from "The Jumping Tree" Vocabulary

from "The Jumping Tree" Vocabulary

Learning Objectives: 

1. Recall: Read the text aloud and Identify the meaning of target vocabulary words.

2. Apply: Use context clues to determine the meaning of the selected vocabulary.

3. Create: Write simple, compound, and complex sentences using the selected words.

Vendor (n)

someone who is selling something

Wares (n)

small products for selling, especially in a market or on the street.

kindling (n)

small dry sticks or other materials used to start a fire

confetti (n)

Small pieces of coloured paper or wood that you throw at a celebration.

slats (n)

A thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used to make floors, furniture, window coverings, etc.:

Multiple Choice

Wares (n)

• someone who is selling something

• small products for selling, especially in a market or on the street.

• Small pieces of coloured paper or wood that you throw at a celebration.

• A thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used to make floors, furniture, window coverings, etc.:

Multiple Choice

slats (n)

• someone who is selling something

• A thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used to make floors, furniture, window coverings, etc.:

• small dry sticks or other materials used to start a fire

• Small pieces of coloured paper or wood that you throw at a celebration.

Multiple Choice

kindling (n)

• small dry sticks or other materials used to start a fire

• Small pieces of coloured paper or wood that you throw at a celebration.

• A thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used to make floors, furniture, window coverings, etc.:

• someone who is selling something

Multiple Choice

Vendor (n)

• A thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used to make floors, furniture, window coverings, etc.:

• small products for selling, especially in a market or on the street.

• small dry sticks or other materials used to start a fire

• someone who is selling something

Multiple Choice

confetti (n)

• Small pieces of coloured paper or wood that you throw at a celebration.

• small products for selling, especially in a market or on the street.

• A thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal used to make floors, furniture, window coverings, etc.:

• small dry sticks or other materials used to start a fire

Multiple Choice

Some vendors displayed their___________ on stalls, while others had just spread them out on the pavement.

• wares

• tumble

• confetti

• kindling

Multiple Choice

She's been working as a street___________, selling fruit and vegetables.

• kindling

• slats

• vendor

• confetti

Multiple Choice

The stove is lit quickly and easily using dry________________ and newspaper.

• Wares

• vendors

• kindling

Multiple Choice

sunlight filtered dustily through the_______ of the door.

• confetti

• slats

• wares

• vendor

Multiple Choice

At weddings, we all cheer and threw__________.

• confetti

• slats

• kindling

• wares

Poll

All words are clear so far

• yes!

• No!

Resemble-d (v)

To look like or be like someone or something.

tumble (v)

To fall quickly and without control

Tightrope walker (n)

A person who walks along a tightrope (= a tightly stretched wire or rope 

fixed high above the ground), usually to entertain other people

bother (v)

To annoy or cause problems for someone

fancy-schmancy

Extremely or excessively fancy.

Multiple Choice

Resemble (v)

• To look like or be like someone or something.

• To fall quickly and without control

• To annoy or cause problems for someone

Multiple Choice

Tightrope walker (n)

• To annoy or cause problems for someone

• A person who walks along a tightrope

• To fall quickly and without control

Multiple Choice

Tumble (v)

• To look like or be like someone or something.

• To fall quickly and without control

• A person who walks along a tightrope

Multiple Choice

fancy-schmancy

• To look like or be like someone or something.

• To fall quickly and without control

• Extremely or excessively fancy.

Multiple Choice

bother (v)

• To annoy or cause problems for someone

• Extremely or excessively fancy.

• To fall quickly and without control

Poll

All words are clear so far

• yes!

• No!

The task at hand

The work someone is doing now.

hunger pangs (n)

Hunger pains.

Back down (v)

withdraw; admit that you were wrong. 

contract (n)

A written or spoken agreement.

Momentum (n)

The quantity of motion of a moving body

encase-d in a cast. (v)

To cover or surround something or someone completely. 

caress (v)

To touch or stroke gently or lovingly. (v)

Multiple Choice

hunger pangs (n)

• Hunger pains.

• The work someone is doing now.

• withdraw; admit that you were wrong.

Multiple Choice

Back down (v)

• A written or spoken agreement.

• withdraw; admit that you were wrong.

• Hunger pains.

Multiple Choice

contract (n)

• To cover or surround something or someone completely.

• The quantity of motion of a moving body

• A written or spoken agreement.

Multiple Choice

The task at hand

• Hunger pains.

• The work someone is doing now.

• withdraw; admit that you were wrong.

Multiple Choice

caress (v)

• To touch or stroke gently or lovingly. (v)

• To cover or surround something or someone completely.

• To cover or surround something or someone completely.

Multiple Choice

momentum (n)

• A written or spoken agreement.

• The quantity of motion of a moving body

• withdraw; admit that you were wrong.

Multiple Choice

encase

• To cover or surround something or someone completely.

• withdraw; admit that you were wrong.

• To touch or stroke gently or lovingly. (v)

Multiple Choice

She ____________ the girl's forehead.

• momentum

• caressed

• contract

• back down

Poll

All words are clear so far.

• Yes!

• No!