4000 Essential English Words 1 (2nd edition)

foreign [Music] word list agree to agree is to have the same opinion or belief as another person the students agree they have too much homework alcohol is a type of drink that can make people drunk a person should not drive a car after he or she has been drinking alcohol arrive to arrive is to get somewhere they arrived at school at 7am August August is the eighth month of the year is your birthday in August boat a boat is a vehicle that moves across water there is a small boat on the lake breakfast breakfast is

the morning meal I ate eggs for breakfast camera a camera is a piece of equipment that takes pictures I brought my camera on my vacation capital a capital is a city where a country's government is based the capital of the United States is Washington D.C atch to catch is to grab or get something did you catch the ball during the baseball game duck a duck is a small water bird people feed ducks at the lake enjoy to enjoy is to like something the woman enjoys riding her bicycle invite to invite is to ask someone to

come to a place or event I will invite my friends to my birthday party love to love is to like something or someone a lot I love my family very much month a month is one of the 12 periods of time in one year January is the first month of the year travel to travel is to go to a far away place on vacation or business they will travel to Argentina this summer typical if something is typical it is normal or something that usually happens my typical breakfast is toast and eggs visit to visit is

to go and spend time in another place or see another person she wants to visit her grandmother weather weather is the temperature and the state of the outdoors today's weather is rainy and cloudy week a week is a period of time that is seven days long what are you doing next week wine is an alcoholic drink made from grapes the store carried both red and white wine the Amalfi Coast the Amalfi Coast in Italy is a beautiful place to travel it's a beautiful area with an interesting culture located on the tyranian sea next to the

Mediterranean in southern Italy the Amalfi Coast has high mountains and amazing beaches Amalfi is on the west coast of Italy and it takes less than four hours to drive there from Rome the country's capital you'll love it from the moment you arrive there are many activities for travelers including beautiful beaches for swimming you can also play games on the beach and catch free space a boat trip is a good way to spend the day and you may see ducks and other birds sitting on the water fishing is also a popular activity there are dozens of

villages on the Amalfi Coast and you can visit one of them to see how a typical local person lives if you're friendly you might even get invited into someone's house to enjoy home-cooked Italian food Italians like drinking alcohol especially wine the Amalfi Coast has lots of gardens to explore Italy is famous for its Pizza and Pasta however the Amalfi Coast is also well known for fish and octopus because it is located next to the water pastries are a popular breakfast food on the Amalfi Coast August is a popular month to travel to the Amalfi Coast

because the weather is warm it's easy to spend a week traveling around the area make sure to take a camera so you can take a lot of photos we're sure you'll agree that it's a great place foreign [Music] word list Adventure an adventure is a fun or exciting thing that you do hiding in the rough water was an adventure approach to approach something means to move close to it the boy approached his school carefully carefully means with great attention especially to detail or safety the baby carefully climbed down the stairs chemical a chemical is something

that scientists use in chemistry the scientist mixed the chemicals create to create means to make something new she created an igloo from blocks of snow evil evil describes something or someone bad or cruel not good they felt a strange evil presence as they got closer to the house experiment an experiment is a test that you do to see what will happen the student did an experiment in science class kill to kill someone or something is to make them die I killed the fly Laboratory a laboratory is a room where a scientist works my mother Works

in a laboratory laugh is the sound made when someone is happy or a funny thing occurs the sound of her laugh filled the room loud if a sound is loud it is strong and very easy to hear the man's voice was so loud that we all could hear him nervous when a person is nervous they think something bad will happen the boy became nervous when he heard the news a noise is an unpleasant sound the crying baby made a loud noise project a project is a type of work that you do for school or a

job his afternoon work project was to paint the room green scare to scare someone is to make them feel afraid my uncle was scared by what he saw in the realm Secret a secret is something that you do not tell other people the two boys were sharing a secret Shout to shout is to say something loudly my boss shouted at me because I was late for work smell to smell something means to use your nose to sense it the two friends smelled the flower terrible if something is terrible it is very bad the way he

treated his classmate was terrible worse if something is worse it is of poor quality then another thing business was worse this month than last month the laboratory Mia's father had a laboratory but she had no idea what was in it her dad always closed and locked the door when he went in she knew that he used it to do projects for work he never told Mia what these projects were one night Mia approached the door to the laboratory she stopped and thought I wonder what crazy experiment he is doing now suddenly she heard a loud

noise it sounded like an evil laugh the noise scared her so she walked quickly back to her room the next night her friend Liz came to her house when Liz arrived Mia told her about the night before oh it was terrible she said why don't we see what is in there Liz asked it will be a fun adventure Mia felt nervous about going into her father's laboratory but she agreed as always the door was locked they waited until Mia's father left the laboratory to eat dinner he didn't lock the door Liz said let's go the

laboratory was dark the girls walked down the stairs carefully Mia smelled strange chemicals what terrible thing was her father creating suddenly they heard an evil laugh it was even worse than the one Mia heard the night before what if a monster was going to kill them Mia had to do something she shouted for help Mia's father ran into the room and turned on the lights oh no he said you must have learned my secret your monster tried to kill us Mia said monster he asked you mean this he had a pretty doll in his hands

the doll laughed the laugh didn't sound so evil anymore I made this for your birthday I wanted to give it to you then but you can have it now I hope you like it unit 3 word list alien an alien is a creature from A Different World the alien came in peace among if you are among certain things they are all around you there was a red apple among the green ones chart a chart is a list of information we used a chart to see how we had improved cloud a cloud is a group of

water drops in the sky the sky was filled with white clouds describe to describe is to say or write what someone or something is like they described their tree as colorful with gold ribbon and a star ever ever means at any time going skiing last winter was the most fun I've ever had fail to fail means you do not succeed in what you try to do since he failed to get the job he was sad grade a grade is a score or Mark given to someone's work I managed to get good grades on my report

card instead instead means in place of he ate the carrot instead of the ice cream Library a library is a place where you go to read books the library at school is full of books photograph a photographs is a picture taken with a camera I took this photograph with my cell phone planet a planet is a large round thing in space planet with the ring around it report a report is something someone writes for school or work several several is more than two but not many he had to read several books for class shape an

object's shape is the arrangement of its sides and surfaces even with your eyes closed you can feel the shape of it solve to solve something is to find an answer to it all this suddenly if something happens suddenly it happens quickly and unexpectedly I was surprised when my friend suddenly shouted happy birthday suppose to suppose is to guess I suppose I should go home now understand to understand something you need to know what it means Henry could not understand the message View to view is to look at something Michael likes to view himself in the

mirror the report Lee sat among the books at the library and thought about his group project they had to turn it in soon but he hadn't even started his part Jack and Claire were in his group they had worked hard they were also very smart and Lee didn't want them to get a bad grade Jack did the report he wrote a lot of very good sentences and described things clearly and carefully Claire drew a nice map of the stars now Lee needed to do his part of the project well I suppose I need to start

my model Lee thought making a model of a planet was really hard Lee tried to read several books but he couldn't understand any of the charts we're going to fail because of me Lee said he put his head down on the table and said I wish I could see a planet and an alien instead of having to read about it suddenly he had a great idea that would help him solve his problem why not go on the web and look for photographs of the earth and other planets taken from space they would give him a

really good view of the planets they had to talk about in their report instead of a bad grade his group would have the best project ever the photos of Earth showed lots of clouds but you could still see the shapes of land and seas on Earth he also looked at photos of Mars Lee now had plenty of ideas for making a model of the planet Mars all he had to do was to turn his ideas into a model he used a small ball to help him make the shape he wanted and then painted it to

look like the photos of Mars that he had seen sometimes seeing is much more helpful than just reading unit four word list appropriate when a thing is appropriate it is right or normal it's appropriate to wear a suit when you go to the office avoid to avoid something is to stay away from it avoid the broken bottle on the floor behave to behave is to act in a particular way especially to be good she always behaves well when her father is around calm when someone is calm they do not get excited or upset a nice

warm bath makes me feel so calm concern concern is a feeling of worry I was filled with concern after reading the newspaper content to be content is to be happy and not want more the baby looked very content sitting on the floor expect if you expect something to happen you believe it will happen I expect the bus to be here very soon frequently when something happens frequently it happens often we meet frequently either at the beginning or end of the week habit a habit is a thing that you do often smoking is a bad habit

that can kill you instruct to instruct is to teach my teacher instructs Us in several subjects issue an issue is an important topic the men spoke about issues that were important to the people none none means not any of something he spent all his money there is none left patient if people are patient they don't become angry or upset easily I had to be patient and wait until five o'clock to leave positive if something is positive it is good she has a positive future ahead of her after finishing College punish to punish means to make

someone suffer for breaking the rules or laws to punish represent to represent is to speak or act for a person or group my lawyer will represent me in court Shake to shake is to move back and forth or up and down quickly when people shake hands it usually means they agree spread to spread is to move out to cover a larger area I like to spread butter on my toast stroll to stroll means to walk slowly and calmly my dog and I strolled through the park today Village a village is a very small town there

are only a few houses in my Village the dog's Bell John's dog was a bad dog he bit people frequently John was concerned about this it was not an appropriate way for a dog to behave his friends in the village always expected the dog to bite them the news about John's dog spread through the village none of the people wanted to go to John's house John tried to instruct the dog to behave but it never worked he tried to be patient and teach the dog to be calm that also didn't work John didn't want to

punish the dog how will I stop my dog's bad habit John asked himself John's friend came to talk to him about the issue during their important meeting his friend said the people in the village asked me to represent them we want your dog to stop this habit why don't you put a bell around the dog's neck this way we would hear your dog coming down the street John thought this was a great idea now people could stay away from the dog he would not be able to bite anyone anymore the dog liked the bell too

