The Photograph/Leonard Vocabulary
What is a scarf?
A piece of material you wear around your neck or head.
Give an example of a drug.
Weddings, anniversaries and births are examples of ________.
A. feelings
B. chats
C. callus
D. ceremonies
Weddings, anniversaries and births are examples of ceremonies.
A person who leads people in their religion is a ______.
A. cattle
B. vet
C. priest
D. pumpkin
A person who leads people in their religion is a priest.
"Leonard" is a very romantic story. Why?
"Leonard" is a romantic story because Leonard and his wife have been married for 53 years. They are both old. She has arthritis, but she decides to knit a scarf for Leonard. The scarf is not perfect, but she gives it to him on their anniversary to show her love for him.
Complete the sentence with the correct word:
My cousin said some very _____ things to me. I was very angry and sad.
A. cruel
B. knit
C. anniversary
D. model
My cousin said some very CRUEL things to me. I was very angry and sad.
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word:
Emeka's father showed Linda where they _____ Emeka under the mango tree.
A. buried.
B. countryside
C. puzzled
D. trusted
Emeka's father showed Linda where they buried Emeka under the mango tree.
My job is to design and plan buildings. What is my job?
A. I am a priest.
B. I am an architect.
C. I am a police officer.
D. I work at a cyber cafe.
B. I am an architect.
Why do some cultures and religions sacrifice animals? What does the word sacrifice mean?
In "Chinna and Muthu" what happens to the goat they are going to sacrifice? What happens at the end of the story?
Chinna and the goat become friends. He does not want the goat to die, so he hides the goat. At the end, they sacrifice a pumpkin and it rains.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
There are many ____ people in the world. They do not have food to eat.
A. truck
B. cruel
C. starving
D. model
There are many STARVING people in the world. They do not have food to eat.
What does disown mean in this sentence.
Emeka's told Linda his family disowned him.
A. His family wants him to have children and visit the village.
B. His family does not want to be connected to Emeka
C. His family loves him very much.
B.
Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word:
Many people who live in Sweden, Norway, and Germany have _____ skin.
A. callus
B. architect
C. deceiver
D. pale
Many people who live in Sweden, Norway, and Germany have pale skin.
Pale (adjective)- with not much color
I love animals. When I grow up, I'd love to be a _____.
A. drum
B. dentist
C. vet
D. cattle
I love animals. When I grow up, I'd love to be a vet.
In "The House," describe how Nan helped Sonny.
Nan helped Sonny by giving him fruit when he was a drunkard living on the streets. She also took him to the church on Harbour Street where they helped street people with their drinking problems.
Describe the job of an editor of a newspaper or magazine.
A person who prepares a newspaper or magazine and checks the writing.
Describe what a drunkard is. What character in "The House" was a drunkard?
drunkard (noun) - a person a who gets drunk very often. Sonny was a drunkard.
Give 3 examples of feelings and specifically why you have these feelings.
Answers will vary:
Examples of feelings:
1. sad. You felt sad when my friend didn't invite me to his birthday party.
2. happy. You may feel happy when somebody does something nice for you or gives you a compliment.
3. angry. I felt angry when I was driving and someone hit my car.
Describe the festive atmosphere of the Christmas season in the United States. What do you see? What do you hear? What do you do?
festive (adjective) - connected with the days when people celebrate Christmas.
Christmas in New England is very festive. You'll see snow, Christmas lights, Christmas trees and decorations. You'll often hear Christmas music too.
In "The Photograph," there are two girls. Who are they? They are very different, but both are not happy. Why?
The girl in Nigeria is starving, fighting for food, and struggling to stay alive.
The African American girl in the United States has enough to eat, but she feels fat. She puts her finger down her throat to make herself sick.
Main idea: "Why does our world have people who starve, and people who decide to starve themselves?"
Give an example of someone you admire. Explain why.
Answers will vary.
admire (verb) - to think that something or somebody is very good.
Describe a situation and person who hustles. (Think about Sonny's children in "The House")
A person who hustles sells things (often drugs, guns) outside the law. A young, poor person who grows up in a dangerous city might hustle to survive and make money. Sonny is worried that his children will have to hustle on the streets of Kingston.
Give an example of a situation when you complain about something.
Answers will vary:
Example 1: I complained to the server because my chicken wasn't cooked. It was raw.
Example 2: I complained to my boss about my coworker. My coworker is very mean to me.
Tell a short story about something that made you laugh. Use the word laugh in your story.
Answers will vary.
Example:
I was watching a very funny movie with my friends last night. We laughed a lot.
What is the great change that is going to happen the husband and wife in the story "Callus" ?
The husband is going to marry his second wife, a younger woman.