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  • English Challenge 59

    April 22, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Love Story

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  • English Challenge 58

    April 14, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Temple of the King

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  • English Challenge 57

    April 6, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – This is Me

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  • English Challenge 56

    April 6, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – You Don’t Own Me

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  • English Challenge 55

    March 24, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Making Love Out of Nothing at All

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  • English Challenge 54

    March 17, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song –

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  • English Challenge 53

    March 10, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Big Bad John

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  • English Challenge 52

    March 10, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Help Me Make It through the Night

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  • English Challenge 51

    February 24, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Wildfire

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  • English Challenge 50

    February 17, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Chained to the Rhythm

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  • English Challenge 49

    February 10, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Billie Jean

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  • English Challenge 48

    February 3, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – She’s Out of My Life

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  • English Challenge 47

    January 26, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Mr. Shorty (western cowboy)

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  • English Challenge 46

    January 20, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Self-Control

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  • English Challenge 45

    January 13, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Saunder’s Ferry Lane

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  • English Challenge 44

    January 6, 2019 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Dracula’s Tango

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  • English Challenge 43

    December 29, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Ringo

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  • English Challenge 42

    December 27, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves

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  • English Challenge 41

    December 16, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – You Are So Vain

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  • English Challenge 40 (IELTS)

    December 8, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – The Green Green Grass of Home

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  • English Challenge 39 (ITELS)

    November 30, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge
    Song – I Will Survive

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  • English Challenge 38

    November 29, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in One Part:
    Song – Delilah
    .

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  • English Challenge 37

    November 22, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in One Part:
    Song – In the Ghetto
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  • English Challenge 36

    November 22, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in One Part:
    Song – Cherokee Nation (Indian Reservation)
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  • English Challenge 35

    November 5, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – Four Principles of Effective Learning
    Grammar – None – Review a previous lesson
    Song – One Tin Soldier
    .

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  • English Challenge 34

    October 29, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – The First 21 Days of a Bee’s Life
    Grammar –
    Song –
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  • English Challenge 33

    October 22, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – Oprah Winfrey – Biography
    Grammar – Verb Tenses of Passive Voice
    Song – Honey
    .

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  • English Challenge 32

    October 14, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – What Do Babies Think?
    Grammar – Verb Tenses of Active Voice
    Song – Opposites Attract
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  • English Challenge 31

    October 7, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – Water Intoxication Death
    Grammar – Subject-Verb Agreement – Ten Rules
    Song – You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Anymore
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  • English Challenge 30

    September 30, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – What to Do When You Have a Bad Boss
    Grammar – Basic Punctuation Rules
    Song – Fancy
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  • English Challenge 29

    September 24, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – The Surprising Link Between Stress and Memory
    Grammar – Appositives
    Song – Scarborough Faire
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  • English Challenge 28

    September 24, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – How to Deal with a Job You Hate
    Grammar – Using Who, Whom, Whose
    Song – Cat’s in the Cradle
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  • English Challenge 27

    September 16, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – China May Scrap the Two-Child Limit
    Grammar – How to Ask Questions Properly
    Song – Torn Between Two Lovers
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  • English Challenge 26

    September 7, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Grammar – Using Indirect Questions
    Article – How to Meet Autistic People Halfway
    Song – Secret Agent Man
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  • English Challenge 25

    September 7, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Grammar – Using Indirect Questions
    Article – How to Meet Autistic People Halfway
    Song – Secret Agent Man
    .

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  • English Challenge 24

    August 20, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Grammar – Using Interrogative Words
    Article – The Mayonnaise Jar Analogy of Life
    Song – Half-Breed
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  • English Challenge 23

    August 20, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Grammar – Using Where, When, What, and Why
    Article – Brain Waves
    Song – The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
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  • English Challenge 22

    August 20, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Grammar – Using Which and That
    Article – There’s only one way to truly understand another person’s mind
    Song – Yesterday When I Was Young
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  • English Challenge 21

    August 20, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Grammar – Using Who, Whom, and Whose
    Article – Ten Important Life Lessons We’re Taught Too Late
    Song – Who Will Answer
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  • English Challenge 20

