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The Poll

Last week's poll question was,

"Do you have a calculator

I could borrow?"

A.) "Yes I will call you later."

B.) "I remember you borrowed it last week."

C.) "Sorry, I left mine at home."

Well the correct answer was C

but you knew that because it got 100% of the votes!

A & B are incorrect because they don't answer the question.

The poll doesn't seem to be so popular so it's going to take a break for a while.

If you really love the poll question

just post a comment below and I'll put it back up.

And the winner is...

Last weeks poll question was;

"Shirley ____ drive to work but now she rides her bicycle."

And the correct answer, with a whopping 75% was;

"used to"

It was a tricky one because when we say it,

it sounds like "use to".

When D and T sounds are together,

the D is often dropped.

The Poll

Last week's poll question was:
''While Jane was at College, she ____ to her sister every week.''

writing
written
write
wrote (100% votes)

Everyone voted for the same correct answer! Great job everyone.

While Jane was at College, she wrote to her sister every week.

Drum roll please...

Last week’s poll question was a TOEIC style question,

“The guests were amazed

by the ______ statues in the garden.”

1. Colour (Noun)

2. Colourful (Adjective)

3. Colours (Plural Noun)

4. Colourfully (Adverb)

It was a 50/50 split between

Colourful & Colourfully

And the correct answer was 2. Colourful.

As the word “statues” is a noun

it should be preceded by an adjective.

Thanks to everyone who voted

& good luck with this week's poll.

And the winner is...

Last week's poll question was ...

"Which is the most grammatically correct sentence?"

And the most popular choice
with 100% of the votes was

"I am going to the store"

Which is also the correct answer!
Well done to everyone who voted.

The other answers

I'm go the store.
I am go to the store.
I going to the store.
I am to the store go.

Were all grammatically challenged.

("I go to store."* Is correct if you use "store" as a verb,
but it's and odd sounding sentence,
and doesn't really fit with the other options)

The Poll

Last week's poll question was I or Me?
''The class activities were difficult for Greg and ____.''

I don't know.
Me (2 votes)
I (3 votes)
Both answers are ok. (1 vote)

The correct answer was ME!

''The class activities were difficult for Greg and me.''

Let's try the tip I presented last week on the blog and pretend that the other person in the sentence was not there.
''The class activities were difficult for me.''
Now we can clearly see that I could not be the correct answer.
Good job everyone!!

The Poll

We ran the poll for the last 2 weeks because we were so disappointed with the number of voters...
(or lack thereof)
:*(

Please try your best on the poll as it is meant to be a fun way to learn and interact with your teachers!!

The question was I or Me?
''My best friend and _____ are going to the movies tonight.''

I (2 votes)
Me (1 vote)
I don't know.
Both answers are possible.

The correct answer was I!
''My best friend and I are going to the movies tonight.''

As both of these are pronouns used to refer to oneself, deciding which one to use can be a little confusing. ''I'' should be used for the subject of the sentence, the person doing the action (verb). ''Me'' should be used for the object of the sentence.

If you are still not sure which to use, it might be a good idea to pretend as if the other person in the sentence was not there.

For example, ''My best friend and I are going to the movies tonight'', becomes ''I am going to the movies tonight''.

''Becky thought she'd seen Dad and me at the store'', becomes ''Becky thought she'd seen me at the store''.

*Let's try this one again on this week's poll.

Draconian results

Last weeks poll question was,

"What is your New Year's resolution?"

And the most popular results were,

Save money
Learn a Language
Exercise more

All with 75%

&

Loose Weight
Slay a dragon

With 50%

I'm surprised more people don't want to slay a dragon !?!?!

If you chose "other" please specify
in the comments section below.

Thanks to everyone who voted
and don't forget to check out this weeks poll question.

The Poll

Last week's poll question was a tricky one!
MMawahaha

Which animal completes the idiom: to have a _____ in one's throat?

horse (1 vote)
fly
goose (1 vote)
frog ( 2 votes)
shark
cat
toad (2 votes)
pigeon

The correct answer is....
Drum roll please...
..
..
..

To have a frog in one's throat!

If you have a frog in your throat then you have difficulty speaking clearly because of a cough or a sore, dry throat.

'Teaching was difficult today. I had a frog in my throat all day!'

The Poll

Last week's poll question was a tricky one!

