Week 12

  Main Reading of the Week! 

Homework For the Week! 

 Monday

1. Holiday

   Tuesday

   1. Write words 14 - 20 three times.   

2. Write the word in Chinese.

3. Write the definition.

4. Write a sentence with each word.

    5. Sensay

   Wednesday

   1. Finish Worksheet!

   Thursday

   1.Study for the Quiz!

   

   Friday

    1.Week 13: Write words 1 – 6 three times.

2. Write the word in Chinese.

3. Write the definition.

4. Write a sentence with each word.

5. Sensay Homework

  Week 12 – At the Beach 

1) algae: a group of living things, mostly found in water, that can make their own food

2) concealed: put out of sight; hidden

3) driftwood: wood carried along by water, or washed ashore by the water

4) hammocks: hanging beds or couches made of canvas, cord, or other materials

5) lamented: felt or showed grief

6) sea urchins: small, round sea animals with spiny shells

7) sternly: strictly; firmly 

8) tweezers: small pincers for picking up small objects

9) shovel: a tool with a long handle and flat blade used to lift and throw large amounts of material

10) southern: coming from the south

11) northern: coming from the north

12) chapter: a main division of a book

13) hyphen: a punctuation mark - used especially to divide or to compound words, word elements, or numbers

14) chosen: selected or marked for favor or special privilege

15) establish:  to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement

16) although: in spite of the fact that: even though

17) challenge: to dispute especially as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded

18) approach: to draw closer to

19) astonish: to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise

20) python: any of various large constricting snake

21) shatter: to break apart

22) ethnic: of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background

23) shiver: to tremble in the wind as it strikes first one and then the other side (of a sail)

24) pharmacy: a place where medicines are compounded or dispensed

25) charity: generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering

26) china:  delicate porcelain material used for dishes or decoration  

27) attach: to bind by personal ties (as of affection or sympathy)

28) ostrich: the largest species of bird, which have long necks and legs and cannot fly

29) brine: salted water used for pickling food

30) vial: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids

*Important Reminders:

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• Remember to speak English in class!

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Week 11

 Main Reading of the Week! 

Homework For the Week! 

 Monday

1. Write words 7 – 13 three times.   

2. Write the word in Chinese and definition.

3. Write a sentence with each word.

    4. Sensay, and Savas homework

   Tuesday

   1. Write words 14 - 20 three times.   

2. Write the word in Chinese.

3. Write the definition.

4. Write a sentence with each word.

    5. Sensay

   Wednesday

   1. Finish Worksheet!

   Thursday

   1.Study for the Unit Test!

   

   Friday

    1.Week 12: Write words 1 – 13 three times.

2. Write the word in Chinese.

3. Write the definition.

4. Write a sentence with each word.

5. Sensay Homework 

Week 11 Vocab Definitions 

1) country: the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship

2) interpret: to explain or tell the meaning of

3) imagine: to form a mental image of (something not present)

4) homeland: native land

5) immigrant: a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence

6) freedom: the quality or state of being free

7) religion: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices

8) escape: to get free of; break away from

9) famine: an extreme scarcity of food

10) opportunities: a good chance for advancement or progress

11) foreman: a person in charge of a group of workers, a particular operation, or a section of a plant

12) accomplish: to bring to completion

13) foundation: an underlying base or support

14) bulldozer: a tractor-driven machine usually having a broad horizontal blade for moving earth

15) jackhammers: a tool that drills through rock by hitting it very hard and quickly  

16) lumber: to move ponderously

17) volunteers: a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service

18) flatcars: a railroad freight car without permanent raised sides, ends, or covering

19) whistle: a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through a slit in a short tube; a shrill, high sound

20) shrill: to utter or emit an acute piercing sound

21) blast: a violent gust of wind

22) pierced: having holes

23) sledgehammers: a large heavy hammer that is wielded with both hands

24) gandy-dancer: a laborer in a railroad section gang

25) wrenches: to twist violently

26) aligning: to bring into line or alignment

27) tamper:  to interfere so as to weaken or change for the worse 

28) gravel: loose rounded fragments of rock

29) ballast: something that gives stability (as in character or conduct)

30) mammoth: of very great size

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Week 10

 

Monday

      1. Study

Tuesday

1. Study

    

    Wednesday

1. Study

    

    Thursday

1. week 10 vocab 1-20, x2

2. def x1

3. sentences

    Friday

1. Shared WS 

Monday

1. Vocabulary: Write the words three times. RWN p. 42   

2. Write the word in Chinese and its definition.

3. Practice Listening Test

Tuesday

1. Vocabulary: Write the words three times. RWN p. 53   

2. Write the word in Chinese and its definition.

3. Review Worksheet! Parts A - D

Wednesday

1. Practice for Oral Exam   

Thursday

1. Practice for Oral Exam   

2. Review Worksheet! Parts E - H

Friday

1. Vocabulary: Write the words three times. RWN p. 64   

2. Review Worksheet! Parts I - K

3. Study for the exam.

Week 8

 Main Reading of the Week! 

Homework For the Week! 

