Where are All of the Lightshows?

As everyone knows it is the holiday season and I am very upset at the fact that there are no places putting on lightshows this season. I used to love taking trips to Jones Beach back in high school with some friends and seeing all of the lights. I was planning on going to the Bronx Zoo this year to see the lights, but instead they want to "Go Green" and are doing day activities. I am all for the effort to conserve electricity to help the environment, but I am very upset at the fact that one of my night activities is not a possibility this year.



Vocabulary:

holiday season- time of year when people of different religions and cultures celebrate their holidays.
lightshows- a beautiful decorated path of lights and different holiday themed displays.
Jones Beach- a beach on Long Island in the state of New York.
Bronx Zoo- a zoo full of animals in New York.
Go Green- an attempt to conserve energy.
environment- our surroundings: the air, water, plants, animals and the Earth.


Cloze Excersize:

1. As soon as Thanksgiving starts is when the ______________________ usually begins; everyone starts to get ready for their upcoming holidays.
2. When driving through Long Island going to the south shore towards the water you will hit __________________.
3. It is so sad that because we have an energy crisis companies and families are tryign to _____________________.
4. There are so many things to do at the ____________________ during the holidays other than seeing the animals.
5. When people recycle we are helping to save our _______________________.
6. During the holidays there used to be drive-thru _______________________ to see different light displays during the evening.


Grammar Point:

It is sometimes easy to tell the mood of someones writing by reading the text. You can tell if the person is angry, happy, excited or trying to persuade you.

Your task: Describe the mood of this passage and give some examples of how you came to your answer.