Grade 5-6: Vocabulary Lesson for Tuesday, Week 5

This week's theme is: At the Theater

Word List 5

1. improvises: to make up on the spur of the moment.
2. optimist: one who expects a good outcome
3. blunder: to make a foolish mistake
4. dialogue: the passages of talking in a play or movie
5. pursue: to continue with a plan
6. mimic: to copy
7. cope: to deal with problems

Tuesday Activities

1. Braineo - Braineos makes studying fast and fun. Create decks of flashcards or use decks already created by our community, and memorize them using our selection of games.
2. Write your vocabulary words in alphabetical order in your vocabulary notebook. Write your own definition beside each word.
3. Create your own pocket personal organizer - From the list on the left, click and drag the cards you wish to have in your organizer. We suggest you pick one page from the calendar section and one from the organizer section. The others are your free choice. Fill in the pages with your vocabulary words and definitions along with any other information you wish to share, such as This Day in History. You can also choose a couple of games to add that you can p

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:

When she forgets her lines, she improvises.
Once given a scene, the girls must improvise their play.

Although the cast is not ready, the director is optimistic.
After being rejected for the role, she still remains optimistic.

The actress blundered her lines
The stage hand blundered the spot light placement.

The actor must memorize the dialog of his character.
For the audition, he read the dialogue in advance so he would be familiar with it.

The young girl wants to pursue her dream as a star.
After being rejected 5 times, she decided to pursue another career.

"Mimic my moves," the dancer said to the girl.
She had to mimic the dialect of a person from India.

Actors must cope with being rejected.
The director must cope with the personalities of the stars.

 
 

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