It's been two weeks and I finally got a chance to go to the gym. Normally I make it to the gym at least three times a week. Working out is a funny thing. While you are dripping sweat, aching of the muscles and gasping for air, you really question yourself. However, after you take your first steps out of the facility, you are filled with more energy and and can breath more easily. I am so happy I finally got to let off some steam. I am so guilt-free about the chocalte Teddy Graghms I couldn't stop eating.
chance: opportunity or possibility
gym: an athletic place for physical training
guilt: a feeling of deep regret
gasp: a short breath, when it is difficult to breathe
ache: feeling pain
facility: services and space and equipment that is offered for a purpose
1)"Were you ________ after the accident.
2)The school has a lot of sports' _____________.
3)There is a small_______that I will win the lottery.
4)The boy felt guilt after stealing from the store.
5)I lift weights and run at the _______everyday.
6)The runner _________for air after the marathon.
An ellipsis is when words or phrases are intentionally left of of sentences.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
When it rains...
it pours!
When I took this new job I took a pay cut as well. I got over it when I realized a few thousand dollars a year is not a big difference when spread upon 25 pay checks. On another good note, I know myself very well to understand that the more I make the more I spend. So this year I know to be more cautious with my spending. So far, I have been saving even more than last year.
On a gloomier note, it seems I have more to purchase this year than I did last year. To give a few examples, tuition has increased. Now that I have entered a second year with a salary I can't expect my parents to pay for my two hundred dollar oil changes which are more frequent with my drive to work being further. In addition, I can not expect my parents to pay for their cruise celebrating their 25th anniversary in April. And to top it off, on Friday night my entire filling came out possibly forcing me to get a crown. Dental coverage is not close to decent.
And now, for those reading, I would like to apologize for being a drama queen and a bit self-centered. Everybody has financial burdens in addition to major ones that life offers. This is the moment when I count my blessings and hope that others who are not as blessed are able to get through their obstacles.
Few: more than two of something
Gloomy: depressing
Purchase: to buy
Salary: money you are paid in the year
Filling: what a dentist puts in the hole of a tooth
Burden: problem
1. Without sun the sky seems dark and _____________________.
2. There are only a ___________ clouds in the sky.
3. I have a cavity in my tooth and I need a ______________.
4. The women went to the mall to ___________ a dress for the party.
5. We all need strength to overcome the _____________ in our life.
6. My dad has a big________________ and therefore makes a lot of money.
If not irregular, a verb is written in the simple past tense by simply adding “ed” to the end of it.
When I took this new job I took a pay cut as well. I got over it when I realized a few thousand dollars a year is not a big difference when spread upon 25 pay checks. On another good note, I know myself very well to understand that the more I make the more I spend. So this year I know to be more cautious with my spending. So far, I have been saving even more than last year.
On a gloomier note, it seems I have more to purchase this year than I did last year. To give a few examples, tuition has increased. Now that I have entered a second year with a salary I can't expect my parents to pay for my two hundred dollar oil changes which are more frequent with my drive to work being further. In addition, I can not expect my parents to pay for their cruise celebrating their 25th anniversary in April. And to top it off, on Friday night my entire filling came out possibly forcing me to get a crown. Dental coverage is not close to decent.
And now, for those reading, I would like to apologize for being a drama queen and a bit self-centered. Everybody has financial burdens in addition to major ones that life offers. This is the moment when I count my blessings and hope that others who are not as blessed are able to get through their obstacles.
Few: more than two of something
Gloomy: depressing
Purchase: to buy
Salary: money you are paid in the year
Filling: what a dentist puts in the hole of a tooth
Burden: problem
1. Without sun the sky seems dark and _____________________.
2. There are only a ___________ clouds in the sky.
3. I have a cavity in my tooth and I need a ______________.
4. The women went to the mall to ___________ a dress for the party.
5. We all need strength to overcome the _____________ in our life.
6. My dad has a big________________ and therefore makes a lot of money.
If not irregular, a verb is written in the simple past tense by simply adding “ed” to the end of it.
Friday, October 10, 2008
A Most Needed Friday Afternoon
Normally on Fridays there is always a a Happy Hour to where the teachers are invited. Normally I choose not to go because of my distance I need to travel home or because of errands I need to run. Usually my boyfriend and I have plans and like to be home and ready before he comes by.
