U.S. Citizenship Lesson 39 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: Linh's "Common" U.S. Citizenship Interview

• A "Common" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (53qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script

N-400

• n-400r-12b   Affiliations
• n-400r-12c   Acts of Violence

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• Preparing the Oath: The Presidency
• PDFs
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• USCIS: The Executive Branch beginning | intermediate
• uscitizenpod: Executive Branch Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.8 Memberships and Associations — Groups-War Crimes
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
• 3.11 The Executive Branch — Civics

Learn More:

• uscitizenpod: Women's History Month
• U.S. Citizenship Padlet (many resources!)

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 38 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: Vandana's "Common" U.S. Citizenship Interview

• A "Common" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (53qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script

N-400

• n-400r-12b   Affiliations
• n-400r-12c   Acts of Violence

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• Preparing the Oath: The Presidency
• PDFs
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• USCIS: The Executive Branch beginning | intermediate
• uscitizenpod: Executive Branch Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.8 Memberships and Associations — Groups-War Crimes
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
• 3.11 The Executive Branch — Civics

Learn More:

• uscitizenpod: Women's History Month
• U.S. Citizenship Padlet (many resources!)

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 37 | 2024

uscitizenpod: Ngan Thi Le’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview

uscitizenpod: A "Common" U.S. Citizenship Interview

• A "Common" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (53qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script

N-400

• n-400r-12b   Affiliations
• n-400r-12c   Acts of Violence

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• Preparing the Oath: The Presidency
• PDFs
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• USCIS: The Executive Branch beginning | intermediate
• uscitizenpod: Executive Branch Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.8 Memberships and Associations — Groups-War Crimes
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
• 3.11 The Executive Branch — Civics

Learn More:

• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
• uscitizenpod: Women's History Month
• U.S. Citizenship Padlet (many resources!)

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 36 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: A "Common" U.S. Citizenship Interview

• A "Common" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (53qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script

N-400

• n-400r-12b   Affiliations
• n-400r-12c   Acts of Violence

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• Preparing the Oath: The Presidency
• PDFs
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• USCIS: The Executive Branch beginning | intermediate
• uscitizenpod: Executive Branch Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.8 Memberships and Associations — Groups-War Crimes
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
• 3.11 The Executive Branch — Civics

Learn More:

• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
• uscitizenpod: Women's History Month
• U.S. Citizenship Padlet (many resources!)

US Political Campaigns Weigh Artificial Intelligence

VOA News: US Political Campaigns Weigh Artificial Intelligence 

The 2024 U.S. presidential election may look a lot like the 2020 vote, with the two major party nominations likely going to the same men, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. One big difference will be the use of artificial intelligence, which is playing a growing role in American politics.

Also watch: 

VOA Learning English: News Words: Artificial Intelligence 

Artificial intelligence is an area of computer science that involves programming machines with increasingly human-like abilities. Artificial describes things made by people as a copy of something natural. 

  

VOA News: 2023: The Year Artificial Intelligence Broke Through 

From ChatGPT to the impacts of machine learning on the music and film industry, academia and politics, generative artificial intelligence dominated technology news in 2023. Deana Mitchell takes a look.

Who Can Be US President? Here’s What the Constitution Says

VOA News: Who Can Be US President? Here’s What the Constitution Says 

Casting doubts on his political rivals’ eligibility to run for the U.S. presidency is one of Republican frontrunner and former President Donald Trump’s key campaign strategies. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias explains how the Constitution lays out who can run for America’s top job.

President Weeks' Friday: Joe Biden

 

VOA News: How Does Biden Compare to Other US Presidents?

VOA News: Biden Announces Sanctions and Export Controls Against Russia

Joe Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician. He is the 46th and current President of the United States since 2021. Biden was also the 47th Vice President of the United States from 2009 through 2017 during the Barack Obama presidency. Before becoming Vice President, he was a U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009. He had served in the Senate longer than any other Vice President.

uscitizenpod

• Angelica Mendoza (Veracruz, Mexico) (Presidents' Day 2013)  pdf  |  video
• Anh Thi Vu (Vietnam) (Presidents' Day Quiz 2015 and 2016) pdf | mp3
• NEW Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part I: The Current President pdf 
• US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day

Learn more 

• EL Civics: Joe Biden
• ESL Library: Joe Biden
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: The Presidency
• USCIS: The Executive Branch
• VOA News: Video Slideshow: US Presidents
• VOA Learning English: The Unique Invention of the American President

Vocabulary:

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  U.S. Citizenship 18: The Executive Branch

Presidents' Week Thursday: Presidents in the 1900s

Ameripex '86 International Stamp Show Presidents Series:
The White House, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower

uscitizenpod

• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part D: Recent History pdf
• NEW Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part H: Presidents in the 1900s pdf 
• US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day

