The Grammy's

             After watching the grammy's on Sunday, I realized that this award show brings in two different types of people. It brings in people who are interested in music and/or fashion. I am going to focus on the fashion aspect of the show. Majority of the women that appear on the grammy's want to leave a statement, a fashion statement. Many of them spend weeks looking for the perfect outfit to wear on this show.  They must feel very pressured to look a certain way for this special occasion, because I know I would.  The Grammy's has become so competitive in the fashion world that many people take the fashion a little too far. And by this I mean that they really want people to remember what they were wearing, no matter how inappropriate or appropriate it was.  This year for the first time, the producers in charge of the grammy's decided to send out a memo to everyone attending the Grammy's.  This memo was about the dress code of this show and how it should be followed to maintain the classiness of the Grammy's.  None the least, many people followed it, but there were a few people that felt that this was the perfect opportunity to rebel against this code.  Many of which felt a little taken back by it, because they felt as if they were taking away something that they looked forward to doing. Do you think the celebrities responded well or do you think they were offended by it?

Vocabulary: 

statement - an appearance to remember

pressured - pushed to do something

majority - most of the people

occasion - a special event

inappropriate - something that is not okay for that time

appropriate - something that is okay for that time

celebrities- famous people


Vocabulary Activity: 

              One day Maggy made an appearance which left a huge _________________. She was always being _______________ to dress a certain way by her friends. One morning she decided it was time for a change even though it was not a special event or an _____________, she wanted the _______________ of people to see what she was going to do.  She decided to dress as if she was going to the Oscars. She wanted people to think that she was a __________________, someone that everyone would recognize. Although her outfit was appropriate, it was not the right time to be wearing such an outfit for work.  The outfit was clearly ___________________ for work. 

Grammar Point:

Find all the different pronouns.


Grammar Activity:  

Write a personal journal entry on fashion in today's world.

Conversation Via Text or In Person?

Did u ever have to tell someone something and didn't know how? Did you ever think it would be easier if you could just text it? But then thought about it being rude if it was through via text message. It's February 9th of the year 2013 and these are the small dilemmas that sadly many people face. I know many of you have thought about it and much rather have a conversation with someone through text than in person. Many reasons could be that you find it easier, it's more convenient, and it also takes away the nervousness or anxiety someone may be have depending on the conversation. Society has changed within the last couple of years in such a rapid pace.  Changes have been made in the way people communicate with each other to the point where many of the young generation do not know how to be social.  In my opinion, I do not agree with this new change because it takes away from people really enjoying each others presence in many different occasions and events.  Life goes by so quickly and with the new technology that everyone is being preoccupied with, it is passing through even quicker than we think. Did you ever just think about how society socializes? Think about it. 

Vocabulary:

dilemmas - situation/problem

convenient - fits to someone's need

anxiety - nervous

rapid - fast

presence - being present in place

generation - a group of people around the same age

preoccupied - busy thinking 


Vocabulary Activity:

Across
4. nervous
5. busy thinking
7. fast
Down
1. being present in place
2. fits to someone's need
3. a group of people around the same age
6. situation/problem

Grammar Point: 

Underline all the nouns in the passage.

Grammar Activity: 

In one paragraph, write about your first experience with technology.