But this Friday was different. My boyfriend is taking a trip with his family for the entire weekend. Due to my fathers belief in no pre-marital vacations I was not granted permission to attend and sleep with his grandmother. But I guess four days without him is a good test on our relationship considering we have seen each other close to everyday since we've been dating.
So back to kicking back on Fridays after work with my fellow teachers...
As I was saying, today seemed like a great night to go out. Firstly, the destination was not at a random bar for Happy Hour. It was a big event called the "Fall Equinox" where a teacher was holding a wine and cheese event at his house. Every attendee brings a bottle of wine or a cheese.
Well upon I arrival my friend and I were in awe of the extravagant set-up of a tent, sophisticated music, glasses and cheese platters. I have to say that I was impressed. I am now re-conisdering the notion of kicking back on Friday.
1.errand: a short trip taken in order to complete a task
2.equinox: one of the two times a year when day and night are the same amount of time
3.distance: space between two points
4.usually: normally or ordinarily
5.due: because of
6.grant: allow to have
7.permission: approval
8.attend: go to
9.destination: a place
10.belief: opinion
11.event: something that happens
12.attendee: someone who participates in a meeting or event
errand equinox distance usually due grant permission attend destination belief event attendee
1. The ________ to the meeting all arrived on time.
2. Each religion has its own ________.
3. The daughter asked her father for ________ to go to the prom.
4. I want to ________ the party but I am unfortunately not able to make it.
5. We have to drive a long time before reaching our _________.
6. There are two _________ each year.
7. We _________ don't eat dessert but for my birthday we are making an execption.
8. The _________ between my home and school is very far.
9. I must run all my _______ before having fun tonight.
10. ________ to raising cost of fuel, I don't have a lot of money to spend on luxuries.
11. The genie wants to ________ you three wishes.
12. There is a big _______ at the school that is celebrating all the tenure teachers.
A verb is a process in a sentence.
Try to gues from the context what the following idiomatic expression means:
"kicking back"
But this Friday was different. My boyfriend is taking a trip with his family for the entire weekend. Due to my fathers belief in no pre-marital vacations I was not granted permission to attend and sleep with his grandmother. But I guess four days without him is a good test on our relationship considering we have seen each other close to everyday since we've been dating.
So back to kicking back on Fridays after work with my fellow teachers...
As I was saying, today seemed like a great night to go out. Firstly, the destination was not at a random bar for Happy Hour. It was a big event called the "Fall Equinox" where a teacher was holding a wine and cheese event at his house. Every attendee brings a bottle of wine or a cheese.
Well upon I arrival my friend and I were in awe of the extravagant set-up of a tent, sophisticated music, glasses and cheese platters. I have to say that I was impressed. I am now re-conisdering the notion of kicking back on Friday.
1.errand: a short trip taken in order to complete a task
2.equinox: one of the two times a year when day and night are the same amount of time
3.distance: space between two points
4.usually: normally or ordinarily
5.due: because of
6.grant: allow to have
7.permission: approval
8.attend: go to
9.destination: a place
10.belief: opinion
11.event: something that happens
12.attendee: someone who participates in a meeting or event
errand equinox distance usually due grant permission attend destination belief event attendee
1. The ________ to the meeting all arrived on time.
2. Each religion has its own ________.
3. The daughter asked her father for ________ to go to the prom.
4. I want to ________ the party but I am unfortunately not able to make it.
5. We have to drive a long time before reaching our _________.
6. There are two _________ each year.
7. We _________ don't eat dessert but for my birthday we are making an execption.
8. The _________ between my home and school is very far.
9. I must run all my _______ before having fun tonight.
10. ________ to raising cost of fuel, I don't have a lot of money to spend on luxuries.
11. The genie wants to ________ you three wishes.
12. There is a big _______ at the school that is celebrating all the tenure teachers.
A verb is a process in a sentence.
Try to gues from the context what the following idiomatic expression means:
"kicking back"
Thursday, October 9, 2008
October 7th Make-up
I want to apologize for failing to blog this past Tuesday. I have been under much stress or maybe it is stress that I create. I tend to take on more than I can chew. I began my second year of teaching in a new school district. Although I don't feel that I am re-inventing the wheel once again, it's still a new environment I have to adjust to.
