06/09/13 Listening & Speaking 1

1. David accepted the fact that his prized possessions could not be rescued from the burned building. [Saleh]
2. I cooked, stirred, sliced, washed, boiled, rinsed, topped, and served my pleased friends a delicious dinner. [Hamad & Abdulrahman]
3. The abashed students admitted that although they had finished in last place, they had never worked, planned, crammed, studied, and prepped so hard for a competition. [Amani & SungPyo]
4. The excited audience cheered and jeered as the annoyed fighters punched, kicked, knocked, smacked, slapped, pinched, and bruised each other. [Ibrahim]
5. We wasted an entire afternoon while we waited for our printed, rented signs to be finished. [Abdullah]
6. Adored Violet succeeded in being kissed, hugged, embraced, and loved by all of her adopted friends and family at the packed airport. [Amani]

Discussion Questions - Stories

1. What was your favorite story as a child?
2. What did you do last weekend?
3. What did you eat last night?
4. When did you come to America?
5. How did you feel when you came to Spokane?
6. How did you like Washington?
7. Have you been in another country?
8. Did you watch a movie that you liked?
9. What did you study in school at home?
10. What did you do to get ready for school?
11. Did you take a vacation with your family last year?
12. What did you like when you were young?
13. Did you play any sports at home?
14. What did you do yesterday?
15. How did you get to school?