Week 17 (12/16-12/20)
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Talk with an Astronaut
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- accomplishment- n.- something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effort; a skill; an achievement
- gravity- n.- the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground
- monitor- n.- a computer screen or a device with a screen on which words or pictures can be shown
- focus- n. - the main or central point of something, especially of attention or interest
- role- n.- the duty or use that someone or something usually
has or is expected to have; (role model)- a person who someone admires and whose behavior they try to copy
- Specific- adj.- relating to one thing and not others; particular; clear and exact
- interview- n.- a meeting in which someone answers questions about himself or herself for a newspaper article, television show, etc.
- Hispanic- adj.- from or connected with Spanish-speaking countries, especially those in Latin America, or having parents or grandparents from these countries
- prejudice- n. - an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge
- native- adj.- relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place
- pride- n.- a feeling of pleasure and
satisfaction
that you get because you or people connected
with you have done or got something good
- additional- adj.- extra
- opportunity- n.- an occasion or situation
that makes it possible to
do something that you want to do
or have to do, or the possibility
of doing something
- accomplish- v.- to finish
something successfully
or to achieve
something
- Influential- adj.- having a lot
of influence on
someone or something
- primarily- adv.- mainly
- option- n.- one thing that
can be chosen from
a set of possibilities,
or the freedom to
make a choice
- shut
down- phrase- to reject,
strongly discourage, or prevent one from continuing with one's course of
action
- pursue- v.- If you pursue a
plan, activity, or
situation,
you try to do it
or achieve it,
usually over a long period of time
- potential- n.- possible but
not yet achieved
- consider- v.- to spend time thinking
about a possibility
or making a decision
- career
path- n.- the way that you progress in your work, either
in one job or in a series of jobs
- operate- v.- to (cause to) work, be in action or
have an effect
- dock- v.- to arrive at a
dock or to bring a ship into a
dock
- prevent- v.- to stop
something from happening or
someone from doing something
- actual- adj.- existing in fact
- formal- adj.- public or official
- duty- n.- something that
you have to do because it is part of your job, or
something that you feel is the right thing
to do
- weightlessness- n.- the state of
having or appearing to
have no weight; the fact of not
being affected by gravity
- scuba diving- n.- the sport of swimming underwater with special breathing equipment
QUIZLET: https://quizlet.com/tw/985831426/talk-with-an-astronaut-1-flash-cards/?new
STORY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQxHzon7Hec
HOMEWORK
Monday
1. Write words 1-10 x3
2. Definitions x1
3. Reading 236-237
Tuesday
1. Write words 11-20 x3
2. Definitions x1
3. Reading 238-239
Wednesday
1. Write words 21-30 x3
2. Definitions x1
3. Reading 241-242
Thursday
1. Choose 5 vocabulary words and write sentences.
2. Reading 244-245
Friday
1. Sensay https://student.oksensay.com/?key=arrf6u
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