Valentine's Day

 

     It's Valentine's Day!  This is the day of the year when people are showing love for the people they care about.  People are decorating their houses with hearts.  Many boyfriends are buying flowers and chocolate for their girlfriends.  Many couples are going on dates and are eating at fancy restaurants. There are also people who are telling their loved ones how much they appreciate them.  Students are even exchanging cards with their classmates.  It is a wonderful time of the year to acknowledge the ones you love and to be thankful for the people around you.


Vocabulary:

decorating: (v) to be currently making something look better or to be currently adding items related to a holiday

fancy: (adj) describing something that looks or is expensive

appreciate: (v) to respect and to be grateful for someone or something

exchanging: (v) to be currently giving something and receiving something in return

acknowledge: (v) to recognize

thankful: (adj) describing someone who is grateful and happy to have something


Vocabulary Exercise:
Please fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

1. Sam is ___________________ Christmas gifts with Hailey.

2. I ___________________ that I can always learn more as a teacher.

3.  I am __________________ to have a loving family.

4.  Do you _____________________ the fact that you have food, clothing, and a warm home?

5.  Mom is ______________________ the house for St. Patrick's Day.

6. That is a very _____________________ table for a simple house.


Grammar Point: Present Continuous Verbs
The present continuous tense is formed by using the present tense form of the verb "to be" and the present participle (-ing) form of the verb.  Here are three examples of sentences from the paragraph above that use the present continuous:

1. People are decorating their houses with hearts.
2. Many boyfriends are buying flowers and chocolate for their girlfriends.
3.  Many couples are going on dates and are eating at fancy restaurants.

We can use the present continuous when we are talking about something that is currently happening, something that is temporary, something that is changing, or something that is happening again and again.


Grammar Activity:
Please write three sentences of your own that contain the present continuous tense.

1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________