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Good evening! Did you get any mail about voting in Oregon?

You can read the Voter’s Pamphlet online.

You can listen to the Voter’s Pamphlet online.

Can you find information about:

• The president?
• One senator from your state?
• Your representative?

Civics Practice

You can read and practice with these questions about Voting!

Dictation Practice 1 + 2

Where do you live?

When did you start living there?

Who lives with you?

What kind of home do you have?

Civics Practice: Constitutional Rights

Slides to read and practice

Watch, answer, and repeat on youtube:

Do you work tomorrow? 

• Yes, I do.
• No, I don’t.

Are you married?

• Yes, I am.
• No, I’m not.

Have you ever visited another country since you got your greencard?”

• Yes, I have.
• No, I haven’t

When do you usually wake up?

• I usually wake up at 7 am.
• At 7 am.

More questions in these slides.

Civics Practice

Information about the constitution, part 2.

What did you do today?

N-400 Practice

Do you have children? 

• Yes, I do.
• No, I don’t.

Are you a stay at home parent?

• Yes, I am.
• No, I’m not.

Have you ever said “I am a US citizen?”

• Yes, I have.
• No, I haven’t

Where do you live?

• I live in southeast Portland.
• In southeast Portland.

When were you born?
What is your birthday?

• I was born January 1st, 1999
• January 1st, 1999

More questions in these slides.

Reading and Civics

Civics Video about the constitution:

Did you enjoy the weather today?

N400 Questions

More examples here.

• What
• Where 
• When
• Do you live in Oregon? 
  • Yes, I do.
  • No, I don’t.
• Are you married?
  • Yes, I am.
  • No, I’m not.
• Have you ever served in the military? 
  • Yes, I have.
  • No, I haven’t

Locations in the US

Practice reading these slides.

Can you find the places on the map?

Can you answer the questions in the video?

Important questions for the interview:

What

Where

When

Who

How many / How much

Do you know the answers about capitals and leaders of your state and the U.S.?

You can read and learn about these questions and answers in a slide show.

After that, can you answer the questions in this video?

Because of the Coronavirus, our spring classes are going to be online only. For more information, please email Eric at eric.d.dodson@gmail.com or call 971-361-6411.

Online classes will start March 31 and continue until we can meet in person safely once again.

Hello hello, and happy Tuesday!

• Class: Citizenship
• Teacher: Eric
• Date: March 31st, 2020
• Week: 1
• Day: Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Time: 6-8 pm (or any time you can practice)
• Room: citizenship.ericdodsonpdx.com
• Phone: 971-361-6411

Do you want to practice Citizenship and English with me using your phone or computer? Please call me, text me, or email me.

Sometimes we will practice on your phone or computer. You may read, listen, speak, or write to practice for your interview. Sometimes I’ll have videos. Sometimes, we can meet at the same time with youtube or another video chat.

Do you want to register? If you can, you can answer these questions:

Are you ready to practice? You can continue to the information for Week 1, Class 1. 🙂

The Interview

What are the four parts of the interview for citizenship?

• Civics questions
  • About history: When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
  • About people: Who is the Vice President of the United States?
  • About laws: What is the supreme law of the land?
  • About geography: Where is the Statue of Liberty?
• Personal Information – the N-400 Application questions
  • About your life and family
  • About your work, education, travel
  • About your criminal and legal history
  • About many more specific things
• Reading Test
  • You must read one short sentence in English.
  • Example: Who was the first president of the United States?
• Writing Test
  • You must write a short sentence in English.
  • Example: Washington was the first president.

Practice

Click on this website. Can you answer the example questions?

Or, you can answer the questions here. There are more questions on the right –>

Also, did you remember to register for the class? Click here if you need to register.