Oscars

Every year, I look forward to watching the Oscars on television. The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, recognizes achievements in the film industry. This year, the Oscars took place on March 4th, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. It's always entertaining to see what the celebrities decide to wear on the red carpet and listen to their acceptance speeches. My sister and I enjoy making predications about who we think will win an Oscar award. Our predictions aren't always correct, but we still have fun making the predictions. For instance, this year we correctly predicted that the actress Allison Janney would win the award for best supporting actress. There's always a brief moment of suspense right before they announce the winner of the award. We're looking forward to watching the new films that will be released this year that might be worthy of an Oscar. 

Vocabulary: 
1. Achievement- something that has been achieved successfully 
2. Industry- a department of a business, art, craft, etc. 
3. Entertaining- something that is enjoyable or interesting  
4. Decide- to make a choice
5. Prediction- to make a guess about an outcome 
6. Correct-to be right 
7. Supporting- to help or give assistance to 
8. Brief- short, quick 
9. Suspense- uncertainty, tension, uneasy 
10. Worthy- deserves effort, respect, or attention 

Vocabulary Exercise:  
Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word.
1. There was a moment of ___________ before they announced the winner's name. 
2. Allison Janney won the award for best ____________ actress. 
3. It is ____________ to see who wins an award at the Oscars. 
4. I'm hoping that my ____________ will be correct next year. 
5. There are many films that are ___________ of winning an Oscar. 

Grammar Point:
A contraction is a shortened version of two words and usually has an apostrophe in place of the missing letters. For instance, the contraction "we're" in the passage above is a shortened version of "we are." 

Grammar Exercise:
Match each contraction on the left with its full meaning on the right. 

1. It's                                                              A. We are

2. There's                                                       B. Are not
3. We're                                                         C. It is
4. Aren't                                                         D. There is
5. I'm                                                              E. I am