people looked at him when they heard his Bell this made the dog very content he liked the sound the Bell made when he walked one day John's dog strolled through the village and met some other dogs he expected them to want a bell like his but they laughed at his Bell they said the Bell made people avoid him John's dog shook his head no they look at me because they like the Bell the other dog said you have the wrong idea about what makes you popular of course they like your bell it tells them where

you are so they can avoid you you aren't able to bite them anymore you see being popular isn't something positive when it's for the wrong reason foreign [Music] word list active when someone is active they move a lot or have a lot of things to do it is important to be active and not sit around all the time adult an adult is a person who is more than 18 years old my mom and dad are adults age age is how many years someone has lived she died at the age of 80. bad when something is

bad it is not good she is unhappy bad day balance balance is when two or more things are equal a good balance between work and fun helps keep you healthy bike a bike is a vehicle with two wheels powered by a human he rides his bike to school every day choose to choose is to pick something or make a decision I have to choose between taking art classes and sports lessons doctor a doctor is a person who studies medicine and helps sick people you should go to the doctor when you are sick during an event

means while the event was happening did you sleep during the movie football is a sport with 11 members and an oval-shaped ball football is a popular sport in the United States fun when something is fun it is enjoyable we had a fun time at the birthday party game a game is an activity where people compete against each other let's play a board game tonight heart a heart is an organ that keeps the body alive my heart beats fast when I am nervous golf is a sport with clubs and a small white ball people play golf

in nice weather increase to increase is to make something larger I will increase my score if I study for the test life is the time when a person is alive my grandfather had a long life kilometer a kilometer is a unit of measurement that is one thousand meters a marathon is 42.2 kilometers often often is when something happens many times he often goes to bed early during the week plenty if you have plenty of something there is a lot of it we have plenty of fruit so help yourself wait wait is how heavy something or

someone is I gained weight because I ate a lot of pizza Iron Man races have you heard of the Iron Man triathlon it's considered one of the most challenging sporting events in the world competitors swim ride a bike and run the race consists of a 3.86 kilometer swam a 180.25 kilometer bicycle ride and a 42.2 kilometer run there are no breaks during the race so competitors must keep going no matter what people who choose to enter this race must be healthy and prepared in both mind and body Iron Man races are held all over the

world some well-known competitions take place in New Zealand Germany and California in the United States there are several rules for those who want to compete in the Iron Man the minimum age of racers is 18. so everyone who competes is an adult training for the Iron Man can take more than a year people who train often start practicing the events at shorter distances first and then increase the amount of length and time they swim bike and run training can be difficult because people need to find a balance of strength and endurance training without enough training

people can get bad injuries some people even gain weight when training because their bodies store calories instead of using them for energy all people in training should drink plenty of water doctors believe that exercise is good for People's Health and helps the heart people participate in other sports and games such as golf or American football but the Iron Man is a challenging way to stay fit even though it is hard it can still be fun it's a great way to stay active and enjoy life unit six word list apart when people or things are apart

they are not next to each other they moved apart and then came back together attribute an attribute is a characteristic of a person or thing he isn't very clever but he does have some other positive attributes bilingual a bilingual person can speak two languages since you already know English after learning French you'll be bilingual completely something completely different is very very different from before I was completely wrong Dash to dash means to run or move quickly Helen dashed up the stairs so she wouldn't be late for her appointment disgust disgust is a feeling of distaste

and anger caused by something rude or unpleasant he felt such terrible eating habits fashionable something fashionable is what people like to wear and do now it is very fashionable to wear a hat foreign something foreign is something we are not used to traveled widely in foreign countries golf a golf is a gap between people who do not understand each other there has been a gulf between James and Tony since their parents died mirror a mirror is usually made of glass and you can see yourself in it he used the mirror to shine light in their

eyes natural things that are natural are not made by people we need to take care of the natural world nowadays nowadays means at the present time nowadays not so many people smoke participant a participant is someone who joins in a social event or competition there were thousands of participants in this year's Marathon ritual a ritual is a formal custom that people do regularly Ken was very interested to learn about the religious rituals of the natives spoken spoken language is what we say we cannot take back what has been spoken sport sport involves games like running

jumping football and tennis she loves watching sport on TV surprised you are surprised when something unexpected happens he didn't appear at all surprised when he read the article tens when you are tense you are not comfortable and feel unhappy I felt very tense waiting to hear the result of the vote totally if you totally agree you agree with everything just said I am totally against that vague if something is vague it is not clear and gives very few details asked him about his mother's health but he was very vague about it the twins Katie and

Alice were twins they were so alike that few people could tell them apart they were almost like seeing one person looking in a mirror they even spoke in the same way as each other they were best friends but the twins attributes were not all exactly the same Alice preferred Sports and was a star athlete in soccer Katie preferred foreign languages and was bilingual in French Katie decided to be a participant at a summer camp in France Alice wasn't interested in the French language so she didn't go but she was angry that Katie wanted to spend

the summer away from her two months later Katie returned Alice dashed to the airport to greet her sister but when Alice saw Katie she was surprised Katie now spoke French and she looked completely different she was wearing fashionable clothes and she looked taller Alice felt very messy next to her she was just wearing an old t-shirt and her hair looked untidy when Alice asked Katie about friends Katie was vague and didn't say much it made Alice feel tens and filled her with disgust because in the past they'd always told each other everything now there was

a huge Gulf between them over the weeks the sisters spoke even less two months later it was the twins birthday all their lives they'd had a ritual before their birthday they'd talk all night long that night Alice came into Katie's bedroom I'm sorry I haven't spoken to you much lately Katie said I understand you have new friends now said Alice angrily Katie said my French friends don't write much nowadays for a while I thought they were more exciting than my friends at home but I was wrong you're my sister and you'll always be my best

friend Alice said I'm sorry too I wanted our relationship to stay the same forever but it's totally natural for twins to have different interests we can still be best friends without being together all the time unit 7. word list allow to allow something to happen means to let it happen having a ticket will allow you to enter the show announce to announce something is to make it known he announced to everyone his new idea for the company beside someone or something beside you is next to you the two brothers Stood Beside each other challenge a

challenge is something difficult to complete it was a challenge to climb to the top of the mountain claim to claim means to say that something is true he claimed to know why the country's laws were weak condition the condition of someone or something is the state that they are in the patient's condition was very good contribute to contribute to something means to do something to make it successful we decided to contribute money to the new hospital difference a difference is a way that something is not like other things the biggest difference between the birds is

the color of their feathers divide to divide something is to split it into smaller parts we divided the pizza expert an expert is someone who is very good at doing something the wizard was an expert at Magic famous a famous person or thing is well known the Eiffel Tower in Paris is very famous Force force is a person's strength or power he used all his Force to try and open the door harm to cause harm is to hurt someone or damage something a hot iron can cause great harm if you are not careful lay to

lay means to put or place in a horizontal or flat position don't lay your socks on the floor peace peace is a time without War a white dove is a symbol of peace Prince a prince is the son of a king The Prince and the princess were married protect to protect someone is to stop them from getting hurt firemen protect us from fires since to send something is to know about it without being told I could sense that he was watching me sudden when something is sudden it happens very quickly he felt a sudden pain

in his chest therefore therefore means for this reason [Music] fact before he the best Prince King Minos was very sick his condition was getting worse he had three sons he loved them all he had to announce who would become king two of the princes stood Waiting Outside The King's Realm Theseus was the oldest and strongest he thought his father would make him King pillias the Second Son thought differently he was an expert in fighting he thought the king would choose him when I'm King Theseus told Pelias I'll let you contribute to protect our country you

can lead the army pilius became angry father knows I'm famous for my fighting skills he'll make me King you Theseus said he won't Choose You the kingdom is mine Pelias claimed father will give it to me or I'll use Force to take it Theseus made a sudden move to take out his sword then Pelias did the same beating me will be a challenge Theseus said fight me now the winner gets the kingdom pilias agreed King Minos could hear his sons fighting the youngest son Jason Stood Beside him he sensed his father's sadness the king laid

his hand on Jason's arm your brothers fight too much the king told him I must protect my kingdom from all harm they'll divide it between them the people won't know what to do there'll be War I can't allow either of them to be king therefore I'm making you King your kindness has always made you special it's the difference between you and your brothers you can bring peace they can't then the King died Theseus and pilias heard that their youngest brother was King they were surprised they realize that their fighting was wrong it had kept them

from saying goodbye to their father they agreed to have Jason as their King he was the best choice unit eight word list except to accept something that is offered is to take it I accepted the girl's very nice gift arrange to arrange things is to put them in the right place please arrange the words in order from A to Z attend to attend something is to go to it my sister and I attend the same school Chase you chase people when you run after them and try to catch them I was chased by a dog

contrast a contrast is a sharp difference between two things the contrast between my parents is very noticeable encourage to encourage people is to make them want to do something my football coach will encourage us when we are losing familiar people or things familiar to you are those you know well the two friends were very familiar with each other grab to grab is to take a hold of someone or something suddenly I grabbed a pair from the tree hang to hang something is to keep it above the ground I drew a picture of my family and

my mother hung it on the wall huge if something is huge it is very big at work my father drives a huge truck necessary if something is necessary you must do it a passport is necessary if you travel to other countries pattern a pattern is a way in which something is done or organized my pattern of brushing my teeth is the same as most people's propose to propose something is to say that it should be done my grandmother proposed that we have our picture taken with Santa purpose a purpose is the reason that you do

something the purpose of exercising is to get into shape release to release something is to stop holding it she released the bird from her hands require to require something is to say that it is necessary we require teachers to have a University degree satisfied you are satisfied when you have what you wanted I am very satisfied with your work single if something is single then there is only one I have a single key in my hand tear to tear something means to pull it apart it is easy to tear paper Theory a theory is an

