Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

February is the month to celebrate African-American History in the United States. Why don’t we test our knowledge of achievements and historic moments in African-American history? 1. Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp? a. Martin Luther King Jr. b. Jackie Robinson c. Harriet Tubman d. Booker T. Washington   2. What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989? a. Delaware b. Mississippi c. Virginia d. Washington   3. Which of these honors was Martin Luther King Jr. not awarded? a. Nobel Peace Prize b. Congressional Gold Medal c. Presidential Medal of Freedom d. Freedom Award   4. Who was the first African-American head coach in the NFL? a. Tony Dungy b. Fritz Pollard c. Ray Rhodes d. Art Shell   5. True or false: The first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was white. a. True     b. False   6. Who was...

Here’s another fun word puzzle to play from NPR this Sunday. I'm going to give you some categories in two words. You name something in each category starting with each initial in the category. Any answer that works is fine.   Example: Zoo Animals --> Zebra, Aardvark 1. Greek Letters 2. Roulette Bets 3. Orchard Fruits 4. Ford Models 5. Computer Languages 6. Annual Prizes 7. Salad Ingredients 8. [triple:] Comic Book Heroes   Answer Keys     1.   Gamma, Lambda     2.   Red, Black     3.   Orange, Fig     4.   Fiesta, Model T or Mustang     5.   C+, Linux     6.   Academy, Pulitzer     7.   Spinach, Iceberg lettuce or Italian dressing     8.   Cat woman (or Captain America) , batman (or black panther), Hulk

In the throes of die-hard pandemic, we all need to savor and feel sweetness in life. Today, let us fill in the given to complete each and every Ice Cream flavor!     1.   A___ m___nd     ___udge (2 words)       2.   Butter Br___ ___ ckle (2 words)       3.   Butter ____ ecan (2 words)       4.   Cho___ ___ ___ ate Sun___ ___y (2 words)       5.   C___ ___ f___ e (1 word)       6.   ___ ___ tton   C___ ___ndy (2 words)       7.   Cookies N C___ ___ ___ m (2 words)       8.   M ___ ___ ___ e   T___ ___ cks (2 words)       9.   Pu___p ___ in (1 word)      10. S p___ ___o___i (1word)      11.   So___ ___ et (1 word)      12.   St___ ___ wb___rry (1word)      13.     ___...

Today's puzzle is called "Middle C" — as in a midpoint on a piano. I'll give you a four-letter word. You rearrange the letters and put a C in the middle to make a common five-letter word.   Example: OVAL --> VOCAL   1. SOUL   2. FATE   3. LUNE   4. BONA   5. RUIN   6. ROAM   7. LOAF   8. [two answers:] RULE   Answer Keys     1.   locus     2.   facet     3.   uncle     4.   bacon     5.   incur     6.   macro     7.   local     8.   ulcer or lucre

Time to enjoy the new year’s first batch of word puzzle from NPR! I'm going to give you two words. Drop one letter in each of them to leave two new words that are in the same category of things. Ex. DRILL STAGE --> dill & sage (both herbs) picture source:  https://www.teacherswithapps.com/app_reviews-niki-words/         1.    MARKS VENUES   .   2.     BRED VIOLENT       3.    SCORN BERET       4.    PREACH BANDANA       5.    BLUSH CHARTER       6.    CINDER LARGER     Answer Keys     1.   Mars & Venus (category: planet     2.   Red & Violet (category: color)     3.   Corn and Beet (category: vegetable)     4.   Peach & Banana (category: fruit)     5.   Bush & Carter (category: former U...