CM Questions - Chapters 8 + 9

CM Chapter 8

1. Why did the kids get the steak at the butcher's?
2. How much did Jim get for the fight?
3. What was Mae's reaction to Jim's announcement about being allowed to box again?
1. What did Mae find out about Joe?


CM Chapter 9

1. Does Jim continue his work at the docks?
2. How did Joe convince Jimmy Johnston to let Jim fight John Henry Lewis?
3. What does Max Baer think about Jim?

A TALK ABOUT CHINESE LIFE

A TALK ABOUT CHINESE LIFE

   In China.The people feel some things make them happy and some things make them unhappy.

  The house is the first important reason.In China,if your live in an apartment or a house,you don’t need to pay tax and insurance every month ,but if your want to buy one apartment or house,they are too expensive.Usually one apartment costs one family’s whole life savings.

  Community is the second important reason.If a person is retired they really enjoy after dinner with neighbour,singing together,taking a walk,playing game together.In China,every community is the same.these make retired people not to feel to be lonely.However,some people don’t have good habits,they step in litter everywhere,every where we can see dog’s feces.Many streets are dirty,this makes people unhappy.

   China does not have fresh air because many factories makes a lot of pollution that causes many city’s skies to be gray,Chinese call this “fog and haze”weather,this bothers them very much.

   Finally,I think if everyone has a good mood ,studies good habits and everyone is grateful then the Chinese will have happiness.

Homework - Tuesday

Please read chapter 1 - Cinderella Man.
In addition, do a Part A in your Pathways book, pages 130-131.

Thanks!

Vocabulary - Practice Story

Hey all,

I hope you are enjoying your day off.... yeeeaaahhh!!! Don't forget to study for your quiz on Monday. It will look similar to this format.

Have a nice time this weekend!

Use the following words in the story.

frequency                    restaurant                    tough               disappeared                charming                     comparison                  northern          angry               

discovery

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Spike

Last night, my dad’s black dog named Spike ____________________. We were looking for him everywhere almost all night. He has been my dad’s best friend since I moved away to Hernando. He has had Spike for the past 12 years. You can imagine that my dad was very sad about this. In ____________________ to this situation, when my cat ran away, it was not a big problem, because the cat was very independent and never became a real family friend. The ____________________ of my cat’s trips away from home was great. She was always on the move, going places. Spike was always ____________________ at that cat because she didn’t want to play with him.

 This morning around nine, an owner of a ____________________ called me and said that he found Spike. It is good that he was wearing his collar with my phone number. I called my dad right away! The restaurant is in a ____________________ part of Memphis, in Frayser. That means that Spike had to run a very big distance last night. Anyway, finding Spike is a wonderful ____________________ that will make my dad happy. These days, Spike is an important friend in my dad’s life because dad is sick a lot. He is a ____________________ little dog with a big heart, and it looks like he is a ____________________ little guy because he ran so far. 

Special places

Looking at open places is comfortable for your eyes and if it was with colours it will be even more comfortable and beautiful. I think colourful places makes everybody full happy and it gave you feeling of life. I’m going to leave you with fifteen photos of the most world’s colourful landscapes.  

By Abdulelah

The Weather

Hi ..  

I'll give you some information about the expected weather tomorrow :

                     Friday 2-20-2015

 Precipitation will change to a mix of rain and freezing rain for the afternoon. High 33F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 80%

                        Friday Night 

90% Precip. / 0.48 in

Periods of rain. Low 32F. Winds SSE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a half an inch. 

Take care of yourselves and keep warm . 

Presidents Day

   

       Yesterday, was the presidents day. It started from 1885. Also it is still officially called  Washington’s Birthday by the federal government.  People at that time, use to celebrate the
actual Washington's birthday. In 1971, it became popular when the move the holiday on
Monday to make a three days weekend. While some states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other presidents. Presidents’ Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present.

''Rosa Fresh Pizza''

 

 

 

 

 

While I was reading the news in the newspaper. I liked the news shows on humanitarian. News for "Rosa Fresh Pizza" restaurant in Philadelphia. The owners of this restaurant are obsessed with leaves colored notes "sticky Notes", where you see the walls of the shop almost fully covered with colorful leaves and small notes, but when you are approaching more of these observations. Maybe you will cry of notes left by customers for the Homeless, and underneath replies homeless  persons who are expressing their happiness towards the kindness and generosity of donors to them with slices of free pizza. These small notes and the story behind it is very innovative for charity. I hope to become all the restaurants Such a humanitarian and a beautiful restaurant

 

Alaa. 