idea about how something works we talked about Einstein's theory of relativity in class how the sun and the moon were made do you ever wonder where the moon and the sun came from the Inuit people of Alaska have a theory they tell a story about a beautiful girl she was very nice in contrast her brother was a mean little boy one day he proposed something we should go to a party he said the girl accepted first it was necessary for her to get ready she arranged her hair and put on nice clothes this required a

lot of time but the girl worked hard and soon she was satisfied she looked perfect they attended the party together the girl was having fun later she walked into the bathroom suddenly the lights were turned off someone grabbed her hair and tore her clothes she ran out of the bathroom she wanted to know who did this to her then she had an idea she fixed her hair again this time it was even more beautiful she even arranged beautiful jewels in it she wanted to encourage the person to grab it again she put black dirt in

her hair the purpose of this was to catch the person she went to the bathroom again and it was the same pattern the lights went off and someone grabbed her hair when he released it his hand was black the girl returned to the party she knew there was only a single person with a black hand when she saw that person he was very familiar it was her brother he ran into the woods the girl ran after him they both carried fire so they could see in the dark the smoke went into the air as they

ran they grew they became huge then they went into space when the girls fire went out she hung in the sky she became the moon and her brother became the sun they chase each other forever laughs unit 9 word list animal an animal is a living thing that can move my favorite animal is the panda Buzz a bus is a large vehicle that people travel on my father takes the bus to work cat a cat is a small animal related to lions and tigers that is kept as a pet this cat is playing with a

ball command a command is an order given to a person or animal to do something Joe gave the students a command to stand up depend to depend on something is to need it for support or help my grandfather depends on a cane when he walks dog a dog is an animal with four legs and a tail that is kept as a pet or trained to work This Woman's best friend is her dog door a door is an object that swings or slides open and shut can you close the door please friend a friend is someone

a person knows and likes spending time with Brian's friend is very sad here to here is to be aware of sound through your ears Michelle cannot hear what you are saying help to help is to do something that makes something easier for someone else pain can help climb up their horse a horse is a big strong animal that people ride and use for pulling heavy things I went to a farm and saw a horse Hospital a hospital is where sick or hurt people receive care or treatment the doctor talks to a patient at the hospital

leg a leg is a body part used for standing and walking she hurt her leg Medical means related to the treatment of an injury or disease is a medical student studying to become a doctor open to open is to move something so that an opening is not covered likes to open the window to let fresh air in pull to Paul is to hold on to something to move it toward you the children pulled the Rope rabbit a rabbit is a small animal with long ears that lives in a hole in the ground look at the

School a school is a place where children go to learn study at school see to see is to use your eyes to look at something or someone Stephen does not want to see the scary picture service is the act of helping or serving someone this coffee shop has excellent service [Music] animals have you ever seen a blind person on the bus with a dog this dog is most likely a service animal a service animal is an animal that is trained to do things for people who cannot do them alone because of a disability dogs are

most usually used as service animals because they are intelligent animals they also have a good sense of smell and can sense dangerous situations in addition dogs are easy to train and are loyal to their owners when they are close to their owners dogs will do anything to keep them safe service dogs are sometimes called guide dogs or hearing dogs these dogs can help people who cannot see or hear they are trained to open and close a door push a button and listen to a command these dogs can also help people who have a hurt leg

and need to use a wheelchair to get around service dogs are strong and can even pull wheelchairs if these people ever need medical attention the dogs are trained to bark and get help dogs can also be used as therapy dogs therapy dogs may visit a school or hospital to help people who are feeling lonely or anxious their bad feelings can create health problems therapy dogs can provide kindness and love to improve a person's mood which can then improve that person's health although dogs are the most common service animals there are other animals that can be

trained to be service animals as well you might see a cat a rabbit or a horse that is used as a service animal these animals can keep a person company and become a good friend many people depend on service animals for help service animals can do jobs that people cannot do alone and they can help improve the health of people by making them feel happy unit 10. word list benefit a benefit is a good thing being able to fly is a benefit to birds certain if you are certain about something you know it is true

I am certain that zebras have stripes chance a chance is an opportunity to do something I had a chance to see the Coliseum in Rome Last Summer effect an effect is a change made by something else the medicine had a good effect on the boy essential if something is essential it is very important and necessary it is essential to have oxygen when you scuba dive far if something is far it is not close it's far from the east coast to the West Coast of America Focus to focus on something is to think about it and

pay attention to it my mom always helps me to focus on my schoolwork function the function of something is what it does the function of a flashlight is to help you see in the dark grass grass is the green leaves that cover the ground the grass looked so soft and green guard to guard something is to take care of it the police officer will guard us from any harm image the image of something is a picture of it the image of her eye was very clear immediate if something is immediate it happens quickly an immediate

response came from the pizza place primary if something is primary it is the most important thing his primary thoughts are about money proud people who feel proud are happy about what they have done she is proud of the picture she Drew of her house remain to remain somewhere is to stay there my sister had to remain home since she was sick rest to rest is to stop being active while the body gets back its strength rested on the couch after work separate if two things are separate they are not together New York and Los Angeles

are in two separate parts of America site a site is a place we found the perfect site for our picnic tail a tale is a part of an animal's body that sticks out from its rear or back our dog wags its tail when it's happy trouble trouble is a problem or a difficulty I have trouble working with my boss [Music] the first peacock Argos lived in ancient Greece he was a husband and a proud father he worked hard and did well at his job but one thing about him wasn't normal he was born with 100

eyes having many eyes was usually a benefit to him he had a chance to see many things also since he had so many eyes he was very good at guarding things while sleeping he only rested a few eyes at a time the others stayed open he worked for Hera a Great Goddess his primary function was to guard a special cow the cow was very important to Hera she loved it the most essential part of his job was to keep the cow alone it had to be kept separate from all the other cows and far away

from people this was an easy job for Argos the cow just ate grass all day but the god Zeus wanted the cow he wanted to take it away from Hera he had a plan he found a great music player he asked the man to play a beautiful song for Argos Zeus was certain Argos would go to sleep the song had an immediate effect Argos couldn't focus on his job he fell asleep Zeus saw this and he took the cow Hera was very angry with Argos she turned him into a peacock she put his many eyes

on his tail Argos was very sad Zeus saw how much trouble he had given Argos he made another plan he turned Argos into a group of stars he wanted Argos to remain in the sky forever even today argos's image remains there above the site where all his problems began we can still see him in the night sky unit 11. word list advertise to advertise is to describe or draw attention to a product or event by using a public medium the woman started a new company and needed to advertise her products aware if someone is aware

they know that something or a situation exists the student became aware that the teacher was watching him battery a battery is an object placed inside something to supply it with electricity my brother needs a battery for his clock black is the darkest color our street is black at night because there are no street lights City a city is a place where a lot of people live Tokyo is a very big city in Japan clean to clean is to make something neat and tidy I clean our kitchen every Saturday country a country is an area of

land with the same government and laws France is a country in Europe develop to develop is to make something larger or more advanced this practice will help you develop your math skills Electric if something is electric it uses electricity some car companies make electric cars eventually when something happens at a later time or in the end it happens eventually he will eventually move to London to find a new job fact a fact is a piece of information that is true a fact about South America is that it is a continent glass is a transparent breakable

material windows are made of glass history is the study of the past history was my favorite subject in school nature nature is everything in the physical world that is not made by people on the weekends I love to walk in nature among the trees never never is when something is impossible or will not happen they never eat meat because they are vegetarians people are humans how many people live in China plastic plastic is a material made by people many drinks are sold in plastic bottles problem a problem is a situation when something goes wrong my

problem is that I lost my dog Street a street is a road in a city or Village what is the name of the street you live on think to think is to have an opinion or thought about something I think summer is the best I bet keeping our earth clean across the world places are increasing their efforts to recycle and help the environment recycling is when trash is reused and not thrown away in recent history more and more cities and countries have started recycling these places have developed their recycling programs to stop our Earth from

being covered with trash and black dirty air according to the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States recycling also helps save energy the agency encourages the recycling of glass and plastic bottles paper and aluminum cans many European countries have strong recycling programs as well Austria Germany and Norway are well known for being leaders in recycling and South Korea and whales are countries that have a lot of recycling as well there are many reasons why some countries recycle more than others the fact is that these governments support Recycling and they are aware of its importance there

is also a lot of money spent on recycling however it is also necessary for people to try hard to recycle what they can from their own homes other ways to fight the waste problem also exist many cities Place recycling bins on their Straits there are recycling projects across some cities and in these projects companies advertise the need to recycle this helps keep the city streets clean electric cars are another way to keep the environment clean the motors of these cars are electric they get their power from electricity and batteries rather than from gas the hope

is that eventually all cities in all countries will recycle and make our Earth a cleaner place we must protect nature and never stop thinking about how to protect it so think before you throw away something that can be recycled thank you unit 12. word list alone a person who is alone is not with another person the boy wanted to be alone to think apartment an apartment is a set of rooms in a building where people live she has a nice apartment in the city article an article is a story in a newspaper or magazine did

you read the article in the newspaper about the soccer game artist an artist is a person who paints draws or makes sculptures he went to Paris to become an artist attitude someone's attitude is the way they feel and think John has a bad attitude he's always angry Beauty beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful I heard my mother was a great Beauty when she was young compare to compare means to say how two things are the same and different if you compare cats and dogs you'll see that they're both good pets judge to

judge something is to say if it is good or bad the boy was going to judge how his mother's turkey tasted magazine a magazine is a regular publication with news stories and articles she likes to read fashion magazines material a material is what is used to make something brick is a good material for building houses meal a meal is a time when food is eaten such as breakfast lunch or dinner breakfast is my favorite meal be because I enjoy cereal method a method is the way to do something one method to remember things is to

