The Traveling Trio

The Traveling Trios Vocabulary

The Baroque period was many years ago. The buildings of that time were very fancy and decorated.


Baroque buildings often have a lot of statues and elaborate decorations.


Have you seen any buildings that look like Baroque buildings? Where have you seen them?

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​Baroque/ barroco

Open Ended

Use the word Baroque in your own sentence.

I saw Baroque buildings in __.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "the buildings that have a lot of statues and elaborate decorations"?

• Baroque

• pulleys

• backdrop

• performance

Pulleys are wheels wrapped with rope that people can use to lift heavy objects.


My uncle used pulleys to help him hoist up the engine of his car.


What can pulleys be used for? Why do people use pulleys?

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​pulleys

Open Ended

Use the word pulleys in your own sentence.

I saw __ use pulleys to move __.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "wheels wrapped with rope that people can use to lift heavy objects"?

• Baroque

• pulleys

• backdrop

• performance

On a stage, a backdrop is a painted curtain or wall that shows the setting of the scene.

The backdrop was painted to show scenery with clouds, mountains, and trees.


Why would a backdrop be important in a play?

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​backdrop

Open Ended

Use the word backdrop in your own sentence.

A backdrop of a play about the future may have __.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "a painted curtain or wall that shows the setting of the scene"?

• Baroque

• pulleys

• backdrop

• performance

If you sing, dance, or speak in front of a group, you give a performance.


Sue Lyn practiced for weeks to get ready for her performance.


Have you ever been in a performance? What did you do in the performance?

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​performance

Open Ended

Use the word performance in your own sentence.

I paid $20 to see a performance of ___ on Saturday.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "if you sing, dance, or speak in front of a group"?

• Baroque

• pulleys

• backdrop

• performance

Match

Match the following

• Sue Lyn practiced for weeks to get ready for her __.

• The __ was painted to show scenery with clouds, mountains, and trees.

• My uncle used __ to help him hoist up the engine of his car.

• __ buildings often have a lot of statues and elaborate decorations.

performance

backdrop

pulleys

Baroque

• performance

• backdrop

• pulleys

• Baroque