November 15

Vocabulary Word of the day (Merriam Webster) Wormhole - noun WERM-hohl A wormhole is a hypothetical structure of space-time that is envisioned as a long, thin tunnel connecting points that are separated in (well) space and time. // Some science fiction writers speculate that wormholes are the intergalactic highways of the future. Magnanimous - adjective (mag-NAN-uh-mus) Magnanimous is a formal word that means “having or showing a generous and kind nature.” // She was too magnanimous to resent the unkind words of those grousing about her winning the spelling bee.

Trivia: What Day is it Today? November 15, 2022 November 15th is the 319th day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day the news channel Al Jazeera English launched worldwide; a package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski injured a research assistant at the University of Michigan, and members of the Clutter family were found murdered in Holcomb, Kansas, inspiring Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." - Day of the Imprisoned Writer - I Love to Write Day - National Dylan Day - Pack Your Mom's Lunch Day - Steve Irwin Day

Topic: Books and Writing 1. What is your favorite story? 2. Who is your favorite author? 3. Who is your favorite character? 4. What is your favorite genre? 5. What is the longest book you have ever read? 6. How long did it take you to read it? 7. Have you ever belonged to a book club? 8. What books did you read? 9. What is the funniest book you have ever read? The saddest? The strangest? 10. How many books have you read in your life? 11. Is there a time in your life when you read all the time? 12. How many hours do you spend reading in a week? 13. Have you ever been to a book signing or met an author? 14. Do you have any ideas for a story for you to write? 15. Do you read books based on recommendations? 16. What are some of the books that were recommended to you? 17. Were you ever given a bad recommendation? Did it change your opinion of the person who recommended the book? 18. What books have you recommended for other people? 19. How often do you go to the library? 20. How many books do you check out at a time? 21. How do you choose the books you are going to read? 22. How important is the cover of the book. 23. Do you watch the movie that came from a book? 24. Most people say the book is better than the movie. Is this true for you? 25. Did you enjoy reading books in school? 26. What was your favorite book growing up?

Topic: Writing 1. Do you prefer writing or typing? What are the differences? 2. Do you enjoy writing? 3. What do you usually write during a normal day? 4. Do you find writing in your native language easy or difficult? 5. How about writing in English? 6. What are your weaknesses in writing? 7. Have you ever written a poem or a story? 8. Do you like your handwriting? Do you think people's handwriting can tell about their character?

Tongue Twisters for advanced English speakers  Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?  Denise sees the fleece, Denise sees the fleas. At least Denise could sneeze and feed and freeze the fleas  There was a fisherman named Fisher who fished for some fish in a fissure. Till a fish with a grin, pulled the fisherman in. Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.  When I went to Warsaw, I saw a saw that could out saw any saw that I ever saw. Now, if you go to Warsaw and see a saw that could out saw the saw I saw, I'd like to see your saw saw.  Out in the pasture the nature watcher watches the catcher. While the catcher watches the pitcher who pitches the balls. Whether the temperature's up or whether the temperature's down, the nature watcher, the catcher and the pitcher are always around. The pitcher pitches, the catcher catches and the watcher watches. So whether the temperature's rises or whether the temperature falls the nature watcher just watches the catcher who's watching the pitcher who's watching the balls.

Tongue Twisters “A tricky frisky snake with sixty super scaly stripes.” “Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup." “She sells sea shells by the sea shore." “The big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back."