Academic Word List ( AWL) and Long Weekend

Hi guys!

My long weekend was just awesome. Although I couldn’t get out of Calgary, I enjoyed those relaxed and productive days off. On Friday my first plan was to have lunch with a couple of friends from this course at a Mexican restaurant, but I changed it because a Venezuelan neighbor and friend of mine asked me if I could babysit his daughters for a while. So I couldn’t say no to help him, earn some cash and have a wonderful time with his two little princesses. The older one is 8 years old and the youngest is 6 years old. The younger one has an intellectual disability, it means that she learn a little bit slowly than other children that have the same age as her, so it was definitely a wonderful experience. On Saturday morning I did some yoga just after I woke up, then I helped my best friend and her husband to paint the walls of our living room and then we organized the garage. On Saturday evening I went to a friend house who arranged a gathering to share a nice time with a couple of friends, drink some wine and eat a lot. I had a really great time there among nice and entertaining people and the food was amazingly delicious. On Sunday morning I did one hour of yoga again and asked my body for forgiveness for all the wine that I drank hahahahahaha. In the evening of that day, I attended to a birthday party and I ate a lot AGAIN. Today, Monday 16th also the last day of freedom, I have to catch up the homework and read some books.

On the other hand, regarding the AWL, I found that it is a complete list of usual words that appear in most of English language academic texts. I have to confess that I have never heard about it; however, I am familiar with a few of the words on that list. Here is a link that explains it better. In my opinion, this list is an incredible way to enhance all English skills and expand our English vocabulary as well.