The Environment
The water that comes out of sinks, out of the faucets
Tap water
people who sell things
merchants
an old-fashioned term for kids, means something like “buddy”
slugger
a person running for office that is not a Democrat or a Republican
third-party
you read a sentence and then say the name of another person to read the next sentence
popcorn reading
When it rains really really hard, and a lot
Downpour
working on something before it happens
proactive
you are out of practice at a skill, and how good you are at it has gone down a little
rusty
all the people in the country who can and will vote, the name for the group
electorate
something that doesn’t flow, that isn’t really proper English, it is technically right, but sounds a little awkward
clunky
A natural disaster like a hurricane or tropical storm, that brings lots and lots of damaging rain
Typhoon
company that makes a product
manufacturer
a body spray that middle school and high school boys wear to try to impress girls when they smell
AXE body spray
a MUCH better generation than millennials, usually ages 15-27, the people who are voting in the presidential election for the first time this year (you have to be 18 to vote)
Gen Z (Generation Z)
what you understand about something, what message you will remember
takeaway
Beautiful leaves in the fall
Foliage
something that is an obstacle on the path to success, when you are trying to get somewhere, this is something that pushes you back
setback
classes that high school students that take that are very difficult to prepare them for college, sometimes they get credit for college
Advanced Placement (AP)
states that you can’t predict which way they will vote in a presidential election, sometimes more people vote for Democrats, some for Republicans
often considered some of the more important states in presidential elections, include Florida, Michigan, and North Carolina
swing states
overwhelming, so many things you can do but you don’t know where to start, talks about a really big issue
daunting
when an area is so dry because of the lack of rain that the environment and people suffer
Drought
stores that sell to lots of costumers, mostly used for clothing, very cheap
retail
It is easier to say this than do it, Actually doing an action is much harder than just talking about doing it
the ways people try to stop others from voting, including harassing them at polling places, or making them take tests to prove they speak English (you don’t need to speak English to vote in the U.S., so this is illegal)
voter suppression
how something is, you cannot change it
State of being