Week 1
Artworks are often sold at an auction to the highest bidder.
What is an auction? It is an event where items are sold to the person who offers the most money.
People perished in the hurricane.
What is perished? When people or animals perish(ed), they died.
The audience gasped in disbelief when the magician disappeared.
What is disbelief? Disbelief is not believing that something is true.
I just read an amazing book!
What is amazing? If something is amazing, it is very surprising and wonderful.
The bored child was drifting from one place to another around the room.
What is drifting? If you are drifting, you are moving slowly without much direction.
Homes can be destroyed by a hurricane or a tornado, leaving debris scattered all around.
What is debris? Debris the pieces of something that was broken or destroyed.
After I won the contest, I almost burst with happiness.
What is burst? If you feel like you will burst, you feel great energy that you want to use up.
It takes courage to confront a difficult situation.
What is confront? When you confront a problem, you deal with that problem.
A sponge must be damp to be useful.
What is damp? If something is damp, it feels a little wet.
She gazed at her new little kitten adoringly.
What is adoringly? If you act adoringly, you act with a lot of love and admiration.
Take advantage of any opportunities you are given to travel.
What are opportunities? This is when you have chances to make something good happen.
The dauntless firefighter ran into the burning house to save the family.
What is dauntless? Someone who is dauntless has no fears.
A friend might ask if you can spare a pencil.
What is spare? Something you can spare is something extra that you have and that you don't really need.
I think you are capable of doing this job.
What is capable? If a person is capable, he or she has the skill or ability to do something.
When they lose their homes and jobs because of a disaster, many families become refugees.
What is a refugee? Refugees are people who must leave their countries because of war or other serious problems.
Running marathons requires endurance and strength.
What is endurance? If you have endurance, you can do something for a long time.
During hurricanes people use sandbags to protect their homes from a water surge.
What is surge? If there is a surge of water, there is a sudden large increase in its depth.
Thousands of spectators went to the concert to see the new rock band.
What are spectators? Spectators are people who watch an event, such as a sports competition.
What is immigration? The job of immigration workers is to make sure that people who come to live in a new country have followed the laws about moving.
Maria spends every weekend cleaning up the park, showing her dedication to her community.
What is dedication? If someone has dedication for something, that person has shown a commitment to it.