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Lesson of The Week- 

Quote of the Day: 

No rain, no rainbow.

-Hawaiian Proverb

See you all next week!  

Smile, laugh and enjoy your life and learning!

Aloha- Week 4 is here!  Time flies and we have worked hard to bring you another great lesson.  Spend some time with it, come back to it over a few days and let us know what you would like us to change.  Have a great week and remember every encounter is an opportunity to learn.

Theme:  Hawaii

Yeah, I live in Hawaii and I know that many people love Hawaii.  I also know that a lot of people who have never been here have a view of Hawaii that is different from reality.  Some things are better, more beautiful than generally believed and some things not.  What is your image of Hawaii?

Reading

Hawaii

Hawaiʻi is the newest of the 50 U.S. states (August 21, 1959), and is the only state made up entirely of islands. It occupies most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. Hawaii's natural beauty, warm tropical climate, inviting waters and waves, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists alike. Due to its mid-Pacific location, Hawaii has many North American and Asian influences along with a vibrant native culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent residents along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.

From Wikipedia

Writing

Whether you have been to Hawaii or not, tropical islands fill our imaginations with lots of colorful pictures.  Please answer the following questions in your journal in detail.

1. What is your definition of paradise?

2. What is your dream place to live and why?

3. Do you think island life is different than city life and

    in what ways?

4. How would you make a living if you moved to a

    tropical island?

5. Do you think the cost of living is more expensive

    for an island and why?

6. What possible problems might arise from island

     living?

Grammar Revisited

Listening

Speaking

Ok...now it is your turn.

Here's your speaking challenge:

Choose a place that is specual to you.  A location that you love to visit and describe it to someone who has never been there.  Tell all of the details of why you like it and suggest a few places that they should visit.  Finish with a story about something that happened to you while you were there.

Think it through and then.......Speak it.

Famous People From Hawaii--How many do you know and what comment can you make about them?

Duke Kahanamoku

Barack Obama

King Kamehameha

Tia Carrere

Don Ho

Sid Fernandez

Bette Midler

Chad Rowan (Akebono)

Ellison Onizuka

If you don't know who they are...do an internet search and find out.

___ not as ___adjective____as I expected.           _____ (more) __adjective__ (er) than I expected.

The party was not as fun as I expected.      The party was more fun than I expected.

Her house was not as big as I expected.      Her house was bigger than I expected.

Tom was not as tall as I expected.              Tom was taller than I expected.

We didn't eat as much as I expected.           We ate more than I expected.

They didn't do as much as I expected.          They did more than I expected.

She didn't play as well as I expected.           She played better than I expected.

A Green Sea Turtle.

One of Hawaii's much loved endangered species.

Listen to this video several times and see how much you can catch.