It’s wintertime here in Canada and I was out today with Leda (Mrs. Ford) filming my first on-location video here in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver was host for the 2010 winter Olympics earlier this year. It was a beautifully sunny day today here in Vancouver and we got some great shots of the Rocky Mountains which are covered in a blanket of snow. There was barely a cloud in the sky as we climbed Grouse Mountain in what we call the ‘Skyride’. Stay tuned as I start putting this lesson together. This is my Holiday gift to all of my online students.

See you soon!

Steve

It might be a …………………. because……………………………………………….

It might have been a……………………………..so that…………………………………..

It could have been made to ………………………………because……………………………………….

Why could have the ancient Inca people have made an air plane-like model?

They could have made such a model to ……………………………………………………………………………………

This might have been used to ……………………………………………………………………………………..

Many ancient peoples could have tried to ……………………………………………………………………………….

How would the ancient Sumerians have managed to map out the solar system thousands of years ago?

They could have………………………………………………………………

They might have…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

They must have…………………………………………………………………………………….

They had to have ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Here are the expressions and idioms I used in the video which I will be making quizzes for.

Please study them to be ready for the quizzes shortly.

start off, at a snail’s pace, was on a tight schedule, digress to drift off, Right off the bat, straight off, a little bit in left field(US),

risqué, are in plain view, as plain as the nose on your face,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrm6bj… @ 2 min. 12 seconds ( Abydos Model)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrm6bj… @ 8 min 29 seconds(Inca Model)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xDBeSLseMQ

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In this English lesson I teach you about the history of ancient ways of writing and how our newest pop star, technology, has caught on so quickly around the world. She has changed the world forever in many ways such as: communication, socializing and entertainment.

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