The Weekly Newsletter of
the English Language Institute
Volume 151, Issue 10
July 31, 2023
The ELI Weekly
Lake Wauburg End-of-Semester Barbecue
Come join the fun!
Saturday August 5th – End of Semester BBQ at Lake Wauburg
11:45am to 4pm. Meet at Norman Garage at 11:45. All are welcome to celebrate the end of the semester at our BBQ! Come get free food and kayak or canoe on beautiful Lake Wauburg North Shore for free with your Gator1 ID! Play sports, socialize, and enjoy Florida nature with friends for our very last event of the semester!! Meet at Norman Parking Garage! No smoking or vaping is allowed anywhere at this location, even if you are outside.
You must sign up to attend this activity, even if you plan on driving yourself. We need to make sure we know how much food to provide. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA9A823A02-endofsemester3
CIP Activities
Note: This will be the last week for CIP Weekday Activities this semester.
Monday July 31st – Coffee Talk – 6:30 – 9:00pm
Socialize with LAs and ELI friends at the Starbucks on Archer Road! Play games, speak English, and drink a coffee or get dinner at the restaurants nearby! Take bus 1, 12, or 34.
Address: 3524 SW Archer Rd #160, Gainesville, FL 32608
Tuesday August 1st – Volleyball – 6:30 – 9:00pm
Come play volleyball and hang out at Lexington Crossing Apartments Phase 2! No experience necessary! Take bus 34 or 35.
Address: 3900 SW 27th St, Gainesville, FL 32608
Wednesday August 2nd – Satchel’s Pizza Open Mic Night- 6:00pm – 9:00pm
See one of the most unique pizza restaurants in town and try their famous pizza! They have amazing decorations, a fun gift shop, and even an old airplane you can sit in! It is open mic night so you can perform songs, poetry, instruments or any talent you’d like to share! Lots of people from the Gainesville community perform so feel free to just come and watch. Meet us in the very back room of Satchel’s. It is best to carpool or rideshare, but bus 15 also gets you very close to the location.
Address: 1800 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609
Thursday August 3rd – Soccer – 6:30 – 9:00pm
Come play Soccer on campus at Flavet Field on campus! No experience necessary!
Address: Woodlawn Dr, Gainesville, FL 32603
Friday August 4th – Reitz Game Room – 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Hang out with ELI friends and play pool or go bowling! Pool and bowling are at a discounted cost with your Gator ID but board games and socializing are free!
Address: 655 Reitz Union Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611
Pictures for the Slideshow
Do you have good pictures of the activities, classes, or fun things you have done around Florida with your ELI friends? Send them to Tate by email or Whatsapp so she can feature some of them in the slideshow at commencement! (tquinones@eli.ufl.edu)
Other CIP Reminders
Don’t forget to get your CIP Passport hole punched from the activity leaders AT the event (not after). We will no longer hole punch passports after the event. Redeem your completed passport for a small gift and photo for the ELI Instagram! Remember the CIP Pineapple is hidden in a new place every Monday in the CIP office. Stop by and find it for hole punches!
Our CIP Photo of the week is from the Reitz Union Game Room activity.
Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the recipients of the ELI Scholarships for the Summer 2023 Semester!
Dr. Jayne C. Harder Memorial Scholarship:
Laura Gomez Soto
Dr. J.C. Casagrande Peace Scholarship:
Yamilia Morffe Tillan
1st Runner-up:
Yerson Fabian Fuentes Duran
2nd Runner-up:
Youssef Zakhia Dahdah
Financial Guarantees for Fall
Dear scholarship students, we hope to see you again in the Fall Semester! Therefore, we have sent you an early reminder to request your new financial guarantee letter for the Fall Semester if you plan to return. If you received an email from Iman Vann, you will need to submit a new financial guarantee by the tuition deadline of September 7th for the Fall C semester to avoid owing a late fee. If you need an enrollment letter or if you have any questions, please email Iman Vann at jvann@eli.ufl.edu.
The Last Day of ELI Classes
Thursday, August 10th, is the final day of ELI classes this summer. Teachers will be submitting final grades and attendance reports on Wednesday, August 3rd. If you are absent on Thursday, your absence will not be counted for immigration, class grades, or any petition you have submitted. All absences on August 7th, 8th, and 9th still count!!! You should not miss class these days!
We hope all ELI students will attend class on Thursday, August 10th. Your teachers and LAs have fun and interesting lessons and activities planned. However, we know many ELI students are preparing to leave Gainesville, so are very busy this last week. If you will not be attending class on Thursday, August 10th, please inform your teacher by Tuesday, August 8th. Your teachers and LAs need to know how many students to plan for.
All of your teachers and LAs will be at the ELI Commencement Ceremony on Friday, August 11th. We hope you will be there, too!
Reminders from the Office
Other people picking up your certificate: If you can’t pick up your certificate at the Commencement Ceremony on August 11th, please stop by Matherly 223 beforeAugust 4th to fill out a form so someone else can pick it up for you. We can’t give you the packet early. If you want to have it mailed or sent by Fed-Ex, please ask in the office for the cost.
Expiring I-20s: If your I-20 is expiring and you plan on returning to the ELI in the fall, you must talk to Daryl before the expiration date. It is in section 5 of the I-20.
Fines and fees: Please remember if you have any outstanding fees (library or infirmary, for example), you must clear them by the end of the semester, or we will not be able to release your grades and certificates to you. Remember, you MUST pay $15 for your GatorOne (UF ID) card if you did not pay when you received it.
Gatorlink: Remember, if you are not returning to the ELI in the fall, you will not be able to access your ufl.edu email address, one.uf.edu, Canvas, or other Gatorlink services after September 1st.
People out: Daryl will be out of the office from 7/31 to 8/2, and Christine will be out of the office from 8/15-8/18.
Commencement Ceremony: The ELI Commencement Ceremony will be held this semester from 10am to noon in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. Everyone, including family and friends are welcome. All of your teachers and language assistants and ELI administration will be there!
Birthdays
It’s one of those unusual weeks in which we have no birthdays to announce!
Manners and Culture
Q: What is the difference between major and career?
A: A major is what you study in university and a career is what you do for a job. For example, my major was Spanish Education but my career is English teacher.
Grammar
Q: What’s the difference between passive and adjectives made with past participle?
A: The best way to test whether something is passive or an adjective is to add by someone. If it makes sense, then it’s probably a passive. If it doesn’t make sense, it’s probably an adjective. Sometimes it can be both. Another test you can try is to rearrange the words so the adjective/verb in question is before the noun. Try it with the following examples:
- The dog was tired (by someone?). The tired dog… ?
- The money was stolen (by someone?). The stolen money…?
- The vase was broken (by someone?). The broken vase…?
Quote of the Week
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. —Oliver Wendell Holmes
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