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MICHELLE KWANVocabulary day one
amateur
Sentence: My dad, the amateur hockey player , goes out and plays hockey all weekend long just for fun!
Definition: someone who engages in an athletic activity for fun rather than play.
amateur
Example: little league, or high school sports
Non-example: professional teams: NFL, NHL, NBA
artistic
Sentence: The audience marveled at the artistic dancers as they showed their well- practiced moves.
Definition: showing skill and good taste
artistic
Example: Dancing with the Stars dancers, or swans in a lake
Non-example: a little kid dancing
Non- Example:
audience
Sentence: We sat in the audience enjoying the other fans before the concert started.
Definition: the people gathered to see and hear a performance
audience Example: your family watching
TV, or your class at an assembly
Non-example: you playing, or you performing
compete
Sentence: We competed in the Annual Talent Show at our school.
Definition: to take part in a contest
compete
Example: participating in a Spelling Bee, or relay race, or racing your best friend to the fence and back
Non-example: you running home by yourself
elements
Sentence: The well- written paper had all the elements the teacher was looking for.
Definition: the parts of which something is made up
elements Example:
Elements of an “A” paper: neat, organized, words spelling correctly, great ideas, etc.
Non-example: The book is not an element of a good story.
Elements of a craft project.
Elements you will learn about in science...
judges
Sentence: The judges decided the race would end in a tie since Joe and Sue crossed the line at the same time.
Definition: people who decide who wins a contest
judges
Example: the person who rules in court, or decides who wins American Idol
Non-example: contestants in the contest, or people who watch
Judges
Not
Judges
presentation
Sentence: We practiced for hours so our presentation would go well.
Definition: performance
presentation
Example: singers singing on a stage, or giving a report in the front of the class
Non-example: answering a question during class
pressure
Sentence: The kids were under a lot of pressure from their coach to win the game.
Definition: urgent or forceful demand
pressure
Example: what you feel when you know you have do well on the test
Non-example: what you feel when you are taking a test and you know ALL the answers
technical
Sentence: The coach wanted us to get the technical part of the game right.
Definition: having to do with technique or skill
technical
Example: how you bounce the basketball, or how the ice- skater twirls and spins
Non-example: a basketball game
required
Sentence: The teacher requires that we have our name and date on all of our papers.
Definition: necessary; essential
required
Example: You are required to come to school everyday. You are required to follow the rules at school.
Non-example: May Do’s are not required.
Talk to your Partner!
What word do you like the best? Why?
What word do you think you will need to practice so you remember it’s definition?
As you go through your day remember all the things that are required of you! Can you think of something that was required of you this morning?