This session covers:
- Putting it all together – Part I
- The 10 Key steps towards Improvement
Photo album
Keeping a family photograph album is a good way to save
family memories for yourself and future generations of your family. Very old
pictures can be taken to a photo shop and reprinted so that they can be placed
in an album. Be sure to write on the back of the picture any information you
remember about the people in it. Also, write the date if you remember it.
Looking at photo albums is a relaxing way to spend the day and it is a fun
activity to share with family and friends. Your children, grandchildren and
their children will appreciate your efforts too.
The Public Library
Your library card can be your ticket to entertainment,
current events and new ideas. Almost every city has a public library and there
is no charge for a library card. Libraries have books about many subjects, but
there are also other things at the library. These include books on cassette
tape, videotapes, large print books, CD’s, DVD’s and magazines. Many have free
programs in the afternoon or evening about travel, hobbies or other topics of
interest. Some cities also have a bookmobile or traveling library, which brings
the library right into your neighborhood.
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller did three amazing things. First, he
acquired probably the greatest fortune in all history. He started out in life
digging potatoes under the hot sun for four cents an hour. In those days, there
were not half a dozen men in all the United States who were worth even one
million dollars. Eventually, John D. managed to collect a fortune said to be
anywhere from one to two billion dollars. And yet, the first girl he fell in
love with refused to marry him.
The reason given was because her mother refused to allow her
daughter to “throw herself away” on a man who had such poor prospects.
Stars
How many stars can you see on a dark, clear night? You can
see about 3,000 stars with your eyes alone. But keep in mind that you are
viewing only part of the sky. If the whole sky were visible, you could count
about 5,000 stars. If you look through a small telescope you might see as many
as 600,000 stars. Through the most powerful telescopes, astronomers can spot
millions of stars. No one is sure exactly how many stars there are altogether,
but astronomers believe there are at least 200 billion, billion stars out in
space.
The 10 Keys towards Improvement
Number 1. Practice
and listen.
Number 2. Do not
leave off the endings of words.
Number 3. Make a list
of frequently used words.
Number 4. Open your
mouth more when you speak English.
Number 5. Don’t be
afraid to speak.
Number 6. Read aloud
in English for ten to 15 minutes every day.
Number 7. Record your
own voice and listen for pronunciation errors.
Number 8. Watch the
mouth movements of native speakers and imitate them.
Number 9. Buy books
on tape. Read along with the tape - out loud.
Number 10. Be
patient.
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