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I arrive in Guatemala on The Day of the Dead, November 1st. Im curious about this
holiday, so I go
to the cemetery to see whats happening. What I find is quite interesting.
The atmosphere is like a party. There are people everywhere. Families are sitting
around the
graves of their dead ancestors. They clean the graves and add fresh flowers. I walk
through the
cemetery and admire the beauty of all the colorful flowers.
There is also color in the sky, because many kids are flying kites. Some families are
having a picnic
next to the graves. They eat, drink, and chat together. People laugh and smile.
In the Unites States, cemeteries are always somber. We certainly never have festivals
or parties
next to graves. We dont laugh or play music or fly kites in cemeteries either.
I find that I prefer the Guatemalan approach. I like the way they remember and
celebrate those
who have passed away. I like that they acknowledge death, instead of denying it the
way
Americans do. I like that there is life, as well as death, in their cemeteries.
Guatemalans call it The Day of the Dead, but it is also a day to appreciate life.
Day of the Dead
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Day of the Dead Vocabulary
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OK! This is the vocabulary for Day of the dead.
So, the day of the dead, I arrive in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead,
Movember first. Im curious about this holiday
Holiday is the normal word we use for a festival. Some people say
festival but holiday is more common. Christmas is a holiday. Halloween is
a holiday. So holiday is common word, the most common word we use.
Ok. So I say, Im curious about this holiday. So I go to the cemetery.
Cemetery is a place for dead people. Many, many dead people in a
cemetery. So thats show that cemetery. Thats right! The place for dead
people. Cemetery. So large area. Usually large place. Cemetery. Ok.
The next paragraph I say, The atmosphere is like a party.
Here atmosphere means the general feeling of a place. For example, I
might say, this house has a happy atmosphere. Alright. It means the place
has a happy feeling. Maybe its a very warm, maybe a lot of nice people
there. Many reasons. But atmosphere means the feeling of a place, a place.
The atmosphere
So, the cemetery had an atmosphere, a feeling like a party. Many people
everywhere. And people were sitting around the graves of their dead
ancestors.
A grave, a grave is a place where one dead person is buried. Right. One
dead person is in a grave, one dead body in a grave. Many graves in a
cemetery. Alright! So a cemetery has many, many graves. So each grave has
one body, and then many graves in a cemetery. Ok!
Theyre sitting around the graves of their dead ancestors.
An ancestor, ancestor is a person who comes before you in your family.
For example, your grandfather or grandmother is an ancestor, or your great
grandmother is an ancestor. So, all the people in your family older than you
(oh.. you know) who came before you, these people are your ancestors.
Ancestors, ancestors. They say ers, ancestors. Okay.

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Welcome to the mini story for Day of the Dead. In the mini story I will do 3 things. I will
make a
statement. For example, I arrived in Guatemala. When you hear a statement, a
sentence, you just
say, Ah, or, Oh. You need to say that. Show that you understand this is not a
question. A statement
is not a question, so when you hear a statement say, Ah. For example, I arrive in
Guatemala. Ah.
The second thing I will do is ask a question you know the answer to. For example,
Where do I
arrive? I will stop. You say the answer. You must say the answer to every question. I
say, I arrive
in Guatemala. Where did I arrive? You say, Guatemala. Easy.
And No. 3, I might ask a question you dont know the answer to. If you dont know the
answer just
guess. Say any answer, but you must answer every question. Use your pause button if
necessary.
Lets begin. Here we go.
I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st. Did I arrive in
Guatemala? Yes.
Yes, I arrived in Guatemala. Where did I arrive? Guatemala, right. I arrived in
Guatemala.
I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st. Who arrived in
Guatemala on the
Day of the Dead? Well, me AJ. I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead,
November 1st.
Did I arrive in Guatemala on November 3rd? No, no. I didnt arrive in Guatemala on
November 3rd;
I arrived in Guatemala on November 1st.
What day did I arrive in Guatemala? November 1st. I arrived in Guatemala on
November 1st.
Where did I arrive on November 1st? Guatemala. I arrived in Guatemala on November
1st.
I arrived in Guatemala on the Day of the Dead, November 1st. I was curious about this
holiday so I
went to the cemetery to see what was happening. Was I angry about this holiday? No,
no. I wasnt
angry about this holiday.
Was I sad about this holiday? No, no. I wasnt sad about this holiday. I was curious
about this holiday.
Who was curious about this holiday? Well, I was AJ. I was curious about this holiday.
What was I curious about? The holiday. I was curious about the holiday. Which holiday
was I curious
about? Which holiday was I curious about? The Day of the Dead. I was curious about
the Day
of the Dead.