tie a string around your finger neighbor a neighbor is a person who lives near you I like my neighbor because he's very friendly professional if something is professional it deals with work that uses special skills if you want to be a pilot you must have professional training profit a prophet is the extra money you make when you sell something I made a small profit from selling my old clothes quality the quality of something is how good it is the quality of his car is very good space a space is an empty area I don't have

much space for things in my small house stare stairs are the things that are used to walk up or down in a building and take the stairs to the second symbol a symbol is a thing that stands for something else this symbol tells us that we cannot smoke in this area thin if someone or something is thin they are not fat the man was thin because he didn't eat much the crazy artist friendhoffer was the best artist in the world everyone loved him the quality of his paintings was very high he always used the best

materials he made a big profit from his paintings he had delicious meals with his Rich neighbors he taught art classes life was good then his attitude changed he stopped Selling paintings and teaching he tried a new method of painting he stayed alone in his apartment all day he worked all day and all night rarely eating soon friendhoffer became very thin but he kept working on the same painting for many years he worked as hard as he could finally he finished the painting he was very happy and invited other artists to see it I want your

professional opinion he said he wanted them to judge it and compare it to other paintings everyone was very excited as they went up the stairs to his apartment friendhoffer was excited to show his painting and the artists were excited to see it they'll love it he thought they did not they were surprised by his painting there was no white anywhere franhofer filled the whole painting with lines and colors there was no space for a normal picture it was full of strange shapes it looked bad to the other artists he used symbols and they didn't understand

them they thought it was terrible why did you paint this strange picture someone asked they didn't understand its beauty but after some time many people began to like his painting people wrote articles about it in magazines they said it was his best work they loved his strange symbols they loved his strange colors friendhoffer's painting reminded everyone that just because something was new didn't mean that it was bad he also helped them to realize that sometimes it takes people a little time to understand great things foreign [Music] word list accounting people study accounting so they can

deal with money and finance properly he works for an accounting firm appeal to appeal to someone is to be interesting or attractive sleeping all day appeals to me but I have to go to school assume to assume something is to think that it is true even with no proof I assume you are both familiar with this plan borrow to borrow something is to take it and then give it back later can I borrow a pencil to use today I'll give it back to you tomorrow client a client is a person or business that pays another

to do a service she has many clients who enjoy coming to her salon downtown the downtown area is the center of most cities the downtown area is filled with many tall buildings Dole if something is dull it is not exciting the movie was very dull I fell asleep watching it embarrass to embarrass people is to make them feel ashamed or foolish he was embarrassed when he couldn't remember her name Fair Affair is an amount of money paid to use a bus train or taxi since he is he is my grandfather pays a low fare for

the bus former former describes something that used to be but is not anymore the hotel a former Castle was built over 200 years ago found to found a company or organization means to start it the pilgrims founded one of the first colonies in the United States invest to invest means to use money in a way that will bring a profit later I invested money in a new building that should bring me a profit loan alone is something usually money that one person lends to another I got a loan from the bank practical if something is

practical it is useful learning English is practical you can use it in many places quarter a quarter is one-fourth or 25 percent of something he paid a quarter for the candy salary a salary is how much money a person makes at his or her job he got a new job with a better salary scholarship a scholarship is money given so someone can go to school I got a scholarship to help me pay for University temporary if something is temporary it exists for a short time this car is only temporary I'll get a new one soon

treasure a treasure is a collection of valuable things especially Jewels or gold they became very rich when they found the buried treasure urge to urge someone is to try very hard to get them to do something he urged them to believe his story the taxi driver Peter's job was driving a taxi downtown he made a small salary but he liked his job because it wasn't dull every day he saw new things that appealed to him Peter was practical about the future maybe I can get a scholarship for college he thought I could study accounting and

get a job at a bank I could help clients invest their money Peter stopped to pick up a passenger where to he asked go to the 4th Street bank and don't talk to me I've had a rough day the man said Peter was a peaceful person so he was not angry when they stopped the man's Fair came to 10.25 cents he put his hands in his pockets I can't find my wallet he said I can't pay the fare Peter said I'll give you a temporary loan you can borrow ten dollars and a quarter from me

the man was embarrassed and said I was mean to you but now I want to help you I founded this bank I want to give you a hundred dollars that much money was like a treasure to Peter the man urged him to take the money but he didn't you're an honest person the man said I assumed you would take it I want you to work for me the next day Peter started his job at the bank he was happy to leave his former job unit 14. word list coach a coach is a person who teaches

Sports my coach gets very excited during games control to control something is to make it do what you want to control the TV just push the buttons description a description of someone or something says what they are like I gave a description of the man with the gun and hat to the police Direct if something is direct it goes straight between two places the Green Path is a direct route to my house exam an exam is a test I did some practice questions for the math exam on the board example an example of something is

a thing that is typical of it Cola is an example of a soft drink limit a limit is the largest or smallest amount of something that you allow my mother put a limit on how much I could use the phone local if something is local it is nearby the local market in my neighborhood sells all the food we need magical magical describes a quality that makes someone or something special the fireworks made the night sky look so magical mail is letters and other things sent to people I get a lot of mail because I have

friends all over the world novel a novel is a book that tells a story he wrote a great novel about ancient China outline an outline is the plan for a story or essay before I wrote my essay I made an outline poet a poet is a person who writes poems William Shakespeare was one of the greatest poets print to print something is to put it onto paper make sure that you print your name clearly scene a scene is one part of a book or movie a movie is made up of many short pieces or scenes

sheet a sheet is a thin flat piece of paper I only needed a single sheet of paper to do my homework silly people who are silly show a lack of serious thought I made a silly mistake of dropping mom's face store a store is a place where you can buy things I picked up a few things at the grocery store suffer to suffer is to feel pain her headache made her suffer all day technology technology is new things made by using science he loves technology such as laptop computers a magical book Sarah loved to read

she read novels and poems she loved the beautiful descriptions and phrases she loved reading work by Poets and writers she didn't like video games or technology she was on the basketball team but she didn't like sports her parents made her play basketball in fact Sarah's parents made her do many things but she didn't want to do those things she just wanted to sit and read all day one day a small book came in the mail it was for Sarah the book looked very special it was printed on sheets of gold Sarah began to read the

outline of the story was simple it was about a magical place strange things happen there one example from the book was about a boy who could control people in one scene he made his friends tell funny jokes Sarah loved the book she read it all the time then something strange happened the book gave Sarah a special power she could control other people she was like the boy in the book during one exam she made her friend tell silly jokes her friend got in trouble after school Sarah did not make a direct trip home on the

way she went to the local store she wanted to play more tricks on people she made problems she made people fall down she laughed and had fun finally she left and started to walk home then she saw something her basketball coach was about to walk in front of a bus he was looking the other way she had to stop him she used her power she controlled him she made him stop walking Sarah learned something that day it was better to help people than make them suffer so she put a limit on how she used her

power she did not want to do bad things with it anymore she only wanted to do good unit 15. word list across to go across something is to go to the other side of it he walked across the board to the other side breathe to breathe means to let air go in and out of your body we need strong healthy lungs to help us breathe well characteristic a characteristic is something that shows what a person or a thing is like one characteristic of tigers is their black stripes consume to consume something means to eat or

drink it Jack consumed a whole plate of spaghetti excite to excite someone means to make them happy and interested I heard about the school dance on Friday this excited me extremely if something is extremely good it is very very good I was extremely worried about him fear fear is the feeling of being afraid I have a great fear of skateboarding fortunate if you are fortunate you are lucky I was fortunate to get a seat happened if someone happens to do something he or she does it by chance I happened to meet some new friends at

school today length the length of something is how long it is from one end to the other the length of the floor is three meters mistake a mistake is something you do wrong my boss always yells at me when I make a mistake observe to observe something is to watch it Brian observed the sun rising over the mountains opportunity an opportunity is a chance to do something I had an opportunity to take pictures in the jungle prize a prize is something of value that is given to the winner I won a prize for getting the

best grade on my science test race a race is a contest to see who is the fastest Paul is a fast runner so he easily won the race realize to realize is to suddenly understand after I left my house I realized that I left the light on respond to respond is to give an answer to what someone else said when the teacher asked the question we all responded risk a risk is a chance of something bad happening I took a risk and climbed the Snowy Mountain Wonder to wonder is to ask yourself questions or have

a need to know the young mother wondered if she'd have a boy or a girl yet is used to say something has not happened up to now we can't go out yet we're still eating The Big Race a dog saw a group of animals cross the road he walked over to meet them what are you doing he asked them I just sold them tickets to a race between the rabbit and the turtle the duck responded the dog was extremely excited he felt fortunate that he happened to be there I don't have anything to do today

the dog said I want to buy a ticket too the dog sat down to observe the race it would be many kilometers in length the rabbit and the turtle stood next to each other they waited for the race to start the dog wondered why the turtle agreed to run against the rabbit being fast was not a characteristic of turtles the rabbit was going to win easily suddenly the race began the rabbit ran extremely quickly the turtle walked slowly after a minute the rabbit looked back he saw that the turtle was far behind him and was

breathing quickly because he was so tired the rabbit smiled and slowed down to a walk a minute later the rabbit said I'm winning so I'll take a rest he sat and began to consume some grass then he let his eyes close he wasn't the winner yet but there was no risk of him losing the race he went to sleep hours later a loud sound woke him all of the animals were talking loudly and looking at the field he felt fear for the first time the turtle was almost at the finish line now the rabbit realized

