The Online Blogger
New words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| southern | adj. | from the south |
| blogger | n. | someone who writes online |
| opinions | n. | thoughts or beliefs |
| blogs | n., v. | online articles |
| trends | n. | popular changes |
| society | n. | people living together |
| leisure | adj. | free time |
| barbecue | n., v. | food cooked over fire |
| novels | n. | long story books |
| take care of | v. | look after |
Story
This is Mary Stewart.
She is 30 years old and lives in a small town in the southern United States.
She is an online blogger.
That is someone who writes opinions about different things online.
She has her own website and newsletter.
People pay five dollars a month to read her blogs.
She writes about many different topics such as the environment and trends in society.
Sometimes she writes about leisure activities like baking cakes and cookies, having a barbecue or reading novels.
She loves her job because it gives her lots of free time to take care of her children and the house.
Her husband is a police officer and he is very busy at work.
So it's nice for Mary to have a job that makes money, but still leaves time for being a housewife!
Questions
Who is this?
- This is Mary Stewart.
How old is she?
- She is thirty years old.
Where does she live?
- She lives in a small town in the southern United States.
What does she do?
- She is an online blogger.
What is a blogger?
- That is someone who writes opinions about different things online.
What does she have?
- She has her own website and newsletter.
How much do people pay?
- People pay five dollars a month.
What do people pay to do?
- People pay five dollars a month to read her blogs.
What does she write about?
- She writes about many different topics.
Such as what?
- Such as the environment and trends in society.
What does she sometimes write about?
- Sometimes she writes about leisure.
Like what?
- Like baking cakes and cookies, having a barbecue or reading novels.
What does her job give her free time to do?
- It gives her lots of free time to take care of the house and her children.
What does her husband do?
- Her husband is a police officer.
Is he very busy at work?
- Yes, he is very busy at work.
What is nice for Mary to have?
- It's nice for Mary to have a job that makes money.
What does her job leave time for?
- Her job leaves time for being a housewife!
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