There are many interesting places in my neighborhood. One place is Oak Street Park. I am at Oak Street Park right now. It’s my favorite place. It’s 1:00 on Saturday afternoon. I am sitting on a bench and writing in my journal. Today is a beautiful day. It’s really sunny and hot. The sky is clear and bright. The air smells fresh and sweet. The park is very crowded. Some people are young, and some people are old. Some people are tall, and some are short. Some people have long, straight hair. Some people have short, curly hair. One old man has no hair! He is sitting in front of the park gate. A tall woman is standing beside him. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. They are talking and laughing loudly.
There are a lot of things happening around me. Many people are exercising. They’re walking quickly or riding their bikes. There is a food stand to the right of the entrance. A few people are eating lunch next to it. There is a handsome man to the left of the entrance. He is painting a picture very carefully. Across from me, a young girl is playing under a tree. Her brother is playing with her, too. They’re running and jumping happily. Their mother is sitting behind them. She is watching them quietly. Everyone is having fun.

You can use descriptive adjectives to add details.
They can go before nouns or after the verb be

1.There is a handsome man to the left of the entrance.
2.Some people are tall, and some are short.
3.Some people have long, straight hair, and some have short, curly hair.
4.Some people are young, and some people are old.

Location phrases tell where something is located.

1. Francisco is on a bench.
2.An old man is in front of the park gate.
3.A tall woman is beside him.
4.There is a food stand to the right of the entrance.
5.A few people are next to the food stand.
6.A young girl is across from Francisco.
7.The girl is under a tree.
8.The children’s mother is behind them


1.Francisco usually __exercises___ at the gym in the morning.
2.Mr. Garcia often ___watches___ TV in the evening.
3. Sometimes he ____laughs___ if a program is funny.
4. In her free time, Mrs. Garcia ____paints___ beautiful pictures.
5. She often ____talks___ with her friends on the telephone, too.
6. Maria often ____runs__ in the park for exercise. She’s really fast.
7. She also sometimes ____jumps___ rope.
8. Francisco and Maria never ____ride____ their bikes to school. Their school is very close.

The present continuous tense tells what is happening right now.
Use be (am – is – are) and a main verb. Add ing to the end of the verb.


Object pronouns take the place of object nouns. They show to whom something happened or who got something. They come after a verb or a preposition



There are many ___ places in my neighborhood. One place is Oak Street Park. I am __ Oak Street Park right now. It’s my favorite place. It’s 1:00 on Saturday afternoon. I am sitting ___ a bench and writing ___ my journal. Today is a ___ day. It’s really ___ and ___. The sky is ___ and ___. The air smells ___ and ___. The park is very ___. Some people are ___, and some people are ___. Some people are ___, and some are ___. Some people have ___, ___ hair. Some people have ___, ___ hair. One ___ man has no hair! He is ___ the park gate. A ___ woman is ___ him. She has ___ hair and ___ eyes. They are ___ and ___ loudly.
There are a lot of things happening around ___. Many people are ___. They’re ___ quickly or riding ___ bikes. There is a food stand ___ the entrance. A few people are eating lunch ___ it. There is a ___ man ___ the entrance. He is painting a picture very carefully. ___ me, a ___ girl is playing ___ a tree. ___ brother is playing with ___, too. They’re running and jumping happily. ___ mother is sitting ___. She is watching ___ quietly. Everyone is ___ fun.