Vocabulary
It was clear the man was anxious, tapping his pencil and pacing the floor, to take his mind off the meeting with his boss.
Nervous
Our teacher told us to put on our thinking caps before beginning the exam.
Focus our thoughts
Compare and Contrast Fall and Spring
Compare: They are both seasons
Contrast: spring is when flowers bloom, fall is when the leaves fall off the trees
Matt told his mom that he lost a tooth.
Tooth
They had to cancel the game because of the rain.
The explorer tried to retrieve the treasure, diving down to the ocean floor four times before he finally brought the treasure back to the surface.
Get, Bring back
Getting kids to stop playing video games and start studying is like pulling teeth
extremely difficult
Compare and Contrast Beaches vs Mountains
Compare: both places people can go/travel to, both landscapes, both have good views
Contrast: beaches are flat and have water and sand and people may go to sit and relax, mountains are steep and people walk up them for fun/exercise and usually have lots of plants and/or trees
The sloth was moving very slowly up the tree.
sloth
The rocket was headed for outer space.
Rocket
The boys had been hiking all day and were famished. At dinner, they ate every last bite on their plates and asked for seconds.
Hungry, Starving
Steve is playing with fire if he tries sneaking out of class during morning announcements.
risking a bad outcome
Compare and Contrast Video games and Board games
Contrast: Board games you need to be physically with others in person and has physical pieces, Video games are played on the internet/computer
Math is a subject you learn in school.
Math
Stacy loves to read mystery books.
Read
Everyone else was happy to eat the vegetarian pizza, except for Tim, because he detested vegetables.
Hate, Dislike
After writing my english paper, our computer crashed, so it's back to the drawing board.
Time to start over
Compare and Contrast Urban life and Rural life
Compare: both places people can live
Contrast: Urban life people live close together and may live in smaller spaces, Rural life people live farther apart and have open spaces
People who go to the gym have a lot of strength.
Tom finally finished the race.
Race
With the field torn up by the players' cleats, and a cold rain pouring down, conditions for the game were dismal.
Terrible, bad
Since it's raining cats and dogs, they are postponing the soccer game.
Raining really hard
Compare and Contrast Good and Bad
Compare: both things people can "be" or things can "be"
Contrast: things that are bad are seen as "negative" or something people do not want to be or have, things that are good are seen as "positive" or something people want to be or have
My mom had to make the broth for the chicken noodle soup.
broth
My dad lost the remote to the TV in the couch.
Remote