    July 27, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Grammar – Relative Clauses
    Article – The Number Zero Explained
    TED Talk – A Primer on 3D Printing
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  • English Challenge 19

    July 18, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Grammar – Run-on Sentences
    Article – Don’t Tell Me What to Do
    Song – Piano Man
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  • English Challenge 18

    July 10, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Grammar – How to Ask Questions Properly
    Article – Creating an Inspired Workplace
    TED Talk – A Sci-Fi Vision of Love from a 318-Year-Old Hologram
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  • English Challenge 17

    June 10, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – Busy Life Syndrome
    Song – El Paso (country and western song)
    TED Talk – What We’re Learning from Online Education
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  • English Challenge 16

    June 4, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – You Don’t Control the Outcomes of Your Life. Principles Do.
    Song – Summer Wine
    TED Talk – Why You Think You’re Right Even When You’re Wrong
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  • English Challenge 15

    May 26, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – Stop “Thinking” So Much
    Song – Waltzing Matilda (an Australian Song)
    TED Talk – The Four Ways That Sound Affects Us
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  • English Challenge 14

    May 19, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – Death by Scrabble (A short, short story)
    Song – The Unicorn Song (by the Irish Rovers)
    TED Talk – Would You Sacrifice One Person to Save Five?
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  • English Challenge 13

    May 16, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – Why Attitude Is More Important Than Intelligence
    Song – Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina
    TED Talk – Why Thinking You’re Ugly Is Bad for You
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  • English Challenge 12

    May 6, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly Challenge in Three Parts:
    Article – Emotional Intelligence
    Song – The Last Farewell
    TED Talk – The Secret to Great Opportunities
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  • English Challenge 11

    April 29, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – The Power of Doing Only One Thing
    Song – In the Year 2525
    TED Talk – What Would Happen If You Didn’t Sleep?

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  • English Challenge 10

    April 22, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – What If Contentment Were a Choice?
    Song – Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Old Oak Tree
    TED Talk – Can We Build AI without Losing Control over It

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  • English Challenge 09

    April 16, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Mind
    Song – Invitation to the Blues
    TED Talk – Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works.

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  • English Challenge 08

    April 8, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – Starting Your Day on the Internet Is Damaging Your Brain
    Song – I’ve Seen It All
    TED Talk – The Fight against Sex Slavery

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  • English Challenge 07

    April 1, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Scenario – Medieval Times Dinner Theater
    Song – Soledad
    TED Talk – Teach Girls Bravery, No Perfection

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  • English Challenge 06

    March 25, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – Neuroscience says listening to this song will instantly make you more creative and focused
    Song – I’ve Never Been to Me
    TED Talk – ET Is (probably) Out There – Get Ready

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  • English Challenge 04

    March 9, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – How to Learn in 2 Days What Normally Takes Six Months
    Song – Let It Go (from Frozen)
    TED Talk – How to Gain Control of Your Free Time

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  • English Challenge 03

    March 4, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – Yellowstone National Park
    Song – Hotel California
    TED Talk – Three Lessons on Success from an Arab Businesswoman

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  • English Challenge 02

    February 23, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind
    Song – Five o’clock World
    TED Talk – Don’t Regret Regret

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  • English Challenge 05

    February 23, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – Extreme Interviews
    Song – Dark Lady
    TED Talk – The Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise

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  • English Challenge 01

    February 22, 2018 TeacherLee

    Weekly English Challenge consisting of three parts:
    Article – Colonizing Mars
    Song – Imagine
    TED Talk – Know Your Worth and Then Ask for It

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  • Movie club: In the loop (2009) November 10, 2019
  • Movie club: Soldier July 7, 2019
  • TED Talks: Equality July 4, 2019
  • Movie club: Resident Evil June 30, 2019
  • TED Talks: Renewables June 28, 2019
  • TED Talks: Robots June 24, 2019
  • Movie club: Gauntlet June 16, 2019
  • TED Talks: Unaswered question June 7, 2019
  • TED Talks: Human connections May 30, 2019

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