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Did you have a nice week? Mine seemed to rae by so fast. Here we have on Saturday again! I 've been busy with my regular kid routine, school, dance, piano, gymnastics, playtime, etc. Plus, I am taking care of my parents' yard again because they're in Argentine. Luckily, it has been a bit cooler this week, so I haven't had to water quite so much.

(Picture_ View from San Diego Zoo)

Vocaburary

* Routine- repeat

* etc.- "et ceteta" means and the rest

* Pass out- to deliver, give (slang) go to bed so fast. I was so tired last night that I passed out at 9:00 pm. Other meaning is to faint. 

* Pass away- die. My grandma passed away from cancer. it is gentle expression for die. 

* Dislocate- bone is not right position by twisted or some pressure. 

* Sprain- muscle is stretched out (ankle)

* Strategy- method

We still practicing present perfect! What do you want to ask? 

How long has Morgan been at this school? 

Have you ever played baseball? 

Has Aley ever studied French? 

And, we suggested Kayla to build more vocabrary in English by listening their conversation.

(Picture-Mexiacn restaurant, practice practice!)

See you next time!

We have studied about "Present Perfect tense" for 2 weeks. 

２週間ほど現在完了形を学んでいます。

1: This is one type of past tense. 

2: Use this tense to talk about things that started in the past and cotinues to the present. 

3: Use have/has + past participle form (regular verb: ~ed, or irregular verb).

have/has＋過去分詞を使います。

e.g. (for example): 例文

I have worked at this school for 12 years. (For: Length of time)

I have worked at this school since 2006. (Since: when the time begin)

How long have you waited for the line? 

Have you ever driven a motorcycle? 

We have had wind called Santa Ana this week. It is the sign that Autumn begin in Southern California. We talked about the wind and migration in the class. 

Wind:

Breeze - light wind

Gusts - big giant strong wind

Animals (in winter)　動物は冬仕度のために暖かいところに移動したり、冬眠したりします。

1: Migration: Animal move to places for suitable environment (bird, whale, salmon, monarch butterfly). 

(immigration is to enter). 

2: Some animals hibernate in winter. Bears hibernate in winter. They survive on their own fat for the winter months. 

3: Bats are nocturnal (sleep in the day, awake at night).　冬支度ではないですが、動物（コウモリ）の習性です。フクロウなどもそうですね。人間も夜行性の方がいらっしゃいます。　

単語の意味

Present Perfect tense（現在完了形）

Breeze（風、そよ風）

Gusts（突風）

Migration（集団移動）

Hibernate（冬眠）

Nocturnal （夜行性）

See you next time!

Our ESL teacher's parents have lots of fruits trees in their yard. 

My parents love gardening. They have a large variety of fruits trees in their yard, including peach, plum, fig, apricot, pomegranate, persimmon, guava, passion fruit, lime, lemmon, orange, apple, blueberry, blackberry, and kunquat!! What is your favorite fruit? Do you enjoy gardening? What do you like to grow? 

peach (もも）

plum（すもも）

fig　（いちじく）

apricot（アプリコット）

pomegranate（ざくろ）

persimmon（柿）

guava（グアバ）

passion fruit（パッションフルーツ）

lime（ライム）

lemmon（レモン）

orange（オレンジ）

apple（りんご）

blueberry（ブルーベリー）

blackberry（ブラックベリー）

kunquat（キンカン）

ところで、フルーツの皮は英語では,

PeachやPear は　Skin、

Orange, Banana, Apple は　Peel　と言うそうです。

種はSeed, 中央部分はCore, 果肉はFresh、

オレンジなどのひとふさはOrange segmenだそうです。

南カリフォルニアでは、気候がいいので庭にはフルーツの木がある家があります。

私の家ではレモン、オレンジ、グアバの木があります。

日本の実家には私が小さい時にはざくろとかりんがあったなぁと思い出しました。

See you next time. 

今回クラスで学んだことは、Preference verbs + gerunds (-ing)で自分の好きなこと・嫌いなことを表現することです。

Preference verbs: like, love, enjoy, hate, prefer, mind, avoid, dislike などです。

Gerundsは、動詞＋ing: running, swimming, reading, cooking などです。

例文：

What do you enjoy doing? 

I enjoy having tea and watching birds from my living room in the morning. 

What do you dislike doing? 

I dislike folding laundry. 

What do you love doing? 

I love listening music.

Do you mind....?　.......が気になりますか？

Do you mind opening the window?  It is hot here.

No, I don't mind. (窓を開けていいですよ、という意味）

Yes, I mind. (窓を開けないでほしい、という意味）

Do you mind....? より丁寧に聞きたいときは、Would you mind....? がいいようです。

I like having a cup of coffee at cafe after the class. 

See you next time. 

1: Simple present - expresses repeated activities/daily activities. Fact of life, routine, repeated action.

例文：

I am student. 

（common indicator of present tense are: everyday, daily, all the time, usually など）。

２: Present continuous - expresses action that is happening at the moment. It also expresses future plan. 

例文：

I am going to visit my friend next week. 

I am cooking right now. 

（common indicator of present continuous are: right now, at the moment, now など）。

３: Future conditional clause-条件節のある文章。

Future conditional clause are used to express conditon in a future. Use simple present in a conditional clause and future tense in the main clause.

If the weather is nice tomorrow, I will go fishing. 

(メインの文章の動詞が未来形, 条件節の動詞は現在形になる）。

例文：

If I come school tomorrow, I will talk to my teacher. 

If my friend comes with me, I will go to the concert tomorrow. 

* 条件節のある文章で、メインの文章が文の最初に来るときは、コンマがいらない。

例文：

I will talk to my teacher if I come school tomorrow.

I will go to the concert tomorrow if my friend comes with me. 

第一回目のクラスで学んだことでした。

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