Learn more

• ESL Library: Woodrow Wilson, Franklin, Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Sean Banville: Lessons on America's Presidents
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: The 1900s
• USCIS: US History in the 1900s
• VOA Learning English: Woodrow Wilson, Franklin, Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower

Vocabulary:

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  U.S. Citizenship 28: Vocabulary Part 04

Presidents' Week Wednesday: Abraham Lincoln

 

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809  – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States from 1861 to 1865.  During the American Civil War, he worked to keep the United States together and end slavery.

uscitizenpod

• uscitizenpod: Washington and Lincoln Quiz
• NEW Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part G: Abraham Lincoln pdf (corrected)
• US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day

Learn more

• EL Civics: Abraham Lincoln
• ESL Library: Abraham Lincoln
• Sean Banville: Lessons on America's Presidents: Abraham Lincoln
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: The 1800s
• USCIS: Abraham Lincoln
• USCIS: US History in the 1800s
• VOA Learning English: America's Presidents: Abraham Lincoln: Martyr

Vocabulary:

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  U.S. Citizenship 25: Vocabulary Part 01
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  U.S. Citizenship 26: Vocabulary Part 02
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  U.S. Citizenship 27: Vocabulary Part 03

Presidents' Week Tuesday: George Washington

uscitizenpod: Two Citizenship Interviews for 2/22/2022

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–1797), the commander-in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.  

uscitizenpod

• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2012
  
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part F: Two Interviews for Washington's Birthday pdf | podcast | video
• Citizenship Interview: Series E / Practice 1 (voting/taxes)
• Mix-and-Match Citizenship Quiz: Name Two (or More)
  
• US Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day

Learn more 

• EL Civics: George Washington
• ESL Library: George Washington 
• George Washington's Mount Vernon YouTube channel
• Sean Banville: Lessons on American Presidents: George Washington
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: George Washington 100:70 and 100:69
  
• USCIS:  George Washington
  
• VOA Learning News: George Washington: Reluctant

Vocabulary:

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  U.S. Citizenship 01

U.S. Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day

uscitizenpod: Presidents' Day Quiz (2018)
Over 40 USCIS Civics and History Questions about our Presidents

• US Citizenship Podcast 

• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part A: Washington and Lincoln pdf
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part B: Executive Branch and Federalist Period pdf
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part C: The 1800s pdf
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2011 Part D: Recent History pdf
• Presidents’ Day Quiz 2012 Part E: Geography pdf
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part F: Two Interviews for Washington's Birthday pdf | podcast | video
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part G: Abraham Lincoln pdf
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part H: Presidents in the 1900s pdf
• Presidents' Day Quiz 2022 Part I: The Current President pdf 
• Angelica Mendoza (Veracruz, Mexico) (Presidents' Day 2013)  pdf  |  video
• The Presidential Valentine's Day Quiz pdf  | form | video
• Anh Thi Vu (Vietnam) (Presidents' Day Quiz 2015 and 2016) pdf | mp3
• Carol Lin (Taipei, Taiwan) mp3
• Presidents' Day 2017 interviews
• Hushang Ansary (Iran) pdf
• Rend al-Rahim (Baghdad, Iraq) pdf
• Esam Omeish (Tripoli, Libya) (Presidents' Day 2017) pdf
• Nimco Ahmed (Mogadishu, Somalia) pdf
• Louay Safi (Damascus, Syria) pdf
• Safa Aldabyani (Sana'a, Yemen) pdf 

• Other Resources
• White House: Presidents' Day Message From President Biden
• American English at State: President's Day 
• EL Civics: Presidents Day
• ESL Library: American President
• Learning Chocolate: U.S. Citizenship 29: Presidents Day
• MilpitasChat: Presidents Week 2021 for Literacy / Beginning ESL students (daily posts) (summary video)
• Sean Banville: Lessons on American Presidents
• si.edu: Preparing for the Oath: The Presidency
• USCIS: The Executive Branch (beginning) | (intermediate)
• VOA Learning English: The Making of a Nation
• VOA Learning English: A History of Presidents Day (2018) (read)
• VOA Learning English: America's Presidents articles, videos, and mp3s 

Check back for updates!

The Unique Invention of the American President

photo source: By Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link 

VOA Learning English: The Unique Invention of the American President

Today we are not going to talk about any one president. We will instead talk about the presidency itself -- what some people call “the office of the presidency.” Read more | Listen

Resources

• NPS: Mount Rushmore
• si.edu: Preparing the Oath: The Presidency
• USCIS: The Executive Branch
• VOA News: Video Slideshow: US Presidents
• VOA Learning English: America's Presidents
• VOA Learning English: The Unique Invention of the American President
• WH: The White House | YouTube Channel

New Year, New Citizen 2024

 

uscitizenpod: New Year, New Citizen 2024

A short mock #naturalization #interview with Le Truong Vinh Nguyen. Happy Lunar New Year! Chúc mừng năm mới!

