Most Embarrassing Moment

It was a beautiful early summer morning. The sun was bright and the wind was soft. I could hear the birds singing outside and the giggles of the kids heading to school.  I was filled with energy and excited to start my day. I got dressed in my running clothes and headed out the door. 

Before starting my morning run I took a deep breath and stretched out. Since I wasn’t accustomed to running, I started out slowly. I passed a few blocks and felt better about my abilities. I suddenly noticed a group of handsome men looking at me from their truck. As they stopped at a red light, I looked over and smiled. I stood up a little taller and gave them a little wave. Then bang, I was on the ground. I ran into a parking sign.

            I looked over towards the truck hoping the light had changed to green, but I had no such luck.  The guys were already running towards me. I quickly got up and told them I was ok. They left and went back in their truck. As I turned away from them I felt the tears coming down. My knees were bleeding and I was in terrible pain. Although I was in pain, I couldn’t help but to start laughing.  To this day I laugh when I share my most embarrassing moment.

Vocabulary

Bright: Giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining.

Giggle:  Laugh lightly in a nervous form

Stretched:  to reach; to extent the body

Accustomed: usual

Quickly: with rapid movements; fast

Terrible: Extremely bad

Embarrassing:  A feeling of shame

Cloze Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list above.

1.  It was _______________ when I slipped and fell in front of my class.

2.  I am _______________to sleeping late.

3.  It was a ______________ sunny day.

4.  She ____________________  herself out on the couch.

5.  Both girls began to ______________.

6. Tom _____________ run out of the room.

7.  Maria had a ______________ time at the party. 

Grammar:

A verb is often defined as a word which shows action or state of being.  Verbs are usually physical actions which you can see somebody doing.

Example:

The dog bit the man.  Bit is the verb and the word which shows the action of the sentence.

Look over the story and write down at least 5 active verbs you find in the reading. Write a sentence for each verb.

The Deep Blue Sea

Out in the deep blue sea I go! I've been waiting for this day for so long. 

I feel as excited as a child in an ice cream store. "Tuuuu! Tuuuu!" The ship horn sounds.

"Oh my! The ship is about to sail away!" I run, finally with my last breath, I give in my

ticket and enter the boat.

I run with excitement to the top level of the boat. "I should get a better view from here!" I say.

I find a spot to stand and admire the view of the ocean's horizon. "It's so beautiful from here. 

The blueness of the sky reflects the bright sunlight into the sea." I close my eyes. As the boat 

pulls away from the pier, I feel the wind surrounding me, "Swish Swish." I open my arms wide,

as if I were a bird getting ready to fly away, letting the strong, ocean wind pass through my wings.

 I open my eyes to see the bright sun. The sky is as clear as a glass jar. From afar, I see mist,

 I point and think, "What is this?" I hear a loud "Splash! Splash!" and see something big and black. 

"What could it be? Could it really be what I've been longing to see?" With my eyes wide open,

 I wait impatiently, as the boat gets closer and closer. I look at the big blue sky, I close my eyes

 to hear my heart beat with excitement, "bum, bum, bum, bum!" My eyes open, everyone on the

 ship is shouting excitedly, "Look! Look!" My wait is over the whale I have been waiting to see is

 so close, I feel like I could touch her. "Phew, Phew," the whale says Hello. Shortly with his spray

 of water blowing out of his blow hole, he swims away and slowly fades away out into the deep

 blue sea, leaving a smile on my heart to last for eternity. 

By: Marleny Abreu 

   

Vocabulary 

1. Deep- Very far from the surface or top. 

2. Excitement- A feeling of so much happiness that you can't wait.

3. Horizon- The sky and the ocean. 

4. Mist- A cloud of tiny water near the earth's surface.

5. Fades- Slowly leaves or disappears.

6. Eternity- Forever. 

Cloze Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list above.

1.  I glanced through the thick _____________, trying to see. 

2.  She talked about the                        of her new life.

3. The sun rose slowly over the eastern                                               .

4.  We walked in the                           snow.

5.  We suffered through an                                         of delays during the lawsuit.

6.  The                                      light of late afternoon.

Grammar:

Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.

Example: the tall professor

Look over the story and write down at least 3 adjectives you find in the reading. Write a sentence for each adjective.