 Monday

1. Start preparing for the Oral Exam. 

2. Sign Quiz  

5. Sensay and Savas homework. 

   Tuesday

   1. Review vocabulary week 1

2. Sensay and Savas homework. 

   Wednesday

  1. Review vocabulary week 2

2. Sensay and Savas homework. 

   Thursday

   1. Review vocabulary week 3

2. Sensay and Savas homework. 

Friday

    1. Review vocabulary week 4

2. Sensay and Savas homework. 

Week 8 Vocab Definitions 

1) exhilarating: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation

2) fastening: something that fastens

3) recklessness: marked by lack of proper caution: careless of consequences

4) pinnacle: an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress

5) periodical: published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers

6) mention: the act or an instance of citing or calling attention to someone or something especially in a casual or incidental manner

7) videotape: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape

8) wrongdoing: evil or improper behavior or action

9) suspects: regarded or deserving to be regarded with suspicion

10) cycle: an interval of time during which a sequence of a recurring succession of events or phenomena is completed

11) pickles: a brine or vinegar solution in which foods are preserved

12) exhausted: depleted of energy: extremely tired

13) champion: a winner of first prize or first place in competition

14) taunted: to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner: jeer at

15) opponents: one that takes an opposite position (as in a debate, contest, or conflict)

16) nickname: a usually descriptive name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to a person, place, or thing

17) polish: to smooth, soften, or refine in manners or condition

18) squint: looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)

19) paycheck: a check in payment of wages or salary

20) duo: two

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Week 7

 Main Reading of the Week! 

Homework For the Week! 

Monday

1. Write words 7 – 13 three times.   

2. Write the word in Chinese and definition.

3. Write a sentence with each word.

    4. Sign your Unit Test!

5. Sensay and Savas homework. 

   Tuesday

   1. Write words 14 - 20 three times.   

2. Write the word in Chinese.

3. Write the definition.

4. Write a sentence with each word.

    5. Sensay Homework, Exam Scope

   Wednesday

   1. Finish worksheet given on Tuesday.

   Thursday

   1.Study for the Quiz!

Friday

    1.Week 8: Write words 1 – 6 three times.

2. Write the word in Chinese.

3. Write the definition.

4. Write a sentence with each word.

5. Sensay Homework 

Week 7 Vocab Definitions 

1) confidence: firm belief in yourself

2) fastball: a pitch thrown at high speed with very little curve  

3) outfield: the part of a baseball field beyond the diamond or infield  

4) mocking: laughing at; making fun of  

5) unique: having no like or equal 

6) weakness: a slight fault

7) windup: (in baseball), a swinging movement of the arms while twisting the body just before pitching the ball

8) supplied: make something available

9) supplying: the process of filling a want or need

10) denied: to refuse something that is asked

11) denying: refusing to admit a truth  

12) decided: free from doubt or wavering

13) deciding: serving to resolve or settle something.

14) included: contained as part of a whole being considered.

15) including: containing as part of the whole being considered.

16) admitted: confess to be true or to be the case

17) admitting: allow (someone) to enter a place. 

18) occurred: happen; take place.

19) occurring: exist or happen at a certain place or moment

20) qualified: officially recognized as being trained to perform a particular job; certified

21) qualifying: denoting the qualification stage of a sporting event

22) identified: establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is

23) identifying: associate someone or something closely with; regard as having strong links with.

24) delayed: make (someone or something) late or slow.

25) delaying: postpone or defer (an action).

26) satisfied: contented; pleased.

27) satisfying: giving fulfilment or the pleasure associated with this.

28) time-outs: a brief suspension of activity

29) disability: a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits a person's ability to engage in certain tasks or actions or participate in typical daily activities and interactions

30) caution: prudent forethought to minimize risk

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Week 6

Main Reading of the Week! 

Homework For the Week! 

Monday

1. Write words 7 – 13 three times.   

2. Write the word in Chinese and definition.

3. Write a sentence with each word.

    4. Sign your Quiz!

5. Sensay, Savas homework and Worksheet. 

   Tuesday

   1. Write words 14 - 20 three times.   

2. Write the word in Chinese.

3. Write the definition.

4. Write a sentence with each word.

    5. Sensay Homework, Exam Scope

   Wednesday

   1. Worksheet

   Thursday

   1.Study for the Unit Test!

   Friday

    1.Week 7: Write words 1 – 6 three times.

2. Write the word in Chinese.

3. Write the definition.

4. Write a sentence with each word.

5. Sensay Homework 

Week 6 Vocab Definitions 

Week 6 – Island of the Blue Dolphins 

1) barrier: something material that blocks or is intended to block passage

2) outpost: an outlying branch or position of a main organization or group

3) landowners: an owner of land

4) unique: able to be distinguished from all others of its class or type

5) materials: an object that can be used for building or making something  

6) carved:  to cut with care or precision

7) tanned: describes leather made by soaking animal skins in chemicals

8) ancient: of or relating to a remote period, to a time early in history, or to those living in such a period or time

9) cruise: to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly

10) banquet: a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement

11) smoldered: to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke

12) antique: being in the style or fashion of former times 

13) grilled: to fry or toast on a griddle

14) lighthouse: a tower that lights up at night to guide boats safely to shore

15) myriad: a great number

16) ornaments: something that lends grace, beauty, or festivity

17) woven: past participle of WEAVE

18) belongings: something that someone owns

19) utensils: a useful tool or implement

20) gruel: a thin porridge

21) broadened: to make wider  

22) expert: one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject

23) backtrack: to retrace one's course

24) over-correcting: to make too much of a correction

25) retracing: to go over or along (something, such as a course or path) again often in a reverse direction

26) territory: an area that belongs to someone  

27) junctions: an intersection of roads especially where one terminates

28) boughs: a branch of a tree

29) geometric: of, relating to, or according to the methods or principles of geometry

30) improvise: to make or fabricate out of what is conveniently on hand

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