Day 45

 OBJECTIVES

Keep practicing Other and Another correctly

Keep learning idioms

Listening/reading The Little Prince


VOCABULARY: Idioms

Video


GRAMMAR: OTHER vs. ANOTHER

Exercise


READING/LISTENING-COMPREHENSION

Discussion

Video


SPEAKING: Making a toast

Get their attention

Keep it short

Knowing your audience

You may use a cheat sheet (notes)

Video


For tomorrow

* have your graduation speech ready to read

*bring a glass of wine, beer, orange juice for a toast


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