The Playoffs are Here!

The holiday season is over and the new year has begun.  Usually I find most individuals depressed by this.  As for me, I find this time of year to be very exciting, as the National Football League is in their playoff season!  I love football.  I attribute this to my cheerleading career.  I have cheered for football teams since I was four years old.  In any event, the playoffs are now in full swing.  I am rooting for the Denver Broncos.  I believe they are the best team in the league.





This Sunday they will be competing against the New England Patriots.  New England's quarterback, Tom Brady, has a rivalry with the quarterback from Denver, Peyton Manning.  This has been a long standing rivalry.  They are both at the top of their game.  These two men make playing their position look like a piece of cake. This matchup will certainly make the game very exciting.  The winner of this playoff game will go on to compete in the Superbowl on February 2, 2014.  Lets go Broncos!












Vocabulary:


individuals- people


attribute- give credit to


career- job or profession


league- group or club


competing- challenging


quarterback- key player in the game of football


rivalry- on going contest with each other


position- person's place on the team


piece of cake (idiom)- simple









Vocabulary exercise:






Please match the correct definition to its vocabulary word.


individuals __                                                                    a) job or profession


attribute __                                                                         b) people


career __                                                                             c) give credit to


league __                                                                            d) simple


competing __                                                                      e) on going contest with each other


quarterback __                                                                    f) group or club  


rivalry __                                                                            g) person's place on a team


position __                                                                          h) key player in the game of football


piece of cake (idiom) __                                                     i) challenging






Grammar point:





Proper nouns name a specific person, place, thing, or object.  Every proper noun needs to be capitalized.  For example a specific state, New York, is capitalized.  This is true even in the middle of a sentence. 




Exercise: 
Please write three sentences using at least one proper noun in each.  Each sentence should have a different type of proper noun  (person, place, thing, or object).