7th gr. Roots Week 8 Slides

Unit 1

Week 8

photo = light
tele = far off

photograph:

A picture made using a camera.

The girl took a photograph
of her baby brother.

photocopy:

A copy of printed material using light.

Please make a
photocopy of your document.

photogenic:

Looking exceptionally well in a picture.

The photogenic swan let the photographer
take its picture.

phosphates:

A salt of a phosphoric acid used especially in fertilizers.

The farmer used
phosphates in the soil
to help his crops.

telephoto

A camera lens designed to give a large image of a distant
object.

Use the telephoto lens
to help you take better
pictures.

telephone

An instrument for transmitting and receiving sounds

over long distances by electricity.

The telephone has
evolved greatly over
the years.

telegraph

An electric device or system for sending messages by a code over wires.

The captain on the
ship telegraphed the
coast guard.

television

A set that uses an electronic system of sending images with

sound over a wire.

The television has
change dramatically
over the years!

telescope

An optical instrument for viewing distant objects.

The man was using
his telescope to view
the meteor shower.

telemarketer

Someone who sells or advertises by telephone.

I try to avoid
telemarketers
phone calls.