Was I curious about the Day of the Dead or was I curious about Christmas? No. I was
curious
about the Day of the Dead of course. I was curious about the Day of the Dead so I went
to the
cemetery to see what was happening. Where did I go? To the cemetery.
I went to the cemetery. Did I go to the cemetery or did I go to the airport? Easy. I went
to the
cemetery. Who went to the cemetery? Well, me AJ. I went to the cemetery.
Where did I go? To the cemetery, right. I went to the cemetery. When did I go to the
cemetery?
November 1st, the Day of the Dead. I went to the cemetery on the Day of the Dead,
November 1st.
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Effortless English
Carlos buys a new car. It's a very expensive car. It's a huge, blue,
fast car. While driving down the street, Carlos sees a girl on a bicycle.
She has long blond hair and is beautiful.
He yells to her, "What's up?"
She ignores him.
He yells, "How's it going?"
She keeps going and ignores him.
He yells, "Hey, why won't you talk to me? I want to go to dinner with
you. I'll take you to an expensive restaurant."
The girl turns, gets off the bike, and looks at him. She says, "I don't
want to go to dinner. But if you give me your car, I will give you a surprise."
Carlos says, "OK!" He jumps out of the car. He gives her the keys
and says, "Here are the keys."
The beautiful blond takes the keys and then kisses Carlos on the
cheek. Then she jumps into the car and drives away.
Carlos stands on the sidewalk. Now he has no car and no girl. He
says, "That's it, just a kiss on the cheek?"
He gets on her bike and rides home.
A Kiss
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huge: adj. very very big
Whats up: a greeting,
hello
ignores: v. doesnt listen to
Hows it going: a greeting,
How are you?
keeps: v. continues
Thats it: idiom. That is all,
there is no more, that is
everything
Past Tense Verb Forms
buys: bought
is: was
driving: was driving
drive: drove
sees: saw
has: had
yells: yelled
ignores: ignored
keeps: kept
turns: turned
looks: looked
says: said
jumps: jumped
gives: gave
takes: took
kisses: kissed
drives: drove
stands: stood
gets on: got on
rides: rode

Effortless English
Sara Smith, who lives in San Francisco, went shopping for cat food.
Sara is 30, and lives at 3037 Market St. She has lived there since 1990. Sara is
married. She is
married to a man named John. She has been married for 7 years.
They have two children, and one very big cat. Their son Bob is five years old and their
daughter
Nancy is three. Their cat, Bubba, is 2 years old. Bubba is huge. He weighs 258 pounds
(117
kilos)!
At 9am, Sara got into her car and drove to the pet store. She bought 68 bags of cat
food for $10
each plus tax. The regular price was $15, so she got a good deal. The total was $680.
She paid
by credit card.
On her way home, Sara stopped at a convenience store to buy milk. Bubba loves milk.
The milk
was $3.00 for one gallon, and Sara bought 30 gallons. She paid $100 and got $10 back
in
change.
Sara got home at 11 a.m. Bubba was waiting at the door. He was very hungry.
Bubbas Food
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Effortless English
NO AFFECTION ANYMORE
DEAR ABBY:
My husband of 39 years no longer hugs me or shows me any affection. I have seen
him through
cancer and diabetes. We have four grown children, and we have been seeing a
therapist for a year
and a half. He is kind, generous and friendly, but there are no compliments or any of
the flirtatious
banter we used to enjoy.
He swears he's not having an affair, and he doesn't know why he has changed.
Perhaps you do?
-- GRACE IN PHOENIX
Changed
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HIGH PRICE OF MOM'S HELP IS DRAG ON FAMILY BUSINESS
DEAR ABBY:
Twenty years ago, my sister and I bought a business from our mother. We all love and
respect one
another and get along well. We will be finished paying off the business in two years.
Our problem: Mom, who is now 77, still draws a salary from us above and beyond the
payment for
the business. Her workload has lessened greatly, as it should. She could do all of her
work in one
day and lessen the burden of her salary. However, she says she'd "go crazy" if she
retired. We
don't want that. She could still come in as often as she wants and do her personal
paperwork, banking,
letter-writing, reading, etc. These are all things she does at "work" -- on the clock.
If we try to discuss this, Mom gets hurt and says, "Just let me know when I'm not worth
the money."
We don't want to do that. We would hope she would see the fairness of this and suggest
it herself.
Business expenses are going through the roof, and there are updates we should
make, but we
can't do it as long as we are paying Mom at the level we are, on top of the money for
the buy-out.
-- DAUGHTERS DEAREST
Drag
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