An opportunity for a home-tutoring came up this year. Two hours a week for the entire year seemed like a great opportunity to make extra money (over $3000 for the year). Instead of considering the hassle I could through I quickly accepted. These past two past weeks I decided to tutor fours each week to make up for the two weeks I missed in the beginning of September. It was during these two weeks that I realized it is difficult coming up with activities and assignments for him. So I made a point to contact the high school teacher. Who than told me it was recently decided that any home-tutoring exceeding two months will require the home tutor to provide a curriculum, work and a grade. I decided right then that $48.10 an hour is not enough for me to take on that load. So next week will be my last session.
This situation got me thinking, "How much can they expect this tutor to do?" Or maybe it's just that I have a lot to do: work with a new curriculum at work, go to school at night, make time for boyfriend and family and friends.
Well I am back to completing my assignments. In addition, I will make up the two blogging vocabulary exercises I failed to do.
VOCABULARY
apologize: to feel sorry
opportunity: a chance
stress: mental strain
assignment: a task to do
tend:to move towards doing something
contact: to be in touch with someone
boyfriend: a male that someone is dating
addition: adding one thing
blog: an online journal
exceed: outdo
tutor: teach a a student one-on-one
require: make someone do something
apologize opportunity stress assignment tend contact boyfriend addition
blog exceed tutor require
1)I do much more than you thought I would. Do I _______ your expectations.
2)He wants to __________ to his mom because he lied to her.
3)The teacher will have an _______ to travel this summer because she does not work.
4)The ________ of flowers created a peaceful effect.
5)Every night we go on the computer to ______ about our daily activities.
6) I ______ to be nervous before my exams.
7)I don't understand what I am doing in math class so I hired a ______ to help.
8)The parent ________ the teacher at school.
9)The teacher gave her class an ________ to do on the weekend.
10)The government _______ us pay taxes.
11)When I have a lot to do I begin to _______ a lot.
12)Her _______ took her to a nice restaurant and a movie.
GRAMMAR
Infinitives are when verbs have no subjects. In engish they tend to have the preposition, to infront of it. For example,"to run, to eat". I would love to eat less at night.
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS: Based on the context, try to guess the meaning of these expressions.
"Take on more than I can chew"
"re-inventing the wheel"
An opportunity for a home-tutoring came up this year. Two hours a week for the entire year seemed like a great opportunity to make extra money (over $3000 for the year). Instead of considering the hassle I could through I quickly accepted. These past two past weeks I decided to tutor fours each week to make up for the two weeks I missed in the beginning of September. It was during these two weeks that I realized it is difficult coming up with activities and assignments for him. So I made a point to contact the high school teacher. Who than told me it was recently decided that any home-tutoring exceeding two months will require the home tutor to provide a curriculum, work and a grade. I decided right then that $48.10 an hour is not enough for me to take on that load. So next week will be my last session.
This situation got me thinking, "How much can they expect this tutor to do?" Or maybe it's just that I have a lot to do: work with a new curriculum at work, go to school at night, make time for boyfriend and family and friends.
Well I am back to completing my assignments. In addition, I will make up the two blogging vocabulary exercises I failed to do.
VOCABULARY
apologize: to feel sorry
opportunity: a chance
stress: mental strain
assignment: a task to do
tend:to move towards doing something
contact: to be in touch with someone
boyfriend: a male that someone is dating
addition: adding one thing
blog: an online journal
exceed: outdo
tutor: teach a a student one-on-one
require: make someone do something
apologize opportunity stress assignment tend contact boyfriend addition
blog exceed tutor require
1)I do much more than you thought I would. Do I _______ your expectations.
2)He wants to __________ to his mom because he lied to her.
3)The teacher will have an _______ to travel this summer because she does not work.
4)The ________ of flowers created a peaceful effect.
5)Every night we go on the computer to ______ about our daily activities.
6) I ______ to be nervous before my exams.
7)I don't understand what I am doing in math class so I hired a ______ to help.
8)The parent ________ the teacher at school.
9)The teacher gave her class an ________ to do on the weekend.
10)The government _______ us pay taxes.
11)When I have a lot to do I begin to _______ a lot.
12)Her _______ took her to a nice restaurant and a movie.
GRAMMAR
Infinitives are when verbs have no subjects. In engish they tend to have the preposition, to infront of it. For example,"to run, to eat". I would love to eat less at night.
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS: Based on the context, try to guess the meaning of these expressions.
"Take on more than I can chew"
"re-inventing the wheel"
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