Winter Blues

The last snow storm and talk of a new one coming this week makes me miss the summer.  The illuminating sunshine turning my skin a golden bronze, the beach and of course, off from school.  I can't help but look online to find a nice getaway to paradise.  I keep envisioning myself on the beach with a nice pina colada in my hand and someone feeding me grapes.  Then, I look out the window and see snow and ice, and reality sinks in.  Last week I planned a trip to the Dominican Republic for spring break just to compensate for this treacherous weather.  Driving has been unbearable here, a fifteen minute car ride has become a fifty minute travel.  Summer where are you?!?

What is your favorite season?  What do you like to do?

Vocabulary with definitions:  
illuminating- bright
envisioning- to imagine
reality- the truth
compensate- to make up for
treacherous- awful
unbearable- hard to deal with

Vocabulary Exercise:
Fill in the blank:

1.  The sun was _________________ and reflecting off all the car windshields in the parking lot.
2.  She was _________________ what her life would be like if she was famous.
3.  In _______________, the price of a gallon of gas is only double the amount of a water bottle.
4.  To __________________ for your low test grades, it is important to have an excellent homework average.
5.  The roads are __________________ in the snow.
6.  The amount of work and school work I have is ____________________.

Grammar Point:  In my passage I used a lot of verbs to describe my summer fantasies.  Please highlight each verb used throughout the passage.

Grammar Exercise:  Write a passage about what your favorite season is and how you like to enjoy that season.  In your writing, use some new vocabulary and use verbs to describe what you do in your season of choice.