Spring ESL Class - April 7, 2018

A. Highlights of Your Week

B. Short Story: Colonel Sandes

Harland Sanders was born in 1890 in Henryville, IN. When he was six years old, his father passed away, leaving Sanders to cook and care for his siblings. In seventh grade, he dropped out of school and left home to go work as a farmhand. He was already turning into a tough cookie.

At 16, he faked his age to enlist in the United States army. After being honorably discharged a year later, he worked on the railroad, until he got fired for fighting with a coworker. He studied law, until he ruined his legal career by getting into another fight. Sanders had no choice. He moved back in with his mother and get a job selling life insurance, until he got fired for disobedience.

It wasn't until age 40 that he began selling chicken dishes in a service station. As he began to advertise his food, an argument with a competitor resulted in the deadly shooting of Sanders’ business partner. Four years later, he bought a motel next to his restaurant, but it burned to the ground along with his restaurant. He rebuilt the motel, but had to close it because of World War II.

At 65 years of age, Sanders was broke and living in a tiny house. He was living off of $99 social security checks. He knew that he had to make a change. He said, "I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.” Sanders went from restaurant to restaurant trying to franchise his chicken. His recipe was rejected 1,009 times before anyone accepted it.

When people finally tasted Sander's secret recipe, "Kentucky Fried Chicken", the chicken quickly became a hit. After years of failures and misfortunes, Sanders finally hit it big. KFC expanded internationally and he sold the company for two million dollars. Even today, Sanders remains central in KFC's branding and his face still appears in their logo. His goatee, white suit and western string tie continue to symbolize delicious country fried chicken all over the world.

At age 90, Sanders passed away from pneumonia. At that time, there were around 6,000 KFC locations in 48 countries. By 2015, there were a 21,000 KFC locations in 120 countries. If you're overwhelmed by rejection or discouraged by setbacks, remember the story of Colonel Harland Sanders, who was fired from multiple jobs, ruined his legal career, set back by the Great Depression, fires and World War II, and yet still created one of the largest fast food chains in the world.

C. Quiz
Idioms Quiz

1. in the family way
Jessica was so excited to share with her co-workers that she was in the family way. They all congratulated her for becoming ___.
a. shy
b. popular
c. pregnant

2. in the dog house
After Dennis hit the ball through his family's front window, he knew that he was going to be in the dog house. He was going to be ___.
a. enthusiastic
b. in trouble
c. happy

3. off the hook
Dennis couldn't believe his mother let him off the hook for breaking the window. She didn't  ___.
a. congratulate him
b. punish him
c. pay him

4. iron out
Fabio and Marcos had almost completed their deal and just needed to iron out some ___.
a. small details
b. clothes
c. sandwiches

5. in the nick of time

James Bond was able to defuse the bomb in the nick of time, just before the timer reached ___.
a. half
b. London
c. zero

6. once in a blue moon

Geraldine only changed her oil once in a blue moon. Her car mechanic always encouraged her to come to him ___. 

a. more often

b. later that week
c. whenever she wanted

7. on edge

Rebecca was on edge during the entire job interview. Facing the interviewers made her so ___.
a. excited
b. nervous
c. knowledgeable 

8. out like a light
When Brett finally got back to his hotel, he was out like a light. He ___.
a. exercised
b. worked very hard
c. fell asleep immediately

Answers: 1) c. 2) b. 3) b. 4) a. 5) c. 6) a/b. 7) b. 8) c.

D. Bible Story
Mark 5:1-20
Redemption: Jesus Casts Out Evil Spirits
1 So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. 4 Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Day and night he wandered among the burial caves and in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones.

6 When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him. 7 With a shriek, he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don’t torture me!” 8 For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.” 9 Then Jesus demanded, “What is your name?” And he replied, “My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man.” 

10 Then the evil spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place. 11 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby. 12 “Send us into those pigs,” the spirits begged. “Let us enter them.” 13 So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water. 

14 The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. 15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. 16 Then those who had seen what happened told the others about the demon-possessed man and the pigs. 17 And the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. 19 But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” 20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them.