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Vocabulary Builder Activity

A. Content Vocabulary

Directions Select a vocabulary term from the box that best answers each question below. More than one term may answer a question. Write the term(s) in the blank. Some terms may be used more than once.

assimilatesettlement houseskyscrapertenement steerageland-grant college vaudevillenativist

middle classragtime emigraterecruityellow journalismjazz

ethnic groupurbanslumspectator sportsuburbsteerage

1. Where do you live?

a.  as a new immigrant   b.  as a member of the middle class 

2. You are an immigrant. Which word describes how you

a.  leave your country? 

b.  travel for little money 

c.  are hired for a job? 

d.  get help in your neighborhood? 

e.  get used to the United States? 

3. When people have leisure time, they

a.  go to the theater or  .

b.  listen to music, like  .

c.  go to a baseball game or another  .

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4. Which of these words is associated with

a.  culture? 

b.  communication? 

c.  education? 

d.  architecture? 

e.  position in society? 

5. People feel two ways about immigration. Which word tells about

a.  keeping people out? 

b.  helping immigrants? 

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B. Academic VocabularyMany English words can be used as different parts of speech, or changed slightly to become a different part of speech. 

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. 

A verb is a word that describes an action, experience, or state of being. 

An adjective answers the question what kind, how many, or which one. 

Look at the example below.

Noun: education

Verb: educate

Adjective: educated

Directions Complete the chart below with the correct word forms. You may use a dictionary to help you. If a word does not have a form that is a noun, a verb, or an adjective, write n/a in that box.

Noun Verb Adjective

attitude 1. 2.

3. affected 4.

5. 6. major

7. 8. minor

9. isolate 10.

philosophy 11. 12.

Then, write your own sentence for each of these: attitude, affected, major, minor, isolated, and philosophy.

13. attitude 

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14. affected  

15. major 

16. minor

17. isolate 

18. philosophy 

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C. Combined Vocabulary Reinforcement

Directions Imagine that you are preparing an advertisement or a news story. Gather a word list for each of the following topics. You may use any of the content or academic vocabulary words more than once. You must use every word in the box at least once. 

assimilateemigratedethnic groupsnativistrecruitedsteerageaffectedattitudessettlement houses

skyscraperslumssuburbstenementsurbanmajorminorland-grant colleges

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1. Anti-immigrant feelings

2. Education

3. Problems experienced by immigrants

4. Getting used to the United States

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5. Entertainment, communication, and culture in the United States

6. Choose one of the categories above and write the ad or news story. Use each of the words correctly. You may use more than one word in a sentence.

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