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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• Remember to speak English in class!

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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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• Remember to speak English in class!

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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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• Remember to speak English in class!

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Week 5

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 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, and Worksheet.

   Wednesday

   1. Outing!

   Thursday

   1.Study for the Quiz!

   Friday

    1.Week 6: 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 5 Vocab Definitions 

Week 5 – Island of the Blue Dolphins

1) gnawed: wore away by persistent chewing

2) headland: a point of very high land that juts out into water

3) kelp: a kind of large, brown seaweed

4) lair: the place where a wild animal lives

5) ravine: a small narrow steep-sided valley with steep sides

6) shellfish: an animal that has a shell and lives in the water

7) sinew: a tough cord that connects muscles to bones

8) coast: the land near a shore 

9) paint: to create art using a brush

10) faint: difficult to see because it is faded or light in color 

11) willow: a tree characterized by drooping branches that sway easily in the wind

12) feast: an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment

13) arrow: a shape that is pointed to show direction; a pointed stick used as a weapon  

14) maintain: to take care of or keep a certain way

15) appeal: to arouse a sympathetic response

16) speech: a usually public discourse

17) needle: a small pointed tool used for sewing

18) crease: a fold that is often marked by a line

19) bowling: any of several games in which balls are rolled on a green or down an alley at an object or group of objects

20) wheat: a plant or grain that can produce bread, flour, pastas, and other baked goods

21) charcoal: a black object used to fuel fire

22) grain: a single small hard seed

23) complain: to express grief, pain, or discontent

24) Spain: the European country between Portugal and France

25) praise: to express a favorable judgment of 

26) breeze: a light gentle wind

27) sneeze: an act or instance of sneezing

28) ravine: a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water

29) acronym: a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term

30) brackish: somewhat salty 

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• Remember to speak English in class!

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 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 homework, and Reading 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 and Worksheet.

   Wednesday

   1. Worksheet.

   Thursday

   1.Study for the Unit Test!

   Friday

    1.Week 5: 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 4 – Thunder Rose

1) spiral: winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it

2) bushel: any of various units of dry capacity

3) massive: impressively large or ponderous

4) hauling: to cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing

5) funnel:  a stack or flue for the escape of smoke or for ventilation (as on a ship)

6) destruction:  the action or process of destroying something

7) almanac: a yearly book that contains calendars, weather information, and dates of holidays

8) census: an official count and survey of people who live in a country or area

9) sociologists: people who study the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships

10) economists: people who study the flow of money  

11) officials: one who holds or is invested with an office 

12) data: information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation

13) numerical: expressed in or involving numbers or a number system

14) graze: to feed on grass and other plants  

15) herds: a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control

16) obliged: to make someone feel they are required to do something

17) splendor: great brightness or luster 

18) partial: of or relating to a part rather than the whole

19) quench: to relieve or satisfy with liquid

20) ornery: stubborn, difficult to deal with or control

  Important Reminders:

• Enjoy the week!
• Remember to speak English in class!

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Week 3

 

    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 homework, and ClassDojo letter!

   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 and Worksheet.

   Wednesday

   1. Study for the Quiz.

   Thursday

   1. 1. Week 4: 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

   Friday

1. Read Thunder Rose

Week 3 – Thunder Rose

1) branded: marked by burning the skin with a hot iron

2) constructed:  put together; fitted together; built

3) daintily: with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily

4) devastation: the act of laying waste; destruction

5) lullaby: a song for singing to a child; a soft song 

6) pitch: a thick, black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine

7) resourceful: good at thinking of ways to do things; quick-witted

8) thieving: stealing, rob

9) veins: the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from all parts of the body

10) fever: a rise of body temperature above the normal

11) vocal: describes one’s expression using voice or words  

12) label: an attachment including important information about the object it is attached to  

13) acorn: the seed of an oak tree

14) broken: not working properly

15) native: belonging to a particular place by birth

16) icon: an image used as a symbol for a specific function or meaning 

17) item: a single particular object in a group or list

18) climate: a region of the earth having specified climatic conditions

19) silent: free from sound or noise

20) agent: a person in charge of a specific task  

21) aroma: a distinct smell that fills a space and is usually pleasant  

22) hotel: a building with many rooms for guests to sleep in for a short amount of time

23) labor: work that people can do for money  

24) motive: something (such as a need or desire) that causes a person to act

25) ego: the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world

26) basic: of, relating to, or forming the base or essence

27) spider: a small creature with eight legs and eyes that makes webs to capture insects for food  

28) vital: of the utmost importance

29) solo: accommodating one person

30) bleat: to make the natural cry of a sheep or goat 

*     Important Reminders:

• Enjoy the week!
• Remember to speak English in class!

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