How Embarassing!

            Embarrassing moments can truly leave a burning mark on a person. The most embarrassing moment that I had resides in my memory to this day and I can remember it as if it had occurred yesterday. It happened my freshmen year at Molloy College. I was coming from a mathematics class that I was taking and going to an English class. I was running a little late for my English class so I was in quite a rush. I remember only thinking about getting to class promptly. I was headed for Kellenberg. At that point, I was racing to the class. Then, all I remember is descending the stairs and then feeling airborne. I was falling. I slammed right into the wall and collapsed to the ground. I recall a concerned professor leaning over me asking if I was alright. I responded deliriously to her saying, “I just need to rest for a moment, thank you.”

Vocabulary:

embarrassing:   feeling self-conscious

resides: live

occurred: to happen

quite: really

rush: hurry

descending: going down

airborne: lifted up in the air

slammed: hit

collapsed: fell

deliriously: confused 

Activity:

Directions: Using the vocabulary above, fill in the blanks with the correct words.

1) The airplane became ______ once it lifted off the ground.

2) The girl fainted and _______ to the ground.

3) At the four-way intersection, two cars ____ into each other.

4) He was running late to work and had to ____ to get to work on time.

5) What happened to me was so ________ that I turned bright red.

6) She _____ resides in Brooklyn.

7) They were _______ the stairs very slowly.

8) A special event had ________ the other night at the school.

9) The woman was so tired, she _________ responded to the question.

10) Going on the ride at the amusement park was ____ exciting!
Grammar Point: Here, I italicized the quotation to show how to put quotations around a direct quote.  
Grammar Activity: Write a journal entry containing at least one direct quote using quotation marks.