Happy 2010!

Happy New Year! Welcome back to class! We hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday and is ready and "raring" to start classes again!
Some sites will begin their classes this week; others are beginning next week or the week after. Please check your site's blog for the exact dates. The links to all the blogs are on the right side of this screen.

We at the EL/Civics project hope this year will be a happy, healthy and successful one for you all!

Some new words for the day: "raring to go" - to be ready and excited to begin doing something
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/raring

"carpe diem" - Seize the day! (i.e., make good use of and enjoy the day!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpe_diem

Holiday Activities!

Check out some of the fun holiday activities going on around Wake County this month!

Raleigh's first Winterfest - with outdoor ice skating!
http://news14.com/charlotte-news-104-content/top_stories/618445/raleigh-s-1st-winterfest-to-feature-downtown-ice-skating

First Night is a fun event for all ages.
http://www.firstnightraleigh.com/home.html

Christmas Music and History of Christmas

Check out the 401 North Campus ESL site. It has fun Web Radio stations with Christmas music. (Thanks Valeria!) There is also a neat link to the history of Christmas:
http://www.history.com/video.do?name=christmas&bcpid=2647858001&bclid=1675979322&bctid=1586348684

Fall Semester Ends....Make Plans to Practice Your ENGLISH!

The fall semester of ESL classes at WTCC will end soon! Most sites only have one more week remaining of class....Make sure you know when to return for registration for spring semester; most ESL sites will do this the 1st week of January 2010.

Bookmark these ESL sites now so you can use this as a tool to practice your English during the holiday break. All sites listed to the right will maintain links and maybe even activities for you to practice your English at home or wherever you use the internet.