The Milestone Event of My Life

The Milestone Event of My Life

It was the month of June 2016 when I got engaged. After a few months of my engagement, my wedding date was finalized for January 21, 2017. In between that time frame, my family and I both were planning for my wedding. The amazing part of the planning was picking out locations and clothing for my pre- wedding photo shoot in November. Our first pre-shoot was at Long Beach on a sunny afternoon. My second pre-shoot was at Eisenhower Park and my last pre-shoot was at Brooklyn Bridge. Shortly after my pre-shooting, the invitation cards to my wedding were distributed. 

My wedding and reception outfit was the most difficult part of my planning. It took me about 2 months for choosing and getting my outfits customized. When I received my outfits, I couldn't wait to wear it on the special day of my life. As days were approaching closer and closer by to my wedding, the more nervous I was getting. Yes, it was a big day of my life and a day that I waiting on for a long time. When the day finally got here, it was like a dream. As January is the month of winter, luckily, the day of my wedding was arisen by a beautiful sunshine with high 50s. My wedding day at the temple went smoothly. After temple, my husband and I, the bridesmaids and the groomsmen went to a park for wedding photo shoot. In a little while, we were back to our lunch party where our loved ones were waiting patiently for our entry. As we entered the banquet hall, people all around were shouting with happiness. Slowly as we walked to the center of the stage, we began our first dance that led the guests to join us on a dance floor. It was truly the milestone 
event of my life. 

Vocabulary

Engagement (n.) a formal agreement to get married

Bridesmaids (n.) a girl or woman who accompanies a bride on her wedding day

Groomsmen (n.) a male friend officially attending the bridegroom at a wedding

Milestone (n.) an action or event marking a significant change or stage in development


Pre-Wedding Photo Shoot (n.) a session that you book with your photographer a couple of months before your wedding 
                                                         to take pictures

Vocabulary Review

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

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

bridesmaids

engagement

groomsmen

milestone

Pre-wedding photo shoot Grammar Point: Nouns name a person, place, thing or idea. A proper noun is a type of noun that names a particular person, place or thing. In the story above, I mentioned three places Long Beach, Eisenhower Park, and Brooklyn Bridge where I did my pre-wedding photo shoot. These places are proper nouns and require a capital letter. Grammar Exercise: Write a milestone event of your life and be sure to include at least 3 proper nouns (person or place) of your choice.

Saint Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick has a way of bringing out Irish in everyone. On March 17, everyone’s a little Irish. Cities all over the world go green for St. Patrick’s Day, the defining patriotic Irish holiday. Held every March 17, St. Patrick’s Day honors the patron saint of Ireland and has in recent years become a symbolic 
celebration of Irish culture. It has since become a global phenomenon with huge parades in Ireland and is well known for its shamrock greens and cultural performances. 

Since St. Patrick is celebrated around the world, USA, also holds a parade on March 17 that starts at 11am at 44th Street, marching up Fifth Avenue, past St. Patrick's Cathedral at 50th Street—all the way to 79th Street to commemorate Saint Patrick, and the subsequent arrival of Christianity in Ireland. 

Come March 17, the city will be packed with happy revelers covered in green plastic beads, leprechaun costumes and fake ginger beards. Regardless of a person’s family heritage or the country they reside in, people across the globe enjoy their annual chance to be Irish for a day. So come and join to be an Irish for a day! 

Vocabulary

St. Patrick's Day (n.) is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick foremost patron saint of Ireland

Irish (adj.) of or relating to Ireland, its people, or the Goidelic language traditionally and historically spoken there 

Patron (n.) person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity

Shamrock (n.) a low-growing, cloverlike plant with three-lobed leaves, used as the national emblem of Ireland

Phenomenon (n.) a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, esp. one whose cause or explanation is in question

Commemorate (v.) recall and show respect for (someone or something) in a ceremony

Subsequent (adj.) coming after something in time

Leprechaun (n.) in traditional Irish stories, a very small man/elf believed to have magic powers

Heritage (n.) the art, buildings, traditions, and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture

Reside (v.) have one's permanent home in a particular place

Revelers (n.) a person who is enjoying themselves in a lively and noisy party or celebration by dancing, singing, and drinking alcohol

