You're One In a Million
This past weekend has been filled with nothing but laughs, excitement, good food, good friends and family, and of course, a big surprise! On Sunday, 09/15/2019 we all gathered to celebrate my soon-to-be mother in law's 60th birthday. One year ago today we went all the way out to Laurel, Long Island and celebrated her 59th birthday at a winery called Clovis Point. My soon to be mother in law, Maria, mentioned that she wished to celebrate her 60th birthday party at the same location. Since she has never had a surprise birthday party, this would've been the perfect time for us to throw her one. My fiancées ended up calling all her friends to tell them what we had in mind and they agreed to help out and be a part of the celebration. Since they have been best friends for over 40 years, she would be totally shocked when the time came.
And she was! When we went in, everyone was there with open arms celebrating her arrival. Total shock, amusement, and tears of joy were shed due to the unexpected surprise. The rest of the day was spent by enjoying eachother's company while sipping on great wine.
Today is her actual birthday. We woke up, had amazing brunch at Maureen's Kitchen and celebrated the rest of her birthday with my fiancées grandmother who is 89 and suffering from dementia. "You're one in a million!" has always been a saying that her mother has told her and it is very sentimental to her. And lastly, we ended off the day by blowing out birthday candles for the third time this weekend wishing nothing for the best with good fortune and prosperity for the year ahead.
Vocabulary Words
Family (noun) - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household
Friends (noun) - a person or persons whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
Birthday (noun) - a day of persons birth
Surprise (noun) - the feeling caused by something unexpected or unusual
Celebration (verb) - to mark (something, such as an anniversary) by festivities
Wine (noun) - the alcoholic fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage
Grandmother (noun) - the mother of one's father or mother
Sentimental (adjective) - resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought
Vocabulary Exercise:
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
- I have a very small family, which consists of only my brother and mother but back in my mothers country resides my
- My grandmother is such a sweet old woman who will happily boost anyones self-esteem. She is very towards anyone and will love you not matter what.
- Every Christmas Eve, my fiancée’s has a big gathering, which includes many and their close relatives.
- Since her family is Italian-American, it is a tradition for them to have a big on Christmas Eve with dishes of fish and other seafood.
- For my 21st we sat around a little table, eating and drinking after cutting the cake. This was a big to my mother because she has never seen my brother drink alcohol before since he was only 13.
Grammar/Writing Exercise:
Write a 5 Sentence paragraph on how your family celebrates the holidays and any surprise throughout the year. All your sentences should be in the present tense. Be sure to write in first person and try to include third person sentences as well.
I think this entry is great and has all the important parts. It is good that you have a sweet mother-in-law, and I like the way that you included the video so that after reading about her and the party, we could actually see the exciting moment.
ReplyDeleteIn the grammar point, you could add just a quick explanation of present tense forms and how we would change the past back to the present. Or actually you use the present perfect "has never had " and "has always been," so that might be a better topic for grammar based on your writing -- has + past participle form of the verb .
Loved this blog, as well as the pictures. I think you chose great vocabulary terms for ENL students.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this entry, I loved that you provided video and pictures! I like your grammar exercise, it is nice to learn about how individual families celebrate different holidays.
ReplyDeleteHi Jerry! Your blog post is so nice. The writing assignment is great since kids like talking about the holidays. Just in case, though, maybe give them the option of being able to talk about their friends too in case you have students who have divorced parents or are in foster homes. Not all students celebrate the holidays with their families, so by them having the option to talk about their friends might make them feel more comfortable.
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