his mistake but the race was over he gave the turtle an opportunity to win and the turtle took it the duck handed the turtle his prize it was the happiest day of the turtle's life the dog was happy for the turtle he isn't fast the dog thought but he tried his best and did something great unit 16. word list art art is something creative that expresses ideas and feelings my sister likes to look at the art in the museum book a book is a set of printed sheets of paper that are held together inside a

cover the man Smiles as he reads his favorite book close are what people wear to cover their bodies I bought warm clothes for the cold winter community a community is a group of people who share the same area or interests the community got together to plant trees December December is the 12th month of the year the last day of the year is December 31st dinner is the main meal eaten in the evening I had a hamburger for dinner end to end is to stop or finish they are happy class early change to exchange is to

give one thing in return for another the men exchange business cards family a family is a group of people who are related to each other there are four people in my family from from shows a starting place or position Chris studies from 10 o'clock to noon every morning green is the color of growing grass or leaves I don't like green apples home a person's home is the place where that person lives the family likes to stay at home on the weekends January January is the first month of the year my birthday is in January red

is the color of blood Jack is wearing a red shirt seven seven is the word for the number seven I have seven colored pencils on my desk start to start is to begin doing something Catherine has to start work at eight o'clock in the morning together shows an action is done with another person or thing let's work together to finish the project University a university is a school where people study for a degree my dream is to go to a good University where to where is to have clothing on your body the man has to

wear a suit to work year a year is a period of 365 days or 12 months you become one year older every birthday Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is a seven-day holiday celebrated in the United States and other countries by people of African descent it is celebrated from December 26th to January 1st each year the celebration is dedicated to honoring African culture and working together as a community Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by muhalana karing karing was an African studies professor at California State University according to him Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili language and means first fruit karang

wanted to create a holiday for African Americans as a way for them to reconnect with their heritage the colors of Kwanzaa are black red and green these colors are seen in decorations such as African pieces of art baskets and cloth millions of African Americans wear African clothes during Kwanzaa and decorate their homes with fruit and vegetables each day a family will celebrate one of seven different principles of their African Heritage such as Unity faith and Community then they light a candle the candles are put on a candle holder called akinara the middle candle is black

the three candles on one side of the kinara are red and the other three candles are green on the sixth day of Kwanzaa families remember their ancestors and get together for a big dinner called a ketamu traditional African-American dishes which include chicken fish rice beans peas sweet potatoes and other vegetables are served like Christmas there are gifts which are exchanged on the seventh day books are always included because they symbolize the importance of learning about history and tradition Kwanzaa is a way of celebrating the end of the year by honoring African culture and traditions and

to start the new year with family members as well as the community unit 17. word list appreciate to appreciate something is to understand its good qualities I can appreciate the lovely scenery available if something is available it means you can get it there were many seats available in the room beat to beat someone means to do better than they do I managed to beat everyone in the race bright if something is bright it gives off a lot of light the bright light from the explosion hurt my eyes celebrate to celebrate is to do something to

show that an event is special we all celebrated when we heard the great news decide to decide is to make a definite choice he tried to decide which one to eat first disappear to disappear means to go away or not be seen the top of the building is disappearing in the clouds else if you talk about something else you talk about something different I wanted a bike for my birthday but I got something else Fair means reasonable or right he sold me his car for a fair price flow to flow is to move easily and

continuously in One Direction the water flowed over the rocks and into the lake forward if you move forward you move in the direction in front of you when he saw his mother the baby crawled forward to her Hill a hill is a raised area of land it is higher than the land around it the sun was Rising above the Green Hills level a level is a point on a scale that measures something please check the level of the temperature loan a lone person or thing is the only one in a given place a lone man

walked along the street puddle a puddle is a pool of liquid on the ground when the ice melted it formed a puddle response a response is the answer to a question he asked if I was I was sad my response was now season a season is a time of the year spring summer fall or winter fall is a warm season while winter is very cold solution a solution is a way to solve a problem there are many problems we need Solutions waste to waste means to use something carelessly and unnecessarily turn off the water so

you don't waste it weather you use weather when you must choose between two things I could not decide whether to go left or right the race for water there was a town next to a river the people there had a lot of water but they wasted it that made the sky angry it said if you waste water I will take it away from you but the people didn't listen when the season changed from Spring to Summer the clouds disappeared the bright Sun was hot and made the river dry there was no water available people asked

when will the rain fall the sky's response was you don't appreciate water you waste it and now I will never make rain again a boy decided that this wasn't fair he thought of a solution he asked the sky to race him he said if I get to the top of that hill before your ring can form puddles you must fill a river the sky laughed little boy I am the sky I am above everything else you cannot beat me but the boy knew he would win when the race began the boy ran forward the sky

started raining on the hill but puddles did not form there when it rained on the hill the water went down the sky kept raining the water flowed down into the river when the boy reached the top of the hill the river was fall the people began to celebrate it was the highest level the river had ever been at before the sky was angry a boy can't beat me I won't fill your River it said now the boy laughed it doesn't matter whether you want to fill it or not he said you already did the sky

looked at the full River you tricked me it said it asked the people do you appreciate water now yes they said we won't waste it that is how a lone boy saved his town and won the race for water unit 18. word list always means that something happens all the time they always brush their teeth in the morning ask to ask is to say or write something to get an answer please ask questions if you do not understand banana a banana is a long yellow fruit with soft white flesh inside did you eat a banana

for breakfast bread is a food made from flour and water you need two pieces of bread to make a sandwich cake cake is a sweet dessert made from flour water sugar and eggs what a beautiful birthday cake carrot a carrot is an orange vegetable I put a carrot in my salad chicken is a bird that is often used for food chicken is his favorite kind of meat chocolate chocolate is a sweet food made from cacao beans I made a chocolate cake for my Mom's party contain to contain is to hold or have something I have

to find something to contain these apples delicious if a food is delicious it is tasty I love the delicious fried chicken I ate for dinner diet a diet is the food regularly eaten by a person his diet mostly consists of fruits and vegetables eat to eat is to chew and swallow food you should eat breakfast every day food is things people and animals eat is a famous food in Italy fruit is a type of healthy food that grows on trees and plants fruit great when something is great it is very good it was a great

exciting game health is the state of a person's body people who want good health should not smoke recipe a recipe is a set of instructions for cooking a certain type of food do you use a recipe when you make that sauce restaurant a restaurant is a business where people sit and eat food let's eat at the Indian restaurant special if something is special it is unique and different the cupcake was special because it had blue frosting water is a clear liquid that people need to survive drink eight cups of water every day eat healthy it

is important to eat healthy food there are five main healthy food groups they are grains fruits vegetables protein and Dairy a food pyramid can show you how much of each group you should eat many different kinds of food are necessary for a balanced diet you need to eat grains such as rice wheat and several types of bread fruits and vegetables are also important fruits such as bananas are good for you others such as oranges and Kiwis contain a lot of vitamin C vegetables are an important part of a daily diet they are extremely healthy and

can be eaten in many ways salads with raw vegetables such as spinach and carrots are common but you can also cook vegetables in many different ways soups are another easy way to get vegetables into your diet protein is an important food group too Meats such as beef and chicken are well-known forms of protein tofu beans eggs and nuts also contain high amounts of protein you should also eat dairy products such as cheese yogurt and milk as well a healthy diet includes drinking lots of water instead of sugary drinks such as soda and juice while sweets

may not be considered healthy foods they are fine if you don't eat too many chocolate and Cake are well-loved sweets commonly found at restaurants and grocery stores they are often served at special events such as birthday parties and weddings at restaurants you can ask the waiters to tell you which ingredients are included in different dishes at home you can always find healthy and delicious recipes in cookbooks or on the Internet eating healthy food is great for your health unit 19. word list alive someone or something that is alive is not dead my grandparents are still

alive even though they are over 90. bone a bone is a hard part of the body I brought home a nice bone for my dog father to bother is to make the effort to do something no one bothered to wash the dishes today captain a captain is the person who controls a ship or airplane the captain sailed his ship to Australia conclusion the conclusion of something is the final part of it at the conclusion of the race The Spectators cheered for the winner doubt doubt is a feeling of not being sure I have doubt that

the story is true explore to explore is to look for new places he wants to explore the world and see new things glad if you are glad you are happy I am glad you came to my party however however means despite or not being influenced by something she is a great cook however she never had professional lessons Injustice Injustice is a lack of fairness or Justice putting an innocent person in jail is an act of Injustice International if something is international it involves more than one country the United Nations is a powerful International Organization lawyer

a lawyer works with the law and represents people in court the courthouse after the judge made her decision mention to mention something is to talk about it the doctors mentioned the problems that the patient was having old someone who is old has lived for many years my mother is 70 years old now policy a policy is a rule he told us that his policy was to put customers first social if something is social it is about many people in a community people should come together and fix the world's social problems speech a speech is something

said to a group of people she gave a speech to the class staff a staff is a group of people working together in a company my dad has a staff of four people to help him at the office toward if you go towards something you go closer to it Santa walked toward my house with a bag of gifts wood is the thing that trees are made of I put the pieces of wood in a pile Shipwrecked Simon Yates was a lawyer he helped many people however he was not a nice man his policy was to

help only rich people he didn't bother about social injustice he made a lot of money but many people didn't like him even people on his staff didn't like him in fact they were glad when he got into trouble Simon had a very bad day he did many things wrong and lost his job soon he didn't have any money his wife Mrs Yates began to have doubts about him Simon wanted to start a new life he planned to leave the country he mentioned his plan to the captain of a ship the captain was exploring the world

the captain felt bad for Simon and said I will take you to foreign countries they left the next day near the conclusion of their international trip the weather turned bad a wave pushed Simon off the boat but he was alive he swam toward an island after a long time he got there at first he was upset he was lost and alone I'll never go home again he thought he had a lot of problems but he didn't die he built a house in a tree he lived on a diet of fish he made tools from wood

