This
weekend was the first time I met my ten year old cousin Lochlan. Lochlan
lives in California, so it has been hard to get time for everyone to be able to
go out and meet him. His mother Sarah, who is my first cousin and
Lochlan, decided that they wanted to come out for the week for
Thanksgiving. Lochlan is on the autism spectrum and is a very special
little kid. He has very minor issues but you can tell how his autism
affects some parts of his daily life. Lochlan is smart kid who loves to run around and play. Lochlan loves to wrestle and it is entertaining to
see him pretend to jump off the top rope and land on his other cousins and
myself. He also loves to show you his karate moves. He will bounce around throw pretend punches and kicks. While he does this he yells his favorite
quote, “Float like a butterfly, Sting like a bee.” Getting to know
Lochlan has been a great experience. He is here until the Friday after
thanksgiving and I am excited to learn more about him. It is truly amazing to
see how he has accepted his autism and tries his best to inspire other people
around him.
Vocabulary:
Run- move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.
Play- engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.
Wrestle- take part in a fight, either as a sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground.
Jump- push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.
Bounce-move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it; rebound
Throw- propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.
Punch- strike with the fist.
Kick- strike or propel forcibly with the foot.
Yell- a loud, sharp cry, especially of pain, surprise, or delight; a shout.
Accept- consent to receive (a thing offered).
Inspire- fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
What verbs do you see in my paragraph? What are some verbs that describe what you do in your daily life. Write three sentences using some of the verbs you use in your daily life.
Vocabulary:
Run- move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.
Play- engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.
Wrestle- take part in a fight, either as a sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground.
Jump- push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.
Bounce-move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it; rebound
Throw- propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.
Punch- strike with the fist.
Kick- strike or propel forcibly with the foot.
Yell- a loud, sharp cry, especially of pain, surprise, or delight; a shout.
Accept- consent to receive (a thing offered).
Inspire- fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
Grammar Point:
Verb- a word that characteristically is the grammatical center of a
predicate and expresses an act, occurrence, or mode of being, that in various
languages is inflected for agreement with the subject, for tense, for voice,
for mood, or for aspect, and that typically has rather full descriptive meaning
and characterizing quality but is sometimes nearly devoid of these especially
when used as an auxiliary or linking verb.
Grammar Exercise:
What verbs do you see in my paragraph? What are some verbs that describe what you do in your daily life. Write three sentences using some of the verbs you use in your daily life.
I enjoyed reading about your cousin Lochlan. Fine entry with all the parts! Think about how you could simplify the definition of verb for ESL students.
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