Ms. Toledo's ENL Corner

The days of the week are as follows: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The week is separated by the days people work, and the days people have off. The weekdays  are Monday-Friday. People go to their jobs  during these days. The weekend  is Saturday and Sunday. Some people, though, have different work schedules. Some people have to work on the weekends, and have off during the week. My father is a concierge  at an apartment building. He works the night shift. He works Wednesday-Sunday, and has off Monday and Tuesday. Some days, he doesn't even know what day it is! separated : to divide or bring apart weekdays:  day of the week other than Saturday/Sunday jobs : paid position of regular employment weekend:  Saturday and Sunday, often associated with leisure schedules:  arranged events to take place at a certain time concierge: caretaker of an apartment or hotel night shift:  period of time scheduled for...

Ms. Toledo's favorite clothing store is American Eagle. You can find these stores at the local mall or outlet. She loves their sweaters, flannel shirts, jeans, and tank tops. They also sell very nice jewelry and sunglasses. She loves shopping there because there are stores close to her house, they have good sales, and she doesn't like to spend a lot of money. Ms. Toledo likes to go to American Eagle on the weekends. She loves shopping very much. clothing store: place of business where clothing is for sale local: belonging to a particular area sweater: knitted garment with long sleeves jewelry: accessories, often valuable or expensive sunglasses: glasses meant to block the sun from eyes sales: discounts at stores Vocabulary Exercise: Grammar Point: Pronouns Pronouns are nouns that replace proper nouns or noun phrases. If you are talking about another person, you can use a pronoun without having to say their name several times in a row. For example, I a...

Julia needs to go to the supermarket . She needs to buy 3 things for her family: milk, eggs, and flour.  With these ingredients, she can make a cake. The cake is for her brother's birthday. The ingredients  are prepared, put together, and baked in the oven to make something delicious . Julia can't wait! supermarket: a store that sells food and household goods milk: nutritional beverage produced by cows eggs: nutritional food produced by cows flour: powder used to make pastries cake: sweet dessert made from a mixture of flour, eggs, butter, and other ingredients ingredients: parts of a dish delicious: tastes pleasant Vocabulary Exercise: Grammar Point: Semicolon Semicolons are most often used to connect 2 independent clauses. An independent clause is a sentence that can stand on its own. Without a semicolon, 2 independent clauses can be separated by a period. For example: "The ice cream truck drove by my house today. It was playing wonderful mu...