English beginner

Congratulations
It''s my mother''s birthday soon. I need some help writing her card. I have all the words, but they are in the wrong order. Help me put them in the right order.
1. Mother! Birthday Happy
2. You always me help
3. In trouble times of
4. You me love always
5. In sadness of times
6. You always laugh me with
7. In joy of times
8. Am I so you happy mother are
ANSWER
1. Happy Birthday Mother!
2. You always help me
3. In times of trouble
4. You always love me
5. In times of sadness
6. You always laugh with me
7. In times of joy.
8. I am happy you are my mother.

GRAMMAR LESSON
Prepositions always come before nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases. The preposition and the nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases make a "prepositional phrase." For example, "in town," "for me," "in a minute." Underline all the prepositional phrases in my mother''s card.
ANSWERS: in times, of trouble, in times, of sadness, with me, in times, of joy
Can you add a sentence to my card? Remember to use a prepositional phrase!
Question for the week: What do you do to celebrate special days? Try to find your own answer.
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Budget planning with a spreadsheet (Wednesday)
Have you ever used a spreadsheet program? Do you use one to plan your own budget?
People who work with financial information like bankers, accountants business managers and even householders use spreadsheets to add and subtract money earned and spent. Spreadsheets can keep a running total of money that can be changed as needed when income or expenses are added or subtracted.
Unlike using a calculator, a computer spreadsheet can be saved, printed and corrected if a number is incorrect. The spreadsheet can be filed in a folder on the computer so you can have a history of income and expenses for your home or business. Throw away your pencil and paper! Let a spreadsheet do the math for you!
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Milestones
Yuka: Wow! Your parents can really dance!
Jeanette: I know! What song is this?
Yuka: It''s called, "Swing Cats Sing." It was the craze when they met at a dance club called, "Zola''s Zoo."
Yuka: And here they are at their silver anniversary, dancing like they were at Zola''s yesterday!

VOCABULARY
swing a style of dancing
craze something currently very popular
silver anniversary a couple''s 25-year anniversary
The sounds /s/ and /z/ are both made by blowing air between the tip of the tongue and the roof of the mouth. The difference between /s/ and /z/ is that the /z/ sound adds the voice, and the /s/ sound is made only with air.
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Congratulations
What is a "baby shower"?
Bertha: We need to choose a card for Ida. She''s going to have a baby soon. We''re having a baby shower for her.
Kathy: How nice! Here''s a good card. It says, "Congratulations!"
Bertha: But it also says, "It''s a boy!" We don''t know if the baby is a boy or a girl.
Kathy: Here''s another one. It says, "Best wishes to the new parents."
Bertha: Perfect. Now we need to find a baby gift!

"Baby shower" means:
1. It''s raining babies.
2. The babies are in the shower.
3. A party for someone having a baby.
4. A party for babies.

The answer is 3.
The party is for the mother of the baby. It happens before the baby is born or soon after the baby is born. It is tra***ional to bring gifts for the baby to a shower.
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Budget planning with a spreadsheet (Tuesday)
If your friend told you, "I have more expenses than income," do you think this would be a problem? How would you reply to this friend?
"Expenses" are what people "spend" money on. You can probably think of many daily, monthly and yearly expenses.
"Income" is what people "earn." It is the money that "comes in." Income results from your work, your business or your "property" (land or buildings).
Think about these questions: What is your main source of income? Is it from work, business or property? What are your main or highest expenses?
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Milestones
For many people, high school graduation is an important milestone in their lives. After high school, students begin jobs, start families, continue their education, or some combination thereof. High school graduation is also a time to say goodbye to childhood friends as they move into the next part of their lives. For many students, high school graduation is both a sad and happy event. It marks the end of their teenage years and the beginning of their lives as adults. The future is both exciting and uncertain.

READING BETWEEN THE LINES
1. What is a milestone?
2. How old are high school graduates?
3. Why is the future uncertain?
ANSWERS
1. A milestone is an important event in a person''s life.
2. They are in their late teenage years.
3. No one knows the future. It is unknown or uncertain.
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Budget planning with a spreadsheet (Monday)
How much money do you earn? How much money do you spend? Have you ever planned your "budget" by using a computer?
The name for the plan that "keeps track of" or "keeps a record of" the money you earn and spend is called a budget.
Budgets can be put on a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet is a computer program, used especially in business, which allows you to do financial calculations and plans. This means that you keep track of your personal budget, the money you earn and spend, on your computer. The computer will do the math necessary to help you plan how you spend your money!
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Milestones
What is a "baby shower?"
I have been to many baby showers in my life. When I was very young, I would go with my mother, aunt, and grandmother. Now, I go by myself, and one day, I will go with my own daughter. Usually, the showers I attend have around 20 women of all ages. They are friends and family of the mother-to-be. We eat a light lunch and play silly games, and give baby gifts to the guest of honor.

VOCABULARY
Mother-to-be a polite word for a pregnant woman
light lunch not a full lunch
guest of honor the person a party is for
A "baby shower" is:
1. a rain storm
2. a party for a mother-to-be
3. a party for a grandmother
4. a lunch for a family
The answer is 2.
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Graduation
How many graduations would you attend if you went to all the graduations listed below?
After approximately twelve years of school, you can graduate. You wear a cap and gown and receive a certificate or diploma stating that you successfully completed all high school courses.
If you pass a 2-year program at a college or university, you can get an Associates Degree.
If you pass a 4-year program at a college or university, you can earn a Bachelor''s degree.
B.A. Bachelor of Arts
B.S. Bachelor of Science
If you pass a 3-4 year program at a college or university, which may include a very long written or spoken (oral) examination or research and writing, you can earn a Masters'' degree.
M.A. Master in Arts
M.S. Master in Science.
If you write a thesis that is the size of a short book and is approved by a group of professors and pass all your high level courses, you can earn a Doctorate of Philosophy or Ph.D.

How many graduations happened? 5 . The number of years in school ranged from 12 to 26 years.
What do you think about going to school for this length of time? What kind of job do you think requires this amount of education? Try to find your own answer.

Movies
Have you ever wanted to be in the movie business? What job would you prefer? Hundreds of people are used for every movie you see. There are many different jobs you can do. Here is a list of jobs on a movie set. Can you match the job to the description?
1. gaffer
2. grip
3. director
4. producer
5. extra
1. the person who moves and sets up camera equipment
2. a person used to fill a scene (in a crowd, for example)
3. the person who gets the money for a film, who arranges filming and publicity
4. the main electrician on the production
5. the person who directs the filming
ANSWERS: 1.(4) 2.(1) 3.(5) 4.(3) 5.(2)
Question for the week: Have you seen a movie in English? Did you enjoy it? Try to find your own answer.