Paris

During President's Week I had the opportunity to visit Paris. Paris is located in France in the continent of Europe. I went on this amazing trip with my boyfriend, Mike. On this trip Mike and I saw the most famous attractions of the Eiffel Tower, The Notre Dame, The Arc De Triumph, The Palace of Versailles, and the Louvre. Our favorite part of the trip was when we ate lunch in the Eiffel Tower, the food we were served there was by far the most scrumptious meals that we had ever ate. Every night we were in Paris we stared at the Eiffel Tower because the glistening lights were mesmerizing. The city of Paris has such a long and illustrious history that everywhere you look are constantly surrounded by it. One of the most popular historic destinations to visit in Paris is the Palace of Versailles. The Palace used to be the home of the French monarchy during the 1600 and 1700s. The Palace is very fancy and filled with expensive furnishes. Our favorite part of the Palace was the Hall Of Mirrors. 

In front of the Eiffel Tower at night while it was glistening.

Vocabulary:
Opportunity: (noun) an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done
Continent: (noun) one of the main landmasses of the globe (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
Scrumptious: (adjective) very pleasant to taste
Glistening: (verb) to shine with light reflected off a surface
Mesmerizing: (verb) to interest or amaze someone so much that nothing else is seen or noticed
Illustrious: (adjective) admired and respected very much because a lot was achieved 
Monarchy: (noun) a country that is ruled by a king or a queen

Vocabulary Activity: 
Directions: Write a story using at least six of the vocabulary words.
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Grammar Point:
In the paragraph above I used a bunch adjectives to describe my trip to Paris. For example I said, "the food we were served there was by far the most scrumptious meals that we had ever ate." However, I could have also used the word delicious instead of scrumptious because they mean the same thing. Words that have the same meaning are called synonyms.
Examples:
Big and huge
Little and small 

                                                
Grammar Activity:
Directions: Write a synonym for the word listed below.
1. Happy _________________________
2. Boat_________________________
3. Warm________________________
4. Cold _________________________
5. Begin ________________________