and bones he made a cup to drink rain water slowly he learned to be happy on the island he swam every day he had trouble sometimes but he always found a way to fix the problem life was simple he liked it finally people on a ship saw Simon on the island they wanted to take him home but Simon was happy he gave them a long speech about life he said he wanted to stay he liked his new simple life more than his old life unit 20 word list achieve to achieve something is to successfully do

it after trying hard I was happy that I could achieve my goal advise to advise someone is to tell them what to do my mother often advises people about their money already if something happens already it happens before a certain time it is already time for the movie to start we'll go in basic if something is basic it is very simple or easy I learned some basic English skills in school today bit a bit is a small amount of something I ate a bit of chocolate before I went to bed consider to consider something means

to think about it like his job he destroy to destroy means to damage something so badly that it cannot be used the glass was destroyed entertain to entertain someone is to do something that they enjoy the clown entertained the kids at the party extra if something is extra it is more than what is needed the squirrel had extra nuts for the winter goal a goal is something you work toward her goal was to become a doctor lie to lie is to say or write something untrue to deceive someone Pinocchio lied to his father his nose

grew meat meat is food made of animals this piece of meat I'm eating tastes very good opinion an opinion is a thought about a person or a thing Meg told me her opinion of my story she said it was not funny real if something is real it actually exists some people don't believe in aliens from space but I think they're real reflect to reflect is when a surface sends back light heat sound or an image her face was reflected in the smooth glass regard to regard people is to think of them in a certain way

the boy regarded the girl as a good friend serve to serve someone is to give them food or drinks served us our drinks quickly vegetable a vegetable is a plant used as food carrots are my favorite vegetable War a war is a big fight between two groups of people many young men died in the war th if something is worth an amount of money it costs that amount our house is worth a lot of money foreign the Seven Cities of Gold many years ago a Spanish officer named Coronado heard the story of seven Great cities

the walls of these cities are made of gold his friends told him the people eat meat from Golden Plates and dress in nice clothes they said they called these cities the Seven Cities of Gold were the cities real Coronado never considered asking his friends Coronado thought to himself the things in these cities must be worth a lot of money so he went to find the Seven Cities of Gold he took along 300 men many horses and extra food they headed west Coronado wanted to achieve his goal very badly Coronado and his men rode for many

days then they saw some cities we found the Seven Cities of Gold his men said but Coronado wasn't happy he had a different opinion these can't be the Seven Cities of Gold he said look they're made of dirt Coronado was right the cities weren't bright and golden they were dirty and brown the people didn't eat meat from Golden Plates they ate vegetables from regular bowls they wore the most basic clothes Coronado regarded the cities as ugly places what happened to the Cities of Gold he thought did someone destroy them was there a war did someone

already come and take the gold that night the people of the Cities entertained Coronado and his men and served them food they advised Coronado to go home there is no gold here they told him Coronado was angry did his friends lie to him he left the next morning he looked back at the cities one more time the sun reflected light on the dirt houses Coronado thought he saw a bit of gold were his friends right after all no he told himself it's just the Sun then he turned away and went home unit 21. word list

appear to appear is to seem she appeared to be sad she was crying Bass the base is the bottom of something the base of the table has three legs brain the brain is the organ in your head that lets you think you must use your brain to solve the problem career a career is a job that you do for a large part of your life he was in the hospitality business for most of his career Clerk a clerk is a type of worker clerks in a store help customers the clerk added up her bill for

the groceries effort effort is hard work or an attempt to do something he always puts a lot of effort into his studies enter to enter a place is to go into it two guards greeted me as I entered the front door excellent when something is excellent it is very good I got an excellent score on my school test hero a hero is a brave person who does things to help others to Children the man in the blue and red costume was a real hero hurry to hurry is to do something quickly I hurried home on

my bike inform to inform someone is to tell them about something I called and informed her about my idea later means after the present expected or usual time she missed the train so she'll arrive a little later than expected leave to leave means to go away from someone or something he packed his bag and was ready to leave for home locate to locate something is to find it I could not locate my keys in the house nurse a nurse is a person who helps sick people in the hospital a nurse helped me get better operation

an operation is when a doctor replaces or removes something in the body the operation on my arm was a success pain is the feeling that you have when you are heard his head was full of pain refuse to refuse something is to say no to it the dog refused to play with the cat though is used when one idea makes another seem surprising was overweight he liked to be active various if something is various there are many types of it she owned shoes of various styles Katie I first met eight-year-old Katie on a rainy afternoon

I was a nurse at a hospital the clerk at the desk told me about Katie she was there because she felt a lot of pain the doctors located a problem at the base of her brain I knew she was special even before she got better I'll always remember Katie as a hero when I entered Katie's room she was not in her bed she was in a chair next to Tommy a little boy though Katie did not feel well she was playing with Tommy and his toys it took a lot of effort for her just to

sit in the chair but she played with Tommy because it made him happy Katie was always smiling and never appeared to be in pain she refused to just lie in bed one day I found her painting a picture later she gave it to one of the older patients another day she went outside to get flowers for another sick little girl Katie made everyone smile the doctors hurried to fix the problem in Katie's brain the operation was successful the doctors informed the hospital staff of the good news Katie was fine she soon felt excellent she got

better and was able to leave the hospital a month later I have had a long career as a nurse I have met many patients however I have never met another girl like Katie even after she got well she still came to the hospital she played various games with the young patients she read many books to the older patients Katie's kind heart helped her get better so quickly she is a hero to me and everyone else at the hospital [Music] 22. word list actual actual means real or true this is the actual sword that the king

owned not a fake one amaze to amaze people is to surprise them very much the news in the paper amazed Jack charge a charge is the price to pay for something the charge for the shirts was fifteen dollars comfort to comfort someone means to make them feel better I wanted to comfort my friend after I heard the bad news contact to contact people is to speak or write to them I contacted Sue about my party customer a customer is a person who buys something at a store the customer put a few items in a bag

deliver to deliver something is to take it from one place to another the man delivered Chinese food to my house earn to earn means to get money for the work you do he earns his living as a chef in a great restaurant Gade a gate is a type of door gates are usually made of metal or wood we want to put up a wooden gate around our house include to include something means to have it as part of a group does this meal include a soft drink manage to manage something means to control or be

in charge of it I had to manage the meeting myself mystery a mystery is something that is difficult to understand or explain the path on the map was a complete mystery to me occur to occur means to happen when did the thunderstorm occur opposite if a is the opposite of B A is completely different from B the opposite of black is white plate a plate is a flat Brown thing that you put food on I put my plate down so I could put some food on it receive to receive something is to get it I

received a present on my birthday reward a reward is something given in exchange for good behavior or work he was given a reward for his excellent performance said to said something is to put it somewhere please set the dice down on the table Steel to steal is to take something that is not yours the men tried to steal money from the bank Thief a thief is someone who quietly takes things that do not belong to them a thief broke into our home and took my mother's jewelry please a better reward Jenny delivered food for a

restaurant she read the newspaper and said uh oh there was a story about a thief he stole food and no one had seen him even the police couldn't catch him Jenny was a little scared she worked close to that area the newspaper included a message from the police if anything strange occurs call us if you help us catch the thief you'll earn a reward Jenny talked to Jim he managed the restaurant do you know about the thief yes he said but he steals more than one person can eat and why haven't the police stopped him

yet it's a mystery if you see him contact the police don't run after him Jenny drove to a customer's house she left her car and opened the gate to the house but then she heard a noise by her car she said Thief she wasn't scared she wanted the reward she did the opposite of what Jim told her to do hey she said get back here she set the food on the ground and ran to her car but the thief had already left with the food Jenny followed a noise around the corner she was amazed she

saw a dog and some puppies they were eating her food they looked thin and scared the actual Thief is just a dog she's feeding her puppies she said that's why she steals so much food Jenny felt bad she tried to comfort the dogs with another plate of food then she took them back to the store everyone there took a puppy home Jenny called the police she told them there was no real Thief Jenny didn't do it to receive the reward anymore she said it was just a dog but there's no charge for catching this thief

she said my new dog is a better reward foreign [Music] word list advance to advance is to go forward he Advanced across the bridge slowly athlete an athlete is a person who plays Sports some athletes can play many sports very well average if something is average it is at a normal level I'm not rich or poor I'm average Behavior your behavior is the way you act their behavior was good this semester they didn't cause trouble behind behind means to be at the back of something the little girl was hiding behind a tree course a course

is a class in school I took a PE course in school this year lower to lower something is to make it go down the chart shows how his production has lowered over the year match to match is to be the same or similar the two shoes matched they looked the same member a member is a person who is part of a group Julie is the newest member of our team mental if something is mental it has to do with your mind I made a mental picture of the room passenger a passenger is a person who

rides in a car train or airplane one passenger was standing near the subway train personality your personality is what you are like and how you behave John has a bad personality poem a poem is a short kind of writing William Shakespeare wrote many poems poll a poll is a long thin stick made of wood or metal that supports things the flag was hanging from the flagpole remove to remove something is to take it away I removed the nail from the board safety safety means the condition of being safe and free from danger for his own

safety he was placed in a car seat shoot to shoot is to fire something like a bullet at someone or something the hunter raised his gun to shoot at Target sound to sound means to make a noise the alarm clock sounded and woke us all up swim to swim is to move through water I love to swim in the ocean web a web is a home made by a spider mom cleaned the spider webs out of the garage the camp Stacy wanted to stay at a nice hotel for vacation but her parents sent her to

a terrible Camp instead for breakfast Stacy liked fresh juice and chocolate milk but she got water at the camp in the afternoon she wanted to write poems but she had to swim the camp was near an airport with loud planes spider webs hung over her bed to her the kids average Behavior was very bad no girl matched her personality she hated it one day they had a class mental exercise sounded good to Stacy but it was a course on water safety they learned how to be safe passengers on a boat Stacy didn't ever plan to

