Jungle Book, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: The jungle is filled with laughter, song, suspense and friendship, in one of the funniest and best cartoons Walt Disney (1901-1966) ever made. A human orphan is raised by wolves, but when a tiger threatens the wolf … Continue reading →
Writing News Articles, www.EFLsuccess.com Unit 17 of my book, Successful Writing for the Real World, presents how to write news articles. Today, “the news” is often an attempt to persuade the reader by presenting the author’s (or editor’s) side of a story, … Continue reading →
The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 狮王,女巫,衣橱, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Four British children (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie) go to the countryside to escape World War 2 bombing. There, they magically travel to Narnia, a land … Continue reading →
This phrase is on US money and in other official places. Why? Feb 19, 2021. eflsuccess.com ⇔ Underlined vocabulary terms are defined below, followed by discussion questions “In God We Trust” Have you seen this motto in some official places like … Continue reading →
The Family Man, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Jack is a rich, successful stock broker. One Christmas Eve, he gets a glimpse of what his life would have been like if he had made different choices. What did he give up by not marrying his college girlfriend … Continue reading →
Christmas commonalities, and an intro to “Silent Night Christmas apples” ⇔ Holiday: Christmas © Dec 2020 Michael Krigline, MA Note to teachers: Combine these short lessons with a favorite craft to make holiday decorations, and/or a Christmas movie. You’ll find … Continue reading →
History and introduction of a holiday celebrating love (for English conversation) ⇔ Holiday: Valentine’s Day © Feb 2021 Michael Krigline, MA Note to teachers: These two “shorter” articles (scroll down for “lower level” version) would work well in a “conversational … Continue reading →
History and introduction of a holiday celebrating love ⇔ Holiday: Valentine’s Day © Feb 2009 Michael Krigline, MA Note to teachers: This “longer” article would work well in a class about American history & culture; for a “conversational English” class, … Continue reading →
It’s a Wonderful Life; www.EFLsuccess.com Story: George lives for others all his life. One Christmas Eve, a relative’s error threatens to put him in jail. While considering suicide, George gets an unexpected gift when an angel shows him what his town … Continue reading →
Understanding Halloween ⇔ Holiday: Halloween © Oct 2020 Michael Krigline, MA Note to teachers: This was created for a “conversational English” class; scroll down for a “lower English level” version. Underlined terms are explained in the vocabulary section below. October 31 is … Continue reading →
Honoring an explorer, and interpreting history ⇔ Holiday: Columbus Day, part 1 © Oct 2020 Michael Krigline, MA Note to teachers: This “longer” two-part article would work well in a class about American history & culture; for a “conversational English” … Continue reading →
Honoring an explorer, and interpreting history ⇔ Holiday: Columbus Day, part 1 (lower English version) © Oct 2020 Michael Krigline, MA Note to teachers: These “shorter” articles would work well in a “conversation” class where the goal is to give … Continue reading →
