ENGLISH 8, 9 AND 10 GRADE

Are you sweet?

Plural of the verbs: half, cry, play

He wants ice-cream.

Non-Progressive Verb

He loves you and I love his book.

Mike was born ___ Christmas Eve, ___ 2006, ___ midnight.

The conference was held ___ a ski resort, ___ California, a small town ___ the desert.

This house is mine, Those are your shirts.

I am going to Cartagena next week.

He has to be happy.

Minnesota was a farm state for most of its history. The State Fairs of old would showcase farm
animals, farm tools, and farm techniques. Nowadays, though, most visitors are not farmers. The fair still
has agricultural buildings and animals, but most people just glance at them. For most visitors, the real
focus is food.
The Minnesota State Fair is now known mostly for strange foods. Nearly everything is fried, and
nearly everything is served on a stick. There are foods people get every year: corndogs, cheese curds,
and mini donuts. But there are also new foods each year. The new foods especially tend to be unhealthy
foods that can be carried throughout the fair. Recent foods have included spaghetti-on-a-stick, deep-fried
candy bars, and something called “hotdish-on-a-stick.”
Besides food, visitors can see a butter-carving competition, art made out of seeds, and more
traditional crafts. There are several live musical performances each day too. And, of course, no fair would
be complete without rides. There is an entire park known as the Midway. It has funhouses, tilt-a-whirls,
and other fun rides. It’s probably a good idea to ride them BEFORE eating hotdish-on-a-stick!

WHY ARE THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR'S MOSTLY KNOWN?

What do the old State Fairs Showcase?

How can the food best be described at the State Fair?

What is essential at a State Fair?

What strange activities can be found at the State Fair?