Yankees- How far can they make it this year?

Everyone keeps asking the same thing, will Yankees make it to the world series this year? They have been so on and off this year. But that is probably because of all the injured players. As a die hard Yankee fan I have the utmost faith that they will make it this year, especially after the last two games. They have not done their best this year but when it comes down to it, when they need to win they most likely will. The pitching has been somewhat of a problem. As for the hitting I think the Yankees are okay, especially since they hit the record of the most home runs in a year for the Yankees. I know some people are hoping the Yankees lose and that the underdogs like Baltimore Orioles, Washington National's, or the Cincinnati Reds win the world series. However,  as a Yankee fan I do not agree. They are the best baseball team America  has ever had and if they try hard they deserve it. Of course the other teams do too, but I hope the Yankees win. Now that everyone besides Mariano Rivera is pretty much off of the disabled list I think the Yankees will be doing what they do best from now on, and that's winning. If they don't I hope an underdog team wins.

Vocabulary 

Yankees- One of the two New York major league baseball teams.

Players- A person who plays a sport or game.

Fan-A person who likes and roots for a certain team or person.

Pitching- To throw a ball to the batter/hitter.

Lose- To  fail to win

Underdogs- A team that is expected to lose a game(s).


Vocabulary Exercise

        This little boy named Johnny lived in New York his whole life. His Dad always took him to sporting events but Johnny's favorite was baseball. He loved to watch the New York baseball team named the ______________. Johnny was their biggest __________, he went to almost every game. He also was a baseball ___________ at his school. He loved hitting and running, but he really loved __________ the most. He especially liked striking out the batters. Johnny always wanted to win and never wanted to ___________. He definitely did not root for any _____________.




Grammar Point 

Write down all the gerunds (words that end in Ing) used in this paragraph. Then put them in their finite forms.

Just Keep Moving

         
                  Yesterday as I was driving to class, I was stuck in horrible back to back traffic. There's always traffic on the way to class, but it's never this bad. I thought maybe a lane was closed or that there was roadwork being done. Neither of these were true. There was just two cars and a police car with its sirens on, on the right shoulder. Of course, people had to slow down to look at what was going on. And others had to slow down because they saw a police car. I'm not sure that many people know that going below 40 miles per hour is also illegal. The cars were not even damaged. If it was an accident, it wasn't noticeable. I only was able to see that because of how slow the cars in front of me were moving. I don't get why people need to always look at what is going on. They need to stop slowing down the traffic for people who need to get somewhere and move along.


Vocabulary

1. Yesterday - The day before today.
2. Stuck - Caught or held in a position so that you cannot move.
3. Traffic - When there are too many cars on the road and they are either moving slowly or not at all.
4. Sirens - Lights and sounds on top of police cars that they use to warn people or to pull them over.
5. Illegal - Not allowed by law.
6. Accident - A sudden event, like a car crash, that can result in damage, injury, or death.


Vocabulary Exercise


Find the words on the right and circle or highlight them.

N S T C V C J R T X J B B X R S A U K N D X F U I A C M L X M X S Z R C K L N V J W X Y E C P Y O D F E G V D P A B B N I F I Z N I V M V A P R Q E L C E Y W S D R O I T A U O B Z Y O K P J U E D N D J R E Z P N L T R A F F I C M Y Y M I W N K U B N T S F S L A T K B L H B J W J G I I Q S R T R W N D B E H U D A J P L I I R Z O R Y E S T E R D A Y G K V D Z T I X Q O C V B H D E C H A Y U O A B C X W R U J Y P O L B Y E C C N

YESTERDAY STUCK TRAFFIC ILLEGAL SIRENS ACCIDENT

Grammar Point
 Write down all the nouns used in this paragraph. (Noun - person, place, thing, or idea)

 

Learning Spanish

          When I was in 5th grade I had to chose what language to take in 6th grade. I had a choice between three languages, Spanish, Italian, and French. I wanted to take French but I was told by my Mom that Spanish would be a better asset, since there are more Spanish speakers in the United States. French ended up being canceled anyway because not enough students wanted to take it. I started learning Spanish in 6th grade. Before school started I was so worried that I would be lost in this class and fail every test, but it ended up being the exact opposite. I loved every second of it and even spoke it at home when I could. Then when I was 15, I started working at a dry cleaners where I met some El Salvadorians who spoke very little English. I helped them practice their English and they helped me practice my Spanish. I continued Spanish all throughout high school. I started college as a Math education major. I decided to switch for a couple of reasons. My math classes were extremely hard unlike in high school. I was tutoring a girl in math and she just did not understand no matter what I did. Then when I tutored someone in Spanish, I knew it was what I wanted to do. I switched my major and enjoyed every class I took leading to my degree. Then I studied abroad in Spain and increased my ability to understand and speak Spanish even more. Who knew that the class I was so nervous to take would end up leading to my future career.

Vocabulary

Fail -  To not pass the class

Opposite- A person or thing that is as different as possible from someone or something else

Practice- To do an activity often in order to improve your skill.

Switch- To change from doing or using one thing to doing or using another

Nervous- Worried or scared about something, unable to relax

Career- A job you have been trained for and do for a long period of time 


Vocabulary Cloze Exercise - 

1. My sister had a big room and wanted a smaller one. I had a small room and wanted a bigger one. We decided to _________________ rooms. 

2. Light is the _________________ of dark.  

3. Each student had to present their project in front of the class. When my turn came up I was so ________________.

4. My teacher told me that I would __________________ the test if I did not study. 

5. I had to ________________ soccer every day to prepare for the try outs. 

6. I went to Medical School because I want to have a ______________ as doctor. 


Grammar Point 
  
Write down all the past tense verbs used in this paragraph. 

Grammar Exercise

Take 6 of the past tense verbs and write a sentence for each using them in the present tense.