F2F Class Notes (Celeste)

Homework

1. Write a short essay, about 250 words. About whether riding a bike or taking the subway to work is better.

2. Correct your essay for Grammar, Spelling, and Word Usage.   Use Thesaurus.com to find synonyms and use https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/ to check the meaning of phrases.

http://learnersdictionary.com/

HOW TO USE a THESAURUS

Vocabulary

repetitive / redundant 

They wrote a long/lengthy report.
They wrote so much.  / They wrote a lot.

I was distracted by another TV show.

feel-good show/book/movie/story

The grass is always greener on the other side.