Impractical Jokers

       As a full time teacher and part time graduate student, it has been very difficult to find time in my weeknights to relax. However, when I do have free time I like to watch television. I tend to watch  reality T.V. shows, but I also enjoy comedies. My friend recently recommended that I watch a show called, "Impractical Jokers". I have watched about four episodes so far and I am obsessed. The show is about four friends from Staten Island who coerce one another into doing public pranks while being filmed by hidden cameras.
       The four friends are Murr, Q, Joe, and Sal. My two favorite are Murr and Sal because I think they are the funniest. My favorite episode so far is when the guys have to steal food from stranger's plates at a buffet. "Impractical Jokers" is on TruTV on Thursdays at 10:00. Unfortunately, I have to wake up very early in the morning for work so I am usually sleeping by 10:00. I have been able to order the episodes free On Demand. I would recommend this show to anyone!

 

Vocabulary Words:
1. Comedies
2. Recommended
3. Impractical
4. Episodes
5. Obsessed
6. Coerce
7. Buffet

Definitions:
1. Comedies: a play, movie, show, etc. that has humor and is usually happy and cheerful
2. Recommended: to advise or suggest
3. Impractical: not realistic
4. Episodes: one show in a series of shows
5. Obsessed: to like something so much that you are consumed by it
6. Coerce: to force someone to do something
7. Buffet: a long table of various foods where people serve themselves

Vocabulary Cloze Exercise:

D Z E P I S O D E S V Q P D N E W F R J U U H H L O F J S P D B O F V O J A H N H W A E K N G B Y I C R Y L X A A U I F E K S T M J D E F Y O B E D D M D E S P Q S B R O R B R E N M M S K R R D A T C U Q M M V O V S R A Z R D Y F D C V O D C B E J C R S H F D W H M C Y E P D E T Q V E U F B G N Q E R Z F S I T T X H I D C D Y A W G M N C H X F C O E R C E J N N I J A V N R K F H T M G V D M O U L P M W R Z P Y H T P X Q U W A E Z H W T R G W A H COMEDIES RECOMMENDED IMPRACTICAL EPISODES OBSESSED COERCE BUFFET

Grammar Point: Capitalization:
The passage above uses many proper nouns. Proper nouns such a names of people, places, names of books, television shows, and movies should be capitalized. You capitalize the first letter of every word except for small words. Impractical Jokers is the name of a television show therefore, the first letter of each word in the title gets a capital letter. Murr, Q, Sal, and Joe are all names of people therefore, the first letter of their names get a capital letter. TruTV is the name of a television channel therefore, the first letter of each word is capitalized.

Grammar Activity:
Directions: Rewrite the following sentences capitalizing the proper nouns.

1. sal and murr are my favorite characters.

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2. I went to disney world over my summer vacation.

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3. I buy my clothes at the gap.

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4. My teacher's name is ms. wolf.

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5. My friend christina is coming over my house after school.

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