The Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional football team that was originally based out of Los Angeles, but now are in Oakland California. This team has a long history and have won many championships over its long tenure in the NFL. I have been an Oakland fan since 2005, and since that year the team has been horrific. They have not made the playoffs since 2002 and have been the laughing stock of the NFL since then. Before the season started this year, many professionals have said the same old thing that the Raiders would be terrible, but they were wrong. I said before the season that the Raiders were a changed team, and that I do not expect great things from them but that they would not be the laughing stock of the NFL anymore. Well, so far I was right. This season the Raiders are 4-4 under the leadership of a new coach and second year quarterback, who seems to be developing very well in the NFL. The Raiders have turned over a new leaf, and all I have to say is watch out for the Oakland Raiders.
Vocabulary:
Based - the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests
Long History - existing or occurring for a long time
Tenure - the period or term of holding something
Horrific - causing horror
Laughing stock - an object of humiliating ridicule
Leadership - the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group
Developing - undergoing development; growing; evolving
Turned over a new leaf - To begin anew; to change one's ways:
Watch out - to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens
1) He is no longer the ______________ of the grade.
2) The New York Knicks have a long _________________ at Madison Square Garden.
3) Under the new ____________________, the team has made drastic changes.
4) The movie is ___________________ on a real story.
5) The town is __________________.
6) __________________ for wild bears.
7) Her ____________________ as president has ended.
8) There was a ______________________ accident after school.
9) The worst team in the division has really ___________________________.
Vocabulary:
Based - the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests
Long History - existing or occurring for a long time
Tenure - the period or term of holding something
Horrific - causing horror
Laughing stock - an object of humiliating ridicule
Leadership - the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group
Developing - undergoing development; growing; evolving
Turned over a new leaf - To begin anew; to change one's ways:
Watch out - to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens
1) He is no longer the ______________ of the grade.
2) The New York Knicks have a long _________________ at Madison Square Garden.
3) Under the new ____________________, the team has made drastic changes.
4) The movie is ___________________ on a real story.
5) The town is __________________.
6) __________________ for wild bears.
7) Her ____________________ as president has ended.
8) There was a ______________________ accident after school.
9) The worst team in the division has really ___________________________.
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