Click, Clack, Moo:Cows That Type

*Robust Vocabulary*

Created By: Agatha LeeAugust 2008

brisk

Brisk means quick and fast.

These people were taking a brisk walk because it was cold outside.

The rooster walked witha brisk, springy walk.

I rode my bike in a brisk way.

The opposite of brisk is slow.

brisk

* When are times youmight take a brisk walk?

* What animals have a brisk step?

brisk

strutted

If you strutted across a room, then you walked like you were the most

important person in the world.

The rooster struttedback and forth in dismay.

The actor struttedacross the stage.

strutted

* If a rooster strutted into our classroom, what would

you do?

* Do you think modelsstrut down an aisle?

strutted

gobbled

Gobbled means to eat quickly.

The rooster gobbled down thekernel with one sharp peck.

Would you gobble downyour least favorite food?

Would you gobble down your dessert?

gobbled

* Tell about a favorite snackthat you have gobbled down.

* If you gobbled your food at every meal, what might happen to you?

* What would you do if a familypet gobbled up your dinner?

gobbled

pace

Pace means you walk backand forth in a small area.

The rooster paced back and forth.

Would you be more likely to pace before

a big race, or before going to bed?

The patient paced back and forthin the small waiting room.

paced

* Tell about a time when youor someone you know paced.

* Why might an animal pace?

* How would you probably be feeling if you were pacing?

paced

request

When you request something, you ask for it.

The cows requestelectric blankets.

Would you request help from your teacher or your

pet?

request

* What would you say if you wanted to request a special dish

for dinner?

* What is the opposite of a request?

* What flavor juice would you request at snack time?

request

negotiateWhen you negotiate, you talk, and

offer to give up one thing in exchange for another, in hopes of reaching an

agreement.

The cows and Farmer Brownnegotiate to reach an agreement.

Would you negotiate withyour parents to play outside?

I tried to negotiate withmy babysitter to stay up later.

negotiate

* If you see a skunk on your path, is it better to negotiate or to run?

* Should you negotiatewith your teacher?

negotiate

compromiseWhen each side in an argument

gives up part of what it wants, then the sides have made a

compromise.

compromise

The cows and Farmer Brown compromise by trading thetypewriter for the blankets.

My sister and I compromisedand decided to play a different

game.

* Is a compromise possible with just one person? Why or why not?

* What compromise would youmake to have a longer recess?

* What is the oppositeof a compromise?

compromise

improveImprove means to make

something better.

The ducks want Farmer Brown to improve their

lives, too.

Would you improve your bedroom by throwing

everything on the floor?

improve

* What would you like to improve about our school?

* What word or words meant the same thing as improve?

* If you could improve one thing about your favorite toy, what would

it be?

improve

The hungry children ______ a snack.

A. briskB. negotiate

C. compromisedD. requested

Should we ________ our media center by adding more books?

A. strutB. pace

C. improveD. gobble

My friends and I took a ______walk around our neighborhood.

A. briskB. requested

C. pacedD. compromise

My friends and I made a _______on which movie we would watch.

A. compromiseB. negotiate

C. strutD. paced

The graduate ______across the stage.

A. negotiateB. brisk

C. struttedD. improved

The student nervously _______ outside the principal’s office.

A. gobbledB. compromised

C. requestedD. paced

I _______ my dessert.

A. struttedB. gobbled

C. negotiatedD. compromised

The parents did not ______ anew bedtime with their child.

A. negotiateB. requestC. improve

D. strut