This past weekend I took a trip with friends to the Poconoes. The Poconoes is a place where many people go to getaway and have fun. Since it is Winter time there is many Winter activities to do there. On Saturday it began to snow a lot in the Poconoes. Seeing the mountains and the trees covered in the snow was absouloutly stunning. The fact that many of the activities done in the Poconoes are outside it was extremely cold, half of the time there I could barely feel my toes. One of the activities I did that was a lot of fun was snow tubing. You go up a big hill and when you get to the top you sit in your tube and speedily slide down the hill. It was also fun just hanging out with my friends in a house and getting away from my usual surrondings. I would reccomend to anyone a small trip to the Poconoes in the Winter or the Spring. It is not to far away from New York City and there is many fun, exhilarating things to do there.
Vocabulary
Getaway- to depart, to go away
Activities- to be active, to do something active
Stunning- beautiful
Barely- only just, hardly
Speedily- to move quickly, to move fast
Slide- to move, to glide,
Surrondings- what is around
Exhilarating- exciting, breath taking, beautiful
Grammar Point: Using adjectives in your writing helps the reader to understand in detail what you are writing about. An adjective a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
Grammar Exercise: Create a paragraph about your weekend and use adjectives.
Vocabulary Exercise: Create a story using the vocabulary words.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Can you believe all the snow!!
This year's winter has really hit New York hard. I can not remember the last time it snowed so much in such little time. We are only in the beginning of February and I have lost count of how many times it snowed already. When I was a kid I used to get excited when it snowed, it was pretty and of course I could go outside and play in it. Sledding, snow angels, building a snow man were all things I looked forward to when it snowed. Those exciting snow days are now a distant memory in the past. Now that I am an adult I can not stand the snow. When it first begins to snow I must admit it is beautiful, but when the reality sets in that I have to go outside, in the cold, clean and dig out my car, I am back to hating the snow.
This week alone it already snowed twice, and not just a dust I mean it really snowed! Unfortunately the snow is not over, their expecting more snow this weekend and it could be the worse snow storm we have seen so far! I guess I should try to think more positive about living in New York, you would think after twenty-five years of living here I would be used to the snow. Truth is you never really get used to the snow, you get through the Winter by counting down the months till Spring and Summer, my favorite time of the year.
Vocabulary
Winter- the cold season. Between Fall and Spring.
Snow- White flakes, which are wet and soft that fall from the sky and stick to the ground.
Play- to have fun doing something
Sledding- riding something flat, which slides, usually used when snow is on the ground.
Building- anything constructed.
Memory- what you remember
Beautiful- something that is pleasing to you
Unfortunately- not good, bad
Expecting- knowing or believing that something is going to happen
Positive- good, sure.
Vocab Exercise
Fill in the Blank using the vocabulary words:
New York has four seasons, Fall, ____________, Spring, and Summer.
When you are a kid it is fun to play in the __________ but not as much fun as an adult.
I love to __________ sports with my friends.
After it snows I like to ______________ down the hill.
Elmont Memorial High School is a big ________________.
I remember many things from my childhood, so I have a great _______________.
When the snow falls on the trees it looks very _______________.
I was _____________ to get a hundred on my test.
I had a _____________ expereince on my first day of school.
Grammar Point- There are many words within this blog that can be used in a different context. For instance: Play in the blog means to have fun in the snow, but play can also be applied to "playing an instrument."
Grammar Exercise
Find at least three words in the blog and create a sentence using the context it is used in the blog and another context the same word can be used in.
Example: I like to play in the snow. (Word in another context) I play the piano.
This year's winter has really hit New York hard. I can not remember the last time it snowed so much in such little time. We are only in the beginning of February and I have lost count of how many times it snowed already. When I was a kid I used to get excited when it snowed, it was pretty and of course I could go outside and play in it. Sledding, snow angels, building a snow man were all things I looked forward to when it snowed. Those exciting snow days are now a distant memory in the past. Now that I am an adult I can not stand the snow. When it first begins to snow I must admit it is beautiful, but when the reality sets in that I have to go outside, in the cold, clean and dig out my car, I am back to hating the snow.
This week alone it already snowed twice, and not just a dust I mean it really snowed! Unfortunately the snow is not over, their expecting more snow this weekend and it could be the worse snow storm we have seen so far! I guess I should try to think more positive about living in New York, you would think after twenty-five years of living here I would be used to the snow. Truth is you never really get used to the snow, you get through the Winter by counting down the months till Spring and Summer, my favorite time of the year.
Vocabulary
Winter- the cold season. Between Fall and Spring.
Snow- White flakes, which are wet and soft that fall from the sky and stick to the ground.
Play- to have fun doing something
Sledding- riding something flat, which slides, usually used when snow is on the ground.
Building- anything constructed.
Memory- what you remember
Beautiful- something that is pleasing to you
Unfortunately- not good, bad
Expecting- knowing or believing that something is going to happen
Positive- good, sure.
Vocab Exercise
Fill in the Blank using the vocabulary words:
New York has four seasons, Fall, ____________, Spring, and Summer.
When you are a kid it is fun to play in the __________ but not as much fun as an adult.
I love to __________ sports with my friends.
After it snows I like to ______________ down the hill.
Elmont Memorial High School is a big ________________.
I remember many things from my childhood, so I have a great _______________.
When the snow falls on the trees it looks very _______________.
I was _____________ to get a hundred on my test.
I had a _____________ expereince on my first day of school.
Grammar Point- There are many words within this blog that can be used in a different context. For instance: Play in the blog means to have fun in the snow, but play can also be applied to "playing an instrument."
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| "Building a Snow Man" |
Find at least three words in the blog and create a sentence using the context it is used in the blog and another context the same word can be used in.
Example: I like to play in the snow. (Word in another context) I play the piano.
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| Sled |
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| Snow |
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