Which animal completes the idiom:
''Straight from the _____ mouth?''

dog's (3 votes)
donkey's
bird's (1 vote)
horse's (2 votes)
elephant's
whale's
cow's
pig's
monkey's
turkey 's (1 vote)

The correct answer is HORSE'S!

Straight from the horse's mouth!

If you get information about something 'straight from the horse's mouth', you get it from someone who is directly involved and knows a lot about it.

Thank you to everyone who voted last week!

We're gonna need a bigger boat!

The poll question last week was,

"Which is the biggest?"

Large

Huge

Massive

Enormous

Gargantuan

Colossal

Gigantic

Titanic

Humongous

Well the most popular answers were,

Enormous with 40%

and

Gargantuan with 60%

They all just mean really big.

There is no one answer as to which one is the biggest.

So just choose the one that you think sounds BIGGER!

And according to our poll GARGANTUAN sounds the biggest!

Thanks to everyone who voted.

Studio Ghibli!!!!

Last week the poll question was:

What are your favorite Studio Ghibli movies?

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1 vote)
Castle in the Sky
Grave of the Fireflies (1 vote)
My Neighbour Totoro (2 votes)
Kiki's Delivery Service (3 votes)
Porco Rosso (1 vote)
Ocean Waves
Pom Poko
Princess Mononoke (2 votes)
Spirited Away (3 votes)
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2 votes)
Tales from Earthsea (1 vote)

As many of my students know I have been trying to watch all of the Studio Ghibli movies and love talking about them in class. I was surprised by many of the votes on last weeks poll because the most popular ones were Kiki's Delivery service (which I voted for) and Spirited Away (which is not really close to being my favorite....). However, I still have many to watch! What do you recommend for me to watch next?

Drum roll please...

So last weeks poll question was

What is the meaning of the word "Bow"?

And the correct answer was...

All of them!!!

To bend forward at the waist as a show of respect. (75%)

A weapon that shoots arrows. (75%)

The front of a ship. (50%)

A kind of tied ribbon. (75%)

A tool used to play instruments like the violin. (75%)

To bend or curve "A bow legged cowboy". (25%)

They are all Homographs

(words that have the same spelling but a different meaning)

and some are Heteronyms

(same spelling but different sound)

MUHAHAHAHAHAH!

(That's my evil laugh!)

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This week it's a tricky one...

The Poll

Last week the poll question was:

Are you coming to the RLE Halloween party on Saturday?

Maybe. I'm not sure yet.
Yes!
No.

Woot woot for everyone that came to celebrate Halloween with us! We all had so much :D

Here are some photos from the morning kids party!!

The Poll

Last week the poll question was:

What is your favorite kind of Halloween 'food'?

Candy apples
Roasted pumpkin seeds
Candy corn
Pumpkin bread
Candy shaped like skulls, pumpkins, bats, worms
Pumpkin pie
Caramel apples
I have never eaten this food.
I do not like this food.

I am surprised to report that 50% of the votes have never eaten this food!! I guess this is because Halloween is not really celebrated in this country ;)

Make sure to vote on this week's poll as it is really important!! :D

The Poll

Last week the poll question was:
What Halloween costume character has Rachel Never dressed up as?

A witch
A dog
A clown
A kangaroo
A smurf
A cheerleader
Cleopatra
Rainbow Bright

With 50% of the votes choosing a smurf!

You couldn't be more wrong!! I was a smurf when I was 3 years old. I was Rainbow Bright in preschool. I was a dog in elementary school. I was a cheerleader in middle school. I was a clown a few times. I was Cleopatra in University. And finally, I was a kangaroo just last year!

That leaves a witch! I have never dressed up as a witch!! Perhaps this year... well you will have to find out at the party!! :D

The Poll

Last week the poll question was:
What is the best part of Halloween?

Seeing all of the festive decorations
Trick-o-treating
Dressing up in a costume
The excess to drink and party with friends

With 75% of the votes choosing to drink and party with friends, I am expecting a large gathering at the school Halloween party on October 30th!!!

Hope you are all having fun making your costumes!

The Poll

Last week's poll question was:
Which country grows 2/3 of the world's eggplant?

Australia
Japan
Canada
United States

I'm sorry but the jokes on you this week ;)
I actually do not know which country grows 2/3 of the world's eggplant.

We had a lot of votes though which was great!
40% of you think that it is Japan so I am just going to agree with you!




Don't forget to check out the new poll question.