arthur’s teacher trouble vocabulary
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For ESL Mandarin readers, an introduction to the vocabulary.TRANSCRIPT
ARTHUR’S TEACHER TROUBLE
Winter camp reading program, T. Kathy
BRAINSTORM: WHAT’S A GOOD TEACHER?
VOCABULARY (PAGE 1-5) 1. alphabetical order 2. rang 3. over –done, finished 4. file out 5. feel sorry for someone 6. wrong move 7. warn 8. on death row 9. spellathon- a spelling contest, spelling bee 10. principal- the head of a school 11. trophy
Watch a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCDYoEm5Ls8
ALPHABETICAL ORDER To put something in order of the alphabet.
EX: manger, angel, Christmas tree, star, Santa, stocking, sleigh
Put into alphabetic order looks like: Angel, Christmas tree, manger, Santa, sleigh, star, stocking
Q: Why do we alphabetize?
RANG- PAST TENSE OF RING
My phone is ringing. Yesterday the bell rang late.
OVER-FINISHED, ENDED School was over earlier this year. The movie is finally over.
FILE OUT-WALK IN A LINE The soldiers filed out of the jeep. The players filed out of the locker room.
FEEL SORRY FOR SOMEONE- FEELING SADNESS FOR SOMEONE
WRONG MOVE- BAD CHOICE, DECISION
WARN- TO TELL SOMEONE ABOUT DANGER IN THEIR FUTURE
ON DEATH ROW- IN PRISON WAITING TO BE KILLED
SPELLATHON- SPELLING CONTEST, SPELLING BEE
PRINCIPAL- THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL
TROPHY- A PRIZE FOR THE WINNER, LIKE A GOLD CUP
REVIEW: FILL IN THE BLANK 1. My sister won a ___________ at the school ___________. (prize, spelling bee) 2. The very bad men are waiting on ___________ ___________. 3. The dictionary is easy to use because all the words are in ______________ ____________. 4. The students _________ _______ of the bus quietly. 5. Our kitchen fire alarm __________ when my mom burned the food.
FILL IN THE BLANK 6. Teacher __________ me the test would be difficult, so I studied harder.
7. Mom said if I make one more ___________ __________ I would be grounded from everything. 8. The TV show is ___________ at 10pm.
VOCAB. (PG. 6-11) 1. slam- close the door hard, making a loud sound 2. strict- strongly stopping bad behavior, giving punishments if they do 3. grumbled- to complain 4. tons of- a lot of 5. pepperoni pizza-pizza with round slices 6. pest- an annoying person 7. announce- tell to everyone 8. pale- white, no color 9. continue- keep doing something 10. represent-to speak, act for another person, people
SLAM- CLOSE THE DOOR HARD, MAKING A LOUD SOUND
Don’t slam the door when you are angry, its very rude.
STRICT- STRONGLY STOPPING BAD BEHAVIOR, GIVING PUNISHMENTS IF THEY DO
GRUMBLED- TO COMPLAIN
TONS OF- A LOT OF
PEPPERONI PIZZA-PIZZA WITH ROUND SLICES
PEST- AN ANNOYING PERSON
ANNOUNCE- TELL TO EVERYONE
PALE- WHITE, NO COLOR
CONTINUE- KEEP DOING SOMETHING
REPRESENT-TO SPEAK, ACT FOR ANOTHER PERSON, PEOPLE
VOCABULARY PAGES 12-17. 1. aquarium- a buildings that holds water animals in glass containers 2. to correct- check mistakes 3. hiccup- an uncontrollable tightening of the throat, makes a noise 4. good luck charm- a thing which the owner believes has power to bring good luck
5. clear your throat- make a noise with their throat 6. representative- the person who represents people 7. mistake- action with unwanted result 8. backstage- place behind the stage, where the audience can’t see 9. auditorium- building where people, watch, listen and sit 10. to gulp- to swallow and make a sound with your throat
VOCABULARY (PG. 18-24) 1. to welcome- speak in a friendly way when people arrive 2. explain- to tell someone so they understand 3. in a flash- very quickly do something 4. definition- meaning of a word 5. incorrect- not right 6. audience- group of people who listen or watch something 7. deep breath- to suck in a long, big breath of air 8. proud- feeling happy because you did something well 9. challenge-something that needs big effort to be done right
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