It was very interesting to speak about this unit because it´s about baseball. The original name of it was townball. It was a big playground in the 1940s and 1950s. Nowadays, this sport is becoming the world's pastime . (A picture of town ball's team)
Vocabulary ( definition from internet ) Gaffe: An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. Dainty: Delicately small and pretty. Brisk: Active and energetic. Consciously: In a deliberate and intentional way. Catchy: Instantly appealing and memorable. Coined: Invent a new word or phrase. Straightforward: Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand. Leisure: Free time. Playful: Funny and not serious. Aloof: Not friendly and distant. Sentences Last time I noticed my friend was aloof she is not that kind of people. Maria made a gaffe a the end of the party. My mother's leisure activity is shopping she spends all her money. They coined the name of the store from an American word. My little brother was in a playful mood last night, he laughed for everything.
In this unit the teacher made some examples with seldom . We use it to refer to things that don't happen very often. Examples: I seldom say that she seldom go to the beach. I seldom enter to the blog. My mother seldom watches TV at night. It is not correct to say: My father not seldom puts sugar in his coffee or My teacher don't seldom miss a class. Synonym: rarely
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