BE or to DO in Questions and Sentences

• Am, Are, Is, Do, Does

Practice with There is and There are

• There is / There are

Question Words

Take two short quizzes about QUESTION WORDS:

• Who ?
• What ?
• Where ?
• When ?
• Why ?
• Which ?
• Whose ?
• How ?

Click here and here to take the quizzes!

Verb BE Quiz

Try this short quiz about the verb BE (present and past).
For Example:

• I am a student now.
• I was a student last year.
• They are students now.
• They were students last year.

Click here to take the quiz!

Verb BE Quiz

Try this short quiz about the verb BE (present and past).
For Example:

• I am a student now.
• I was a student last year.
• They are students now.
• They were students last year.

Click here to take the quiz!

Vegetables

Vegetables are healthy for you!

You should eat them everyday!

Pratice your "Vegetable" words!

Click here and here and here!

Good Luck and Good Appetite!

SPORTS (and grammar, too)!

Teacher Rob likes to play GOLF.

He likes to play soccer, too.

Does he like tennis? No.

Does he like football? Yes.

The 3rd Person "S" is important.

Put an "S" on the verb with the 3rd Person: He/She/It/Mr. Brown/My cat/The flower/ etc.....


What sport do you like to play?


1. Practice your "sport" vocabulary!

Click here and here and here.

2. Practice the 3rd Person "S"

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2
• Exercise 3
• Exercise 4
• Exercise 5
• Exercise 6

3. More grammar practice!

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2
• Exercise 3
• Exercise 4
• Exercise 5