These slides are for our free group class. They are multi-lingual–the flags are language buttons.
I’m like that bug that hugs that tree. I hold on. The world moves along, but not me. The things I cling to now, these leaves fluttering in the wind. I am drawing flowers with a pen… and I’m stopped so still that I don’t think I’ll start again. Q. Do you feel ready for the future? Q. What are you holding onto?
These days things have been really good. I have time, and it’s been peaceful. I have a lot of time to spend by myself. In the morning I eat my favorite breakfast and go to the coffee shop. I take my cat pretty much everywhere except work. On my weekends, we spend all day together. Things have been pretty smooth and peaceful. times = [morning, noon, evening]“In the {time}, I __ by myself.” “Peaceful days are days that ______, ______…
I had 2 days off this weekend, and I think I made the most of them. What I like about my job is that when the weekend comes I seize every hour of it. This weekend I played as much as I possibly could. I raced to the coffee shop both mornings, and barely got up from my computer all day. It was like a coffee marathon. I’m exhausted and tomorrow is work, but I don’t regret it. I got…
I went for a bike ride in the afternoon. I bought a couple of things. I stopped at a bakery where they were selling bread fresh out of the oven. It smelled really good and I stopped to buy one. Later, I saw a road-side flower stand and stopped there to buy some cherry blossoms. I thought that my cat would play with them. My cat didn’t play with the flowers. She smelled them and looked at me like I…
It’s been getting really humid lately. At work, the walls feel wet. It’s always cloudy. I had the day off today. I played my computer game. I rode my bike some. For dinner I had pizza. Tomorrow I go back to work. Q. Is the humidity inconvenient? How do you deal with it? Q. Tell me about a day you remember.
My cat knows what time it is. She expects me to take her out in the morning. We will go to a cafe. But first I need to put my computer in my backpack and finish my breakfast. At the cafe, I study and she sleeps in my backpack. We do that until lunchtime. It was a very peaceful time. Q. What do you do after you wake up? Q. Tell me about someone you know well.
Rat vui xem Tet Viet Nam. Khi toi da di dap xe o duong di Song Cong, xem nha nhieu co gia dinh dang an Tet. Nay la duong am nhac. Tet Karaoke. OK! O thanh pho Thai Nguyen, moi nguoi hanh phuc! Xe may nhieu co bo me vuoi con ao Tet rat dep va mau do. Toi vui che. Q. Ban da don phong chua? Q. Hom nay ban di chuy kh? Vuoi ai?
I’ve been bicycling more the last few days. I go around Thai Nguyen, sometimes a little bit outside of it. I’m thinking about going on a longer bicycle ride during the Tet holiday. Maybe just for a couple days. I’d like to wander further out of the city, maybe out of the province. Tet is when all the stores are closed, so people have warned me to prepare to have some food at home. They said that the stores will…
The motivation to learn a language can be external and internal. I’ll talk about each one today. External motivation is wanting to learn because you want to pass a test or get a better job. I think that this is what is emphasized to students. Internal motivation is wanting to learn for your own self. This could be because you enjoy it or are very interested in something. I think that this kind of motivation leads to better outcomes for…
If it’s really late and I’m hungry, I go to Michi mart for instant noodles. My favorite brand is Siu Kay. The seafood flavor tastes good. I think I might go there tonight. I won’t stay out very late, because tomorrow I have work. My job has been going ok. Things are manageable now. I might extend my contract for 3 months. Yesterday I had the day off, and I bicycled North about 5 km. It felt nice to get…