Grade 3-4: Vocabulary Lesson for Monday, Week 1

This week's theme is: Vacation

Word List 1

1. resort: A place to gather with friends and relax.
2. content: happy and satisfied
3. compare: To look very closely at how things are alike.
4. contrast: To look very closely at how things are different.

Monday Activities

1. Make a Summer Vocabulary Notebook. Each week you will write the words and definitions you learn in it.
2. Write each word and definition in your vocabulary book. Use this dictionary link to check the pronounciation of each word. Type each word in the box on the left, then click the sound icon to listen.
3. Practice saying your words with a grown up to make sure you are pronouncing them correctly.If you have access to a video camera, record yourself saying the words and sample sentences and play them back on the computer. If you have a Mac, use the Photo Booth application or a simple webcam on a PC.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

My family and i went to a resort by the ocean.
We looked at many resorts before deciding on the best place.

We were very content with our resort choice.
After a delicious meal my mom cooked, I was very content.

When I go to the grocery I compare the cereals to see which is healthy.
I took a long time to compare the 2 pair of shoes.

The temperature contrast between the North and the South is very clear.
The story contrasted city life and country life.

 
 

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