go on a boat the next day they played a game there was a red team and a blue team Stacy was on The Blue Team each team had to try to remove the other team's flag from a pole they also had to use water guns I'm not much of an athlete she said but she still had to play Stacy took a water gun and looked for somewhere to hide a boy said Stacy you Advanced to the middle I will go right those two will go left Stacy still didn't want to play she walked into the

forest and saw a red team player coming Stacy hid behind a tree and then jumped out and shot the other player this is fun Stacy thought several minutes after moving further Stacy saw the red flag a red team member was watching over it she shot him with her water gun then she lowered the flag and ran back to her team I got it she said the blue team won Stacy was the hero for the rest of the week Stacy had fun she even made new friends unit 24 word list blog a block is a solid

piece of wood stone or ice I saw a block of ice on the floor Barry when you bury something you put it under the ground or under a lot of other things my father was buried in his hometown when he died cheer to cheer is to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement the crowd all cheered when the home team won complex if something is complex it has many small parts it is hard to understand a jigsaw puzzle can be complex because it has so many pieces critic a Critic is someone who gives opinions

about movies books plays Etc the wine critic tasted the wine so he could give his opinion Direction a direction is the way to go in this direction for 10 minutes and you will get to the river event an event is something that happens especially something important finishing high school was a major event in his life exercise to exercise is to run or play sports so that you can be healthy you should exercise every day friendship friendship is the relationship between people who are friends Michael and Lisa have a very strong friendship with each other guide

a guide is someone who shows you where to go we followed a guide at the park lag if there is a lack of something there is not enough of it his only problem is a lack of money perform to perform is to do something in front of people who watch you will perform a song for the class pressure is what you apply to make someone do something they put pressure on him to change his mind probably if something will probably happen it is likely to happen you will probably get a good grade if you study

for the test public if something is public it is meant for everyone to use I went to the public park to play with my friends smart means intelligent Mary is a smart student strike to strike people or things is to hit them she struck the other girl in the face support to support something is to like it and help it be successful everyone at work supports the new plan term a term is a word for something I often use the term oops and I make a mistake Unite to unite is to get together to do

something if we unite we can finish our project faster a strong friendship Tim was the strongest man in the town when he played Sports he always won he performed and exercised in the public park he did this to show everyone how strong he was most people liked him but one man didn't his name was Jack hated Tim Jack was a movie critic and the smartest man in town he could solve complex math problems but no one cared Jack wanted to be famous like Tim one day there was an unusual event a big storm came suddenly

the town was buried in snow no one could get out they needed food the people said this is a task for a strong man Tim was under pressure to save them but Jack wanted to be a hero so they both went Tim said you can't help because of your lack of strength but Jack knew the local area very well and could find paths that were usable despite the snow they LED in the direction of another town that town had food they walked until there was a block of ice in their way Jack said we can't

get past it but if you strike it it might break Tim knew he probably had enough strength so he struck it with a hammer it broke when there were more blocks of ice Tim broke them that made him tired he couldn't walk anymore Jack said let's unite and support each other I'll get the food alone you rest here Jack came back with food Tim couldn't remember which path LED home he needed Jack to be his guide the men became friends by working together in town people saw Jack with the food and cheered they called Jack

a hero but Jack didn't care he was thinking of something else he said to Tim I thought I was smart but I learned a new term today friendship unit 25. word list associate to associate means to connect something with a person or thing most people associate birthday parties with having fun environment the environment is the place where people work or live keeping our environment clean is important to our health Factory a factory is a building where things are made or put together we have only one Factory in our town feature a feature is an important

part of something the cell phone has many features instance an instance is an example of something I have never experienced an instance of hate have you involve to involve means to include as an active participant the whole family was involved in playing the game medicine medicine is something you take to feel better or treat an illness the doctor gave me medicine for my cold mix a mix is different things put together the Green Mix we made in science class spilled onto the table organize to organize is to plan or get ready for an event make

a list to help you organize the things you need period a period is an amount of time when something happens in one period in Europe there were many nights populate if people populate an area they live there billions of people populate the Earth produce to produce something is to make or grow it this tree produces apples every year range a range is a number or a set of similar things I saw a range of cars to choose from recognize to recognize something is to know it because you have seen it before I recognized an old

friend from many years ago regular if something is regular it happens often and in equal amounts of time our regular lunch time is around noon sign a sign is an indication giving information directions a warning Etc the sign indicated that today would be a bad day tip a tip is a pointed end of something the tip of his pen was very sharp tradition a tradition is something people have been doing for a long time marriage is a tradition all over the world trash is waste material or unwanted or worthless things please take out the trash

it smells bad wide if something is wide it is large from side to side the door was as wide as my arms [Music] Joe's pond Joe made the world a better place he got the idea to do that at school he watched a video there it was about a factory this Factory produced a lot of trash and put it in a river the trash and water were a bad mix people populated the area by the river and drank its water this made them sick many of them needed medicine and made regular visits to doctors but

the video wasn't all bad news it showed ways to pick up trash and why it's important to do this it said people can make a difference to their environment the video's important features made Joe associate trash with hurting people one day Joe walked through a park he recognized some of the problems from the video one instance of these problems was the trash in the pond it was full of plastic cups there was too much trash Joe didn't wanted to hurt anyone he'd told his grandfather about the park his grandfather said you know it's a tradition

in our family to help people that's why we give food to poor people maybe you can help people by cleaning the park cleaning the park would involve hard work Joe decided to organize a group to help him he chose a wide area of the park it had the most trash he asked his family and friends to come on Saturday he gave everyone a sharp stick they wondered why he said you use the sticks tip to pick up trash this makes it easier they worked for six weeks different people helped each time but Joe was always

there in that period of time Joe saw a range of results there was no trash in the water people could swim in it Joe knew that was a good sign he was happy because he helped his environment foreign six word list advice advice is an opinion about what to do I don't know how to study for my exams can you give me some advice along means down the length of a Road River Etc walk along this tunnel for 10 minutes and you'll see a door on the left attention attention is the notice thought or consideration

of someone his work got the attention of two of his co-workers attract to attract means to make a person or thing come closer or be interested the magnet attracted the metal climb to climb means to use your hands and feet to go up something the girls climbed to the top of the mountain drop to drop is to fall or allow something to fall a small amount of water dropped from the bottle if something is final it is the last part in the final part of the film The Man and the woman got married further further

means that or from a greater distance or time the escalator is further than I thought imply to imply something is to suggest it without saying it the man implied that he wanted the job but he didn't say so maintain to maintain means to make something stay the same the balls maintain constant movement neither you use neither to connect two negative possibilities neither is a path on the left nor the path on the right will lead us otherwise otherwise means in another way if you don't do this it's good to stay active otherwise you'll gain weight

physical if something is physical it is related to your body and not your mind biking is good for your physical health prove to prove something is to show that it is true my teacher proved the answer on the board react to react is to respond by acting in a certain way James reacted badly to the news ride to ride something is to travel on it you can ride an animal a bike Etc I will ride a roller coaster for the first time today situated if something is situated somewhere it is in that place the white

board is situated between the two men Society Society is a group of people who interact and share a culture Society expects people to be good and honest standard a standard is what people consider normal or good this older model TV is below our store standards suggest to suggest something means to give an idea or plan about it you suggested that we go to see his boss [Music] Archie and his donkey old Archie needed some money he decided to sell his donkey so he and his son Tom went to town it was situated many miles away

soon they met a woman where are you going she asked to town said Archie any smart person would ride the donkey she said what are you implying Archie asked I'm very smart Archie wanted to look smart so he climbed onto the Donkey then they continued in the direction of the town further along the road they met a farmer hello said Archie we want to sell this donkey do you want to buy it I don't need a donkey said the farmer but if you want my advice don't write it the donkey needs to be in good

physical condition good idea said Archie Tom I want you to write it you're lighter neither you nor your son should write it it looks very tired you should carry the donkey suggested the farmer you're right said Archie come on Tom we'll carry it for the final few miles the donkey was very heavy and they couldn't maintain a good speed they didn't arrive until late in the evening at last they walked into the town but there they attracted the attention of some teenage boys they laughed at Tom and Archie they started to throw stones at them

the donkey reacted by kicking Tom and Darcy dropped the donkey it fell on the ground and then ran away Archie lost his donkey he went home with no money what does this story teach us we cannot please everyone in our society don't take everyone's advice but set your own standards prove to everyone that you can make decisions by yourself otherwise you may end up with nothing at all unit 27 word list actually means in fact or really my dad looks a little mean but actually he's very kind bite bite is the act of using your

teeth to cut and tear into something the boy took a big bite of his hamburger Coast the coast is the land by an ocean I stayed on the southern coast of Australia deal a deal is an agreement that you have with another person I made a deal with the other company to give us some money desert the desert is an area of land without many plants or water not many plants grow in the desert effective if something is effective it works well swimming is an effective way to stay healthy examine to examine something is to

look at it carefully the doctor examined my eyes today false if something is false it is not correct if you think the answer is false press the red button figure out when you figure something out you come to understand it and find an answer I couldn't figure out what he wanted me to do gift a gift is something you give someone Dave received many gifts for Christmas hunger hunger is the feeling that you get when you need to eat after playing all day long he was filled with hunger imagine to imagine something is to think

of it in your mind Sally imagined herself winning lots of money Journey a journey is a long trip I went on a journey across the country with my parents puzzle a puzzle is something that is hard to understand the question was a puzzle to him quite quite means that something is a certain way completely or very much I think typing on a guard is quite easy rather rather is used when you want to do one thing but not the other I would rather have the red one than the blue one specific if something is specific