Vocabulary Review

1.) Shamrock                                                                    a.) supporter

2.) Subsequent                                                                 b.) fact/occurrence

3.) Heritage                                                                       c.) merrymaker

4.) St. Patrick's Day                                                         d.) clover shaped plant

5.) Commemorate                                                            e.) tradition/custom 

6.) Reside                                                                          f.) Ireland people

7.) Patron                                                                           g.) following 

8.) Leprechaun                                                                 h.) Inhabit 

9.) Irish                                                                               i.) honor

10.) Phenomenon                                                             j.) Irish holiday 

11.) Revelers                                                                     k.) elf

Grammar Point: Alphabetical Order is a method in which names, terms, or words are arranged in the same sequence as the letters of the alphabet. This method helps you look up words in a dictionary quickly. When words are placed in ABC order, you start by looking at the first letter of every word and start with the beginning of the alphabet.  For example, if you have any words that start with the letter "A" that is your first word to list. If more than one word begins with the letter A, we put them in order based on the second letter, and then the third letter, and so on. 

Grammar Exercise: Place the vocabulary words in alphabetical order. The first one has been done for you. 

1.) Commemorate

2.)

3.) 

4.)

5.)

6.)

7.)

8.)

9.)

10.)11.)

My Worst Moment of My Life

The Worst Moment of My Life

One of the worst experiences I can remember was about 20 years ago, around the month of April. The heating of the sun brightened the day up. Being off from school for a spring break and staying home all day was tedious. Since the afternoon day was beautiful out there, my cousins and I planned to go out to play freeze tag. Back in days, roller blades were in trend, so I came upon with an idea of playing freeze tag with roller blades. Some of us wore roller blades while others played with their shoes on. We voted on a player who will be “it” and the majority of the votes went for my brother. I knew from the start that if my brother gets voted for being “it”, he would chase after me. As the game started, I began to run and as I looked back, I saw my brother two feet apart from me. I did not wanted to be tag, so I started running on a faster pace. While I speeded myself up, I tripped over a crack pavement. "Ouch! That hurts", I said to myself.  But I still did not give up, instead, I got myself up and started running. No scrape and no bleeding, but the pain ran through from my right foot to my right knee. This was when my speed started to drop and lastly, my brother tagged me. I couldn’t bare the pain, so I left home while the rest continued playing. It was nighttime and I couldn’t fall asleep. My mother asked, "What happened?" I told her how I fell while I was playing freeze tag with my roller blades on and hurt myself on my knee. My mother then gave me pain pills but nothing helped. The night passed by and the morning arrived, but still there weren’t any improvements. My parents rushed me to the hospital and there I was in an operator room undergoing knee surgery. Since then, I learned my lesson that not to play any games with roller blades on. 

Vocabulary

Experiences (n.) an event or occurrence that leaves an impression on someone

Tedious (adj.) too long, slow, or dull: tiresome  
Freeze Tag (n.) a children's game in which one chases the rest, and anyone who is touched then becomes the freeze
Pavement (n.) the hard surface of a road or street

Undergoing (v.) experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant, or painful

Vocabulary Review

Draw a line from vocabulary word to its matching definition. 

Pavement                                                               -experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant,

                                                              or painful
Freeze Tag                                                            -too long, slow, or dull: tiresome 

Experiences                                                          -the hard surface of a road or street

Undergoing                                                           -an event or occurrence that leaves an impression on someone

Tedious                                                                  -a children's game in which one chases the rest, and anyone who is touched   
                                                                                  then becomes the freeze


Grammar Point: Punctuation is the system of symbols that we use to separate written sentences and parts of sentences, and to make their meaning clear. Each symbol is called a "punctuation mark". There are fourteen punctuation marks commonly used  in American English. However, the three of the fourteen punctuation marks are appropriate for use as sentence endings. They are the period for a statement or command statement, question mark to indicate a direct question, and exclamation point for expressing a sudden outcry or adding emphasis. 

Grammar Exercise: In the paragraph above, I used different types of punctuations. Highlight one of each punctuation marks (period, question mark, exclamation mark) in my paragraph above. Then, create your own three sentences with a period, question mark, and exclamation mark using the highlighted examples.