12/02/2021

 Dear Parents,

Today in class we did the following:

1) Unit test review

2) Homework: Study vocabulary lists.

Week 14 Short Definitions: Carl the Complainer

 

1. Stuck (adj.): difficult or impossible to move from a position

2. Neighbor (n.): a person who lives next door to you or in your area/ nearby

3. Cool (adj.): great, awesome

4. Click (v.): to use a mouse to do something on a computer such as open or close a pop-up ad

5. Sign (v.): to write your signature/ name on something

6. Title (n.): the name of something like a book, movie, or petition as in the story

7. Agree (v.): to think the same as someone; to think someone or something is right

8. Council (n.): a group of people who make decisions about what happens in towns, cities, etc

9. Tomb (n.): a place where people are buried

10. Copy/ Copies (n.): something that looks exactly like something else

11. Government (n.): the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.

12. Repeat (v.): do something again

13. Wonder (v.): used to ask a question or make a polite request

14. Instead (adv.): used to say that one thing is done or that one thing or person is chosen when another is not chosen, cannot be done, etc.

15. Guaranteed (adj.): for sure; certain to happen

16. Amendment (n.): a change or alteration to a law or document

17. Constitution (n.): a written set of rules for a country or organization

18. Folks (n.): people

19. Nervous (adj.): a feeling of worry, excitement about something

20. License (n.): an official permit to do something

Week 13 Short Definitions: Carl the Complainer

 

1. Cause (n.): something or someone that produces an effect, result, or condition: something or someone that makes something happen or exist

2. Effect (n.): a change that results when something is done or happens: an event, condition, or state of affairs that is produced by a cause

3. Mumble/ Mumbled (v.): to speak in a quiet, unclear way

4. Shrug/ Shrugged (v.):  to raise and lower your shoulders usually to show that you do not know or care about something

5. P.M. (n): in the afternoon or evening — used with numbers to show the time of day

6. Complain (v.): to say or write that you are unhappy, sick, uncomfortable, etc., or that you do not like something

7. Annoy/ Annoyed (v.): to cause (someone) to feel slightly angry

8. Signature (n.): your signed name

9. Responsible (adj.): able to be trusted to do what is right or to do the things that are expected or required

10. Realistic (adj.): showing people and things as they are in real life

11. Jingle (n.): a small piece of music used in advertisements

12. Town (n.): a place where people live; smaller than a city, larger than a village

13. Millionth (adj.): adjective of the number ‘million’

14. Pop-up ad (n.): an advertisement that appears on your computer

15. Petition (n.): a written document that people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change something

16. Bother/ bothered (v.): to irritate or annoy someone

17. Cancel (v.): to stop something from happening

18. Network (n.):  a group of radio or television stations that usually broadcast the same programs

19. Plan (n.): a set of actions that have been thought of as a way to do or achieve something

20. Split (v.): to separate into parts or teams

21. Suggest (v.): to offer advice or give an idea to someone

22. Unlucky (adj.): opposite of lucky

23. Groan (v.):  to make a deep sound because of pain or some strong emotion 

24. Brainstorm (v.): to come up with a lot of ideas in a short time on a certain subject