it is precise or exact please choose a specific place on the map spider a spider is a small creature with eight legs some adults have a fear of little creatures such as spiders tour a tour is a short trip in which you see many sites I took a tour of Asia and Europe trip a trip is a journey to a certain place Ken took a trip to the city yesterday The Spider and the bird there was once a very big spider however if a bug got into his web he didn't eat it right away he

would carefully examine it he asked the bug a question first it was always quite a difficult puzzle if the bug's answer was correct he let it go if not he ate it one day a small bird on a journey flew into the spider's web the spider couldn't imagine eating a bird it was so big but his hunger was too great he said to the bird if you cannot give me a specific answer I will eat you the bird laughed I could eat you but the bird was actually scared she had used all her energy trying

to get out of the web and a spider's bite can be very effective in killing animals please don't eat me the bird said I would rather make a deal with you okay the spider said if your answer is right I will let you go if not you must give me a gift it must be something of great value the bird said you can pick anything you want to eat I will find it for you the spider agreed where can you take a trip to the coast the desert and the mountains at the same time the

spider asked the bird said can you help me figure that one out but the spider did not say anything I can see those places when I fly is the sky the right answer false said the spider the answer is Hawaii now you must find some bugs for me the spider climbed on the bird's back they flew and ate bugs together they took a tour of the forest then the bird took the spider home from that day on they were friends and they never tried to eat each other again unit 28. word list band a band

is a group of people who play music my brother is in a rock band barely barely means by the smallest amount almost not I barely had enough money to pay for my bus ticket boring if something is boring it is not fun I think the internet is boring cancel to cancel means to decide that an event or a request will not happen she canceled the rest of her plans because of the rain driveway a driveway is a short private road that leads to a person's home the long driveway led us to their new house garbage

garbage is waste material like unwanted or spoiled food bottles paper Etc the boy cleaned up the garbage around his house instrument an instrument is something designed to do a certain task like play music my favorite musical instrument is the piano list a list is a record of information printed with an item on each line my mom makes a list of groceries to buy Magic magic is the power to do impossible things the magician used magic to pull a rabbit out of his hat message a message is a set of words that you send to someone

I left a message for you in the envelope notice to notice something is to see it for the first time did you notice the view own to own something means to have it that thing belongs to you my grandfather owns that house predict to predict something is to say that it will happen she predicted that I would get married next year professor a professor is a person who teaches in college Mike science Professor knows a lot about physics Rush to rush is to go somewhere or do something very quickly Nancy rushed to finish her homework

schedule a schedule is a plan that tells you when to do things what is your class schedule for today share to share something is to give some of it to another person Jimmy shared his apple with me stage a stage is a place where actors or musicians act or sing a large screen was on the stage storm a storm is very bad weather there is a lot of rain or snow did that storm wake you up last night Within you use within to say that something is inside another thing within the box there was a

pizza the party Cody's family moved to a new house his dad got a new job as a professor Cody liked his new town but he missed his grandparents for his birthday Cody wanted to have a party his dad said yes we could even have a band play on the day of the party Cody woke up and rushed to get ready he started to check his list of things to do he was so excited but then he noticed something terrible there was snow on the ground and lots of it dad he said how can the band

play their instruments outside dad said we'll move the stage inside it barely fit within the garage because there were some boxes and garbage there but when they finished they got a call from the band they did not want to come in the storm dad said let's get someone to perform Magic but no one would come because of the snow finally dad said Cody there's too much snow we need to cancel the party yes sir Cody said sadly it's going to be a boring birthday he predicted Cody wanted to share his birthday with someone he wanted

to be at his old home he wanted to see his grandparents but then something got his attention he noticed a car in the driveway his grandparents owned a car like that Cody was right his grandparents came for his birthday happy birthday Cody we're sorry we are late but there was so much snow it made us go off schedule we tried to leave a message to tell you Cody told them what happened I'm sorry said Grandpa I was sad Cody said but I'm not anymore I'm so happy to see you dad brought out something special for

Cody's birthday it was his favorite a Sunday with whipped cream on top then Cody told his grandparents about the new town it was his best birthday ever unit 29 word list burden a burden is a serious or difficult responsibility children who do not behave are a burden to their parents compromise to compromise is to agree to something that is not exactly what you want we both compromised about the game we decided to play craft to craft something is to make it using skill she crafted the bookcase out of solid pine wood and then painted it

dive when you dive into water you go down head first into the water I like skydiving from an airplane fragile when people or things are fragile they are not strong and can be damaged easily fragile glassware was carefully packed into boxes have if you cut something into two parts that are the same size you cut it half the machine can divide the book in half innocence innocence is a lack of experience of difficult or complex things in life everyone who met her found her innocence to be Charming lead when you lead something you go first

and it follows you I will lead you to the right place meeting when you have a meeting you are with other people we have lots of meetings at our school to plan what to do merge to merge two things is to combine them into one whole thing the storm clouds merged into one large menacing Cloud that filled the sky moderate when something is moderate it is not too big or too small in size or amount it takes a moderate amount of patience to be around some children all day overwhelm to overwhelm is to exist in

such a large amount that someone cannot deal with it the amount of homework her teacher assigned has overwhelmed her payment when you make a payment you give someone some money for what you get I made the last payment on my car yesterday now I am really the owner perception a perception of a situation is a way of thinking about it or understanding it since he couldn't see his perception of life was much different than mine settle when you settle something you reach an agreement we settled the argument by looking up the answer on the web

shiver a shiver is a shaking movement the body makes when someone is cold or scared I got Shivers on my way home because it was so cold sociable when someone is sociable they are friendly many of my good friends are sociable but I am shy speed when you speed you go very fast speeding is the cause of most car accidents talkative when someone is talkative he or she talks a lot my aunt is very talkative whenever she is on the phone usual when something is usual it is what we expect it was just the usual

people who came the Demon's Bridge a young woman's cow had crossed the river in the morning when the water level was moderate but when the woman returned with her dog to get the cow she was overwhelmed by how high the water had risen even if she crossed she still couldn't lead her cow back through the river what am I going to do she wondered suddenly a man appeared across the river a fragile young lady like you shouldn't have to work so hard to get across a river he said I'll build you a bridge the man

was not the usual kind of person she met the young woman's perception of him was that he was a sociable person he was talkative yet something was strange about him but her innocence allowed her to trust the man I don't want to be a burden to you sir the woman replied don't worry he told her as he began crafting a bridge he merged the pieces of the bridge together with amazing speed soon it was finished oh but how can I give you money for your work let's compromise I am sure that we can find a

fair solution what do you think the woman asked the only payment I need is the first living thing that crosses the bridge the man replied she thought this deal sounds strange maybe he's actually a river demon she shivered because she realized that he had taken advantage of her and settled the deal somehow but she had a plan of her own she pulled the piece of bread from her pocket and threw it across the bridge her dog ran after it the dog is the first living thing across the bridge she said to the man the man

was angry he suddenly changed into a half human and half fish what's the matter with you he shouted you tricked me I have no use for your dog he screamed and dived into the river the woman sped across the bridge to the other side and had a happy meeting with her dog and cow unit 30 word list above if something is above it is at a higher level than something else he straightened the sign that was above the crowd ahead if something is ahead of something else it is in front of it the blue card

drove on ahead of us amount an amount is how much there is of something can I use my card to pay for the entire amount believe a belief is a strong feeling that something is correct or true a preacher or priest should have a strong belief in God Center the center of something is the middle of it the center of a dart board is the most important spot common if something is common it happens often or there is much of it it is common for snow to fall in the winter caused to cost is to

require payment these designer shoes cost more than the regular ones demonstrate to demonstrate something is to show how it is done she demonstrated her plan to her co-workers different describes someone or something that is not the same as others each of my sisters has a different hairstyle evidence evidence is a fact or thing that you use to prove something he used the pictures as evidence that UFOs are real honesty honesty means the quality of being truthful or honest a courtroom should be a place of honesty idiom an idiom is a phrase with a meaning different

from its words the idiom When Pigs Fly means that something will never happen independent if something is independent it is not controlled by something else she chose to live an independent life in the country inside means the inner part space or side of something the inside of the box was empty jail a jail is a place to keep bad people he was sent to jail for taking other people's cars master a master is a person who is very good at something my brother is a master of Taekwondo memory a memory is something you remember the

memory of my first time in the city will always be the best pocket a pocket is a part of your clothing where you can keep things she always had her hands in her pockets proper if something is proper it is right it is not proper to throw your garbage on the road sale if something is for sale you can buy it everything for sale here is the same price [Music] cats and secrets in English there is a common idiom let the cat out of the bag it means to tell a secret but where did this

idiom start it came from a part of England long ago people there went from town to town to sell things like vegetables clothes and pigs they had strong beliefs about honesty they didn't like lying one day a man went to the town's Center to sell things I have a baby pig for sale it won't cost much he said he held the animal above his head his style was different from honest people's style he was a master of tricking people and lying a woman named Beth looked at his Pig he offered her the pig for one

gold coin that was a very small amount Beth gave him the coin he put it in his pocket he walked ahead of Beth to get the pig he gave her a closed bag and said here's your pig he then left very quickly Beth looked at the bag it was moving she opened it to let the pig out a cat was inside he tricked me that isn't proper she said later the man returned to trick more people Beth saw him and the memory of The Cat Came Back she told her friends they stopped him but no

one knew what to do next someone said we need an independent and fair person to decide that they went to the judge Beth told him about the cat in the bag the judge asked is there evidence can you demonstrate how he did it look in his bag said Beth she opened it and let a cat out of the bag they learned the man's secret and he went to jail that's how the idiom let the cat out of the bag came to mean to tell a secret [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music]