Week 17 Talk with an Astronaut

 

 Talk with an Astronaut




No.

English

Chinese

Main Vocabulary Words

1

accomplishment

成就

2

gravity

重力

3

monitor

監視器

4

focus

焦點

5

role

角色

6

specific

特殊的

Preselected Vocabulary Words from the Text

7

interview

採訪

8

Hispanic

西班牙的

9

prejudice

偏見

10

native

土生土長的

11

pride

驕傲

12

additional

額外的

13

opportunity

機會

14

accomplish

完成

15

influential

有影響力的

16

primarily

主要地

17

option

選擇

18

shut down

關閉

19

pursue

追求

20

potential

潛在的


 

















No.

English

Chinese

21

consider

認真考慮

22

career path

職涯

23

operate

運作

24

dock

使停泊

25

prevent

避免

26

actual

實際的

27

formal

正式的

28

duty

任務

29

weightlessness

失重狀態

30

scuba diving

潛水

  1. accomplishment- n.- something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effortskill; an achievement
  2. gravity- n.- the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground
  3. monitor- n.- computer screen or a device with a screen on which words or pictures can be shown
  4. focus- n. - the main or central point of something, especially of attention or interest
  5. role- n.- the duty or use that someone or something usually has or is expected to have; (role model)- a person who someone admires and whose behavior they try to copy
  6. Specific- adj.- relating to one thing and not othersparticularclear and exact
  7. interview- n.- meeting in which someone answers questions about himself or herself for a newspaper articletelevision show, etc.
  8. Hispanic- adj.- from or connected with Spanish-speaking countriesespecially those in Latin America, or having parents or grandparents from these countries
  9. prejudice- n.  - an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge
  10. native- adj.- relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place
  11. pride- n.- feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done or got something good
  12. additional- adj.- extra
  13. opportunity- n.- an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something
  14. accomplish- v.- to finish something successfully or to achieve something
  15. Influential- adj.- having a lot of influence on someone or something
  16. primarily- adv.- mainly
  17. option- n.- one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice
  18. shut down- phrase- to reject, strongly discourage, or prevent one from continuing with one's course of action
  19. pursue- v.- If you pursue a planactivity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time
  20. potential- n.- possible but not yet achieved
  21. consider- v.- to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision
  22. career path- n.- the way that you progress in your work, either in one job or in a series of jobs
  23. operate- v.- to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect
  24. dock- v.- to arrive at a dock or to bring a ship into a dock
  25. prevent- v.- to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
  26. actual- adj.- existing in fact
  27. formal- adj.- public or official
  28. duty- n.- something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing to do
  29. weightlessness- n.- the state of having or appearing to have no weight; the fact of not being affected by gravity
  30. scuba diving- n.- the sport of swimming underwater with special breathing equipment

Monday

Lesson
  1. Unit Test discussion and correction
  2. Week 17 vocabulary words 1-10
Homework
  1. Complete worksheet
  2. Write definitions on the back of the worksheet

Tuesday

Lesson
  1. Lesson 17 vocabulary words 11-20
  2. RWN 
  3. Adjectives: This, That, These, Those
Homework
  1. Read week 17 vocabulary words and definitions
  2. Complete worksheet
  3. Read "Talk with an Astronaut".

Wednesday

Lesson
  1. Week 17 vocabulary competition
  2. RWN: Greek Words
Homework
  1. Review for spelling quiz tomorrow 

Thursday

Today
  1. Vocabulary words review
  2. Spelling quiz
  3. Titanic reading comprehension
Homework
  1. RWN p.376
  2. Complete worksheet
  3. Sensay
Friday
Lesson
  1. Spelling quiz
Homework
  1. Read Garden Party
  2. Complete worksheet
  3. Sensay

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