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Wanna build a snowman?
In February, one of our instructors, Ms. Tammy Adams, offered extra credit to any student who built a snowman. Yousef A. and Ali A. took her up on her offer. They were kind enough to share their efforts. Enjoy!
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ALI Student Talk Show
For their final project in Speaking and Listening, students selected their assignment from a “choice board” of 8 offerings (plus one “you decide”). This Level 4+ student, Aziz Darweesh (left) chose to be interviewed on a talk show. He was famous soccer player, Christiano Ronaldo. His friend, Ali, acted as the talk show host and…
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The Extended Use of Smartphones
Smartphones are everywhere. In this essay from October 2021, a Level 4 Writing student explores the positive and negative effects of extended smartphone use. The use of scientific knowledge for practical goals is referred to as technology. Technology plays an important role in the lives of people today. With the rapid growth of technology, development…
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The Best Tacos in Overland Park!!!
This essay about Ixtapa Fine Mexican Cuisine Restaurant was written by Melany Mireles Medina in Fall 2021, while studying in the level 2 Writing course. I’ve been looking for a really good Mexican restaurant because I love Mexican food, and some people recommended this restaurant to me, so I decided to go and try their…
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Fall 2021 ALI Activities
After over a year of social distancing, the ALI was finally able to hold some social and cultural activities for our students! We loved spending time with our students to get to know them and show them a little about Kansas City culture. Keep reading to learn about the activities we held in the Fall…
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The 4th of July
This was a 20-minute timed writing exercise by Abdulaziz Darweesh who was in ALI’s Level 4 Writing course in the summer of 2021. Because of the nature of the assignment, there was limited time to correct errors. Some of them were corrected later for this blog post. The 4th of July is an important day…
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The ALI at Shawnee Mission Park
This summer, the ALI will hold our annual summer/lake picnic on July 16, 2021 at Shawnee Mission Park. This is the first summer we will hold the activity at this park, so we are excited to see how it goes. Keep reading to learn about the park and what you can do at the picnic.…
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Holiday Summary
Student W wrote this summary for ALI Level 4 Writing class in the Fall semester of 2020. In the article “Wonder in the Air,” the author, Jeff Gammage, writes about how he believes that it is important not to lie to his daughter, but he cannot always tell her the truth in the face of…
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Remembering the Good Times in 2020
Before the pandemic, 2020 looked like it would be an excellent year for Kansas City. Its professional football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, won the Super Bowl, and it was probably the last time hundreds of people gathered together here in celebration. Here is one Level 3 Writing student’s account of the celebration from February…
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Studying at the ALI During the 2020 Pandemic
One of our students, Ateyah Alharbi, volunteered to share his experiences of studying at the ALI and living in Kansas City when the COVID-19 pandemic started in the Spring 2020 semester. We interviewed him via Zoom, the video conferencing platform we have been using to keep our students safe and engaged in their English language…
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