׉?ׁB!בCט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://23ZdGElIU_8pRhbTffgeRMBxIgvaML6NgrosZ2bd8tE`׉ 7cassandra://Jn75UNluR-ifgshQh6R5vzxK5l0a1Nxxxm0_rQ1YtKoe`s׉ 7cassandra://6ZYAb9q-K54OtwO6cQf9RDjbBGydpn45sI_07JhJq7U$]`׉ 7cassandra://qoTNCTEjcRb79T7oqRn4yUG-NwE0u4Fb5htk1selHm0CrX͠]dT{#xWט(u׈s׈EdTz#xW׉E>Viewpoints MVLA ADULT SCHOOL ESL STUDENT MAGAZINE SPRING 2023 ׉ 7cassandra://6ZYAb9q-K54OtwO6cQf9RDjbBGydpn45sI_07JhJq7U$]`dTz#xWʁdTz#xWɁ(בCט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://M6kVMGn3bziLXaXEX_9SxQ9I2lln7kA8BBz3p0Fwnwc9h`׉ 7cassandra://l5_yeXpZ5xciFJDT3DhMmMxTDFmAmc2YPmlfAfALKqU`s׉ 7cassandra://IscTxGeIGpHFIPBNlD3_KCXhgHstqPLmODri8HtLBA4`׉ 7cassandra://FqFbC25PAYDKvq8Sx-qH4Crs_E-rgRpUYZGrDMIC9us͠]dT{#xWט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://Wh5BaBGtMH6rS99jFEmfL3RfNjXEg_gx_YbeWu5UrH4]`׉ 7cassandra://YeznH4D3Hv7OHxEAVqZquSOiQ50gzc8E-wNiE2IgPkwZN`s׉ 7cassandra://YRkl3fhN6tJkiLaWLQJ9hhpBGaoki7UrsxlohA9w4hg.`׉ 7cassandra://Gx7hzVjp3rol5FurPLQykzkR8lXeV6Ptq1w_DU1k1As3$͠]dT{#xW׉E׉ 7cassandra://IscTxGeIGpHFIPBNlD3_KCXhgHstqPLmODri8HtLBA4`dTz#xW׉EAcknowledgments First, to the students who have shared their work in this magazine: We celebrate YOU, your hard work and your progress in learning English. Through all the challenges of the past several years, our students have shown amazing willingness to change and grow. Second, we would like to shine a spotlight on ALL of the hard-working adult students who are studying to improve their English language skills. This magazine represents just a fraction of them. Next, THANK YOU to the ESL instructors in our program for their dedication to our students and their help in gathering these writing samples: Dennis Bacigalupi, Florence BeGole, Helen Choy, Sandy Cutshall, Sarah Dwight-Gilroy, Sara Dykes, Aysen Gokcen, Michelle Hardcastle, Ruth Kirby, Sarah Krajewski, Anila Mittal, and Susan Silver. Finally, a special thanks goes to MVLA Adult School Director Julie Vo and Assistant Director Jonathan Fu for your support for the ESL program—its goals and objectives, our staff members, and especially our students. Magazine layout by Sandy Cutshall ׉ 7cassandra://YRkl3fhN6tJkiLaWLQJ9hhpBGaoki7UrsxlohA9w4hg.`dTz#xẂdTz#xWˁ(בCט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://M6kVMGn3bziLXaXEX_9SxQ9I2lln7kA8BBz3p0Fwnwc9h`׉ 7cassandra://l5_yeXpZ5xciFJDT3DhMmMxTDFmAmc2YPmlfAfALKqU`s׉ 7cassandra://IscTxGeIGpHFIPBNlD3_KCXhgHstqPLmODri8HtLBA4`׉ 7cassandra://TEwaS71jizuqxWf3b26qonRvIDmpiv2CYFsPSKhNGDg͠]dT{#xXט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://t6_CRF-6zR2ZVfQeZ-CreVtC3lB4Us--X0i_n9IClxEx`׉ 7cassandra://uULhchdrl8ohngt6hLI8VN2inhJx7RB3UopOsSxIyTwN`s׉ 7cassandra://p-m21FAHdOtMrV5Rgd2ADVPVubbCeal1ZuB_LfUHycY`׉ 7cassandra://bjN2Bh4wiB6jA92gpuDvQiGrZwNVgMEAPyuzy3P9Ux8# ͠]dT{#xX׉E׉ 7cassandra://IscTxGeIGpHFIPBNlD3_KCXhgHstqPLmODri8HtLBA4`dTz#xW׉EWIntroduction This magazine features writing samples from students in the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program at Mountain View Los Altos (MVLA) Adult School in Mountain View, California. All of the levels we teach are represented: Beginning Literacy, Beginning Low and High; Intermediate Low and High; Advanced and SeniorFocused. ESL teachers in our program submitted representative samples of students’ writing and artwork. Some of what you see here are in-class assignments; some examples are out-of-class projects or essays. You will see writing that has been through a significant revision process beside other less polished examples of class work and general writing practice. While not every minor error is corrected, overall, these compositions demonstrate the writing progress of the English learners in our program. We hope you enjoy it! ׉ 7cassandra://p-m21FAHdOtMrV5Rgd2ADVPVubbCeal1ZuB_LfUHycY`dTz#xW΁dTz#xẂ(בCט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://Lobibe1Ox18kErsG77H81X0AfvQYirDypvQBvxBN3TkG`׉ 7cassandra://MiHpOmtrJ-3Px9M_lPixMrd7uMUFyHthRRVe0BzEr9M|`s׉ 7cassandra://Hkf2LhBHPFVI4FS_6lrDeMraK3bGroqMNu6FMYt-fK0(k`׉ 7cassandra://cFqOL0JkJc6mU5GFWNWmYLZrLrYmQbmDuEJTOgRWth4X͠]dT{#xXט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://ujQpoWozW9TN0wVByDjtMwO0N7hoxe_YjI5iXMo2D8w<`׉ 7cassandra://ZRpiMsn4piWIqqDPvJWNn6MiOxPAReSaz1DsB4O3WtUZ`s׉ 7cassandra://ilSaWoF3vsAEou8k-lgiCL8drW7f5ogcIWYGPBFWmCUl`׉ 7cassandra://sYmzKwl1mdfRFdwWVp4ZbRNjCcayYGw5Kp_mrDIYZZQ͠]dT{#xX׉Eט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://nR0Gf9ekH2GFhf2qzxRtPrB6Qwqb1CzCNshVZNl2gQY`׉ 7cassandra://brg1kUWO9K60vI8X5DsjqCO90kXK5NCbSzCN7K5NjgUL`s׉ 7cassandra://oCow7V1oh4sCXqZnaMvb8cytpYMY43ZZmCUdk-3pv2Eh`׉ 7cassandra://bpd9cqysRO05PWkeIlSDfbklACMWj6P61K8PaRX0Odgl ͠]dT#xX?