New Words
A Student Publication of Ethos Literacy
Flowers to You
Health
n Chihuahua I have an aunt who is a nurse and I can say that she’s the best. I also have a cousin who is a doctor. He is a specialist in the heart. Two years ago I had to go to a dentist to have a tooth extracted. My Dad was diagnosed with diabetes which required the help of a dietician for better diet. And I have had surgery on my hands twice and I had a very good surgeon. And after my operations I had to take physical therapies for my recovery. And now that I wear glasses I have to visit an optometrist one year to check my vision. A dog bit my dog and we had to go to a pharmacy to see about the medicine he needed. And only once in my life I needed a paramedic to triage me six months ago. It was very scary.
English Second Language, Age 32
I love my son. I love my daughter. I love my brother.
English Second Language, Age 50
I love my dog.
I love my daughter. I love my sister. I love my brother.
English Second Language, Age 47
I love my son. I love my daughter. I love my husband.
English Second Language, Age 27
Health Fair
ast Monday my family and I went to a Health Fair. My son got his eyes checked by the ophthalmologist and he recommended glasses and drops for dry eyes. My daughter wanted to go to the dietitian to check her weight and then chose some nutritional and healthy food like fruits and vegetables and have her one first aid kit with thermometer, bandage, and ice pack and antibacterial cream and some vitamins My husband visited the dentist who filled a cavity in his teeth I chose to learn about the work of a surgeon who was doing a thing with an anesthesiologist with surgical gown and surgical gloves. I think it was a fun and interesting fair.
English Second Language, Age 53
In Chihuahua I have an aunt who is a nurse and I can say that she’s the best. I also have a cousin who is a doctor. He is a specialist in the heart.
Last Monday my family and I went to a Health Fair.
Basic Literacy, Age 54
I enjoy coloring because it stops my mind from racing.
Distance Between
Favorite Fall Recipes – ESLGroup
Ingredients:
Blonde Brownies
2 ¼ cups flour ¾ cups butter
2 ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 eggs
½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ¾ cups brown sugar 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Preparation: combine flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside. Beat sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chips and spread into brownie pan. Insert in oven and bake at 350 degrees for 25 or 40 minutes until golden brown.
English Second Language, Age 53
Bread for Carrot Cake
Ingredients:
4 carrots, peeled 1 cup of vegetable oil
4 eggs 1 pinch of salt
1 ½ cup of sugar 2 tablespoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
1 ½ cup of flour ½ cup walnuts
Preparation:
1. Mix all the powder together
2. Put the oil
3. Spread the carrots
4. Add the walnuts
5. Oven 250 degrees for 45 minutes
English Second Language, Age 57
Chicken Enchiladas
In a bowl I make roast green chile. ½ pound of green chile and 1 cup of sour cream and 1 chicken (the one they sale already). Two cans of mushroom soup. I mix all together and when it is mixed I have one pan – I fry six tortillas and I put the mix on top and spread cheese and green onions. I fry another six tortillas and put on top and make another and add the rest of the chicken and put cheese and green onions. So I can make three layers and then put it in the oven and cook for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Then it is ready to eat! It is very easy.
English Second Language, Age 56
The problem is asking how you’d go about finding the distance between the points this (X1, Y1)(X2, Y2) above the points. Like this (X1, Y1) (X2, Y2) ( 2, 3) ( 6, 0) .
When that’s done you’ll put the points in the formula, (Y2 – Y1) (X2 – X1) .
So the points would appear like this (0 – 3) (6 – 2) .
You would then work out the problem. You’re answer would be (-3) ( 4) .
You’ll then square both numbers, giving you (9) and (16). Take those two numbers, (25). For our final step, you will take the square root, in which you will be given distance between the points.
Math, Age 18
Part One:
I have been in United States since October 13, 2015. When I first arrived in New Mexico, I came with my children. My children already spoke English, but I couldn’t speak English at all, and I often felt lost.
One day, my friend and I took a bus to the Lutheran Family Church because our English class was there. After we got off the bus, we got lost. There we were, lost and unable to speak English. We wandered for an hour and a half and became very tired. Then a car came and stopped in front of us. A woman got out of her car and asked, “Where are you going?” We were unable to say anything.
After that, another woman came who could speak just a little English. We could understand her and we followed her to the class. I attended the class every week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for fourteen months. I never go lost, and I never gave up.
