Since I was four years old, my family has owned a house in Fort Pierce, Florida. Every year we would go to Florida the day after Christmas Day to spend a week vacationing with our extended family. During the week we would spend time doing different things. Me and my brother would spend time swimming in our in ground pool and hot tub. We would walk along the dock in the backyard fishing or looking for manatees that happened to wander into the canal. If we happened to see a manatee, we would hang the hose over the edge of the dock to give them some fresh water to drink and some lettuce to eat. We visited the chocolate factory to watch how chocolates were made, and buy treats to take home with us. We also spent time at a citrus fruit farm picking out oranges, grape fruits and homemade jams. Going to the beach was one of my favorite things to do with my family in Florida. Spending the day from morning to night at the beach was an ideal day for me. Each night we would all get ready and go out to a fantastic restaurant to eat some of the most delicious food I can ever remember eating. My memories of this Florida house and my family vacations are some of the best of my life. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents on these vacations. These are some of the most cherished times of my life. I will never forget the years I spent at my Florida house with my family.
Vocabulary:
extended - (verb) made longer. Stretched or pulled.
manatee - (noun) a large sea animal. Gray in color.
canal - (noun) a narrow man made water way used for travel.
factory - (noun) a building or group of buildings where products are made in large amounts.
fantastic - (adjective) very great, almost not believable.
ideal - (adjective) a perfect mental picture of something.
Exercise:
Fill in the blank.
Joseph and Angela walked along the dock looking out at the __________ to see if they could spot any sea animals such as a _____________ . There was a loose board in the dock. Joseph ____________ his hand in Angela's direction to help her over the loose board. The weather was sunny, warm and just ______________ . Their mother called them inside to take a trip to see how chocolate is made at the chocolate ______________. It was sure to be an _____________ day!
Grammar Point: The paragraph is written in the past tense using specific past tense words and past tense endings on words.
Grammar Point Exercise: Write a paragraph of at least 10 sentences about an experience you had, or a day you remember using past tense words and endings.
