Vocabulary
Everyone else at the party wanted garbage pizza except for Tim because he detested vegetables.
To strongly dislike
Explain the two meanings for this sentence:
"The cold kept him from going to the party."
1. cold weather
2. sickness
The room was dark and quiet. We heard Carl and his mother come in the front door talking. I heard two kids in the corner giggle nervously. Another kid told them to be quiet. I hid behind the table where the cake and presents were set out. The tension in the room grew as we waited for them to open the door.
What is happening?
What will happen next?
What type of job does Paul do?
What would happen if Paul came to dinner in dirty clothes?
Surprise party
They will walk in and everyone will shout "Surprise!"
Everyone in class is talking and laughing while you’re trying to read.
a. Ask to go into the hall
b. Blurt out rude statements to everyone
c. Nicely ask people to quiet down
a or c
Use the word however to compare and contrast water skiing and snow skiing
Example: Both sports are fun and challenging; however, when you crash in the snow it hurts much more.
When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor.
exagerated emotion
Explain the 2 meanings for this sentence:
"It's too bad the glasses are broken."
1. glasses you wear (eyewear)
2. drinking containers
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sobs. His mother comforted him, “There, there, Max. We’ll just find something else to do.” She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, “I don’t wanna sand-wich!” A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
Why is Max upset?
What might he do next?
His plans for a picinic and flying a kite were ruined
run to his room to sulk, calm down and eat something else, have a pretend picnic inside
At lunch, people ask if they can take a chair away from your table and take it to another table. Why?
a. They don’t want anyone to sit with you
b. They need the chair for one of their friends
c. They are trying to hurt your feelings
b
Finish the following sentence using the word because.
I didn't finish my hot chocolate........
Example: I didn't finish my hot chocolate because it got cold.
With the field torn up by the players’ cleats, and the cold rain falling in waves, conditions on the playing field were dismal.
gloomy
Explain the 2 meanings of this sentence:
"One coat is not enough," the wife said to her husband.
1. layer of paint
2. outerwear
“Tommy!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I sure could use some help with these groceries. There was still no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there. “You're in so much trouble, Tommy!” Mom said to herself. She looked by the door and realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone.
What happened to the window?
What will Mom do next?
Tommy hit a baseball into it.
Go look for Tommy, clean up the glass, finish bringing in the groceries
During class, everyone had to pick a partner for the assignment. You were not picked.
a. scream out "You all hate me!"
b. sit in a corner and refuse to do the assignment
c. Ask the teacher for help/a partner
c
Use the word before to complete the following sentence.
I went to bed...
Example: I went to bed before I finished wrapping all the Christmas presents.
As Tommy walked home with the money he had stolen in his pocket, feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.
regret
Explain the 2 meanings of this sentence:
"He was happy to see the fan."
1. cooling equipment that blows air around
2. person who admires him (maybe he is famous)
The line stretched forever. People put their bags on the floor and inched them forward. My father and I removed our shoes. There was an announcement about a gate change and a delay on an arrival from Chicago
Where am I?
What will we do once we get through the line?
the airport
go to the gate, wait for boarding, get on the plane
4. The teacher just finished explaining a pretty long assignment but you still don’t understand.
a. Shout "That made no sense!" when the teacher asks "Any questions?"
b. Ask a student next to you
c. While others are working, quietly ask the teacher to explain more
c
Compare and contrast sand and snow in a sentence using the word although.
Example: Although sand and snow are both soft at first, snow can get hard.
Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Johnny was jovial, friendly, and outgoing.
joyful, one who enjoys company
Explain the 2 meanings of this sentence:
"The coach waited for the player to cool off before sending him back in the game."
1. The player was physically hot (temperature)
2. The player was angry and needed to calm down
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was “presentable,” as Alice had often said.
What type of job does Paul do?
What would happen if Paul came to dinner in dirty clothes?
A job that requires him to get dirty (miner, farmer, construction worker, mechanic, etc)
Alice would get upset/tell him to go clean up
You raise your hand to answer a question in class, and someone starts making a strange noise.
a. Yell at them to stop
b. Ignore them
c. Let the teacher know its annoying you
b
Make a sentence about vacation using the word when.
Example: When I go on vacation I like to relax on the beach.