Vamos a Mexico!

My best friend recently announced that she and her fiancé will be tying the knot in Mexico this coming October.  She had been anxiously awaiting the proposal because they have spoken about getting married several times.  Of course, all of our girlfriends happily accepted her request that we tag along as her bridesmaids.  I’ve never been to Mexico before, aside from a day trip from Los Angeles to Tijuana, so I am especially excited.  I immediately googled the resort and was pleasantly surprised at the amount of amenities included.  Surprisingly enough, even one full-day excursion is included.  I wouldn’t be even slightly opposed to going ziplining while we are there because it is an opportunity that rarely presents itself.  We are definitely going to make an adventure out of this wedding!

VOCABULARY

1.  tie the knot  (v.)  to get married

2.  proposal  (n.)  request of marriage

3.  tag along  (v.)  to come with

4.  googled (v.-past tense)  to search the internet

5.  amenity  (n.)  extras

6.  excursion  (n.)  outing

7.  zipline  (v.) slide downward while hanging from a wire or cord

VOCABULARY ACTIVITY

Complete the crossword puzzle with the vocabulary words.

GRAMMAR POINT: 

Just the way the adjectives modify nouns, adverbs modify verbs.  Adverbs describe verbs or how they happen.  The adverbs in the text above are indicated in italics.

GRAMMAR ACTIVITY: 

Find all the adverbs in the text and write down the verb that is being modified.  Be sure to consider the entire sentence as some adverbs may not appear as close to the verb as you would expect.