My New Puppy

Last month my brother and sister bought me a Yorkie because they wanted to cheer me up after the sudden death of Chloe. She suddenly died this summer due to breathing complications. I was so devastated when I heard the news because I didn’t expect this to happen. Till this day I don’t know what caused her breathing complications because she didn’t have any medical conditions. When I left earlier that morning she was very happy and seemed to be ok. Later that day my sister came home to take her for walk and she noticed that Chloe was breathing very hard. So she immediately brought her to the Veterinary’s office. When I got to the office I saw her lying on a table but she had passed away. Since I was so upset about the news my brother and sister decided it was a good idea to get another Yorkie. When I saw this new puppy I was excited and at the same time I was sad because I missed Chloe. I miss her a lot but these couple of months that I have gotten to know my new puppy, he has made it easier for me to deal with Chloe’s passing. I decided to name him Damien and he has a different personality than Chloe. He is very playful and loving. Training Damien is really a task because he loves to eat and doesn’t like to be in his crate. He doesn’t like to walk with a leash on and he likes to socialize with larger dogs which make me a little nervous when I take him out for walks. I have decided to have trainer help correct some of his bad behaviors and hopefully this will make it easier to train him.

Vocabulary

Complications- something that introduces, usually unexpectedly, some difficulty, problem, or a change.

Devastated- to overwhelm.

Personality- the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others.

Task- is part of a set of actions which accomplish a job, problem or assignment.

Socialize- to associate or mingle sociably with others

Behavior- observable activity in a human or animal.

Sentences

1. Due to weather __________today’s class will be cancelled.

2. The loss of my pet was a ___________experience.

3. I think Jenny has a great ______________because is so caring and nice.

4. As a full-time student with a full time job it will be a ________ to accomplish all my work.

5. I good way to get to know a lot of people is to _____________.

6. When Damien shows good ___________ he get s treat.she

Grammar Point

Do you have any pets that you would like to blog about? If you don’t have any pets that’s ok because I would like you to tell me about a pet you would like to get. In a paragraph you can tell me about your pet (if you have one) or a pet that you would like to get. Maybe you can give me some ideas that may help train Damien.

The Video Music Awards 2009

The VMA’s was filled with great performances and outrageous moments. The performance of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys was outstanding. I think that the most outrageous moment of the night was when Taylor Swift was accepting her award and she was abruptly interrupted by Kanye West. She got the award for best female video and Kanye West took her microphone to say that he believed that Beyonce Knowles deserved this award for her video. This rude interruption even had President Obama giving his opinion about the inappropriate comment and behavior of Kanye West. But the highlight of the night was the tribute to the life and musical career of Michael Jackson that was performed by his sister Janet Jackson. The final award of the night went to Beyonce Knowles for the video of the year, how ironic? As a courtesy to Taylor Swift, Beyonce asked her to share this award with her and say a few words to the audience since her time was interrupted. This was a great gesture that Beyonce displayed and it showed her great personality. So the moral of this story is to be respectful of other people, appreciate them for what they are and be able to give credit to who deserves the credit for hard work.

Vocabulary

Performance- generally comprises an event in which one group of people behaves in a particular way for another group of people.

Outrageous- going beyond of all standards of what is right or decent.

Deserve- to be worthy of.

Tribute-is wealth one party gives to another as a sign of respect.

Ironic- involving a surprising or apparently contradictory fact.

Courtesy- consideration for other people, or good manners.

Gesture- an action intended to communicate feelings or intentions.

Personality- somebody's set of characteristics.

Sentences

1. The ________ was filled with excitement.

2. The price of the textbook was _________ because it was too expensive compared to the others.

3. After a long week I _______ a break.

4. Janet Jackson performance was _______to her brother.

5. I think its _______when students who work get low grades.

6. As _______to my client I will refund a service fee.

7. It was a great _________ to share the book.

8. She has a great _____________ because she is able to get along with everyone.


Grammar Point
Last week I asked to you write a paragraph with your opinion of the topic using some of the vocabulary words. This week I would like you to write a blog about an interesting show that you watch.

Is the End of Time Close?

This weekend I was watching the History Channel and I can across a show that spoke about the ancient prophecies that the Mayans, The Book of Revelation, Nostradamus and many other cultures around the world predicted. The show was called Doomsday 2012: The End of days. It had various scholars that analyzed the ancient predictions against the current events. They predicted the weather changes of today that have caused the natural disasters such as tornadoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and volcano eruptions. The Mayans predicted these events through their knowledge of astronomy and time keeping. It was very scary because based on these predictions it seems like we are really living in the end of time. According to these modern events, the Mayans, The Book of Revelation, Nostradamus and these other cultures predicted that life on earth would end by December 2012. So does this mean that we won’t have a Christmas, & New Year‘s? So let me know what you think? Do you think the end is near or is it just a coincidence?
Vocabulary
Nostradamus- French astrologer and prophet of the 16th century that predicted world future events.
Predictions- a statement or claim that a particular event will occur.
Natural Disasters- is the effect of a natural hazard that affects the environment and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses.
Mayans- of or pertaining to the Mayas, their culture or their languages.
Coincidence- a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance.
Ancient- of or in time long past, very old.
Prophecies- The foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
Tsunamis- An unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.

1. _____________ is a French scholar and prophet during the 1500’s.
2. The weather forecast __________ it would rain tomorrow.
3. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina was consider the deadliest _______________.
4. The__________ civilization concentrated in Central America.
5. It was a ________ that Michelle and I were wearing the same shirt.
6. That book is __________ because it looks very old.
7. Nostradamus wrote many __________ that are believed to be true today.
8. On Christmas 2004 a ____________ hit the shores of the Indian Ocean causing many deaths.



Grammar Point:
So what do you think about this topic? Write a paragraph and give your opinion on this topic using some of the vocabulary words.