Italian Feast

This past Sunday, I was able to attend an Italian Feast with my family. A main road called "Broadway," in Massapequa was closed from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. and many food, clothes, jewelry, and toy vendors had purchased a spot in the street to set up and sell their products/items to the many people who walk up and down the block. There was even a petting zoo with pony rides. The fair was packed! People from all different towns traveled to come to this fair because it is known for the amazing Italian food. For example, the lines of people waiting to buy sausage and peppers, and raviolis was so long. The wait was about twenty minutes. I waited on line for the sausage and peppers from A&S Pork Store; the sandwich was enormous and delicious. The raviolis my family had waited for were tiny, yet very tasty. I could not believe how many people were walking up and down the block all day long. It was very hot out, but that did not stop people from waiting on line. That only made the lines even longer because people were becoming thirsty. It was such a beautiful, sunny day outside, and enjoying the fair with my family made this experience even better!

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Vocabulary:

1. Packed (verb)- large number of people

2. Wait (verb)- period of waiting or a delay 

3. Enormous (adjective)- very large in size

4. Tasty (adjective)- pleasant favor

5. Thirsty (adjective)- feeling to need to drink something

6. Experience (noun)- event that leaves an impression on someone or something

Vocabulary Activity: For the vocabulary activity, please refer to the worksheet below provided by Teachers Pay Teachers. You will work with a partner and you will have dice. For each vocabulary term you will take turns and roll the dice. If you roll one, define the terms. Two, draw the vocabulary term, if possible! Three, make a list of synonyms (words that have the same meaning). Four, what does the word/term remind you of? If you roll five, use the word in a sentence. Six, make a list of antonyms (words that mean the opposite). For example, if I am working with the term "packed" and I roll a 2, I can draw a picture of a place that has a lot of people.

Grammar Point: Adjectives are known as describers. They are words that describe the qualities of a noun. For example, adjectives can be opinions, size, shape, color, origin, material, and use.

Here are some examples of adjectives as seen in the post above:

1. It was such a beautiful, sunny day.

2. It's known for the amazing, Italian food.

3. The sandwich was enormous and delicious.

**The adjectives used are bolded.

Please view this site if you need more assistance with adjectives: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/adjective/

Grammar Activity: Please find adjectives to describe the words listen below and use them in a sentence.

Example: 

food: delicious, tasty

The delicious, tasty food was delivered to my house.

1. Game

2. Homework

3. School

4. Park

5. Family

The Perfect Sunday

Last Sunday was the most perfect day ever! The first thing I did after waking up was go to Broadway Gourmet in Massapequa. I got an everything bagel with cream cheese and a side of hot sauce. Then, I went to my friends house and we were watching the Jets football game on television. We sat on the most comfortable reclining chairs. They were huge, and leaned all the way back!! I was all bundled up in a blanket with pillows surrounding me. Ten minutes into the game, I was sleeping. When I woke up, we began eating macaroni from the night before. When I say macaroni, I mean pasta with red sauce!! After the game was over, the New York Giant football game was on. We were able to catch the beginning of the game, but my mom was cooking, so we wound up leaving and driving to my house to have dinner with my family. I usually do not have days like this to relax, so, I definitely enjoyed my Sunday. I enjoyed resting, watching television, and eating dinner with my family.

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Vocabulary:

1. television (noun)- a device that transmits images and sounds on a screen

2. bundled (verb)- rolled up (example: in a blanket)

3. surrounding (adjective)- all around something/someone

4. beginning (noun)- point in time when something starts

5. relax (verb)- to become less tense/stressed 

6. family (noun)- group consisting of common ancestors (example: parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.)

Vocabulary Activity: Please put the correct term from the word box into the sentence that best fits.

Television     Bundled     Surrounding    Beginning     Relax     Family

1. I spend the holidays with the people closest to me. They are called my ________.

2. In the ________ of the school year, I did not know 1 + 1 = 2, but now I do!

3. I love to ________ after I come home from a long day at work.

4. I have to shut the ________ off before I go to bed because I can't sleep with the noise.

5. In the winter, I love to get ________ up under my blankets. 

6. The crowd was ________ the street dancers because they were amazing.

Grammar Point: The post written above has the grammar points of both the present and past participle tenses. The present form ends in -ing. However, I used verbs like were, was, after, etc. before the verb to imply it occurred in the past tense. The past participle tense contains verbs that end in -ed.