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 35 | 2024

uscitizenpod: Dinh Le's Citizenship Interview

• An “Everyday” Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture notes

N-400

• n-400r-12a   General Info
• n-400r-12b   Affiliations

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens
• Preparing the Oath: Rights
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• PDFs
• USCIS: Famous Americans
• USCIS: Equality and Freedom | Intermediate
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• uscitizenpod: Civil Rights quiz
• uscitizenpod: Halloween Citizenship Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.8 Memberships and Associations — Groups
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.9 Fighting For Equal Rights
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics

Learn More:

• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
• U.S. Citizenship Padlet (many resources!)

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 34 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: Tuyetson's Interview

• An “Everyday” Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture notes

N-400

• n-400r-12a   General Info
• n-400r-12b   Affiliations

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens
• Preparing the Oath: Rights
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• PDFs
• USCIS: Famous Americans
• USCIS: Equality and Freedom | Intermediate
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• uscitizenpod: Civil Rights quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.8 Memberships and Associations — Groups
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.9 Fighting For Equal Rights
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics

Learn More:

• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
• U.S. Citizenship Padlet (many resources!)

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 33 | 2024

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

uscitizenpod: Kulwinder Singh's Interview

• An “Everyday” Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture notes

N-400

• n-400r-12a   General Info
• n-400r-12b   Affiliations

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens
• Preparing the Oath: Rights
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• PDFs
• USCIS: Famous Americans
• USCIS: Equality and Freedom | Intermediate
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• uscitizenpod: Civil Rights quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.8 Memberships and Associations — Groups
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.9 Fighting For Equal Rights
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics

Learn More:

• uscitizenpod: A Presidential Valentine's Day Citizenship Quiz Month video |  pdf 
• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
• U.S. Citizenship Padlet (many resources!)

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 32 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: Huong's Interview

• An “Everyday” Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture notes

N-400

• n-400r-12a   General Info
• n-400r-12b   Affiliations

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens
• Preparing the Oath: Rights
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• uscitizenpod: Civil Rights quiz
• PDFs
• USCIS: Famous Americans
• USCIS: Equality and Freedom | Intermediate
• USCIS: Your Government and You

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.8 Memberships and Associations — Groups
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.9 Fighting For Equal Rights
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics

Learn More:

• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
• U.S. Citizenship Padlet (many resources!)

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 31 | 2024

Happy Birthday, President Abraham Lincoln!

 

uscitizenpod: Everyday Interview

• An “Everyday” Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS N-400 (51qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation | Script | Vocabulary Picture notes

N-400

• n-400r-12a   General Info 
• n-400r-12b   Affiliations

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens | Rights | Government Basics
• PDFs
• USCIS: Famous Americans
• USCIS: Equality and Freedom | Intermediate
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• uscitizenpod: Civil Rights quiz
• uscitizenpod:  American Women who Fought for the Right to Vote pdf 

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.8 Memberships and Associations — Groups
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.9 Fighting For Equal Rights
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics

Learn More:

• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
• uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Presidents' Day
• U.S. Citizenship Padlet (many resources!) 

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 30 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: Officer David's Casual Citizenship Interview

• A "Casual" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (40qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture notes

N-400

• n-400r-12     Additional Info Overview
• n-400r-12a   General Info

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: 1900s
• Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens
• PDFs
• USCIS: Famous Americans
• USCIS: 1900s beginning; intermediate
• USCIS 100:78-87 Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.7 Civic Responsibility
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.8 Difficult Times and Great Leaders since 1900
• 3.9 Fighting For Equal Rights

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 29 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: Phuong Thi Le's Casual Citizenship Interview

• A "Casual" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (40qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture notes

N-400

• n-400r-12     Additional Info Overview
• n-400r-12a   General Info

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: 1900s
• Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens
• PDFs
• USCIS: Famous Americans
• USCIS: 1900s beginning; intermediate
• USCIS 100:78-87 Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.7 Civic Responsibility
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.8 Difficult Times and Great Leaders since 1900
• 3.9 Fighting For Equal Rights

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 28 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: Thi Nhung Phan's Casual Citizenship Interview

• A "Casual" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (40qs, 2pgs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture notes

N-400

• n-400r-12     Additional Info Overview
• n-400r-12a   General Info

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: 1900s
• Preparing the Oath: Famous Citizens
• PDFs
• USCIS: Famous Americans
• USCIS: 1900s beginning; intermediate
• USCIS 100:78-87 Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.7 Civic Responsibility
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.8 Difficult Times and Great Leaders since 1900
• 3.9 Fighting For Equal Rights