׉EMaura is a student in the Beginning Literacy ESL morning class Give People a Place to Call Home Many people have been having a hard time finding a place to live. The statistics show us that there are 220,000 unit shortfall affordable housing. And according to these statistics 25% of the people spend more than 50% of their income paying for housing. One of the reasons for this problem is because of very expensive land, other reasons is that the price of rent is very high and many people can’t pay for this. Other hand, buying housing is expensive and paying the loan is a problem, because the income isn’t compatible with the mortgage. This is a big problem. For those problems we can see many suggestions for solutions. One idea is that the government helps these people with payments. The government could subsidize housing. I believe that the government should build housing and sell to people with low income. And these people can’t sell this housing for a long period of time. There are many solutions for these problems, but if the government doesn't commit, this problem will continue for a long time. I believe that people should be aware of these problems and pay attention to the next election and vote for people who are committed to solve this problem. This is one important way to solve this problem. Because the government needs to help people with low income to have a place to call home. 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They lived in the countryside, and there was a seashore nearby. They raised a lot of fruits, vegetables and animals. My grandmother liked to plant many kinds of flowers, so every season I could see various flowers around the house. In the front yard, she also planted some vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes, green onions, lettuces etc. There was a big persimmon tree and a jujube tree in the backyard which had lots of persimmons and jujubes every fall. I loved to stay there with my parents so much. The food which my grandmother made was really delicious and delicate. Whenever she prepared the meal, she asked me to pick some vegetables up in the front yard. I liked this kind of chore. And their house was the place where I could meet my cousins and spend time with them during the vacation. We spent the night talking and laughing together. I can not forget these sort of memories at that place. M.K. is an Advanced ESL student in the morning class ׉ 7cassandra://eD7Bn_WeSG1Nii3xDffkJz-atlO-0aF_Xjh-6Aao6o4%*`dTz#xWdTz#xW(בCט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://jfboJxezFQEl5IBsu60HsmuyWSx9yRauZ3dXdna_LRAV`׉ 7cassandra://vELRsJBFSUVCpiy8yTvnhn-m4zoTasn9DH9WMtkUMQga`s׉ 7cassandra://zD9P3bhM7wCzqOewOQEk8NZxZmwTPW1NkkvKnMxpDlk `׉ 7cassandra://heF6DZEBAxSynD9RvqjtNO8ELuMgVCCVGUCCXoV9bSU!@͠]dT#xXDט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://dARjk32KumHt0iXzouH0uiszJ8Ge5Icit-b0w9vi1lE`׉ 7cassandra://uMzdD0p_c9ORwZZ9P0v4N4pQaV06uY7cvKXToR-Yw5Ii`s׉ 7cassandra://oNI8315STkKV_Fl4VjVWBpE2RBD_jhGuPgPng18En90'$`׉ 7cassandra://_L4E9es0Mk0ZlJ_N23eb9WuuqRb3mezDRDuHLc5coxE]͠]dT#xXE׉EXiao and Natalia are students in the Intermediate Low ESL morning class Ziyu, Guoyuan, and Pei Li are students in the Beginning ESL Senior class ׉ 7cassandra://zD9P3bhM7wCzqOewOQEk8NZxZmwTPW1NkkvKnMxpDlk `dTz#xW׉EBeginning Low students in the morning and evening classes made valentine cards and Eduardo, a student in the morning, created this special mailbox ׉ 7cassandra://oNI8315STkKV_Fl4VjVWBpE2RBD_jhGuPgPng18En90'$`dTz#xWdTz#xW(בCט(u׉׉ 7cassandra://mwAcuIX1QQMRC_NBtVRQFgnONvPgSWe_5g2pVuggJEg;`׉ 7cassandra://CIpuAteQcGENXgp2VtaX3jxay2xjXSB2uc1U3AUYtHo'`s׉ 7cassandra://uGBIulGJUObdc11BWFc8Ej-tU8gM7IHRZw8g38-VXnk `׉ 7cassandra://6sMshUHp0zVAp4-5nzMMpZsNSaUM1J1injgxiLkoQaQ9h͠]dT#xXHנdT#xXJƁ] 9ׁHhttp://as.mvla.netׁ ׁ Ј׉EnMountain View Los Altos Adult School 333 Moffett Boulevard Mountain View, CA 94043 (650) 940-1333 as.mvla.net ׉ 7cassandra://uGBIulGJUObdc11BWFc8Ej-tU8gM7IHRZw8g38-VXnk `dTz#xW׈EdTz#xWdTz#xW(,2023 ViewpointsdTvs2