Part Two:
When I told my daughter that I had gotten lost, she said, “Let’s go to the Reading Works.” We arrived at the Reading Works, pressed the doorbell, and a tall, beautiful woman opened the door. She said, “Come in, please sit here and wait for me.” She came back, asked us questions, and then gave me the name of a tutor. The tutor’s name was Maya.
I started from zero with her, and for fifteen months, we met every week. It was hard, but I was so excited to learn a new language! I didn’t have a car, so I took the bus every week to attend my class on time. After the bus dropped me off, I had to walk to my class.
Part Three:
Maya taught me for about fourteen months. After six months, she introduced me to a new tutor named Nancy. Nancy helped me with my citizenship test. I also took an online class and a conversation class at CNM. I
One morning I was working in my flower bed. A mother and her little girl were admiring my flowers. The mother said look how beautiful your flowers are. They are so colorful and so pretty.
Then she noticed I had packs of flower seeds in my hands. She asked are you going to plant more flowers? Yes I said I love pretty flowers. Where will you put more flowers? I will find a place I said.
The little girl said I wish we could grow flowers in our yard. But we live in an apartment. What is your name? It’s Ann. Well Ann my name is Sarah. Please to meet you Ann and your mother’s name is? Her name is Susan. Nice to meet you Susan. I am Sarah.
Ann would you like to come and help me sometime? Oh yes. Ask your mother if it is okay. So one Saturday morning Ann knocked on my door with her little bucket and shovel. I’m here Mrs. Sarah. I said I will be right out.
Little Ann showed me her flower seeds. Ann, we have to find a good place, a nice place for our flowers. I told Ann some flowers do like sunny places. So we must ask our seeds what do they like. So we put her seeds in her little bucket. And we looked and looked until we found a nice place. It had sun sometimes and shade sometimes. So we talked to our seeds and asked do you like it here. They said oh yes. Then we had to ask the soil can we plant our
My Journey to
Between Two Points
points (2,3) and (6,0) on a grid. First you’ll need to mark the points correctly, like
numbers, now add them you’ll get an answer of (5). That is the
Learn English
go everywhere to study English. Now I have a class at CNM, and my goal is to pass my GED test.
I have faced hard times, but I am proud of myself. I have enjoyed the whole journey. After night, the day will come.
English Second Language, Age 55
Ann
flower seeds here? The soil said oh yes we would love that. So we planted our flowers and in a week we had flowers. Little Ann was so happy. She cut flowers for everyone passing by with a big smile on her face.
Basic Literacy, Age 81
So we planted our flowers and in a week we had flowers. Little Ann was so happy. She cut flowers for everyone passing by with a big smile on her face.
Sentences
I am very funny.
Today is a sunny day.
When I was a child I liked to book the fox and the stork.
I like to watch the fireflies shine.
Frogs jump all the time.
The table is made of wood.
Are you afraid of loneliness?
My daughter’s dog likes to bite the rope.
I get home and find a mess.
Do you like the movie fast and furious?
English Second Language, Age 46
Definitions and Sentences
Haphazard (Adj.) = Lack of plan, order, or direction. My schoolwork is always haphazard because I have so much classwork to complete, and it make it hard for me to organized.
Incessant (Adj.) = Continuing without interruption, unending, ceaseless. My friend’s 3-year-old daughter’s incessant facial twitching was because she was depressed according to her pediatrician.
Incredulous (Adj.) = unwilling or unable to believe something
It was incredulous that Nurse Kate made a medication error and gave the patient in room 354 the wrong dosage of medication, resulting in his death because she was one of the best nurses on the unit.
Basic Literacy, Age 48
It was incredulous that Nurse Kate made a medication error and gave the patient in room 354 the wrong dosage of medication, resulting in his death because she was one of the best nurses on the unit.
I like to watch the fireflies shine.
Nancy helped me with my citizenship test.
My First Job
y first job in the United States was on September 11, 2001. The place where I work was in the FedEx Office. At that time my English was very poor and I did not understand what happened when the people watching tv in the office and their faces showed sadness and worry. After that day, everything changed. When I arrived at work there were police officers at the entrance of the building and this was very stressful.
English Second Language, Age 55
Control
oday’s writing is about how we think we have control over what happens in our life. We have no idea how much God control everything we could have our day planned and God will turn that around in a heartbeat. Some people might take it as “what the heck” but I take it as a learning experience and I’m always welcoming that.
English Second Language, Age 41