My best friends

           My friend is from my country, but he is from another city. He is from ALKOBER. He likes riding motorcycle. His father was scare about him he doesn't like this skill. But my friend bought motorcycle and he did not tell his father. He stashed it in his cousin house. After a few days he bring it to his house. His father was angry. But he approved recently. After one year my friend fell from him motorcycle and got some injury. The ambulance took him when he was unconscious to the hospital. The hospital called his father. His father didn’t know. He didn’t think about his son and he wasn't surprised because he is a doctor in the same hospital. But he knew there was someone fell from motorcycle. When he was in the way to the hospital, he called his son to tell him but his son didn't answer him. Then he began to fear. When he arrived to the hospital he found his son but he was happy because his son was a good. But his son was afraid from him. When my friend discharged from the hospital he got a new motorcycle gift from his father and protection tools. His father is a good man also my friend is a good friend.

by Mohammed 

Eating Chili Peppers For Your Good Health

Chili peppers can help your health. This vegetable has been giving benefits to many people in many countries. The most recently research about this food say: “Prevent Stomach Ulcers... Chili peppers have a bad- and mistaken- reputation for contributing to stomach ulcers. Not only do they not cause ulcers, they can help prevent them by killing bacteria you may have ingested, while stimulating the cells lining to stomach to secrete protective buffering juices”.  (http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=29)

This research about the chili peppers show us the importance for to eat frequently these vegetables. Because the chili pepper does not hurt us, the chili pepper can kill some bacteria you may have ingested and the chili pepper can prevent stomach ulcers.

First, the chili pepper does not hurt us. When science shows us the different arguments why this food is very good for us then we can believe in these results from these researches. For illustration, Mr. Ramon, who is my neighbor, he has been eating the chili pepper for 40 year and he never had had some problem of stomach ulcers and he is 60 years old.

Second, the chili pepper can kill bacteria you may have ingested. When people want to eat in many restaurants how Wendy’s, MacDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Taco Bill etc. then sometimes these restaurants have not carry to clean their kitchens and people have ingested many bacteria from the food. For example: My cousin does not want to eat never the chili pepper and frequently has problems of his stomach. He constantly is very sick in his stomach.

Finally, the chili pepper can prevent stomach ulcers. When the scientist community has been studying about many facts and consequences of this food or another food then they can give us clear information for to know why this is good food or why this is not good food. In other words, Mr. Ricardo, who is grandfather of my friend, he is 90 years old and he has been eating his food with many chili peppers for log time. He is very healthy due his habits for to eat chili peppers.   

  In conclusion, the research about the chili pepper say that the chili pepper is healthy for us because the chili pepper could not affect us, the chili pepper could kill bad bacteria and the chili pepper could protect of problem of ulcers in the stomach.

 

 THANKS SO MUCH MY FRIENDS FOR TO TAKE TIME FOR TO READ THIS PARAGRAPH.

The Man Who Gave us Nutella

      On Valentine's day, the king of chocolate died. Michel Ferrero is the Italy's richest man and the maker of Nutella. He died on Feb 14 at the age of 89 after a long life on hazelnut chocolate business. He died in his home in Monaco. Also, he has many companies of chocolate, such as Ferrero Rocher,  Kinder Surprise Eggs, etc. Forbes Magazine describes him as "the richest candy maker in the world" and"one from richest 30 people in the world.

Winter Storm Warning!!!

Winter Storm Warning!!!

The U.S. National Weather Service warns about a Winter Storm in effect from February 15, 6:00 PM until Monday February 16, 6:00 PM. Winter storms can make driving and walking extremely difficult. It is recommended to stay at home, but if you must go outside, protect yourself from winter storm. Charge up all your cell phones, computers, tablets, etc.

I wish you all a cozy Sunday. Keep calm and stay warm!!!

Love Is in the Air

Today is February 13th, and in the USA everyone are talking about Valentine’s Day. In my country, this date also is celebrated, but it isn’t so important. However, here there are hearts, balloons, chocolate, love cards, and teddy bears all over. Until the donuts are shaped heart! (Thanks Alz for your donuts!). Obviously, on T.V. and the Internet also are talking about Valentine’s Day. Even though I don’t have any meeting, I enjoy the news that shows interesting places for appointments and deals for the romantics. 

“The Courier Journal” recommends a lot of places where you can find funny deals. For example, in the Mexican food chain “Qdoba”, you can get a free burrito if you share a kiss with someone else in line. And Mc Donald’s selects customers during the course of the day and allows them to pay their bill with an “act of Loving”, like calling a loved one or blowing kisses. 

Other news story about Valentine’s Day very funny is one in “The New York Time” that shows genuine moments where the people are kissing. It is a work of the New York Times photographer, who always is looking for a kiss or a hug! 

I hope you have a happy Valentine's Day!

game's night

 Family members get together to play the game is a difficult thing ,But today I successfully organized a game activity . Because I was learning a new game in English class today from my classmate . Frist I taught my parents and my daught how to play this game , The second step, I give everyone the password and how to play . My daughter is very interested, but my parents feel very boring , I try my best to let them actively participate .Sure enough, when they played once, became interested in playing second times. Finally, the whole game let each of us feel very happy, we are all felt family’s members play games together really give us good time ! They expect as soon as possible to continue play together in future .