Introduction to Mother’s Day ⇔May 2023. EFLsuccess.com ⇔ (This post is also in the “articles” section of my personal website (wp.krigline.com), which is full of interesting articles, pictures, music, and more. Check it out!) Many nations have a special day … Continue reading →
Ideas for honoring Dad on Fathers’ Day ⇔May 2020. EFLsuccess.com ⇔ (This post is also in the “articles” section of my personal website (wp.krigline.com), which is full of interesting articles, pictures, music, and more. Check it out!) Before we begin, … Continue reading →
Titanic Survivors, www.EFLsuccess.com Teachers: This lesson can be used after watching a Titanic film, film clips, or without using a movie. See Titanic page for vocabulary, and more about the disaster. In 1912, the Titanic was the largest, most luxurious ocean liner of … Continue reading →
Titanic, www.EFLsuccess.com Several movies have been made about the tragedy. You should be able to use this study guide with any of them. Here are three: A Night to Remember (Titanic)—This 1950s film version of the April 14, 1912, calamity has … Continue reading →
History and introduction of a holiday celebrating love ⇔ Holiday: Valentine’s Day © Feb 2023 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 →
Winter holiday in China & Asia⇔ Holiday: Chinese/Lunar New Year© Jan 2023 Michael Krigline Note to teachers: This post contains an article and discussion questions, suitable for conversational English classes. Vocabulary: (underlined terms in the article) *acrobatics/acrobat: skillful movements that … Continue reading →
Evan Almighty, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Evan Baxter has been elected to Congress and moves to the DC suburbs. Then God tells him to build a replica of Noah’s Ark (a huge ship, designed to save animals from a huge flood). Everyone thinks … Continue reading →
Bend it Like Beckham, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: No one plays soccer like Beckham, and a young woman shouldn’t play soccer at all—at least, not according to two traditional moms in this British comedy. Our past and heritage certainly affect our future, so … Continue reading →
Bend it Like Beckham, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: No one plays soccer like Beckham, and a young woman shouldn’t play soccer at all—at least, not according to two traditional moms in this British comedy. Our past and heritage certainly affect our future, so … Continue reading →
Lost Worlds–Life in the Balance, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Will wild animals someday freely roam through today’s great cities, as they do through the deserted ruins of ancient Tikal? What can we learn from the mistakes of these once-great civilizations? This documentary takes you … Continue reading →
Sherlock Holmes: The Blind Banker, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: A Chinese pottery expert, a journalist, and a Hong Kong banker have seen graffiti that scares them into hiding. When the latter two turn up dead, Holmes helps the police and bank officials put … Continue reading →
Here is the English alphabet, then vowel sounds, read by an adult male. Basic English-learner sounds: 1. alphabet with pauses (listen and repeat) 2. alphabet (listen until you can say it with me) 3. vowels (listen and repeat) Note: I … Continue reading →