Unit 2 Week 3-4 Vocabulary Study Guide

Elsa was playing in her mom's closet and found a box of old pictures. These were ____ that were printed in black and white.

Elsa's mom came in and explained to Elsa how ___ the pictures were to their family

because they told the story of how her grandfather ___ to America from Sweden thirty-five years ago.

He moved to America in hopes to find work and make a better life for his family. After working and saving his money for two years, Elsa's grandfather finally had the ____ to send enough money back to Sweden for his wife and three children to sail on a ship to join him in America.

After a long journey across the Atlantic Ocean, his family ____ at Ellis Island in New York Harbor.

Here they were ____ from head to toe for any sickness or fever before being allowed to depart the ship.

Once the family walked off the ship, it only took the children a ___ to spot their father in the crowd of people.

The family hugged and cried tears of joy. Elsa's mom described how she will never forget the day her dad _____ in her ear, "Welcome to America!"

immigrated

• a chance for a good thing

• a very short amount of time

• to come to a new country to live

• to look at something closely & carefully

arrived means

• a chance for a good thing to happen

• a very short amount of time

• pictures taken with a camera

• to get to where you area going