Try the link for better understanding!   https://www.dictionary.com/e/whats-a-participle/

Grammar Exercise: Try writing a paragraph about your perfect Sunday in five or more sentences. You will have a choice: you may either write in the present or past participle tense. Please specify at the end of your paragraph writing. :) 

Smogasburg

Over the past weekend, I traveled to Williamsburg, Brooklyn with my friend Paul. It took about 45 minutes to get there from Farmingdale, Long Island. We were super lucky because there wasn't too much traffic around 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon! The reason we were going to Brooklyn over the weekend was because we were so intrigued about Smogasburg. Smogasburg is a large food market, which means there are different locations in New York City where vendors sell delicious, famous food. On Fridays, the event is located at The World Trade Center. On Saturdays, the event is in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and on Sundays, Smogasburg is in Prospect Park. There is an account that you can follow on Instagram called "smogsburg," and you can find out which vendors will be at specific locations. The food we ate on Saturday was delicious and it was well worth the drive! We ate beef empanadas, mozzarella sticks, ice cream sandwiches, and churros with nutella. It was some of the best food we have ever eaten. The view of the large city skyscrapers was so beautiful as we ate our numerous meals. I would absolutely travel back to any of the three locations next summer to eat all of the delicious food!!

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Vocabulary:

1. Traveled (adj.)- have been to a place

2. Traffic (n)- many vehicles on a public highway, sometimes going slower than expected 

3. Intrigued (v)- to be curious about or interested in

4. Market (n)- an area where people purchase items (food)

5. Vendors (n)- people who are selling goods/items (food)

6. Instagram (n)- free social media platform where people can post pictures

7. Skyscrapers(n)- very tall buildings that have may stories 

Vocabulary Exercise: 

Look carefully at the jumbled words, and try your best to unscramble them.

1. syprsaekcrs  

2. eeratvld    

3. rfcifta  

4. mitgraasn   

5. dsoevnr

6. temakr

7. gdeitnriu  

Grammar Point: 

The post above contains the past simple tense. The past simple tense is defined as actions that happened at a specific time. Phrases like yesterday, last year, etc. can be used to help understand, as well as the context of the post. Verbs usually end in -ed unless they are irregular.

Please review this website for assistance with the past simple tense: https://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/past-tense-verbs.html

Writing Exercise: 

Change the verb to the past simple tense in the blanks below. Watch out for irregular verbs.

1. Yesterday, I _______ chicken and rice for dinner.  (eat) 

2. Last year, we _______ to Texas for a hockey tournament. (travel)

3. On Saturday, my mom and I _______ through the park. (walk)

4. Last Monday, my teacher _______ our papers. (grade)

Jet Game

Topic: Jet Game

On Sunday, September 8, 2019, I went to my first NFL game. The acronym NFL stands for the National Football League, which is professional American football. American football players are athletic, motivated, vigorous and strong. These professionals have the opportunity to play a sport that they love for a living. Aren't they lucky? There are 32 teams in the National Football League. I went to see the New York Jets play the Buffalo Bills at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey. I took a large bus to the stadium with my friends. It was a pretty exciting game! The stadium was packed with people and there were no empty seats! Fans were cheering on their favorite football teams and they were dressed in their supporting teams apparel. My friends and I were wearing New York Jets green T-shirts. We had tons of fun eating hamburgers, hot dogs, and french fries at the game. I enjoyed cheering loud when the Jets scored touchdowns. I thought that the Jets were going to win at first, but then the Buffalo Bills came back and they won 17-16. It was a close game. Even though the Jets did not win, I had a fun filled Sunday afternoon watching American football.

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Vocabulary you may need to know:
1. acronym(noun)- an abbreviation formed by initials of letters (example: NFL)
2. professional(adj.)- a persons paid job/occupation
3. motivated(verb)- a persons reason for doing something
4. vigorous(adj.)- involves physical strength and effort
5. opportunity(noun)- possibility of doing something
6. stadium(noun)- a sports arena with seats for viewers
7. supporting(verb)- encouraging
8. touchdown(noun)- when the ball is caught behind the goal line scoring 6 points

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Vocabulary Exercise: 

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

1. When the player caught the ball and scored a _______________ the fans cheered.

2. The fans were _______________ their favorite football teams by wearing the team colors and cheering the players on.

3. The football _______________ was filled with loyal Jet fans.

4. Some people do not have the _______________  to play a sport and get paid for doing it.

5. To be a football player, players have to participate in _______________  exercise.

6. Players stay _______________ through the help of their families, coaches, teammates, and fans.

7. A _______________  football player gets paid to play football as their job.

8. An example of an _______________  is NFL. NFL stands for National Football League.

Grammar Point:

The verbs used in the paragraph written above are mostly written in the past tense. The past tense indicates that something had already happened. Some verbs are irregular verbs, and you do not have to add the ed at the end of the verb. To understand more, visit the following links:

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-irregular-verbs/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf2VJ6JkUs0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj8dWXOCdQU

Examples:

go-->went  (I went to my first NFL game.) **Irregular

take-->took (I took a large bus.) **Irregular

was-->were (Fans were cheering.) **Irregular

has-->had (We had tons of fun.) **Irregular

enjoy-->enjoyed (I enjoyed cheering.)

Grammar/Writing Exercise: 

Write a 4-sentence paragraph about a time you have ever been to any sport event. It could be about yourself playing in a sport game or a time you attended a game. If you have never been to a sport game, write how you imagine it would be like. Remember, your writing should be in the past tense because it already happened.