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San Francisco City Guide by Lonely Planet Video

Video by Lonely Planet Here is the video and the exercises: https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/san-francisco-city-guide

Choose one museum, one exhibit, one piece of art

Choose  one museum, one exhibit and one piece of art that you would like to see and comment on. Why do you like it? Museums around the world

Response to "How to Love San Francisco"

How are your experiences with San Francisco the same or different from Hanni's? How do you experience culture shock? What neighborhood can you describe that Johann Lehmann doesn't include in her book? How would you describe a neighborhood that she mentions differently? Can you describe a festival or event in San Francisco that she doesn't include?

Book review of "How To Love San Francisco"

Please write a book review of "How to Love San Francisco" in the comments. Did you like this book? What did you like about it? What was surprising? Here is an example: Johanna Lehmann threw in her first-hand experiences of staying in San Francisco to portrait the Bay City through the eyes of the German girl Hanni. In How to love San Francisco – One year in the City by the Bay, Hanni got the chance to work in San Francisco for a year. After a warm reception by her own colleagues, the book’s not so much on her actual work, as on the adventures in the city. She falls in love with Nick, an American guy, that isn’t as exclusive as she hoped for. With colleagues Vijay she initiates Healthquest, a start-up and discovers how difficult that practice is. Countless restaurants, bars, museums and parks are visited. The Golden Gate Bridge and Park, the nature reserves north and south of San Francisco, as well as Stanford University, Silicon Valley are frequented. Housing problems, spor...
Michelle Obama: Becoming Read the book: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Michelle-Obama/dp/1524763136/ref=sxin_0_osp144-01232fab_cov?ascsubtag=amzn1.osa.01232fab-e373-4259-9cf5-89188e7f5c0e.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&creativeASIN=1524763136&crid=3UMFV2WXLIQ71&cv_ct_cx=becoming+michelle+obama&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osa.01232fab-e373-4259-9cf5-89188e7f5c0e.ATVPDKIKX0DER.en_US&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_wn=osp-search&dchild=1&keywords=becoming+michelle+obama&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=1524763136&pd_rd_r=2666a853-1f69-471a-a6f1-ad5695218b2a&pd_rd_w=91xF7&pd_rd_wg=hfciG&pf_rd_p=8d4ea52f-0019-4c13-93a0-8a7be587641d&pf_rd_r=D3E2T7VW41YV7E6R8Y02&qid=1585187105&sprefix=Becoming%2Caps%2C219&tag=tdbscouted-20 Listen to the audiobook: Read the article and do these exercises: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1811/181123-michelle-obama.html

In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri

In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri In the studio: Jhumpa Lahiri on how learning Italian changed her life Read the book in English and Italian. https://www.amazon.com/Other-Words-Jhumpa-Lahiri/dp/1101911468/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1585187015&sr=8-1 Listen to the audiobook.
Suzanne Vega Tom's Diner
Maya Angelou And still I Rise