Annual Cousins Reunion
December 4, 2011 was our cousin’s annual Christmas celebration. Each year we meet up at different location for to celebrate the holidays. This year the celebration took place at New York City. Twelve of us met at the restaurant Mamajuans for brunch. We got to enjoy traditional Dominican food and great company. Afterwards, we went to see the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. The day was filled with laughter and especially with love. The older we get the harder it is for us to spend time together, but this tradition makes it possible for us to see each other at least once a year.
Celebrate: The action of marking one's pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social activity.
Brunch: a meal eaten late in the morning, combining breakfast with lunch
Traditional: Of, relating to, or in accord with tradition
Company: One's companions
Especially: in particular; in a special manner
Cloze Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list above.
1. I love to________________ my birthday with friend and family.
2. Scott was grateful for her ________________.
3. I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation for ______________.
4. It is ________________ to eat a turkey for Thanksgiving.
5. William likes ice cream, __________________ chocolate ice cream.
Grammar Point:
Capitalization is writing a word with its first letter as a upper-case letter and the remaining letters in lower-case letters. In English we capitalize the following: The first words of a sentence, titles, days of the week, months , the pronoun "I" and Proper nouns (the names of specific people, places, organizations, and sometimes things).
Grammar Activity: Read the sentences below and decide if the underline letters should be capitalized.
1. on tuesday we have class. Our vacation is in march.
2. New York City is a big city.
3. i have some japanese friends who speak Spanish.
It sounds like great fun!
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