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)