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Parents: Sign-up for an English Class this
Summer!
The South Orange Maplewood Adult School is offering an ESL class at Columbia High School this summer.
Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
From: June 20 - July 25
Number of Sessions: 10
Tuition: $82
Click here for ESL class description and registration information
ESL Students! Have fun while learning
English this summer! Sign up for a summer camp class at Columbia High School. Scholarships may
be available. Remember the saying: the early bird gets the worm! So register now!
Click here to view the Children's Summer Camp catalog and registration form.
Websites for English Language Learners
The internet is a wonderful resource for English Language Learners. Click on the links below to practice your English online.
Practice your English grammar here!
Quiz Yourself in English!
An Idiom a Day Keeps the Doctor Away!
Visit Dave's ESL Cafe!
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News For You Article of the Week: "Immigrants
Don't Use Dishwashers." Says who? ESL students read a features article in News For You describing what sociologists call a
"quirk" among many immigrants: they don't like to use dishwashers. ESL students responded to this claim by writing letters
to the editor.
Dear News for You Editor,
I am offended by your article, "Many Immigrants Won't Use Dishwashers."
I don't see the point. Using a dishwasher is a normal thing for my family. We use clothes washers, dryers, computers and more.
Many Spanish-speaking immigrants wash dishes by hand but we also use dishwashers. This article is full of generalizations
that promote harmful stereotypes.
Sincerely, Melissa (Grade 8)
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to your article entitled, "Many Immigrants Won't Use Dishwashers." For me this is true because
my mom doesn't believe in using a dishwasher. She doesn't see the point of using them. She thinks dishwashers just make people
lazy and waste electricity. Despite my mom's feelings toward them, I would love to use a dishwasher. I feel lazy sometimes.
I would cross my mother's line.
Sincerely, Thara (Grade 6)
Dear Editor,
My name is Sabrina. In our ESL class we read your articles every week and this week we read the one about immigrants who won't
use a dishwasher. I am an immigrant too and I don't use a dishwasher either. My mom taught me that it is better to wash dishes
by hand than by machine. If you put the dishes in the dishwasher, they may not wash as well as by hand. This was a very good
article. My family laughed when I read it to them, because we don't use dishwashers. Thanks!
Sabrina (Grade 7)
Dear Editor,
Hi, my name is Lorendy. I am 13 years old and I like to read newspapers. I read your article about immigrants who won't use
dishwashers.
This article was fun to read and was pretty funny. I learned a lot from this article. I learned that there are some people
who use a lot of electronic appliances but not dishwashers. I also learned that in South Korea some people use refrigerators
with built-in TVs.
I had a lot of fun reading this article. Thank you for writing it.
Sincerely,
Lorendy
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