Class, Tuesday, February 10, 2026

 By Nate Feldman

Class Objective: Using the simple present to ask questions

*P.15, exercise E.  Create questions with do/does and then discuss with one another.

*P.16-17.  Use coordinating conjunctions with and/but.

Example:

I teach English to international students, and I also sell artwork in my free time.

I work in Philadelphia, but I don't live here.  

Activity:

Use and/but in your own sentences about your own life.

P.18. Preparing to write about your daily routine. 


Class notes:

Are you happy?

Are you a teacher?

Are you in class?

Do you eat food from Uzbekistan?

Does he eat food from Turkiye?

Does she eat pizza every day?

Does your father speak English?

Do we have a test tomorrow?

*Yes, we do/No, we don’t/do not

Do they come to class a lot?

Does Rashed come to class every day?

*No, he doesn’t. 

 

My name is Nate.  I am a teacher at ELS.  I work with many students.  I live in Berwyn.  I drive one hour to work. 

 

My name is Nate, and I am a teacher at ELS.

I teach classes in the morning.  I teach classes in the afternoon, too. 

I teach classes in the morning, and I teach classes in the afternoon, too.

 

Tugba and Rashed are in class today.

I eat cereal and yogurt for breakfast.

I speak and write in my class.

You are friendly and intelligent. 

 

At my job, I teach English.  I learn about different countries.

At my job, I teach English, and I learn about different countries.

 

Hi!  My name is Nate, and I am an English teacher at ELS Philadelphia.  I enjoy working with students from other countries.  I teach them English, and I learn things about their countries.  We have a good time in class, and I am always happy there, especially during computer class.

 

And = extra information

But = opposite result

 

I am lazy, but I am very successful. 

I am smart, but I do bad on the tests. 

I go to school.  I learn nothing.

I go to school, but I learn nothing. 

 

I study a lot, but I get bad grades.

I study a lot, and I get good grades.

 

I like you, but you hate me. 

I run 10 km every day, but I gain weight. 

I eat five pizzas, but I lose weight.

I came to ELS to learn English, but my English is worse.

 

He came to ELS with a 5.5 on IELTS, but he left with a 5.0 after one year. 

 

I am always

I am sometimes

 

I sometimes eat

I never eat

 

 

I am always

You are sometimes

We are never

He is rarely

It is often

I always eat

She always studies

He always plays

They always come

We never listen

You sometimes help me

 

I live with my mother, and she is always kind to people.

I live with my mother.  She is always kind to people.

 

 

 

Hi!  My name is Nate, and I am a teacher at ELS Philadelphia.  ELS is an English language center, and we have many students from many countries.  I work in Philadelphia, but I don’t live there.  I live in Berwyn, and I drive one hour to get to my job.  It is a long drive, but it is OK because my students are nice to me.  I like many types of food, and I eat different things, but I don’t eat meat because I am a vegetarian.

 

My home is 10 minutes by foot from here. 


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