Last week I was watching CNN and I came across the headline news of a giant balloon that was flying through the air. At first I thought it was a flying saucer but when I took a closer look and listened to the news they said that a young boy that was in the balloon. I wondered about the parents how did this happen? Then the family was expressing their fear that their 6 year old child who could be inside the balloon. Why weren’t the parents sure? At this point I thought the parents were irresponsible because they were unsure if the child was in the balloon. Did the child run away? Did they look for the child? This story was all over the news and many people watched, but as time went by it became harder to believe that the child was in the balloon. After a few hours the child was finally found. He was in the attic hiding throughout the Balloon fiasco.
Now the child is OK, the family is being investigated because they went on the Larry King show and when the 6 year old was asked why he was hiding in the attic he said that he did it for the show. According to the authorities now there is enough evidence that shows that this was a hoax and that it was carefully planned by the family. The authorities also found out that the family wanted to be in a reality show and that this could be the motive behind the hoax. I think this is just bad parenting because they are teaching the children to participate in inappropriate behavior.
Grammar Point: Read a newspaper article and pick out words that are unfamiliar and define them.
Vocabulary
1. Headline- The title or caption of a newspaper article usually set in large type.
2. Giant- A person or thing of great size
3. Saucer- A small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup 4. Expressing- articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.
5. Irresponsible- showing lack of care for consequences
6. Fiasco- A ludicrous or humiliating failure.
7. Investigated- To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
8. Attic- is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building
9. Hoax- subject to a playful joke.
10. Inappropriate- not suitable for a particular occasion
Sentences
1. The __________ in the newspaper was “The Boy in the Balloon Hoax.”
2. It is a __________ building.
3. Look in the sky it’s a flying _____________!
Now the child is OK, the family is being investigated because they went on the Larry King show and when the 6 year old was asked why he was hiding in the attic he said that he did it for the show. According to the authorities now there is enough evidence that shows that this was a hoax and that it was carefully planned by the family. The authorities also found out that the family wanted to be in a reality show and that this could be the motive behind the hoax. I think this is just bad parenting because they are teaching the children to participate in inappropriate behavior.
Grammar Point: Read a newspaper article and pick out words that are unfamiliar and define them.
Vocabulary
1. Headline- The title or caption of a newspaper article usually set in large type.
2. Giant- A person or thing of great size
3. Saucer- A small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup 4. Expressing- articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.
5. Irresponsible- showing lack of care for consequences
6. Fiasco- A ludicrous or humiliating failure.
7. Investigated- To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
8. Attic- is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building
9. Hoax- subject to a playful joke.
10. Inappropriate- not suitable for a particular occasion
Sentences
1. The __________ in the newspaper was “The Boy in the Balloon Hoax.”
2. It is a __________ building.
3. Look in the sky it’s a flying _____________!
4. Larry loves to ____________ his thoughts through writing.
5. It is ____________ for parents to neglect children.
6. Due to the time ___________ I got to the dentist office 3 hours late.
7. The crime scene was fully ___________ and it resulted in a closed case.
8. The _________ in my house is a great storage place.
9. The _______________ turned into a big problem.
10. Excessive or ____________ speed is a factor in many road accidents.
5. It is ____________ for parents to neglect children.
6. Due to the time ___________ I got to the dentist office 3 hours late.
7. The crime scene was fully ___________ and it resulted in a closed case.
8. The _________ in my house is a great storage place.
9. The _______________ turned into a big problem.
10. Excessive or ____________ speed is a factor in many road accidents.
I have heard bits and pieces about this story I didn't get to hear the whole thing. But I agree that it is very distubing to think that this family is trying to basically encourage the 6 year old boy to lie for them.
ReplyDeleteYes, the world was worried about the child up in the air when we should have been worried about his well-being on the ground with his celebrity-seeking family.
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