Swirls and Twirls

For the past 3 years, I have worked as a weekend supervisor at Swirls and Twirls a frozen yogurt store in Oceanside. The store is most popular for its delicious frozen yogurt flavors and abundance of toppings and sauces, although we also have smoothies, fresh juices, cappuccinos and warm treats. My favorite flavor yogurt is birthday cake mixed with chocolate cookies. After I like to top my yogurt off with rainbow sprinkles and marshmallow sauce. Despite the mouthwatering delights Swirls and Twirls also has children's birthday parties. Every party package includes face painting, glitter tattoos, pizza, games, giveaways, and yogurt, of course! I love running the birthday parties because it is so much fun, and I seem to connect with the children well. Swirls and Twirls is open all year round and satisfies everyone's craving.

Vocabulary:
1. Supervisor: (noun) an administrative officer in charge of a business, government or school. 
2. Frozen Yogurt: (noun) a sweet frozen dessert that is like ice cream but is made with yogurt. 
3. Abundance: (noun) a large amount of something.
4. Mixed: (adjective) made of different things.
5. Birthday: (noun) the day someone was born which is generally celebrated with a cake. 
6. Package: (noun) a group of things that are sold together for a single price.
7. Connect: (verb) to join two or more things together.
8. Satisfy: (verb) to cause someone to be happy or pleased.
9. Craving: (noun) a very strong desire of something. 

Vocabulary Exercise:

Grammar Point: 
Countable nouns- Having a singular and plural form. Example: book (singular) and books (plural)
Uncountable nouns- Only one form. Example: furniture, not "furnitures"

Grammar Activity:
Identify 2 countable and 2 uncountable nouns from the passage above.

Countable
1. ________________.
2. ________________.

Uncountable
1. ________________.
2. ________________.

My German Shepherds!

I have two german shepherds, Autumn and Thunder. They are both purebreds from New Jersey and come from a family line of show dogs. 

Autumn is the older sister. She is a beautiful, 4-year-old shepherd. Her favorite toy is a tennis ball, and she loves swimming in the pool during the summer.

Thunder, the puppy is a cute, 1-year-old, black and tan, long haired shepherd. She is a great listener and loves to cuddle.

 Both dogs love to play outside, go on long walks, and spend quality time with each other and their family! 

Thunder as a puppy!

Autumn as a puppy!

This summer my family and I have booked a vacation Upstate, NY on a large property where the dogs can run freely, play and exercise. We are all very excited for the trip. 

Vocabulary:
1. Purebred: (adjective) animals having parents of the same breeds.
2. Puppy: (noun) a young dog.
3. Quality: (adjective) very good or excellent.
4. Property: (noun) a piece of land often that is owned by a person, business, etc.
5. Exercise: (verb) a physical activity that is done to become healthier and stronger.
6. Trip: (noun) a journey to a place.

Vocabulary Exercise:
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term to complete sentence.
Example: My grandpa went on a fishing TRIP with his friends.

1. It is important to ________ and eat well every day to stay healthy!
2. My friends and I are taking a ________ to Florida during winter break. 
3. My ________ is playing with her new toys.
4. I have two ________ german shepherds named Autumn and Thunder. 
5. My best friend just bought ________ for his shoe store. 
6. This restaurant has ________ food, I love it!

Grammar Point:

Adjectives are often called 'describing words' because they provide information about the qualities of something described in a noun, a noun phrase or a noun clause.

Adjectives are related to nouns or verbs.
For example: beautiful/beauty (noun) or talkative/talk (verb)

Adjectives must be in the following order...
-Numbers (two, several)
-Opinion (pretty, cute)
-Size (big, small)
-Age (mature)
-Color (red, purple)
-Origin (American, United States)
-Material (wooden, cotton)
-Purpose (sleeping, sun)

Grammar Exercise:
Directions- Write three sentences using at least 6/8 adjectives in the correct order. 
Example: Autumn and Thunder love their several fun medium new round yellow rubber tennis balls while playing outside. *This example uses 7/8 adjectives in order*
Breakdown of the sentence:
-Numbers: SEVERAL
-Opinion: FUN
-Size: MEDIUM
-Age: NEW
-Color: YELLOW
-Origin: XXXXXX                                     
-Material: RUBBER
-Purpose: PLAYING OUTSIDE


1. _________________________________________________.
2. _________________________________________________.
3. _________________________________________________.

Splish Splash Waterpark

Every summer my boyfriend, friends and I buy season passes to the one and only, Splish Splash waterpark located in Calverton, Long Island. What better way to beat the sun and cool off? The park is open 7 days a week from 10:00am-7:00pm during the months of May through September. The waterpark includes roughly 30 rides ranging from mild to extreme.



Map of Splish Splash Waterpark

One of my favorite rides is the Alien Invasion, a tube slide that spins intensely. My other favorite ride is the Bootleggers Run, which is known as a water rollercoaster without rails. It goes uphill and downhill at various speeds creating a thrill through your body.

Despite the awesome and thrilling water rides the park also has a wave pool, a kiddie park, food court, and a live parrot show. Every visit with my friends is a new adventure! Additionally, the travel channel ranked Splish Splash as one of the best water parks in the United States. I can't wait to go back this summer!

Vocabulary:

1. Summer: (noun) the warmest season of the year.

2. Season passes: (noun) a ticket or pass that is paid for in advanced, and generally costs less than purchases several individual tickets.

3. Waterpark: (noun) a large outdoor area with swimming pools, waterslides and similar attractions dealing with water.

4. Extreme: (adjective) reaching highest degree.

5. Intensely: (adverb) with force or strength.

6. Rollercoaster: (noun) an amusement park attraction.

7. Thrill: (noun) a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.

8. Adventure: (noun) an unusual and exciting, experience or activity.

Vocabulary Exercise: 

Grammar Point- Articles (the, a/an)

Directions:
1. Watch the video on articles-

2. Complete grammar exercise
-Place the correct article in the line (a, an, the) or put X if no articles needed.

1. I have ___ toy for you.
2. Lets go to ___ movies tonight.
3. I love ___ book that you lent me.
4. Did you get ___ new phone?
5. This is ___ expensive dress.
6. He is ___ doctor who works in ___ hospital.
7. Can you play ___ chess?
8. I quickly ate ___ cookies.
9. Today I went to ___ mall and bought ___ skirt with my ___ wallet.
10. My birthday party is at ___ icecream store.