WeChat ESL CLass on July 30, 2016

A. High Lights of the week
B. Breaking News of the world
C. Short Story: An Apple Pie
The tree was full of red apples. The farmer was riding his brown horse. He stopped under the tree. He reached out and picked an apple off a branch. He bit into the raw apple. He enjoyed the apple. His horse turned its head to look at him. The farmer picked another apple off the tree. He gave it to the horse. The horse ate the raw apple. The horse enjoyed the apple. The farmer put a dozen apples into a bag. He rode the horse back home. He put the horse in the barn. He walked into his house. The cat rubbed up against his leg. He gave the cat a bowl of warm milk. He sat down on the sofa. He opened a book to read. His wife came home. She cooked the raw apples. She made an apple pie. They ate bread and hot soup for dinner. They enjoyed the bread and soup. They had hot apple pie for dessert. They both enjoyed the apple pie.
D. ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUIZ 
topic: ARTICLES: Mixed Articles Exercise #1 (A, An, The, No article) 

1. I love living in this __________ city. 
  no article
  a
  the

2. Generally speaking, __________ boys are physically stronger than girls.
  a
  no article
  the

3. Bill enjoys reading __________ mystery novels.
  a
  the
  no article

4. Do you remember __________ girl that we saw last night? 
  a
  the
  no article

5. P1: Did you go to the Thai restaurant? P2: No, I went to __________ place where you and I normally go. 
  the
  a
  no article

6. He is __________ really good person. 
  the
  a
  no article

7. My brother is __________ expert at fixing cars.
  the
  no article
  an

8. __________ Paris is a beautiful city. 
  A
  no article
  The

9. My __________ teacher's name is William. 
  no article
  a
  the

10. We got our son __________ dog for Christmas. 
  the
  a
  no article

E. Bible Lesson: Psalm 20

 1 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!

    May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
² May he send you help from the sanctuary
    and give you support from Zion!
³ May he remember all your offerings
    and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! 

⁴ May he grant you your heart's desire
    and fulfill all your plans!
⁵ May we shout for joy over your salvation,
    and in the name of our God set up our banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

⁶ Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with the saving might of his right hand.
⁷ Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
⁸ They collapse and fall,
    but we rise and stand upright.

Key verse:Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. —Psalm 20:7

How about us? Where do we place our trust? David observes in Psalm 20:7: “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Chariots and horses represent material and human assets. While these represent things that are useful in daily life, they don’t give us security in times of trouble. If we place our trust in things or possessions or wealth, we will find that they eventually give way beneath us, as the branches gave way beneath the crows.

Those who trust in their chariots and horses can be “brought to their knees and fall,” but those who trust in God will “rise up and stand firm” (v. 8). —Lawrence Darmani

Discussion Questions:

1. Have you ever trusted someone or something and been disappointed or let down? 
2. Who or what was it? 
3. What do you trust in the most?

In a world of change, we can trust our unchanging God.